Kinmont Armstrong
Name Kinmont William Armstrong
Position Security
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Homeworld | Persephone | |
| Age | 60 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6' 1" / 187 cm | |
| Weight | 176 lbs / 80 kg | |
| Hair Color | gray (black as a younger man) | |
| Eye Color | green | |
| Physical Description | Kinmont has aged well, is in good health, and his mind is as sharp as ever. He has kept in shape although his knees trouble him from time to time, and his speed and endurance are not what they once were. |
Family
| Spouse | Siobhan Graham (deceased – 7 years ago) | |
| Children | Kindra Armstrong Graham | |
| Other Family | Walter Scott Buccleuch (deceased – 6 months ago), was like an older brother to Kinmont when he was growing up, their families lived on adjoining estates and were close. Margaret Ker Buccleuch (age 67), Walter's widow. Siobhan took a long-term contract with Margaret and Walter, and the three of them raised Kindra together as their child. James (Jim) Buccleuch, Margaret and Walter's son (age 42). |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | In a casual setting, Kinmont comes across as affable and unthreatening, sometimes exaggerating his age. His charm and relaxed attitude tends to encourage the people around him to share personal information, often while sharing a drink. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths & Weaknesses + cunning + resourceful + charming + persuasive - bitter - calculating - manipulative - ongoing guilt over death of his wife |
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| Ambitions | Furthering the interests of the underground Independence movement in his capacity as a spy. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | Kinmont is fascinated by people, understanding them, and when it suits his purpose manipulating them |
| Personal History | Kinmont grew up on his family home, Liddesdale horse ranch on Persephone, mostly ignored by his parents who were killed whilst on a holiday when he was nineteen. He spent a good deal of time at the neighboring Buccleuch estate, with Walter Buccleuch who was like an older brother or father figure. The Unification War did not start in a moment of spontaneous combustion. Conflict brewed for decades prior. Kinmont became interested in the plight of the outer planets as an idealistic young man, fresh out of university, and utilized his considerable persuasive charm to lobby government officials for fairer treatment of outlying settlements. He met and fell in love with a companion, Siobhan Graham, who recruited him into a spy network for the organization that eventually evolved into the Independents. In 2488 Kinmont and Siobhan married and took up residence at Liddesdale ranch on Persephone. Siobhan renounced her Guild license and the two of them settled into high society, gathering what intelligence and secrets they could to pass on. Kindra was born two years later in 2490, the best day of Kinmont's life. Margaret told Kindra that her father convinced her mother to quit the guild, then he got bored and left them when she was three. In fact, Kinmont disappeared from her life only because he believed that leaving them with Walter and Margaret was the best way to keep them safe. In the last years leading to the Unification war, Kinmont was a spy for the Independence. He and Siobhan had regular clandestine encounters but visiting Kindra would have put all of them in danger. Especially because Margaret and Jim Buccleuch were loyal to the Alliance. After the war began and Kindra was safely in school at Madrassa, Siobhan exploited Alliance contacts for intelligence she passed on to her husband. In 2510, a meeting between Siobhan and Kinmont at Liddesdale Ranch was abruptly interrupted by the arrival of Jim Buccleuch and a squad of Alliance soldiers. Siobhan convinced Kinmont to escape on her horse, confident James wouldn't hurt her, but she was wrong. James murdered Siobhan, and Kinmont immersed himself in the war, continuing to operate as a spy even after the Independence lost. Kinmont has kept tabs on Kindra since she last saw him when she was three, but has not interacted with her since then. He tells himself he has been protecting her, but it’s more complicated than that. |
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| Service Record | William Armstrong Alias: Kinmont will arrive at the Fortune's Echo on Three Hills, just after Kindra leaves for a client appointment. He will identify himself as a traveling salesman, with two large shipping crates, wanting to leave Three Hills with no particular timetable, and no solid destination. Obviously a bit sketchy, but a paying customer with no outstanding warrants. First chance he gets, he will search Kindra's shuttle, where he could possibly get caught by someone and out himself as her father. |