Realistic or Modern Gangs of Birmingham: A New War - CS (OPEN)

Misty Gray · May 15, 2025

Gangs of Birmingham: A New War
IC Start Date: Sunday 29th August 1982

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Active Characters:
* Walker-Fletcher Family Tree *

Robert Walker (Boss) - Misty Gray
Alfred "Alfie" Walker (Heir/Vixen Owner) - BasDorcha
- Bonnie Walker (Unemployed) - ReverseTex
Felicity Walker (CEO/Fundraiser) - Misty Gray
Thomas Walker (TBD) - neverbackdown

Richard Finley (Advisor/Retired) - ReverseTex
Dean Walters (Private Investigator) - BasDorcha
Lisa Evans (Lawyer) - ReverseTex

Alexander Möhren - (Fixer/Bodyguard) Misty Gray
María Cross Möhren (Hotel Manager/Ops Director) - ReverseTex

Vincent "Vinny" McConnel (Senior Security) - BasDorcha
Graham Smith (TBD/Security) - BeyondDandy
Joseph Worthington (Security/Surveillance) - Misty Gray

Hillary Hamilton (Retired/Family)
-- Lilian Hamilton (Club Owner) NightSky
-- Audrey Powell (Restaurant Owner) Bearly
Norman Fletcher (Head/Patriarch) - BeyondDandy
Anthony "Tony" Fletcher (Leader/Eldest Brother) - Misty Gray
- Julia Fletcher (Accountant) - neverbackdown
Penelope "Penny" Fletcher (Cleaner) - BasDorcha
Victoria "Rory" Fletcher (Underboss/Pub Manager) - neverbackdown

Grady Evans (Family/Friend) - BeyondDandy
Patrick "Paddy" Crane (Gang Boss) - ReverseTex
Frankie Mancini (Fight Promoter/Bookmaker) - NanLia
Marco Alessi (Gang Member/Fraudster) - Misty Gray
Stanley Reed (Repairman/Groundskeeper) - ReverseTex
Jason Zou (Gang Member) - AriAriAbabwa

Marty Shaw (Boxer) - Bearly
Hannah Pearson (Pub Owner/Ally) - Misty Gray
Others:
Margaret O'Shea (Fence/Underworld Financier) - NanLia
Caitlin O'Shea (Finance Administrator) - Misty Gray

NPCs/Recurring:
Damon Granger - Fletcher Gang Member

Kane Ramsey - Walker Gang Member

Inspector Clive Sanderson - NCA
DCI William Barnes - Detective chief inspector

Misty Gray · May 15, 2025

Important Locations/Businesses

The Platinum Lounge
Located in the city centre. VIP nightclub frequented by the rich, powerful, and famous. Owned by Robert Walker. Managed by Lilian Hamilton.

The Vixen
Located in the city centre. Strip club owned by Alfie Walker.
Aston Auto Repairs
Located in Aston. Motor repair shop owned by Tony Fletcher. Does legit jobs and dodgy jobs.

The Red Lion Pub
Located in Aston. Pub owned by Tony Fletcher. Managed by Rory.

Smith's Butchers Shop
Located in Aston. Butchers shop owned by Tony Fletcher.
Crane's Corner
Located in Ladywood. Boxing Gym owned by Paddy Crane.

The Fox and Hound
Located in Ladywood. Pub owned by Hannah Pearson. Although generally everyone is welcome, this is the Crane gang's local and she favours them over others.
Evans, Barrister & Co.
Located in the city centre. Lisa Evans legal office.

O'Shea's Curios and Provisions
General Goods & Second-hand Store. Owned by Maggie O'Shea.

A narrow two-story brick building adjacent to a busy market corner, located behind a post office.

From the outside, the shop is quaint, hand painted window signs boasts about "household items, tools, books, jewelry & rarities" along with some vignettes. Inside, the walls are lined with miss-matched shelves and curio cabinets, covered with a variety of items, somewhat organized into categories, though clearly not someone adept at inventory (or not seemingly).

The main pallor and sales floor is small, only ten feet across at the widest and feels far smaller because of the height of the furniture and the sheer amount of things At the back a long waist height desk with a register and ledger, to the right of that a door that has "Private" scrawled on it.

Most customers never see anything beyond the front of the shop, and those who frequent could swear nothing much moves from the shelves. How is a place like this still in business?

Behind the private door is a secondary shop, this one luxurious. Velvet couch and settee, old and out dated but expensive. the room is open and airy, the windows at the back lined with matching velvet curtains, letting the light in from a small yard. Here there are more shelves along the walls, but these glass cases and wood furnishings match, and appear to be custom made to fit.

Gatsby's Restaurant - TBD
Located in the city centre. Restaurant owned by a Audrey Powell. Everyone is welcome!

Misty Gray · May 15, 2025

Robert Walker

Name:
Robert Charles Walker

Nicknames:
"Casanova": Mostly by Richard and Dean (RAF nickname)
"Rob": Only those closest to him get away with this.

Age and Date of Birth:
68, 1st February 1914

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual, Widowed, Dating Lisa Evans
(Previously married, 1937-1976)

Face Claim:
Pierce Brosnan

Height:
6'0"

Affiliation:
The Walkers

Role/Occupation:
Boss of the Walker Family
RAF Soldier/Pilot during Second World War
MBA - Master of Business Administration

Skills:
Piloting aircrafts
Survival skills
Proficient with guns and knives
Tactician
Negotiation & Persuasion
Business/Financial Management & law
Speaking/writing in French
Charming women
Likes:
Control
Talking business
Romance
Physical affection
Jogging
Meetings and dinner parties
Brandy and Scotch whiskey
Hardworking and ambitious people
Making and enforcing rules
Church

Dislikes:
Mess and disorder
PTSD
Boredom and too much downtime
Hippies
Tardiness
Rock music
Laziness
Failures

Personality:
- Romantic - Committed - Intelligent - Creative - Focused - Generous - Loyal - Protective -
- Vengeful - Serious - Relentless - Stern - Dismissive - Stubborn - Distrusting -

Personality Type:
INTJ-A - Architect
History up to 1975:

The eldest of three siblings, Robert was born and raised in Birmingham. His father was a surgeon and his mother the daughter of a lawyer, which meant the Walkers grew up in a wealthy and respectable household. Robert's parents had been strict and their Christian faith played an important part in life growing up. Of the three siblings, Robert was always the most popular and intelligent, performing exceptionally well in school. Along with his natural charm and good looks, it was easy to see why he was the favourite with his parents and peers alike.

In 1936, whilst studying at Cambridge University, Robert met Caroline Reynolds. He'd been exploring the City of London when he managed to get himself lost and the beautiful blonde woman answered his request for directions. The spark between them was instant and the next evening they had their first date. She shared the same beliefs and came from a wealthy background herself, which ticked all of the boxes for Robert's hard to please parents who had accused his previous girlfriends of being gold diggers. To Robert, she was perfect on a deeper and more personal level than that, with him realising early on that she was the woman he would marry. The couple married in 1937 and moved in to a house together in Birmingham.

Their first child, Charles, was born in 1939 and the two of them instantly fell in love with their new born son. Not long after, Robert had to leave his newly formed family behind, enlisted to fight in the Second World War. With existing piloting skills taught to him by his father, Robert was enlisted with the Royal Air Force. That was where he first met Richard Finley. Like everywhere else in his life; from school to University to work, Robert was naturally popular with his comrades in the RAF too. But it was Richard who he got along best with. Despite their very different social backgrounds and classes, the two men quickly became friends and eventually something of adopted brothers to each other.

On a less proud note, it was also during his time at war and away from Caroline that Robert was first tempted enough to break his marriage vows. An attractive nurse had been flirting with him and it didn't take long for him to give in to her. She was the first woman he'd slept with outside of his marriage but was certainly not going to be the last.

It was during the war that Robert found a brother in his wingman, Richard. The two spent most of their time together, starting in Manston until soon being stationed in Cairo, Egypt. It's there they were assigned to work undercover to gain intelligence on the Nazi, Max Mohren. With Richard befriending Max, Robert was tasked with getting close to the German's wife, an Austrian named Ava. During the mission, Robert found himself growing to like Ava and on one occasion the two slept together. However, when Max learn the truth about the two Englishmen, he abducted Robert in 1941. Robert spent two months imprisoned in a dark cell, where he was tortured, beaten, and starved by the Nazis. Thankfully, Richard and Ava were able to rescue Robert from captivity. Their escape ended with Ava's death; accidentally shot by Max during their escape across the desert. Robert then slaughtered Max before he and Richard fled to safety back in Cairo.

After the Second World War ended, Robert provided many donations towards helping those whose homes and livelihoods had been destroyed in bombings. It was through his charitable enterprises that Robert gained power and respect not only from the community but from important public figures too.

As the years went on, Robert expanded on his businesses and reach over Birmingham, but as the city thrived he became set on taking back from the investments he'd put in. With the police and public figures alike on his side, the man became practically untouchable. Robert kept the streets as clean as they needed to be, when they needed to be. This included ensuring Elwyn Jones and his gang was wiped out of Birmingham. In reality, despite his removing of the gangs, the crime remained, but he'd taken control of it and, of course, profited from it along the way. Robert was able to sway the public more effectively than the likes of local politicians could and from that, he had them eating out of his hands.

Even back home with his wife and having more children together, Robert still couldn't stay faithful. Women would flirt with him, his wealth and power adding to his good looks to draw them in. Robert often gave in and had one night stands. In the end, it was those that Caroline could in time forgive, but the man eventually admitted to having three affairs during the 1950s, one of which with Dorothy Fletcher. That was difficult for Caroline to take and for weeks they lived under the same roof with her unable to even speak to or look at him. Eventually, Robert was able to convince Caroline to stay with him and the couple eventually got back on track. Despite the affairs, he'd always loved Caroline and he knew she'd never stopped loving him, despite him breaking her heart.

Over the years, others have tried to challenge the Walkers. Those who were smart enough soon backed down, and those who weren't usually found themselves dead. For some years, one man who did challenge Robert and make waves, but live to tell the tale, was Norman Fletcher. For a short time, during the early 1950s, the two men had been on good terms, along with their wives forming friendships too. Despite being from different backgrounds, they worked well together. Norman knew his place and how far he was permitted to go without crossing the line. However, Norman soon grew ambitious and overstepped the mark, causing a rift between the two men. Robert had been keeping close watch on Norman, ready to take action the moment the Fletchers blew their last chance. Much to his amusement, Robert didn't need to do much at all, as 16 years ago, the would-be business rival was arrested for murdering another man. To give the case a nudge in the right direction, Robert secretly made sure the witnesses to the crime gave the most incriminating - and exaggerated - of evidence during the trial and that any claims of self-defence were torn apart. With Norman found guilty and locked up for murder, Robert had got rid of the pest once and for all.

During his run of Birmingham, Robert has maintained his brotherly friendship with Richard. This did come much to his biological brother, Henry's, distaste. The man felt he deserved a bigger part in the business, but Robert refused as he didn't believe Henry had earned what he was asking for. Still, when Henry was killed, it did hit Robert hard - he was his brother, after all. His nephew, Jackie, seemed to share Henry's belief that he deserved more of a cut in the business too. With Caroline's persuasion, Robert gave Jackie a chance but was always left disappointed, especially when his nephew then got himself locked up.

For some years, things were running smoothly. Other gangs and criminals tried to take their cut of the city, but were easily stamped out by the powerful Walkers. Those who were allowed to remain knew to stay in line and adhere to the Walkers rules. Over recent years, Tony Fletcher, Norman's son, hasn't gone by unnoticed by Robert but so far has known when to back down.

Recent history:

In August 1975, Robert's heir, Charles, was found murdered in an alleyway. It was eventually revealed that Marco Alessi had murdered Robert's eldest son in self-defence. It took a lot of time and persuasion for Robert to wish anything but a painful death for his son's killer, but Richard and Dean stepped in until he eventually allowed the legal system to deliver justice. In the end, Marco was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and imprisoned for five years. To this day, Robert believes the young man got off lightly for killing Charles, but he swore off enacting his own punishment on Marco.

In 1975, the Walker and Fletcher families came under attack in the city. It was eventually revealed to be the work of Aidan Jones, seeking revenge after his father, Elwyn, had been murdered by Richard decades earlier and Robert had forced the Jones family out of Birmingham to make way for his own empire. During his attacks, Aidan had a charity event infiltrated by gunmen, leading to the death of the Mayor at the time, along with others. Richard and Rory were also shot and injured during the attack.

In 1976, the truth about Robert's past affair with Dorothy Fletcher became public knowledge, with both families learning he was in fact Rory's biological father. Although it was met with animosity at the start, Robert and his daughter would eventually bond, but not before they suffered a traumatic experience together..

Felicity and Rory were abducted and imprisoned for two weeks in an attempt to weaken Robert. This lead to Robert pleading for Rory's life as her abductors held a gun to her head, threatening to kill her. Following their eventual safe release, Aidan then had a hitman, Ellias Conway, poison and kill Caroline. This triggered a darker side of Robert which had been mostly contained since the war. Conway was captured and then tortured by Robert, who had intended to make the killer suffer for longer had Richard not intervened and put the hitman out of his misery.

After giving into his darker side and being pulled back to reality by Richard, Robert decided to take the more peaceful approach and sought peace talks with Aidan. This lead to the men agreeing to a truce, where Aidan took back the territory that had been stolen from Elwyn decades earlier. Though Robert always remained cautious and suspicious of Jones, the business relationship worked ever since, albeit with some differences along the way.

Over the years since the 1976 truce, the Walkers and Fletchers have put aside their previous rivalries and instead worked well together in their businesses. Alfie has also been given more responsibility in the business, but Robert has shown no signs of being ready to retire and remains uncertain as to whether Alfie is fully equipped to take his place yet.

Having experienced so much loss and violence over the years, Robert has been trying to take a more positive approach to life over recent years. Granted, it took a health scare towards the end of 1976 and a warning from his doctor to keep his blood pressure low to finally make him focus on his mental health.

It took a couple of years after Caroline's death before Robert considered going back out on the dating scene. He believed it was the right time and the idea of staying single for the rest of his years never sat well with him. Robert wasn't the type of many to live a solitary life. Dating wasn't as easy as it had always been before, as he now sought a real connection, rather than letting lust guide him. But soon, he found himself reconnecting with Lisa Evans, the family's lawyer and a woman he'd had a fling with in the late 1960s. Both had since been widowed and they ended up finding support in each other. They formed a real connection and friendship where they helped each other with their grief. Eventually, their passion returned and the two have been dating for the last couple of years.

Now seeing a therapist for his PTSD and keeping physically fit, Robert feels the most relaxed that he has in many years. Regardless, anyone would be foolish to think he will go lightly on those who cross him. He's still the same sharp and controlling gang boss he's always been!
Caroline Walker - First Wife [Deceased]
Charles Walker - Son [Deceased]
Alfie Walker - Son/Underboss
-- Bonnie Walker - Daughter-in-law
--- Carrie Anne Walker - Granddaughter
--- Charlie Finley Walker - Grandson
Felicity Walker - Daughter
Diana Walker - Daughter
Victoria "Rory" Fletcher - Daughter (to Dorothy Fletcher)
Thomas Walker - Son

Richard Finley - "Brother"/Best Friend
Dean Walter - Close Friend
Lisa Evans - Girlfriend/Lawyer

Henry Walker - Brother [Deceased]
-- Jackie Walker - Nephew [Estranged]

Hillary Hamilton - Sister
-- Nephew/Niece (32+) - OPEN SPOT
-- Niece (aged 30) - WIP

Graham Smith - Employee/Felicity's Fiancé

Dr Emily Sawyer - Therapist

Dorothy Fletcher - Old flame/Rory's mother
The Fletchers - Allies (Former rivals)
The Joneses - Affiliated Gang (Former enemies)

ReverseTex · May 15, 2025

Dr. Richard Finley

Name:
Dr. Richard Finley

Nicknames:
Rich: Name of Endearment from close friends
Uncle Richard: Nieces and Nephews

Age and Date of Birth:
64, August 29th

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Homosexual, complicated

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Gary Oldman

Height:
5'9

Affiliation:
Walker

Role/Occupation:
Retired.
Former Mayor of Birmingham
Former Lecturer at the University of Birmingham
Former RAF Solider/Pilot

Skills:
DPhil: History (specialized in nation-building in the Greco-Roman)
Socializing: Used to lecturing and communicating in upper-class circles
Prior military experience: see history
Logical Reasoning
Likes:
Reading/Writing/Poetry
Gin
Teaching
Rock n' Roll
Structure

Dislikes:
Drugs
Laziness
Senseless violence
Entitled aristocracy

Personality:
Richard is loyal to a fault and generally a lovely man. He is selfless, empathetic, and endearing. Regardless of social class or creed, he is welcoming with open arms. His curiosity is boundless, loving to learn and teach others about anything he can. Due to his decades of involvement with the city, both as an educator and politician, he's rather well known, to his frustration. Though an extrovert, he prefers to spend time with his family and friends rather than strangers. Outside of his oddities, he's still very strict and regimented due to his time in the RAF and past struggles with substance. When he breaks routine, there is usually cause for concern.

