Non Player Characters





Seth Cuthbert


NPC - up for adoption



Vitals

Name: Seth Cuthbert
Nickname: none
Age: 36
Birthday: October 1, 1970
Sexual Orientation: heterosexual
Status: divorced, currently single
Job: civillian contractor - courthouse
Religion: anglican/agnostic
Chronic diseases/Other Illness: azoor, a non-contagious virus that affects the rods and cones in a persons eyes, rendering the person blind or very close to it. Seth does have some sight in very bright lights, however those same lights also cause him headaches. Even with glasses he is still legally blind so he does not have any.
Allergies: none
Smokes: yes, but trying to quit
Drinks: yes, former alcoholic




Appearance

Height: 6' 2 1/2"
Weight: 200lbs
Build: Average, but reasonably muscled from frequent exercise
Eyes: very pale blue
Hair: Dark brown, cropped close to his head.
Complexion: fairly pale, he's British
Glasses: he always wears sunglasses outside and sometimes inside depending on the light, but no prescription glasses
Scars: A few here and there from tumbles as a child
Tattoos/Piercing: None
Usually wears: eveyrthing he wears is perpetually slightly rumpled no matter how careful he is not to wrinkle things. At work he wears slacks, button up white oxfords with the top button undone, tie pulled down a few inches and an optional sport jacket. He tends towards darker suits and only white oxfords. When he is not at work he wears jeans, a leather jacket, assorted t-shirts and pullovers depending on the season. He tends towards the monochromatic or neutral colours.
Never wears: shorts if he can avoid it



Personality

Seth can be difficult to approach at first, he hates asking or accepting help to do anything or admitting he has a problem. However, he is a consumate professional and will do nearly anything to get the job done and done correctly. He is also a perfectionist and demands it of himself and others while at work, but not from his son.
He loves his son dearly and will move heaven and earth to do things for him if needed. One of his biggest regrets is that he cannot see his son grow up.

Once you get past his crusty exterior though, he has a wicked senses of humour and loves a good football match and going out with the guys. He is still learning about what he can and cannot do, but he will give almost anything a try once. The exception to this is relationships, he was in one towards the beginning of his vision problems which ended badly and he had not been in one since. He is scared to love and to love another.



Personal History

Originally from London, England, Seth moved to America a year after his ex-wife and son moved to be closer to his son.

Seth Cuthbert entered the police academy after he finished secondary school following in his fathers footsteps. He excelled at it and was quickly fast tracked towards detective. He married Marsha when he was 23 after dating her for two years. They had a son almost immediately after and separated when he was only 5 years old, which eventually led to a divorce. Seth is a workaholic which is what directly led to his divorce, but it also enabled him to be promoted much faster than he otherwise would have.

While at the height of his career as a Detective Chief Inspector in charge of his own unit, he began having difficulties with his eyes. Things became blurry at random and lights would starburst and hurt his eyes. He was diagnosed with azoor, a rare virus that targets the rods and cones in a persons eyes. In many cases, people with azoor have significant vision loss if not complete blindness. Seth was no exception to this and reluctantly sold his car. He hid his growing disability from his coworkers for nearly six months by pretending to be an alcoholic until he was caught by three of his junionr detectives. They did not turn him in, but he chose to take an indefinate leave of absence rather than embarass himself or his department further. His public near-drunkenness was not entirely an act though, while he was coming to grips with the disease he became a borderline alcoholic, sober during the day at work, but unable to fall asleep without alcohol at night.

He spent several months after that doing what his doctors had recommended since his initial diagnosis, going to occupational therapy and orientation and mobility training, not to mention sobering up. Not knowing what to do now that he was no longer a detective, he became a civilian consultant with the precinct, essentially his same job but without the title and responsibility. He was also forbidden to carry a weapon and they did their best to keep him out of danger.

When his exwife and her husband had the opportunity to move overseas, Seth was initially resistant, but he couldn't deny his son the oppotunity to study in the USA. He was able to arrange an exchange between the London and Pleasant Port court systems so he does something similar to before, but more to study the differences between the two systems than as an actual police officer. He is strictly a civillian. This has put him within an hour of his son and he has custody of him every other weekend and most school holidays. His drinking is now under control.



Job

Seth works at the Court House on 14 Main Street, he assists in cases and serves as a liason between the courts and the police.

Working schedule:

Monday 7:30-5:30 Court House
Tuesday 7:30-5:30 Court House
Wednesday 7:30-5:30 Court House
Thursday 7:30-5:30 Court House
Friday 7:30-5:30 Court House
Saturday OPEN
Sunday OPEN



Living Situation


Address:
Address: 3 Oxford Drive



Does he live alone? yes, his son comes to visit every couple weeks
Lives in town since: March 2006




Transportation

he walks



Family Background


Marsha Cuthbert-Robbins(ex-wife) After being divorced for 6 years and sharing custody of their son, Jamie, Marsha and Seth have mangaed to establish a reasonably friendly relationship. Seth, however, does not like her 2nd husband, Phillip.
Jamie Cuthbert The light of Seth's world. He lives with his mother and stepfather most of the time, but comes to visit his father every other weekend and on some holidays. He's 13.
Michelle & David KinsingtonSeth's sister and brother-in-law in England. Michelle thinks he is crazy for allowing Jamie to go the USA and even crazier to follow. They don't fight, but they don't speak often and aren't especially close. Their daughter is named Xenia.


Relationships with other Characters


|Emily Gray Emily is probably the closest person Seth has to a friend in Pleasant Port. He thinks she's pretty decent overall.
Brian MillerSeth and Brian met under less than auspicious circumstances - Seth slugged Brian. Since then, they have managed to become friends with a mutual respect for one another.

Devon Hennessey Devon is a detective with the PPPD and she involves Seth in aspects of some of her cases, which he loves. He'd do almost anything to do 'real' police work.


Other Characters speak about Seth

Brian Miller: "The guy's got a tough outer shell to crack. You really need a boulder to get through. I think I'm just starting to make a dent in it. Once you get past his defensive side, he's actually a cool guy with a great sense of humor."

Emily Gray: "He's been coming into my store for a while now and slowly he's coming out of his shell and showing that he's in fact a really nice and funny guy. I guess Seth can come across as a pretty grumpy person if you don't know him, but just wait and don't give up and you'll see he's actually really nice."



Life

Activities: bowling, jogging, working out
Likes: good scotch, hard rock, football (soccer to you yanks!), being with his son, books on tape
Dislikes: accepting help, cauliflower, mismatched socks
Favorite film: V for Vendetta
Favorite song: The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
Favorite quote: "Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless." - Jamie Paolinetti
Favorite food: chinese takeout
Favorite color: black
Favorite book: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
Favorite actor/actress: Helena Bonham Carter



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Celebrity used: Clive Owen


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