Arno Stern

A relative newcomer to Phobos, Arno Stern is a resident of the Authentic Tavern and an occasional mercenary-for-hire.



Appearance
Arno is considered pale compared with an average citizen of Phobos. He tends to dress in traditional layered clothing, with the exception of a blue plastic raincoat he took a liking to and wears occasionally on darker days. The skillwires installed following his arrival in the city are visible below his left ear.

History
Born in the Kingdom of Bohemia in the latter part of the 16th Century, Arnold Cornelius Stern spent time as a legal student and a member of the Habsburg army before joining the ranks of the Prague guard. During his brief life, he traveled through Moravia and Hungary, liberating Eztergorm from Ottoman forces before returning to Prague.

In the winter of 1598, Arno was killed by an errant time-traveler named River Cobalt-Sioux while guarding the Klementinum. Neida Kampf, the Janitor tasked with cleaning the scene, concealed evidence of the murder, bringing Arno's body back through the Snow Door and revivifying him.

Pseudonyms

 * Leopold Lipton

Trivia

 * Arno's ability to speak antiquated versions of German, Czech and Italian as well as read in Latin make him a novelty for the history-obsessed elites of Phobos.
 * Artwork by Annalise Jensen.