Public Relations - Character Guide

[Maximilian]

I've received some critiques that the number of characters in my series Public Relations has made reading it a tad cumbersome, especially at the staggered and unpredictable pace I release new chapters. In an effort to accommodate that, I will be maintaining a character reference guide to give readers a bit of a refresher on who everyone is and what their relationships are. I plan to update this with new parts as they are released, meaning the information here should be consistently one installment behind. It will therefore contain spoilers, and is intended only for people who have already read it. If anyone notices any omission, or if something is unclear, please let me know.

Current Installment: Part 14: Hugo

 

Jamie Dietrich
31 years old, 5'11", black hair, brown eyes, medium build but not in great shape. White and of English/Irish descent. Wears glasses.
Former advertising account manager at J Walter Thompson who left his job out of principle, currently working as a freelance consultant and project manager. Longtime boyfriend of Drew. Was good friends with Adam at York University and has since reconnected. Grew up in Barrie, lives in a condo in Queen West he recently bought with Drew.

Adam Fauvelle
31 years old, 6'2", black salt-and-pepper hair, grey eyes, lean build. White and of French and Eastern European descent.
Post-secondary student trying to get his masters in linguistics while working as a waiter at Jack Astor's. Husband to Cassidy of seven years. His expertise in ancient languages allowed the Coven to make unprecedented strides in their research, giving them access to powers they had imagined impossible. Was good friends with Jamie as York University and has since reconnected. Grew up in Laval, Quebec, currently lives with Cassidy in Caledon in a house Cassidy's parents gave them as a wedding gift.

Cassidy Hamilton
30 years old, 5'6", black hair, brown eyes, slim build. Mixed race, of Scottish and Chinese descent. Wears glasses.
IT consultant working for Pearson Clinical Assessment. Husband to Adam of seven years. Comes from a wealthy family. Deeply involved in occult research with the Coven, which Adam's expertise allowed to flourish, and is now capable of spontaneously growing himself or others. Adam had a falling out with the leaders of the Coven and now works alone, though is still close with Liam. Grew up in the Beaches, currently lives with Adam in Caledon in a house his parents gave them as a wedding gift. Has been recently captured by Cliff, and turned to stone.

Drew Faber
32 years old, 6'1", blonde hair, blue eyes, slim build but not in great shape. White, of Scandinavian descent.
Financial adviser at Bank of Montreal with an academic background in social studies and business. Longtime boyfriend of Jamie. Formerly closeted macro fetishist. Close friends with co-worker Ryan. Grew up in Burlington, currently lives in a condo in Queen West he recently bought with Drew.

Brent Malinowski
20 years old, 6'2", light brown hair, brown eyes, muscular build but lacks definition. White, of Polish descent.
First year student at York University, currently undeclared but plans to go into kinesiology. Hopes to be a halfback or fullback on the university football team. Working as a busboy and barback at the Fox & Fiddle over the summer. Was permanently grown by 15 pounds of muscle, prompting a drug test of the team and trainees which resulted in two senior players being kicked from the team. Has engaged in an ongoing but ambiguous affair with Nate. Was friends with Mahtab, but distanced himself from her when she revealed her connections to the occult. Grew up in Thunder Bay, currently rents the ground floor of a house near Sheppard & Jane with Ayush.

Nathaniel Sommerville
19 years old, 5'6", dirty blonde hair worn in a buzzcut, grey eyes, fit build. White, of English descent. Goes by "Nate."
First year student at York University, majoring in philosophy. Hopes to be a running back on the university football team. Was taught magic by his au pair Sofia, and learned telepathy. Has since used his telepathy to learn Cassidy's power, using thoughts read from Tahar, Brent, and Tyson to track him down. Has been seeing Brent. Grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, currently living in Winters residence on York campus.

