{"id":226,"date":"2016-12-18T20:40:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T20:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pbem.online\/sites\/MurderAtChristmas\/?p=226"},"modified":"2016-12-18T20:40:37","modified_gmt":"2016-12-18T20:40:37","slug":"meet-the-characters-of-murder-at-christmas-no-9-joseph-lawrence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbem.online\/sites\/MurderAtChristmas\/2016\/12\/18\/meet-the-characters-of-murder-at-christmas-no-9-joseph-lawrence\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Characters of Murder at Christmas: No.9 &#8211; Joseph Lawrence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-170\" src=\"http:\/\/pbem.online\/sites\/MurderAtChristmas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ramon-novarro-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"ramon-novarro\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbem.online\/sites\/MurderAtChristmas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ramon-novarro-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/pbem.online\/sites\/MurderAtChristmas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ramon-novarro-768x1014.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pbem.online\/sites\/MurderAtChristmas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ramon-novarro-776x1024.jpg 776w, https:\/\/pbem.online\/sites\/MurderAtChristmas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ramon-novarro-1080x1426.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/pbem.online\/sites\/MurderAtChristmas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ramon-novarro.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/>Joseph Lawrence is an Art Collector and Art Dealer from Chicago. \u00a0He travels all over the world to see the most beautiful pieces he can find.<\/p>\n<p>Nearing his 40th year, Joseph is a bookish man, and only his travels save him from having a purely academic lifestyle. \u00a0As a Chicago resident, he&#8217;s been in the papers, and the gossip columns several times. \u00a0Although not extremely rich, he is well off, and he obviously has an eye for human beauty as well, if the pictures and the rumours are to be believed. \u00a0However, he is still single. \u00a0He is rumoured to speak several languages fluently, and he is certainly a voracious reader; there&#8217;s always a book near him somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>You wouldn&#8217;t necessarily invite him to many outdoor activities. \u00a0Joseph may be elegant, but he isn&#8217;t the sporty type.<\/p>\n<p>He is usually kind, and has an active interest in everything going on around him, apart from when he forgets the world because he&#8217;s gazing at a perfect painting or statue, or what-have-you.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Lawrence stands 5&#8217;6&#8221;, and he is somewhere between well-build and bony. \u00a0He wears exquisite suits, obviously tailor-made. \u00a0His hair is dark-brown, oiled back and parted down the middle, and his brown eyes are often covered by spectacles<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Joseph Lawrence is played by Ramon Novarro<\/em><\/p>\n<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Lawrence is a Player Character in Murder at Christmas, created and written by\u00a0Ikay.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pbem.online\/sites\/MurderAtChristmas\/characters\/non-player-characters\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>You can learn more about other characters here.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Murder at Christmas is an online email game that will run over (approximately) the Twelve Days of Christmas \u2013 from December 21st 2016 until January 6th 2017. There are\u00a0eight writers, working collaboratively (see the <a href=\"http:\/\/pbem.online\/sites\/MurderAtChristmas\/the-rules-of-the-game\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rules of the Game<\/strong><\/a>). <\/em><em>Regular updates will be posted on the <a href=\"http:\/\/pbem.online\/sites\/MurderAtChristmas\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a>, with links that you can follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Murder_at_Xmas\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MaCpbem\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/communities\/106134114740782717608\" target=\"_blank\">Google+<\/a><\/strong> so that people can follow the story, root for their favourite characters, and keep up with the twists and turns of the plot.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Followers can also apply to <a href=\"http:\/\/pbem.online\/mailman\/listinfo\/murderatchristmas_ooc_pbem.online\" target=\"_blank\">join the Gossip mailing list<\/a>,where they can discuss the game with the writers!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Lawrence is an Art Collector and Art Dealer from Chicago. \u00a0He travels all over the world to see the most beautiful pieces he can find. 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