Sir Alfred Brinnamon

Sir Alfred Brinnamon is the owner and operator of the highly distinguished Neo Miami Museum of Fine Arts. He has been operating his museum for the past 60 years of his life, and is an avid collector of rare - and sometimes powerful - works of art, a tradition that has been upheld by the past 5 generations of his family.

## Origin

Sir Alfred Brinnamon was born and raised in Neo Miami to one of the wealthiest and oldest families in the city. It is claimed that the Brinnamons were even present at it's founding (though evidence of this is scarce). He had an extremely privileged upbringing, living on a gated street with the other members of the upper crust of society. In fact, the street he lived on was so wealthy it was likely worth more than half of the entire city, lending it the nickname "Neo Miami's Net Worth". He rarely ever had to lift a finger for anything more than a checkbook and a pen, even as a child he was taught how to spend money.

At a young age he was taught the appreciation of art by his grandfather, Sir Albert Brinnamon. Alfred's father, Nathaniel died mysteriously after his birth. His grandfather taught him the idea that art was something that only the richest deserve to enjoy, and that it's beauty needed to be safeguarded from the unwashed masses. Soon after, he would begin seeking out and buying some of the rarest work's of art in the world, and displaying them in his private collection in the family mansion.

## Coming to own the Neo Miami Museum of Fine Arts

At the age of 24, a great opportunity would come to the young man. Neo Miami was going into a serious recession, and the city could no longer afford to operate their Neo Miami Museum of Fine Arts, and was planning on auctioning off all of the historical pieces for likely far less than they were worth. What got Alfred's attention though was that the auction was going to be held to the general public, and the thought of a commoner owning fine art simply could not happen in his mind, so he struck a deal with the city. He offered to purchase the entire museum, building and everything within for a large sum that has not been disclosed to the public.

Neo Miami, desperate for the money, simply could not refuse and called off the auction. They agreed to Alfred's offer, on the one stipulation that the museum remain open to the public. To this, Alfred would begrudgingly agree, already scheming for a workaround.

And it was a workaround he would find. When he came to own the museum, he immediately made the rule that the general public is only allowed in free of charge on Mondays and Tuesdays. On Wednesday the museum would be open to the general public for a price, and the museum would be closed on Thursday through Sunday. During Mondays through Wednesdays large portions of the collection and the building itself would be gated off from the rest of the collection, only allowing common folk access to roughly 20% of the entire selection.

Shortly after acquiring the museum Alfred began making very ornate and expensive changes to the building itself, turning it more into private mansion with a large art collection than a building meant to offer art to the public. He would begin hosting some of the largest parties for private viewings of art in all of the city. Roughly every Friday the most distinguished people in the world would gather to drink expensive wines and be catered to by the staff, all while enjoying the art worth more than an average persons life earnings. It was long considered that if you received an invite from Sir Alfred Brinnamon, that you've truly made it and are now part of the elite.

## Trivia

* Sir Alfred Brinnamon is the owner of the last known depiction of Èrzhang-Lo, an oil painting portrait. It is believed to be among the most historically significant and valuable pieces in his entire collection
* His favorite work is a painting known as "Accursed Vision" by Sevaran Mongrét which is held in a fortified room and guarded by armed personnel 24/7. This is not necessarily due to it's value *per se* but instead due to the immense power it holds, and it's destructive potential if ever in the wrong hands.