Josiah Trelawny

English

Conman and magician

Trelawny was born in Cornwall, England - though he has no memory of it. He eventually emigrated to the United States. A conman who is also described as a conjurer and trickster, Trelawny joined Dutch van der Linde and his gang several years prior to 1899. He is known to abandon the gang at points, sometimes even for months on end, but always comes back

A man with a cunning character, Trelawny is willing to do whatever it takes to save himself. Despite considering the Van der Linde gang to be friends, he is always looking out for himself, and his interests. He fashions himself as a flamboyant and sharp-tongued gentleman who is cordial towards just about everybody, making him a skilled con artist. However, he isn't afraid to get his hands dirty if needs be. He's also capable of incredible magic tricks.

An Englishman who has seemingly spent most of his life in the US, Trelawny's accent is best approximated to that of a prototype Transatlantic accent, a high-class combination of the base American and base British accents.

He is a romantic at heart and describes himself as a lost soul. He loves deeply and has a heart of gold if you sneak your way into it. He is very charismatic and it's how he pulls off his cons.

He is great at his life of crime and successfully hides it from almost everyone outside the gang. He doesn't consider many to be his friends. Those who truly care for him get a place in his heart.

He isn't a fighter, he's a lover. He can put on great performances but when it comes to brutality and violence he is lost. He can use a gun but he prefers not to.

He is intelligent but lucky and unlucky at the same time. He is very well mannered and proper.

Unlike most in that time he is non judgemental and very comfortable in his sexuality. He's a bit of a flirt. But sometimes he doesn't even realize his words are flirty.

Trelawny is mature man with combed, dark brown hair and a neatly trimmed mustache. In terms of clothing, he is always smartly dressed; he is usually seen sporting a black tuxedo with a blue vest underneath, a black neckerchief and shoes and robin egg blue pants, sometimes with a pair of white gloves and a grey top hat.

late 30s

1880s