Tobias Greaves Stub

Overview

Tobias Greaves is a 63-year-old pawnmaster and antiquarian bookseller who runs Greaves & Sons on Poland Street. Formerly a cathedral chorister in his youth, he has developed a keen interest in unusual sheet music and rare musical manuscripts. He is a repository of musical knowledge and local gossip.

Description

Spectacled and dry-spoken, Greaves moves slowly and speaks methodically. He carries himself with the dignity of a man who once sang in a cathedral and has never fully adjusted to a lower station.

Personality & Traits

• Knowledgeable about music and harmonic theory
• Skeptical and observant; trusts his instincts about people and objects
• Sympathetic to those in distress, but guarded
• Believes the music Clara pawned is “unnatural”; claims it “rang” unnaturally when dropped

Key Information

• Holds Clara’s burned music notebook in his pawn inventory
• Can testify that Clara was deeply disturbed and afraid
• Recognizes Clara’s handwriting if shown other Society documents
• May offer insights into the nature of the notebook’s contents

Roleplaying Hooks

• Will speak freely with investigators who treat him respectfully
• Music theory discussion may unlock his cooperation
• Can be bribed or charmed to part with Clara’s notebook

Relationship to Campaign

Greaves is a minor NPC whose primary function is to hold Clara’s notebook as a discoverable artifact. He provides context and corroboration of Clara’s suffering.

Appearances

Relationships

• Knows Clara Fen — Holds Clara's pawned music notebook; recalls she seemed 'unnatural' and disturbed
• Owns Greaves and Sons — Proprietor of the pawnshop on Poland Street