Tyson Chandler
26 years old, 5'11", dark brown hair, blue eyes, muscular build. White, of English and French descent.
Bartender at the Black Eagle and occasionally other bars. Part-time model. Academic background in literary theory. Has a reputation as a prolific lover. Hooked up with Blake at the bar and believes he was ghosted, Grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and currently lives in a small bachelor apartment in Regent Park. Was permanently given considerably more muscle mass by Nate.

Cliff Esterez
32 years old, 5'7", black hair worn in a buzzcut, brown eyes, heavy build. Mixed race, of Mexican and Italian descent.
Relatively new bouncer to at the Black Eagle. Is in fact the mysterious sorcerer calling himself the Master who has been shrinking men, kidnapping them, and subjecting them to humiliating sexual tortures, sometimes killing them in the process. Currently holds Blake, Phil, and Rodrigo as shrunken captives in a birdcage. Also holds a number of other people captive, having transformed them into stone statues, the latest of whom is Cassidy. Appears to be able to steal the powers of other magi.

The Coven
A band of fledgling sorcerers who have taken giant leaps in their research thanks to translation assistance from Adam.
Mahtab Nilaanjana - 23 years old, 5'5", black hair, green eyes, medium build. South-asian, daughter of Indian immigrants. Pro-active member of the Coven, also studying business at Seneca. Has been investigating disappearances of Coven members over the past several months, and believes Cassidy is behind it. Was friends with Brent until she told him about her occult studies, and he distanced himself from her. Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia.
Harry Kwan - 57 years old, 5'10", black greying hair, brown eyes, thin build. Taiwanese immigrant. Principal benefactor of the Coven. Senior Vice President for a manufacturing firm he co-founded. After a disagreement with Cassidy, he demanded Cassidy leave the Coven.
Russell Dillion - 27 years old, 5'11", black hair, brown eyes, medium build. Black, son of Tobagonian immigrants. Has been working with Mahtab investigating disappearances of Coven members over the past several months, but disagrees on her conclusions. Originally from Calgary, Alberta.
Rodrigo Valenzuela - 30 years old, 0'4" (formerly 6'1"), black hair, hazel eyes, lean build. Latino; Mexican immigrant. Goes by "Roddy." Coven member who used Adam's research to develop fantastic powers to heal others. Also works as a nurse at Princess Margaret Hospital. Has since been captured by the Master, shrunk, and is being used to keep the other captives alive after he injures them.
          Cesar & Angelica - Rodrigo's brother and sister-in-law, who still live in Mexico.
Corey Arlington - 32 years old, 5'9", blonde hair, brown eyes, average build, a bit on the pudgy side. Freelance graphic designer and occasionally DJs under the handle "HardCorey." Worked briefly with and befriended Jamie when he was at JWT.
Liam Chen - 30 years old, 6'0", black hair, brown eyes, chubby build. Asian, son of Chinese immigrants. Is the only Coven member to have retained ties with Cassidy and Adam.
          Erin - Liam's fiancee.
Adrian Vand - as yet unseen member of the Coven, who allegedly advocated using magic to bring an end to the Syrian Civil War. Has also been assisting Mahtab and Russell. Capable of tracking people and a certain degree of clairvoyance.
Robyn - Coven member who was apparently in talks with rival group called the Circle. One of the missing members being investigated.
Sara - one of the missing Coven members; may have moved to Montreal.
Hong - one of the missing coven members; may have followed Sara to Montreal.
Dave & Mohan - missing coven members.

The Circle
A rival group of sorcerers operating out of the East End.
Oded Hume - a member of the Circle who has gone missing.

