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! Fervent researcher (Researcher)
 
! Fervent researcher (Researcher)
| As a young adult, NAME was sure that HIS planet and its people were nearing their time of transcendence.{{br}}{{br}}A firm belief that HIS research would be the catalyst drove HIM to increasingly alarming acts as bureaucrats and bioethics committees worked to stall HIS progress.
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| As a young adult, NAME was sure that THEIR planet and its people were nearing their time of transcendence.{{br}}{{br}}A firm belief that THEIR research would be the catalyst drove THEM to increasingly alarming acts as bureaucrats and bioethics committees worked to stall THEIR progress.
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|8}}{{br}}Research {{+|6}}
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|8}}{{br}}Research {{+|6}}
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor{{br}}Artistic
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor{{br}}Artistic
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! Slave chemist
 
! Slave chemist
| NAME became a gifted pharmaceutical scientist, but was captured by slavers. HECAP was sold to a warlord and forced to create drugs to test on other slaves. This left HIM with deep and troubling questions on the ethics of scientific research and medicine.
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| NAME became a gifted pharmaceutical scientist, but was captured by slavers. THEY [were] sold to a warlord and forced to create drugs to test on other slaves. This left THEM with deep and troubling questions on the ethics of scientific research and medicine.
 
| Melee {{--|1}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|5}}{{br}}Construction {{--|1}}{{br}}Mining {{--|2}}{{br}}Research {{+|4}}
 
| Melee {{--|1}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|5}}{{br}}Construction {{--|1}}{{br}}Mining {{--|2}}{{br}}Research {{+|4}}
 
| Firefighting
 
| Firefighting
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! Urbworld sex slave
 
! Urbworld sex slave
| NAME was sold into sexual slavery. Having been designed to be inhumanly attractive and too weak to rebel against her masters, she was passed between dozens of owners and knew nothing of freedom.{{br}}''Note: Automatically grants the beautiful [[Traits | trait]]
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| NAME was sold into sexual slavery. Having been designed to be inhumanly attractive and too weak to rebel against THEIR masters, THEY [were] passed between dozens of owners and knew nothing of freedom.{{br}}''Note: Automatically grants the beautiful [[Traits | trait]]
 
| Social {{+|6}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|2}}{{br}}Artistic {{--|2}}
 
| Social {{+|6}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|2}}{{br}}Artistic {{--|2}}
 
| Hunting{{br}}Researching
 
| Hunting{{br}}Researching
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! Ace Fighter Pilot{{br}}(Ace)
 
! Ace Fighter Pilot{{br}}(Ace)
| NAME graduated from the Star Academy with honors and distinguished himself as an ace fighter pilot in three campaigns against more advanced aggressor cultures. However, after one vicious battle, HE found HIMself stranded and HIS carrier ship destroyed. With nowhere to go, HE entered his escape pod and prayed.
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| NAME graduated from the Star Academy with honors and distinguished THEMself as an ace fighter pilot in three campaigns against more advanced aggressor cultures. However, after one vicious battle, THEY found THEMself stranded and THEIR carrier ship destroyed. With nowhere to go, THEY entered THEIR escape pod and prayed.
 
|Shooting {{+|3}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|3}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|3}}{{br}}Mining {{--|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|2}}
 
|Shooting {{+|3}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|3}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|3}}{{br}}Mining {{--|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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! Explorer
 
! Explorer
| NAME traveled from planet to planet, gathering samples, stories, and research. HECAP hoped one day to compile a record of every animal, plant, mineral, and machine and device in known space: The Complete Traveler's Guide to the RimWorlds.
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| NAME traveled from planet to planet, gathering samples, stories, and research. THEY hoped one day to compile a record of every animal, plant, mineral, and machine and device in known space: The Complete Traveler's Guide to the RimWorlds.
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Mining {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|2}}{{br}}Research {{+|3}}
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Mining {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|2}}{{br}}Research {{+|3}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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! Gatherer
 
! Gatherer
| NAME is a master gatherer. HECAP can find food in the most barren of places using HIS deep knowledge of plants, roots, and berries.
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| NAME is a master gatherer. THEY can find food in the most barren of places using THEIR deep knowledge of plants, roots, and berries.
 
| Growing {{+|4}}
 
| Growing {{+|4}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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! Loner
 
