Overview
Walter Pennyman is a 52-year-old stablemaster and the Orphean Society’s primary coordinator of prisoner transport and body disposal. Formerly an anatomy assistant and failed veterinary surgeon, expelled from King’s College for unorthodox experimentation, he found employment with the cult because of his “hands-on” talents.
Obsessed with the relationship between sound and tissue resonance, he believes pain harmonics are sacred. He is cruel, ritualistic, and utterly committed to Hume’s vision. He oversees all prisoner movement and ensures “safe, silent departure” of cult processions to Stonehenge.
Description
Wiry and intense, with long grey hair tied back and a lined face marked by years of hard work. His blue eyes are penetrating and cold. He wears a high-collared coat even in summer, and a thick butcher’s apron when working. His fingers are stained from work with chemicals and blood.
Personality & Traits
- Cruel and sadistic; finds pleasure in inflicting pain
- Obsessive about surgical precision and ritual
- Pragmatic and efficient; treats disposal as professional task
- Maintains facade of brusque professionalism with outsiders
- Harbors deep resentment toward aristocratic systems that rejected him
Appearances
Connections
People
Employed by
- Dr Erasmus Hume NPC warmDirectly under Hume's authority; carries out dark operational tasks
Imprisoned by
- Nathaniel Rooke NPC hostileHolds Rooke in transport crate at the stables pending transfer to Stonehenge
Places
Located at
- Kensington Coach Stables Location neutralPennyman manages operations here
Owns
- Kensington Coach Stables Location neutralProprietor and manager of the stables