The Black Eagle
Toronto's original leather/denim cruising bar, located in the heart of the Church and Wellesley village.
Paul Stewart-Maskell - 27 years old, 6'4" (formerly 5'4"), light brown hair shaved bald, blue eyes, medium build. White, of British, French, and Spanish descent. Originally from Bristol, England. Bartender at the Black Eagle, good friends with Tyson. Was permanently grown a foot taller by Nate.
Daniel Bodley - 38 years old, 6'5", black hair shaved bald, black eyes, extreme muscular build. Black, originally from Grenada. Longtime bouncer at the Black Eagle. Was permanently made considerably more muscular by Nate.
Hugo Berg - 28 years old, 6'5" (formerly 5'9"), blonde hair, brown eyes eyes, medium build. A British immigrant of German descent. An occasional bouncer at the Black Eagle. Was permanently grown taller by Nate.
Darcy Williams - 30 years old, 5'7", black hair, black eyes, average build, thick beard. White, of French descent. DJ and tech support at the Black Eagle. Was permanently made significantly hairier by Nate.
Carlos Filetti - 39 years old, 7'1" (formerly 5'11"), black hair, brown eyes, heavy build, thick beard, long hair. A Brazilian immigrant. Co-owner and manager at the Black Eagle. Was grown permanently larger, beefier, brawnier, and hairier by Nate.
Rosharon Ridley - 29 years old, 5'10", black hair, brown eyes, athletic build. Of African-American descent. Regular patio bartender at the Black Eagle. Had her breasts inflated a few bra sizes by Nate.
Dennis Graham - 23 years old, 6'6" (formerly 5'10"), red hair, heavy build. Irish-Canadian. Regular barback at the Black Eagle. Was turned from a short twig into a tall bear by Nate.
Simon Marshak - 27 years old, 6'0", black hair, thin build. White, son of Russian immigrants. Regular barback at the Black Eagle. Was absent during the night Nate grew everyone at the Black Eagle.
Butch - ?? years old, 6'5", black hair and beard, brown eyes, muscular/obese build. Cassidy's giant bear alter-ego he would transform into to test his powers in the Gay Village.
Tahar Mazoud - 44 years old, 6'1, black greying hair, green eyes, toned build. Middle-Eastern, originally from Lebanon. Attorney specializing in immigration and environmental law. Emigrated with his fiance Samuel, they have since broken up. Was a longtime romantic partner of Butch. Frequent patron of the Black Eagle.
Andrew Washburn - 58 years old, 6'1", grey hair and beard, blue eyes, obese build. White, of Swedish and Scottish descent. Goes by "Andy." Frequent patron of the Black Eagle. Permanently grew a considerably larger belly courtesy of Nate.
Kero Saguin - 45 years old, 5'5", bald, brown eyes, thick muscular build, Filipino. Frequent companion of Andy's, usually serving as his slave. Was permanently given considerably more muscle mass by Nate.
Blake Ouillette - 24 years old, 0'4" (formerly 6'0"), blonde hair, brown eyes, slim build. White, of French descent, originally from Gatineau, Quebec. Third year psychology student at U of T, working part-time at Starbucks. Hooked up with Tyson his first night at the Black Eagle, was shrunk and kidnapped by the Master, has been held captive ever since.
          Nathalie & Kim - lesbian friends of Blake whom he ditched to go hang at the Black Eagle.
Jorge - A heretorfore unseen employee of the Black Eagle who went to the hospital with a panic attack following Nate's antics.

Bank of Montreal
One of the larger Canadian banks. Drew works at the Dufferin & Eglinton branch.
Ryan Pramazov - 28 years old, 5'8", black hair, blue eyes, slim build. Mixed race, of Chinese and Russian descent. Wears glasses Teller, file clerk, and receptionist at the Bank of Montreal. Chronically single. Also plays bass in a drone metal band called Titanomachy. Good friend of Drew's.
Viola Bakatatatis - 51 years old, 5'10", black hair, black eyes, thin build. Mixed race, of African-American and Greek heritage. Originally from Athens, Greece. Branch manager at the Bank of Montreal, and on friendly terms with Drew.
Sabine Schumacher - used to work at the branch in partnership with Drew, has recently been transferred to a branch downtown, and many of their mutual clients followed her.