! Loner
| NAME never much liked the tribal council or the yearly festivals. HECAP prefers the open plain and the lonely whistle of wind through the rocks.<br/ ><br />HECAP visits HIS tribe from time to time, but for the most part HE takes care of HIMself using HIS own survival skills.
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| NAME never much liked the tribal council or the yearly festivals. THEY [prefer] the open plain and the lonely whistle of wind through the rocks.<br/ ><br />THEY [visit] THEIR tribe from time to time, but for the most part THEY [take] care of THEMself using THEIR own survival skills.
 
| Shooting {{+|3}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Growing {{+|5}}{{br}}Construction {{+|1}}
 
| Shooting {{+|3}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Growing {{+|5}}{{br}}Construction {{+|1}}
 
| Social
 
| Social
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! Nurse
 
! Nurse
| NAME worked in an industrial-era hospital, doing routine work such as changing bandages and taking temperatures.{{br}}{{br}}It was a busy job, but HE could always find time for a chat with a patient.
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| NAME worked in an industrial-era hospital, doing routine work such as changing bandages and taking temperatures.{{br}}{{br}}It was a busy job, but THEY could always find time for a chat with a patient.
 
| Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|5}}
 
| Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|5}}
 
| Violent{{br}}Hunting
 
| Violent{{br}}Hunting
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!Addiction Counsel
 
!Addiction Counsel
|After recovering from a joywire addiction, NAME adopted a non-violent way of life and vowed to help others. Traveling between communities, she used medicine, arts, and crafts to aid others who struggled with their own addictions.
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|After recovering from a joywire addiction, NAME adopted a non-violent way of life and vowed to help others. Traveling between communities, THEY used medicine, arts, and crafts to aid others who struggled with their own addictions.
 
| Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|3}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}{{br}}
 
| Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|3}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}{{br}}
 
|N/A
 
|N/A
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! House servant{{br}}(Servant)
 
! House servant{{br}}(Servant)
| Early in HIS adulthood, NAME was kidnapped and sold to wealthy aristocrats as a domestic servant.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP got to know the kitchens and basements of HIS master's mansion well, but never did any work outside.
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| Early in THEIR adulthood, NAME was kidnapped and sold to wealthy aristocrats as a domestic servant.{{br}}{{br}}THEY got to know the kitchens and basements of THEIR master's mansion well, but never did any work outside.
 
| Cooking {{+|4}}{{br}}Growing {{--|3}}{{br}}Mining {{--|3}}
 
| Cooking {{+|4}}{{br}}Growing {{--|3}}{{br}}Mining {{--|3}}
 
| Intellectual
 
| Intellectual
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! 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.
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| NAME found work on a midworld, protecting whoever paid THEM from harm. THEY gained proficiency in many different combat forms, and was known for THEIR ruthlessness against those who crossed THEM.
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}
 
| Social
 
| Social
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! 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.
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| NAME lived on a glitterworld, penning wildly successful novels. THEY lived a carefree lifestyle, spending THEIR days writing and THEIR nights partying...and never did a day's manual labour in THEIR life.
 
| Construction {{--|5}}{{br}}Mining {{--|5}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|8}}
 
| Construction {{--|5}}{{br}}Mining {{--|5}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|8}}
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Social
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Social
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! Mathematician{{br}}(Math prof)
 
! Mathematician{{br}}(Math prof)
| NAME did mathematical research at a university.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP spent much of HIS spare time immersed in shooting simulations, though HECAP was frequently ridiculed by other players for HIS terrible aim.
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| NAME did mathematical research at a university.{{br}}{{br}}THEY spent much of THEIR spare time immersed in shooting simulations, though THEY [were] frequently ridiculed by other players for THEIR terrible aim.
 
| Shooting {{--|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|8}}
 
| Shooting {{--|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|8}}
 
| Dumb labor
 
| Dumb labor
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! 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.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP treated so many gunshot wounds over the years that even seeing a gun made HIM uncomfortable.
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| NAME's job was to respond rapidly to medical emergencies. THEY [are] used to dealing with severe injuries with only limited medical supplies.{{br}}{{br}}THEY treated so many gunshot wounds over the years that even seeing a gun made THEM uncomfortable.
 
| Shooting {{--|5}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|6}}
 
| Shooting {{--|5}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|6}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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! 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.{{br}}{{br}}HISCAP survival skills became razor-sharp, but spending so long alone severely dampened HIS conversatial abilities.
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| NAME was the only survivor of a ship crash on an unhabited animal world. For many years until THEIR rescue THEY scrounged an existence out of whatever THEY could find.{{br}}{{br}}THEIR survival skills became razor-sharp, but spending so long alone severely dampened THEIR conversational abilities.
 
