Julian Nethersole

The heir to the Deanery's fortune has lost eighty pounds at cards, and is quietly pawning what he can before his uncle finds out.

Julian Nethersole is the nephew and heir of the Dean of Old Green, and he has been raised to inherit: good coats, good wine, the Deanery's accounts read to him by an elderly steward.

He has also lost eighty pounds at cards, a sum his uncle would notice. He is pawning what he can, starting with a heavy gold guinea on a ribbon that was his grandfather's, and borrowing from people who should not be lending to him.

He is elegant, clever when he bothers and sulky when he is crossed. A company could buy a great deal of influence in Old Green by paying his debts, and the people who already hold them know it.

In person

Twenty-six, elegant and pale, with dark curls, grey eyes, narrow fine features and a sulky mouth; a dark frock coat and silk cravat, or a burgundy velvet jacket at home.