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Fandoms: Lore Olympus, Harry Potter, The Walking Dead, Hannibal, Bates Motel, Death Note, Batman verse, Peaky Blinders
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  • Welcome to my AU take on the BBC show Peaky Blinders! No knowledge of the series is required. OCs are welcome + encouraged. *Please post in OOC thread if interested in joining!*

    England, 1919

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    The war has ended. Birmingham’s working class have returned to the drudgery of factory jobs, but men still wake sweating and screaming and wondering precisely what it was they fought for in the trenches of France. Women who tasted freedom have awoken to find themselves stuck back in the kitchen despite their grand ideas. Workers’ unions are gaining traction and there are worried mutters in government about communism.

    And yet, behind closed doors there is music and laughter, whiskey and a haze of smoke, beautiful women and backroom deals. Striding through this post-industrial hellscape, coats billowing behind and caps set at a jaunty angle, come the kings of this wretched domain. Businessmen tip their caps and mothers pull their children into doorways as they stride past. They are known as the Peaky Blinders, thanks to their reputation for treating dissent with a swipe to the face with the razorblades concealed in their caps.

    This gang, headed by the Shelby family, controls the district of Small Heath more concretely than any politician or lawmaker. Aside from the occasional clashes with cops and the Italian mob, and a tentative peace with the local unions, they do well for themselves. Protection fees, controlling the local black market, and fixing horseraces provide a substantial income at a time when the poor are starving, and they reward loyalty.

    The only problem? This small-time existence isn’t enough for their ambitious leader, made reckless by witnessing the horrors of war. When the gang stumbles across something it was never meant to find, and he attempts to turn that to their advantage, its very existence is threatened.

    Beyond the larger politics, the business is a family affair, and family is messy. Rife with conflicting personalities, romance, strong women and shellshocked men, relationships are complex. And, in a family where the workday involves paying off cops and honor is worth killing for, the stakes are high.


    Welcome! You can call me Kay. I’m brand-new to this site, but an old hand at writing. I’ll be playing the head of the Shelby family. The other characters, and the direction our plot takes, are entirely up to you. I’ll likely bring in NPCs to move the plot along, any of whom are up for grabs.


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    • Adhere to all iwaku rules.
    • 18+ for mature themes.
    • 3 paragraph minimum. More is great. Evocative writing please! Adept + strongly preferred.
    • Romance is awesome. Two characters holding up the plot while they get off? Not so much. Take it to the PMs, people! (again, pls obey iwaku rules)
    • Be able to post minimum once a week. More is highly encouraged. If I haven’t heard from you by then with a reply or a brief explanation, we’ll work around you. If it happens again, I’ll assume you’ve lost interest.
    • If there's a lot of dialogue, you're welcome to use PMs and edit into a single post.
    • Plot ideas? Sweet! Just please run anything gamechanging by me first.
    • I shouldn’t have to say this, but: no godmodding. NPCs are fine.
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    Suggested characters:
    • Mob family (associates, members, leader’s siblings, aunt/uncle, mother, etc...please read my character profile)
    • Cops (undercover, corrupt, new to town and idealistic, etc)
    • Rival gang member
    • Union leaders, Communist agitators, assorted political groups (IRA?)
    • Aristocracy
    • Journalist, investigative reporter
    • Prostitute, barmaid, entertainer, innkeeper
    • Ex-soldiers/nurses (can combine with any other occupation; can have wartime connections with existing characters)

    Character Bio (though feel free to elaborate):
    • Name, age
    • FC (realistic please, no anime)
    • History, occupation, personality
    • Any relevant connection to plot/existing characters
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    Beatrice Holloway

    Age: 27

    Occupation: Multiple, is currently working as a bookie.

    Bio: Near dying for adventure, Beatrice left her large family in Cheshire and headed to London in 1914. Her two brothers had joined the military, but her father had been denied entry due to his health problems. There was more than enough help to be had on the farm and Beatrice figured that they would hardly miss her. Much to her family’s chagrin, she settled in London, finding work first as a cashier and then as a bank teller. Subsequently, when the men returned from the war she was let go from her job. Beatrice was not interested in returning home from failure only to milk cows. Instead, she found work with her cousin who worked rigging bare knuckles fights, among other illegal activities. There, dressed as a young man to avoid harassment, she collects bets and provides bookkeeping services.

    Personality: Beatrice is a strong-willed and confident young woman. Working alone in London has brought out traits that many would say are un-feminine. Quick witted and sharp, she makes an excellent bookie. She’s not loud or brash but measures a situation before she speaks, and some people find her steady gaze unsettling, as if she’s picking you apart, which she probably is.

    Likes: Hot baths, new people, evenings, champagne (she’s only had it twice in her life)

    Dislikes: Rain, rude people, cabbage, being spoken down to​
    Bettina Valentina Claudia Rosamond (nee. Schmidt)

    Pronunciation:
    “Bet-tina Val-en-tina Claud-ia Rosa-Mond”
    Nickname(s) or Known As:
    Bet -
    Affectionate nickname fleshed from Bettina’s family and adopted by her husband. Presently in 1919 the only person that calls her that is her love Horace, whose been mentally wasting away.

    Mistress Rosamond - Known by the family’s staff as Mistress Rosamond, Bettina has never been one for such a title because of her rather modest background in Austria. But, after the war her thoughts towards it have never mellowed, Bet normally just lets the staff call her want they wish and doesn’t cause any issues with it. After all, her main concerns are her main concerns are Horace’s and her children, the generation that will lead on their father’s legacy more so give Horace something to stay living for, if not for her sake.

    Madame - Loyal patrons of the Rosamond’s Pleasure House establishment, often refer to her as the Madame as she’s more often or not seen dealing with the business. Bettina has never seemed bothered by this respective title.

    Mrs. Rosamond - Often addressed by business partners, or police that she sells information to. Personally doesn’t really like people calling her Mrs. Rosamond because in her heart she’ll always be a Schmidt.

    Temptress - A teasing nickname that her husband calls her when Bettina manages to seduce him. Often referring to her as his Temptress in passionate moments or leading up to such a time.

    Date of Birth:
    9th September,1891 (28 years old)

    Birthplace:
    Vienna, Austria

    Nationality/Ethnicity:
    Austrian, Austro-Hungarian.

    Personal Motto:
    Live for the new day, and pray for a better future.

    Quotes:
    “The war may have broken my home, and shattered the heart of my husband. But it will not take me, it didn’t then, nor will it ever.”

    “Our children are the breath of tomorrow, Mister Shelby. My proposal was to assist the expansion of the Shelby Empire, so our blood doesn’t crust and run dry with the coming turf wars but rise up as the victors. Much like my parents had done before me by ensuring my marriage to Horace.”


    “You call it murder, I call it being in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

    “Horace, God chose you to be my husband the moment I was born. Things might not have been simple in the beginning remember? We said our vows in a moments that didn’t promise certainty and a future of happiness, yet look at those glorious children we have. They’re our purpose to carry on now. For the sake of their future.”

    “Mister Sabini, always a pleasure really. So what can I do for a drug fucked, loose canon such as yourself?”

    “Birmingham, it’s quite different from what I’m used to… But it will have to do.”


    Occupation:
    Currently -
    Matriarch to the Rosamond family, runner of the family business between her husband. Furthermore the boss of the illegal operations of the Rosamond’s family; Drug Dealing, Illegal Sales on the English Blackmarket, Professional Assassins, Criminal Setups, Covert Operations with Staff, Selling Information (between police or other gangs), and Privately Running a Pleasure House.

    Formerly - Spy for the British Intelligence during the duration of the Great War, posted in the unstable city of Vienna. Before becoming a spy she married her husband Horace Rosamond, though kept her maiden name in Vienna because it was matter of safety.


    Reliable Skills Mastered:

    • Fully mastered the following languages; German, Hungarian, French, Slovenian and English.
    • Capable spy - Able to change accent, dialect, pitch, and general appearance with the training she has received.
    • Multi-tasking - The perks of being a mother has shown Bettina is quite the multi-tasker dealing with children not getting along as well as business.
    • High level of education - mastering reading, writing and mathematics at a young age.
    • Capable of making bombs and weapons for junk. Much like different types of bombs from the cheapest and crappiest of materials.
    • Quiet the actress - To survive Bet has learnt a great deal about playing pretend emotions and actions.
    • Able to hold her own in a fight, even against much larger people. Because of certain techniques she’d mastered in the time of being a spy.
    Weapons of Choice:
    • Mauser C96 - Semi-Automatic Pistol
    • Steyr Model 1907 (M1907) - Self-Loading Pistol
    • A Capsule of Cyanide - For if she’s caught in the wrong hands. Kept within a small locket that she always wears, that was a heirloom that was passed down in the generations of her family.
    ***​
    Social Status:
    Wife of a known veteran whom was left paralyzed, had five child, four of which are still living.

