Snodgrass, Pendleton & Snoot:
Builders, Engineers and Purveyors of Fine Constructions.
Builders, Engineers and Purveyors of Fine Constructions.
Situated at the edge of the Earth Quarter and positioned so as to be almost in the Glass Quarter, but not quite, sits the offices of Messrs Snodgrass, Pendleton and Snoot. A construction company which has resided in Rharne for at least three generations of Snodgrasses, Pendletons and Snoots, it is a well-known and well-established company.
The office building itself is pristine and bears a number of strange quirks - much like its owners. There is a notice board where anyone is welcome to come and post up requests for odd jobs or help wanted. The only thing banned from that notice board, really, is advertising. Another board proudly displays names of previous customers - from the Lightning Cathedral Roof Repair of 704 to the Construction of the Order of the Adunih Soup Kitchen in 718 - every client is asked for a quote or recommendation and those, too, are displayed here. Each of the three owners of this establishment has his own desk - each desk has a name displayed with it, identifying whether the person seated at that desk is a Snodgrass, a Pendleton or - indeed - a Snoot. Even in such a simple thing as a sign bearing a name, one thing is evident. The three men are individuals but are also individualistic. While Mr Pendleton has a subtle wood-carved nameplate minding its own business on his desk, Mr Snoot has a large metal shield attached to the front of his desk. Snodgrass is different again - his name is on a carved sign hung on the wall behind him.
Eccentric, quirky, odd and peculiar are all words which could be - and are - associated with Messrs Snodgrass, Pendleton and Snoot. They refer to each other always by their title and family name - if any of them have a first name it's a well kept secret - but the most important thing is that the three of them work together excellently and they produce excellent work. They are skilled and fair in their tradings. They will take on apprentices as needed but they have the highest standards and the apprentice had better learn each man's foibles quickly.
The office building itself is pristine and bears a number of strange quirks - much like its owners. There is a notice board where anyone is welcome to come and post up requests for odd jobs or help wanted. The only thing banned from that notice board, really, is advertising. Another board proudly displays names of previous customers - from the Lightning Cathedral Roof Repair of 704 to the Construction of the Order of the Adunih Soup Kitchen in 718 - every client is asked for a quote or recommendation and those, too, are displayed here. Each of the three owners of this establishment has his own desk - each desk has a name displayed with it, identifying whether the person seated at that desk is a Snodgrass, a Pendleton or - indeed - a Snoot. Even in such a simple thing as a sign bearing a name, one thing is evident. The three men are individuals but are also individualistic. While Mr Pendleton has a subtle wood-carved nameplate minding its own business on his desk, Mr Snoot has a large metal shield attached to the front of his desk. Snodgrass is different again - his name is on a carved sign hung on the wall behind him.
Eccentric, quirky, odd and peculiar are all words which could be - and are - associated with Messrs Snodgrass, Pendleton and Snoot. They refer to each other always by their title and family name - if any of them have a first name it's a well kept secret - but the most important thing is that the three of them work together excellently and they produce excellent work. They are skilled and fair in their tradings. They will take on apprentices as needed but they have the highest standards and the apprentice had better learn each man's foibles quickly.
Location NPC List
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Race: Human
DoB: 10th Cylus 666
Title: Mr Snodgrass
Skills: Engineering (Master), Woodworking (Expert), Leadership (Expert), Strength (Competent), Endurance (Competent)
Mr Snodgrass is the Engineer of the group. He has a loud voice and a short temper. When working on a project, Mr Snodgrass will bark out commands and expect them to be followed. The thing is, he will also defend any of his workers and will work twice as hard as anyone else. This means that his underlings tend to love him. When dealing with a client, Mr Snodgrass will be brusque and down-to-earth, often resorting to "Nay, you'll be wanting to speak to Mr Pendleton for that." That works for everyone as Mr Snodgrass is far - far - from a canny business man. He's focused and hard-working, and that will just have to be good enough.
