Geddes Line Profiles (Series 1)
What with yesterday having seen the publication of the final episode of Geddes Line, I thought it’d be nice to showcase all the profiles I did for all the characters who made their debut in this series. This post covers all the characters officially introduced in the first half of the series.
MAISY URQUHART - Proprietor of the Station Hotel, Kyle Abbin, Jura. Unknowingly set off the whole rotten saga of Geddes Line. Silver Wolf. (Episode 1)
LYALL URQUHART - Maisy's daughter. Known as Lanky by her friends, due to her rather scrawny build. One of Moonzie's friends. Silver Wolf. (Episode 1 - previously mentioned in SPCM)
AMANDA PELUSA - Resident of Kyle Abbin, and frequent odd-jobs woman around that town. Avid enthusiast of vintage motorbikes - later becomes a courier for A&K Geddes Freight. Cat. (Episode 2 - previously mentioned in SPCM)
JESSIE-PEARL MONTGOMERY - Owner and head waitress of Jessie-Pearl's, a traditional American-style diner located within the Alameda Enterprise space station. Foxhound. (Episode 3)
NAOMI ZIMMERMAN - Computer technician turned stellar mechanic. Frequently does both for A&K Geddes Freight. All-round computer nerd. Raccoon. (Episode 4)
EVERETT STRICKLAND - Freighter pilot. Probably the oldest and wisest out of anyone working for the company, and frequently a voice of reason whenever Alasdair and Kyoko aren't around. Alsatian. (Episode 4)
MARCIA CARLIN - Head of catering at the company's Armadhu premises. Rules the canteen with an iron fist, and tends to have a good ear for gossip. Beagle. (Episode 4)
STEFFAN POWELL - Former customs officer. Now a cargo officer, and frequently called to provide security for more valuable or dangerous consignments. Beige Fox. (Episode 4)
PATRICIA RODRIGUEZ - Freighter pilot. Valuable and dangerous consignments are her specialty, and thus she frequently travels alongside Steffan Powell (see above). Sand Fox. (Episode 4)
EARL HAWKINS - Stellar mechanic. Prefers to keep mostly to himself, and tends not to get actively involved in the antics of his peers. Scotch Collie. (Episode 4)
DAMARIS MOSS - Freighter pilot. A lady of no fixed abode. Very sweet, bubbly and kindhearted, but a bit dense when it comes to anything outside of her work. Red Vixen. (Episode 4)
MAZEL EL-SHAKIR (alias MONIQUE MATHIS) - Cargo officer, and Damaris Moss' constant travelling companion. A lot more sensible and mature than her vixen friend, and always on hand to fill the gaps in her knowledge - of which there are quite a few. Bombay Cat. (Episode 4)
HILARY BYRD - Personal secretary for both Alasdair and Kyoko. Can best be described as dubious, but honest. He claims that his father was the infamous gangster Dickie Byrd - who's so infamous that nobody's actually heard of him. Weasel (despite his name). (Episode 4)
EMILY BALDWIN, 23RD DUCHESS OF ABBOT BALDWIN - Exactly what her name and title say: she's the wife of Simon Baldwin (18th Duke of Abbot Baldwin), and now the mother of Arthur (19th Duke of Abbot Baldwin). A good friend of Alasdair and Kyoko. Red Vixen. (Episode 5)
JAKOBVO - A large, black, dog-like thing, who's one of the natives of Santa Granada. An aide to Lord Diablo, he initially comes across as mere dumb muscle, but he's actually more sensible and intelligent than he looks. Dog, allegedly... (Episode 7)
RORY BAXTER - Former general manager of Scorpion Products Ltd, a pharmaceuticals manufacturer operating out of the Shaula System. He was the very first client of the newly-formed A&K Geddes Freight, when he called on their services to shift all the bankrupt stock on his premises. Golden Retriever. (Episode 8)
NORMAN GUTHRIE (alias LITTLE NORM) - Childhood friend of Joanna Mandarin, hotelier, gangster, and failed revolutionary. All in fairly rapid succession. Cat. (Episode 9 - previously mentioned in SPCM)
JEAN ELLERTON - Known as Jinty to her friends. Daughter of Gordon Ellerton (stationmaster at Kyle Abbin railway station), and no doubt destined to inherit his position when she grows up. Cat. (Episode 10 - previously mentioned in SPCM)
INNIS FASTNET - Known as Revvy to her friends, for reasons unknown. The eldest daughter of one of the local fishermen in Kyle Abbin. Has gained a lot of technical expertise as a result. Alsatian. (Episode 10 - previously mentioned in SPCM)
FLISK - A local gypsy boy who hangs around Kyle Abbin a lot of the time. Is from the same band of travellers as Moonzie - in fact, he's her boyfriend. Cat. (Episode 10)
MOONZIE GROSVENOR - . Black Vixen. A close friend and neighbour of Alasdair and Kyoko Geddes in Kyle Abbin. The semi-legitimate product of a doomed romance between the space pirate Grosvenor and the gypsy trader Kizzy. (First seen as a child in Episode 44 of SPCM - hits puberty over the course of GL)
ESTELLE BIRKENSTOCK - Nomadic trader turned space trucker, via some rather more shady and unsavoury business. Has grabbed the short end of enough sticks throughout her life to build an entire short end of a house. Red Vixen. (Episode 11)
JUSTIN PENWITH - One of the security officers working in Docking Bay 78, Unit 4, at the Salem Transport Nexus. Slightly too feeble-minded to be working in such a risky profession, but he rarely has to deal with anyone particular dangerous. Old English Sheepdog. (Episode 11 - not named)
GRANVILLE SUTHERLAND - Pilots a garbage freighter around the sectors surrounding the Salem Transport Nexus, and is extremely touchy about people commenting on his job, his ship or himself. A huge black slab of meat disguised as a Doberman. (Episode 11 - not named)
