Norton Campbell

Appearance

Norton is a tall, well-built man with pale skin, short, black, curly hair, arched black eyebrows, black button eyes cross-stitched with grey thread, a black stud piercing the bridge of his nose, and a prominent, dark, crimson burn scar over his left eye and left arm. He wears a dull olive dress shirt with rolled-up sleeves, dull tan, tattered, filthy trousers held up by sickly yellow suspenders, matching, stained gloves, a wristwatch with a black leather strap on his left wrist, black stockings, and laced-up leather boots. A sickly yellow scarf is knotted around his neck, and a compass and two metal lockpicks are attached to the left side of a leather belt around his waist. A black miner's cap with a slightly melted white candle with a shiny metal candle holder on the front brim sits on his head. Tears are visible in his left forearm, right shoulder, and right knee, showing cotton stuffing. He holds a round, silver-and-red magnet with a hollow hole in his right hand.

Backstory

Norton was a boy who lost his parents at an early age. When his father died of black lung, he was forced to work and learn how to take care of himself while still being young. He became a miner like his father, but due to conditions of that time, it did not earn him very much. Norton was desperate to change his fate and live a better life, resulting in him learning and working harder than most others, which "intimidated" those around him. Even so, he persevered, and soon he was able to improve his reputation despite the mockery of those in the mines, due to his efforts at work which earned the respect of the superiors and his visits to the elderly. Eventually, Norton met Benny, an old miner who was once a friend of his father. Benny showed him a list of 13 locations, of which there might be gold in the stone of the mine. As Norton had been doing everything he could to find valuable mine locations in order to quickly get out of poverty, he took the list and began searching the locations. In impatience, after 12 of the 13 mines came up empty, Norton set off dynamite in the last location, which caused the entire place to collapse. Right as a search and rescue team were about to give up finding any survivors in the rubble, Norton was discovered a few dozen meters away from the entrance of the mine, having dug his way out of the cave through a mountain creek. He was the only survivor of the mining accident. As he recovered alone in the hospital, he refined the piece of meteorite he had obtained into a magnet, which he used to change professions from a miner into a geological prospector where he obtained his desired stability, but not the immense wealth he dreamed of. His personality significantly changed after the incident, causing him to swap between a gloomy and depressed guy and a hot-tempered and avaricious person. When he received an invitation to the Manor, he jumped at the chance of earning a fortune.

Age

28

Likes

Money, Status, Precious Metals, Natural Gems, Roast Beef with Pudding

Dislikes

Dark and Enclosed Environments, Arrogant Rich People

Traits

Thrifty Stubborn Cautious Rude Gloomy Hot-Tempered Avaricious Unfriendly Determined Hard-Working Skillful Funnyu+

Talents

Ore Evaluation Explosives Metal Detecting

Setting

Oletus Manor is the main setting of the game. It is a large manor owned by an anonymous individual, who holds "games" of hunter and hunted. Each character has entered the manor for their own reasons, and must follow the rules or be eliminated. Manor Games are one big experiment where all participants are drugged and then pitted against each other. Although the mastermind behind the scenes is unknown, it is implied to be Orpheus, under the alias of Baron DeRoss, who utilizes his vast resources and connections to gain prime test subjects. The mastermind also has a group of helpers and other collaborators to help facilitate his plans and oversee the experiments. While the exact purpose of the Manor Games are unknown, it largely involves testing the effects of drugs. There are two stages for each Manor Game. Before the game can start however, candidates are sent invitations, who are usually chosen specifically by the mastermind or found through his social network. Most candidates are lured in by the promise of money, aid, or are invited under false pretenses. These invitations often include content, such as a piece of desirable information or a meaningful object to lure the character to the Manor. As part of the experiments, each Manor Game caters to a specific group of people, often united by certain traits or backgrounds of interest to the testers.

Affliation

Orpheus(Novelist): Employer Benny: Benny was a friend of Norton's father. Norton met Benny at a hospice. Benny showed Norton a list of 13 locations, of which there might be gold in the stone of the mine. Norton, in turn, went behind Benny's back and explored the locations without him. Alice Deross(Journalist): He finds her a very acquisitive woman, does not like how spot on she is about the Golden Mine case. And doesn't like the fact that she has money. Melly Plinius(Entomologist): He thinks of her as an arrogant rich woman, as usual, his hatred is reserved for the rich. Parents: His father died of black lung a long, long time ago. There is no information about his mother.