Convent child
The child of an illicit affair, NAME was bought up by nuns in a medieval convent. HECAP learned the value of hard work and submission, but was taught that technology is heretical.
Childhood
Intellectual
Violent
Crafting
Construction3
Growing3
Civil
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Test subject
On the most corrupt urbworlds, scientists without a moral compass commit unspeakable atrocities in the name of research. NAME was kept alone in a sealed facility from birth and subjected to a variety of behavioural experiments in an attempt to turn HIM into a perfect super-soldier.
Childhood
Social
Caring
Scary
Firefighting
Shooting
4
Social
-4
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Medical assistant
NAME was born during a catastrophic war in which both sides used napalm extensively. HECAP grew up helping HIS parents in an infirmary, treating the cascade of horrific burns from the battlefields. HECAP was left with a lifelong fear of fire.
Childhood
Firefighting
Medicine5
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Cult child
NAME was born into a powerful cult which shunned advanced technology and believed that all illness could be cured by cleansing the soul through sacred art.\n\nAfter HIS first glimpse of the outside world, HE decided to run away.
Childhood
Intellectual
Medicine-3
Artistic5
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Wreckage explorer
Two generations before NAME was born, an apocalyptic war dragged HIS home planet into anarchy. NAME was tasked with watching HIS tribe's herds, but often shirked HIS duties to go exploring the crashed warships scattered around the planet.
Childhood
Animals3
Research3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Apocalypse survivor
NAME was born during a time of unrest on HIS homeworld, as climate change threatened mass starvation and flooding. As HE grew up the situation worsened - billions died and peaceful states descended into anarchy. NAME and HIS parents did whatever they had to to survive.
Childhood
Shooting4
Artistic-3
Research-3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Story writer
As a child, NAME was addicted to reading. HECAP would spend all day in HIS local library with HIS nose in a book. When budget cuts forced the library to close, NAME was distraught. HE decided to fill the gap by writing HIS own stories instead.
Childhood
Artistic4
Research3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Sailor
Sailor
NAME traversed the oceans on journeys of exploration, seeking out plant and animal specimens from exotic places, and occasionally fending off pirates. HECAP loved the sea so much HE refused to do all but the barest minimum of work on land, except to sell the treasures HE collected.
Adulthood
ManualSkilled
Melee4
Social4
Animals4
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Male
Female
Jailbird
Jailbird
NAME spent most of HIS life in prisons, where HE was put to work in the kitchens. HECAP had a habit of getting into fights, and developed an aggressive way of speaking.
Adulthood
Social
Caring
Melee5
Social-3
Cooking3
Raider
Slave
Hulk
Hulk
Actor
Actor
NAME travelled HIS homeworld with a company of actors, playing to packed theatres and loving audiences everywhere. HECAP was a perfectionist, and made HIS own props and costumes rather than use the ones HE was given.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Social8
Crafting3
Civil
Slave
Traveler
Male
Female
Tactician
Tactician
NAME joined the space navy in an unstable system, fraught with large-scale interplanetary wars. HECAP turned out to have a sharp mind for battle, and became adept at commanding large armies to great effect.
Adulthood
Social
Artistic
Shooting4
Research4
Civil
Raider
Slave
Thin
Thin
Glitterworld officer
Officer
Though glitterworlds are peaceful places, they often remain prepared for war. NAME's unit rarely saw any real action.\n\nThough HE pursued HIS artistic hobbies, HIS subordinates preferred to entertain themselves by brawling, so NAME got good at breaking up fights.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Melee6
Artistic4
Civil
Raider
Hulk
Hulk
Taster
Taster
As the taster for a medieval king, any dish served at the royal table had to be sampled first by NAME. HECAP lived a decadent lifestyle at court, getting fat and doing very little work.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Cooking7
Construction-4
Crafting-4
Civil
Raider
Slave
Fat
Fat
Biosphere manager
Botanist
NAME lived on a peaceful glitterworld where all menial work was done by robots and people devoted themselves to leisure. HECAP managed the plant and animal life of a sprawling park, where citizens came to admire the natural beauty.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Crafting
Cooking
Shooting-4
Animals6
Growing6
Civil
Traveler
Male
Female
Veterinarian
Vet
NAME treated sick and injured animals for a living. Seeing their suffering affected HIS stance on the practice of eating meat, and for many years HE lived as a vegetarian, rejecting the meat-loving culinary tradition of HIS homeworld.