    Marital Status:
    Arranged Marriage to Horace Rosamond (since. 1908)

    Issue:
    • Archibald ‘Archie’ Gilbert Rosamond, aged 10 years old (born April, 1909)
    • Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Rowland Rosamond, aged 8 years old (born August, 1911)
    • Septimus Vincent Rosamond, aged 7 years old (born September, 1912)
    • Julius Hiram Rosamond, stillborn (born April, 1913)
    • Henrietta Priscilla Myra Schmidt-Rosamond, aged 4 (born February, 1915)- Bettina found out she was pregnant with her fifth child while undercover giving her sometime more to hide under, as pretending she was wedded to her second-cousin during the time.
    ***​
    Schmidt & Rosamond Family History:
    Respective families that had alliances going back decades. The English family of Rosamond and Austrian family of Schmidt, decided to join their families together with an arranged marriage. This was arranged at the birth of the youngest and only daughter of the Schmidt family, Bettina Valentina Claudia Schmidt.

    Drawn up in agreement between Horace’s grandfather and Bettina’s parents, the two rather underground operating families agreed to expand their business relations through marriage. They were to be married when the young Schmidt girl turned seventeen. Till then, the two would marry to stop them from running or dispising one another.

    On the 13th of July 1908, after much preparation Horace and Bettina married. The newlyweds were a sign of good luck between the two families so they partied, not truly caring if the pair loved one another. Bet was seventeen years of age, and her husband Horace was twenty-one so it made finding a level playing ground difficult to establish for the young couple. Even language was a barrier, and caused some emotional strain between the pair. But, doing at they must the marriage was rightly consummated, and about September 1908 shortly after the lonely young woman found out she was carrying her husband’s child, which made both families overjoyed.

    While her first pregnancy Mistress Rosamond as her husband’s maids called her, learnt English slowly and weakly. Gaining more of her knowledge of her husband, and comfort in his company on the harder days. Most mornings she’d wake at the side of her husband caressing her swelling stomach, trying to soothe the child growing within her, hoping to allow it’s mother some more sleep. Though, Horace respectively worked hard on the family business, he worried for his young wife’s health and the risks that came with childbirth as it was still a risk even with the best aid they could afford.

    By the following year, in the middle of April 1909 their first son was born after long hours of labouring. Horace named their first son Archibald after his late father. The exhausted young mother agreed, as long as, Gilbert became his second name. After her father whom died from influenza in the later stages of her pregnancy. As a couple they had gained more of a solid relationship through the birth of their first son, often doing their most to experience with the young boy they fondly called ‘Archie’ together.

    Everything thrived with the booming family, and excelling business that the two families had worked so hard to maintain. Bet took her place at her husband’s side after the birth of their third son Septimius Vincent. As she felt that she was needed to assist her husband in opening up some further expansion plans for the family business. Which was when their first pleasure house was opened up in White Chapel, by the time their four and final son was born Julius Hiram whom was stillborn, Bet was struck by the brief of the loss after it had left her fighting for her own due to infection.

    Horace felt his wife begin to slip away even after passing the infection, and recovering. Her grief had caused her to neglect looking after herself, and moving up in the family business. It took months of her state to improve, and then the officials came knocking on their town house door with an order to take Mrs. Rosamond into custody under suspicions of her being an Austro-Hungarian spy. Truth be told the young woman was cleared of not being a spy, yet was tasked a mission even her husband couldn’t know about. To spy on officials and check in on the general life in Austria throughout the war.

    To others it looked like she was just being deported, and thrown away for good. Separated pained Georgiana, but the realisation that she was once more pregnant with her husband’s child made her commit to the course, and fight to protect the chance of going home to meet her love once more. Protecting her cover, one of her second-cousins stepped up and took the role of her husband in a chaotic time of Austria. Acting as her support, and companion in that time, even though she remained loyal to a fault with Horace.

    Sending word rarely through to her husband, managing to get a letter with a photograph of her and their first daughter to him when she was born in February of 1915. Her daughter was raised in Austria much like her mother was, though when the war ended she went home with her mother to England. The reunion with husband, and sons was said to be something of her dreams one of the notable times she was seen sobbing in public. War had broken so many people, and it had robbed her husband of his ability to walk.

    Moving to head of the Rosamond household at her husband condition, Bettina became a strong-minded figure. Loyalty never faltering from her family and the business. Though, since she had spent some time away from her young children, when she came home her sons struggled to reconnect with her. Which has caused resentment toward members of authority such as Mr. Winston Churchill. Henrietta fell into alignment with her siblings quite easily though, her brothers holding a sense of endearment towards their youngest sibling.

    Horace was depressed from the war, and lost in the mindset of those days when he was able. A depression that almost lead to his suicide, but Bettina stopped him at the right time. Supporting her husband through his woes, and the struggles that he now faced many rich men began to approach her trying to take her under their wing as their mistress or lover. Yet, she refused. The grown woman of twenty-eight had her family and business to worry about.

    Reaching out to the Peaky Blinders as a wish to push an Alliance, Bettina has offered herself at the disposal of Thomas Shelby in order to keep her unwell husband alive. Willingly doing whatever the Shelby brother wishes of her to do, much like she did at the age of seventeen with her husband ten years ago. To benefit her parents then, but now her husband and children.

    ***​
    Personality Traits:

    Loyal - It is a spoken trait of the Schmidt family that loyalty means everything. Bettina possesses this trait and it could quite possibly be her own downfall. If there was any dog that could explain the level of loyalty Bet held for her family and close friends it would be the German Shepherd. She’s always there for the people that need her in the lines of business and personal relationships.

    A downfall of her loyal personality is that she has a bad habit of forming a bias for the people she cares about. Though, after time and energy in thinking through situation she’d often see the other side to the story.

    Bettina often struggles with people that can’t grasp the importance of loyalty. In one of the views that really personally erks her is when a spouse, or lover can’t seem to hold a level of loyalty. Inturn people that she knows are like this aren’t respected by her.

    Loving & Devoted - Love has what kept Bet alive throughout the war, in various ways. After the separation from her children after their father was taken to fight at war her need to get back to her children has truly shown through. Finding ways to get in contact with them even countries away from them, from morse code message on their birthdays through agents, cards and letters when their little sister was born. She found no matter the distance she’d do anything for them, making sure they were taken care of and watched by her workers.

    Finally at the war’s end Bettina took all the time in the world around her, trying to make up for the lost time with her children. Even if her debications to work called, the mother always made sure to have time with her family. Driving them out to the countryside on holy days, and having a picnic. Getting some assistance on those days to make sure her husband’s wheelchair could come along too.

    During the long cold nights she stays by her husband’s side, speaking with him about his worries and fears. In the comfort of their own privacy in their bedroom. Soothing her husband lovingly when he crumbles with his fears and the thoughts about topic of discussion.

    Bettina has accepted what has happened to her husband, and loves him no-less because of his condition. Nor will she ever let him feel that he’s a burden to her.

    Business Orientated - From a early age Bettina has been raised about the importance of Good Business, and how to keep that kind of business. Forming and solidifying alliances with other gangs and powerful people.

    Originally she was believed to be a quiet observer by her husband’s side during the early days of their marriage. On some notable occasions with Darby Sabini apparent King of the Underground in London. Yet, she very quickly out-stepped those thoughts made by others. Becoming a rather ambitious rival that looked for alliances in many places, even the most unlikely. More impressively those business endeavours with the most unlikely have more often proved the most successful for the Rosamond Family.

    Bettina’s charming wit, and surprising amount of scarcaims have also helped on many occasions with known sexiest. The business woman is more than happy to take her success as an example of what women can do outside of a kitchen or nursery. Or more blunty not lying in bed for their husband’s to please themselves with. She openly recognizes that this is now the time for change as women have proved themselves rather useful at holding up the fort during the war, why should they be tucked away in their kitchens again?

    She hopes to make a larger place for women within the world, and the people she works around. Bet believes it's important for her daughter to know, and understand that she doesn’t have to be a simple house wife.

