Otto Caldwell

Appearance
Otto's durance clearly involved some particularly severe time discrepancies, and it creeps into his appearance. While he only recently celebrated his 25th Homecoming, he is most comfortable in the clothing of the 1900s - stiff collars, suspenders, vests, suit coats, the whole bit. As befits a Winter Courtier, is loath to allow his personal fashion preferences attract unwanted attention, so he tries to dress in more modern outfits most of the time. It usually results in a "dowdy professor" look. One fashion choice he has adopted from the modern era with some enthusiasm is to grow his hair long (well down to his mid back) and grow a goatee. The entire combination looks rather eccentric. The Winter Court has been trying to coach him in looking less peculiar, but it has been a slow process (and since he manages not to be blatantly anachronistic, they don't push the issue too hard). Dress preferences aside, he is tall, bright chartreuse, and muscular with magenta eyes and hair. His movement is a little unusual because most of his rotating joints can rotate 360 degrees.

Personality
The reason the entire Freehold knows about Otto's freely rotating joints is because he can something of a showoff. The surest way to convince him to do anything is to present it as a challenge. In crowded locations, his eyes have the tendency to repeatedly dart toward the room's exits. He has never been known to have any romantic interests since returning from his durance.

Roles
As Archer of the Lonely March, Otto serves the Winter Court by scouting for potential threats to the Freehold. For a community of changelings, this involves a wide variety of activities. It can mean exploring the Hedge, keeping tabs on illicit activities, keeping up with politics, digging through paperwork, infiltration, monitoring the Skein ... the list goes on. Otto is not nearly as multi-talented as he would like (though he is always in the process of perfecting some skill), but one of his greatest strengths is his ability to choose deputies who will compensate for his deficiencies. It is important to note that he only deputizes a changeling on a temporary basis. He has no permanent assistants that he relies on on a regular basis. The Winter Court approves wholeheartedly. While Otto typically performs these services for the Freehold in general, he can also be contracted to investigate on behalf of individual changelings who believe their safety is threatened.

Relationships
Otto and Charles Wu live together as a motley. Because both Otto and David Doyle offer services to changelings whose safety is in jeopardy, they often find themselves working in parallel. He and Alicia Holmes often engage in good-natured competitions due to their desire for attention.