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}{{br}}Animals {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|4}}
 
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}{{br}}Animals {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|4}}
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Social{{br}}Artistic
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Social{{br}}Artistic
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! Mafia Boss{{br}}(Boss)
 
! Mafia Boss{{br}}(Boss)
| NAME was a high-ranking member of an urbworld crime syndicate.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP bribed officials, maintained the loyalty of HIS subordinates, and extracted overdue payments - by any means necessary.
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| NAME was a high-ranking member of an urbworld crime syndicate.{{br}}{{br}}THEY bribed officials, maintained the loyalty of THEIR subordinates, and extracted overdue payments - by any means necessary.
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Caring{{br}}Cooking
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Caring{{br}}Cooking
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! Construction engineer{{br}}(Builder)
 
! Construction engineer{{br}}(Builder)
| NAME was a construction worker on a midworld. HECAP lead a team which built everything from office blocks to cathedrals.{{br}}{{br}}HISCAP busy job and numerous nearby fast-food outlets meant HE never cooked for HIMself.
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| NAME was a construction worker on a midworld. THEY lead a team which built everything from office blocks to cathedrals.{{br}}{{br}}THEIR busy job and numerous nearby fast-food outlets meant THEY never cooked for THEMself.
 
| Construction {{+|8}}{{br}}Growing {{--|3}}
 
| Construction {{+|8}}{{br}}Growing {{--|3}}
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Cooking
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Cooking
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! 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.
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| As a smith on a medieval world, NAME gained a reputation for the high quality of THEIR work. THEY [weren't] bad at using the swords THEY forged either.
 
| Shooting {{--|5}}{{br}}Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|6}}
 
| Shooting {{--|5}}{{br}}Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|6}}
 
| Intellectual
 
| Intellectual
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! Charity worker{{br}}(Altruist)
 
! Charity worker{{br}}(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.{{br}}''Note: Prevents Psychopath [[Traits|trait]].''
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| 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. THEY spent THEIR working life appealing for donations and supporting those in need.{{br}}''Note: Prevents Psychopath [[Traits|trait]].''
 
| Social {{+|6}}{{br}}Mining {{--|3}}
 
| Social {{+|6}}{{br}}Mining {{--|3}}
 
| Violent
 
| Violent
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! 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.{{br}}{{br}}HE spent years on the run, treating HIS own wounds so no doctor could betray HIM. The ordeal made HIM bitter and untrusting.
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| Early in THEIR adulthood, NAME decided to leave the oppressive dictatorship where THEY lived. THEIR defection was not well-received, and agents were sent out after THEM.{{br}}{{br}}THEY spent years on the run, treating THEIR own wounds so no doctor could betray THEM. The ordeal made THEM bitter and untrusting.
 
| Shooting {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|3}}
 
| Shooting {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|3}}
 
| Artistic
 
| Artistic
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! Factory worker{{br}}(Worker)
 
! Factory worker{{br}}(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.
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| NAME did menial, unskilled work in an industrial-era factory. THEIR job also included caring for the mules and horses which transported goods around the city.
 
| Animals {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|2}}
 
| Animals {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|2}}
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Artistic{{br}}Cooking
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Artistic{{br}}Cooking
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! Ranch owner{{br}}(Rancher)
 
! Ranch owner{{br}}(Rancher)
| NAME owned and operated a successful ranch where HE raised animals for meat and wool.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP refused to do any dumb labour HE could pay someone else to do for HIM.
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| NAME owned and operated a successful ranch where THEY raised animals for meat and wool.{{br}}{{br}}THEY refused to do any dumb labour THEY could pay someone else to do for THEM.
 
| Animals {{+|8}}{{br}}Cooking {{--|4}}{{br}}Mining {{--|4}}
 
| Animals {{+|8}}{{br}}Cooking {{--|4}}{{br}}Mining {{--|4}}
 
| Dumb labor
 
| Dumb labor
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! Low-wage worker{{br}}(Grunt)
 