    Intelligent - Gifted the highest and best education that Bettina could afford in a considerably wealthy family had its up sides. But not all of her intellect came from the education from schools, and professional tutors. From a young age Bettina learnt what he family business was, and how she could use that to her advantage in any background. Her adaptive personality has allowed her brain survive the worse of conditions, most of all back in the war.

    She always holds more cards at her disposal, and uses them with great care which has been part of the reason she's respected by the paranoid Sabini, and hasn't had any trouble from them.

    Mothering - Extremely capable at being a mother, Bettina from a young age helped people in Austria with delivering and raising their children before having any of her own. Now that she is a mother of her own, and a busy business woman, Bet tries to balance her life to be there for her children, often taking them with her when it came to travelling her children often stuck by her. Her eldest son has now begun to hand out some of her letters to people she wishes to meet along with his little sister Henrietta, often putting up that it was just children sending letters that their father or mother wants to pay off something. Giving her business a little more of an innocent face before the person reads the letter.

    Outside of work hours she often enjoys spending time with her children in the country-side, having a picnic, or joyous times. When she or her husband aren't with her children they are all watched with respective body guards that she appointed after years of service, trust and loyalty. If those guards slip up she's more than happy to execute them herself to ensure the safety of their children.

    Archibald is often in her company for business day now because of the fact he's the heir to the Rosamond legacy, yet Henrietta is also there so she learns that woman have just as much strength as men. It was the way her father raised her in Vienna, Austria as a child also.

    Excellent Spy - As a young woman married into a family quickly in a foreign country, Bettina became quite the observer over time watching on from the distance. Never able to be detected when entering from room to room, the young woman seemingly would float through atmospheres rather nicely, able to observe and get information from her targets without them even noticing. Bettina's acting skills are also something that made the young woman in places of high class, to the lowest of class between the many roles she could play.

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    “Well my answer depends on who’s asking”
    Name: Chasity Lucille Laurent

    “Well that’s a bit of a rude question, didn’t you learn never to ask a lady her age”
    Age: 26

    “I make money to live. I feel like that’s all you need to know”
    Occupation: Entertainment at the Garrison, Ex-Combat nurse for WWI

    “One word. Bitch”
    Brief Persona: Chasity is a woman of many secrets and is crowded in an aura of mystery, which is how she likes to keep it. She’s too independent for her own good and definitely knows how to keep herself in trouble. Although she seems like the sweet little dumb blonde to most when first meeting her, there are layers of her personality that she decides to show when she deems necessary. She’s a manipulator, a survivor, and knows when to use her weapon of beauty and when to use her weapon of intelligence. But, she’s a kind soul deep down who loves caring for people she seems worthy in her life. Loyalty is her middle name and anyone who messes with her or her small group of people has to deal with the tornado that this little woman can bring (and best believe she brings a storm). Let’s just say that getting involved with her is worth the trouble it brings.

    “Well that’s for me to know, and for you to get me drunk enough to find out”
    Brief History: The norm was something Chasity had never been aquatinted with. Her father was a French man her mother met one wild night, and only knew that one night before he found himself taking off like a thief in the night. Once she was born, her and her mother had been shunned by her grandparents They lived with the men that found interest in her mother, and It wasn’t until she turned ten that she realized there was a problem with her mother.

    There would be periods where even the world couldn’t stop her from doing what she wanted, But with those periods would come times where she wouldn’t see her mother for weeks, and when she did she was getting screamed at for being a filthy whore for holding hands with a boy. Her ‘norm’ was soon ripped from her life. Her mother was thrown in an insane asylum and she was thrown into an orphanage.

    She never got adopted, the hopeful parents say her as a potiental risk since she was the daughter of an insane woman. So when she got the chance she joined the war efforts as a nurse after receiving the proper training. That was when Thomas Shelby first made an impact on her life, though one that would not last until their paths crossed again. After the war ended she found herself working at the Garrison as a singer which was where she eventually ended up meeting her ‘husband’ the criminal communist agitator Richard, a man she wished she never got involved with.
    Dorothy "Dot" Helen Townley



    Pronunciation:
    “Dor-o-thy Hel-en Town-ley”

    Nickname(s) or Known As:(To be explained)
    Dorothy - Her legal and birth name.

    Dot - Affectionate nickname fleshed from Dorothy’s family and friends. Though, the young woman was known to get rather annoyed at strangers addressing her by the nickname.

    Apricot - A pet name for her back in York when she made bombs and explosive devices out of her favourite Apricot jam tins and jars. The local papers always recorded her at the Apricot Bandit in some articles.

    Apricot Bandit - See above for such information as to why…

    Helen - Want to start problems with Dorothy call her Helen, it was her grandmother’s name and she despised the woman. Her grandmother was a nasty abusive alcoholic that enjoyed to pick on Dorothy in spite of everything right she tried to do. The nickname originally came about around the time Dot reached the age of puberty and began to resemble her grandmother, it wasn’t meant to be an insult because her grandmother was rather beautiful in her early days. It just hit something raw with Dorothy like rubbing salt into old wounds.

    Cut Throat Princess - Being the only female of the York Cut Throats, and the younger sister to the founding brothers. It was originally a nickname that was made to mock Dorothy, though when she rose quickly within the ranks of her brother’s ranks and showed the men was she could do it became something in a form of respect. Very rare for Dorothy to hear about that nickname anymore since that’s a part of her old life.

    Miss Townley - A formal way that people in Birmingham address her. Mainly people that don’t truly know her very well speak to her in this manner, but it doesn’t bother her much. It just has come done to a cultural thing since in York, she learnt that she was only addressed in that manner when in trouble with her parents or police.

    Date of Birth:
    25th April,1895 (24 years old)

    Birthplace:
    East Fremantle, Western Australia.

    Nationality/Ethnicity:
    Australian, Anglo-Saxon Descent.

    Quotes:
    “Don’t fucking call me Helen, Gene. Or I’ll give you that dental work you’re in need of. Brush your teeth with a brick, mate.”

    “So… You’re stupid enough to make me think I believe you?”

    “Freddie and Gene are alive?”

    “The war changed something in me, I no longer enjoyed the thought of returning home. Because half of my family were already dead, and the whole town of York wouldn’t have given a shit.”

    “It was sad you know, pitiful watching so many men die… Some of the nurses took pity in them and just happened to give them too much morphine.”

    “A kiss with a fist is better than none…”

    Occupation:
    Currently - Barmaid at the Garrison, Birmingham. Ex-co-owner of the Garrison, recently transferred the property into the name and ownership of Thomas Shelby.

    Formerly - Specialist Nurse dealing with; amputations, surgeries, and general care.

    Loyal gang member to the Cut Throats of York,ranking was as a gunner after showing effective aiming skills and knowledge of operations of hunting rifles, and pistols. Farm hunter, often going out shooting kangaroos to make sure they don’t destroy the family crops.

    Reliable Skills:
    High level of education - mastering reading, writing and mathematics.
    Capable of making bombs and weapons for junk. Much like different types of bombs from the cheapest and crappiest of materials. An example is her famous apricot jam jar/tin bombs.
    Established skills in bookkeeping, and insurance paperwork.

    Weapons of Choice:
    Luger (Parabellum) - Semi-automatic pistol → Stolen from a German officer that came through one of the field hospitals she was working on in France. Rather easy for her to shoot people at close and medium distance of range, only grows harder with the distance between her and the target.
    Lee-Enfield - Bolt-action rifle → Was her go to weapon back in York or hunting kangaroos on the family property. Used one once to shoot and kill an officer that assaulted her, shot was successful.
    Piano Wire - Choice instrument to strangle someone by garrote, easy enough for her to conceal. Was a formal way of execution for the Cut Throats.
    ***

    Social Status:
    Wanted felon; by Western Australian Police - Under charges of;
    Murder → One police officer and a few others notable members of the community, other victims unknown.
    Arson → set fire to the police station, town hall and post office. During conflicts with the town’s council at the time.
    Assault → While involved with one of the many gang-related riots in York, young Dorothy Townley was charged with assault in two counts against police officers trying to remove her from the scene.
    Automobile Theft → In the company of one of her brothers, Miss Townley identified which of her seven brothers the cul[rit was… At age fourteen, Dot and her brother Frederick hotwired some bigwig’s chair taking it for a joy ride. After all it wasn’t every day they were able to score such a nice car to drive around in.
    Larceny → Stole food as a child because there was never enough to eat in the house growing up.
    Receipt of Stolen Goods → During the days of working with the Cut Throats in York, she often took and kept the books on what was stolen and brought to them for transport. It normally was the normal booze, cigarettes and illegal drugs at the time.
    Forgery → Making up fake official documents regretting the private matters of the Cut Throats. Printing money, materializing documents (altering them to her needs), intended to deceive other gangs trying to take over her turf.