J. Walter Thompson
An international advertising firm based out of New York City; Jamie used to work at the Toronto office.
Harold Morris - Manager of the Toronto office, former colleague and friend of Jamie's for many years. It's since come out that he has spread rumours throughout the industry that Jamie left the company due to mental instability.
          Shiela Morris - Harold's wife.
Abigail Morris - 15 years old, 5'3", brown hair dyed red, hazel eyes, slim build. Missing most of her right arm from a childhood accident. White, of Irish and German heritage. Goes by "Abbie." Daughter of Harold and Shiela. Grew up with Jamie around and they developed a close relationship until he left JWT, but a chance meeting has allowed them to reconnect.

York University
One of the larger Toronto-based universities, its main campus located in the north end of the city.
Ayush Vishwakarma - 21 years old, 5'8", black hair, hazel eyes, medium build. South-Asian, son of Indian immigrants. Wears glasses. Second year biology student at York, currently renting the ground floor of a bungalow with Brent. Nate (in disguise) used his powers to permanently grow Ayush's 4" cock to 14".
Tyler Freeman - 25 years old, 6'2", brown hair, blue eyes, muscular build. White, of Irish and British descent. Former fullback on the York Lions but was kicked off for his final year after testing positive for cocaine and anabolic steroids. Blames Brent's inexplicable growth spurt for his predicament, and resents him for it.
Robert Cordle - 25 years old, 6'0", black hair, black eyes, muscular build. Black, of African-American descent. Halfback on the York Lions and friend of Tyler's.
Farhan Singh Chugh - former running back for the York Lions, kicked off the team after testing positive for cocaine.
Chantal Vandenberg - student living in Calumet res who was briefly seeing Tyler, and may-or-may-not have caught him doing something alone on a nanny-cam she had installed in her dorm.
Jayson & Luke - trainees for the football team who had been close with Brent but derided his decision to go to the Black Eagle. They later joined the rest of the team in ostracizing him when Tyler and Farhan were suspended.

Elsewhere in the Village
Contessa Velveeta - 34 years old, 6'0", black hair, brown eyes, slim build, black. One of the most garish and glamorous drag queens of Church and Wellesley, frequent performer at Buddies, Woody's, O'Grady's, and other bars. Well acquainted with Butch.
Raph - young, muscular, gino-type partyboy, frequenting Sailor, Crew's, and other gay bars in the neighbourhood. Well acquainted with Butch.
Sung - young Korean clubgoer over Pride. Was permanently given a subtle but noticeable upsize to his muscles by Nate while at Steamworks.
"Chinstrap" - young, slightly obnoxious bro-type who was at Steamworks over Pride. Was permanently given more definition to his abs, chest, and arms by Nate while at Steamworks. Real name currently unknown.
Matt - a friend of Ayush who was hanging out with him during Pride but had to bail due to work in the morning.

Toronto Police Services
To serve and protect. In theory.
Shannon Demuth - 42 years old, 5'10", black hair, brown eyes, heavy build, black. A plainclothes detective assigned to investigate Blake's disappearance.
Richard Furyk - 33 years old, 5'7", black hair, black eyes, olive skin, of Polish/Portuguese descent. An aggressive constable partnered with Demuth.

Others
Josh Aldrin - 29 years old, 7'5" (formerly 6'2"), blonde hair, brown eyes, extreme heavyweight muscular build. Lives in Detroit, Michigan. Webcam entertainer and part-time model. Was permanently grown in height, muscularity, and cock size by Cassidy, the video of which has been making the rounds on muscle/growth fetish web communities.
          Shane - Josh's on-again/off-again fling, also a webcam entertainer.
Philip Roessler - 33 years old, 0'4" (formerly 6'4"), brown hair, brown eyes, medium build. Has been shrunk and kidnapped by the Master, who holds him captive in a birdcage.
Marie Yoon - 61 years old, 5'4", thin build, Korean. Tyson's busybody landlord.
Grindr User - muscular, possibly Scandinavian webcam performer, whose dick Cassidy grew to a foot long as a prank.
Keith - coworker of Jamie's at Jack Astor's and a close friend.
Blair - some guy with a black eye who once went home with Tyson.
Oprah - an affectionate orange tabby cat who lives with Drew & Jamie.
Penny - ????????????????