The Grimm diaries state Joseph Nebojsa was the last living heir to the Bavarian knight and Grimm, Roman Nebojsa. Roman was a member of Die Orden der Brüder vom Deutschen Haus der Heiligen Maria in Jerusalem who perished at Constantinople in the 14th century. Before he passed, he sired three sons; Jürgen, Bohden and Hans. He also sired an illegitimate daughter, Clarice who married into the Thüringian minor noble family, von Plauen, marrying the brother to a former Master of the Teutonic Order mentioned above. The lineage meandered through time with the introduction of a marriage between a daughter of a von Plauen to the 3rd Viscount Hill Rowland Clegg-Hill of Shropshire, England. Years following the Great War (1927), the Hill family lost its noble rankings and became commoners as many minor nobles fell to obscurity.

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“I have a shipment of Jay coming in from the continent,” a bellicose older gentleman uttered to his subordinates. “I need you gentlemen to make sure no one gets wind of this shipment. It has a street value of ten million quid, which is over eleven million Euros. This will be a large boon for our community.” Jay is the nickname for jacine, an opiate-like painkiller, often abused for recreational use. The drug is highly addictive, elevating the mood and inducing drowsiness in Wesen. The drug is lethal to most humans, but not Wesen. As it is a relative unknown substance in the human world, there are no laws prohibiting it. The drug is derived from a mold called, jacine. It similar to methamphetamines mixed with rat poison and helium. Jay addicts tend to suffer from liver disease and brain damage.

“Sure thing, boss. We will not let you down.” His subordinates were Schakals, the German word for Jackals. Although they carried illegal firearms on occasion, their bite was much worse than their bullets.

@Lyly Please feel free to add your character sketch and any ideas you would like to discuss here. I’m thinking of a drug trade involving this shipment of Jay coming onto the docks at Southampton which will end up in the Spice and Tea shops in this city and in Winchester. If you would like to write about how the two met and how their friendship evolved over the years, we can write that too.

I gave Ransom an ex-wife and two children, Gwynneth, 10 and Randy, 8; who all live in London. Divorce rate seems to be high with law enforcement officers.

I like the idea of the drug trade and what it does to wesen and humans.
I already have a rough outline of my character. :)

Good point to write about how the two met and how their friendship has grown? Just in case we need to write about that. They were partners in uniformed service?

I like the idea of the drug trade and what it does to wesen and humans.
I already have a rough outline of my character. :)

Good point to write about how the two met and how their friendship has grown? Just in case we need to write about that. They were partners in uniformed service?

It depends on how old she is and when she started working for the Police. In order to put the two characters together, I have copied his timeline here...

2005 (21) Joined the Police Force. Worked in uniformed duty for five years until 2010.
2007 (23) met Dana Larson, dated for two years.
2009 (25) married Dana Larson
2010 (26) Gwynneth was born (May 2nd). Transferred to CID working out of Central Police Station.
2012 (28) Randy was born (Oct 8)
2014 (30) Promoted to Detective Sergeant (CID)
2017 (33) Divorced Dana who moved to London with the kids.
2020 (36) Promoted to Detective Inspector (CID).

If your character joined the Force prior to 2010, then they could have worked together in uniform.

@Gunther
Uh, I had to do some thinking there. My brain isn't exactly working along haha.
If I make her 30, they couldn't have met in 2005. Because she would be too young.
Unless they met when she wasn't in uniform yet.

From what I read, police training in the UK takes 2 years. In 2005 she'd be 16. She would start police training 2 years later.
What if... - and I'm just thinking out loud - Ransom inspired her to join the police force/start the academy? Because she had a bit of a rebellious youth. Would make sense if she's a Klaustreich or Yaguaraté. They would have to meet somewhere in 2005/6?

@Gunther
Uh, I had to do some thinking there. My brain isn't exactly working along haha.
If I make her 30, they couldn't have met in 2005. Because she would be too young.
Unless they met when she wasn't in uniform yet.

From what I read, police training in the UK takes 2 years. In 2005 she'd be 16. She would start police training 2 years later.
What if... - and I'm just thinking out loud - Ransom inspired her to join the police force/start the academy? Because she had a bit of a rebellious youth. Would make sense if she's a Klaustreich or Yaguaraté. They would have to meet somewhere in 2005/6?