    Marital Status:
    Single - Never really had any notable serious relationships other than an engagement to a man named Ralph Edward, whom died during the war.

    Issue:
    Nil. Miscarried; once

    ***

    Townley Family History:
    Born on a respectably nice Autumn day in East Fremantle to a rather unknown couple from the rural town of York a couple of hours outside of Perth. Very shortly after the complicated birth of their youngest child, and only daughter whom they named; Dorothy Helen Townley. Raised to be a considerably normal child, between a faithful wife and an alcoholic husband that struggled with his liquor and debts. The family lived in the small shire of York, some hours travel from the city. Youngest of eight children meant Dorothy had a lot of proving of herself for her father that worked hard most days, and drunk heavily at night.

    Though Dot’s father loved her, he had a funny way of showing it. Possibly because of his short temper and the rumours floating around that Dorothy was actually the illegitimate daughter of the police sergeant in the area. That had something against Ramsay Townley, and her mother sweet Alexi Townley. A child conceived by the sergeant when Alexi Townley was trying to bail her husband out of jail after a drunken brawl. After all getting her husband out called for a price.

    Alexi has tried to keep Dorothy’s father a secret and was truly lucky that her husband never questioned it. Truthfully, he already knew the pain his wife went to get him released from prison. Yet, he accepted Dot as his little girl and a Townley so she wouldn’t have any connection to the monster that harmed her mother. Though, Ramsay’s mother was another person despised Dorothy’s very existence. Dorothy’s grandmother was rather abusive to the only Townley girl, the bastard of the town’s police sergeant. Lucky the girl survived to see her homeland Australia officially become a country when she was the ripe age of six, as the elderly woman had made many attempts on her granddaughter’s life in the years before.

    Spending more time with her brothers and father on the field. Dorothy formed a rather strong bond with Frederick (the eldest) and Eugene (third born) who knew of their half-sister’s parentage. The three eldest brothers knew too well about what had happened to their mother that night and vowed the day their sister was born they’d protect her. That started with bringing her into the loop of their gang at a rather young age, so they could protect her fully, as well as their comrades. Before long she was hunting on her farm, and sitting in on important meetings regarding expansions and riots against the police. Her youngest known age for being arrested was then at eleven years of age after the police busted her brothers at a meeting and noticed her sitting in. Reports on her criminal file first detailed the girl as a shy and timid girl, holding the sleeve of her eldest brother Frederick, refusing to speak on the interview. This was the start of more troublesome behaviour with the girl.

    Blossoming into a rose protected by harsh thorns (her brothers) Dorothy learnt many of many useful talents she had. Such as creating jam tin/jar bombs for raids, and attacks on places the Cut Throats planned. Servicing as a device to harm and lower numbers of rivals and police who were in the area at the time.

    By the time seventeen rolled around Dot was a respected member of the “York Cut Throats”, taking a claim over bookkeeping, as well as, the job of being their sharpshooter. Her skills with a bolt-action rifle from a long distance couldn’t be trumped by anyone else, so she became their primary for assassinations. Her rate of crime had run aground when she had been found for first-degree murder in a serial number of offences, the charging officer that brought her in was her biological father. Said officer of the law proceeded to interview Miss Townley in a fashion till his measures became violent and he attacked the young woman. Reported gunshots were heard from the station, and when other officers investigated they found the man dead. The young woman in a state of distress and worse for wear.

    To silence the Townleys’ and remove Dorothy from hanging other officers that felt pity for the young woman enlisted her to stay as a home for troublesome women. Where she was educated and taught the workings of a high profile nurse. Something the young adult woman had no idea would come to use so soon after completion. At the first light of war, Dot was sent off to the Gallipoli on the Ottoman Peninsula. Where she nursed broken men and saw her seventh and sixth brother slaughtered. Once more she went to make bombs out of tins, in hopes that she’d kill the Turk bastard that murdered her brothers.

    After the withdrawal of Gallipoli, Miss Townley was moved to the Western Front. Believably broken by what she had seen in the bosom of the Turk’s lands. But then, she meets a kind soul a young soldier that held her heart and taught her to smile even in the shitty situations the war gave. Quick in their engagement, they longed for the war to end so they would be married. Yet, fate didn’t wish for them to be together in such a way. Young Ralph Edward was killed in action. By the end of the war Dot’s family connection was broken, and her lover was gone so she decided to move to London in hopes of a new life. IN hopes to learn more about her dearly departed Mr Edward through his family, and the environment he used to live in.

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    Brief Personality Traits:

    Australian Mateship - A quality that became well-known by most soldiers that worked alongside Australians in the First World War. Dot holds the cultural idiom rather high as it holds many values of importance to her, such as; equality, loyalty and friendship. As it's a new era, Dorothy hopes that the world would adopt more of the following values as it will hopefully give most an era of peace with that.

    Larrikin - Dorothy Townley is noted to be a rather mischievous young woman. Often considered uncultivated by members of higher society, she’s seemingly rowdy when comfortable around the right people, but always has a good heart. But she is also referred to as the other common meaning, which is a hoodlum or rough gangster, due to her rather decorative history and mysterious current.

    Endurance/Courage - The war tested many, and in the case of Dorothy, it tested her level of courage and endurance because in most people’s eyes she was still a child. Though she has a very well build for tolerance when she was forcibly removed from her home in York, and thrown into a house for troubled young women so she could learn some skills that were of better use. During the time she was trained to be a nurse, it was the last thing the young woman wanted to do and she tried to desert her detainment a few times, only to be caught and punished later on down the track.

    Her courage has come into play when times have been trying for her safety. This would include the time she was attacked by a drunk police officer in York, and she shot him dead after being dragged to the local hotel. Dorothy faced hanging until the true nature of the police officer was released and she was sent away to a home for troubled young women. Her brothers helped instil a courage within her each time they were granted a chance to visit her.

    Georgina Anne Worthington, AKA Charlotte Clarke

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    Age: 25

    Occupation: Grifter

    Appearance: Georgina is rather tall, with the slender figure that is fast becoming all the rage. She has golden-blonde waves and the creamy white skin of an aristocrat. The nose, however, failed in revealing that particular heritage, being merely straight and a little on the small side. But the mouth makes up for any lack of distinction there with full, sensuous red lips. And in her dark, well-opened eyes there is a captivating twinkle that at times is irresistible.

    Personality: Georgie, as she is known to her close friends and family, can be a bit of an enigma. For all her entrancing manners there is a certain veil of reserve behind which she retreats from the world. The only person she had ever really opened up to was her brother. For everyone else, the mind and true feelings behind the light and bubbly façade remain a mystery, though few would even think to see that more lay beneath. Georgie’s society personality is trained, rather than inherent; left to her own devices she would be much more of an introvert, and eschew such parties as her parents delighted in (and as were, inevitably, their ruin). But though her reserve allows her to hold back her emotions, and react calmly in the face of even the direst situation, Georgie is not cold-hearted. Indeed, her sympathy for fellow men may well be her downfall in her chosen calling. That’s not to say she would balk at killing, if necessary. She would face such a task as coolly as any other job. But she would also go out of her way to help a friend in need, even if it risked her cover.

    Skills: Plays piano, speaks French and German, can mimic many different accents, nursing (basic), pickpocketing (basic)

    History: The Honourable Georgina Anne Worthington is the younger child of Viscount and Lady Desford, with one brother, her elder by six years. The Worthingtons’ lineage is prodigiously impressive, having been landed gentry for centuries and Viscounts for seven generations, but their acreage and accompanying wealth had dwindled by the time of Georgina’s birth. Lord and Lady Desford, utterly oblivious to this fact, continued to live the merry, expensive, heedless lives of aristocrats of yore. Likewise, they raised their children to have absolutely no useful talents other than entertaining the empty lives of their fellow nobility. Or rather, a series of governesses raised their children in this mould, for the Desfords themselves had little to do with their offspring beyond periodic pro forma visits to the drawing room to show off their talents to Mama and Papa. In this pampered and yet strangely barren environment, Georgina and her brother Sidney clung ever-closer to one another. Being six years her senior, Sidney took on a rather parental attitude toward his little sister, shielding her from the most dangerous winds of the world.

