Jean-Pierre Mabrian is a French national currently living in London. A reporter well respected by his peers, but not so well-known among the general populace, Jean-Pierre nevertheless fled France before the Germans reached Paris. Knowing that he could never toe the party line of France's occupiers, escape seemed his only option. Life in London isn't so bad, and the strain of the wartime environment there seems a small price to pay to avoid living in Nazi-controlled France.

Born in 1905, Jean-Pierre was too young to serve in The Great War, but he saw the horrors of war up close and personal during his upbringing in a small village in the Massif Central. (That Germany's collaborators would house the puppet government near his boyhood home (in the Massif Central town of Vichy) is almost too much for Jean-Pierre to bear).

Life seemed grand after The Great War, for no such horror would visit France again. Or so the naive young boy believed. Though in retrospect the warning signs were obvious, the domination of right-wing coalition governments was almost unnoticed by Jean-Pierre. It was not until the victory (and subsequent defeat) of the left-wing Cartel des Gauches that Jean-Pierre began to view and analyze the 'big picture' of France outside his provincial world.

His views changing, Jean-Pierre did not fit in with the more narrow minds of his small village anymore. He headed for Paris, to get a close-up view of French politics. Working meaningless jobs, he wound up writing for a small leftist publication in his spare time. There was no pay, but he found great satisfaction in reporting on the political scene. Toiling in thankless jobs allowed Jean-Pierre to see how even the 'enlightened' city of Paris was not without its economic, political, and social divisions. The contrast between his upbringing, his current surroundings, and the political atmosphere which he chronicled served to sharpen his analytical and writing skills. Eventually, Jean-Pierre was able to eke out a living as a writer, giving up his menial jobs but not the lessons they had taught him.

Though leftist coalitions did not regain a majority in the national government, Jean-Pierre remained optimistic that things would eventually get better. Recent events, however, have shattered whatever optimism he held for his country's future. Changing the national motto from the famous 'Liberté - Egalité - Fraternité!' to the collaborationist 'Travail, Famille, Patrie!' dashed any hope Jean-Pierre had for his country. At least given the current conditions.

A man who might startle easily but is relaxed in most situations, Jean-Pierre is an incessant smoker. He can just as easily discuss national politics or agricultural practices of his home region. He is never without a pencil and a small notebook, taking notes about everything that strikes him as interesting or useful. Jean-Pierre's personality is almost magnetic, but there is intelligence behind that charm.

Of average height, with brown hair and brown eyes, Jean-Pierre is undeniably French. Even before he speaks, residents of London can tell he's a Frenchman; he just has that certain je ne sais quoi that people from other countries find fascinating.