Professor A. E. Herron

Professor A. E. Herron is an open source character created by Simon J. Kirby for use in the Landmark Universe. The close friend and associate of occult detective Flaxman Low, Herron is a portly academic cast in the mold of Dr. John Watson. During a sabbatical from Oxford University, Herron's tour of "the colonies" leads him to Chamberlain City, where he finds himself swept up in the events surrounding The Season of Darkness.

Background
Professor Augustus Herron is an elderly academic on leave from Oxford University, investigating reports of supernatural phenomena in North America. During a stopover in fictional Chamberlain City, Herron stumbles across a full-blown conspiracy involving Nameless Cults, supernatual gunslingers, and Lovecraftian monstrocities.

His inquiries soon bring him to the attention of Sheriff John Faraway, who recruits Herron and his associate, Flaxman Low, into the Night Raiders. While initially regarded as a dithering old twit by some of the younger members, Herron's knowledge of the arcane soon proves invaluable in battling supernatural forces.

Earning the respect of his comrades, Herron documents their adventures in his private journal, providing the only first-hand account of The Season of Darkness. The manuscript is discovered over a century later in Herron's unpublished memories.