Personality Type:
ENTJ-T
History:

Richard was born and raised in the grizzled working class of Birmingham. Coming from humble beginnings, his father worked as a dock worker on the canals, and his mother mended clothes for neighboring families for extra change. He realized quickly that his parents had no intention of having children; their financial situation barely supported the three of them, and both of his parents lacked nurturing skills. His father would tip off to bars in the evenings, and his mother would disappear into the night to conceal her darker bad habits from her son. This meant from a young age, Richard had to fend for and care for himself. Picking up a job at the local steel mill at a young age, he was able to maintain simple funding for himself to buy food from the families whom his mother mended for. Around the age of 13, he lied his way into a bartending job in the city. At first, he was mostly talked down to and laughed at, but the bartender at the time took him under his wing. He taught the boy the basics of bartending as a barback at first, as well as the basic education he missed in his formative years. Quickly, Richard began to succeed in this environment. He managed to save up a small sum to rent a dilapidated flat in the city closer to work and spent any of his spare cash on books and cigarettes.

Just as Richard's life found stability, the world plunged into hellfire amid the dawn of the Second World War. Like many poor men, Richard saw an opportunity in the chance of war and enlisted at the age of 22 in the Royal Air Force as soon as the paper spread of the invasion of Poland. He picked up the military regime quickly, enjoying the routine and camaraderie. His standout performance in boot camp booked him a ticket into the fighter pilot program, where he learned how to fly a Spitfire and built his band of brothers. At his first station, RAF Manston, he met Robert Walker. Though from the same town, they were unbeknownst to each other's existence throughout their childhood. The two caught on quickly despite growing up in different classes. Through their shared experience as wingmen, the two forged their brotherhood early. Their next station, in RAF Cairo, led to more perilous adventures and inconceivable trauma. (ask GM's for more details here if needed we have a seperate about this).

Following the war, Richard knew after his time in the RAF he needed to seek higher education. Most of the men he flew with were upper class, and after bonding with Robert, he knew he needed to start making a name for himself at the age of 28. He was late to the game and needed to get started. Richard was able to secure an educational visa and grant funding to study in the United States Richard got his undergraduate degree in political science from Yale University. At this point, Richard's visa expired, forcing him to emigrate back to the UK at the age of 31. By this time in his life, Richard leaned heavily into substance abuse. Similar to his parents, he got his nose into things he shouldn't during his time in the states. To cope with the war and the isolation. Robert stood by him, helping him recover and providing him opportunities to get back on his feet. He spent some time working for Robert's side of the business, managing parts of his charitable industry during the day and dabbling in the darker errands at night. Unbeknownst to him at the time, Robert was advocating for his father to help him split the cost of continuing to fund Richard's education. He knew Richard had a thirst for knowledge and a love for the classics and wanted to thank his wingman for keeping him alive through the war. After two years of loyal work as a collector and general counsel, Robert surprised Richard with the gift of a lifetime. Richard enrolled at Oxford University shortly after and began to build his knowledge and network through the upper class.

After a few years, Richard was able to get governmental aid for his education to help offset some of Walker's contributions. During this time, he spent a year in Greece to conduct his thesis research. But by the end of his education, Richard ended up with a doctorate in history.

Financially stable and comfortable on his own, Richard reaped the rewards of his labor, alas. He enjoyed university lecturing and teaching, creating bonds with many of his students and conducting research simultaneously. Family life was normal until the death of Charles Walker. The attitude of the city changed, alongside the Walker family's rage and grief. Before any wounds could properly heal, the businesses took blow after blow in the wake of Aidan Jones's terror. In a desperate need to contribute to the city as a whole, rather than selfishly for the Walker family, Richard ran for Mayor. Winning the seat in a special election following the death of his predecessor, he served out his term. In his time as Mayor, Richard had an outstanding record for decreasing crime rates as well as beefing up social services programs. Though the job took its toll on him, physically and mentally. The conservative base increased as well, making reelection more of an uphill battle. So, he opted to forgo a reelection campaign, opting to focus on family and rest.

At present, Richard still retains his deep-rooted connections both at the university and city. On occasion, he guest-lectures around England to continue some sort of business hobby. But most of his time is spent working alongside Felicity Walker, assisting and counseling her on the Reynolds holdings.
Robert Walker: "Brother" & Best Friend
Dean Walters: The "Complicated" Partner

Alfie Walker: Nephew
Bonnie Walker: Niece (by marriage)
Carrie Anne Walker: Great Niece
Charlie Finley Walker: Great Nephew

Felicity Walker: Niece
Thomas Walker: Niece
Rory Fletcher: Niece

Tony Fletcher: Business Associate

Alexander Mohren: Friend/Mentee
Maria Cross: Friend/Mentee

ReverseTex · May 15, 2025

Paddy Crane

Name:
Patrick "Paddy" Crane

Age and Date of Birth:
42, November 7th 1940

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
TBD

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Alan Ritchson

Height:
6'3

Affiliation:
Crane Operation

Role/Occupation:
Boxing Gym Owner: "Crane's Corner"

Skills:
Physical Strength: Boxing, Lifting, Endurance, etc...
Hand to Hand Combat
Intimidation
Likes:
Anarchy
Helping People/Friends
Boxing & Football

Dislikes:
Small Spaces
Feeling powerless
Fancy parties

Personality:
Shaped by nearly two decades in prison, Paddy is a hardened man. He is a behemoth physically, though reserved and calm unless he's boxing. Some of his mates think of him as a gentle giant, though towards his enemies he's far from it.

Personality Type:
INFP-A
History:

Patrick, like many in England at the time, was born during the height of the Second World War. His father, a policeman from Birmingham, was located in London to assist with the public Blitz efforts. His mother also relocated during this time to provide remedial care as a nurse. There isn't much he remembered about that time other than the occasional shaking building. Either way, the family stayed located in London until 1952. Moving at a young age to a city he didn't know settled poorly. Suddenly, his mother had to work fewer shifts at the hospital, and his father was gone more and more. He was going to a nicer school, despite the general industrial population in Birmingham, all without warning. Suddenly, he felt like the odd one out. He was teased at school, being the poorer boy at the private school, and pushed towards the outskirts. Despite this, he remained well-mannered up into his teenage years. By then, he was tired of the bullies as well as his parents. He despised the silent rule his father held over the house, the rule the bullies had over him, and the lack of control he felt. So, he turned to the rougher sides of Birmingham for friends and a purpose. There, he found he wasn't a total waste of space and had the freedom to do as he pleased.

Around the age of 18, due to his tall and lanky build, Paddy was asked to help a friend with a job. It seemed simple, in theory: a quick hold-up at a narcotic production site to steal the product to sell to themselves. It'd be easy money, he was told... However, the teens were sorely mistaken. The heist failed miserably, resulting in his friends' deaths, as well as Paddy's first kill. Then, he was a scared boy, unsure of what to do. Unable to run away, frozen in his own fear and doubt, he remained until the police arrived. He was booked and charged with murder and attempted burglary. Despite his father's best efforts, he was sentenced to twenty years in prison.

Prison, the true equalizer, was where Paddy found his home. Not right off the bat, of course. Since his father was a policeman, he at first received horrible treatment from inmates. It suddenly felt like grade school again, except for getting bloodied and beaten by seasoned criminals. He learned through pain that he needed to control his destiny; it wasn't up to others to determine his path. He saw successful men in the system, controlling the gangs and even some of the guards. He wanted that. He wanted to be in control. So for the first two years, Paddy kept himself isolated from the gangs. He stuck to his cell, workouts, and himself. He grew his mind, reading all sorts of novels, as well as his body. Once a tall and lanky kid, he built himself into the behemoth he is in the present day. Eventually, the gangs tried again to harass him, and they were met with a rude awakening. Broken bones, bloodied noses, and a few warnings later, he solidified himself as an indomitable physical force. It was then when a well-known man on the inside, Norman Fletcher, took an interest in Paddy. The boy had everything to be great except direction. Following the physical incident, Norman offered to look after Paddy in return for his services on the inside. Without much of an option, Paddy accepted the offer.

For the rest of his sentence, Paddy cemented himself as a stone-cold force. The shy boy who entered the cell was long dead. He wasn't afraid to spill blood or speak his mind anymore. He learned the politics of it all, which was when he learned his own father was a sellout to Birmingham's wealthy crime family, the Walkers. Despite his talent, he hated the idea of needing politics in the first place. It seemed pointless, having a system-level of power. To cap someone from seeking more was selfish, to him. After working with Norman for ten years, he started to see the cracks in the older man's facade. He was losing his grip on the system, and even his own family on the outside seemed to care less and less. He was a dying breed. Though he never acted on this inclination, not wanting to start a prison gang war, he knew he'd leave the old man behind when he had the chance.

For the last three years of his sentence, Paddy filled a similar role that Norman had for a young man named Marco Alessi. The guy had Fletcher family ties, which was why Norman required his protection. However, it was clear he caused some disruption. The two were cellmates, quickly bonding in the confines of their space. He quickly learned he'd killed a Walker boy, landing him in a heap of trouble. Regardless of the crime, he took an interest in Marco's talents. Like himself years ago, he had the potential to be a valuable asset. Once the initial adjustment period to the inside wore off, Paddy made sure Marco was well cared for. In their friendship, he explored his dreams for the outside. To create a profitable business like the one he had on the inside, free of men like Norman, his father, and the Walker family. He dreamed of free criminal enterprise to promote the best chance for men on the inside to make a life outside of jail.

Once he was released, it took Paddy a few years to land on his feet. Though he worked a simple job in prison, he picked up any job he could to save up money. Whether it was factory work or construction, he needed to remain criminally clean to appease his parole officers. Once he had enough cash saved, he purchased an abandoned dock warehouse. There, he built Crane's Corner from the ground up.
Norman Fletcher: Former Mentor
Marco Alessi: Cellmate/Friend/Business Associate
Stanley Reeds: Friend/Business Associate

Misty Gray · May 15, 2025

Felicity Walker

Name:
Felicity Beatrice Walker

Age and Date of Birth:
36, 19th August 1946

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual, Engaged to Graham Smith

Face Claim:
Jenna Coleman

Height:
5'6"

Affiliation:
Walkers

Role/Occupation:
CEO - Reynolds Prestige UK
Volunteer/Charity Founder
- Animal welfare
- Environment

Skills:
Acting, singing, and ballet dancing
Persuasion and negotiation
Manipulation
Business management
Public speaking
Switching on charm
Likes:
Fashion and jewellery
Cocktail parties
Her family
Being pampered
Working
Travel and vacations
Photography
Champagne
Working out
Animals and nature

Dislikes:
Bad manners
Freeloaders
Being underestimated
Abusive men
Sexism
Meat

Personality:
Serious and professional
Hardworking
Critical
Polished
Perfectionist
Adventurous
Quick-witted
Romantic
Good listener

Felicity can give off snobbish/unapproachable aura to outsiders, but in reality she is nice to those she trusts and likes. If they can get past the cold exterior, people will see she is nicer than first impressions suggest.

People would also be mistaken for assuming Felicity is spoiled, but in reality, she has always prided herself on working hard. Inheriting the Reynolds business had meant she was also handed a fortune and on appearance hadn't earned her top position. Despite working hard, she still feels like she could do more. So not out of guilt, but instead to give something back to society, she often volunteers and fundraises for charity. She is particularly interested in protecting animals and the environment.

Personality Type:
ISTJ-T - Logistician
History:
Growing up in a large house in a wealthy family, it would be easy to say Felicity had a spoiled and privileged upbringing. Whilst her parents bought her the newest toys and the expensive clothing, the material possessions weren't enough to compensate for what was lacking and the pressures she faced. Even having siblings she was close to didn't cancel out the negatives. Her father, Robert, was pushy and commanding with the nurturing moments an infrequent occurrence. As a child, she was pushed to strive for perfection and told failure was not an option in her family.

Along with attending singing lessons and drama clubs, Felicity was pushed to succeed in ballet dancing. Between rehearsals and school, Felicity didn't get a lot of time for fun like other kids had. The closest friends she had were her siblings. When it wasn't her father pushing her, it was her ballet instructor giving her a hard time. It was over the years in her childhood that the pressure to be perfect under her ballet instructor's orders led Felicity to becoming upright in early adulthood. She became an extreme perfectionist and unhealthily self-critical, with even the slightest of mistakes causing her to be harsh on herself.

Felicity worked her hardest through school and in the performing arts, hoping by the time she left school her father would let her decide her own path. It was towards the end of school that she finally received the approval she'd sought all along when Robert expressed his pride after watching one of her performances. Unfortunately, after that rare moment of bonding, Felicity felt she couldn't quit and had to continue studying performing arts into university. Although she did go on to achieve her degree, she didn't enjoy her time there. She'd failed to form genuine friendships, with her peers having decided early on that they didn't like her and criticised her from the start. For a while, this led to Felicity's self-esteem plummeting and she became obsessed with the way she looked as well and began restricting what she ate. She had felt trapped, wanting to abandon her studies but knowing she could never quit unless she wanted to deeply disappoint her parents.

When Felicity had graduated, she finally found the guts to tell her parents she didn't want to pursue a career in performing arts. She instead wanted to go out to work and choose her own path. She was given a job at one of Robert's hotels, where the man tested her at every opportunity and pushed her into difficult situations to see how she coped, which she figured was done to put her off the job so she would return to performing arts. Instead, she succeeded at every opportunity. She enjoyed her work and wanted to stick at it. Over the years, she succeeded in impressing Robert and was promoted to manager of one of the family's main hotel in Birmingham.

When Charles was found dead, Felicity was devastated, having been close to her brother despite his often arrogant and blunt nature. Given her family's illegal business and their growing rivalry with the Fletchers, she couldn't help be assume they were to blame. She didn't like Tony and his gang before Charles was killed, but she found herself feeling more hostile towards them. She shared her parents' hatred towards the Fletchers, often looking down her nose at the more boisterous members, such as Tony and Rory.

However, in 1976, her feelings towards the Fletchers softened upon the revelation that Robert had once had an affair with Dorothy Fletcher and Rory was in fact Felicity's half-sister. It wasn't long after that the two half-sisters were kidnapped by a shared enemy, Aidan Jones. Felicity and Rory bonded whilst imprisoned, their shared trauma somehow bringing them both together.

As a result of her abduction, Robert had Felicity assigned her own bodyguard, Graham Smith. At first, she begrudged being babysat, but as time went on, she got to know him and the two grew close. They soon started dating and eventually they got engaged. Felicity hadn't been in love before, but she never doubted Graham was the one.

In February 1976, Felicity was left devastated when her mother was poisoned and murdered on Aidan Jones' order. The action was for revenge against Robert for his involvement in the death of Aidan's father more than two decades earlier. Felicity was later shocked to learn that Caroline had left her in charge of the Reynolds' oil business, something her grandfather had left in Caroline's hands shortly before her death.

At first, Felicity couldn't understand why her mother had left her with such a burden of being responsible for such a large business. But as time went on, and with Richard's and Robert's help, she eventually found her feet. She came to realise Caroline hadn't intended to burden her, but instead had rewarded her for her hard work and determination over the years; giving her the power and stake in her family's business that Robert never did. Even if it wasn't her father's side of the business, it was a huge part of her family's name. Not only that, but any ideas about selling the business were soon put to rest when she realised even her grandfather's business, though legal, came with shadier ties in London that couldn't easily be severed. Whilst she'd preferred to never need to call a favour from them, she appreciated the assurance that the Reynolds business offered her security.

Although Felicity doesn't have to run the Reynolds business day to day, she gave up managing hotels for her father so she could focus on her new responsibilities. From time to time, she has had to travel internationally for business. Though she hasn't had reason for concern about her security, it has been known to cause controversy whenever she's had to spend time in Egypt, where her father was primarily stationed during WW2 and experienced unpleasant events.
Robert Walker - Father
Caroline Walker - Mother [Deceased]
Charles Walker - Brother [Deceased]
Alfred Walker - Brother
-- Bonnie Walker - Sister-in-law
Diana Walker - Sister
Victoria Fletcher - Half-Sister
Thomas Walker - Brother

Graham Smith - Fiancé

Richard Finley - "Uncle"/Mentor
Dean Walters - "Uncle"

Henry Walker - Uncle [Deceased]
-- Jackie Walker - Cousin

Hillary Hamilton - Aunt

OPEN TO ARRANGE MORE

Misty Gray · May 15, 2025

Alexander Möhren

Name:
Alexander Möhren

Age and Date of Birth:
44 (23rd June 1938)

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual, Single

Face Claim:
Michael Fassbender

Height:
6'1"

Affiliation:
The Walkers

Role/Occupation:
Fixer
Bodyguard

Skills:
Long and short range firearms
Physical combat
Surveillance and stealth
Strategy and Problem Solving
Negotiation
Fluent in English, French and German
Becoming fluent in Spanish
Likes:
Travelling
Exploring different countries and cultures
Reading
Photography
Museums and architecture
Sports (watching and playing)
Cocktails
Fine dining

Dislikes:
Too much down time
Xenophobia
Insults relating to WWII
Arrogance
Infidelity

Personality:
- Intelligent - Diplomatic - Observant - Romantic - Perfectionist - Reliable -
- Introverted - Objective - Committed - Controlled - Open-minded -
- Suspicious - Detached - Brutally honest - Relentless - Intimidating -

Personality Type:
INTJ-A - Architect
History:
Alexander was born in Casablanca, in 1938. His father was a German Nazi, named Max Mohren, and his mother, an Austrian named Ava. Max had been arrested and detained in Cairo by British forces, whilst Ava was captured in Casablanca, to eventually be reunited with Max in Egypt. Alex never met his father and was still a baby when separated from his mother, so by all accounts never knew his biological parents. After giving birth to Alex, Ava was eventually reunited with her husband, Max, who had been unaware she was pregnant and that he'd become a father. British Vice-Marshal, Damon Ripley, arranged for Alex to be sent to an orphanage in England, apparently for the child's sake.

