Nesbitt Tully

Nesbitt Tully, a character in The Unexpected Heiress series, is the Earl Tully and part of the Somersets' aristocratic social circle. He is first seen in Chapter 4.

Appearance
Earl Tully has light brown eyes, gray hair, and tan skin. He sports an imperial beard and mustache, and wears a white dress shirt, light pink vest, rosewood pin-stripe blazer, and blue and pink paisley tie with cerise pocketsquare.

Personality
According to the Dowager Ashbourne, he is an eccentric and outspoken man who is powerful enough to speak his mind without consequences. Effie describes him as "an interesting fellow," noting that he can go from playing happily with Rupert to extreme anger very quickly.

He is old-fashioned yet loyal to the British crown in the sense that he believes in Imperialism and Dalhousie's old policy, the doctrine of lapse, and finds India and her citizens to be uncivilized and uncultured.

The Unexpected Heiress

 * Chapter 4: Roses & Thorns
 * Chapter 5: Without a Trace (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 7: Belle of the Ball
 * Chapter 8: The Chase
 * Chapter 9: The Cause (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 10: Power Play
 * Chapter 11: Upper Echelon
 * Chapter 12: The Hunter and the Prey
 * Chapter 13: Raising the Stakes
 * Chapter 14: Buried Truths
 * Chapter 15: Reckoning
 * Chapter 16: The Bride

Rupert
Rupert is Nesbitt's bloodhound, whom he is very fond of. Earl Tully describes Rupert as "the bright light in my cursed life," and dresses him in a tie and jacket. If you are wearing the premium outfit at the garden party, Earl Tully asks for your seamstress's name as he would like to purchase an outfit of similar caliber for Rupert.

If asked, Earl Tully will tell you that he had brought Rupert with him when he was stationed in India. Rupert was a little touch of home and brought him comfort. John mentions that when Earl Tully is bluffing, he tends to pet Rupert more aggressively.

Your Character
You meet Earl Tully at the garden party. During other social events such as Lady Callista Blaise's debutante ball, you impress him when you wear premium outfits. In Chapter 13, you find yourself teamed up with him and Percy Jennings at the grouse hunt.

Amelia Hayes
He fought with Amelia about politics prior to her death, calling her an anti-imperialist. If asked about love, he admits that he shares a fondness for animals like Amelia, who took late night rides on her horse.

John Somerset
Earl Tully used to work for a viceroy in India. He is a staunch imperialist who believes that the British Empire is spreading culture and civility in its colonies, something that causes him to butt heads with John. Nesbitt feels that John is a roustabout who doesn't appreciate the chances that he has been given.

Trivia

 * His character model resembles The Baron from the Bloodbound series.