Robert Richard Rogers

Robert Richard Rogers was the former leader of Albion's rogue squadron known as Roger's Rangers and was a member of the Sharpeye Crew. Years later, he would become a lord over Albion and the biological father of André Snow.

## Biography

Robert was born in 2637 in Albion. He grew up with his parents, James Rogers and Mary McFatridge, around the outskirts of Albion's capital. He was the second youngest of four children, his siblings being Abraham, Thomas, and Mary Rogers. He lived in a poor, farming family that specialized in growing cabbages. During his childhood, he stole from stores and vendors and made deals with criminals to make up for his family's poverty. He learned to adapt to his surroundings to best serve those he was under.

### The Chance of a Lifetime

At age 25, Rogers was ready to serve his country even further. He used his culinary skills to cook a dish of sauerkraut that he would serve to the king of Albion himself. The king was so impressed with the young man's daring and generosity that he placed him among the ranks of Albion's soldiers. Rogers pledged his loyalty to his king and country, so much so that he even pledged his own soul.

### War of the Three Dukes

Sometime during Rogers' service with Albion, one of the country's provinces tried to break away for independence. This created a schism between it and the rest of the country that culminated in a full-on civil war. Rogers' fought against the secession of the province. In the end, the country remained whole, but not without casualties.

### Rogers' Rangers

Eventually, Rogers was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and given charge of his own squad. Thus, he rounded together individuals from the darkest corners of Albion, from brothels, to bars, and prison cells. Rogers put together a rogue squadron of thirty soldiers for what would become Rogers' Rangers.

### War of the Grand Human Alliance

The Elvish Empire decided that it was going to claim Albion as one of its territories and were planning an invasion. The Empire sent a declaration of war to the king of Albion, expressing outright racist views against Humans. He rewrote the letter and spread it across different human provinces in the area, thus inciting the War of the Grand Human Alliance against the Elvish Empire. Rogers and his rangers participated in one of the strongest defenses against the Elvish Empire and one of the bloodiest battles in Albion's history. It would later be called the Battle of the Red-Green Fields. During the fight, many of Rogers' rangers were killed by an immensely strong Elvish soldier. Rogers barely made it through the fight alive and continued to brood on the deaths of his comrades for years.

## Personality

Rogers is loyal to those he is placed under the authority of, especially to Albion. However, he chooses to show it in ways that come across as disloyal or questionable.

He will provide money for his crew, but obtain it from stealing from a person's house or from a wealthy aristocrat, or he will sell an expensive piece of tableware to get it.

Rogers is generally level-headed and logical, and can serve as a leader when needed, as has been demonstrated in his leadership of the Rangers.

His main vice, though, is his indulgence in wine and women. During his time in Albion's army, he used much of the money he received on going to taverns and having lots of sex.

## Design Notes

*"There's a funny story as to how I was able to nail down a design for Rogers. For a while, to be honest, he was the least remarkable of the original adventurers of group one. He was kind of quiet, and stayed in the background most of the time. However, one of the players, or possibly the DM, actually googled Rogers name out of curiosity and came up with a historical figure named the same. I found out through them and Nick's big secret about Rogers was out: he completely ripped off a person from history: Robert Rogers of the British Army.*

*This discovery, however, would help me to figure out what Rogers was all about. I looked up images of him from the TV show* TURN: Washington's Spies *on AMC, portraits of him that were painted during his lifetime, and a younger version of him from a prequel comic to* TURN. *These three images would come together to create the design for Robert Rogers of Albion that we have today!"*

## Trivia

* Rogers' love for cabbages and sauerkraut is derived from the historical figure and main character of *TURN: Washington's Spies,* Abraham Woodhull, who worked as a cabbage farmer.