An ex-military doctor who dresses all in grey to hide his scars from World War I. He is first introduced as The Grey Magician aboard the Flying Pussyfoot in 1931, where he treats the train's injured regardless of their faction. Fred is responsible for two important locations in New York: his medical clinic, where all patients are welcome regardless of occupation or social standing; and a poorhouse offering food and shelter to the jobless and others hit by the Depression.