Sampson O'Broin

Astrid Daugherty (she/her) is one of the five Player Characters in The Timeless Tower under the sign of The Brightest Star. She is played by Sharkpetter.

Character Background
Sampson was born in 1866 to a poor family outside of dublin. He spent his childhood either helping his parents at their various tasks, or getting into more than his fair share of scraps. He became estranged from his family as he grew into adulthood, and joined the army in 1884. He served in the Mahdist war in Sudan, and retired from the military after the war in 1889 with little distinction. After the war, he fell in with small-time organized crime for a while, working as an enforcer in a protection racket. After some time, Sampson did manage to pull his life back onto the straight and narrow. Currently, he works as a private investigator, using his knowledge and former connections to assist police investigations. In the last few years, Sampson has developed an interest in the occult, and has developed a broad working knowledge of various secret societies and strange beliefs.

Appearance
Age 33. Tall, rough around the edges, considerably brawny.

Evident Boon
Truth-Seeker's Lantern (Medium Item)

A lantern that has served its holder well through many mysteries and nights. Being in the same room as the lantern allows one to ignore any vision-impairing effects (darkness, mist, blindness, etc.), and holding the lantern grants 1 additional Guard. As an "Interact" action, the lantern can have its light shone on all the objects in the room, along with a spoken desire. If one of the objects meet the chosen desire, it will glow with otherworldly light. The lantern counts as a Medium item, taking up inventory space to carry and move, but all except its Guard effect can be used as long as it is in the same room as the user, and does not necessarily need be held.

Hidden Strength
Sampson's Hidden Strength has yet to be publicly revealed.

Secret Objective
Sampson's Secret Objective has yet to be publicly revealed.