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Category: Members of Mysteries Inc.
Fred Jones
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Name: Frederick Herman Jones, Jr.
Residence: Arkham, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: January 27, 1963
Height: 5’9”
Weight: Approximately 190 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde/Light brown
Eye Color: Blue
Physical Description: Attractive, lantern jawed, intense and well dressed.
Known relations: Married to Jennifer Phillips-Jones (1998) with whom he has a thirteen year old son.
Education: Joint B.A./J.D. from Amherst University in criminal law
Episodes of Madness: None of note, though in 1994, he disappeared for nearly two weeks and has never satisfactorily explained where he went and why.
Scars, tattoos or other markings: Has light scarring on his arms, chest, and back, possibly from fire or chemical burn. Has a tattoo of a squid on his calf.
Income and Savings: Fred is a successful criminal defense attorney in Boston and has well over a million in savings. He’s also quite an accomplished stock trader.
PERSONAL HISTORY – BEFORE THE INCIDENT
Fred was the son of Brad Chiles and Judy Reeves, though they abandoned him in a laundry mat not long after he was born. Fred was adopted by Fred Jones Sr. and Peggy Jones. Fred Sr. was the mayor of Arkham, Massachusetts. Not long after Fred was adopted, Peggy was found in the swimming pool, drowned. It was deemed an accident, though foul play was suspected by many.
Fred struggled in his private boys school, suffering from undiagnosed dyslexia and ADHD. In 1976, at the age of 13, Fred was sent to a therapist named Clarice Boddicker, who facilitated the diagnosis of his dyslexia and ADHD, and who arranged for him to receive the proper medication and therapies needed to tackle those issues. Within six months, Fred had turned his schooling around and by the age of 15, he was a star student and quite popular.
In high school, Fred was the quarterback for the Arkham High Sharks, and began dating Daphne Blake. In 1981, the year they graduated, Daphne became pregnant with Fred’s baby. She wanted an abortion and Fred wanted her to keep it. The decision became moot when Daphne suffered a miscarriage at ten weeks.
While Fred was supportive, their relationship did not survive the miscarriage and Fred and Daphne agreed to be friends, but not romantic. In 1982, Fred and Daphne went their separate ways, to different schools, Fred to Amhurst and Daphne to Smith.
While studying law at Amhurst, Fred met Norville “Shaggy” Jones, who was a producer at the college radio station. They became fast friends, despite their many differences. Fred liked Shaggy’s sense of humor and the eccentric way his mind worked. Plus, Shaggy was Fred’s weed connection.
Five years later, following graduation, Fred was contacted by Daphne and offered a chance to join her private investigation group, Mysteries Incorporated, along with Daphne’s friend Velma Dinkley. Fred agreed, provided Shaggy could join as well. Daphne agreed, and Shaggy came on board as the driver, bringing his van as the group’s primary mode of transportation.
In 1989, Velma, Daphne, Fred, and Shaggy agreed to sell their likenesses to Hana Barbara, who made a children’s cartoon based on their adventures. While the cartoon was and exaggerated and dumbed down version of what they did, it also amplified their fame, gaining them bigger and more lucrative cases. However, Velma and Daphne agreed that their integrity was the most important characteristic of Mysteries Inc. and maintained that they only take jobs that they genuinely believed in and could offer real assistance.
Over the next five years, Mysteries Inc. traveled the country solving mysteries and gaining notoriety. Mysteries Inc. was active from 1987 to 1992, when they encountered a case that ended in a horrific incident. While the details of the incident are not spoken of, it is known that all members of Mysteries Inc. were deeply traumatized and they went their separate ways.
PERSONAL HISTORY – AFTER THE INCIDENT
Following the notorious 1992 incident, Fred left Mysteries Inc. and returned to school, switching his major from constitutional law to criminal.
In 1996 Fred took and passed the bar and went to work as an intern at a successful law firm in Boston.
In 1997, Fred successfully defended the notorious serial killer Jackson “The Boston Boiler” O’Hara on an insanity plea. The Boiler spent four years in The Arkham Mental Health Center and was released.
In 1998, Fred hired a new secretary by the name of Jennifer Phillips. They began dating not long after and she became pregnant with their son Casey. They were married by the end of the year.
