Peter Brothberry-Johnson

"'Whatever I do results in failure. It's exhausting waking up every day knowning it's going to be pitiful. Once in my life I feel truly happy and now...it must be taken from me. Please, oh your dear old friend, help me in this time of need. I'll do anything just to wake up again, even though the exhaustion will continue, just to see her eyes once again...anything. I want to make her happy so bloody bad, but there isn't much time for that isn't there? Death is so, so near. I need your help...please...'"Peter Brothberry-Johnson was the former journalist of BBNA (Big Ben News Agency). Although being homeschooled, Peter was a brilliant young man, but due to being isolated from outside world for most of his childhood, he is also very naive. Following the death of his parents when he was only two years old, maternal grandparents took responsibility of taking care of him.

Raised by a strict grandfather and a caring but wise grandmother, Peter grew up to be a kind and honest young man with the attitude that being a good man is all that matters and is a recipe for success.

Before the birth
Peter's life problems started even before he was born. Namely, his father, Fiern Proskauer, being part of the cult Children of Lues, was supposed to marry another family member to preserve pure blood. Contrary to family expectations, Fiern fall in love with the mortal girl Mary Brothberry-Johnson, whom he later married. Soon, Mary became pregnant. The family did not accept the child and ordered that the child needs to be killed while still in the womb. Fiern did not accept their demand and soon left the family and by extension the cult.

After leaving, Fiern took Mary’s last name and changed the name given to him by his family and thus became Joseph Brothberry-Johnson. Mary's father at first did not accept Fiern and his grandson, but after hearing what he had done for his daughter, he gladly accepted him into the family.

Growing up in Brothberry
Peter was born in Brothberry, England, on September 20, 1922. When Peter was only two years old, the family home was burned down by the cult after which his maternal grandparents took over the responsibility of caring after him. As they were very poor, Peter often wore big, baggy clothes inherited from him grandfather. Poverty also affected boy's education, which is why he was homeschooled.

When Peter was seven years old, he started going to the church on religious education. Of all the children, Father Brown was particularly interested in Peter. Brown noticed boy's high intellect and morals and instantly grew close to his heart. From that time on, Brown started visiting Brothberry-Johnsons. He taught the boy many lessons and enjoyed spending time with him.

But soon, Father Brown began to feel slightly uneasy around the boy. He began to experience horrible nightmares and he couldn't concentrate on his preyers. Sometime later he stopped visiting. Later, grandmother asked him why he stopped on which he replied:"'That boy is something else'"

She didn't understand what he meant by that but she thought it means that Peter is special. Sometimes after that, grandmother noticed Peter's talent for making up stories and encouraged him to become the writer, to his grandfather's displeasure.

At the age of five, Peter was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome which forever changed his life

Life in Lymington
In 1937 Peter moved to Lymington, England, a countryside where Peter's grandfather grew up in. There, Peter engaged in agriculture, milked cows, fed the chikens and took take of his aunt's children. Eventually, Peter met a rich girl named Liberty. She quickly fell in love with him despite her father's disapproval. One night while Peter was staying at local pub, he noticed drunk Liberty. As he was trying to take her home, she sexually harrased Peter. After that traumatic experience, Peter demanded to go home.

Peter's first job
In 1943, Peter got his first job at the urging of his grandfather. He started working for a shoemaker and became very successful. But, after making shoes too little for the customer by mistake, he got fired. Sometime after getting fired, Peter made perfect-sized shoes and sent them to a shoemaker. Now with a abillity of making shoes he made himself a comfortable pair of shoes.

Becoming the journalist
A few weeks after getting fired, Peter tried making money via writting. He published his story in daily newspapers and soon after that same newspaper became more read. Soon, he got a job in a local news agency, Brothberry Daily. Peter would walk through city and take notes on every little thing and became the best employee and earned a lot of money.

Big Ben News Agency
After becoming one of the most successful journalist in Brothberry and breathing new life into local news agency, BBNA (Big Ben News Agency) the most famous and successful new agency in London offered him a job via letter. Peter accepted the job and within days started working there. It was expected that Peter will repeat the success he had achieved working for Brotheberry Daily, but at last that didn't happen.

First of all, London, being the large city that it is, couldn't support Peter's way of work as he couldn't just walk through city in search of news. Second, as he was the new employee at BBNA he tried to impress fellow colleagues but most importantly his new boss, but wasn't success. Even though Peter didn't repeated his previous success, he still tried his best.

While writing a column about recent murders in Brothberry, Peter meets a young detective assistant Quentin Clarke and two quickly became best friend ofter hanging out together at Dalliton's pub.