James Turner

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Dr **James Turner** was a member of the Seven Seas Company and the Darkhand Master of the Brotherhood of Masks. He was a loyal accomplice to Lazarus Herst, but would only do as asked for financial compensation.

## Biography

### The Crowning Celebration by the Lighthouse

James Turner is present for the death of Angus MacBain and the crowning of Lazarus Herst as Gryphon Reborn.

### The Interrupted Weekend at the Doctor's Salon

In the 1792 Albion Prime Ministerial election, the New Order Party won the most Members of Parliament (36 of 97), but Lazarus Herst feared that the two opposing parties would consolidate, invalidating his plurality and electing either Moderate leader Augustus Vallantine or Loyalist leader Leopold Blanchard as Prime Minister. Thus, Lazarus orders James Turner and Alistair Koch to separate the two parties and ensure Lazarus rises to power. To do this, James invited the two opposing party leaders to his manor, among other guests, in a plot to murder Augustus and frame Leopold.

The day begins with James sharing a bottle of sherry with Leopold in the library. James had spiked the sherry with black poppy, causing Leopold to pass out. James steals a button from his shirt and leaves to the chess-house, where Alistair was arguing with Podrick Hill. James sends Podrick to the library to clean the spilt sherry, where he too is drugged and fell asleep. James then sends Alistair to the salon to kill Augustus and plant Leopold's button on the corpse. James and Alistair convince the rest of the group that Leopold committed the murder. For their success, Lazarus shows James and Alistair the functionality of the Golden Idol.

### The Triumph of Order

Following the murder of Augustus Vallatine and the framing of Leopold Blanchard, the Order Party now rules Albion, with James Turner serving as an arbiter. After questioning, he receives +12 merit for the following actions:

* Drank a full bottle of brandy at a picnic. (-7 merit)
* Kept the book "Legacy of the Rose Dynasty" in his study. (-1 merit)
* Loyal service to the Order Party in high-ranking position (+20 merit).

### The Slight Delay in the Peaceful March to the King's Castle

James Turner and Alistair Koch are sent by Nicolas Maker to search for Lazarus Herst. They find his dead body at the Blackfield Manor, as well as a broken Idol. They take the Idol with them back to the Party Camp, but start to fight over it on the way, leading to the death of James.

## Possessions

### The Crowning Celebration by the Lighthouse

* A ruby ring
* A Seven Seas Company stamp

### The Interrupted Weekend at the Doctor's Salon

* A ring with a ruby
* A clean doctor's scalpel
* A clean smallsword

### The Triumph of Order

* A merit book
* A bunch of Albion franc banknotes
* A letter
	+ Dear James, I must regretfully inform you that, during your absence from Party business, your senior assistant Daniel has demonstrated extreme untidiness and thus breached one of the Virtues. Junior assistant Toby"

## Quotes

* "That was an actual miracle. Unbelievable, so there is a Gryphon Reborn?" (The Crowning Celebration by the Lighthouse)
* "Ha, Leopold, your plan to frame Ptoo is sublime, but your missing button is more than enough proof that you did it. Constable, please escort this man out." (The Interrupted Weekend at the Doctor's Salon)
* "That is music to my ears, Alistair, but do control your emotions. We as Arbiters of Order must never violate The First Virtue!" (The Triumph of Order)