    When she reached the age of eighteen, Georgina was properly “launched” into high society, quite as if from a cannon, and felt herself flying aimlessly through the throng, utterly unable to control her own destiny. She was therefore one of few people on earth to be quite relieved when the war broke out, and put the London social scene in hiatus. Her only regret was for Sidney, who almost at once enlisted and was sent to the front.

    Though they protested (frequently), the Desfords were given no choice but to open up Desford Castle (not, in fact, a castle, but rather a gothic-revival Georgian construction) to wounded soldiers returned from the front. While her parents retired to their private apartments and tried to pretend the incursion had never taken place, with a level of affront that you might well ascribe to poor Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s family (to which overexertions might be ascribed Lord Desford’s demise, midway through the war), Georgina signed up for a basic nursing course and volunteered to help care for the soldiers housed in her backyard. In her training course she met, under her real name, Lizzie McGowan-Bell.

    Georgie did her duty in caring for the soldiers, and felt some satisfaction in having given to the war effort in her small way, but she quickly discovered that nursing was not for her. Her privileged life had not much prepared her for a profession where the great majority of work involved cleaning up various forms of bodily fluids. So, when the war ended, she gladly turned over her apron and awaited Sidney’s triumphant return. The English may have been triumphant, but Sidney Worthington, now Lord Desford, was certainly not. He came back to Leicestershire with a ball in his knee that gave him a pronounced limp and a disturbing new predilection for strong liquors. He reviewed his father’s papers with a gloom bordering on apocalyptic, and announced the family to be bankrupt beyond recovery. Lady Desford, predictably, went off into a swooning fit immediately. Georgie only asked coolly what was to be done now. ‘Sell land, perhaps even the house,’ were the dreary responses, intoned in a voice of complete detachment. They were Sidney’s now, Georgie reminded him, with a sisterly kiss on the cheek. He must do as he wished. She would make do.

    Since Sidney did not seem to much care how Georgina planned to ‘make do’, and Lady Desford had not even noticed that she was gone, her departure from the ‘civilised society’ that had engrossed her entire life up until this point was remarkably easy. In truth, she worried about Sidney, but ever since his return he had repulsed her advances, as if he knew her no longer. She could not bear to live with him like this, so the least she could do was remove the burden of her room and board from his plate. Georgie knew well she had no skills with which she could earn a real living, a legal living, that is to say, but she had heard tell, from the other nurses, of new types of establishments cropping up in big cities where a pretty face could earn a lot of cash in a night for simply ferrying a few drinks around, and maybe a dance or three. Georgie thought she could handle that; after all, years in the haute ton had amply prepared her. Of course, what Georgie knew of partying and what lay in wait for her were two completely different things.

    Adopting the name of Charlotte Clarke and peddling a tale of forgettable working-class normalcy, she did earn a pretty penny, but she also quickly learned to lift a wallet or a weapon, spot a gullible sap a mile away, and fend off unwanted advances with precise use of her bedazzled heels. It did not take 'Charlotte' long to realise that there was more to be made out of some of these fools over a long game, rather than a one-night ticket, and she began to develop more and more elaborate schemes to draw out their money. Her domain was a little limited in Leicester, though, so once she had exhausted all the dupes there she moved on to Birmingham.​
    Name: John Michael Shelby
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    Age: 24
    Occupation: Member of the Peaky Blinders. Formerly a machine gunner with the Warwickshire Yeomanry.

    Bio: John is a proud member of the Shelby family. He looks up to his older brothers, and while he doesn’t possess their ruthlessness, he is devoted to the business. He has an easygoing disposition, though there’s a temper beneath it. While no schemer, he’s quick-witted. He also has a softer side. In another life, he might have been been bothered by the violent repercussions of his work, but between Small Heath and the war, it’s all he’s ever known.

    During the war, John was struck by a stray bullet in a confusion of friendly fire. He spent three weeks in convalescence, where he encountered the nurse known to him as ‘Lizzie’. Somehow, despite the opium and the unflattering angle, he managed to seduce her from his sickbed. Or maybe it was the other way around. In any case, their relationship was short and sweet.
    Name: Kenneth Smith
    Age: 32
    Occupation: Factory worker/former sapper
    Bio: An evidently shell-shocked former sapper who served during the first world war. In recent years he has taken to a life of petty crime, drinking, drug taking and other pursuits and vices as a means of coping and as a political statement. His deep resentment at being sent to war with Tommy and the other men of small Neath is evident
    His deep hatred of the establishment that sent him and many men like him to war and continues to hoard the wealth for the rich parasites sickens him deeply. Sickens enough to drive him to drink and drugs.
    He is crass and crude but with surprising eloquence and possesses a wealth of political knowledge despite his regularly profanity-strewn speech.
    Weaponary: A souvenier Webley revolver, a trench club and a dagger​
    Levi Young
    Age: 28

    Family: born into the young family, Levi is one of several children. His immediate family is comprised of three boys and four girls however their wider family make up a portion of their community. The community is comprised of the Young, Lee, Boswell and Grey families with several marriages tying them together. The head of the young family is their Great Grandfather.

    Features: Standing at 5’9” Levi is of a lean build, blue eyes, black hair and olive complexion. He has a deformed left earlobe due to the lower portion of the lobe being cut off during a fight.

    Personality: well known to be loud and jovial it is hard not to notice the young man in town despite the obvious fact that he does not belong there to begin with. Sporting a free spirited attitude Levi is more often seen raising the atmosphere with his friends no matter the occasion. When angered he is brash and quite often fights before asking questions has landed him in a brawl over menial things. Loyal to his family and culture, he represents his family with pride. Skilled in the art of training and wrangling horses, Levi earns himself a decent wage through the family business although is not above frequently pick pocketing or stealing from anyone he sees fit. It is common for Levi to skillfully deceive others through simple trickery and schemes.

    Likes: sleeping out by the fire, ma’s stew and dumplings, making quick cash, parties

    Dislikes: regular townies, cops, upper class people

    Bio: Born in the fields near the family campsite the third of seven children, Levi was brought up in the community alongside his friend, siblings and cousins. Quick to learn that the community was the safest place to live as a gypsy through several incidences, Levi understood early on in life that he would always be looked down upon however there was a pride instilled in respects to his family. As a child he became well versed in pick pocketing through crowds and often spent hours in town with his friends stealing and subsequently hiding from the constabulary when someone was caught. As he grew up he was educated through his family, particularly by his father, uncle and grandfather who taught him how to train and sell horses for a tidy profit as well as less ethical methods of profiting.

    In his late teens to early twenties Levi made friends beyond the community and became more of a regular face in town, either in the middle of a scrap or running small games in the streets where he could fleece people for quick cash. At the outbreak of war, several men from the community took up arms in the fight despite the open lack of respect from townsfolk. Having spent much of his past time hunting out in the fields, his skill with a rifle meant he was able to join the army as a marksman. His time in the war is not openly advertised with the only reference raised being a small set of medals his mother keeps in a chest. Unlike most of the men that came back, Levi seems to experience little in the way of post traumatic stress however is prone to throwing a fist if asked too many questions about war.

    Upon return home the community held funerals for the fallen followed by a large celebration before life resumed as though little had occurred. Though Levi now spends a lot of time with people he met during his service and carries himself with a new maturity one only sports when facing the terrors of war. Still loud and proud, Levi takes little crap and loves a good feast.


    Name: Regina Elizabeth "Lizzie" McGowan-Bell

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    Age: 27

    Occupation: Freelance Journalist, Ex-Combat Nurse in WWI

    Brief Personality: Lizzie is a great spitfire with a title to her name. She isn't afraid to speak her mind and is extremely aware of herself and of others. After she took up writing, she's used it as an outlet to cope with her PTSD symptoms from war. She tries hard to not let the world get to her, to wake up and believe that tomorrow is always gonna be a better day, but her friends fear she might have developed a bit of a drinking problem somewhere down the road.