Any chance Alex would have had to meet his parents was quickly cut short when both Max and Ava were killed in 1941. Max had shot Ava whilst trying to kill British soldiers, Richard Finley and Robert Walker. Then in a bloody fight between the three men, Max was slaughtered by Robert. This information remains unknown to Alex and by all accounts anyone else living, other than the men directly involved in the Cairo operation. Any official documentation reported the Mohren couple as missing.

As the Second World War continued on, Alex spent the first years of his life growing up in the orphanage in Reading, England. Given he was child with a German name, both during and directly after the war, there was no interest in adopting him from British families. It wasn't until he was nine years old that he was put into foster care. He found himself moving into the first family home he'd ever experienced, taken in by his foster parents, Terrance and Juliette Martin. The couple had been unable to have children of their own, so looked to adoption as a way to have children in their family and also do their part by giving children a loving home. They had no problem with the boy being of German descent, if anything they welcome him more into their home, realising he was overlooked for years simply because of his name.

Having never had parental figures, it took some months for Alex to feel comfortable in his new home. Eventually, he opened up and began to realise he didn't have to return to the orphanage again. A year later, Henry was fostered and brought into the family home. Having been unpopular with kids in the orphanage and home-schooled for the last year, Alex hadn't made very many friends amongst his peers. However, with Henry being younger than him, he opted to welcoming his new brother and making sure he was happy in his new home too.

Living with nurturing parents, who were firm but fair, Alex was happy with his new life. He wasn't sure about the Sundays at church, even from a young age, but he went along with it to show gratitude towards his foster parents. It was when he turned 11 and started high school that Alex realised he was still unpopular with his peers. Often on the receiving end of derogatory comments about his German heritage, Alex didn't make many friends in school. Instead, he chose to keep his head down and focus on his schoolwork. Even outside of school, he enjoyed reading and learning. Despite the negative comments, he chose to embrace his German side in some manner and took to learning to speak the language.

After finishing school, Alex wasn't sure what he wanted to do with his life. His foster parents tried hard to make him feel like he belonged, yet he still felt out of place at times. Regardless of his German and Austrian heritage, he considered himself to be British and loyal to the country that he'd grown up in. Eventually, he enlisted with the British Army.

It seemed the derogatory comments that plagued him during high school followed him into the army. Treated harshly, at time painfully so, by his superiors and his squad, he had to work harder to prove himself. As time went on, he managed to gain the respect of those who had once judged him. His commitment and skills shone through, with him earning a reputation through his expert accuracy when it came to firearms. During his time in the army, he was stationed in West Germany as Cold War tensions continued.

Alex was discharged from the army after seven years of service, having completed his service and decided to take a new path. With his skills, he didn't stray too far. He found himself taking on security work as a bodyguard. His experience led to him working for wealthy and political figures, ensuring their safety and secrecy. The danger of his job never deterred him. It often seemed like he had a death wish or didn't much care for his own well-being, but in reality he just grew not to fear death. In fact, he enjoyed life and wanted plenty out of it, including travelling and broadening his knowledge. He simply never concerned himself with the prospect of being killed in action - everyone had to die sometime.

Despite the dangerous and secretive life he leads, Alex always made sure to visit his foster parents and brother whenever he possibly could. Even though he never felt like he completely belonged in their world, he still owed it to them to remain in touch.

It was whilst tasked with a job in 1971 that he first met Maria Cross. He'd been employed to protect her by her father, Nigel Cross. Despite his cool and professional exterior, there had been an attraction to Maria from early on. However, he maintained his stoic composure as he conducted his work. When the family were attacked, Alex was forced to drag Maria away from the scene after her family were killed. Nigel's last words to Alex had been to find a man named Damon Ripley.

Alex and Maria soon found Ripley, a retired Vice Air Marshall, in France. The old man revealed more information about Alex's biological parents. However, he could only recall limited details, instead telling them to seek out a man named Richard Finley. It was around the same time, during their subsequent exploration of France, that Alex and Maria gave in to their attraction and began their romantic relationship.

Upon returning to London, Alex initially sought out Richard Finley. Learning about the man's ties to the Walker family and the nature of their business, Alex decided to put his fact-finding mission to one side. Instead of walking into potential danger, Alex chose to focus on his relationship with Maria. But as the years went by, he realised he could never fully settle or know his place in the world without learning about where he came from. In 1976, he finally met with Richard who told him everything about Max and Ava, as well as Richard's and Robert's parts in their ultimate deaths.

Since then, Alex and Maria moved to Birmingham where they were able to get to know Richard better, which the man becoming something of a father figure to him - more than his foster parents had been able to achieve. His skills were also put to use under the employment of Robert, where he continues to take on more and more responsibility by the day. Aside from work, Alex devotes as much time as he can to Maria, his wife, and their twins boys.
Maria Mohren - Wife
Nigel Mohren - Son
Isaac Mohren - Son

Richard Finley - Mentor/Friend
Robert Walker - Employer
OPEN TO ARRANGE MORE

Max Mohren - Father [Deceased]
Ava Mohren - Mother [Deceased]

Terrance Martin - Foster Father
Juliette Martin - Foster Mother
Henry Martin - Foster Brother

ReverseTex · May 15, 2025

María Cross Möhren

Name:
María Cross Möhren

Age and Date of Birth:
39. 12th July 1943

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual. Married to Alexander Möhren

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Anne Hathaway (present), Daisy Edgar Jones (younger)

Height:
5'7

Affiliation:
Walker family

Role/Occupation:
Director of Operations: Walker LLC
Hotel Manager

Skills:
Fluent in Spanish
Likes:
Warm climates
Tennis
Poolside cocktails
Spending time with her family

Dislikes:
Authority
Lying
Disorganization
Violence, of any kind

Personality:
Maria is a driven, stern, and intimidating woman. Her life experiences created a callous, carefully keeping strangers at bay. Though cold, she is extremely social and able to cater to clients and associates alike. She's confident, well-spoken, and observant. Her mixed heritage, Spanish and English, affords her a unique perception of the world. She holds a strong sense of family, cherishing the family she's made with Alexander and the newfound chosen family they've assimilated with. However, at the end of the day, her husband and children will always come first. Aside from familiar and motherly duties, she hasn't slowed down for the world.

Personality Type:
[Optional] Free personality test | 16Personalities
History:
Born in 1943, Maria spent her earlier years with her mother and father on the island of Menorca. As a child, she had no real grasp on her father's work or her family's involvement in state affairs. She simply knew a happy island life, well-cared for and pampered. Never a concern about safety, money, or other issues. To double down on this, she was educated at home by private tutors. Her father prioritized her and her sibling's education, preferring not to leave education up to the state. Because of this, she learned a wide array of subjects and disciplines and escaped any attempts at indoctrination.

As she grew older, she began to notice her father's absences more regularly. Her mother would often make excuses for his travel; international business operated on a different clock. Tennis matches, birthdays, and many other occasions were missed. In her teenage years, she began to resent her father. As a result, she became protective of her younger sibling. When their father was home, she often avoided him or tried to get her younger sibling involved with other activities.

At the age of 19, like her father had done many years ago, she attempted to flee abroad. However, it didn't take long for him to intervene. She was surprised to be seized by men who said they worked for him by the time she reached Paris. There, she was taken to meet her father. After a heated argument, her father came clean about his work. He was an arms dealer, and any reckless departure on her end would result in international trouble. The more he explained, the more she began to understand the greater scope of her actions. If she didn't toe the line, then her mother and sibling would risk being in danger. Despite her relational strain with her father, she agreed to toe the line.

Her father permitted her to attend an accredited Spanish university, where he could monitor her safety but allow her to live a life of her own. She continued to play tennis as well as study business. Once she graduated from university, Maria moved back home to focus on rekindling her family ties. The distance she wedged in her teenage years needed to be mended as she matured and gained perspective.

In 1971, her father hired Alexander Möhren to be her personal bodyguard. The decision was against her will and ultimately the best thing she could've asked for. It wasn't until six months of his employment that her father's investment paid off. After an arms deal gone wrong, one of her father's clients desolated the family villa. There, the militant group killed her family and burned the home down. With Alexander's help, the two barely managed to escape with their lives.

Maria had to accept the unknown, her entire life destroyed in a matter of hours. Alexander was safe company, and he seemed keen on helping her, despite his contract ending. The two managed to find Damon Ripley, her father's dying cry of warning to them. A retired vice air marshal, the old man offered very little clarity other than his supposed knowledge of Alexander's heritage. With another name, Richard Finley, and little direction, the two were once again left to their own devices.

A romantic relationship had blossomed by now, and the two decided to settle down close to Alexander's adopted family. Maria found work in London, working as an event consultant. The two lived quite domestically for a handful of years, a newfound change for both of them. Though, like Alex, she struggled to find a content feeling. When the idea of contacting the mysterious stranger came up, Maria encouraged Alex to pursue the truth. Doing so unknowingly unlocked the next chapter of their life.

Alexander explained the two needed to relocate to Birmingham. The man that he'd met, Richard Finley, proposed potential work opportunities. Unsure of the decision at first, Alex arranged for the three to meet. There, any concerns were washed away, and the two relocated to Birmingham. Alexander picked up work for Richard's family, the Walkers. In her own time, she managed to work alongside Felicity Walker and stepped into her previous management roles. Now in 1982, the Mohren's have settled roots, and are vested in the Walker business.
Nigel Cross: Father, deceased
Isabella Cross: Mother, deceased
Nicolás Cross: Brother, deceased

Alexander Möhren: Husband
Child 1
Child 2

Richard Finley: Mentor/Friend

Misty Gray · May 15, 2025

Marco Alessi

Name:
Marco Alessi

Age and Date of Birth:
35, 23rd December 1946

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Bisexual, Single

Face Claim:
Oscar Isaac
(Previously: Luke Pasqualino)

Height:
5'11"

Affiliation:
Crane Operation

Role/Occupation:
Gang member
Fraudster/Conman
Bookmaker

Skills:
Distraction
Sleight of hand
Lockpicking and pickpocketing
Stealth
Athletic, quick, and agile
Fluent in English and Italian
Likes:
Socialising
Magic and illusions
Independence
The outdoors
Movies
Drinking
His knives

Dislikes:
His family
Solitude
Being stuck indoors
Imposing people
The police
Tony Fletcher

Personality:
Outgoing
Charming
Playful
Flirtatious
Hardworking
Impulsive
Cunning
Cynical

Despite his troubled upbringing, Marco always had a positive outlook in early life. The young man who was first taken under Tony Fletcher's wing was friendly and warm, always going out of his way to help others. Putting his life at risk for the Fletchers. But the day he killed Charles Walker in self-defence changed everything. Not only did he feel betrayed by Tony's lack of real support, but he then had prison to contend with.

After five years behind bars, Marco has emerged a changed man. Mentally and physically scarred early on in his prison sentence, he came to realise people walked all over him due to his kind nature and he had to toughen up. Marco became generally more cynical and more selective over who he cared for and trusted. He learned to be more selfish, suspicious and self-preserving. That said, to those he has formed genuine friendships with, he trusts and would risk everything for.

Personality Type:
ENFP-A - Campaigner
History:
Marco was born in Nottingham, England. His parents had married at 16 and not long after their son was born. Most of Marco's childhood was a catalogue of neglect, with his parents often leaving the boy alone in the evenings whilst they went out and had fun. Even when the two had matured enough, they'd by that point figured Marco was able to fend for himself and left him to do exactly that for the most part.

Marco's parents did enough to get him to school and dressed well enough to avoid any scrutiny, and for some reason Marco took it on himself to play along with the front that everything at home was fine. If anything, he'd heard stories of children who were taken into care and becoming a part of the system was the last thing he wanted. Besides that, school was a place he enjoyed being at. He wasn't so much interested in many of the lessons, but he enjoyed spending time with his group of friends. They weren't exactly popular kids, but Marco didn't care as his friends accepted him for who he was and the hobbies he enjoyed.

In his spare time and to switch off from the loneliness of his home life, Marco developed an interest in magic tricks and illusions, which he would often practice at home and then show to his friends during school playtimes. As the years went on, this developed into more of a skill, from sleight of hand to learning how to pick locks.

Marco's homelife only got worse when on top of his neglectful parents, his uncle started out helping out around the house in place of his parents, but not long after he'd turned 14, Marco's uncle attempted to abuse him. With a swift knife pointed at his throat, the man was quick to back off. When Marco told his parents what had happened, they accused their son of lying and after a beating from his father, the boy was sent to his room. That was the last Marco saw of his parents as that night he packed a bag, helped himself to his father's hidden savings and ran away from home.

Marco was 15 when he first met Tony Fletcher. He'd been sneaking into the man's repair shop after hours and sleeping there overnight. One morning he'd failed to wake up in time to avoid being caught and was instead found by Tony himself. After sending Marco packing and changing the locks to the business, Tony thought that was the last he'd seen of the kid. That was until he caught him sleeping in the garage again a week later. After learning about Marco's lockpicking skills, Tony decided the kid would come in handy with a job he had in the pipeline and after very little persuasion, Marco accepted the mission in return for a temporary place to sleep.

Temporary soon became long-term as Marco's skills came in use on multiple occasions. With Tony having always cared about those less fortunate, he naturally wanted to help the homeless teenager. Given that Marco was too proud to accept free lodgings, Tony had instead let him help out with odd jobs where he could in return for a place to sleep.

As time went on, Marco was a fully-pledged member of the Fletcher Gang. However, things rapidly changed for him in 1975. One night, he was cornered and threatened by Charles Walker. Marco retaliated in self-defence, stabbing the bully. Whilst he could have then ran, he took the split-second decision to finish the job and kill Charles. For a long time he struggled with the idea of whether it was completely self-defence, or if he was simply a murderer. The longer he thought about it, the more he decided he'd had a choice.

When Marco told Tony he was dating the man's sister, Penny, he found his boss didn't support or approve of the relationship the way he expected a friend to. Added to the lack of real support Tony gave him when he confessed to killing Charles, the cracks began to appear. The final nail in the coffin was when Marco had been arrested and locked up. Tony lied to his own father, Norman, claiming Marco had carried out a hit on Charles. This led to Marco being beaten up on Norman's command to teach Tony a lesson about lying. Completely disappointed by his former boss, Marco cut all ties with Tony and Penny, no longer believing in what the man stood for, especially when the Fletchers became allies of the Walkers.

With the help of Dean Walters and Richard Finley, a witness was able to corroborate Marco's self-defence plea. He was eventually sentenced to six years in prison for voluntary manslaughter of Charles Walker. The start of his prison sentence was gruelling, with prisoners using him as a punchbag and some of the wardens targeting him too. Things did look up for him when he befriended Paddy Crane and received protection.

Over the years of his sentence, Marco has been forced to toughen up and become more realistic about life. Even with the powerful friendships formed behind bars, he still faced violence and abuse from others in the years during his sentence. But he's learned to take a beating and to overcome the emotional tolls of his experience.

Marco was released from prison four months ago and has reconnected with Paddy and Stan, who he befriended in prison. Whilst Birmingham is more than familiar to him, along with many of the faces, he's still trying to adapt to his freedom. And a life where the Tony Fletcher's gang are no longer friends of his.
Paddy Crane - Cellmate/Friend/Associate
Stanley Reed - Friend/Associate

Rory Fletcher - Friend? She's still cool
Richard Finley - Decent bloke
Dean Walters - Acquaintance

Tony Fletcher - Former Boss/Ex-friend
Penny Fletcher - Ex-Girlfriend
Robert Walker - Nope (Marco kinda murdered his son)

[OPEN TO MORE]

ReverseTex · May 15, 2025

Lisa Evans

Name:
Lisa Evans

Nicknames:

Age and Date of Birth:
60,

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual, Dating Robert Walker

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Sarah Jessica Parker

Height:
5'3

Affiliation:
Walker

Role/Occupation:
Barrister/Legal Counsel for Walker Family

Skills:
LLB: Practicing lawyer
Social skills
Running
Likes:
Socializing
Having money to spend
Witty Humor
Traveling
Winning Cases

Dislikes:
Dwelling in the past
Rationalizing her own thoughts
Being lied to
Shyness

Personality:
Lisa is self-centered, fashion-forward, and emotionally driven. Her career demands an outgoing personality and the ability to communicate. She's a fierce arguer and will do anything to achieve success in her career. Even if that means setting aside morals in order to get ahead. She enjoys the riches of life, from her own success as well as her late husband's wealth. She isn't afraid to flaunt her wealth, nor is she ashamed of her status. While she's charming and witty, she's also seen as immature and lacking empathy, particularly in how she handles her relationships and friendships. Since her career has been her focus, a rare thing for a woman her age, she can lack maternal empathy at times.

