One of the leading figures in Ankh-Morpork, the son of Tuskin Scrope, Scrope is for seven years the President of the Guild of Shoemakers and Leathermakers and favored to succeed the dishonored Patrician, Lord Havelock Vetinari, although a lot more powerful men owe positions—and loyalty—to Vetinari. He is a fine family man, open to advice from informed groups. No one says outright that he is a useful idiot. Protagonist William de Worde points out that there is no leatherwork shop on Wixson's Alley, where Scrope is said to be headquartered. The only establishment there makes "little jiggly things" (pg. 210), which Watch Commander Vimes assures him are legal and family-oriented. William also hears that Scrope plans immediately to pardon Vetinari. When the truth about the conspiracy comes out, Scrope's mother writes a note claiming that he is sick and Vetinari resumes his office.
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