    Brief History: After doing her time as a combat nurse in WWI, Regina moved onto more pleasant things. She carried a great passion for writing about factual events and developing better global awareness about the crime and hatred spread throughout the world. She became a freelance journalist, opting to write inside and out about the turmoil and depression from the aftermath of the war. This writing outlet also became a source of comfort and therapy for the young woman. She's seen too many young soldiers die in her arms to want to be a part of war again.​
    Thomas “Tommy” Shelby

    (Based on canon, some of my own twists)

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    Age: 30

    Occupation: Leader of the Peaky Blinders, former Sergeant Major

    Bio: Thomas is one of the children of a small-time gang leader, the product of a scandalous romance with a gypsy who gave up her way of life for love. (Mother either a. Died in childbirth, or b. Is an available character. Siblings are open to play!) His intelligence and people skills propelled him through gang ranks from a young age, and picked up the slack (along with other Shelbies, though he’d like to think it was single-handed) when alcohol began sapping his father of what little business acumen he once had. Tommy’s ambition shaped the gang from a rabble of thugs into a well-respected illegal enterprise and a force to be reckoned with.

    Then came the war. His father never made it out of the trenches. Thomas did, but a part of his soul was left behind. Four years of tunneling under enemy lines, of dirt and disease and the scraping of German shovels and the death-glazed eyes of comrades, left him angry and bitter, indifferent to personal risk. Enclosed spaces make his heart pound and he is constantly searching to fill an aching chasm in his chest. He relies on whiskey, distractions, and opium to make it through the week.​

    Personality:
    • Intelligent strategist and businessman. Plays cards close to the chest; can be manipulative.
    • Recklessly ambitious, regardless of cost to relationships or danger.
    • Carefully walled-off emotions, with anger and nihilism threatening to break through. Terrified of letting anyone in close enough to see how he’s falling apart at the seams. Has a (well-hidden) soft side, and utter loyalty to his family, as well as the men he fought alongside.
    • His presence commands respect, despite his unassuming stature. He’s mastered the art of bullshitting people into thinking he always knows what he’s doing.
    Likes: Irish whiskey, horses, respect
    Dislikes: Slurs on his Gypsy blood, cowards, slowing down long enough for emotion to catch up
    Tyler “Ty” Knox Shelby

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    Age: 24, born 1899

    Occupation: Enforcer for the Blinders, former Corporal

    Bio: Tyler has always been something of an enigma to his family. He was possessed of some need to prove himself for no apparent reason, always pushing himself further than he should. His family has had to bail him out of trouble more than they’d like, but seem to continue doing it for his prodigious marksmanship skills that landed him a spot in the Marksman Corps while in France.


    Long hours spent sitting in muddy dugouts, isolated from the rest of the unit and being completely still. Eagle eyes watching for a German helmet to show above the wooden parapets of an enemy trenches, just to train his sights on a mans head and watch it turn into a red mass after coming into contact with a .303 bullet. Tyler remembers it all, from the first kill to the last. He still wakes at the wee hours, sweating and screaming at ghosts that aren't here.


    Weapons: Tyler carries a souvenir Mauser “Red 9” C96, taken from a dead Austro-Hungarian during the Somme. During times where he his used to attack a rival gang, he carries a SMLE Mark III rifle or Model 1897 Trench Gun depending on.
    Personality: Tyler is often likened to John and Arthur, sharing attributes of both. He’s very headstrong, disagreeing with almost anyone bar Tommy. Willing to butt heads at the slightest provocation, he is usually kept away from any negotiations as a participant. But at heart, Tyler is a big softie, but rarely anyone knows that.

    Likes: Vodka, Gambling, Killing
    Dislikes: Layabouts, Rivals​

    William Edward Byrne
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    FC: Michael Fassbender

    Nickname: Will


    Age: 30


    Family


    Father: Edward Hugh Byrne


    Mother: Deirdre Byrne (nee: Taaffe) deceased


    Sisters: Niamh (32), Clara (22), Poppy (16)


    Brothers: Conor (29) KIA, Oscar (27) MIA, Eoghan (24) KIA, Liam (18)


    Brother In-law: Connall Doherty (35)


    Features: green Eyes, Brown hair. William has a sharp jawline and stands at an even 6ft. He is most often seen dressed in a dark woollen tailcoat and simple dark three piece suit (often simply the shirt and waistcoat, wears the jacket to more formalised occasions. He dresses well out of habit making him stand out a little more than the average lower class worker.


    Personality: Despite appearing to be constantly silent and serious, William loves a good laugh and has a dry sarcastic type humour. He is fiercely loyal to his family with the exceptions of his father and will not tolerate slander. He is honest but has learnt through his profession that he can tell a bloody good lie and cover his bases. He is protective to a fault. He is compassionate though finds it difficult to invest his soft side. When feeling hurt or experiencing episodes he shuts off and can come across abrupt and harsh.


    Likes: boxing, privacy,


    Dislikes: his father, disloyalty and white feathers, speaking about his time at war, heat, people seeing his scars (both mentally and physically), thinking time


    Bio: First born son and second eldest of the eight children, William Edward Byrne more affectionately known as Will was raised in a small north Ireland county on the Byrne’s family farm, land worked by their family for generations. His mother and father where married when she was quite young, his father at least ten years her senior. Deirdre was a local girl, wooed by Edward who knew her through family friends. Young and naïve, Deirdre gave herself to Edward though did not comprehend the consequences until she discovered she was pregnant. The pregnancy caused an uproar between the two families and Edward and Deirdre were married in order to restore honour. Though Deirdre dreamed of a more exuberant existence she lived anything but, instead spending most of their early years of marriage pregnant and confined to the farm. Edward Byrne inherited ownership of the land when his father died, continuing in the family business of training horses for supply across Northern Ireland and later provided stock for war efforts.


    The first child; Niamh’s arrival was not greatly received by Edward which was made much more obvious at his joyous celebration when William was brought into the world, a son the most favourable factor for Edward Byrne. William was to carry the Byrne name onwards and like Edward would one day continue the family trade. Across the years Deirdre continued to provide children, three girls and five boys altogether. The siblings were close, with William particularly close to Niamh, Connor and Poppy though he was always protective of all of his brothers and sisters. He did have friends around town and at school but more often than not, the Byrne siblings preferred each other’s company. When he was old enough to take on larger farm duties, Edward pulled William out of school, consistent in his aim of having his son follow in his footsteps. William was fond of his life but like his mother, William needed more in his life. It didn’t go down well with his father and after a furious argument and his father labelling him a disgrace, William left home and moved to Belfast where he joined the police force. He wrote his mother and siblings regular letters and despite Dierdre begging for him to return home, William refused, stating that he was okay but that he was determined to establish a life elsewhere.


    An officer at the age of 18, William worked in the Royal Irish Constabulary within Belfast and due to their strict requirements, did not actively seek out a woman with the intentions of gaining a wife. He was well known to have a lady on his arm when not in uniform though he never felt settled. He was a member of a local boxing club and competed both privately and as a representative of the constabulary. William did not return often to the family farm, only when his mother fell ill and eventually died of suspected influenza and for Niamh’s marriage. William and his father did not speak following his last visit and William refuses to speak of him openly with people.


    With World War 1 declared, people in positions required for the functioning of the country were exempt from joining which meant Edward was to continue working the family farm whilst William’s younger brothers rushed to recruit for the war effort. Though his work meant William was also excused from recruitment, William enlisted as an Irish soldier under the British armed forces, mainly because Conor was said to be separated from the other brothers as he had moved over to England before the war and thus had enlisted under the British force. It was William’s idea to enlist so that he would fight alongside and protect his younger brother. Fatefully the brothers were never within the same unit.

    A fusilier, William charged the frontlines along a long line of men, many of which did not return home during the years of service they saw. Little is known of William’s experiences because he outright refuses to discuss them, even with other veterans save for the passing acknowledgements they would often swap each other. What is abundantly clear however is that at some point William was treated for a gunshot wound to his shoulder, a visible scar left behind and from a particularly horrific gas attack which has left William with physical scarring over his back, stomach and legs and is cause of susceptibility to the common cold. The sensations and memories of the attack have stayed with William who at time has been seen to be far off in thought.