Personality Type:
ENFJ
History:

Born in 1922 to a well-to-do London family, Lisa grew up in a world of social mixers, private education, and strict expectations. Her father, a successful solicitor with old-fashioned views, believed women should marry well, not work hard. But Lisa, headstrong from a young age, never took kindly to being told who or what she should be. In the midst of the Second World War, Lisa came of age, watching London shift under the strain of bombs and blackouts. She found herself drawn not to the war effort in the traditional sense, but to the law—justice, negotiation, the thrill of persuasion. Against her family’s wishes, she enrolled at the London School of Economics in 1945, one of the few women in her class, and eventually became one of the first female barristers to join her firm.

Ambition suited her. In court, she was a force of nature—eloquent, theatrical, and utterly unrelenting. Her style was as sharp as her cross-examinations, and her taste leaned toward the extravagant—furs, diamonds, and tailored power suits. She cultivated a reputation not only as a brilliant legal mind but also as a woman of exceptional confidence, charm, and bold sensuality. Her flair for public speaking and her unapologetic desire for status opened many doors—and closed just as many friendships.

Lisa married Luke Evans, a wealthy banker nearly fifteen years her senior, in the early 1950s. Their marriage was mutually beneficial: he provided security and status, while she offered excitement and elegance. Though they had no children (subject to change)—Lisa claimed her career was demanding, but others whispered she simply didn’t want the burden—she played the part of society wife with style. By the mid-1960s, she became entangled with the influential Walker family. Their sprawling estate, old money influence, and tangled affairs were ripe with legal needs—and drama. She quickly became the family’s chief legal counsel, handling property disputes, inheritance battles, and discreet cover-ups with steely discretion.

Robert Walker, the family patriarch, was taken with her wit, her boldness, and her disarming lack of sentiment. What began as professional collaboration evolved into a private affair—passionate, scandalous, and convenient. Lisa saw Robert not only as a man of status but as another rung on her climb toward power. He offered connections and prestige; she offered ruthlessness and charm. The affair was nothing more and nothing less than convenient—mutually benefiting from the closed-door affair. When Harold died suddenly in 1970, Lisa inherited a substantial estate. In her wave of grief, Lisa cooled the affair with Robert to return to her legal practice with renewed hunger. There was a sense of guilt in her actions, knowingly deceiving her husband to satiate her own needs. But with time, wounds healed.

In her social circles, Lisa is both admired and disliked. She dominates rooms, makes quick enemies, and rarely apologizes. Her emotional responses are often tied to her pride or personal gratification. She dismisses vulnerability as weakness and sees empathy as a liability in both court and life. Friends describe her as magnetic but exhausting—generous with gifts, stingy with genuine affection. In the years following Caroline Walker's death, Lisa and Robert rekindled their relationship in an entirely new light. Both widowed, the two suddenly had a deeper understanding of one another. It lacked the lust and charm their affair once had. Instead, those emotions were raw, more introspective into either soul. What started as a genuine friendship, a shoulder to cry on and share a glass of wine with an old friend, turned into something deeper. The passion returned, renewed and strengthened by their newfound bond. Except this time, neither had vows binding them to another person. Luke and Caroline were gone, but certainly not forgotten.

Now, at 60, Lisa Evans is a woman who has carved her identity through ambition, performance, and unapologetic indulgence. She is not a woman of regrets—only revised strategies. While the world around her begins to shift and modernize, Lisa remains firmly rooted in her belief: success is not given, it is taken—and she’ll do whatever it takes to keep it.

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Robert Walker: Client and Side Piece

Luke Evans: Late Husband
(insert children if any)

neverbackdown · May 16, 2025

Victoria "Rory" Fletcher

Name:
Victoria "Rory" Fletcher

Age and Date of Birth:
29, 25th November 1952

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual - In a relationship

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Danielle Rose Russell

Height:
5'2

Affiliation:
Fletcher & Walker

Role/Occupation:
Manager of the Red Lion Pub
Underboss in Fletcher Gang

Skills:
Fighting
Intimidation
Mixology
Manipulation
Likes:
Her family and friends
Social Events - Parties
Alcohol
Winning
Jewelry/clothes/nice things
Fighting - watching/causing or being in them it's all the same to her.
Music
Being underestimated - more seeing the expression on their faces
The Red Lion and being with the locals.

Dislikes:
The Cops
Being told no / what to do
Her family being upset or hurt
Losing
Overly happy or nice people (its unnatural)
Liars
Being underestimated

Personality:

The word her father once used to describe her still rings true—"explosive"—but these days, Rory Fletcher knows when to ignite and when to hold the flame.

Now an underboss, Rory has evolved into a composed, razor-sharp strategist with the same unyielding fire in her core, only better controlled. She's strong-willed, confident, and fiercely courageous, with a brutal honesty that hasn’t dulled over time. She still doesn’t sugarcoat—never has, never will—but now she knows how to tailor her delivery when necessary, wielding words as weapons or shields depending on the room.

Rory is resilient and street-smart, a natural-born fighter who’s walked through fire and come out steel. Loyalty runs deep in her veins, and she holds it as sacred. Betray her, and she won't waste time on warnings—you’ll simply be removed, swiftly and without mercy. That side of her—the cold, calculated one—has only sharpened with age.

Stubborn to her core, Rory is still impulsive, but no longer reckless for the sake of chaos. She’s learned to play the long game, biding her time when she needs to, striking only when the odds are in her favour. Her unpredictability hasn’t faded—it’s just become more dangerous now that it’s paired with patience.

Sarcastic, commanding, and intimidating when she wants to be, Rory is often described as a bitch—and she rarely disagrees. She prefers it that way. People underestimate a sweet face with a sharp edge, and she’s happy to keep it that way. Still, when needed, she can play the part of the charming, approachable woman—masking her volatility beneath a calm and composed exterior to get the answers or access she needs.

To her family, Rory remains the fiery youngest sibling, but she’s also their fiercest protector. Her love is loud, her loyalty louder, and despite the darkness she often walks in, she always makes time to let her hair down with those who truly matter. That soft side still exists, but it’s buried beneath layers of armor—shown only to the few who’ve earned it.

Rory Fletcher has grown up—but don’t mistake maturity for softness. She's still a storm wrapped in skin, only now she’s learned to choose when to strike.

Personality Type:
ESTP-A
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The Fletcher family came from working class roots. Norman had grown up in a hardworking household where everyone was encouraged to be a grafter. So even when Norman became an adult himself and found wealth through illegal means, he never let that power go to his head and always favoured those of less privilege than be swayed by the wealthy.

Victoria Fletcher was born the youngest of 5 children, the final child, the baby of the family and with the added perk of being a girl, it wasn't long before she became known as the "princess" of the family as she skillfully wrapped her parents around her baby finger. While hard work and earning your means was drilled into her by her father, as it was with her siblings, it couldn't be denied that there seemed to be a bit more "lee-way" with the youngest Fletcher sibling. Things seemed to come to her much easier with a lot less work involved.

Growing up Rory always had her explosive personality, an extremely stubborn child who hated to be brushed aside or underestimated. She knew what she wanted and how she wanted people to treat and see her and when her way wasn't followed, well, lets just say they paid the price. Her father, from a young age, instilled the knowledge in her as how to hold her own, to not be afraid of anyone and to stand up for what she believed in. Being in this business he needed his children to be able to defend themselves and look out for one another and in this regard he did a good job.

Rory was "Daddy's princess", she followed him around everywhere and was in constant awe of the man. He was arrested and sentenced to life in prison when Rory was only 7 years old. This turn of events broke her and she took it extremely hard, it was obvious that something changed within her that day, the devilish and somewhat violent glint became more prominent in her expression and a certain coldness seemed to settle within her, an almost thirst for violence and pain.

It wasn't long after this that the violence within her and the explosive temper became known when she was 8 years old after she punched a boy in her class, breaking his nose, all because he took the marker she wanted. Throughout the years her temper seemed to only grow leading her rebellious side to come out as she hit her teen years. Unlike her siblings, Rory was not overly popular in school, but she didn't care she had her ragtag bunch of misfit friends and that's all she needed. Her teachers hated her and she hated them but she never gave a good enough reason to be expelled, keeping her fights until after school and off school grounds. It wasn't uncommon for Rory to come home with cuts, bruises and someone else's blood on her fists, her immediate reaction to anything she disliked seemed to always be violence and in the heat of the moment she never stopped to think, almost unaware of her actions until her fist would collide with someone's face. However she took hits as good as she could give them.

The wild child at heart, Rory was almost always up to something, whether it was underage drinking, sneaking out to parties or to commit petty crimes such a vandalism and/or thievery, or finishing a fight from earlier in the day, Rory was always out and about and up to no go. Surprisingly she doesn't have a criminal record but that was the good thing about getting caught underage, even after being detained multiple times, they always had to let her go into the custody of her siblings and once she turned 18 the whole slate got cleaned.

As soon as Rory became of age she expressed her desire to help out with the family business. Stepping up and agreeing to try and somewhat keep her temper at bay she took on a managerial role within the pubs of the Fletchers business and also made it known to her brother that she would do anything needed to keep their family business running.

Recent History:
Rory was raised a Fletcher, brought up with an unwavering hatred for the Walkers—their long-standing rivals and sworn enemies. That hatred was absolute, until everything changed in 1976 with a revelation that turned her world upside down.

It came to light that Rory's mother, Dorothy, had once had a secret affair with Robert Walker in 1952. Rory was the result of that affair. The truth was earth-shattering. Everything she believed about herself—her family, her loyalty, even her identity—was thrown into question. She wasn’t just a Fletcher. She was part Walker too. The blood of the enemy ran through her veins.

Struggling to come to terms with this revelation, Rory had little time to process it before she was kidnapped by Aidan Jones—alongside Felicity Walker—as part of a vendetta against Robert. Felicity was released, but Rory was kept captive and used as leverage to lure Robert into a trap. While held in the warehouse, Rory endured psychological torment. Aidan lied to her, claiming Robert had murdered her brother Tony even going so far as to show her pictures from the crime scene. She was beaten and chained, forced to watch Robert tortured in front of her while being unable to intervene. At one point, a gun was held to her head and the trigger pulled—only for the bullet to land harmlessly in the wall above her. It was all part of a cruel game.

In the end, she learned the truth: Tony was alive, but her brother Sully had been killed by one of Aidan’s men during the attack. The trauma of the ordeal, coupled with Sully’s death, left Rory deeply scarred. The girl who walked out of that warehouse was not the same one who went in. Shaken, wounded, and emotionally raw, Rory began a slow but determined journey of self-recovery. She sought out Rhys—the man who had held the gun to her head—not for revenge, but for closure, facing her fear head-on.

In the years that followed, Rory matured. She made peace with both sides of her lineage and forged a bond with the Walkers she never could have imagined in her youth. Her blind hatred gave way to understanding and loyalty. She worked hard to rebuild herself—channeling her anger, grief, and trauma into strength and discipline.
Norman Fletcher - Father (Non-Biological)
Dorothy Fletcher - Mother
Anthony "Tony" Fletcher - Half-Brother
- Julia Fletcher - Sister-in-law
Samuel "Sammy" Fletcher - Half-Brother
Sullivan "Sully" Fletcher - Half-Brother (RIP)
Penelope "Penny" Fletcher - Half-Sister

Robert Walker - Biological Father
-Caroline Walker (RIP)
Charles Walker (RIP) - Half-Brother
Alfie Walker -Half-Brother
-Bonnie Walker -Sister-in-Law
Felicity Walker - Half-Sister
Diana Walker - Half Sister
Thomas Walker - Half-Brother

Richard Finlay - "Uncle"

Marco Alessi - Friend
Stanley Reed - Boyfriend

ReverseTex · May 16, 2025

Stanley Reed

Name:
Stanley "Stan" Reed

Age and Date of Birth:
30, September 7th 1952

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual, dating Rory Fletcher

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Fabien Tietjen

Height:
6'3

Affiliation:
Crane Operation

Role/Occupation:
Repairman at Crane's Corner
Local Groundskeeper

Skills:
Husbandry
Observation
Sociable & Charismatic
Likes:
Tattoos/Art
Nice Things
Music
Nature
Money

Dislikes:
Blood
Cops/Authority
Fire
Being pushed over
Being broke

Personality:
[...]

Personality Type:
ESFJ
History:

Stanley Reed was born in the industrial heart of Leeds to a railway worker father and a mother who worked part-time in a textile mill. The post-war years were hard, but Stanley was a clever and curious boy. He showed a gift for the arts and often won praise from teachers for his writing and artwork. But the Reed household was not a peaceful one. His father, a stern man damaged by the war and bitter at a changing world, ruled with discipline and silence. His father wasn't keen on his talents, instead suggesting he ought to find work on the railroad or in the factories. The two often clashed, even from a young age, which caused added strife in the household.

Stanley began to act out in his teens—falling in with older boys, dabbling in petty theft, smoking behind the schoolhouse, and eventually dropping out at 16. By 1969, with the cultural revolution in full swing, Stanley was hanging around with a group of local vagabonds like himself. They were radicalized, anti-establishment hippies, preferring to live in a traveling commune sort of lifestyle. He found a sense of belonging there, soaking up their anti-establishment rhetoric and revolutionary ideals. But he was still just a boy trying to make sense of anger. To make money whilst traveling the Isles, Stanley picked up tattooing and learned to play the guitar to help establish a band with his friends. Things were tough, but the group had each other to fall back on when trouble found them. Until one day.

One cold night in March 1970, Stanley's caravan came up with a drunken idea to burn down a council office building in protest of recent evictions in the area. It was supposed to be symbolic—a fire set at night, when the building was empty.

But it wasn’t.

A janitor was cleaning in a back room—no one knew. Until it was too late. In an attempt to save the man, Stanley tried to break his way through in order to find the janitor. The fire spread too quickly, and the older man died of smoke inhalation before he could be reached. Stanley, who had been seen with the group earlier that night and was caught trying to flee the scene with burns on his arm, was arrested within hours. He was just 17 but charged as an adult with arson with intent to endanger life and manslaughter.

Stanley was sent to HM Prison Birmingham, far away from home and the hooligans who got him in trouble in the first place. Where the walls were still damp with 19th-century chill. His idealism curdled into bitterness. He kept mostly to himself, finding small reprieve in the prison library and writing journals that no one read. Over time, he mellowed—developing a quiet, watchful demeanor and an appreciation for structure. His attention to detail landed him an accidental, fortuitous opportunity one day. During mess one winter evening, Stanley noticed the man next to him in line's tray of food nudged down. Of course, the tray was returned, and an apologetic chow staff offered to make a new plate. However, he noticed a slight change in the color of the mashed potatoes compared to his own. They'd been tampered with. Politely and quietly, he informed the man of what he saw and saved his life. That man happened to be Norman Fletcher. Grateful for the young man's keen eye, Norman promised to look out for him and help with whatever he may need.

By the mid-70s, he’d begun reading everything from Orwell to Camus. A chaplain took interest in him, offering him small gardening jobs in the prison yard. Stanley found an unexpected calm in growing things. He learned how to tend roses and keep birds away from seedlings. Aside from his menial comforts in husbandry, Paddy and Norman valued Stanley's general assistance with business. He helped keep eyes on clients, transport goods through the system, and use his generally amicable personality to stay on the rival gang's good side. As he got to know Paddy Crane, the two realized they shared similar worldviews and ideals.

When Stanley was released in 1980, the world had moved on without him. Thatcher was Prime Minister. The punk movement had already peaked. Stanley was a relic, a ghost of the ‘60s, unsure of how to re-enter society. He and Paddy worked together to reintegrate into society. Both men started working odd jobs together, construction or landscaping. Eventually, Paddy moved on to more lucrative affairs, whereas Stanley stayed clean. He cemented himself into a landscaping business, becoming a contract employee for the job here and there. By the time Paddy accumulated enough cash to purchase Crane's Corner, his longtime friend hired him to keep up with the general maintenance and care of the gym.

Now 30, Stanley lives alone in a flat in the city center He smokes too much. Writes sometimes. Occasionally talks to the local vicar about forgiveness—not from others, but from himself. To most, he's just "Stan the chatty groundskeeper." But underneath, he’s a man who once thought he could change the world with fire—and learned, far too young, how quickly fire turns on those who light it.
Paddy Crane: Boss
Marco Alessi: Friend/Business Associate

Rory Fletcher: Girlfriend

Misty Gray · May 16, 2025

Anthony "Tony" Fletcher

Name:
Anthony "Tony" Fletcher

Nickname:
"The Butcher"

Age and Date of Birth:
42, 15th April 1940

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual, Married

Face Claim:
Skeet Ulrich
(Previously James Franco)

Height:
6'0"

Affiliation:
The Fletchers

Role/Occupation:
Leader of the Fletcher Family
Business Owner:
- Butchers shops
- Pubs
- Garages

Skills:
Business Management
Accountancy and Bookmaking
Shooting (long and short range)
Boxing
Butchery
Con artist
Excellent pool and snooker player
Likes:
His family and friends
Money and power
Alcohol and cigarettes
Knives and guns
Fighting
Motorbikes and sports cars
Darts, snooker and pool
The theatre

Dislikes:
The law, lawyers, politicians
People harming his family/friends
Cheaters
Early nights
Old-fashioned people and ideas
Snobbish people
Margaret Thatcher

Personality:
- Charismatic - Intelligent - Flirtatious - Loyal - Open-minded -
- Funny - Friendly - Extroverted - Hardworking - Competitive -
- Sarcastic - Confrontational - Opportunistic - Impulsive -

Despite his criminal lifestyle and violent capabilities, Tony is typically warm and welcoming to people around him. Unless he has reason to dislike someone, he is friendly and approachable to newcomers. He has a soft-spot for those from lower class or troubled backgrounds, wanting to look out for "the little guy". Meanwhile, his more negative traits are likely to surface in the presence of those he deems as snobby or spoilt. He hates being talked down to and so wouldn't patronise others either.

