Rhett Harper

Rhett Harper Portrayed by Josh Holloway Statistics Full Name Rhett Clancy Harper Race Sorcerer Birthday September 2, 1971 Age 45 Height 6' 1" Build Tall, muscled Eyes Blue Hair Blonde Faction Nash Dynasty Occupation COO of Nash Aerotek Claim to Fame President and COO of Nash Aerotek, the largest aerodynamics and engineering company in the United States, and one of the larger and more influential in the world. Biography The eldest and bastard son of Robert Nash, CEO of Nash Aerotek (formerly Nash-Stanfield Aerodyne Technologies) and Savannah Cole (nee Harper). Savannah was a girl from "the wrong side of the tracks," and "Bobby" was the rich boy who wooed her. Secret high school sweethearts, the relationship was ended by Robert's father, but not before Savannah got pregnant. Because Robert was the only son, the Nash Dynasty reached a settlement with Savannah and her parents: They would provide for her son, provided that when the time came he received "proper tutoring and education" at the Nash Estate. Both Robert and Savannah would later marry other people; Savannah's husband, George, was not permitted to adopt Rhett, due to her child support agreement with the Nash Dynasty. By the time Robert's second wife produced an heir, Rhett was already thirteen years old and well versed in the politics of the Dynasty, and beginning his sorcery training. Despite the objections of his own father, Robert kept Rhett as his primary heir and continued his training and instruction. At eighteen, when his eldest younger brother Wyatt was given the title of primary heir, an angry Rhett walked away from the Dynasty and everything it represented. Rhett moved to Florida, where he met Mary Ann Lucas, the daughter of Joshua, a Florida State University Economics Professor and his wife Flores1, an elementary school teacher. He was working as a grounds keeper at the University, and it was love at first sight. Joshua and Flores were fond of Rhett, and his hard working ethic. They assisted in getting him work-study to pursue an education, and Rhett excelled in Business and Economics. When they learned Mary Ann was pregnant, Rhett and Mary Ann eloped. Flores cried, there was much arguing, but in the end, the couple supported their daughter and her husband. Their son, Dustin Chance Harper was born May 20, 1990. Upon learning of Dustin's birth, Robert implored Rhett to return to the Dynasty.2 Rhett wanted to refuse out of pride, but Joshua talked him out of that. Rhett and Mary Ann moved to Texas, transferring schools and Rhett rejoined the Dynasty. Three years later, Mary Ann was pregnant with their second child. The second pregnancy was quite hard on her, and she and the baby died in childbirth. Rhett broke down and went into a deep depression that quickly spiraled into darker behaviors. He began leaving work for long periods of time, and disappearing in the Undercity. His mother, step-father and half-sisters tried to reach out to him, but failed. Even Joshua, who connected with Rhett in a way his father and step-father couldn't, was cut off from the angry, grieving widower. The death of his young half-sister, Charlotte, sent Rhett even further into an angry spiral. Rhett's crises would last for three years, during which time he explored darker and bloodier magics, and became quite well associated with the seedy underbelly of the supernatural world. It would be the combination of his step-father's fatal heart attack and Flores' fight with breast cancer that would bring him back from the edge. From that point, Rhett settled into being responsible and respectable. After several long talks with Robert (the contents of which Rhett still refuses to talk about), Rhett was promoted to Vice President of Nash-Stanfield, and would later be promoted to COO of Nash Aerotek. Rhett has three younger half-brothers, Wyatt, Clayton, and Jasper. He has one living half-sister, Debbie.3

Character Details Personality Unrevealed Skills & Abilities <Skill Name> <Skill Description> Weaknesses & Flaws <Weakness Name> <Weakness Description> Relationships Image Name Race Relation Notes Chance Harper Sorcerer Son They don't always see eye-to-eye where the Nash Dynasty is concerned, but have a pretty-solid relationship. Jenna Donovan Harper Psychic Daughter-in-Law Olivia Harper Witch Granddaughter Serafine Roche Vampire Former Lover Had a short-lived fling about fifteen years ago, when he knew her as Celine Rosseau. Cody Hale Sorcerer Son Was unaware of Cody's existence until Cody moved to New York and ran into Chance. While they don't have a father-son relationship, Rhett likes to think that they have developed a friendship and that Cody knows he's considered part of the family. Wanda Bishop Witch Poppy's Mother Poppy Bishop-Hale Witch Granddaughter Eve Kothari Pyschic Partner, significant other Rhett uses "partner," because he thinks that the word "girlfriend" is a bit too childish for a forty-something-year old man. Eve is the first woman whom he took an interest in as more than a fling of fly by night. She has accepted his son(s) and his granddaughter as an extension of whom he is, and he intends to ask her to marry him. Soon. <Notes> <This section is optional.> Character Gallery Logs August Log Entries Blog Entries July Log Entries Blog Entries June Log Entries Bearer of Bad News June 03, 2013: Rhett goes to tell Chance and Jenna in person. (log: 20130603-7 | tags: chance donovan-residence jenna rhett | posted: 01 Aug 2013 00:36) Blog Entries May Log Entries Birthday Bash May 19, 2013: After taking Chance and family to a baseball game for Chance's birthday, Jenna treats the group to dinner. (log: 20130519-1 | tags: chance eclairant jenna rhett social | posted: 11 Jun 2013 22:34) Blog Entries April Log Entries Blog Entries March Log Entries Blog Entries February Log Entries Blog Entries January Log Entries Blog Entries 2012 April May June July Easy Conversations July 3, 2012: Acquaintances (Brooke and Rhett) run into one another while traversing Times Square the day before the holiday. They wind up having a surprisingly fun and easy conversation. (log: 20120703-2 | tags: brooke log logs rhett social times-square | posted: 08 Jul 2012 17:41) Undercity Undertakings July 25, 2012: Brooke heads to the Undercity to look for certain charms. She finds them in the form of a charming Texan sorcerer. (log: 20120725-1 | tags: brooke log logs rhett social undercity | posted: 28 Jul 2012 13:33) Happy Birthday, Mrs. Lucas! July 31, 2012: Jenna acts as hostess for Mrs. Lucas' birthday dinner at Eclairant. (log: 20120731-1 | tags: chance eclairant flores-npc jenna joshua-npc rhett social | posted: 07 Aug 2012 20:03) August September And All That Jazz September 3, 2012: Brooke asks Rhett to meet her for a 'date' at the Blue Note. (log: 20120903-1 | tags: blue-note brooke log logs rhett | posted: 05 Sep 2012 22:36) October November December Back to: Current Cast

Footnotes

1. Flores was the daughter of Cuban immigrants

2. Robert offered to pay for Rhett's schooling and Mary Ann's, to buy them house, to set up a trust for Dustin; Robert also guaranteed, in writing, that Rhett would have a respectable position within the Dynasty, for as long as he wished it, once he completed his education.

3. Wyatt, while still the primary heir, holds a Vice Presidential position in Nash Aerotek because he is a drinking, gambling, philanderer who frequently requires PR and damage control.