Adulthood
Animals4
Medicine4
Cooking-4
Civil
Slave
Male
Female
Explosives expert
Blaster
NAME was an explosive engineer employed in mines. HECAP took HIS job very seriously and was well-versed in the technicalities - so much so that HE refused to demean HIMself by helping with the clean-up once HIS carefully-calculated explosion was complete.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Mining5
Research5
Civil
Raider
Slave
Fat
Fat
Counsellor
Counsellor
A terrifying trauma when NAME was a young adult caused HIM to develop a serious eating disorder. With counselling HE learned to have a healthier relationship with food, and decided to put HIS new skills to use helping others overcome their emotional problems.
Adulthood
Scary
Cooking
Social9
Civil
Slave
Traveler
Thin
Thin
Recruiter
Recruiter
NAME was part of an revered order of martial artists, infamous both for their skill in combat and for their practice of refusing to treat their wounded.\n\nHECAP travelled HIS homeworld, judging the young people HE met to determine if they might be suitable for training.
Adulthood
Caring
Melee5
Social5
Civil
Raider
Slave
Traveler
Male
Female
Psychiatric patient
Patient
NAME spent most of HIS adult life in an insane asylum. HIS industrial homeworld had a poor understanding of mental illness, and HE was treated more like an animal than a person.\n\nThough HE eventually recovered and was released, HIS experience dampened many of HIS basic life skills.
Adulthood
Social
Caring
Scary
Cooking-2
Crafting-2
Civil
Raider
Slave
Thin
Thin
Drifter
Drifter
NAME never figured out what to do with HIS life. HECAP travelled often, taking up casual work wherever HE found it.\n\nHECAP also occasionally worked on a novel that HE knew would be a bestseller - just as soon as HE could find a publisher who was interested.
Adulthood
Cooking3
Construction3
Artistic-4
Civil
Raider
Slave
Traveler
Thin
Thin
VR designer
Game dev
NAME designed virtual reality simulations for glitterworld citizens. HECAP paid great attention to the details of HIS worlds, including learning all HE could about plant life to make HIS landscapes more realistic.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Construction3
Growing4
Artistic5
Civil
Trader
Thin
Thin
Human computer
Computer
NAME turned out to have an excellent memory and a gift for performing complex calculations in HIS head. A midworld dictator decided to employ NAME to keep track of HIS state's finances and expenditure, since electrical computers were too susceptible to hacking.
Adulthood
Artistic
Shooting3
Research7
Civil
Raider
Slave
Thin
Thin
Architect
Architect
NAME designed and constructed buildings. On HIS glitterworld home, most of the technical aspects of architecture were handled by an AI. This enabled HIM to push the artistic limits of the craft, but also meant HE never had to get HIS hands dirty at building sites.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Construction5
Artistic7
Crafting-3
Civil
Traveler
Male
Female
Message carrier
Messenger
On a medieval world, the fastest way to send a message is to give it to somebody on a horse and hope they survive the journey. NAME was that somebody.
Adulthood
Intellectual
Melee3
Animals4
Civil
Raider
Slave
Traveler
Hulk
Hulk
Sculptor
Sculptor
NAME started off sculpting person-sized chunks of stone, but HE soon began to think bigger. With the help of mining robots, HECAP learned how to carve huge monuments out of cliffsides. Soon the nature parks of the glitterworld where HE lived were full of giant rock figures.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Crafting
Cooking
Growing-4
Mining4
Artistic8
Civil
Traveler
Fat
Fat
Machine collector
Collector
NAME was obsessed with old machines and arcane pieces of technology. HECAP obtained them wherever HE could, and loved taking them apart to see how they worked.\n\nHE had a habit of talking about HIS collection long after people around HIM had stopped listening.
Adulthood
Social-3
Crafting6
Research6
Civil
Slave
Trader
Male
Female
Sheriff
Sheriff
NAME was the law enforcer in an isolated industrial town. HECAP was known for having an arrogant attitude and a mean streak. HECAP refused to lift so much as a finger unless it was for money, alcohol, or revenge.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
ManualSkilled
Social
Caring
Shooting8
Melee5
Social-3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Fat
Fat