! Low-wage worker{{br}}(Grunt)
| NAME worked a variety of casual jobs to support HIS family, gaining a set of basic hands-on skills.
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| NAME worked a variety of casual jobs to support THEIR family, gaining a set of basic hands-on skills.
 
| Cooking {{+|4}}{{br}}Growing {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}
 
| Cooking {{+|4}}{{br}}Growing {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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! 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.
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| NAME travelled between star systems, studying and classifying the plant and animal life THEY found in the hopes of creating a complete catalogue.
 
| Animals {{+|5}}{{br}}Growing {{+|5}}
 
| Animals {{+|5}}{{br}}Growing {{+|5}}
 
| Violent
 
| Violent
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! Geologist
 
! Geologist
| NAME worked with miners and cave-diggers, identifying rock types and natural formations.{{br}}{{br}}During HIS years underground HE also gained experience repairing drilling machines and other technical equipment.
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| NAME worked with miners and cave-diggers, identifying rock types and natural formations.{{br}}{{br}}During THEIR years underground THEY also gained experience repairing drilling machines and other technical equipment.
 
| Mining {{+|8}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}
 
| Mining {{+|8}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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! Pit brawler
 
! Pit brawler
| NAME was nine years old when HE got in HIS first fight. HECAP won, but more important was the enjoyment of HIS audience. Pit fighting turned out to be a lucrative career for those who could survive it. And it was even mostly legal.{{br}}''Note: Prevents Brawler [[Traits|trait]].''
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| NAME was nine years old when THEY got in THEIR first fight. THEY won, but more important was the enjoyment of THEIR audience. Pit fighting turned out to be a lucrative career for those who could survive it. And it was even mostly legal.{{br}}''Note: Prevents Brawler [[Traits|trait]].''
 
| Melee {{+|8}}
 
| Melee {{+|8}}
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Caring
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Caring
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! Courtesean
 
! Courtesean
| NAME was used for HIS body by hundreds of customers in brothels on several planets. HECAP gained some mental marks and a special kind of street smarts.{{br}}''Note: Automatically grants the beautiful [[Traits | trait]]''
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| NAME was used for THEIR body by hundreds of customers in brothels on several planets. THEY gained some mental marks and a special kind of street smarts.{{br}}''Note: Automatically grants the beautiful [[Traits | trait]]''
 
| Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Melee {{+|3}}
 
| Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Melee {{+|3}}
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor
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! Space marine{{br}}(Marine)
 
! Space marine{{br}}(Marine)
| NAME was a warrior in an Imperial navy. HISCAP job was to punch into enemy starships, gun down the crew, and capture the ship intact. And HE was good at it.
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| NAME was a warrior in an Imperial navy. THEIR job was to punch into enemy starships, gun down the crew, and capture the ship intact. And THEY [were] good at it.
 
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Shooting {{+|7}}
 
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Shooting {{+|7}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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! Assassin
 
! Assassin
| NAME was a professional assassin. HECAP was cold, calculating, and made a good profit. In this business, an utter lack of empathy was an asset.
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| NAME was a professional assassin. THEY [were] cold, calculating, and made a good profit. In this business, an utter lack of empathy was an asset.
 
| Melee {{+|10}}{{br}}Shooting {{+|10}}{{br}}Mining {{--|2}}{{br}}Growing {{--|2}}{{br}}Construction {{--|2}}
 
| Melee {{+|10}}{{br}}Shooting {{+|10}}{{br}}Mining {{--|2}}{{br}}Growing {{--|2}}{{br}}Construction {{--|2}}
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor{{br}}Social{{br}}Caring
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor{{br}}Social{{br}}Caring
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! 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.
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| NAME traversed the oceans on journeys of exploration, seeking out plant and animal specimens from exotic places, and occasionally fending off pirates. THEY loved the sea so much THEY refused to do all but the barest minimum of work on land, except to sell the treasures THEY collected.
 
| Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Animals {{+|4}}
 
| Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Animals {{+|4}}
 
| Skilled labor
 
| Skilled labor
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! 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.
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| NAME spent most of THEIR life in prisons, where THEY [were] put to work in the kitchens. THEY had a habit of getting into fights, and developed an aggressive way of speaking.
 
