Henry Atkins

Henry Atkins is William Holmgrove's right-hand man in the London branch of the Century Club in general and, as of 1914, the Wapping safehouse specifically. A younger, leaner, sharper - and also rather stricter, if not outright sadistic - man, Henry has always been a strict and dynamic executor of his superiors' will, though he also possesses a mind of his own. As is common, he comes from a family that has served the Century Club for generations; and if he has any younger relatives, they are likely to continue doing so in his stead in the future. According to John Spencer, some of his elders had even earned the privilege of being impersonated by Jacob London.

Accordingly, Henry was a somewhat stricter disciplinarian towards the young Centurions during their short stay in the Wapping safehouse, though the primary target for his ire was the kleptomaniac trespasser Viktor Vaughn. That little conflict aside, however, Henry assisted the Centurions well, first by helping coordinate the defense of the warehouse from the Shadow Federation's onslaught, then leading some of the armed "clerks" in a diversion during the youths' counter-attack on the opposition's base (which he himself was in favour of as opposed to more cautious tactics), and finally insisting on escorting them on Alderley Edge with a few of his lads, refusing the offer of a military escort. Once there, he took part in the initial skirmish with the Knights of the Round Table, but afterwards split up from them to follow John Spencer - and was taken prisoner along with him as well. However, he was freed with the other prisoners after Lin Tsao and Else Rommel prevailed in their duels with the knights. Subsequently he stayed at John Spencer's mansion, helping search the town and the estate for Shadow Federation agents (with partial success) and fill John in more fully on the crisis at hand. After the Centurions left for Saint Haven, Henry himself left for London.

It was there that he was encountered once more by Lin and Kim later in the same year, kindly allowing them to requisition some boxes to live in. As time went on after that, Atkins became more and more involved in the British-Century Club relations, as the aging Holmgrove handed over more of his duties to him and Winston Churchill began to rely on him as well, finding him to be a man after his own heart. All this has taken a toll on his health, leaving him prematurely aged despite his still-robust health. At this rate he might be forced to retire earlier than expected, though for now he soldiers on, having most recently departed for Alderley Edge once again on some secret business.

It remains unknown what he was doing with a rocket-locket containing the portrait of Jill, one of Masque's lieutenants...