Pyromaniac
From an early age, NAME had an unhealthy fascination with fire. HECAP would set refuse heaps ablaze and become so entranced by the flames HE would absent-mindedly burn HIMself.\n\nOne day while playing with matches, HE carelessly burned down HIS home...with HIS parents and siblings still inside.
Childhood
Firefighting
Social
-3
Cooking
-2
Artistic
3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Mute
NAME was greatly affected by a traumatic event early in HIS life. For many years HE refused to speak to people, preferring instead to play with HIS household's numerous pets.
Childhood
Social
Social
-3
Animals
5
Civil
Slave
Traveler
Refugee
War broke out in NAME's home when HE was a baby. HISCAP parents fled with HIM, seeking safety wherever they could find it. NAME's earliest memories are of being taught how to defend HIMself.\n\nThe violence and destruction HE witnessed left HIM scarred for life.
Childhood
Scary
Shooting
3
Melee
3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Music lover
As a child, NAME had a talent for playing musical instruments and singing. HECAP was given expert training and loved to perform in recitals and concerts, though the lavish praise HE received made HIM a little self-obsessed.
Childhood
Social
-2
Artistic
5
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Child star
NAME was well-known throughout HIS homeworld as a child actor in films and TV shows. HISCAP fame put HIM in contact with many different kinds of people, but also tended to get in the way of HIS education.
Childhood
ManualDumb
Social
3
Artistic
3
Research
-2
Civil
Raider
Trader
Traveler
Child spy
Children are often presumed innocent, and can be ideal as spies. NAME was trained in the art of infiltration and information-gathering when HE was just nine years old.\n\nHISCAP years behind enemy lines and the war-torn nature of HIS homeworld meant HE had limited opportunity for education.
Childhood
Shooting
5
Research
-3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Shopkeeper
NAME's mother was often ill, and it fell to HIM to run the store which was their only source of income. HECAP learned a little about the exotic artifacts which HE sold, and a lot about the art of the deal.
Childhood
Social
4
Research
2
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Nurse
Nurse
NAME worked in an industrial-era hospital, doing routine work such as changing bandages and taking temperatures.\n\nIt was a busy job, but HE could always find time for a chat with a patient.
Adulthood
Violent
Social
4
Medicine
5
Civil
Slave
Male
Female
House servant
Servant
Early in HIS adulthood, NAME was kidnapped and sold to wealthy aristocrats as a domestic servant.\n\nHECAP got to know the kitchens and basements of HIS master's mansion well, but never did any work outside.
Adulthood
Intellectual
Cooking
4
Growing
-3
Mining
-3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Fat
Fat
Bodyguard
Bodyguard
NAME found work on a midworld, protecting whoever paid HIM from harm. HECAP gained proficiency in many different combat forms, and was known for HIS ruthlessness against those who crossed HIM.
Adulthood
Social
Shooting
4
Melee
4
Social
-3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Hulk
Hulk
Novelist
Novelist
NAME lived on a glitterworld, penning wildly successful novels. HECAP lived a carefree lifestyle, spending HIS days writing and HIS nights partying...and never did a day's manual labour in HIS life.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Social
Construction
-5
Mining
-5
Artistic
8
Civil
Thin
Thin
Mathematician
Math prof
NAME did mathematical research at a university.\n\nHECAP spent much of HIS spare time immersed in shooting simulations, though HECAP was frequently ridiculed by other players for HIS terrible aim.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Shooting
-3
Research
8
Civil
Traveler
Thin
Thin
Paramedic
Paramedic
NAME's job was to respond rapidly to medical emergencies. HECAP is used to dealing with severe injuries with only limited medical supplies.\n\nHECAP treated so many gunshot wounds over the years that even seeing a gun made HIM uncomfortable.
Adulthood
Shooting
-5
Medicine
6
Civil
Slave
Male
Female
Castaway
Castaway
NAME was the only survivor of a ship crash on an unhabited animal world. For many years until HIS rescue HE scrounged an existence out of whatever HE could find.\n\nHISCAP survival skills became razor-sharp, but spending so long alone severely dampened HIS conversatial abilities.