OK, so they met in 2005. HE would have been in police training at that time. Which is fine. Maybe she worked in a diner? or restaurant. He struck up a conversation with her and she admitted she was thinking about being a Po-Po too. So he gave her advice on how to get in. She may have joined right after graduating secondary school, which would put her in uniform at age 20 and they could have worked together for one year (2009 - 2010). The kicker is, it would be another year, after he left uniformed duty that his abilities as a Grimm materialized. So she didn't know he was a Grimm and he didn't know she was a Klaustreich.

By the time our story begins, maybe they had worked on a case together in Winchester? He came out to give her a hand or maybe they don't work again until our story begins? Then the surprise for both of them at this next encounter is of their Wesen identities. This could actually work out well for us if they don't know before this story begins. :)

Is Jonna Lisa van Montfort a model? I looked her up. I couldn't see much about her other than her photos from a modeling agency, her twitter account and FB page. Harry Eden is an English actor who has acted in several British films I have never seen. I vaguely recognize some of his child acting roles, like the artful dodger in Oliver Twist. LOL

@Gunther
She is indeed a model. :)
Didn't know about her until today.

I feel like she's a diner kind of girl.
I'm fine with her not knowing he's a Grimm (yet). Would add a nice element of surprise. So I would go with the latter: they don't work together anymore until our story begins.

I'm going to work on the character sheet tomorrow! 😊 Sorry it took so long.

I am liking the description and read the psych profile.

I think when we start, I will have the drug deal as a focal point of a joint investigation between Southampton and neighboring communities including Winchester. Maybe create a Police Task Force involving detectives from the various regions to discuss how to take down this drug trade. The humans are thinking Methamphetamine labs, cocaine, hashish and so forth. The Wesen understand that the Jacine out there is more harmful and are interested in that aspect of the investigation. Diara and Ransom recognize each other, maybe remotely and approach one another after the briefing to renew a friendship they once had at a diner or restaurant. This should eventually lead into them discovering the Wesen relationship. Then they have an adventure chasing after Schakels who are dealing in Jay on the black market or Spice shops in the region.

Done!

I am liking the description and read the psych profile.

I think when we start, I will have the drug deal as a focal point of a joint investigation between Southampton and neighboring communities including Winchester. Maybe create a Police Task Force involving detectives from the various regions to discuss how to take down this drug trade. The humans are thinking Methamphetamine labs, cocaine, hashish and so forth. The Wesen understand that the Jacine out there is more harmful and are interested in that aspect of the investigation. Diara and Ransom recognize each other, maybe remotely and approach one another after the briefing to renew a friendship they once had at a diner or restaurant. This should eventually lead into them discovering the Wesen relationship. Then they have an adventure chasing after Schakels who are dealing in Jay on the black market or Spice shops in the region.

Thanks! And sounds like a plan!

You still want to give it a try/shot? :)

Sorry, my laptop computer is shot. That gives me one other computer to use and I have to compete with my children for its use. Give me some more time. Not sure when I will be able to get on.

Oh, oops, sorry! I didn't know!
No problem!

British Police ranks:



My wife and I are watching a BBC television program called "DCI Banks". I've also been watching another BBC television show called, "Our Girl." I am learning about British slang and colloquialisms watching these two shows. Very interesting. DCI Banks is a police crime drama and right up our alley for this RP. I have seen some good insights into British police procedures in the UK. DCI = Detective Chief Inspector which I believe is the highest rank for a detective who actually goes out into the field to investigate crimes. Our Girl is about a young woman from London who has a terribly difficult life as a civilian and joins the British Army as a medic. I've only seen three or four episodes and she has already been deployed to Afghanistan and seen some rough stuff. But again a benefit on the use of British colloquialisms. One of the co-stars on this show is Iwan Rheon who played Ramsey Bolton in HBO's Game of Thrones.

Oh yea, I'm working on a starting IC post now.

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll look into it. Sounds like something I might like.
Also looking forward to your post!

I have more written today. Hopefully I will have it posted this evening. That would be early morning for you. should be there by the time you get up in the morning.

No rush! 😊