Discreet Character Recommendations

Is your character known (discreetly!) for being the person to go to for their specific expertise/connections?

List them in a comment below, along with their purported specialty (no more than 3, please) and their class (so you can determine whether your player would be in their social circle or not).

Note: This is NOT required.

This is a resource for players to recommend other players to those who might not be on the forums but are searching for additional connections and/or plot.

Your character can be an actual expert in this or they can be rumored to be an expert in this but not actually be- the whole idea is furthering connections based on perception.

Note 2: This is about what your character knows/does, more than who your character is. Please focus on skills and expertise (rumored or true), rather than personality.

Example of how this would work:

Player A is known amid their social circle for having an excellent eye for racehorses.

Player B is in Player A's social circle, and engages communications with Players C, D, and E.

Player B learns (via the newsletter, direct correspondence, or rumors from other players) that Player D intends to buy a racehorse.

Player B can include in their next correspondence to Player D that they've heard Player A has an uncanny ability to identify top-tier racehorses, and perhaps Player D should contact them?

Player D now has the name of Player A and can write to them on the pretext of buying a racehorse (and in doing so, they can all enjoy some plot developments).

Looking to deepen your character's connections with others, forming drama worthy of writing about? You should also check out @Duke James Richmond (Greg)'s Character Tie BINGO: https://www.romancingjan.com/forum/gaming-forum/6820f0ba

(will update with additions)

Running List of "Experts"

Name: @Sophrona Ramsbury

Known for: Finding unusual new dishes/foods and sending them to others (generally heavily spiced foods)

Class: Nobility

Name: @Earl Nicholas Howard

Known for: Animal expertise and collection (both domestic and exotic)

Class: Nobility

Name: @Eleanor Savery (Hilary)

Known for: Matchmaking (romantic and otherwise)

Class: Nobility

Name: @Duke James Richmond (Greg)

Known for: Horse breeding, ethical art/antiques curation, throwing excellent parties & hunts

Class: Nobility

Name: @Lady Violet Heloise Blankeney-Coventry (Elizabeth)

Known for: Fashion advice, reading recommendations (especially in French), connecting together new debutantes for collaboration & commiseration

Class: Nobility

Name: @Lady/Marquess Emmeline Petty-Fitzmaurice (Robin)

Known for: Collecting art/antiques/books, international travel experiences, business sense (being an investor, connecting business partners, etc.)

Class: Nobility

Name: @Lord Ambrose Etienne Galois (Ezekiel)

Known for: Having a keen eye for fashion, being the owner and of La Couronne upon Saville Street (tailor shop), having a keen knowledge of wine (especially palm wines)

Class: Nobility

Name: @Lady Theodosia Graves (She/Her Rachael)

Known for: Discreet pubs in which to play at being merchant-class, discerning taste in brandy, horse training

Class: Nobility

Name: @H. Ada Everley Whitman (Carly)

Known for: Fashion trend expertise, being a patron of the arts, and being in the know about the next big arts trend/performance

Class: Nobility

Name: @Duchess Eudora St. Clair

Known for: Botany/gardening, especially exotic flora and discreet pubs/parties in which to play at being merchant-class

Class: Nobility

Name: @Lady Kaeitha Vale {Allison}

Known for: Gambling expertise, skill with a sword, and taste in fashion

Class: Nobility

Name: @Tara M. Clapper (Lady Catherine Stuart)

Known for: Excellent singing voice, being devoutly Catholic, being keen about politics

Class: Nobility

Name: @Primrose Hazelton

Known for: Breeding and training exceptional hunting dogs

Class; Nobility

Name: @(Rachel) Hazel Wynnewood

Known for: Theatrical knowledge, musical talent, and their social machinations

Class: Nouveau Riche

Name: @Lady Olivia Curtis (Helen)

Known for: Fossil hunting, local geography, and livestock husbandry

Class: Nobility

Name: @Abraham Griffen (Steve he/him)

Known for: Exceptional skill at sailing, good with navigation, and good at combat (personal and nautical)

Class: Nobility

Name: @Lady Yvette Bellamy (Kitty)

Known for: Natural philosophy, knowledge of folklore and the occult, herbal remedies and knowledge

Class: Nobility

Name: @Bishop William Lincoln (Dan)

Know for: Knowledge of Biblical precedent for a variety of possible actions, being a discreet personal confessor, having an eye for jewelry and art appraisal

Class: Clergy

Name: @Octavia Thistledown (Tavvi) / (JL)

Known for: Botany/medicinal potions, hosting lively salons, and giving advice/assistance to young persons.

Class: N/A

Name: @Lady Charlotte Merriweather (Merry)

Known for: Expertise with firearms and an in-depth knowledge of sea shanties and other nautical songs

Class: Nobility