Alfred Shackles

Alfred JTS Nicholas D. "Beat" Shackles is a character in The Grand Heist.

Equipment
Sunglasses, fedora, jeans, sports jacket, tie-dye shirt, necktie, fancy shoes, wristwatch, bead necklace, and a denim backpack containing: 2 drumsticks, an assortment of recreational and practical drugs, a pocketknife, a handgun, a Bible, a picture of his mother, some old Archie issues, a handful of candy bars, a library card, a lighter, and a spare pair of sunglasses.

Abilities
High tolerance to all narcotics, leaderly presence, gentle soul, martial arts, flightiness, pessimism, optimism, marksmanship, horticulture, disguise, religious faith, shameless public nudity, excellent backhanded slap, perserverance, film buff, torture, persuasion, liked by animals, inherent paradox, terrifying abyss of despair and self-loathing.

Description
Clean-shaven with a full beard. Beautiful blue eyes the color of well-stained hardwood. a bit wrinkled around the edges and also in the middle: Laugh lines, a constant grimace, a soft, welcoming face. Long, flowing gray hair, meticulously cut and groomed. Stands tall and at attention like a man completely relaxed and at peace.

Biography
Born to a rich family in a trailer park, spent most of his time growing up on the streets of the woods out back. The son of immigrants, was raised a staunch patriot. Dodged the draft and upon getting bored of Canada, took a long and liesurely vacation to the Orient on business. Came back to America rich and connected, and began moving his way up the ranks of the Chicago criminal empire with nothing but the clothes upon his back, traveling from town to city to town to town and meeting new friends and new religions across the way. Has been in a faithfully open relationship with a different girl every night since they were kids together. Has always really, really hated police.