With his family and friends, Tony is warm and kind-hearted. Since Norman's arrest, Tony took on the duty of ensuring his mother and siblings were taken care of. Whilst he isn't overprotective and let's them make their own decisions, he does believe the family should all stick together and fight for the businesses their father worked hard for. Tony likes to think any of his family and friends would come to him if they needed help or advice, and he'd be ready to defend any of them at the drop of a hat.

To his enemies and those who challenge him, Tony's darker side will emerge. Over the years, he's learned he's willing to use violence and intimidation to get his way. He can be confrontational and isn't afraid to throw the first punch. With the smarter and more intelligent foes (yes, you Robert) Tony knows he can't react violently, so in such cases he has developed an ability to hold back and engage his brain in order to ensure he doesn't come out of the exchange worse off. Still, he isn't always able to hold back his sarcasm, but he's working on it!

Strengths:
Street smarts
Business mind
Physically strong and good at fighting
Skilled with guns, knives and other weapons
Caring, open-minded, and protective

Weaknesses:
Risk-taker
Suspicious
Brutal honesty

Personality Type:
ESTP-A - Entrepreneur
History:
The Fletcher family came from working class roots. Norman had grown up in a hardworking household where everyone was encouraged to be a grafter. So even when Norman became an adult himself and found wealth through illegal means, he never let that power go to his head and always favoured those of less privilege than be swayed by the wealthy.

Anthony "Tony" Fletcher was the first child born to Norman and Dorothy. Throughout his childhood, Tony looked up to his father, an underground boxer, fraudster and business owner. Despite making a lot of money through his illegal ventures, Norman remained living in the same old modest house he'd bought when he was in his early twenties and he never went around flashing the cash. His wife and children still had a better home than a lot of people and they were never left without. Tony grew to learn he would have to work hard should he ever wish to have more than his parents gave him. In school, Tony was an intelligent and popular student. He had a large circle of friends, helped by his natural charm and charisma, but even as one of the most popular in his school, he always remained down-to-earth. His mouth often got him in trouble with his teachers, but he was usually able to charm his way out of being caned.

As he entered his teenage years, Tony's interest in his father's boxing help the two form a close bond as Norman began training him to fight. Tony was never sure he wanted to take up boxing professionally, but he did want to be fit and strong, ready to defend himself at the drop of a hat. As soon as he finished school, Tony was taken under his father's wing and began to learn more about the man's legal and illegal operations. He soon decided he wanted to follow in Norman's footsteps and help run the family's businesses. Even when he was shadowing his father, he didn't get anything for free and he had to take on full-time work as a butcher's apprentice from the age of 16. By 18, he was renting his own flat and working full-time of the butchers shop as the ageing owner gradually began to step back from work.

Tony was devastated when his father was given a life sentence for killing a man in a pub brawl. Norman had initially plead it was in self-defence but he'd stood no chance against the evidence given at trial by the witnesses. Although Tony was aware his father was no stranger to using violence and intimidation to get his way, he believed Norman's story that he didn't intend to kill the other man. Rather than let him dwell on matters, Norman made it clear to Tony that he was to focus on looking after their family and keeping the businesses afloat. Determined to honour everything his father had done for him, Tony did exactly as he was told.

A few years after Norman's imprisonment, Sully decided to leave Birmingham and their family behind. For a while, Tony was upset by his brother's departure and blamed himself for not being able to keep their family together. He even copped an earful from Norman during one of his prison visits. But over time, Tony stopped blaming himself and instead found it easier to process Sully's absence by looking at it as Sully ditching them. Regardless of the way he now looked at his brother's departure, Tony never tried to influence how his mother and siblings saw it. He simply chose to rarely speak of Sully with them.

As the years went on, Tony did his best to stick to his word about keeping the family businesses running, and even worked hard to expand it. Much of his ventures caught the attention and disapproval of Robert Walker, who Tony crossed paths with on many occasions. Despite this, he never felt real consequences for getting in Robert's way. The reason soon became apparent when it was discovered in 1976 that Dorothy and Robert had once had an affair, and Rory was born as a result. Tony realised it was due to Robert's soft spots for Dorothy and Rory that he never truly felt Walker's wrath.

When both families came under attack by the Jones family, it brought them together. The Walkers and Fletchers fought on the same side, and a truce was made between them. Despite this, Tony found himself falling into something of a depression - a lapse of confidence about running the family business. After Sully was killed, Rory abducted, and later Dorothy and Sammy moved to Manchester permanently, Tony felt like he'd failed to keep his family safe and united. When Marco cut ties with him and the Fletcher business, blaming Tony directly, it had felt like the final blow. But even worse was Norman disowning him. The Fletcher family members in Birmingham had rapidly reduced, he'd disappointed Norman, and he'd lost the spring in his step that kept him keen to challenge the Walkers.

When Robert struck a peace deal with Aidan Jones, on behalf of the Walkers and Fletchers, Tony couldn't take any credit for it. He was grateful that his family were safe, but struggled with the fact it hadn't been to any direct actions of his own. For a short time after, he found himself doing the bare minimum to keep the businesses afloat. He'd been on the verge of quitting the business and telling Julia she deserved better than him, but was quickly dragged out of his slump when she revealed she was pregnant.

The news he was going to be a father reignited the energy in Tony and dragged him back into the world. Knowing he not only had a wife to support and make proud, but soon a child, awoke his ambition and desire to succeed. By the time his son was born, Tony was already putting into action plans to expand on his businesses. This included making deals with the Walkers to open up a pub and garage in the city centre, crossing into Walker territory.

Recently, however, Tony has started to lose focus on the business again. Whilst his ventures continue to run smoothly on account of good employees, his lack of interest threatens to let them slip into the past rather than evolve with the times. His failure to crack down hard on thugs causing trouble in Fletcher territory also threatens to create bigger problems if left alone. This has led to some disagreements with the Walkers when trouble spills into their territory, but Tony struggles to accept criticism from them, even if they are now basically friends and allies.

Whilst he has been getting slack on business, Tony gives as much attention to Julia and their son as he can, and with another child on the way, he's quick to remind people of his family responsibilities if they dare to criticise his work. That said, he has been known to waste weekends with friends indulging in his love of riding motorbikes.
Julia Fletcher - Wife
-- Matthew "Matty" Fletcher - Son, 5

Norman Fletcher - Father (in prison)
Dorothy Fletcher - Mother
Samuel Fletcher - Brother
Sullivan Fletcher - Brother [Deceased]
Penelope Fletcher - Sister
Victoria Fletcher - Half-Sister

Grady Evans - Brother-in-law

Robert Walker - Rival-turned-Ally
Alfie Walker - Friend/Former rival

Marco Alessi - Ex-Employee/Ex-Friend

BeyondDandy · May 17, 2025

Norman Fletcher

Name:
Norman Fletcher

Age and Date of Birth:
66 Years Old | November 03, 1915

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual | Married

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Craig Fairbrass

Height:
6’3

Affiliation:
The Fletcher

Role/Occupation:
Head of the Fletcher Family

Skills:
Street smart and survival instincts
Negotiation/Persuasion
Leadership
Organization
Intimidation
Networking
Adaptability
Likes:
Simple, honest meals
Taverns and pubs
Helping the underprivileged
Family and loyalty
Streets of Birmingham
Honesty and hard work
Boxing

Dislikes:
Arrogance
Betrayal and disloyalty
Exploitation of the poor
Corruption
Cowardice
Greed
Snitches and informants
Wastefulness
Robert Walker

Personality:
Although the streets of Birmingham in the early 1900s hardened Norman Fletcher's loyalties and morals, his money never corrupted him. Even after climbing the criminal underworld's ladder, he maintains his modesty and sense of obligation to the working-class neighborhood where he was nurtured. Fletcher is a pragmatic and modest person who respects justice, loyalty, and fortitude and despises arrogance and people who take advantage of the weak. He has a strong moral code, supporting the "little man" and speaking out against injustice wherever he can, despite being brutal when called upon. He is feared and admired for his steadfast integrity and quiet strength.
History:
Norman Fletcher was raised in a working-class home by an inebriated Irish father and a frail but compassionate mother in early 1900s Birmingham, where he was born into a world of suffering and strife. As a journeyman who boxed on the side, his father was erratic and frequently aggressive, so Norman was left to take the brunt of his outbursts. Despite her love, his mother's weakness prevented her from taking action, which led to a situation where survival and fortitude were crucial. Norman's difficult upbringing taught him the importance of perseverance and hard work—lessons that would come to define his destiny.

Norman was exposed to the harsh realities of life at a young age through his labor-intensive job in the coal mines. However, he initially became aware of his potential for power in the boxing ring. Norman's father, in spite of his many shortcomings, recognized potential in his fighting skills and started betting on his battles. Norman turned out to be a skilled fighter, and the family was able to survive thanks to his gains. Nevertheless, Norman was left to take care of his sick mother and shoulder the burden of responsibility after his father passed away.

Around this time, Norman met Greg Holden, a low-level English mobster who thought the young man had potential. Norman looked up to Greg as a mentor, and Greg taught him the ins and outs of Birmingham’s criminal underworld. With the same resolve and hard ethic that got him through the mines and the ring, Norman adapted to life rapidly. Gradually, Norman took over as Greg grew older and less able to oversee his operations. He built his own empire in the streets of Birmingham and expanded the business.

Under Norman's direction, the small illegal enterprise expanded into a much bigger one. He set up several bars and taverns, a boxing gym, and even a restaurant—all of which were in fact fronts for the narcotics traffic he conducted clandestinely. However, Norman remained deeply rooted in his heritage, in contrast to many criminals who were solely interested in their own riches. He always remembered his roots and was committed to giving the "little man"—those who had been dealt a bad hand in life—opportunities. Despite his illicit activities, many viewed him as a benefactor because his companies provided Birmingham’s working class residents with jobs and safety.

Norman first got to know Dorothy, his future wife, as he was rising to prominence. She was all he needed—she was resilient, encouraging, and ready to stick by him in spite of the perilous life he had. Their five children together were named Tony, Sully, Rory, Penny and Samuel. Norman was a strict parent who taught his kids the same values of hard work and deference to authority as he had. In addition to his money, he wished for them to inherit the principles that brought him there. He believed that his children would rule the world, just as he had.

However, there were adversaries to Norman's achievement. During his ascent, Robert Walker—a rival who would eventually become a thorn in his side—loomed large in particular. Their paths crossed several times, and as they fought for control of the same territory, a long-standing rivalry grew more intense.

Despite his meticulous preparation and his status as one of the most powerful gangsters in Birmingham, Norman would ultimately fail owing to his father's inherited fury. An argument with a customer at his own pub turned deadly in a tragic encounter. Anger-fueled, Norman killed the man with his fists, a brutal deed that reflected the fury he had witnessed in his father years before. Despite his not guilty plea and claim of self-defense, the court found him guilty and sentenced him to life in prison.

Now incarcerated, Norman observes the life he created while watching his kids grow up from a distance. Even though he is no longer able to traverse the streets he once controlled, his legacy as a self-made man who never turned away from his roots endures. Norman Fletcher is an inspiration to many, even in prison, for his tenacity, devotion, and the hard-won success of a guy who started from nothing.

—-> Post Time Skip

Norman Fletcher is serving a life sentence inside the chilly walls of HMP Belmarsh, where his once-mighty criminal heritage is unraveling beyond his control. His son Sully, his brightest and most defiant child, was recently murdered, leaving a permanent scar. Sully had violated the family name in life, but Norman never wanted him dead. In his eyes, the boy had redeemed himself coming back to help the family in their time of need. The tragedy was exacerbated by the revelation that Tony, his eldest and presumed heir, had done nothing to prevent it or about it.

The news of Rory's kidnapping and the reality surrounding her rescue—saved not by blood, but by the Walkers—corroded Norman's trust even further. Tony's failure to defend the family and keep their name has damaged Norman's trust in him. Tony is no longer Norman's son or a Fletcher. He refuses to speak to him and has publicly denounced him inside the prison's criminal groups.

With the Fletcher enterprise losing its influence on the outside, Norman is also feeling the repercussions on the inside—his authority dwindling and his allies becoming restless. But the old lion isn't finished. Norman, reaching into his web of loyalists and old obligations beyond the walls, begins digging out new economic avenues, completely bypassing Tony. Even from his imprisonment, Norman Fletcher is determined to remake the criminal world in his image, minus the son who betrayed him.
Wife: Dorothy Fletcher
Eldest Son: Tony Fletcher
Middle Son: Samuel Fletcher
Youngest Son: Sully Fletcher
Eldest Daughter: Penny Fletcher
Youngest Daughter: Rory Fletcher

BeyondDandy · May 17, 2025

Grady Evans

Name:
Grady Evans

Age and Date of Birth:
44 Years Old | June 21

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual | Single

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Jon Bernthal

Height:
5’11

Affiliation:
None

Role/Occupation:
Fletcher Family Friend

Skills:
Hand to hand combat
Firearm proficiency
Situational awareness
Underworld navigation
Protective instincts
Likes:
His Sister, Julia
Fighting/Physical Combat
Order and Loyalty
Money
Redemption
Good Food
Quiet

Dislikes:
Betrayal
Emotional Manipulation
Unnecessary Cruelty
Injustice
Being Treated Like A Thug

Personality:
Grady is a complex man with a rough childhood and violent adulthood. He appears to be combative and and angry at first glance, but is surprisingly guided by a code of honor. He is passionate and emotional, a man who would go to battle for those he cares about - not afraid to use his hands to settle disputes. He shares trauma and an unspoken understanding with his sister Julia. Despite their years apart Grady never stopped caring about Julia, and his love for her eventually shaped his future.

Grady is emotionally guarded and rarely expresses his feelings, preferring action over words. He bears his pain quietly, processing grief, remorse, and regret through violence or introspective solitude. Nonetheless, he demonstrates sympathy. He does not like excessive cruelty, and his moral compass, while not in accordance with the law, prevents him from becoming a mindless killer.

Grady is practical and grounded. Relies on bud instinct and expertise instead of overthinking his judgements. This allows him to prioritize clarity and control in a chaotic world. Though he's designed for independence and works alone, his deepest want is connection - not just with his brother, but with something genuine and important. In many ways, he is a guardian at heart: a man fashioned by violence but not ruled by it, always balancing danger and salvation.
History:
Grady Evans was raised under the severe, measured watch of his father, Peter Evans, a man who lived as if war was always imminent. Peter never explained how he taught Grady to fight, shoot, and vanish, but it was evident that it was no ordinary upbringing. Grady assumed for ages that his father was involved in counterintelligence or secret activities.

The real story was far uglier.

Peter was a member of a deep-rooted criminal organization, a cautious man living a perilous double life. Despite his meticulous approach, Peter was slain under mysterious circumstances, with his death framed as an accident. Grady, then a young man, quickly realized that his father's adversaries were real, and they weren’t stopping with his father.

Not long after Peter's death, individuals from the same crime syndicate who planned his murder visited the Evans home. Grady was seized from his mother as collateral for Peter's unpaid debts and forced to work as an enforcer. The syndicate employed Grady as a weapon, relying on the talents Peter had taught him for collection, protection, and intimidation.

Grady realized that he had a half-sibling, Julia, from Peter's hidden second life. While Julia was able to escape their father's illicit heritage, Grady stayed entangled in it. They started to write letters, gradually developing trust over time. Grady never revealed the whole depth of his involvement, but he did assure her that if she called, he would come.

Weeks later, when that call arrived, Grady saw the chance to break free. He escaped from the group and fled to Essex. Now he attempts to construct a new life while safeguarding the one family he has left — and bracing himself for the day when the past returns to haunt him.
Father: Peter Evans
Mother: Nancy Evans
Sister: Julia Fletcher neverbackdown

BeyondDandy · May 17, 2025

Graham Smith

Name:
Graham Smith

Age and Date of Birth:
39, January 16th

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual | Single

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Callum Kerr

Height:
5’11

Affiliation:
Walkers

Role/Occupation:
Security

Skills:
Observation
Protection
Surveillance
Combat
First-aid
Precision
Strategy
Likes:
Quiet moments
Strategy games
Black coffee
Long-distance running
Classic rock music
Order

Dislikes:
Crowds
Arrogance
Dishonesty
Loud noises
Being underestimated

Personality:
Graham is a disciplined and collected individual, formed by years of military service and high-pressure situations. He is extremely loyal to those he protects, keeping a cool and calculated demeanor even in the most dangerous situations. Graham loves order, precision, and efficiency, and frequently chooses action above superfluous words. While he presents a stern demeanor, he has a strong moral compass and suffers internally with the darker aspects of his employer's world. Underneath his guarded demeanor is a gentle tenderness, particularly for Felicity, whom he sees as a beacon of innocence amidst mayhem. Graham is a practical and reliable individual who thrives under pressure and gains respect for his unshakable focus.

