Rudy Peltham

Dr. Rudolphus “Rudy” Peltham is an astronomer and boarder at Fenwood House. He came to Mount Absalom in order to study its observatory as part of his project on 'Forgotten Astronomy'; his hypothesis being that every scientific breakthrough leaves some knowledge forgotten. As part of this research, he has travelled over the world visiting old observatories.

As well as astronomy, Rudy also has a keen interest in parapsychology.

At the beginning of season two, Rudy began work fixing the observatory, directed by Norah Tendulkar, the woman who built the telescope.

In season three, Ruby became a member of the Delphic Order.

Early Life
Rudy grew up in a commune in Wisconsin.

He spent a summer working at a garage; he always enjoyed building and fixing things, and thought he would enjoy a career as a car mechanic. Rudy quickly got tired of the constant objectification of women, so he instead decided to go to college. However, he found the college environment to be more of the same.

Rudy has spent much of his adult life travelling the world visiting observatories. The counties he's visited include India, Italy, and Argentina.

Rudy's mother committed suicide when he was a young man.

Personality
Rudy is cheerful and outgoing. He strongly believes in the power of stories and in the supernatural.

Trivia

 * He's a Capricorn.
 * His favourite planet is Neptune.
 * He has a phobia of wolves stemming from a recurring nightmare.
 * Master bullshitter.
 * He teaches an imaginary class while working to help organise his thoughts.

Quotes
"'The world of fiction operates on a slightly different plane than our own, and we all accept it because ideally, when we suspend that little piece of disbelief, we’ll be rewarded for our faith by transcending our own selves, if just for a few seconds. A lot of times, we make that bargain without even noticing. Y’know that dream where you’re walking through your parent’s old house, and then you’re in your first grade classroom, except it’s also a restaurant? You don’t even think to question it.'" "'For awhile, I thought maybe I’d get a job in a garage, like that could be a career for me. But the thing about a garage, at least, the thing about the garages where I grew up, the thing about those garages is that they’re full of the sorts of men you expect to find in a garage.'"