Marvin Carver

Category:Characters
Category:Bystanders
Marvin Carver is an Immortal Private Investigator encountered by the hunters in the mysteries Hotel Cegado and Vampire Hunters' Ball.
== Early Mentions ==
It is implied that Marvin is the person that Hugo Paxton rescued from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and then threw back because he was kind of a dick.
== Hotel Cegado ==
Encountered by the hunters skulking around the lobby of Hotel Cegado, where Marvin is investigating the disappearance of his beloved partners, the VanZandt “Sisters”. Marvin suspected that Hugo was involved in their disappearance, but when he travelled to Saint Mary Vincent to confront him, he learned of his death. After poking around a few days more and turning up nothing (but attracting the notice of Henry Elkwind, who reported the spotting to Delia Lovejoy), he travelled to Barcelona to look for more clues. 
When Marvin learns about the note from the mysterious A., he figures out that Hugo traded the immortal girls to the The Auctioneer in order to "Get past the blue boy", since they would be valuable "items" to one of The Auctioneer's best clients, The Alchemist.
Marvin makes a deal with the Hunters to reveal the location of the next Auction if the Hunters agree to help him rescue the VanZandt “Sisters”. They agree.
== Vampire Hunters' Ball ==
Upon arriving at the hotel, Nana Hazard is repulsed at the idea of working with Marvin Carver. She exposes him as a notorious opportunist who has dabbled in a fair share of Trafficking himself, and finds it ironic that he now has to rescue his fellow Grifters, The VanZandt “Sisters”. For his part, Marvin seems to know who Nana is and doesn't try to deny her accusations. Nana warns the Hunters not to put much faith in him.
Marvin cooperates with the Hunters, playing along as William Bradley Birkenfelder throughout the hunt and Hunt Ball. When the group gains access to the Back Auction, they find the VanZandt “Sisters”, whom Marvin frees and escapes with during the chaos caused by the release of the Imprisoned Vampires, stealing the Jeep belonging to the Red Council.
Marvin is more than willing to get the hunters where they need to go and help them with their mission, but only to get him to the point that he can free Matilda and Margaret. How much he continues to help after getting what he came for is entirely dependent on how he is treated by the hunters.
== Fire and Rain ==
During the meeting at Peles Castle, Marvin is discussed in the context of now having information on the Hunters he could easily use to his advantage. It is agreed that Hector Paxton will follow up on a lead that the three notorious immortals may be hiding out in Hoboken.
== History ==
Marvin Carver was a 38-year-old Private Investigator in New York City in 1948 who was hired by The Alchemist to track down the Dagwood Dolls and repossess the remaining Elixir of Immortality they stole from him in 1930. After chasing them for nearly a year, they took a liking to him and offered him Immortality if he were to join them instead. 
One of the first grifts he participated in with them was giving the Boxer Jerry Lansing-Smith the elixr in order to run a match fixing scam.