    The return from war was not at all easy, learning of Conor and Eoghan’s deaths with Oscar officially declared missing in action and presumed dead. It devastated the remaining family and William has felt lost ever since. He returned to the police force once released from the hospital where he had recovered from his injuries though regular police work on the streets did not fill the void left behind.An opportunity however was not far away, William successfully promoted into a specialised unit of the police force investigating complex cases and eventually pulled into his senior officer’s office where he was presented with the option of moving to Birmingham for a classified assignment. With little left in his life, William agreed and has moved to Birmingham in the very neighbourhood occupied by the Blinders.​


  • Ada Shelby
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    Age: 24

    Role: Sister to Thomas, Arthur, John, Finn and Ty Shelby

    Bio: As the only female Shelby sibling, Ada was forced to develop a thick skin and a strong voice to make her ideas heard from a young age. She is level-headed, and strong-willed, with a streak of the family temper. She has mixed feelings about being a Shelby, as she doesn't approve of their criminal activities or violence, and goes out of her way to rebel against her brothers in little ways. For the sake of our RP, she's single, and deeply maternal towards John's kids.​
    Aleksei Petrov

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    Bio: Aleksei, a former professor with grand political ideals, came to England to escape persecution under Tsarist rule. He washed ashore at Liverpool, and eventually made his way to Birmingham through connections with his immigrant cousin who married a British barmaid. He got a job at a textile plant that paid cash under the table, and experienced firsthand the drudgery of factory work. When word of the October Revolution reached his ears, Aleksei cheered on the Bolsheviks from a distance. The local Communist Party branch was slightly suspicious of his nationality, but they saw in him an opportunity, and his charisma won them over. He’s a proponent of armed revolt, and wants to smuggle in weapons through his contacts in Russia.​
    Archibald 'Archie' Gilbert Rosamond, aged 10
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    First born son to Bettina and Horace Rosamond, and heir to the family business. Often seen delievering letters with his little sister Henrietta Schmidt-Rosamond who only speaks very little English and mostly Austrian German. Regarded as a sweet boy with a rather troublesome personality; always willing to help his mother out, though, as he is quite the mama's boy.

    Favours the looks of his father; auburn hair that is neatly slicked back, freckle kissed cheeks and bright green eyes.​

    Name: Arthur Shelby Jr

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    Age: 32
    Role: Peaky Blinder; Tommy’s right-hand man

    Bio: While Arthur is the oldest Shelby brother, he’s more comfortable firing shots than calling them. He’s loyal to a fault, but his recklessness outstrips his good sense, and he lacks the subtlety and diplomacy needed for leadership. The war left him directionless and angry, and did no favors for his addictive tendencies. Arthur’s looking for an anchor to hold on to.​
    Name: Elizabeth “Polly” Shelby (formerly Gray)
    Occupation: Aunt to the Shelby siblings. Treasurer for the gang, and matriarch of the household.

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    Bio: Once upon a time, in another life, she was the proud daughter of a union between the Shelbys and a Roma princess. She married a gypsy by the name of Gray, but their life together was cut short when, drunk out of his mind, he drowned in the canal. After that, the State took away her two kids despite her sobbing and screaming.

    When Thomas (John, Ada, etc)’s parents proved incapable of looking after themselves, let alone anyone else, the Shelby siblings became the children Polly never saw grow to adulthood. She’s the thread which holds the family together. As involved in the business as any of them, she took over its operation while the men were at war, and relinquished some of her power to Thomas only with reluctance on his return. It breaks her heart to see how closed and emotionally distant he has become.

    Personality: Polly is proud, fiery, and strong-willed. She’s the only person who can keep her nephews under control. Despite her lack of illusions about the world she lives in, she’s a romantic at heart. She fights with words and emotions whenever possible, and sees violence as a dull tool that women are intelligent enough to eschew.​
    Eugene Raymond Townley

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    Occupation: Australian Gang Member, Ex-Serviceman in France: Battle of Verdun & Battle of the Somme (Formerly) & Farmer (Formerly)

    Age: Thirty

    Summary: Life wasn't the same after leaving the war, returning to a broken family and missing younger sister that decided not to come home after foul treatment from his grieving parents. Eugene missed his little sister, and wished to be reunited with her, so took the chance from his brother when he offered to go find her. Before they did that the two brothers' had to organise some rebuild in York and throughout the rural towns. Taking a shining to being able to take his war related frustrations into fights, Eugene found a career worked well. Getting into contact with a former comrade Arthur Shelby, the Townley brothers' offered their assistance to the expansion of the Shelby business, and docked the next ship sailing toward England to have some more fun. Meeting new allies, an old friend and finding their little sister.​
    Finn Shelby; aged ten (almost eleven)

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    Youngest Shelby Brother, and forever dreaming to take his place in the Peaky Blinders to help his family. Finn longs to have the connection his older brothers have. Loyally he follows them like a lost puppy, in the hopes to help them out in jobs that they needed. His closest relationships within the Shelby family are held by his eldest brother Arthur, and aunt Polly Shelby. Sweet boy at heart, and both aunt and eldest brother try rather hard to keep him out of the dangerous side of the family, in hopes that he could have some innocence in his childhood.
    Name:Frank Holloway

    Role: Cousin to Beatrice Holloway; runs illegal boxing matches in London's East Side. A

    !Not my character, so I won't write a proper bio! Just adding him to the list for reference.

    Frederick Otto Townley

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    Occupation: Australian Gang Member, Ex-Serviceman in France: Battle of the Somme (Formerly), Farm-Hand (Formerly)

    Age: Forty (Eldest Townley Son, sixteen years older than his sister Dorothy)

    Summary: Fredrick Townley, affectionately known as "Freddie" only by his younger sister Dorothy Townley is a returned servicemen from the Battle of the Somme. Originally recorded to be MIA, he was later found and sent back home to find out that his family had fallen into chaos and out-cast his little beloved little sister 'Dot', on top of that news he learnt more about the debts and struggles men and woman faced after the war creating a gang to rebel against the government. Under his guidance for a time, Fredrick stepped down and travelled to England with his second brother to locate their sister, and offer her some protection and family comfort around her. But Fred has another motive, hoping to settle in the area of Birmingham and work closely with a certain Arthur Shelby to help expand the Shelby's family business.​
    Henrietta Priscilla Myra Schmidt-Rosamond, aged four.

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    Final child to Horace and Bettina, born during the war in Vienna Austria, after her mother was formally removed from her family to be a spy against her will. Originally it was unknown that Bet was pregnant until part way through one of her assignments. Henrietta was raised to speak Austrian-German by her mother and third cousin that helped her mother raise her for a short time before moving back home after the war. She's quoted to be a rather curious little child, tagging along happily with her bodyguard, brothers or mother. Horace is rather resentful to himself about not being around when she was born, but has only really taken that anger out on Henrietta thus Bettina has separated the two and she spends most of her time with her mother in the working hours of the day.

    Heavily favours her mother's appearance, with beautiful blue eyes and brown waves for hair.​
    Name: Howard Bell
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    Age: 35
    Gender: Male
    Role: Lizzie’s Husband
    Occupation: Chief of Police
    Summary:
    A sophisticated, moralistic man of a few words. He's been on law enforcement for almost eleven years now and shows no sign of retiring. When Howard was 18 years old and just a dumb high school boy, he took a bet that he could bed Lizzie, a girl many boys deemed notoriously difficult to please. This led to a marriage, one that Howard considers himself and Lizzie quite happy in.​
    Name: Ian Patterson

    Occupation: Birmingham Small Arms factory worker

    Age: 32

    Bio: Ian has always lived in Birmingham, in the worker’s housing unit shared by his parents and his sister’s family. He’s resigned himself to the fact that the world is not forgiving or fair. Years of hard labor, with an intermission of warfare, have given him nothing to show but the calluses on his hands and the nightmare of memory. His would-be fiancée fell in with another man while he was overseas. However, this gloomy outlook has not dampened his natural cheerful mannerisms. All Ian wants is a steady income and a loving wife (though he wouldn’t say no to a less-cramped living arrangement). He has a strong distaste for the Shelbys, and sympathy for socialism, but he’s too wrung dry by daily routine to bother with politics.
    Name: Raymond Gallaway

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    Age: 31
    Gender: Male
    Occupation: Car Mechanic, BAS Factory Worker (Formerly), Cadet Captain in WWI (Formerly)
    Summary: Lizzie’s friend, that’s all. Joined military to get away from factory work but also to prove his worth to his dad and mum and fight for his country. Has been sober for a while now and gives Lizzie advice from time to time. Started a small, private car mechanic business not far back.​
    Richard Chapman
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    Full Name: Richard Sasha Chapman
    Age: 35
    Role: Communist Agitator; Chasity's Husband
    Bio: Born to a English mother and Russian father, Richard began to appreciate the ideals of communism at a young age. His father was a communist agitator who often took to violence to get his point across which led to his arrest when Richard was the age of sixteen. When his father had gotten arrested his mother has changed his last name to her maiden name so that Richard hadn't been looked down upon because of the radical ideals of his father that frequently appeared in the newspaper, and moved them to Birmingham where he would finish his learning and ultimately be raised. Though when he turned 18 he realized that the preachings of his father were right and against his mother's wishes continued his fathers legacy. Now he commonly is found starting small rebellions in factories and spreads the ideals of communism hoping to gather more people for the large scale rebellion he's planning, but he has yet to gather the right people who actually want to set the plan in motion.
 
