Gustav Reichsender
Civil Advocate
Gustav Reichsender
Species
Human
Appearance
Gustav is a narrow, carefully assembled man with a long back and slightly forward-leaning posture, as though he is always reading an invisible document held just below eye level. His skin has the muted brown tone of walnut rubbed smooth by years of handling paper. His dark hair is cut short at the sides and combed flat on top, though a single stubborn lock rises whenever he becomes angry. He moves with quiet economy, never turning his whole body when a glance will do. Before speaking, he draws a small breath through his nose and presses his tongue briefly against one canine tooth. His voice is ordinarily dry and even, but when rattled his breathing becomes audible and his sentences arrive in clipped, perfectly numbered fragments. The unexpected thing about him is his hands. They are broad, callused, and heavily muscled, more suited to a cooper or dockworker than a solicitor, and he hides them beneath immaculate cuffs.
“Precisely articulated and quietly forceful, with a faint river-district accent softened by years of courtrooms. He pauses before important nouns and gives names, dates, and numbers unusual weight.”
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Distinguishing Features
His first breath before speaking is audible and deliberate.
His broad, work-hardened hands contrast sharply with his immaculate legal attire.
A single lock of hair rises whenever he is angry or deeply excited.
He carries a cane capped with a brass miniature of a courthouse bell.
He smells faintly of rain, sealing wax, and cedar shavings.
Voice
“A dry baritone with a careful rhythm, like a clerk reading charges over distant rain. His ordinary voice is calm enough to make anger sound reasonable. Under pressure, his breath catches audibly and each sentence becomes shorter, sharper, and more dangerous.”
Clothing
A charcoal wool coat with carefully repaired cuffs, a high-collared cream shirt, dull green waistcoat, polished but old black boots, and a rain cape clasped with a tarnished copper seal. His pockets contain more folded papers than coins.
Body Language
Gustav keeps his shoulders square and his hands folded over the head of his cane. He inclines his head rather than nodding, as if acknowledging evidence. When someone lies, his left thumb rubs the brass ferrule of the cane. When genuinely angry, he becomes almost motionless, and the audible change in his breathing does more than his expression.
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