Pride of the British whaling fleet and coming from fine nautical pedigree, William Scorsby III has stepped from the prow of his ship onto the dry land of catastrophe-ravaged France. Backed by the affluence of his trade, he has taken to terra firma armed with his Aethero-magnetically propelled explosive harpoon gun. His compulsion for the hunt comes from his avarice. Huge sums of money are offered in exchange for the physical by-products of extradimensional entities. Ditch prince oil and other strange commodities fetch a high price, and that’s just Scorsby’s speciality – the carcass of just one beast is enough to pay for a hunting party, transport and immense profit to plough back into future expeditions. Scorsby’s wealth is always turned back to the hunt – a life of luxury means little to him when the lure of fame of fortune beckons.