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|3}}
 
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|3}}
 
| Social{{br}}Caring
 
| Social{{br}}Caring
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! 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.
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| NAME travelled THEIR homeworld with a company of actors, playing to packed theatres and loving audiences everywhere. THEY [were] a perfectionist, and made THEIR own props and costumes rather than use the ones THEY [were] given.
 
| Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}
 
| Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}
 
| Dumb labor
 
| Dumb labor
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! 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.
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| NAME joined the space navy in an unstable system, fraught with large-scale interplanetary wars. they turned out to have a sharp mind for battle, and became adept at commanding large armies to great effect.
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Research {{+|4}}
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Research {{+|4}}
 
| Social{{br}}Artistic
 
| Social{{br}}Artistic
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! Glitterworld officer{{br}}(Officer)
 
! Glitterworld officer{{br}}(Officer)
| Though glitterworlds are peaceful places, they often remain prepared for war. NAME's unit rarely saw any real action.{{br}}{{br}}Though HE pursued HIS artistic hobbies, HIS subordinates preferred to entertain themselves by brawling, so NAME got good at breaking up fights.
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| Though glitterworlds are peaceful places, they often remain prepared for war. NAME's unit rarely saw any real action.{{br}}{{br}}Though THEY pursued THEIR artistic hobbies, THEIR subordinates preferred to entertain themselves by brawling, so NAME got good at breaking up fights.
 
| Melee {{+|6}}{{br}}Artistic{{+|4}}
 
| Melee {{+|6}}{{br}}Artistic{{+|4}}
 
| Dumb labor
 
| Dumb labor
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! 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.
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| As the taster for a medieval king, any dish served at the royal table had to be sampled first by NAME. THEY lived a decadent lifestyle at court, getting fat and doing very little work.
 
| Cooking {{+|7}}{{br}}Construction {{--|4}}{{br}}Crafting {{--|4}}
 
| Cooking {{+|7}}{{br}}Construction {{--|4}}{{br}}Crafting {{--|4}}
 
| Dumb labor
 
| Dumb labor
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! Biosphere manager{{br}}(Botanist)
 
! Biosphere manager{{br}}(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.
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| NAME lived on a peaceful glitterworld where all menial work was done by robots and people devoted themselves to leisure. THEY managed the plant and animal life of a sprawling park, where citizens came to admire the natural beauty.
 
| Shooting {{--|4}}{{br}}Animals {{+|6}}{{br}}Growing {{+|6}}
 
| Shooting {{--|4}}{{br}}Animals {{+|6}}{{br}}Growing {{+|6}}
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Crafting{{br}}Cooking
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Crafting{{br}}Cooking
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! Veterinarian{{br}}(Vet)
 
! Veterinarian{{br}}(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.
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| NAME treated sick and injured animals for a living. Seeing their suffering affected THEIR stance on the practice of eating meat, and for many years THEY lived as a vegetarian, rejecting the meat-loving culinary tradition of THEIR homeworld.
 
| Animals {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|4}}{{br}}Cooking {{--|4}}
 
| Animals {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|4}}{{br}}Cooking {{--|4}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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! Explosives expert{{br}}(Blaster)
 
! Explosives expert{{br}}(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.
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| NAME was an explosive engineer employed in mines. THEY took THEIR job very seriously and [were] well-versed in the technicalities - so much so that THRY refused to demean THEMself by helping with the clean-up once THEIR carefully-calculated explosion was complete.
 
| Mining {{+|5}}{{br}}Research {{+|5}}
 
| Mining {{+|5}}{{br}}Research {{+|5}}
 
| Dumb labor
 
| Dumb labor
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|-
 
! Counsellor{{br}}(Counsellor)
 
! Counsellor{{br}}(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.
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| A terrifying trauma when NAME was a young adult caused THEM to develop a serious eating disorder. With counselling THEY learned to have a healthier relationship with food, and decided to put THEIR new skills to use helping others overcome their emotional problems.
 
| Social {{+|9}}
 
| Social {{+|9}}
 
| Scary{{br}}Cooking
 
| Scary{{br}}Cooking
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|-
 
! 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.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP travelled HIS homeworld, judging the young people HE met to determine if they might be suitable for training.
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| 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.{{br}}{{br}}THEY travelled THEIR homeworld, judging the young people THEY met to determine if they might be suitable for training.
 
