Fatestream/Yvonne-a-railway

See also Fatestream

Current plot

 * We want to explore the Edward IV Railway System, and see what's up with it.
 * Initial meeting at the festival
 * Archimedes goes to check out the Academy grounds and their exhibits
 * finds a "human calculator" contest and beats "the best and brightest of the Academy"
 * Al goes gambling, gets ejected for cheating
 * Smith goes chatting with people
 * meets Weslin, the gray mage
 * something interesting is going on at the railway office
 * teamsters union is protesting; we manage to fetch police
 * Archimedes presents possible improvements
 * We meet Joshua, a manager type, and Matt, a designing engineer of the railway office
 * We also offer Al's services in talking to the teamsters and resolving the economic issue
 * We are asked to return the next day for further discussion

Dr. Archimedes Brinkley (Icepick)
The nutty professor.

Traits

 * Absent-minded professor
 * An emotional barometer with split ends
 * Pipe smoker
 * Solipsistic well-being

Skills

 * Superb: Inventor
 * Great: Library Researcher, Calculator
 * Good: Repairman, Physicist
 * Fair: Chemist, Acoustic Engineer
 * Average: Magic Detector, Biologist
 * Mediocre:

The Smith (Narc)
Powerful ordermage

Traits

 * Tightly-locked closet -- does not want to tell people about his past
 * Trainer in the Seven Secret Arts of Polite Conversation
 * Grounded in order
 * One too many questions
 * I've been working on the railway...
 * [temp] The stars of the festival

Skills

 * Superb: Order Mage
 * Great: Quarterstaff Wielder
 * Good: Blacksmith, Distraction
 * Fair: Conversationalist
 * Average: Fisherman
 * Mediocre: Hammer Wielder (not as blacksmithing tool)

Al Harrington (bobthegood)
Legitimate businessman

Traits

 * "Al Harrington, president and CEO of Harrington and Associates, Inc. Here's my card."
 * Silver Tongue
 * Mr. Vice Guy
 * Ace Up His Sleeve
 * Man About Town
 * Sleazy McSleazer
 * The Finer Things in Life

Skills

 * Superb: Schmoozer
 * Great: Procurer, Businessman
 * Good: Con Artist, Salesman
 * Fair: Judge of Intent, Gambler, Gunslinger
 * Average: Prestidigitator
 * Mediocre:

Traits

 * Sharp as a burned-out lamp
 * Food before Fight

Skills

 * Superb:
 * Great:
 * Good:
 * Fair:
 * Average:
 * Mediocre: