Paul Kendrick

Of the Control Team

Role:

Bartender at The Hollow Tap – Keeper of Secrets

Connection to Red McCrae:

Paul and Red were long-time friends. Drinking buddies. Union confidants. Red spent more time at Paul’s bar than at home. They shared stories, maps, and — occasionally — truths too heavy to carry alone.

Red once left Paul a note in a bottle:

“If I die before the vault is opened, make sure the right people get what I left behind.”

Paul never threw that bottle away.

Personality:

Cool, observant, and sharper than he looks. Paul plays the role of the easygoing barkeep, but underneath that charm is a man who remembers everything. Every slip. Every whisper. Every confession over a late-night drink.

Background:

Paul’s bar, The Hollow Tap, sits just across from the mine. It’s seen layoffs, strikes, cave-ins, and now — murder. What people don’t know is that Paul keeps more than liquor behind the counter. He’s got a locked box of union documents. Logs. Rumors. Even Red’s last napkin sketch — a tunnel no one admits exists.

He’s played neutral for years.
But Red’s death changed the rules.

Character Goal:

Watch. Listen. And when the moment comes, decide who deserves to know the truth — and who needs to forget it.

Tasks – Track your own points

🎭 Social Tasks (1 pt each)

Speak these lines in-character to the following people when you’re alone or subtly in conversation:

• To Max Duvall: “I know what’s in vault_archive65. Do you?”

• To Anabelle Carrington: “Red didn’t just trust you. He expected you to finish something.”

• To Genevieve Blackwell: “He gave you the map, didn’t he? Tell me what you see.”

🤝 Interaction Task (2 pt)

Task: Confront Someone You Suspect

Publicly challenge someone’s motives or memory. Bonus if you call them out using information others don’t know you had.

🔥 Suspicious Task (2 pt)

Task: Erase Your Name from the Sign-In Sheet

Quietly remove or cover your name from the roster. Red didn’t sign in either — coincidence? Let them wonder.

🕵️ Assigned Personal Questions (Answer if asked, don’t volunteer)

1. From Charlie Hargrove: “Why did Red trust you with the key?”

2. From Emma Sinclair: “What did that napkin message from Red say?”

3. From Asher Lemay: “Why do you have initials written in your vault?”

Answer vaguely. Mislead. Smile. You don’t owe them the truth.

🎯 Bonus Objective (6 pt)

Hide the real napkin sketch.
Someone will be looking for it. If they ask, claim it was ruined in a spill. If they find a fake version — nod and say, “Yeah, that’s the one.”