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{+|5}}
 
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{+|5}}
 
| Caring
 
| Caring
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|-
 
! Psychiatric patient{{br}}(Patient)
 
! Psychiatric patient{{br}}(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.{{br}}{{br}}Though HE eventually recovered and was released, HIS experience dampened many of HIS basic life skills.
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| NAME spent most of THEIR adult life in an insane asylum. THEIR industrial homeworld had a poor understanding of mental illness, and THEY [were] treated more like an animal than a person.{{br}}{{br}}Though THEY eventually recovered and was released, THEIR experience dampened many of THEIR basic life skills.
 
| Cooking {{--|2}}{{br}}Crafting {{--|2}}
 
| Cooking {{--|2}}{{br}}Crafting {{--|2}}
 
| Social{{br}}Caring{{br}}Scary{{br}}Cooking
 
| Social{{br}}Caring{{br}}Scary{{br}}Cooking
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|-
 
! Drifter{{br}}(Drifter)
 
! Drifter{{br}}(Drifter)
| NAME never figured out what to do with HIS life. HECAP travelled often, taking up casual work wherever HE found it.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP 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.
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| NAME never figured out what to do with THEIR life. THEY travelled often, taking up casual work wherever THEY found it.{{br}}{{br}}THEY also occasionally worked on a novel that THEY knew would be a bestseller - just as soon as THEY could find a publisher who was interested.
 
| Cooking {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Artistic {{--|4}}
 
| Cooking {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Artistic {{--|4}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! VR designer{{br}}(Game dev)
 
! VR designer{{br}}(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.
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| NAME designed virtual reality simulations for glitterworld citizens. THEY paid great attention to the details of THEIR worlds, including learning all THEY could about plant life to make THEIR landscapes more realistic.
 
| Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Growing {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|5}}
 
| Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Growing {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|5}}
 
| Dumb labor
 
| Dumb labor
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|-
 
! Human computer{{br}}(Computer)
 
! Human computer{{br}}(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.
+
| NAME turned out to have an excellent memory and a gift for performing complex calculations in THEIR head. A midworld dictator decided to employ NAME to keep track of THEIR state's finances and expenditure, since electrical computers were too susceptible to hacking.
 
| Shooting {{+|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|7}}
 
| Shooting {{+|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|7}}
 
| Artistic
 
| Artistic
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|-
 
|-
 
! 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.
+
| NAME designed and constructed buildings. On THEIR glitterworld home, most of the technical aspects of architecture were handled by an AI. This enabled THEM to push the artistic limits of the craft, but also meant THEY never had to get THEIR hands dirty at building sites.
 
| Construction {{+|5}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|7}}{{br}}Crafting {{--|3}}
 
| Construction {{+|5}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|7}}{{br}}Crafting {{--|3}}
 
| Dumb labor
 
| Dumb labor
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|-
 
! 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.
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| NAME started off sculpting person-sized chunks of stone, but THEY soon began to think bigger. With the help of mining robots, THEY learned how to carve huge monuments out of cliffsides. Soon the nature parks of the glitterworld where THEY lived were full of giant rock figures.
 
| Growing {{--|4}}{{br}}Mining {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|8}}
 
| Growing {{--|4}}{{br}}Mining {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|8}}
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Crafting{{br}}Cooking
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Crafting{{br}}Cooking
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|-
 
! Machine collector{{br}}(Collector)
 
! Machine collector{{br}}(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.{{br}}{{br}}HE had a habit of talking about HIS collection long after people around HIM had stopped listening.
+
| NAME was obsessed with old machines and arcane pieces of technology. THEY obtained them wherever THEY could, and loved taking them apart to see how they worked.{{br}}{{br}}THEY had a habit of talking about THEIR collection long after people around THEM had stopped listening.
 
| Social {{--|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|6}}{{br}}Research {{+|6}}
 
| Social {{--|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|6}}{{br}}Research {{+|6}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! 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.
+
| NAME was the law enforcer in an isolated industrial town. THEY [were] known for having an arrogant attitude and a mean streak. THEY refused to lift so much as a finger unless it was for money, alcohol, or revenge.
 
| Shooting {{+|8}}{{br}}Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}
 
| Shooting {{+|8}}{{br}}Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor{{br}}Social{{br}}Caring
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor{{br}}Social{{br}}Caring
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|-
 
! Medieval lord{{br}}(Noble)
 
! Medieval lord{{br}}(Noble)
| NAME was a lord on a preindustrial planet. HECAP went to parties, managed the underlings, and even learned some swordplay.{{br}}{{br}}HISCAP soft hands did not hold a work tool during that entire time. HECAP considers manual labor to be beneath HIM.
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| NAME was a lord on a preindustrial planet. THEY went to parties, managed the underlings, and even learned some swordplay.{{br}}{{br}}THEIR soft hands did not hold a work tool during that entire time. THEY [consider] manual labor to be beneath THEM.
 
| Social {{+|7}}{{br}}Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Shooting {{+|5}}{{br}}Construction {{--|5}}{{br}}Growing {{--|5}}{{br}}Mining {{--|5}}
 
| Social {{+|7}}{{br}}Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Shooting {{+|5}}{{br}}Construction {{--|5}}{{br}}Growing {{--|5}}{{br}}Mining {{--|5}}
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor
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|-
 
! Urbworld entrepreneur{{br}}(Entrepreneur)
 
! Urbworld entrepreneur{{br}}(Entrepreneur)
| In the urbworlds, most suffer. But someone has to run the corporations.{{br}}{{br}}NAME learned the skills of the trade - greasing palms and technical analysis. HECAP is a sociointellectual machine.
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| In the urbworlds, most suffer. But someone has to run the corporations.{{br}}{{br}}NAME learned the skills of the trade - greasing palms and technical analysis. THEY [are] a sociointellectual machine.
 
| Social {{+|6}}{{br}}Research {{+|3}}
 
| Social {{+|6}}{{br}}Research {{+|3}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Deep space miner{{br}}(Miner)
 
! Deep space miner{{br}}(Miner)
| NAME did the sweaty, grimy work of pulling metal out of asteroids on a deep space rig. HECAP used HIS hands-on industrial skills daily - and wasn't bad in a bar fight either.
+
| NAME did the sweaty, grimy work of pulling metal out of asteroids on a deep space rig. THEY used THEIR hands-on industrial skills daily - and wasn't bad in a bar fight either.
 
| Mining {{+|7}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}
 
| Mining {{+|7}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Military commissar{{br}}(Commissar)
 
! Military commissar{{br}}(Commissar)
| NAME was an internal spymaster in an Imperial army battalion. HECAP made sure that the men were loyal, and did not fall back unless ordered. This made HIM unpopular, but HE gained great skill at detecting the slightest dishonesty.
+
| NAME was an internal spymaster in an Imperial army battalion. THEY made sure that the men were loyal, and did not fall back unless ordered. This made THEM unpopular, but THEY gained great skill at detecting the slightest dishonesty.
 
| Shooting {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|6}}
 
| Shooting {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|6}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Healer
 
! Healer
| After HIS tribe's elder healer was killed in a raid, NAME took on the role. HECAP spent HIS days scrounging up herbs and mineral compounds from the nearby area to use in surprisingly effective remedies.
+
| After THEIR tribe's elder healer was killed in a raid, NAME took on the role. THEY spent THEIR days scrounging up herbs and mineral compounds from the nearby area to use in surprisingly effective remedies.
 
| Medicine {{+|4}}{{br}}Growing {{+|3}}
 
| Medicine {{+|4}}{{br}}Growing {{+|3}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Scout
 
! Scout
| Since HIS tribe has made contact with local outlanders, NAME has contracted HIS services out as a guide to the local area. Frequent contact with ancient relics has made HIM fairly comfortable with the old technology.
+
| Since THEIR tribe has made contact with local outlanders, NAME has contracted THEIR services out as a guide to the local area. Frequent contact with ancient relics has made THEM fairly comfortable with the old technology.
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Research {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|2}}
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Research {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Digger
 
! Digger
| NAME and HIS tribe carved their home deep into the side of a mountain. NAME feels most at home picking through rock and shoring up cave walls.
+
| NAME and THEIR tribe carved their home deep into the side of a mountain. NAME feels most at home picking through rock and shoring up cave walls.
 
| Mining {{+|5}}{{br}}Construction {{+|2}}
 
| Mining {{+|5}}{{br}}Construction {{+|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Muffalo shaman{{br}}(Shaman)
 
! Muffalo shaman{{br}}(Shaman)
| Because of HIS quiet wisdom and great strength, NAME became the spiritual leader for a nomadic tribe that followed the herds of roaming muffalo.
+
| Because of THEIR quiet wisdom and great strength, NAME became the spiritual leader for a nomadic tribe that followed the herds of roaming muffalo.
 
