Gregorius Bass

Biography

Date of birth: aged 34
Place of birth: Calaria
Ethnic origin: Calaria
Citizenship: Calaria
Current residence: Bonvidaeo
Current occupation: Envoy of Calaria

Family:

date of parents’ marriage:
age of mother at time of birth:
age of father at time of birth:
are parents still living?	Father is not
where?
character’s relationship with them?	Greatly resembles his father
relationship with each other?
parents’ background and occupation?	Gentry
siblings? Older, younger?	One sister, approximately 8 years younger; presumably an elder brother since he doesn’t appear to be the heir
close uncles, aunts, cousins, grandparents, nephews, nieces
spouse or ex-spouses (or other significant intimate relationships)	Unmarried
children	None

Chronology

Education and training

Institution	Years	Studied	Qualification
Private school			A mediocre student

Significant Life Events

Event	Date
Rescued sister from millrace	aged about 12
Joined Foreign Ministry	aged about 19
Posted to Bonvidaeo as Ambassador	aged 34

Physical Description

apparent age	34
race, skin colour (and condition of skin – greasy, clean, hairy etc.)
height and weight	Medium height, big-boned and muscular, inclined to plumpness
habitual clothing:	Good but conventional, dark colours
physical stance, body language	Open and friendly
head:	round
hair:	mid-brown, worn in a short queue with a plain ribbon
face:	round, cheerful
eyes:	brown; direct, innocent gaze
nose:	somewhat flat
lips:	plump
teeth:
jaw:	starting to get a double chin
neck:	thick
voice:	light
shoulders:	wide
arms:	strong
hands:	large
chest:	thick
waist, hips:	thick
legs:	strong
significant scars, tattoos, moles, other distinguishing marks:

Possessions, Wealth and Income

From a well-off gentry family, but must earn his own living in the Foreign Service.

Associates

Darion, Lord Rivers is his superior (as Foreign Minister) and also his brother-in-law (having married Bass’s sister)
servant Corius

Character and Personality

The archetypal Innocent Man. His self-description is: “I have always been a physically strong man, though I am not quick. I am, I hope, a man of honour; I am industrious, and I think reliable. I am not cunning, and dislike cunning men. Apart from that I know of no virtues I possess, save loyalty.” Corius adds: “he is also a courageous and courteous man, gentle to his friends, fierce to his foes, and generous to those less fortunate,” to which he responds, “It is true that I have no fear of man, beast, or natural force, beyond what is prudent and necessary; that I keep the ways of my gentle ancestors in these decayed times; that I am not a man to frustrate; and that I sometimes give trifles to those in need.” Rivers thinks him a fool and despises him for his dullness, but this may be Rivers trying to hide from himself that, unlike Rivers, Bass is an honest man to whom the thought of corruption would never occur, and who does the right thing without thinking about doing the wrong thing, regardless of how this will affect him personally.

Motivations

Wants to be liked and respected.

Values

Courtesy (not elaborate etiquette, but courtesy which comes from a genuine valuing of others).
Generosity
Always doing what is right

Beliefs

Conventionally pious in the religion of Calaria.
Inclined to believe in the good nature and good intentions of others (i.e. to project his own values and personality onto them)

Tragic Flaws

Easily deceived by the malicious.

Unusual Strengths

Physically courageous
Strong
More skilled with weapons than his appearance suggests
Absolutely honest and loyal

Personality Type

Amiable, friendly, slightly bumbling.

Origin Notes

Bass is quite consciously based on Sherlock Holmes’s Watson, although his relationship with Corius is more Bertie Wooster to Jeeves.