You are a Jesuit priest of the new school. You chose the name Constance on taking up the priesthood but have found it a bit of a drag ever since. Woe be to anyone who actually uses it in public. You’ve been working on the nearby islands for a few years now, having left the seminary where you had been teaching. You have also done missionary stints in various parts of Africa, Asia and other parts of the Pacific. You like the hands on nature of the work and feel that you have had considerable success in your ministry. You’re here on Simon’s estate simply because your new ministry is in the area and Simon kindly invited you to get to know him and his crew.

There’s no hiding the fact that you are absolutely rolling in cash. And you don’t mind letting other people know. The shipping industry, especially the luxury cruise business have made you one of the wealthiest men in the world You were at school with Simon, the host here on the island. In fact you started the business which has made you so much money together. He pulled out of active involvement early in the piece to pursue his own interests in marine exploration but has remained a small. “sleeping” partner. You’re here to catch up with him and meet his wife Vera – though they’ve been married a while, you’ve been too busy with business till now to catch up.

You should be feeling a bit out of place here with all these wealthy and influential people, but as a prize-winning surfer and having recently secured a TV contract, you are independently wealthy and actually quite comfortable in the lush surrounds. Your surfing career started in the very early Fifties and you’ve been successful. So successful a major TV network has recently offered you the role of host on a weekly show for teenagers. It’s come at the right time really, surfing professionally is a young man’s game and while you’re far from old, some of the younger dudes have taken to calling you Gramps. You’re here because Simon was a close friend of your youngest sister’s husband (you have five sisters…) and he seems to think he could use your skills and well-known name in the resort.

You are from one of those prominent Parisian families, a lifestyle which has meant you are used to the finer things in life. But your work is far from the frivolity of the European party circuit that you experienced as a debutant. You work for the French Defense Department and your extensive education in both nuclear physics and public administration have made you the premiere expert on public relations in the developing French nuclear industry. You are here on a business trip for the French government, but believe in mixing a little pleasure with the business and you and the host share a number of family ties.

You have formal training in a number of dancing disciplines and could have had a very successful career, but your calling is in helping others. You work at the main resort on the largest of the islands. You teach dance but also help with costuming, grooming and general friendliness around the resort. Your happy smile and chirpy manner are one of the things guests most often comment on. Your great-aunt left you a small amount in her will and your pay at the resort is reasonable. You live comfortably in accommodation provided by the resort and are often seen at the best parties and gatherings where your cheery goodwill is much valued to break the ice. You’re here because Simon likes to give the staff a bit of a break and also knows you’ll be an excellent mixer for his house party.

Despite having been married to Simon Izzfishhy for the last five years, you have broken tradition and retained your maiden name. This caused some outrage in both his family and your own, though not as much outrage as the fact that you are at least twenty years his junior or that you were his student at the University when you became romantically involved. Others opinions though have had little effect on your life choices. You gave up a potentially successful career in marine biology to be Simon’s wife and companion and to help him run both the business and his wide, confusing and varied social calendar. You were certainly encouraging when Simon suggested such a large and eclectic house party – you love to be surrounded by interesting, stimulating individuals.

What does the P stand for? No one knows and you’re not telling. You come from a significant family of country aristocracy, originally from Norfolk. A Lady needs something to occupy her time and needlework, polite conversation and good works were not things you were ever very good with. You had an early interest in birds and spent more time with the gamekeepers on your father’s estate than you did with your rather strict governess. You went up to Oxford and studied ornithology as soon as you could, passing with excellent grades. Since then you have hardly been home, touring the world looking for new and rare bird species. It is this work that has brought you to this fabulous part of the world. You’ve been discussing a possible wildlife sanctuary with Simon and collecting a range of new species.

You are an extremely successful and well-known nightclub performer. You have done USO performances and have recently been to Korea to entertain our boys there. Such things are maybe a little below your talents but you have a patriotic bent. You come originally from one of those upper middle class families from the East Coast. You had a good education and could have gone on to a business career, but music has always been your first love. Your family at first didn’t approve – but have come to accept your choices. You have been married, twice, but neither union has been successful. It’s no secret that you and Simon are very old friends, and that you knew both he and Murray when they were at College. Your work at Simon’s resort was a bit of a personal favor to him as an old friend and now you’re here on the island enjoying a relaxing time before your next tour.

There is no one more hardworking in this business than you. With degrees in Physics, Engineering and Marine Biology you are the most highly qualified person you have ever met. You’ve worked for Simon since you graduated. You were in the same Master’s class as Vera in fact. You do all the technical aspects of the business from cleaning the camera lens to fixing the engines. It’s hard physical work, and you’re extremely good at it. Not that you’d go about blowing your own trumpet. You tend to be quiet and even a little uncomfortable in the social gatherings that Simon seems to scatter his life with. You’ve had a lot of extra work recently with talk of nature reserves and negotiations with the French government and it’s meant you’ve spent even more time than usual in your private quarters near the wharf.

You are what is known in some circles as the idle rich. You don’t have a lot to do with your time but travel the world, taking holiday snaps and enjoying an endless round of parties. You made your money in a camera business in the mid-west and now travel from one tropical destination to another. The business is looked after by your staff, though you retain enough interest in it to know what’s going on and to follow up important issues personally. You have been staying at the resort and having made Simon’s acquaintance through business, was thrilled to be invited out to his little house party. You’re Happy by (nick) name and happy by nature.