Adulthood
Intellectual
Social
Artistic
Melee
5
Social
-3
Animals
3
Construction
4
Civil
Raider
Slave
Traveler
Hulk
Hulk
Gardener
Gardener
On industrial worlds, wealth concentrates in the hands of those who own the factories and sell the goods. NAME worked at the mansion of one such rich family, tending the lavish gardens as part of a team of servants.
Adulthood
Intellectual
Crafting
Growing
8
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Male
Female
Mafia boss
Boss
NAME was a high-ranking member of an urbworld crime syndicate.\n\nHECAP bribed officials, maintained the loyalty of HIS subordinates, and extracted overdue payments - by any means necessary.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Caring
Cooking
Shooting
4
Melee
3
Social
4
Raider
Slave
Trader
Hulk
Female
Torturer
Torturer
Working for a tyrannical monarch on a medieval world, NAME earned a reputation as an expert in 'persuasion.' Any prisoner who went down into the dungeons left with no secrets - and with NAME's smile scarred permanently into their nightmares.
Adulthood
Social
Caring
Melee
6
Raider
Slave
Trader
Male
Female
0
Construction engineer
Builder
NAME was a construction worker on a midworld. HECAP lead a team which built everything from office blocks to cathedrals.\n\nHISCAP busy job and numerous nearby fast-food outlets meant HE never cooked for HIMself.
Adulthood
Intellectual
Cooking
Construction
8
Growing
-3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Hulk
Female
Blacksmith
Blacksmith
As a smith on a medieval world, NAME gained a reputation for the high quality of HIS work. HECAP wasn't bad at using the swords HE forged either.
Adulthood
Intellectual
Shooting
-5
Melee
4
Crafting
6
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Male
Female
Charity worker
Altruist
Glitterworlds are havens of safety and comfort for those lucky enough to live there, but NAME could not ignore nearby planets where people suffered in poverty. HECAP spent HIS working life appealing for donations and supporting those in need.
Adulthood
Violent
Social
6
Mining
-3
Civil
Traveler
Thin
Thin
0
Defector
Defector
Early in HIS adulthood, NAME decided to leave the oppressive dictatorship where HE lived. HISCAP defection was not well-received, and agents were sent out after HIM.\n\nHECAP spent years on the run, treating HIS own wounds so no doctor could betray HIM. The ordeal made HIM bitter and untrusting.
Adulthood
Artistic
Shooting
5
Social
-4
Medicine
3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Male
Female
Factory worker
Worker
NAME did menial, unskilled work in an industrial-era factory. HISCAP job also included caring for the mules and horses which transported goods around the city.
Adulthood
Intellectual
Artistic
Cooking
Animals
3
Construction
3
Crafting
2
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Hulk
Hulk
Ranch owner
Rancher
NAME owned and operated a successful ranch where HE raised animals for meat and wool.\n\nHECAP refused to do any dumb labour HE could pay someone else to do for HIM.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Animals
8
Cooking
-4
Mining
-4
Civil
Raider
Slave
Traveler
Trader
Fat
Fat
Low-wage worker
Grunt
NAME worked a variety of casual jobs to support HIS family, gaining a set of basic hands-on skills.
Adulthood
Cooking
4
Growing
3
Crafting
3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Male
Female
Model
Model
NAME modelled clothes and jewellery for advertisers, and was also used as a physical blueprint for characters in virtual reality simulations.
Adulthood
ManualDumb
Intellectual
ManualSkilled
Caring
Social
5
Artistic
6
Civil
Hulk
Thin
2
Taxonomist
Taxonomist
NAME travelled between star systems, studying and classifying the plant and animal life HE found in the hopes of creating a complete catalogue.
Adulthood
Violent
Animals
5
Growing
5
Civil
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Thin
Thin
Geologist
Geologist
NAME worked with miners and cave-diggers, identifying rock types and natural formations.\n\nDuring HIS years underground HE also gained experience repairing drilling machines and other technical equipment.
Adulthood
Mining
8
Crafting
3
Civil
Raider
Slave
Trader
Traveler
Male
Female