Personality Type:
[Optional] Free personality test | 16Personalities
History:
Graham was raised in Manchester, the son of a former police officer and a schoolteacher. From an early age, he admired his father's sense of responsibility and discipline, which prompted him to join the military after finishing school. Graham was a soldier in the British Army, specializing in close protection and counterterrorism. He spent years developing his abilities in high-pressure situations, protecting diplomats and high-ranking officials in combat zones.

After leaving the military, Graham worked in private security, where his reputation for expertise and commitment swiftly garnered him significant jobs. The Walkers, a prominent and feared family in Birmingham’s underworld, eventually engaged him to be their daughter, Felicity's, personal bodyguard.

Despite his employers' morally ambiguous character, Graham takes his duty seriously, ensuring Felicity's protection at all costs. He is cool under pressure, acutely aware, and fiercely protective, viewing his employment as a duty rather than a wage. While he is skeptical of the Walkers' illicit activities, Graham regards Felicity as an innocent trapped in a hazardous environment and has developed a hidden admiration for her strength. However, his commitment to the Walkers frequently places him in morally ambiguous positions, prompting him to ponder where his true allegiance lies.

———-> Post Time Skip

Graham never dreamed that a bodyguard duty would alter the direction of his life.

When he was first assigned the mission of protecting Felicity Walker, the daughter of the notorious Robert Walker, it seemed like simply another high-profile job. She was to be observed, shielded, and protected from harm, not engaged with. But Felicity was beyond anyone he had ever safeguarded. She was quick-witted, unashamedly strong-willed, and deeply loyal to her family, even though she questioned their legacy. She was clearly, effortlessly attractive.

Initially, the time they spent together was calm. Long car journeys. Walks between meetings. Quiet moments in secure environments. But quiet gave way to small talk, which led to actual conversations—deep, honest, and full of surprising emotion. These moments eventually became the highlights of Graham's day. What started as a chore evolved into companionship. Companionship developed into something more.

Graham eventually mustered the confidence to ask her out. He didn’t take her to a five-star restaurant or am some fancy bar. Instead took her to a rundown noodle shop in the heart of Birmingham. It was a spot that had provided him with sustenance during difficult times—a modest reminder of his roots. Felicity, who was used to elaborate parties and fitted outfits, sat opposite from him in a room with no appropriate tableware and smiled as if it were the most perfect night of her life.

At that point, Graham grew far more than just a guardian. He served as a link between Felicity's world of power and legacy and his own, which was marked by discipline and humility. He taught her that there was life beyond her father's empire and the weight of expectation. To his quiet delight, she broke free from the Walker family business, escaping its shadows to take on a leading role in her late mother's oil company.

Since then, they've lived together—as quietly and privately as their names would allow. Graham continued to keep things safe, did exercises, checked windows, and changed routes—but now he could share his home. A location where work ends and true living begins.

After days of hiking and fun, he proposed to her at the pinnacle of a mountain. He pulled out the ring as the wind rushed between them and the sky stretched eternally above. She did not hesitate.

The conversation with Robert had been nerve-racking: Graham, a working guy, was asking the Walker family patriarch for his daughter's hand. To his amazement, Robert offered his blessing. Perhaps it was a sign of respect. Perhaps it was understanding. Regardless, it meant everything.

Graham now works more closely with Robert and Richard to ensure their safety as the Walker brand maintains a powerful—if fragile—presence in England's criminal and corporate worlds. Despite the present cease-fire between the Walkers, Fletchers, and Joneses, Graham has little faith and is ready for anything. He's always keeping an eye on things, making plans, and thinking forward.

But every night when he gets home and finds Felicity—not only the girl he was contracted to protect, but the woman he loves—he understands why he's doing it all.

She saved him just as much as he did her.
Fiancé: Felicity Walker Misty Gray
Employer: Robert Walker Misty Gray

Misty Gray · May 17, 2025

Joseph Worthington

Name:
Joseph Worthington

Age and Date of Birth:
36 (13th September 1946)

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual, Divorced, Dating/TBD

Face Claim:
David Giuntoli

Height:
6'1"

Affiliation:
Walkers

Role/Occupation:
Security/Surveillance

Skills:
Stealth
Firearms
Physical combat
Vehicle mechanics
Likes:
Socialising
Lively atmospheres
Fast cars
Working out
Action films
His daughter
Adrenaline rushes

Dislikes:
Winter
Early mornings
Being home alone too long
Defectors or disloyalty
The ex-wife

Personality:
Hardworking
Loyal
Observant
Sociable
Unforgiving
Daring
Stubborn

Personality Type:
ESFJ-A - Consul
History:
Joseph was the only son of Leonard and Francesca Worthington, who also had two daughters after him. His father was a defence lawyer and his mother a housewife. His childhood was relatively normal, albeit with a strict and controlling father who had pushed for Joseph to either follow in his career footsteps or join the army and police force. Joseph had no interest in becoming a lawyer, especially not with all of the studying required.

Joseph married quite early into a relationship, when his girlfriend, Pamela fell pregnant. Whilst they were both in love, it was their parents who had pushed them into a wedding before their child was born. Rhiannon followed soon after, in 1965.

A couple of years prior, Joseph had predictably joined the army and started his training. He was quickly seen as a capable, focused, and hardworking man. No matter how gruelling challenge, he always strived to complete each mission. Following his training, he was engaged in various peacekeeping, humanitarian, and security efforts in England and Northern Ireland. Joseph's downside was his often impulsive and argumentative tendencies, with his insubordination eventually leading to him being discharged (kick out) from the army.

His parents, wife, and Joseph himself were all disappointed with him for his failure. It was something he would have to carry with him for some time. He knew he had been the most skilled in his unit, but he'd let himself down through his attitude. Joseph soon took on work in private security and surveillance, which was what led him directly to employment under the Walkers. It was in the early days of that where he learned true discipline. His superiors and colleagues were even less relenting than his army superiors. Yet, he found it easier to respect and take orders from them, on account of them sharing interests and motivations in common.

It had taken some time to regain his father's respect again, but the pair had managed to eventually rebuild their relationship. That's what made it more difficult when he paid a visit to his family home in 1970 and found his father bleeding out on the driveway. The man had been stabbed in the chest a dozen times. There were no final words from the older man, but Joseph was forced to watch as the last of the man's life left him. The killer was soon apprehended and convicted with the man's murder, which was done out of revenge for failing to successfully defend him in a past criminal court case. As much as Joseph wished he could seek revenge, he knew it wouldn't bring anyone back from the dead. Instead, he buried himself fully in his work, making sure he was focused and ready to protect those he was paid to serve.

As the years went on, he proved himself as trustworthy, effective, and efficient. By 1974, he was promoted to working directly with the Walker family members and often providing protection, surveillance, and security for them.

His success in work hadn't come with the same in her personal life, with Pamela having resented his chosen line of work since early on. In 1971, they had finally separated, but neither had rushed into making it official. Pamela expected Joseph would give in and find legitimate work, whilst he enjoyed working for the Walkers and believed she had to accept that. The worst part of the separation was not seeing his daughter so often. However, as violence and talks of gang wars surrounded the Walkers, Joseph came to realise Rhiannon was much safer kept away from him and Birmingham. As such, he didn't fight it when Pamela and his daughter moved to London. He would visit Rhiannon when he could and he agreed to divorce Pamela.

In 1981, Joseph was surprised to find Rhiannon waiting on his front doorstep with a suitcase beside her. Having finished school, she'd been glad to also leave her mother and overbearing stepdad behind. She was ready to decide her own future. First on her agenda was that she wanted to stay with Joseph and get to know him better!
Pamela Worthington - Ex-Wife
Rhiannon Worthington - Daughter, 17

Robert Walker - Boss
Vinny McConnell - Colleague/Friend
Graham Smith - Colleague/Friend

Penny Fletcher - TBD

Aidan Jones - Arsehole

OPEN TO ARRANGE MORE

BasDorcha · May 19, 2025

Dean Walters

Name:
Dean Walters

Age and Date of Birth:
65 - December 24, 1916

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Bisexual, Waiting for RF

Face Claim:
Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Height:
6'1

Affiliation:
Main Affiliation: Walkers
Secondary: Fletcher, Jones, and various legal and law enforcement

Role/Occupation:
Owner of Black Canopy Enquiry

BLACK CANOPY ENQUIRY
Private Investigation & Surveillance

Dean Walters
Former RAF | Enquiry Agent
London • Birmingham • Since 1965
"Absence is never silent."
T: 021 643 7112
A: Office 3B, Old Mill Works, Cannon Street, Birmingham B2

Skills:
Recon and Intelligence
High Tension Stress Control
High Dexterity
Ability to navigate difficult situations
Flying planes
Likes:
Plain Tea and Coffee
Smoky Jazz Rooms
Stake Outs
Long Walks on the Beach

Dislikes:
His PTSD
Judgmental People
Liars
Strangers

Personality:
Dean is a very 'mans man' kind of guy. If you didn't know him, you'd think he was just a generic guy, left from the war to live in a time that was altered by his experience in the military. Over all, he's a honest and direct individual, guided by discipline and responsibility with the ability to stay calm and practical.

With the exception of people he is already close to, he is weary of strangers and prefers his personal space and the quietness of solitude. He's not the person you'd want to invite if you wanted someone to be the center of attention or bring life to the party, but he is the guy you would call for a relaxed night or to tone down a particularly rowdy friend. With his friends and loved ones he's warm, inviting, open and easy going. He will not lie, even if it means hurting someone or himself with the truth, and doesn't like to keep secrets unless he has too. In his life he's had to keep enough that any extra that can be shed by simply not lying will be.

With strangers he's a different person. Distrustful, cold and distant. Unable to trust people easily, he can be a bit of a judgmental asshole himself, though he hates it in others. Unlike others though, he gives people a chance to show their true colors before he makes a decision. Instead he is more likely to hang back and give someone just enough rope to either hang themselves or save themselves, and he will not intervene to help them make the decision of which one it is.

Personality Type:
Logistician ISTJ-A
History:

In the beginning…

Dean had a fairly normal childhood. His parents, albeit older than normal parents when they had their only child, were loving and kind. His father was a butcher and his mother a teacher at the local Catholic school. Unable to have more children, he grew up an only child and therefor never had the social growth of one with a sibling and the ability to open up to people that sometimes comes with it. Throughout school he was a normal guy, playing sports but never excelling particularly at it. When he graduated he was neither top nor bottom of the class, always hanging out somewhere near the middle. He had a few good friends but as often happens once school ended they slowly parted ways as adulthood took over.

At 20 years old, tired of moving from one low pay and heavy cost job to another, he finally decided to try the military. As was usual for him, he performed right at the average level throughout basic and his first year or two as a soldier. It wasn't until his commanding officer really got to know him and learned how to encourage him that Dean really came out of his shell and began to show them what he was capable of. The 180 in his personality and performance soon earned him a recommendation for the fighter pilot program where he continued to succeed and even exceeded the very high expectations of his instructors. With perfect vision and lightning fast reflexes and an attententiveness for detail, he was a perfect fit for the group of high performing pilots that soon became his squadron.

It was his assignment to this squadron that would be the first major change in Dean's life. As the squadron was formed, three men soon became the three to know. Richard "Rich" Finley, Robert "Casanova" Walker, and Dean Walters. At first, Dean was his normal, arms distance self, but it didn't take long for him to find an odd sense of comfortability with Rich and eventually Robert - though it was the social disparities that made it rough to start as Dean always felt like those of the upper class unfairly looked down on those of the working class - and form bonds that would last his life time. While his relationship with Robert was never more than brothers in arms, comrades and friends, the same could not be said of Rich.

Somewhere in the middle of the war, in the middle of enlistment, somewhere in the muck of war, Dean found himself falling in love with Rich. Before the war, he had never considered himself bisexual or gay, having only dated women and on a few occasions finding himself waking from their bed. Something about the intimate relationships of those you are fighting to survive with broke down long stood barricades on Dean's true nature, and throughout the war Dean and Rich carried on a hidden but intense relationship. Dean was never keen on others knowing about them - the knowledge of what would happen if they were found out heavy on his soul. When Robert did, he'd spent a good bit of time worried what his friend, and Rich's friend, would think. Eventually though, he slowly let his guard down and Robert became the only person outside of Rich and Dean who knew the truth.

When the war finally ended and they all made it home, Dean no longer had a home to return too. His father had died before he went to basic training and his mother passed away while he was flying one of his many missions. With nowhere to go and no one to come home too, he found himself staying with Richard until he secured his education visa and moved to America to go to school. It had been hard for him, but he wanted to support Rich and let him follow his dreams. Shortly after Richard moved away, Dean gave up the flat and moved into somewhere cheaper and more affordable for his income.

Looking for a more permanent career than he had before the war, and not interested in flying professionally now that the war was over, he jumped around doing odd jobs for a while until he was hired on in 1946 at a private investigation firm that began to train him from the ground up. Again his eye for attentiveness and detail benefitted him and he quickly rose in the ranks to a private investigator under the tutelage of the company owner. For the next few years he builds his life around his new found job, still seeing Robert and Caroline from time to time while writing letters back and forth with Rich. What started off hot and heavy died down as years passed and by the time Rich returned in 1950 they had drifted heavily apart. Dean had even acquired a girlfriend, though he could never give himself to her fully knowing she hated homosexuality and it was a part of him.

In 1953 he moved to London to open his own Private Eye firm, and with Richard gone it was an easy decision to make. One very special week between the opening of his firm and the return of Richard, Dean takes a trip to Greece to see his war love for a secret Greek tryst. When things fail to go as planned, Dean pretends to leave early, only instead spending the last day of his trip watching over Rich and ensuring he's okay before Dean returns to London. He then spends the remainder of his years from then on in London, running his own business and creating a new life for himself. The last time he seen Richard or Caroline was the graduation for Rich from his last time leaving school. That night was still a bad memory in his mind and easily drove a wedge between him and Rich, as well as Robert. Determined to do his best in this new found story he's given himself, he becomes a faded memory for his squadron brothers and a silent friend. Periodically Richard and he would exchange letters, but eventually, even those stopped as Dean decided that it was only hurting them more to carry on when Dean had moved on with his life.

In 1968 Dean met his wife, a free love and peace kind of woman who didn't have a judging bone in her body. She peeled the layers of Dean away like an onion, slowly revealing his true self - a self that only Rich and Robert had ever seen. Undisturbed by the fact that he was bisexual, and had a love that was a man, the two soon found their own happiness and love grew between them. Two years into the relationship they married, and soon after had a child. Now, in 1975, Dean has decided it's time to move home to Birmingham. Buying his parent's home, he fixed it up and moved his wife and child in while simultaneously opening a second location for his business. Unbeknownst to his old friends, he has yet to make it public knowledge he's back in town and is still unsure what his next actions will be.

As for happy ever after…

After returning to Birmingham, Dean successfully opened a second branch of his business and settled quickly into life around what he considered his home town. He reconnected with his long time love, Richard Finley, albeit not quite the way he had hoped, and had begun rebuilding his bond with the man he considered his brother, Robert Walker. Much as Birmingham is apt to be, it didn't take long for him to be thrown into the life. At first, he started with investigating Charles Walker's death, trying to find out what had happened for the Walker family. Over time, it came to be he helped solve and achieve legal punishment for the killer, Marco Alessi. While him and Robert never spoke about it more than once, Dean knew that they disagreed on whether he received enough punishment or not. Since neither of them were in charge of the legal proceedings though, they both had never bothered to bring it up again.

In 1976, Alice Walters found out she was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Within two years, she had passed, leaving Dean a single father. The strain of the death, and learning to live alone, took him to his friends doors more and more frequently. Robert had already been through the loss of a spouse, and Richard was the only person who made Dean feel better. It takes several years, but Dean adjust to the life, and begins to return to his normal self. He has since taken a step back from his business, preferring to manage it while his employees do the actual work. It's allowed him to spend his time where he wants to, taking only the jobs he really feels like taking, and to be a better father.
Alice Walters - Wife (Deceased)
Daniel Walters - Son - 13
Mother/Father - Deceased

Richard Finley - Future Husband if he can convince him
Robert Walker - Brother/Long Time Friend

BasDorcha · May 19, 2025

Alfred “Alfie” Walker

Name:
Alfred “Alfie” Dee Walker

Age and Date of Birth:
40 – 08 January 1942

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Married to Bonnie Walker
Anniversary: July 30th, 1976

Face Claim:
Matt Bomer

Height:
6’2

Affiliation:
Walker Family

Role/Occupation:
Heir to Walker Throne
Owner of The Vixen

Skills:
Toxicology
Firearms
Herbalism
Business Management
Detect Lies
Diplomacy
Cooking
Likes:
Plants
Guns
Money
~~Women~~His Wife
Whiskey
Music
Being in control

Dislikes:
Mornings
Tea
Sweets
Prudishness
Close mindedness

Personality:

ThenAlfie, being a second son, always had the best of the family world and none of the responsibilities. He enjoyed being out of the lime light and able to live his life the way he wanted. With Charles being the center of attention and his father's favorite Alfie pretty much did what he wanted to within reason. Looking up to his brother as all little brothers do, he picked up many aspects of his brothers personality – he’s blunt, to the point of rudeness sometimes and quick to criticize a person when they make a mistake. When it comes to rivals, he’s not afraid to put his money where his mouth is and show them why he’s better than them.

