Gruff Lawkin

Name Gruff Lawkin Age ? Race Human Class Aristocrat Status NPC (Living) Rank Allegiance King Jon XVII Culture Generic Religion Pantheonism Residence The Capital Prestige Distinguished Piety Dutiful Wealth Indebted

Title: Ser Gruff Lawkin, Shariff of the Capital and Constable of Castle Royal, Master-Furrier of the Merchants' Guild of the Capital
Actor: Hugh Laurie

Concept

Snarky Detective & Judge

Tropes

Da Chief; The Snark Knight

Details

• Family wasn't particularly successful but obsessed with money; Gruff was married into money for business reasons, and the couple never really clicked.
• Oversees district bailiffs, handles felony/royal cases
• +Sergeant-at-Mace
• Beknighted some time ago by His Majesty for his prior law-enforcement successes (as warden and/or bailiff)
• Primary: His (family) business is in deep financial trouble, and he's been procrastinating against making a hard call to deal with it—leaving the shrievalty to displace his father as head of the business.
• Secondary: The City Fathers are resisting his attempts to get them to pass jurisdiction-related edict(s) that would untie his hands so he can do his job more effectively.

Notes

• Bum leg; walks with a cane