Cedric Worth

## Introduction

Born in Manchester, England on the 1st January 1845, to mother Samantha and father Jackson, Cedric is the eldest of two brothers.

Cedric Jackson Worth is the owner and proprietor of Worth’s General Goods and Cattle Market, both situated in Valentine, East Odessa.

Cedric reluctantly inherited the Worth business from his mother, Samantha Worth, upon her untimely death a decade ago and employs his simple Godson, Jefferson, as Store Clerk.

Whilst portraying a very abrasive and standoffish personality, Cedric is loyal to those that remain loyal to him, and will – albeit secretively – go above and beyond to help and protect his friends.

## Biography

**Early life and police service**

In 1865, Samantha and Jackson Worth set sail for America with the intent of setting up a new life in Odessa, leaving behind Cedric, who has at that point moved to London in hopes of making money.

Though life in Victorian London was very difficult and fraught with poverty and danger, Cedric found his calling with the Metropolitan Police Force where he served from 1866 to 1879.

During this time, Cedric met his beloved Annie. The pair married at Southwalk Cathedral, London, in 1868.

In 1879, a letter bearing the Odessa postmark was received by Cedric declaring the ill health of his mother, Samantha. He subsequently resigned his position in the service and set sail with his wife for the New World.

## Accomplices

Cedric is often seen with long-suffering friend and accomplice, Rosa Messina.

Cedric first met Rosa on the Valentine High Street, where she watched him crash his carriage into the cemetery picket fence. Cedric asked the cackling small Sicilian woman to help him to a Doctors Office where he needed treatment for minor injuries.

Rosa then kidnapped Cedric and threatened with leaving him on the Wapiti Reservation, where she knew he would not be welcome. She concluded her kidnapping by taking Cedric to see the dismembered body of a male, located a short way out of Valentine.

Despite her odd and often violent nature, Cedric very rarely strayed from Rosa’s side, perhaps seeing himself in the rude and violent, but the secretly loyal and loving Signorina Messina.

Recently, however, Cedric’s want for more money has clouded his relationship with his close friends, and branched out to more unsavoury characters.

**Other accomplices;**

* Crawfish – Crawfish, or ‘Crabstick’ as he is affectionately known to Cedric, is perhaps one of his closest friends. Though, as with most people, the relationship mostly consists of shouting insults at each other from across the store, Cedric knows that Crawfish has his back and is, perhaps, one of the most reliable people he has ever known. Crawfish remains one of Cedric’s closest friends.
* Jimmy Lightfoot - Cedric sees Jimmy as a younger brother and is one of the few people he enjoys the company of, despite Jimmy’s digs and ‘banter’.
* Isadora - Although 90% of this relationship is comprised of insults and the odd assault, Cedric sees Isadora as a resourceful and interesting personality. Although he is convinced that she is a scam artist, she is always at the top of the list of people to contact if he needs help. Though he knows she would probably be reluctant.

## The Stairs

Situated at the back of Valentine General Store, and leading to the Worth apartment, sits a set of stairs. Whilst unassuming, these stairs have claimed the lives of both Cedric’s mother, Samantha, and his beloved Wife, Samantha.

Cedric is often accused of pushing both women down the stairs by the local townsfolk, and rumours are a plenty with reasoning behind the alleged attack; from wanting to inherit the Worth business and fortune, to more foul and sinister reasoning.

Despite this, Cedric maintains his innocence, claiming they tripped on a loose floorboard that still can be seen at the top of the staircase to this day.

He is often seen at Valentine Graveyard planting flowers besides the five Worth family plots, and speaks fondly of them, being very quick to defend their memory, and indeed, their resting place.