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Legacy Security has been in business since

1971. Initially created as a local messenger

service, it swiftly expanded to include medical

delivery, legal delivery and commercial transport

services worldwide. By the early 90s, the man-

agement realized that adding a computer security

division along with a personal protection service

would dovetail nicely with the company’s estab-

lished business areas, and LSCS could eventually

dominate the market for those services.

A radical change in company operations oc-

curred four years ago. Robert Lennox assumed

the mantle of CEO and President, and then fired

all but one of the department heads and another

thirty lower-level employees in his first month

at the office. Now he handpicks every new hire,

spreading them out across the four office loca-

tions all over the world.

Kevin has been with LSCS for almost a

decade, and few employees since the purge

outrank him in seniority. He is also one of

the youngest members of the Legacy staff, and

can be found working at all hours – he even

has a pullout couch in his office, and has been

known to sleep there for days at time while

obsessed with a specific project. While Kevin

tolerates Robert’s presence in his lab, only Les-

ley gets invitations to wander in at will. Kevin

always appears to be tinkering with new “toys”

for her to use while on assignment; some work

better than others. There is a student-teacher

relationship developing between Kevin and

Peter Sweeny—the ex-cop has been known to

introduce Kevin to parts of the city he’s never

seen or even realized existed.

The first hiring decision Robert made as

CEO was to bring on Morgan Welles, an

acquaintance of his in the city’s elevated

social circles. Her effectiveness in landing

business deals means everyone gets work

and has a steady paycheck. But her position

in the company often requires her to work

nights, with rare daytime appearances at the

office. Morgan works closely with Lesley, un-

covering information critical to the personal

protection department. While she has fewer

interactions with Kevin and Peter, she has

bonded with the former cop over their mutual

love of dogs. Because of their odd schedules,

Kevin and Morgan have a history of talking to

each other late at night, when she calls him

after leaving a party to report any important

overhead tidbits.

Although she regards Robert’s safety as her

first priority, Lesley likes to keep tabs every

company employee. As the company has ac-

cepted increasingly high-profile jobs (such

as transporting priceless jewels and artifacts),

employees are beginning to be recognized

and targeted by thieves, private investigators

working for other “interested parties” and the

like. Lately she’s been giving Morgan and

Kevin lessons in self-defense, mostly so they

can delay any attackers long enough for help

to arrive. Peter is a great sparring partner, and

they regularly make bets over contests at the

shooting range, helping to keep each other’s

skills honed and sharp.

On the team less than a year, Peter is still

trying to figure out how he best fits in at the

company. Personally, he is most at ease with

Lesley. They both have had to kill while in the

line of duty, which has given them a bond –

comrades in arms, now acting to protect a group

instead of a greater ideal. On some level, Kevin

is like the younger brother Peter never had,

or perhaps a symbol of the kind of man Peter

might have been if not for the rough circum-

stances of his childhood. In Robert Lennox,

Peter has found a drinking buddy, someone

who appreciates good bourbon or scotch and

the willingness to share it. Not quite a profes-

sional relationship, but a Legacy Security is not

a standard corporation.

Robert Lennox is the heart of the Legacy

Security, though he may not recognize that

fact himself. Since taking over as CEO, the

company has expanded in staff and operations

at a cautious rate, but its reputation has grown

exponentially by word of mouth from satisfied

clients. Robert has a good sense for assessing

people and their skills, and for finding the right

individuals to come to work for him.

Although they are all connected as coworkers,

there is an element of closeness and trust that ex-

ists between these five people outside the office

environment. That’s something that will surely

be tested in the months and years to come.

Robert Lennox

Quotes: “I’m not saying I see dead people, I’m just telling you I know

they’re there.”

“Listen, you look like you could use some help. Why not let me try?”

“No, I don’t remember meeting you before. Perhaps you’ve mixed me

up with someone else?”

Virtue: Charity. Influenced by the memory of his parent’s

philanthropic endeavors, Robert has made a point of support-

ing organizations and individuals in need of a helping hand,

and always seems to have a bundle of ones in his coat pocket

for panhandlers he encounters.

Vice: Sloth. Robert has always been surrounded by servants

and employees. On some level he regards the company as

an extension of his will: his eyes, hands and ears. They are

expected to do the work while he reaps the benefit.

Background: Robert was part of a perfect, happy (and wealthy)

nuclear family, the eldest of two sons. Not the first or the last to be

picked for a team in sports, he was an above average student who

needed prodding to focus on his grades. There were times Robert

defied curfews and broke promises, but no more so than any normal

kid. He never wanted for anything important, but never had to work

hard to get anything he wanted either.

According to the police report, it was shortly before 11 PM when

the accident happened. Someone ran the Lennox’s family car off

the road on the way to Rice University, where Robert would be

starting his freshman year. The impact killed Robert’s brother and

father, and his mother died on the operating table. Robert had been

at the wheel.

Although he was cleared of any responsibility, Robert blamed himself.

While recovering in the ICU, he started to sense things that couldn’t

possibly be there, hearing voices and seeing intangible apparitions.

Robert’s fevered insistence that his mother was still alive, that she had

visited his hospital room at night, soon placed him under the care of a

psychiatrist. From there it was a short trip to Bishopsgate, the mental

institution he called home for several years. While trapped there, Robert’s

condition became worse. There were more ghosts in the rehabilitated man-

sion than he’d encountered in those two months at the hospital. Sensing

the unremitting presence of these entities, like an angry hive of bees,

drove Robert nearly insane.

Over time, Robert successfully convinced his doctors that he was “cured” because of his therapy

combined with a regime of prescription medications. But his strange sensitivity to ghosts remains as

strong as ever, when he’s not drugged into a stupor. Robert simply learned to say what the medical

staff wanted to hear and when to keep silent about the rest. He continues to be cautious, almost

to the point of paranoia, about keeping up the appearance of fitting in and being well-adjusted.

Robert is currently under court-ordered supervision of the Lennox family’s law firm until he turns

30 – something that he takes pains to keep secret, since his personal wealth is far less than others

would believe.

Looking over the family holdings four years ago, he became interested in Legacy Security. After

appointing himself the new President and CEO, Robert has used staff and company resources to

transport items and books purchased from around the world back to the company offices, in order

to facilitate his beginning research of supernatural myths and legends.

Description: Robert carefully cultivates an image of understated fashion in his tailored navy

blue suits. His sandy-blond hair is cut short, and a pair of wire-framed glasses draws attention to

his ice-blue eyes. Perhaps it’s an unconscious habit, but he rarely looks anyone directly in the

eyes unless they engage him in conversation first. To the casual observer he seems more malleable

because of this behavior, but Robert is rarely swayed from his own point of view.

Roleplaying hints: When possible, you cultivate the manners of a gentleman, trying to be polite

even when dealing with unpleasant people or situations. But you remain awkward in high profile

situations, because your social development was stunted by the time spent in the mental institu-

tion. Although you’d never admit this to the rest of the group, this company has come to replace

the family you lost. The happiness and safety of your employees is important to you.

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