In public he’s charming, sweet, and a womanizer, winning over the hearts of the young and old with ease. He’s easy to get along with, polite, diplomatic and able to resolve issues without any issues. In private though, he’s moody and contemplative. He likes plants and has trained himself to know which plants are poisonous and which are medicinal. It’s not unknown for him to lace the tip of his knives with poison to have that extra potent affect once a slash or stab has been landed – as far as he’s concerned if it came to that, they deserved it.

Over all, he’s a well-liked man, not quite as big of an asshole as his deceased brother, more sociable and easy going since he never had the responsibility Charles had, and fairly good at hiding the sour moods he feels behind a very good mask.

NowBy 1982, Alfie Walker has transformed into a man defined by discipline and quiet intensity, forged in the fires of personal loss and harsh realities. The carefree boyishness of his youth has vanished, replaced by a pragmatic, focused leader who carries the weight of family expectations and the brutal demands of the criminal world. He moves with calculated purpose, balancing loyalty and ambition while carefully navigating the dangers that surround him. Though hardened, Alfie retains a distinct streak of individuality, showing moments of sharp wit and a stubborn resolve that remind others there’s more to him than just the tough exterior.

Fatherhood has deepened Alfie’s maturity, grounding him in a fierce protectiveness that tempers his ruthless instincts. He dotes on his children with a quiet tenderness but remains determined that they grow up with a clear understanding of responsibility, never indulging in privilege without consequence. Despite his growing authority, Alfie struggles with the personal cost of his choices — particularly the strain on his marriage to Bonnie as their definitions of “family first” clash under the shadow of his escalating criminal involvement. Beneath his composed and commanding demeanor lies a man wrestling with pain, ambition, and the relentless pressure to prove himself worthy of the legacy he’s determined to inherit.

Personality Type:
Entrepreneur ESTP-A
History:

ThenAlfie was always a good looking kid and popular guy. He followed in his brothers footsteps, though with a little less of the attitude, and enjoyed reasonable freedom from responsibilities. A typical second son, he was expected to live up to Charles and never quite did, never had to plan to take over the family business, and enjoyed letting Charles soak up their dads attention. In school he had friends, participated in footie, always in trouble but never expelled, yet exceeded at lessons. He graduated and spent a few years soul searching, working small jobs for his father when he needed money and figuring out what he wanted to do with his life.

At 21, he decided to open a strip club and worked hard over the next decade to grow it into a high end facility with the prettiest girls and no trashiness. He always picks up women without issue, a new girlfriend every week and spends all his free time now working for his father. Once his club got off the ground, Alfie started working more and more for his father, working his way into a position of power but less responsibility. Charles being his direct boss before he died made his life easy – just enough responsibility to be helping the family but not enough to catch the bad side of dad if something went wrong. Just where he liked it.

Now with Charles gone, he has taken on a position of underboss and for the first time in his life is getting a real taste of responsibility – something he hopes to live up too.

NowAfter the death of his mother and taking his first life, Alfie took a giant leap into adulthood almost overnight. The goofy, boyish charm faded, replaced by a smaller version of Robert — disciplined, determined, but still carrying a distinct streak of Alfie’s own personality. The trauma of that night left deep scars, shaping not only his maturity but also instilling a simmering fire of pain and resolve beneath the surface.

Over the next six years, he married Bonnie and had two children. Though he technically still owns his club, he no longer spends his days running it. Instead, for the past two years, Alfie has been trying to convince his father to let him take over the family business, promising to ease the strain on Robert. He even offered to keep Robert as an advisor and mentor, handling the business side himself while Robert could step back and enjoy his later years. This move has fully immersed Alfie in the family’s criminal world, as he pushes to let his father retire and pass on the reins.

Through the alliance between their families, Alfie has formed a stable and pragmatic friendship with Tony Fletcher. Only two years older, Tony is a peer of Alfie’s generation whom Alfie looks up to. No longer rivals, Alfie often seeks Tony’s advice on big decisions, especially those impacting both families. Tony’s guidance has been crucial in grounding Alfie and helping him navigate the complexities of their world.

Once his children came along, Alfie grew to understand the intense pressure of wanting to truly protect someone. This deepened his maturity, calming the last traces of his boyishness and shaping him into a more complete adult. He dotes on his children but is firm in his belief that their privilege must never become a weakness. Though still young, Alfie intends to raise Charlie and Carrie Anne with a strong sense of value and reason, teaching them to think with their heads, not just their hearts.

Though Alfie and Bonnie are undoubtedly in love, their marriage struggles under the weight of his increasing involvement in the criminal world. Bonnie wrestles with his interpretation of “family comes first,” finding herself at odds with the expanding shadow of crime that clouds their home.
Caroline Walker - Mother [Deceased]
Charles Walker - Brother [Deceased]
Bonnie Walker - Wife
Carrie Anne Walker - Daughter - 20 November, 1976
Charlie Finley Walker - Son - 8 January, 1978
Felicity Walker - Sister
Diana Walker - Sister
Victoria "Rory" Fletcher - Sister (Mom - Dorothy Fletcher)
Thomas Walker - Brother

Richard Finley - Uncle
Dean Walter - Ucnle
Lisa Evans - Dad's Girlfriend

Henry Walker - Uncle [Deceased]
-- Jackie Walker - Cousin [Estranged]

Hillary Hamilton - Aunt

Graham Smith - Soon to be Brother In Law

Dorothy Fletcher - Rory's mother
The Fletchers - Allies (Former rivals)
The Joneses - Affiliated Gang (Former enemies)

ReverseTex · May 19, 2025

Bonnie Walker

Name:
Bonnie May Walker

Age and Date of Birth:
37: 25 March 1945

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual: Married to Alfie Walker

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Suki Waterhouse

Height:
5'8

Affiliation:
Walker Family

Role/Occupation:
Unemployed: Stay at home mother

Skills:
Creative thinker
Basic petty crime skills (pickpocketing, car theft, etc..)
Southern etiquette
Can sing and play the guitar
Likes:
Her family
Any type of music- has a love for country music of course!
Plants & animals - has a hobby for gardening
Photography

Dislikes:
Rules: if she didn't set them she won't follow them
Being told what to do
Summer
The Walker Business

Personality:
In her younger years, Bonnie was a free-spirited nomad. Her ability to go with the flow came naturally and translated into being very easygoing. Following her marriage and the birth of her two children, her ability to be naturally free-spirited has disappeared. Her time is mostly dedicated to her children, whom she loves dearly. But, one could say she succumbed to the maternal trap. Her focus on crafting a better life for her family, unlike her turbulent home as a girl, is her number one priority. Unfortunately for her, Bonnie married into the wrong family for that. Though close with Alfie's siblings, she loathes the family business and operations. After the chaos they caused, she tries actively to keep her children from such trouble. She's protective over her children and will gladly volunteer herself for any discomfort in order to limit their exposure. At the expense of herself, she's harshly insecure over her life decisions and often can be apprehensive to voice her opinion after years of feeling unheard.

Personality Type:
Consul-ESFJ
History:

Bonnie was raised in the Moody family, a wealthy banking family from South Texas. The youngest of 5 siblings, she spent her earlier years in the family mansion in Galveston with her siblings and mother. Her fondest memories were playing and climbing in the mangroves and palm trees, away from the stuffy mansion. But by age 7, her mother packed up and headed north to Dallas to live with her father. Her dad was by no means a self-made man; he lived off the generational wealth accumulated by banking and oil investments. However, her dad remained insecure with his standing amongst the Texas elite and decided to pursue public office. Through her early tweens, Bonnie was dragged to various galas, rallies, and counties to help provide a proper public appearance. By age 17, she had enough of the pageantry her family endured. Her brothers were making names for themselves, and her sister was pursuing marriage. Bonnie wanted no part of that life. She went off to attend the University of Texas in hopes of dragging out her "family obligations" while also spending her parents money.

The city of Austin was where Bonnie found herself. While she showed up to class and did the minimum required, she found herself falling in love with the oddball city. Women all around her were breaking the southern prototype and doing things her parents would be mortified to see. The organized crime scene rose in the early 60'60s Austin and Bonnie put their chips in early. She befriended an older woman named Judy Cathey, who helped manage a growing crime racket in the area. On the side, she began to deal narcotics and the occasional petty theft around campus. Bonnie began to develop a small private fund and document stash for herself in case she ever needed it -which, unfortunately, she did.

One night of her senior year, Bonnie was arrested for her antics and bailed out by her father. He paid off the Travis County judge to expunge her record, promising to deal with the incident himself. That night the two Moodys were at each other's throats. Bonnie divulged her years of resentment, and her father retaliated with his years of disappointment. By the end of the night, the two came to a mutual agreement: Bonnie would finish out her semester at college and expected to return home to spend time in an institution to get her mindset for the next phase of life. To no surprise, Bonnie did not hold her end of the bargain. Using the spare funds she stashed away, the night of her graduation she snuck out from her family's hotel and bought a one-way ticket to the only international flight that night: Morocco.

For 5 years Bonnie traveled the world, from Morocco to where she is now, Birmingham. Along the way, she began to live the life she yearned for years ago as a girl. She laughed a little harder, drank a little more, and ultimately became a new woman. She was a single person in the sea of thousands, the anonymity a blessing in disguise. She made friends, made enemies, and had a few run-ins with the law, as one would suspect. But on her 30th birthday, the reality of her nomadic life set in. She had no place to call home or anyone to call family. And that life didn't suit her in the long term...

After relocating to Birmingham, Bonnie quickly found work at a nightclub as the madam of the house. Unknowingly at the time, this was the decision that would alter the course of her life. Her boss, Alfie Walker, was a tantalizing young man. The two moved fast, passionately and wildly in love, into marriage and their first child. Factors at the time, such as the death of Caroline Walker and business troubles, seemed like an afterthought to her. As if they were a bad dream. But as the years dragged on, Bonnie realized the dream never ended. The Walker family was tainted, plagued to be greedy and bring violence upon themselves.
Alfie Walker: Husband
Carrie Anne Walker: Daughter
Charlie Finley Walker: Son

(insert the gaggle of Walkers)

neverbackdown · May 19, 2025

Julia Fletcher

Name:
Julia Fletcher (Formally Evans)

Age and Date of Birth:
39, 12th November 1943

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual & Married to Tony

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Emilia Clarke

Height:
5'1 (She's always in heels so about 5'4)

Affiliation:
Fletcher

Role/Occupation:
Accountant

Skills:
Self-defense
Firearms
Diversion tactics
Observation / Intelligence gathering
Sneaking around (its the height)
Climbing
Baking
Accountancy
Likes:
Family and Friends
Spending time with her husband and son
Social Events
Alcohol but especially white wine
Theatre
Music
Rainy days/Thunderstorms
Cats and Dogs

Dislikes:
The cops, laws and the whole corrupt justice system
Cheaters
Abusers
Being told no or she's wrong
Being underestimated
Someone threatening those close to her
Dark Chocolate

Personality:
Julia is fearless and fiercely independent—a woman who knows her worth and isn’t afraid to speak her mind. Intelligent and quick-witted, she always seems to have a sharp one-liner ready, her playfully sarcastic humor a constant presence even in the tensest of situations. She’s the kind of person who meets challenges head-on, never backing down from a fight, especially when it comes to protecting the people she loves.

Her stubborn streak runs deep, particularly when she’s convinced she’s right. Julia doesn’t just follow her gut—she trusts it. And most of the time, she’s spot on. Calm under pressure and level-headed in a crisis, she approaches problems with a strategic mind, often thinking several steps ahead. She’s the kind of woman who sees the bigger picture, plans accordingly, and keeps her cool when chaos breaks loose.

That said, Julia isn’t above acting on impulse when the situation calls for it. While she tries to be measured and rational, her protective instincts can override everything else. If her family or friends are in danger, she’ll throw caution to the wind in an instant. Reckless when it comes to the safety of her loved ones, she won’t hesitate to put herself in harm’s way—no questions asked, no second thoughts.

In social settings, Julia is a natural. A social butterfly with a magnetic presence, she thrives in crowds and can work a room like it’s second nature. Friendly, talkative, and effortlessly charming, she has a talent for making others feel seen and welcomed. Her warmth and charisma draw people in, and she’s often the first to spot someone feeling left out and bring them into the fold. She’s also a loyal friend and a good listener, always ready to offer a shoulder to cry on or crack a joke to lift the mood.

But underneath her friendly, bubbly surface lies a shrewd and cunning operator. Julia is street-smart and highly perceptive, with a keen ability to read people and assess situations on the fly. If she needs to manipulate a conversation, flirt for information, or deceive someone for a greater cause—especially to help her husband—she’ll do it with precision and without regret. She's not cruel by nature, but she’s strategic when she needs to be, knowing that survival sometimes demands more than kindness.

Personality Type:
ENFJ-A
History:

Julia was born to Peter and Betty Evans in Newcastle, England. Her mother was a primary school teacher and her father, well to be honest she never really knew what her father did nor did she care at the time. Her father was never really present during the young years of Julia's life but what he lacked in attendance he made up for in gifts, clothes and toys. Julia and her mother were always well attended for with more money and items than they possibly could have needed. But all things have a price and unfortunately that debt became known when Julia was about 8 years old.

A few days after her 8th birthday, Julia was woken in the middle of the night to the harsh sound of breaking glass. As any child would do, she jumped out of bed and ran to her parents room but before she reached their room she was grabbed from behind by an unknown man and brought downstairs to the sitting room where she was locked inside. She could hear loud noises and her mothers screams from upstairs but she remained in her seat frozen in fear as she stared at the man in front of her. Her mother bloodied and beaten was brought downstairs a short while later and the men left after leaving a message for her father that next time would be worse for Betty and Julia. Even long after the men had left the pair remained in the sitting room in each others arms waiting for Peter to return home hours later.

After that night Peter had no choice but to let Julia in on the family secret, her father was an important member in a gang, who had made enemies with the wrong people, a much more dangerous and bigger gang than the one he was in. Not wanting to take the risk of anything happening to her, Peter began training Julia in self defence the very next day, teaching her as best as he could to fight, act and observe her surroundings. She was 12 the first time she held a gun but it was purely a safety measure incase they were ever broken into again. The constant drills of fake kidnappings and break-ins orchestrated by her father to train her led to the fearless and calculated woman that Julia is today.

When Julia was 15 she witnessed the worst thing a girl could experience. Her and her father had spent a long and wonderful day together and had returned home around 8pm that night. As she stepped in her front door, Julia heard the sound of screeching tires followed by the deafening sounds of gunshots. By instinct she dropped to the ground and turned in time to watch her father fall to the ground, dead. As quick as it came the car left and Julia was left screaming for help in her driveway alone but it was all too late.

After the funeral Julia and Betty spent a few days in London with Peter's family and upon returning home they found their home had been broken into and vandalised. Realising that Peter's enemies didn't seem content on their problems ending with Peter's death they knew it was unsafe for them to remain in Newcastle. That very day Julia and Betty packed what they could fit in their car and left Newcastle behind, starting a new life in Birmingham with Betty's sister. They stayed with her aunt until Betty was able to buy her own home.

Since 1975:
By 1975, the Fletchers were thriving, with Tony Fletcher effectively managing operations and continuing to challenge the Walker empire. However, tensions between the two families shifted significantly when it was revealed that Rory Fletcher was the biological daughter of Robert Walker, the result of an affair with Dorothy Fletcher. This revelation explained Robert's leniency toward the Fletchers and led to an uneasy alliance.

The turning point came when both families were targeted by the rising Jones gang, led by Aidan Jones. Rory and Felicity Walker were kidnapped and used as leverage against Robert Walker. That same night, a gunman entered the Fletcher home, shooting Tony in the sitting room. Sully, arriving moments later, was fatally shot outside. Julia, upstairs at the time, discovered the aftermath and took control in Tony’s absence—managing the family business along with Sammy as they tried to keep the business above water and to bring Rory home.

Following the incident, Robert Walker negotiated a fragile truce with Aidan Jones. The violence, however, caused internal fractures. Upon learning of Rory's kidnapping, Sully's death, and the peace with the Walkers, Norman Fletcher disowned Tony. Struggling under the weight of these events, Tony fell into depression.