Race: Mixed Race.
DoB: 24th Vhalar, 670
Title: Mr Pendleton
Skills: Business Management (Expert), Science (Expert), Socialisation (Expert), Mathematics (Competent), Detection (Competent).
Mr Pendleton is the book-keeper, accountant and client liaison of the three. A jovial man, he is considerate and pays attention to the small details. He also has a keen scientific mind and, while you are unlikely to see him on a building site, he is an equal partner in planning any job. He is friendly, convivial and open to negotiation, but he also has a very firm bottom line - and that is that they are here to do a job and that job has to be worthwhile. He is the one who oversees costings, orders materials, assigns staff, etc. If it is happening in Snodgrass, Pendleton and Snoot, then Mr Pendleton knows about it - and can tell you how much it costs.
Race: Human
DoB: 15th Ashan 674
Title: Mr Snoot
Skills: Science (Master), Smithing (Expert), Glassblowing (Expert), Woodworking (Competent), Jewelry Crafting (Competent)
Mr Snoot seems to have been born into the finer things in life. He is always well-dressed and impeccably turned-out, which is odd considering that he makes beautiful glass and metalworks, both of which are hot jobs. The employees and apprentices of Snodgrass, Pendleton and Snoot whisper that Mr Snoot has some kind of magic to him which allows him to always remain clean, but the truth is that he is simply fastidiously clean and meticulous in his attention to detail.He has a cool demeanour and would prefer not to talk to people at all if he can help it. If he must, though, then he will be cooly polite and get out of there as quickly as possible.
Credit: Faith
Mr Snodgrass
DoB: 10th Cylus 666
Title: Mr Snodgrass
Skills: Engineering (Master), Woodworking (Expert), Leadership (Expert), Strength (Competent), Endurance (Competent)
Mr Snodgrass is the Engineer of the group. He has a loud voice and a short temper. When working on a project, Mr Snodgrass will bark out commands and expect them to be followed. The thing is, he will also defend any of his workers and will work twice as hard as anyone else. This means that his underlings tend to love him. When dealing with a client, Mr Snodgrass will be brusque and down-to-earth, often resorting to "Nay, you'll be wanting to speak to Mr Pendleton for that." That works for everyone as Mr Snodgrass is far - far - from a canny business man. He's focused and hard-working, and that will just have to be good enough.
Mr Pendleton
DoB: 24th Vhalar, 670
Title: Mr Pendleton
Skills: Business Management (Expert), Science (Expert), Socialisation (Expert), Mathematics (Competent), Detection (Competent).
Mr Pendleton is the book-keeper, accountant and client liaison of the three. A jovial man, he is considerate and pays attention to the small details. He also has a keen scientific mind and, while you are unlikely to see him on a building site, he is an equal partner in planning any job. He is friendly, convivial and open to negotiation, but he also has a very firm bottom line - and that is that they are here to do a job and that job has to be worthwhile. He is the one who oversees costings, orders materials, assigns staff, etc. If it is happening in Snodgrass, Pendleton and Snoot, then Mr Pendleton knows about it - and can tell you how much it costs.
Mr Snoot
DoB: 15th Ashan 674
Title: Mr Snoot
Skills: Science (Master), Smithing (Expert), Glassblowing (Expert), Woodworking (Competent), Jewelry Crafting (Competent)
Mr Snoot seems to have been born into the finer things in life. He is always well-dressed and impeccably turned-out, which is odd considering that he makes beautiful glass and metalworks, both of which are hot jobs. The employees and apprentices of Snodgrass, Pendleton and Snoot whisper that Mr Snoot has some kind of magic to him which allows him to always remain clean, but the truth is that he is simply fastidiously clean and meticulous in his attention to detail.He has a cool demeanour and would prefer not to talk to people at all if he can help it. If he must, though, then he will be cooly polite and get out of there as quickly as possible.