Samuel Sizemore McTavish Murther (usually goes by Sammy McTavish, to friends) is not of Scottish extraction, although he pretends as if he is, to play upon an assumed bloodline of ancient Scottish witches and wizards.  He is the son of a tavern owner who spent his youth reading palms and cards in the public square of oxford.  He was invited to put on seances which he did.  He is prone to lavish over ornamentation in rituals, usually tailored to the wealth of his patron.  He shows up at as many parties of the nobility as he can and has made it his business to get to know the names and faces of all the nobles.