Roy Cavitts

Bio
Cavitts is an inquiry agent (private investigator) who specializes in retrieving stolen property. Despite his profession, Caivtts is rather introverted and prefers to stand back during confrontation.

1844 (The Call of the Gold Bug)
Cavitts accompanied Walton Weatherell and Orlando Robicheaux to a transaction Weatherell was invited to. When a stranger tried to steal Weatherell's newly acquired gold scarab, he assisted in stopping them. As they relocated to a tavern, Cavitts was concerned that they might have been followed starting from the transaction since the stranger had specifically targeted the bug. He didn't partake in the festive drinking but kept his distance from the crowd, keeping an eye out for unwelcome company. When Weatherell uncovered a secret code on his parchment, Cavitts was able to decode the cryptogram overnight to find a set of coordinates referring to a bishop's castle and devil's seat.

Cavitts questioned a local named Colson Perry about the bishop's castle in the code and learned it was the name of a nearby hill. The group traveled to Bishop's Castle and spotted a figure atop it near some kind of throne. Cavitts snuck up and saw that there were two people, Lafarge and a black man, but was unfortunately spotted by them. Cavitts managed to escape them and descend the hill back to his companions. He lead them around the other side of the hill to mislead their pursuers and they went up the hill to the large throne.

As they came closer to finding the possible treasure, Cavitts saw that the gold bug had come to life. He quickly grabbed it and heard someone chanting behind them. The black man from earlier, Atticus Pluto, finished his spell and an invisible force slammed into Robicheaux. The group managed to convince Pluto that they were simply looking for treasure and were told that the map led to the body of warlock and pirate William Fawn. They then noticed the bug burrowing into the ground and Cavitts heard inhuman whispers in the earth. He warned the others and they blocked Fawn from digging his way out of his coffin with a large boulder. They agreed to help Pluto destroy Fawn and lifted the boulder. When Fawn appeared, Cavitts dropped it on him and crushed his body. Though their mission was successful, Cavitts noticed the gold bug fly away, Fawn's soul still out in the world.

1872 (Paris Painted Yellow)
Cavitts made an appearance (as an NPC portrayed by Jared) as an investigator on behalf of the Neptune Society. He met Dr. Ruprecht Reuther while investigating the play The King in Yellow, claiming it was communist literature. He tried to help Reuther when he was imprisoned for being a communist, but reluctantly decided to let the doctor be executed after discovering evidence that the doctor was influenced by The King in Yellow and likely a murderer. At Reuther's execution, he recognized the doctor reciting lines from the play and warned the audience not to listen.