During this period, Julia discovered she was pregnant and later gave birth to their son, Matthew. The arrival of their child played a major role in pulling Tony out of his slump. Despite being a devoted husband and father, Tony has yet to fully return to the business. Concerned for his well-being and aware of the pressure he faces, Julia reached out to her brother Grady for support in helping guide the Fletcher family forward.
Peter Evans - Dad (RIP)
Betty Evans - Mom

Grady Evans - half-brother (on dad's side)

Anthony Fletcher - Husband
- Matthew "Matty" Fletcher - Son (aged 5)

Dorothy Fletcher - Mother-in-law
Norman Fletcher - Father-in-law

Samuel "Sammy" Fletcher - brother-in-law
Sullivan "Sully" Fletcher - brother-in-law (RIP)
Penelope "Penny" Fletcher - sister-in-law
Veronica "Rory" Fletcher - sister-in-law

Walker Family - rivals turned allies

NanLia · May 19, 2025

Margaret "Maggie" O'Shea

Name:
Margaret "Maggie" O'Shea

Age and Date of Birth:
49 (Born April 12, 1926)

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual, Widowed

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Emma Thompson

Height:
5'6"

Affiliation:
Independent (Allied with both the Fletchers and the Walkers)

Role/Occupation:
Fence, Underworld Financier

Skills:
- Negotiation & Diplomacy: Skilled at brokering deals between rival factions without tipping her hand.
- Financial Acumen: Manages money laundering and asset acquisition, making dirty money look clean.
- Underworld Networking: Maintains connections with gang leaders, crooked cops, and other fences.
- Deception & Manipulation: Uses her maternal persona to appear less threatening, gaining trust before striking.
- Cunning Strategist: Always has an escape plan and contingency for when deals go south.
Likes:
- Whiskey on the rocks, always served in a crystal tumbler
- Classical music, especially Irish folk ballads
- Chess
- Fine fabrics and tailored dresses
Dislikes:
- Reckless violence
- Arrogant young men who under estimate her
- Disrespect toward women
- Unreliable business partners
- Unnecessary cruelty (yes, there is necessary cruelty at times)
Personality:
Maggie is a master of maintaining a dual identity. In public, she’s the elegant, poised widow who commands respect. In private, she’s a cunning strategist, always looking to leverage information for profit. She’s fiercely protective of her family and sees herself as a queen on a chessboard—careful, calculated, and ruthless when needed. Maggie is pragmatic, knowing that sentimentality can be a weakness, but she has a soft spot for children and society's underdogs

Personality Type:
ENTJ - The Commander
Maggie is assertive, organized, and strategic. She values efficiency and does not tolerate incompetence. She’s driven by power but sees it as a means of maintaining stability rather than for personal glory.
History:

Maggie was born in a small Irish village, the eldest of seven children. She learned early on how to manage people and resources, helping her mother keep the household running while her father worked in the mines. Maggie does not have a formal education beyond the early grades; on her mother's third pregnancy, Maggie was pulled from school and kept home to help her mothers manage both the kids and the house.

Her mother was not adept at finances, having no education herself, Maggie taught herself how to keep their books balanced, and from this, also learned how to become a fierce negotiator with neighbours and vendors. Maggie earned respect from the small village, most often adults deferring to her for bills and invoices before she was ten years old.

In her late teens, she married Seamus O’Shea, a charming but reckless thief who dreamed of making it big in Birmingham. Their courtship was swift, and the pair were madly in love with one another and couldn’t understand society's desire to court for a year before being engaged for another. Within a few weeks of courting, they were married, and she and Seamus were fleeing the small village to start their adventures together.

This brought them to Birmingham, where Maggie took on her laundry from clients, and Seamus started out in an above-board job before he found himself back in the underground, fencing. Maggie learned a great deal from Seamus, and he from her. They worked together for a decade before his death.

When Seamus was killed during a robbery, Maggie didn’t collapse under the weight of grief. Instead, she took over his small fencing operation and methodically built it into a network that even the Walkers and Fletchers relied on. Over the years, Maggie expanded into laundering money through front businesses, maintaining a web of contacts that she keeps meticulously organized.
Son - 28

Daughter - 24

BasDorcha · May 20, 2025

Penny Fletcher

Name:
Penelope “Penny” Elizabeth Fletcher

Age and Date of Birth:
33 – August 21st 1949

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Straight and Single

Face Claim:
Reese Witherspoon

Height:
5’5”

Affiliation:
Fletcher

Role/Occupation:
Owns, residual income, run by a manager: The Chic Chick
Owns, Runs and actively work for: Birmingham Industrial Cleaners

Skills:
Cooking
Sewing
Mixing Drinks
Fast Drawing
Running
Likes:
Movies
Musicals
Big brass bands
Jazz music
Chocolate

Dislikes:
Ugliness
Rude people
Peas
Church
Large crowds

Personality:
Penny is bubbly, outgoing, sociable and the light of any party. She enjoys spending her time with other people, her patients, her coworkers, and dreams of a love that will sweep away the lonely nights she tells no one about. She loved unconditionally and is certain in herself and her decisions. She is confident and witty and loves arts and crafts. She’s an adoring sister who think her brothers are always doing their best and seems to see the world through rose colored glasses all the time. She finds the bright side of everything and has a way of pushing away the darkness in those around her and who she interacts with. She fully believes if she hopes and prays for something, it will happen and is unflapped by bad things happening around her – nothing seems to bother her. Death can happen before her and she doesn’t seem to flinch, always keeping calm under pressure. This nature has helped her as she has matured and grown up, giving her a level head for business, assisting in the family, and in every wound she has ever helped stich up. Long gone are the days of girlish giggles, but even with her job, she carries an eternal glow of innocence, though those that know her know it's all a glamor, and a strong and independent woman lies underneath with a sharp brain and a sharper wit.

Personality Type:
Protagonist – ENFJ-A
History:

ThenGrowing up in the Fletcher house hold was always one of pride and hard work. Her parents, though they had the money to buy bigger and better, always lived in a realistic means and Penny learned to appreciate the value of money through working hard for it. When she was old enough, she started babysitting for neighbors and friends of the family, earning herself a small pocket allowance to encourage her arts and crafts. She learned to sew her own clothes and would sell them to make newer items. Often she would search bargain bins, bringing home clothes she considered drab or uncomely and turning them into cute outfits and embellishing them with colors and patterns and fancy new designs.

In school Penny was much like her brother Tony – well liked, popular, involved in anything she could get her hands on, but down to earth and easy to get along with. She excelled through her lessons and graduated with honors, ready to face the world. She was never much of a trouble maker, unlike Tony, and often was the ‘teacher's pet’ as she was always happy, helping and looking after the other students that needed it most. She was known to befriend those with none, bringing them into her circle and giving them a brighter outlook on life.

Shortly after she finished school, Penny decided to open her own business – The Chic Chick. At first, she ran it with all the blood, sweat and tears any new business would need. The sewed all the clothes herself, ordered all the materials, stocked the shop, ran the counter, and spent long hours making sure things were correct. After a few years though, she hired on a few other women to assist and now runs it from an owner standpoint, still providing designs and ideas that the others now put into physical being. The original location being to small, she moved the business into a bigger building with the help of her brother in September of 1975. With things still getting organized and moved, she has been busy yet again but happy with the new building having a room especially for the sewing machines and patterns, a place to quietly work while the front has bulks of different clothes, buttons, and other materials the locals come and buy for their own needs.

As a moderately successful business owner, she now has a manager running the shops day to day while she helps support her family where ever she is needed. During the early years of her business, she attended night classes and put herself through basic nursing training, now licensed to be a nurse if she should need it. With her business taking off, she never put the nursing into a fulltime job, but keeps a bag handy with basic supplies in case she is ever called.

Now
In 1975, life for Penny changed as she knew it. Ove the course of the next two years, everything she knew changed. Her first love, Marco Alessi, was arrested and sent to prison for the murder of the rival gang's heir. The Walker's had thankfully let the legal systems handle it, but he had ceased communication with her within a year. It broke her heart. She spent some time recovering, and with it, moved away from The Chic Chick, hiring a manager to run it and only contact her when absolutely necessary. She attended quarterly board meetings and continued to make revenue choices, but mostly she worked from home and no longer had to pay daily mind to the business which was thriving on its own.

With no motivation to date, and no desire to continue working in fashion, Penelope found a new plan of action she felt comfortable going with. Having a nurses background, the site of crime scenes (mostly) did not bother her, as she found out when her brother, Sully, was murdered and her other brother, leader of the Fletchers - Tony, was shot and almost killed. As a favor to her loved ones, she had cleaned the mess up - so well in fact that it had appeared it never happened. Penny eventually realized this was a vital skill to have in the family's line of business, and began putting together Birmingham Industrial Cleaners. While above board, and contracted with everything from police, to local factories and refineries, it was a perfect cover assist with the below board part of the Fletcher business. She also worked closely with the Walker's after the truce and alliance was established, helping them keep their business squeaky clean too.

In the years since Marco was imprisoned, Penny has moved away from the public eye and thrown herself into her new business and supporting the family. Her flexible schedule allows her to spend any time she needs with them, and be available at a moment's notice. She has never dated since then, choosing to live for her family. In her free time she has been taking up boxing and self-defense lessons, determined to never feel like she could not look out for herself after her sister Rory was kidnapped by Aidan Jones. While Rory escaped, Sully had been murdered and Tony had been shot and it traumatized Penny more than she ever told anyone. Instead, she slowly changed over the next few years - becoming stronger, more confident, and a better fighter than she realized. Between the physicalness of her job and the additional training, Penny had embraced a natural talent she didn't know she had.

As the future comes, Penny will see just how strong she has become.
Matty Fletcher - Nephew
Norman Fletcher - Father (in prison)
Dorothy Fletcher - Mother
Samuel Fletcher - Brother
Sullivan Fletcher - Brother [Deceased]
Tony Fletcher - Brother
Julia Fletcher - Sister in Law
Victoria Fletcher - Half-Sister

Grady Evans - Brother-in-law

Marco Alessi - Man who broke her heart, stupid jerk.

BasDorcha · May 20, 2025

Vincent "Vinny" McConnel

Name:
Vincent Ian McConnel

Age and Date of Birth:
20 March 1947 - 35

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Unknown

Face Claim:
Norman Reedus

Height:
6'1

Affiliation:
The Walkers

Role/Occupation:
Bodyguard
Chauffer for Robert

Skills:
Persuasion
Deception
Sliver Tongue
Lying
Likes:
Winning
Getting what he wants
Manipulating people
Money
Control
Serving himself

Dislikes:
People who disagree with him
Emotional situations and people
People trying to manipulate him
Crying

Personality:
Vinny is the epitome of self-serving. He does what he wants, when he wants. If he works, he works because it benefits him. He likes luxury and money, power and control, manipulating people to his whim and getting away with it. He cares nothing for those around him and how they feel, willing to do what is needed to make it work in his favor. He has no issues with lying and stealing, saying whatever is needed to be said to make something go the way he wants it to, or to reach a goal that he has set.

In public, he's charming, likeable, full of smiles and compliments. He's usually flocked to by women who he never shows any interest in unless it serves a purpose. Vinny is the exact walking posterboard child of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Two sides of a the same coin. He can be smiling and severing a neck at the same time because he enjoys the power and control that comes with it.

Personality Type:
Logistician ISTJ-A
History:

ThenThe son of an Irish immigrant family, Vincent has grown up in London from the time he was a few month old. As a child, he was often in trouble for doing things that "boys do", everyone missing the signs of how dark his soul would be marked as he got older. Throughout school he was neither great nor terrible, mostly riding the average line in grades and accomplishments, often in trouble or detention, but never quite pushing far enough to get completely kicked out permanently. He often had a flock of people around him, could charm is way out of complicated situations and win anyone over to his side if he wanted to.

In high school he took up boxing, quickly rising in the ranks. He enjoyed the hero worship he got from it, always cocky and confident, but he privately reveled in the control and power he felt each time he won. After high school he quickly moved into the world of boxing locally and over the next few years began to make a name for himself as he got older and even more experienced. In his early twenty's though he grew bored of the boxing world, no longer getting the thrill from it he had previous years. As the need for something more challenging, more dangerous even, grew he began to find himself looking for work as a bodyguard. At first he worked for low end business men, slowly making a more hushed name as a man worth the money he charged. As he found bigger and more dangerous work, so too did he move up the ranks and from employer to better paying employer. Eventually, he was hired on to the Walker's security, where he at first took lower level jobs, before he too moved up in their mist. At a skirmish started by a upstart gang a few years into his new career, not long after joining Walker's crew, he saw an opportunity to move up yet again by proving his worth to Robert himself.

During the skirmish, he quickly and calmly protected the Walker children while efficiently removing the threat to them. Afterwards, with his name now brought to light, he was given an in to the inner circle. To many it seemed that Vinny had found loyalty to the man, but it was more a loyalty to a cause that aligned with his self-serving beliefs. Walker had shown it was possible to live a high class life, out of poverty and the grime of low level street thugs, while still indulging in his dark desire to exert his power and control over those who annoyed him. Over time he slowly earned Robert's trust and in a way, though he would never admit it out loud, his loyalty. He knew so long as he continued being useful and successful in his task, he had a life of wealth and a guaranteed job that gave him leverage over others. Trusted as personal bodyguard, he often was included in conversations for only the tightest of Robert's circle, as well as entrusted with jobs no one else could do.

Now, as a man past the awkwardness of young adulthood, more in control of his darker desires and blacker emotions, he has perfected his act of normalcy in front of those who he is expected to be presentable before, while still suiting the job of a second person in the dark. He has strived to make himself indispensable - some say for his boss while others say for his own greed, no one is quite sure. The man seems content working for Robert and has settled into his position over a five year time span.

18 - Small time renown boxer
21 - Moved to bodyguard work
23 - Became employed by Walker Family
23 - Moved to chauffer and body guard after skirmish a few months into his employment - rewards for a job well done.
24 - Robert's personal body guard
Current (28) - Closely trusted personal guard and chauffer to attend to Robert any time he wants it. Hands metaphorically already soaked in blood for the Walker family as he has proven he can do any assigned task without breathing a word of it.

NowSince the death of Caroline Walker, Vinny has stayed close to the family, ensuring that everyone stays safe. Never a man of many, if any, emotions, he could never quite explain if someone asked why the Walkers' were an exception. Maybe it was just the fact that he had been with the family for so long it was habit, maybe it was because it helped him hide his psychotic nature in public, or maybe somewhere along the way he had a heart that grew from two sizes too small to just right.

He has spent the last six years helping Joseph, a fellow security force for the Walker's, into the second man position. Together they run a tight ship and have become a damn near impossible team to beat. There is good reason for Robert to give them the most important security positions and they have proven themselves over and over. While the darkness in him still runs deep and unfiltered, his practice at acting normal has gotten easier, more natural and most days he seems to hold it together reasonably.

Little has changed in the rest of his life - he works, spends his free time with the occasional lady, and socializing to keep up appearances. Things normal people did. He had never settled down as he wasn't sure he could ever pass off as a real husband to someone, but as a confirmed bachelor, it seemed it was easily accepted.
Father - Deceased
Mother - Deceased

Misty Gray · May 20, 2025

Caitlin O'Shea

Name:
Caitlin O'Shea

Age and Date of Birth:
24, 18th November 1958

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual, Single

Face Claim:
Jane Levy

Height:
5'5"

Affiliation:
Independent (Family business has links to Walkers/Fletchers)

Role/Occupation:
Financial Administrator (Town Hall/Birmingham Council)
Ad-hoc assistant to Maggie O'Shea

Skills:
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance. Extensive knowledge in this field.
Computing
Chemistry and biology
Likes:
Parties and getting drunk
Fitness and athletics
Computers and technology
Maths and science
Family and friends
Lively atmospheres
Helping others
Concerts and festivals

Dislikes:
Early nights
Overplanning
Rules and restrictions
Seeing friends upset
Hospitals

Personality:
Sociable
Extraverted
Open-minded
Friendly
Sarcastic
Generous
Free-spirited
Fiery
Impulsive
Street smart, yet...
...Somewhat naive

Personality Type:
ENFP-T - Campaigner
History:
Caitlin doesn't remember much of her father, as he died when she was still young. But, despite her mother dealing with the loss through strength and resilience, Caitlin felt her dad's absence throughout school. She kept it to herself, but always felt different for not having a father figure in her life.

In her teens, she was part of what was considered a popular group and never had a shortage of friends to hang out with in the evenings. The group would spend time drinking and sneaking into bars. But things drastically changed when they were involved in an accident one night when one of their friend's crashed his parents' car which they were using. Caitlin was briefly knocked unconscious with a severe head injury, and when she woke, she saw the bloody mess of her friends in the driver and front passenger seats. Both of whom had been killed instantly. Only she and two others with her in back seat had survived accident.

The experience led to Caitlin reassessing her choices and spending more time at home whilst she recovered. She decided to put her focus into her studies. Despite some cognitive and emotional affects lasting for some months after the accident, Caitlin excelled in her exams and went on to college, then university.

Always good with numbers yet unsure what to do with her life, Caitlin had ended up completing a degree in finance and accounting. It wasn't exactly her lifelong dream, but it suited her skills and gave her something to focus on. Along with this, she felt her knowledge and experience in ever evolving technology could even help her mother when needed.

Following an internship, Caitlin eventually found permanent employment at the town hall in a senior financial role. Her line of work has led to her meeting local politicians and law makers alike. With access to secure and confidential information, she has yet to realise how useful her knowledge could be to those associated with her mother's business. On that front, Caitlin wants to support Maggie wherever she will allow her to. She has full understanding of the business her mother deals in and the people she associates with.

Whilst she likes her job, it's mostly just a way to make a living. She believes she could be doing more. Outside of work, Caitlin craves excitement and adventure. She has a lot of energy and finds herself able to socialise with just about anybody. The only thing missing in her life is a genuinely deep, close connection.
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