Bery Quigley

*"It's always been just me and ol' Scrambleshanks. People come, and go, but Scrambleshanks never leaves me, and I'll never leave him."*

Bery Quigley is a self-proclaimed adventurer, with the intuition of a budding detective. Bery roams the countryside of New Alexandria with his loyal, and elderly horse, Scrambleshanks.

He is played by Bizcotto.

## Arrival in New Alexandria

Bery arrived in New Alexandria fast on the heels of his adoptive father, Bill "Todk Bonzalez" Ding, who left him behind while camping together many years prior.

While he and his father have been reunited on more than one occasion, Bery has made many friends, and established a new found independence.

## The Valentine Murders

A sadistic murderer with a penchant for riddles began leaving notes around Valentine. Bery was able to quickly solve many of the riddles, which led some lawmen to believe that Bery himself was the killer. Out of frustration, and fear of being wrongly accused or hanged, Bery actively removed himself from the investigation, but not before telling them who he suspected.

The murders ceased shortly after.

## The Man with the Silver Tongue

After a day of farming, Bery found himself snooping under the cover of night along the outskirts of Braithwaite Manor. On the southern edge of the estate, he found a ramshackle home. Being the inquisitive sort, Bery promptly entered the building. Inside he found the remnants of what appeared to be a violent burglary. Most everything inside the home was damaged, except for a portrait of a woman that rested on the floor. Upon closer examination, Bery discovered that the portrait had a strange latch attached to the back of it, and once he opened it, found an old map pointing to a location in the East Grizzlies.

With the permission of Chief Tecumseh, Bery journeyed to the location with his friend Lily Linwood. It was there that the two of them found a cave with ancient statues inside, one of which was missing an arm. Bery and Lily discovered that the arm could be reattached, and upon doing so, it opened a compartment at the base of the statue revealing an ancient scroll.

*"The illusion will fade to those who do not fear pulling back the veil of reality. A man awaits far to the West with answers, but do not allow him to speak first, for it is with his words that he controls others. Treachery bears a tongue of silver*."

Bery and several others have since pursued this endeavor, despite the growing danger as they draw closer to the Man with the Silver Tongue.

Bery fervently believes that pursuing this mystery is his destiny, and has declared this openly to his friends several times.

## Early Life

Bery never knew his real parents, and spent a great deal of time hopping from orphanage to orphanage. It was during this time that he got into the habit of dressing nicely. It was a fact known to most of the orphans that the well-dressed children had a greater chance of being adopted, and adopted by wealthier families.

Bery was adopted three times, and each time the adoptions never lasted long. Growing tired of his misfortune, and rejection, he ran away at the age of 10 and it was during this time that he was found by Bill "Todk Bonzalez" Ding who was camping along the roadside. For reasons unknown to Bery, Bill immediately adopted him, and claimed that Bery was his long lost son. Starving and exhausted, Bery accepted this as truth even though he knew otherwise.

The two of them traveled around for a time before Bill vanished, leaving Bery behind with his horse Scrambleshanks.

## Current Events

* After meeting Lorna Forcer, and her entourage, Bery has taken it upon himself to help her in her plight. Mixing in with this new group of friends has exposed him to the more unscrupulous side of New Alexandria, this has changed him, and strengthened his distrust in the Law.
* Bery has been struggling more with his affliction. Jacob, the voice in his mind, has grown stronger and influences him in his day to day. His friends Dawn Hearte and Thomas Hopefield may or may not have played a role in this when they hypnotized him in an attempt to make him forget certain events.
* Emma Cox claimed Bery as her boyfriend just before she vanished into Braithwaite Manor. She hasn't been seen in weeks. Their relationship has been made into a subject of teasing within his friend group. Most of them either believe she isn't real, or she's dead. Bery recently broke up with her at Adelaide Daventry's Hen Party, Emma had a violent reaction.

## Trivia

* Bery doesn't know Todk's real name.
* Bery is short for Beryl.
* He broke Scrambleshanks out of a stockyard after he was told by a stable boy that the horse would be put down if no one bought him. Bery tells people that Scrambleshanks was a gift from Todk.
* Bery is a pyromaniac.
* Bery appears to have another personality, with an entirely different voice, and demeanor. His native friends believe he is possessed, saying that he has a "spirit riding him".

## Gallery

The Struggles of YouthBery - ChildBery - OlderBery - Present