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Coriolanus Helstone

2007-01-21T18:53:11Z

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'''Coriolanus Helstone''' is, quite simply, a very good lawyer.

Known to friends as 'Cory,' Helstone is a native of a well-established family in the eastern Amasynian town of [[Collingford]]. He studied law at a prestigious university there before setting up a private practice in [[Myrkentown]].

He prides himself in maintaining a high level of sartorial fastidiousness, and has a wardrobe to be admired. On the town or in the courtroom, his hair is always perfect and his hands always neat; visitors to his office are known to notice its remarkable state of cleanliness.

To support his high standard of living, Helstone is a prolific worker, helping Myrkenites settle and process real estate disputes, draw up wills, mediate controversies and fix the day-to-day affairs of town, and has also spent quite a bit of time in trial as both prosecution and defense in criminal cases. Although he is not known to take pro-bono or charity cases, his fees are not known to be ''too'' exorbitant. For ''most'' affairs, at least.

Helstone keeps a brusque, businesslike exterior, but is generally a pleasant and genial face to meet around town. He is shy rather than suave when it comes to women, and remains a quiet but effective voice when speaking out about matters of [[Myrken Wood]] law, which he does quite often. He prefers diplomacy to swordplay and frowns on military solutions when lawful, book-borne resolutions can be gained. He also has a bit of a ruthless streak, although for the most part it is sublimated beneath layers of propriety; it is not seen often.

After a few alarming encounters, he hired a childhood friend, [[Rosamaria Rameriz]], to serve as his personal security, and has been rarely seen without her in public.

Helstone spends a great deal of time in conversation with all sorts of people at the [[Broken Dagger]], where he is known to drink black tea and the finest whiskey -- although that last beverage has only been in his hand since Rosamaria has been in town, it seems.

== Currently ==

He acceded to the office of [[Governor]] of [[Myrken Wood]] in November of [[Anno Regalis|AR]] 206 through legal measures set out by former interim Governor, [[Giscard Guillaume]]. He dissappeared for a period of a month, in which [[General Eriks DeMord Sleipner]] seemed to claim and take hold of the defense and day-to-day governance of the province, but has been recently seen back at work in the interim Meetinghouse, a tiny building he owns on Haberdasher's Row.

Helstone currently lives and works out of a smallish house on Baker Street, with Rosamaria and her brother [[Eduardo Ramirez|Eduardo]]. Rumor places the sheep-boy, [[All's Well That Ends Well|Wells]], as a resident of the house as well, and names Helstone as any number of things, from naif to utter schemer.

== Cases and Actions ==

-- In December [[Anno Regalis|AR]] 206, he banned from [[Myrken Wood]] a set of [[channeler]]s sent by [[Duke Burel]] of [[Thessilane]].

-- In the summer of [[Anno Regalis|AR]] 205, Helstone served as counsel during a trial accusing then-Governor [[Altias Bromn]], his bodyguard [[Ariane Carnath-Emory]], and tavern bartender [[Mikhail]] of multiple counts of murder outside the Broken Dagger tavern. He secured a complete acquittal on grounds of self-defense and extenuating circumstances.

-- That fall, Helstone represented Councilor [[Suede Roschen]] when the Councilor was accused by Straka Captain [[Thomas Daniels]] of black-market activity and a possible slaying. Roschen has since been reinstated to the Council, and Helstone remains tight-lipped about his involvement with that matter.

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Coriolanus Helstone

2007-01-21T18:52:57Z

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'''Coriolanus Helstone''' is, quite simply, a very good lawyer.

Known to friends as 'Cory,' Helstone is a native of a well-established family in the eastern Amasynian town of [[Collingford]]. He studied law at a prestigious university there before setting up a private practice in [[Myrkentown]].

He prides himself in maintaining a high level of sartorial fastidiousness, and has a wardrobe to be admired. On the town or in the courtroom, his hair is always perfect and his hands always neat; visitors to his office are known to notice its remarkable state of cleanliness.

To support his high standard of living, Helstone is a prolific worker, helping Myrkenites settle and process real estate disputes, draw up wills, mediate controversies and fix the day-to-day affairs of town, and has also spent quite a bit of time in trial as both prosecution and defense in criminal cases. Although he is not known to take pro-bono or charity cases, his fees are not known to be ''too'' exorbitant. For ''most'' affairs, at least.

Helstone keeps a brusque, businesslike exterior, but is generally a pleasant and genial face to meet around town. He is shy rather than suave when it comes to women, and remains a quiet but effective voice when speaking out about matters of [[Myrken Wood]] law, which he does quite often. He prefers diplomacy to swordplay and frowns on military solutions when lawful, book-borne resolutions can be gained. He also has a bit of a ruthless streak, although for the most part it is sublimated beneath layers of propriety; it is not seen often.

After a few alarming encounters, he hired a childhood friend, [[Rosamaria Rameriz]], to serve as his personal security, and has been rarely seen without her in public.

Helstone spends a great deal of time in conversation with all sorts of people at the [[Broken Dagger]], where he is known to drink black tea and the finest whiskey -- although that last beverage has only been in his hand since Rosamaria has been in town, it seems.

== Currently ==

He acceded to the office of [[Governor]] of [[Myrken Wood]] in November of [[Anno Regalis|AR]] 206 through legal measures set out by former interim Governor, [[Giscard Guillaume]]. He dissappeared for a period of a month, in which [[General Eriks DeMord Sleipner]] seemed to claim and take hold of the defense and day-to-day governance of the province, but has been recently seen back at work in the interim Meetinghouse, a tiny building he owns on Haberdasher's Row.

Helstone currently lives and works out of a smallish house on Baker Street, with Rosamaria and her brother [[Eduardo Ramirez|Eduardo]]. Rumor places the sheep-boy, [[All's Well That Ends Well|Wells]], as a resident of the house as well, and names Helstone as any number of things, from naif to utter schemer.

== Cases and Actions ==

-- In December [[Anno Regalis|AR]] 206, he banned from [[Myrken Wood]] a set of [[channeler]]s sent by [[Duke Burel]] of [[Thessilane]]

-- In the summer of [[Anno Regalis|AR]] 205, Helstone served as counsel during a trial accusing then-Governor [[Altias Bromn]], his bodyguard [[Ariane Carnath-Emory]], and tavern bartender [[Mikhail]] of multiple counts of murder outside the Broken Dagger tavern. He secured a complete acquittal on grounds of self-defense and extenuating circumstances.

-- That fall, Helstone represented Councilor [[Suede Roschen]] when the Councilor was accused by Straka Captain [[Thomas Daniels]] of black-market activity and a possible slaying. Roschen has since been reinstated to the Council, and Helstone remains tight-lipped about his involvement with that matter.

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