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Okay! I'm gonna (finally) set up a better-organized thread for extras, in which I'll list subplots. We could also use it to post characters, and I'll create and index. If you can scrounge together any more summaries/ideas, it'd expedite the process. I know there were more.

@Bubbly Potions what are we gonna do with the scene we wrote with Alfie?
It was meant to be the point where the Rosamond's and Solomons were going to sign out and become allies. Bettina was going to give him some land and brotheral establishment and some land outside her turf. Also some information she compiled of two guys that Arthur was mates with during the war and who are offering help to the Peaky Blinders (The Townley brothers). Dorothy's file was handed over to him also compiling what he's dealing with and who she is.
 
@kaleidoscopique if i put the characters on each list in alphabetical order by last name, would you do that? xD i think it'd help us search for characters quicker
 
Sure, if you'd prefer!

Question: did something change in terms of linking to posts within the thread with the update?

I'm trying to do this:
Code:
 [post=2]link title[/post]
and it's not working.
 
Sure, if you'd prefer!

Question: did something change in terms of linking to posts within the thread with the update?

I'm trying to do this:
Code:
 [post=2]link title[/post]
and it's not working.

Coding has changed since you were gone. Bbcodes are different now, so that code is probably incompatible with the new server now. 🤦‍♀️

You can link by
Code:
[URL=insert url link] insert title of url [/URL]
like that to solve the issue.

Also.

ii. npcs
HOWARD BELL
RICHARD CHAPMAN
RAYMOND GALLAWAY
FRANK HOLLOWAY
IAN PATTERSON
ALEKSEI PETROV
ARCHIBALD ROSAMOND
HENRIETTA ROSAMOND
ADA SHELBY
ARTHUR SHELBY
ELIZABETH “POLLY” SHELBY
FINN SHELBY
EUGENE TOWNLEY
FREDERICK TOWNLEY

i. played characters
WILLIAM BYRNE
CHASITY LAURENCE
REGINA "LIZZIE" MCGOWAN BELL
BETTINA ROSAMOND
JOHN SHELBY
THOMAS SHELBY
DOROTHY TOWNLEY
 
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Wait but how do I link to a specific post within a thread?
 
Wait but how do I link to a specific post within a thread?

Click on the number of the thread. For example, next to where my post says "new" there will also be a bookmark icon and a number. Click on the number of the thread, it will refresh, and click on the url search bar- it will have the exact post link. :)
 
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So John and Lizzie right now are like in the "Oh hell no" part of relationship and there was another meeting that John and Tommy attended to in the meantime via IC. So, how would we consider going about letting Lizzie in on the commie meeting? 😏I know there was a brief idea from Kay stating that John could let slip "James" is coming down to London to run errands and Lizzie goes to investigate but do we think that kind of approach would still work? Or would Lizzie have to pull the information out of him? 🤭

EDIT: And also, given she tries to pull the information out of John, it could also be a time where she tries to find out more about the Peaky Blinders, if not the commies. As per the idea Kay and I built a while back, perhaps this is where John denies helping her out and after multiple times, and him continuing to say no, she finally brings matters in her own hands and gets caught up in danger? Since she is intially motivated by the desire to get back at John through her writing.
 
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So John and Lizzie right now are like in the "Oh hell no" part of relationship and there was another meeting that John and Tommy attended to in the meantime via IC. So, how would we consider going about letting Lizzie in on the commie meeting? 😏I know there was a brief idea from Kay stating that John could let slip "James" is coming down to London to run errands and Lizzie goes to investigate but do we think that kind of approach would still work? Or would Lizzie have to pull the information out of him? 🤭
Seems to me that the simplest solution would be for John and Lizzie to move slightly out of the 'oh hell naw' phase first. Or, maybe she finds out through Chas, as Howard might have mentioned something to her/left a schedule lying around?
 
So John and Lizzie right now are like in the "Oh hell no" part of relationship and there was another meeting that John and Tommy attended to in the meantime via IC. So, how would we consider going about letting Lizzie in on the commie meeting? 😏I know there was a brief idea from Kay stating that John could let slip "James" is coming down to London to run errands and Lizzie goes to investigate but do we think that kind of approach would still work? Or would Lizzie have to pull the information out of him? 🤭
Seems to me that the simplest solution would be for John and Lizzie to move slightly out of the 'oh hell naw' phase first. Or, maybe she finds out through Chas, as Howard might have mentioned something to her/left a schedule lying around?

Definitely move out of that phase first. Question is, how? They randomly meet each other again? Try to figure out the relationship? And she could definitely snoop through her husband's things. xD

Jsyk,

(Lizzie, married to the chief of police (Howard), is an investigative reporter and full-time alcoholic. She's still in love with John Shelby. Her husband Richard is a communist with dreams of violent revolution, and he's just found an ally in the Russian Alexsei.)

It seems you meant to put the sentence about Richard unde Chasity. xD
 
Maybe after a few days of cooling off, John could realize he's not prepared to give her up, and decide he wants to talk when they're both a little more cool-headed, and invite her for a drink?

Oops will take a look! That's what comes of too much copy-and-pasting.
 
Maybe after a few days of cooling off, John could realize he's not prepared to give her up, and decide he wants to talk when they're both a little more cool-headed, and invite her for a drink?

Oops will take a look! That's what comes of too much copy-and-pasting.

Yeah, that'd be fabulous! Maybe she'll give him back his jacket then. XDDD
 
Maybe after a few days of cooling off, John could realize he's not prepared to give her up, and decide he wants to talk when they're both a little more cool-headed, and invite her for a drink?

Oops will take a look! That's what comes of too much copy-and-pasting.

Yeah, that'd be fabulous! Maybe she'll give him back his jacket then. XDDD
Tbh he'll probably pretend it's the only reason he came back aha
 
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Maybe after a few days of cooling off, John could realize he's not prepared to give her up, and decide he wants to talk when they're both a little more cool-headed, and invite her for a drink?

Oops will take a look! That's what comes of too much copy-and-pasting.

Yeah, that'd be fabulous! Maybe she'll give him back his jacket then. XDDD
Tbh he'll probably pretend it's the only reason he came back aha

"I came back for my jacket"

"What jacket"

"The one you're wearin. My jacket."

"This? This isn't yours. It's mine now." ;)

XDDDD

Also for Bettina, consider placing a spoiler down below with her information in it for those on mobile. The code itself is unreadable on mobile sadly.
 
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Whoop whoop! Very excited... for things to happen... For relationship struggles... For Lizzie struggles because oml... when John invites her for drinks... Does he do it at her house? I cannot even with the possibilties of how things will turn out... And the meeting... She'll probably still try and find out more about the Peaky Blinders oops. 👀
 
For those of you who haven't found it yet, I've started to pull together an info thread for extras + more mobile-friendly character sheets : click me!

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I was working on my own mobile friendly codes. Well aware of Bettina's not being so at the moment... Was actually working on that last night just codes were giving me the shits
I added a spoiler to Bettina's post which should work on mobile. Lemme know if it doesn't though
 
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Whoop whoop! Very excited... for things to happen... For relationship struggles... For Lizzie struggles because oml... when John invites her for drinks... Does he do it at her house? I cannot even with the possibilties of how things will turn out... And the meeting... She'll probably still try and find out more about the Peaky Blinders oops. 👀
Well, he's certainly not going to go to her place unless he wants Tommy to murder him for pissing off the Chief of Police aha.
 
Whoop whoop! Very excited... for things to happen... For relationship struggles... For Lizzie struggles because oml... when John invites her for drinks... Does he do it at her house? I cannot even with the possibilties of how things will turn out... And the meeting... She'll probably still try and find out more about the Peaky Blinders oops. 👀
Well, he's certainly not going to go to her place unless he wants Tommy to murder him for pissing off the Chief of Police aha.

"Where would I go if I was Lizzie? Ah, the grocery store!" XDDD

*Lizzie be shopping for vegetables*

Oh, even better, praying in church... Yeah... She'd be doing that...
 
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Are we keeping Howard NPC because he seems to have more purpse as a main for the plot and progression. It'd help with interactions.