Sir Alistair Pembroke
Blue Bloc · Current leaders of the Blue Bloc
Physical description
Estimated height: 1.79 m. Thin build, narrow, elongated face, prominent nose, and deep lines around his eyes. Gray hair, light eyes, and a thin, graying mustache.
Education and training
He studied Philosophy, History, and Politics at the University of Oxford. He completed his diplomatic training at the Foreign Office in London.
Career
He comes from a family with ties to the imperial administration. He began his career in the diplomatic service, with postings connected to British ports and trading enclaves. His work with local authorities, merchants, and financial representatives drew him into intelligence gathering and eventually the leadership of the COS.
Character and interests
A monarchist by conviction, he sees his office as a personal responsibility to the Crown. He retains a strong sense of duty and institutional continuity. Britain's declining influence shapes his work: he strives to preserve the Crown's dignity while negotiating support from better-resourced allies.
Capabilities
He has an eidetic memory, recalling conversations, documents, faces, and details of meetings with precision. He combines this ability with diplomatic experience and an understanding of the political, financial, and commercial interests involved in a negotiation.
Intelligence value
He maintains trusted personal relationships within former imperial networks that remain useful despite Britain's decline. He can provide contacts, information, and cover in areas where the COS's formal presence has weakened. His value lies both in these relationships and in his accumulated knowledge of commitments, counterparts, and agreements others have forgotten.