In 2000, Fred was offered partnership at the law firm he worked at, but declined and soon left to form his own law firm, Jones and Associates.
In 2006 Fred abruptly closed his firm and announced that he was running for D.A. in his former hometown of Arkham, Mass. The election was a tight race but Fred ultimately lost. Sitting on a large retirement fund, Fred opened a small private law practice in Arkham in 2007.
By 2010, Fred Jones Ltd. was the largest, most successful practice in Arkham.
Daphne Blake
DATA
Name: Daphne Blake
Residence: New York, NY
Date of Birth: June 8, 1964
Height: 5’7”
Weight: Approximately 120 lbs
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Green
Physical Description: Attractive, smartly dressed, impeccably styled.
Known relations: Daphne is a member of the famous Vanderbilt family.
Education: Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Smith University, and studied Criminal Justice and Forensic Science at Yale.
Episodes of Insanity: Nothing diagnosed, though she does show signs of possible sociopathy and OCD tendencies. She obsessively brushes her teeth, often as much as twenty times a day.
Scars, tattoos, or other markings: Has the image of an Ankh tattooed on her ribs.
Income and Savings: In addition to her family fortune, Daphne is independently wealthy as well, via her career in journalism.
PERSONAL HISTORY – BEFORE THE INCIDENT
Born in 1964, to George Robert Nedley Blake and Elizabeth Maxwell-Blake, Daphne was raised in wealth. A popular child, though quite serious about her schooling and hobbies, Daphne participated in several extracurricular activities, including gymnastics, swimming, horseback riding, and archery.
In high school, Daphne met Fred Jones and Norville “Shaggy” Roberts. Fred and Daphne dated for a year before mutually deciding that they were better suited as friends.
In 1983 Daphne started studying Journalism and Media Analysis at Smith College in Massachusetts, where she met Velma Dinkley, a Forensic Sciences and Criminal Justice student. They became fast and inseparable friends. They bonded over a mutual love for True Crime stories, as well as a distinct appreciation for the macabre. Eventually, this friendship led to the formation of the first iteration of Mysteries Incorporated. They investigated “crimes” on campus and gained some notoriety.
After graduating in 1987, Daphne took out a sizable loan from her parents to form the final version of Mysteries Incorporated, which, in addition to Velma, included her former boyfriend Fred Jones and his best friend Shaggy. Over the next five years, Mysteries Inc. traveled the country solving mysteries and gaining notoriety.
In 1989, Velma, Daphne, Fred, and Shaggy agreed to sell their likenesses to Hana Barbara, who made a children’s cartoon based on their adventures. While the cartoon was an exaggerated and dumbed-down version of what they did, it also amplified their fame, gaining them bigger and more lucrative cases. However, Velma and Daphne agreed that their integrity was the most important tenants of Mysteries Inc. and maintained that they only take jobs that they genuinely believed in and could offer real assistance
Mysteries Inc. was active from 1987 to 1992, when they encountered a case that ended in a horrific incident. While the details of the incident are not spoken of, it is known that all members of Mysteries Inc. were deeply traumatized and they went their separate ways.
PERSONAL HISTORY – AFTER THE INCIDENT
Following the incident in 1992 that dissolved Mysteries Inc. Daphne returned home to her family in New York where she spent three years “recovering” with the help of personal nurses and psychiatrists. In 1996 she returned to school to study criminology and forensic science and was then briefly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency. Her time with the CIA was brief though, due to an undisclosed discharge. Daphne then attended Yale University and again studied journalism, with an emphasis on documentary filmmaking. Following her time at Yale, she found it difficult to get a foothold in journalism, so Daphne took matters into her own hands. Hiring a professional camera man to follow her, she toured various war-torn regions of the world, reporting from Burma, Saudi Arabia, Bosnia, and Rwanda to name a few. She sent these reports to all the major news organizations and was eventually hired by NBC Nightly News as a fact checker and researcher. Within a year she was on television and in 2000 she was hired on an embedded reporter for MSNBC.
In 2003 Daphne began producing her own specials for MSNBC, investigating prisons, religious cults, sex trafficking and various other seedy and taboo subjects.
In 2005 Daphne became pregnant with her daughter, Eugenia. The identity of the father is unknown.
