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occultdisciple) wrote2037-12-21 09:30 pm
occultdisciple) wrote2037-12-21 09:30 pm
Entry tags:
Application for Midnight Syndicate
NAME:
Lord [Colin] Coward
CANON:
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
CANON POINT:
post-movie
CHARACTER AGE:
37
HISTORY:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_%282009_film%29#Plot
PERSONALITY:
Lord Coward is a man with many faces, and each of those rely on overt and subtle personality traits. These traits must be taken separately and together to show what sort of person he truly is.
As Home Secretary, Coward is at the head of internal affairs, citizenship, immigration, national security measures, policing, prisons, and probation throughout England and Wales. This requires time and effort and concentration, as there is no evidence that Lord Coward is remiss in his duties. He is devoted to his work. This also means that he has good reason to believe himself almost above the law, as he controls what the law does. With the police at his command, he can extinguish threats easily and does so, whether they are dangerous to the nation (as is his job) or to himself (as he does when Holmes threatens Blackwood’s plans).
As the Lion of the Temple of Four Orders, he is one of the Pillars of his secret society. The other to whom he defers is Lord Chief Justice Rotham, while the other, whom Coward seems on equal ground with, is Mister Standish, the American ambassador. While there is no clear indication that the symbols of the Pillars is anything more than that, there seems to be some correspondence. Rotham -- the Ox -- leads the society and acts as their figurehead. It is his ring that signifies the head of the Temple. Standish -- the Eagle -- is a foreign diplomat and, therefore, could be said to signify the eagle’s keen sight and ability to travel. Under this assumption, Coward’s status as the Lion makes him likely to be the enforcer of the Temple’s code. He shows this by his offering Holmes the police service to track down Blackwood (which was, in actuality, an attempt to control and monitor the investigation) and calling the Temple members together after the death of Rotham. In this role, we can presume, before the events of the movie, he was devoted and fierce, since no one questions his loyalty to the Temple or the other Pillars.
As a member of the House of Lords, Coward is a fine speaker and skilled politician. He is obviously younger than most of his peers, speaking to his ability to be elected and stay in that position. His zeal in the Temple suggests he would be likewise in Parliament. Fierce about those things he has designated as his to guard or champion but precise in his movements on a political battlefield.
As a disciple of Blackwood, Coward shows a great deal more subtlety. He is absolutely loyal. He is present while Blackwood ‘sacrifices’ a young girl -- an attempt meant to fail, as Holmes was on the case -- and never wavers from him. He acts the part of the loyal Home Secretary and Lion while undermining both the police force and the Temple. His support and the dramatic death of Standish, presumably by Blackwood’s magic, are what convince the other members of the Temple to join Coward in serving Blackwood. He sends the police after Holmes when the man comes close to stopping Blackwood, and he helps Blackwood lay the basis of the attempt to poison all of Parliament save for the members of the Temple present.
ABILITIES:
Colin’s abilities come from his position and upbringing. He is a practiced politician, being a member of Parliament, and he is a generally good shot and decent duelist with a sword, having been born an aristocrat. He is book-learned and has an acute interest in the occult, though it is own cult’s beliefs.
SINS & VIRTUES:
Lust
Greed
Wrath
Gluttony
Pride
Diligence
Lord [Colin] Coward
CANON:
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
CANON POINT:
post-movie
CHARACTER AGE:
37
HISTORY:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_%282009_film%29#Plot
PERSONALITY:
Lord Coward is a man with many faces, and each of those rely on overt and subtle personality traits. These traits must be taken separately and together to show what sort of person he truly is.
As Home Secretary, Coward is at the head of internal affairs, citizenship, immigration, national security measures, policing, prisons, and probation throughout England and Wales. This requires time and effort and concentration, as there is no evidence that Lord Coward is remiss in his duties. He is devoted to his work. This also means that he has good reason to believe himself almost above the law, as he controls what the law does. With the police at his command, he can extinguish threats easily and does so, whether they are dangerous to the nation (as is his job) or to himself (as he does when Holmes threatens Blackwood’s plans).
As the Lion of the Temple of Four Orders, he is one of the Pillars of his secret society. The other to whom he defers is Lord Chief Justice Rotham, while the other, whom Coward seems on equal ground with, is Mister Standish, the American ambassador. While there is no clear indication that the symbols of the Pillars is anything more than that, there seems to be some correspondence. Rotham -- the Ox -- leads the society and acts as their figurehead. It is his ring that signifies the head of the Temple. Standish -- the Eagle -- is a foreign diplomat and, therefore, could be said to signify the eagle’s keen sight and ability to travel. Under this assumption, Coward’s status as the Lion makes him likely to be the enforcer of the Temple’s code. He shows this by his offering Holmes the police service to track down Blackwood (which was, in actuality, an attempt to control and monitor the investigation) and calling the Temple members together after the death of Rotham. In this role, we can presume, before the events of the movie, he was devoted and fierce, since no one questions his loyalty to the Temple or the other Pillars.
As a member of the House of Lords, Coward is a fine speaker and skilled politician. He is obviously younger than most of his peers, speaking to his ability to be elected and stay in that position. His zeal in the Temple suggests he would be likewise in Parliament. Fierce about those things he has designated as his to guard or champion but precise in his movements on a political battlefield.
As a disciple of Blackwood, Coward shows a great deal more subtlety. He is absolutely loyal. He is present while Blackwood ‘sacrifices’ a young girl -- an attempt meant to fail, as Holmes was on the case -- and never wavers from him. He acts the part of the loyal Home Secretary and Lion while undermining both the police force and the Temple. His support and the dramatic death of Standish, presumably by Blackwood’s magic, are what convince the other members of the Temple to join Coward in serving Blackwood. He sends the police after Holmes when the man comes close to stopping Blackwood, and he helps Blackwood lay the basis of the attempt to poison all of Parliament save for the members of the Temple present.
ABILITIES:
Colin’s abilities come from his position and upbringing. He is a practiced politician, being a member of Parliament, and he is a generally good shot and decent duelist with a sword, having been born an aristocrat. He is book-learned and has an acute interest in the occult, though it is own cult’s beliefs.
SINS & VIRTUES:
Lust
Greed
Wrath
Gluttony
Pride
Diligence