Secondary characters.

In order to get more of a general feel for the setting in which my character (Lord Rutherford) dwells, I've decided to sketch out some secondary characters he is likely to encounter on a regular basis.

This is Edgar - Lord Rutherford's butler. He has served the Rutherford family for three generations now, and is avidly loyal despite his impressive age and short-sightedness. This old hare is forever concerned about Rupert's behaviour - from his frivolous spending of his family's treasury to his combined laziness/childishness/lack of responsibility. And let's not forget how monumentally sheltered and thick the fancy fox is - he can hardly put his own clothes on without help from his faithful yet exasperated servant, never mind mingle among the commoners.

A nameless beggar - one of the worst of inhabitants of the town of Oakvale which lies at the foot of Rutherford Ridge. This sort of poverty is rife; and while Edgar will manage to pester Rutherford into showing some charity for the sake of the family image, the pompous young Lord will often handle these lowest-of-the-low peasants with an expression of disgust and insensitively cast his small change to the ground rather than in their tin. Desperate as these poor folk are, they have no option but to graciously accept what they can and make do with it... Until next time.

More character ideas may come depending on my time constraints (though the deadline approaches fast), since the world Rutherford inhabits and the people he interacts with fleshes him out as a character more on a whole, and pinpoints his specific character traits based on his prejudices etc.