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Dramatic Characters of the Steam Age


Personal Characters

My own Dramatic Characters: these are the characters that I actually play myself.
Character Name Occupation Nationality
Sir Sebastian ThomasGentleman Thief/Secret AgentBritish
Salvatore Antei Gadgeteer Italian


Pre-Generated Characters

I use these as pre-generated dramatic characters when running entertainments at roleplaying conventions. Because I use Sir Sebastian as a host character, each of these dramatic characters has met him at some point; and the last section of their memoirs explains their relationship to him.
Character Name Occupation Nationality
Anna Visone Sorceress of the Order of ProsperoItalian
Cecelia von Klausovich GentleWoman Austrian
Contessa Consuela HernandezAdventuress Spanish
Giselle Lacourt Performer/Secret Agent French
Gottfried Arneson Steam Engineer Danish
Captain Ivan Rostov Dashing Hussar Russian
Mädchen Berger Consulting Detective Bayernese
Lord Owen Griffiths Faerie Lord British
Rodrigo di Fuentes Explorer Portuguese
Samuel Paige Journalist American (United States)


Supporting Cast grouped by occupation

A selection of historic and fictional characters from the Victorian era.

Royalty, Nobility and Gentry

Character NameOccupationNationality


Military Personages

Character NameOccupationNationality


Politicians and Diplomats

Character Name OccupationNationality
Mycroft HolmesCivil Servant/Diplomat British


Explorers and Adventurers

Character NameOccupationNationality


Spiritualists, Mediums and Ghost Hunters

Character NameOccupationNationality
Carnacki Ghost Finder British


Detectives

Character Name OccupationNationality
Dixon Brett British
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective British
Inspector Tobias Gregson Scotland Yard Detective British
Inspector George LestradeScotland Yard Detective British


Master Criminals

Character Name OccupationNationality
Fu Manchu Chinese
Professor James Moriarty British
Raffles Gentleman Thief British


Crazed Inventors and Mad Scientists

Character Name OccupationNationality
John Worrell Keely American (United States)
Nikolai Tesla Russian


Others

Character Name OccupationNationality
Irene Norton, née AdlerPerformer American (United States)
Harry Flashman Adventurer British
Rupert of Hentzau Adventurer Ruritanian
Dr. John Watson Doctor British


Supporting Cast grouped by source

A selection of historic and fictional characters from the Victorian era.

The Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle, and others

Character Name OccupationNationality
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective British
Dr. John Watson Doctor British
Mycroft Holmes Civil Servant/Diplomat British
Inspector Tobias Gregson Scotland Yard Detective British
Inspector George Lestrade Scotland Yard Detective British
Professor James Moriarty British
Irene Norton, née Adler Performer American (United States)