The First Age

Titled:
Heir apparent to the heir apparent to the Earl of Shaftesbury, a title that exists in name-only post-annexation.  His grandfather, the 13th Earl of Shaftesbury, was one of many strong supporters of Great Britian's absorption into the CCD.  However, like other members of the peerage, the family demanded to retain their traditional titles.  This negotiation eventually worked to some extent.  


Education:
He attended a local prep school during his youth followed by the Harrow School in London, and Trinity College, Cambridge.  Anthropology held his fascination, and he pursued a career in the British Museum.  His expeditions have taken him around the world.  


Family:
Declan is divorced from a woman with whom he shared one child, a girl (age 6).  He is a good, but wary father to her and sees her when he can.  His relationship with his younger brother, Dane, is strained for causes unspoken.  Declan believes a streak of insanity runs in their family, evidenced by the murder of the 10th Earl orchestrated at the hands of the 12th, his great-grandfather (unproven speculation).  This belief likely predisposed him to think ill of his brother.


Personality:
Declan is organized, responsible and reliable.  He values evidence over conjecture, personally and professionally but has a strong-sense of 'gut-feeling.'  He typically believes he knows how to best manage any project or person.  Otherwise, he is rather content with his life and feels fulfilled.  He has a strong conscience and sense of morality that inevitably leads him to trouble, as he dislikes thinking of the world in shades of gray.


Appearance:
At 42 years old, Declan is trim and has the build of a marathon-runner.  He has dark, curly hair, light brown eyes, high cheekbones and otherwise delicate features.  

Deceased:
Killed in the lair of the Lake Guardian