William Bufford Witherford, III



Dr. William Bufford Witherford, III

Ship: none at this time

Title: Esquire (at least he claims to be)

Age: Between 32-36

Race: Human

Homeworld: 42 (a.k.a. Altera)

Hometown: Altera City

Date of Birth: April 23th 1715

Personality
William Witherford is an entrepreneur, at least for himself. He is a very social and well mannered gentleman, but don’t be fooled. The manner is a mask hiding his deepest desire, money, power, everything. He will be gentle and helpful, but it usually has a hidden purpose which he will exploit to the fullest. He is a friendly conversationalist that enjoys his time drinking, chatting (as he gets information for his use) or spending time with the female persuasion. The latter seems to be one weakness he has as he enjoys travelling and finding the local houses of “entertainment.” If one was to sum up his general atmosphere, it would be as one of the “used car salesmen” willing to sale anything he can get (legally or not) to anyone wishing to buy.

Biography
William’s life is simple and not too unfamiliar with many others of the time. Even though his father and mother brought him up in a nice, proper home, William was the rebellious type. His semi-legal trading started at a young age and bloomed. His father was so upset, that he was told to leave the home. On his own, with no one to stop him from continuing the path of the trader, William started getting deeper and deeper into the “black market” of items. He now trades with both sides, not concerned with which side he works. “Money is money, no matter which side get it from or how you get it,” seems to be one of his favorite sayings.

William's college training, as many do on Altera, was in medicine. He spent all his the time training to be a surgeon, but people decided he did not have the personality to be an official surgeon on Altera. He had the tendency to allow the patient to "die" if the thought it better that way. He also had no problems with killing, if he needed, though the surgeons of his time were taught to never desire the death of another.

William started studying in another field to compensate for the "removal" of his medical profession. His second training dealt with plasma physics and a touch of cosmology. After the training, he noticed the use of plasma in many of the weapons being used. He soon became right at home with the development and sale of these items, for a good profit.