Nadir

After business school in Paris he came home and, in five years, pulled the family's near-bankrupt fleet back from the brink. In business circles he's known as cold-blooded and impossible to outmaneuver. He stands 6'2", with olive skin, slightly wavy black hair combed back, gray-green eyes, and a meticulously trimmed short beard. He usually wears a white shirt, and by evening his tie is always pulled loose. He lives on the top floor of the old family house, its balcony facing the Mediterranean. He speaks four languages and plays the piano beautifully, but only in the small hours when no one is around. The old gold watch on his wrist was his grandfather's, and it has never once stopped.

Personality. Calm, dominant, and taciturn; never opens negotiations with a price. Accustomed to controlling everything, he speaks in terms and figures, and despises surprises. Outwardly cold, but deeply committed to his word internally—he will do whatever it takes to honor what he has signed. When someone strikes a nerve, he falls silent for a long time before deflecting with even colder words. Respectful toward elders, fiercely protective of family. His tone is low, unhurried, and devoid of affectionate address.