Bertram Moore
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Bertram Moore is, to most appearances, a useless slacker who keeps the Moore Manse tidy- though it's clear he doesn't even do that job. For those in the know, he deals in procurement for the Devilshire Moores.
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His Story
Born to a small part of the family that operated out of Boston, Sachie's (as he would be called till adulthood) own immediate family didn't do as well as the rest. Accordingly, he was raised on public school and mediocre television. Well, not quite- his father did make sure he learned about the occult, among other things.
What other things? Unlike most of his family, Bertram didn't have any magical talent. So what did a Moore who couldn't cast spells at the drop of a hat do? He was taught a useful trade. No, silly, not plumbing! Crime. His adolescent years involved summers with the Devilshire Moores- where he developed tastes that he wasn't used to and fostered another that was his own: the love of the herb.
That didn't have a good effect on his education, and discipline was meted out. While continuing his apprenticeship in the family business, Sachie, like all boys his age, felt like he had to prove something. So he did, with his first successful heist. Well, not too successful, since it created something of a shitstorm. It was time, his father figured, for Sachie to join the rest of the family.
Like all children who have problems their parents don't want to deal with, Sachie was put in a prep school. Somehow, his parents managed to afford it- and Sachie spent his last two years of secondary schooling at Groton. This might have something to do with the fact that his father then refused to pay for his higher education until Bertram (having shed 'Sachie') learned to fend for himself.
So that's exactly what Bertram did, the way he knew best. He moved to New York and was soon acknowledged as one of the men to go to if you needed a freelancer in the supernatural community. It was here that he met Dr. Gomez- a disgraced researcher turned dealer. His dealer. Still, Bertram did well enough for himself to enroll in NYCC and afford his own apartment. Unfortunately, all good things come to an end- or a beginning, as the case may be. The short of it is that he pissed off the wrong demons and ended up nearly dead.
This led to his reinstatement as a family member (worried parents, eh?) and he finished his education at Rhode Island. Eager to prove himself just as capable as his peers, a series of lucky ventures landed him in a place of promise. This attracted the usual unwanted attention from two cousins, and, in the cloud of hashish that permeated his life, Bertram didn't see the ambush coming.
Thankfully, instead of a hell dimension, he ended up in Liberia. Embroiled in the usual conflict and intrigue, he finally fought his way out of that trap- finding out that he had long since been declared dead. As if that wasn't bad enough, he found himself answering to the same cousins who put him away.
Seething with the cold anger and jealousy befitting a Moore, Bertram took the first opportunity that came his way to even the odds. Subjecting himself to an experiment conducted by Dr. Gomez, he received the edge he needed to take out his cousins. There was, of course, a side effect. It dramatically shortened his lifespan. Finding new life in the prospect of a shorter one, Bertram found true ambition.
After a series of successful (one of which involved the usual global goosechase montage) jobs, he found himself assigned to his childhood summer haunt: Devilshire. Officially, he's here as the housekeeper.
Personality
Bertram tries to project the annoying 'laid back pothead'. That's fairly easy, since that's basically who he was. After the deadline, though? He's definitely all about business, if someone gets close enough to uncover what's beneath it all. Like many Moores, he does have a bit of a d-bag in him.
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Powers and Abilities
He's a sneaky bastard.
People
Nick Moore - Leprechaun Moore. They get along well.
Wentworth Moore - The man-tastic distant cousin whoes gone independant.
Marley Moore - In-law! She has so many buttons! Push push! Mostly on accident. Almost all on accident.
Gary Moore (NPC) - He's not sure about this guy, other than the fact that he's who he'll probably be taking his orders from and the fact that he's from Jolly Old.
Noah Moore - Not a chick. Frog Moore.
Lt. Yeager - So MooMoo decided to break down again, but it broke down in front of the house of a rather attractive ex-Spec Ops operative. Many shots later, he ends up in her bedroom. And the only skin that touches is when they wrestle and he gets pinned! Cool in his books.
Keith Sullivan - Possible asset.
Blonde at Bookstore - Hot. As it turns out, not a hooker.
Some Dude - Also not a hooker.
Sam, Franny, Gia. Where are you?
Trivia
- James McAvoy disappeared on a trip to Italy at the same time Bertram did. The Producers of the show finally found him in an alley in Sicily, which heralded the return of Bertram to the Devilshire cast.
- The character's obsession with Nutella is in fact derived from the actor's.
Livejournal
Bertram does not have livejournal, but he does have an in character Twitter.
Wanted
So you're applying for a character and wondering if there's anyone on-grid that you can have ties with? You could be:
- Someone Bert knocked up claiming to have his child.
- A Moore, of course! Or someone with Moore ties.
- A Moore to keep Bertram in line.
- Or anything else, really. Drop me an @mail or page if you've got something in mind.
| The Moore Family | ||
| Patriarch | Gary Moore | |
| The Moores | Bertram • Nick • Noah | |
| The Black Market Portfolio | Major Family Relations • The Moors Gallery | |
