Harper Durand

Friendly-seeming but greedy and conscienceless, Harper was a natural fit for estate auctions and property sales. If only he was the one authorized to settle the affairs of the departed. A lot of his work is done through finders. He pays dozens of low-level thieves to travel and case the region for prospects, staying at inns at his expense. The elderly and ill are first picks, but the middle-aged and isolated or estranged are also often promising. Surveillance determines whether the property and contents warrant further action. Should the prospect linger too long, a moderate dose of poison generally speeds things to a conclusion. It is then that Harper makes his appearance to handle the disposition with his practised blend of authority and sensitivity.