Famously in 2007, Daphne Blake was captured in the North Korea demilitarized zone and held for over four months. Her release was facilitated by a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and former American president Bill Clinton.
Currently, Daphne lives in New York, though she is rarely home. With the exception of Eugenia, she maintains very few ongoing personal relationships. She has no contact with any members of Mysteries Inc.
Velma Dinkley
DATA
Name: Velma Eugenia Dinkley
Residence: Arkham Mental Health Center, Arkham, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: September 20, 1964
Height: 5’3”
Weight: Approximately 130 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Physical Description: Short, with glasses and an unassuming demeanor that betrays her confidence and self-righteousness. She often wears frumpy cardigans and turtlenecks and carries a leather messenger bag as a purse.
Known relations: Currently none, though her mother still visits her from time to time.
Education: Studied forensic biology and Criminal Justice at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Episodes of Madness: Intermittent Catatonia and fugue states. She shows signs of severe PTSD as well as delusions about invisible demons possessing her and taking control of her body. Is highly dangerous to herself and has, at times in the past, been dangerous to others.
Scars, tattoos or other markings: Has strange scarring, possibly chemical burns, on her thighs, stomach, breasts and palms.
Income and Savings: None to speak of. Velma is a ward of the state.
PERSONAL HISTORY – BEFORE THE INCIDENT
Velma was born to Dale and Angie Dinkley in 1964. She was an outgoing and bright child, excelling in school. While she didn’t make many friends, she was confident and carried herself well. Friendships didn’t come easily to Velma however, as she considered herself much smarter and motivated than her peers. It wasn’t until her college years, (83-87) when she met Daphne Blake, a Journalism student at Smith College, that Velma formed a lasting friendship. By the time she reached college, Velma had become somewhat more withdrawn, having essentially given up on making friends. Daphne brought her out of her shell, and while she may or may not have known it, Velma developed a deep and unrequited crush on her.
During their years at Smith, Velma and Daphne formed Mysteries Incorporated, an amateur private investigation service. Together they investigated various mysteries and crimes that occurred on and around campus. They gained a reputation as smart and ambitious young women, which wasn’t necessarily good for their social lives, as they also became known as snitches that would expose drug use, drinking, and cheating. Velma and Daphne didn’t let that bother them though, as they’d found a much more fulfilling friendship in each other, built on mutual respect and admiration.
After graduating, Mysteries Inc. brought on Daphne’s old boyfriend Fred Jones and his best friend Norville “Shaggy” Roberts (and Shaggy’s dog, a Great Dane named Scooby-Doo). Over the next five years, Mysteries Inc. traveled the country solving mysteries and gaining notoriety.
In 1989, Velma, Daphne, Fred, and Shaggy agreed to sell their likenesses to Hana Barbara, who made a children’s cartoon based on their adventures. While the cartoon was an exaggerated and dumbed-down version of what they did, it also amplified their fame, gaining them bigger and more lucrative cases. However, Velma and Daphne agreed that their integrity was the most important characteristic of Mysteries Inc. and maintained that they only take jobs that they genuinely believed in and could offer real assistance.
Mysteries Inc. was active from 1987 to 1992, when they encountered a case that ended in a horrific incident. While the details of the incident are not spoken of, it is known that all members of Mysteries Inc. were deeply traumatized, and they went their separate ways.
PERSONAL HISTORY – AFTER THE INCIDENT
Velma suffered most from the incident in 1992, undergoing a complete mental and emotional breakdown. Following the incident, Velma was taken to her family home in Ohio by her Mystery Inc. partner, Norville Roberts.
Velma spent two years with her family in little more than a catatonic state. Her family attempted in vain to bring her around but was unable to get her to do more than eat and bath herself.
In spring of 1996 Velma’s mother awoke to find Velma gone. They searched for over three months and found nothing.
In August of that year Velma was found and arrested attempting to burn down the library at Miskatonic University in Arkham Massachusetts. In the fire, a nighttime security guard died of smoke asphyxiation and Velma was put on trial for manslaughter, defended by her old friend Fred Jones, who was then working as a public defense attorney. She was quickly deemed unfit for trial and admitted to the Arkham Mental Health Center, where she currently resides.
At the time of this writing, Velma continues to exist in a near-catatonic, nonverbal, and capable of only basic functions, like dressing, feeding, and washing herself.