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{+|2}}
 
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{+|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Lore keeper{{br}}(Keeper)
 
! Lore keeper{{br}}(Keeper)
| NAME was one of a long line of lore keepers in HIS tribe. Every night around the fire, HECAP would pass on ancient knowledge and helpful wisdom through stories.
+
| NAME was one of a long line of lore keepers in THEIR tribe. Every night around the fire, THEY would pass on ancient knowledge and helpful wisdom through stories.
 
| Research {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|3}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|2}}
 
| Research {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|3}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Weaver
 
! Weaver
| NAME was an expert at working muffalo wool, plant fibres and natural dyes into beautiful clothing for HIS kin. HISCAP beautiful handicrafts were traded frequently between local tribes.
+
| NAME was an expert at working muffalo wool, plant fibres and natural dyes into beautiful clothing for THEIR kin. THEIR beautiful handicrafts were traded frequently between local tribes.
 
| Crafting {{+|5}}{{br}}Growing {{+|2}}
 
| Crafting {{+|5}}{{br}}Growing {{+|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
|-
 
! Warrior
 
! Warrior
| NAME was a fearsome warrior, proficient with many weapons. HECAP participated in many battles.
+
| NAME was a fearsome warrior, proficient with many weapons. THEY participated in many battles.
 
| Melee {{+|6}}{{br}}Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{--|2}}
 
| Melee {{+|6}}{{br}}Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{--|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-  
 
|-  
 
! Hiveworld drone{{br}}(drone)
 
! Hiveworld drone{{br}}(drone)
| NAME worked as a mindless construction drone in a massive hiveworld civilization. Though HE is now freed from the brutal social experiments to which HE was subjected, HE remains incapable of creative thought and leadership.
+
| NAME worked as a mindless construction drone in a massive hiveworld civilization. Though THEY [are] now freed from the brutal social experiments to which THEY [were] subjected, THEY [remain] incapable of creative thought and leadership.
 
| Construction {{+|5}}{{br}}Mining {{+|4}}{{br}}Social {{--|2}}
 
| Construction {{+|5}}{{br}}Mining {{+|4}}{{br}}Social {{--|2}}
 
| Artistic{{br}}Intellectual
 
| Artistic{{br}}Intellectual
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|-
 
|-
 
! Evangelist
 
! Evangelist
| On HIS 21st birthday, NAME experienced a religious awakening. HECAP decided to spend the rest of HIS life spreading the word of HIS deity, the beauty of its culture, and its unusual medical tradition.
+
| On THEIR 21st birthday, NAME experienced a religious awakening. THEY decided to spend the rest of THEIR life spreading the word of THEIR deity, the beauty of its culture, and its unusual medical tradition.
 
| Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{--|3}}
 
| Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{--|3}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
|-
 
! Tunnelworld illuminator{{br}}(Illuminator)
 
! Tunnelworld illuminator{{br}}(Illuminator)
| Among tunnel-dwellers, those with vision as strong as NAME's are revered as sages. HECAP would lead the way, marking spots to dig with bioluminescent fungus and warning others of impending danger.
+
| Among tunnel-dwellers, those with vision as strong as NAME's are revered as sages. THEY would lead the way, marking spots to dig with bioluminescent fungus and warning others of impending danger.
 
| Mining {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|2}}
 
| Mining {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
|-
 
! Herbalist
 
! Herbalist
| NAME lived in the forest near a village. Though many of the villagers feared HIM, sick villagers would come to HIM to purchase salves and poultices made from the herbs HE grew in HIS garden. HECAP was happy to help them -- for a price.
+
| NAME lived in the forest near a village. Though many of the villagers feared THEM, sick villagers would come to THEM to purchase salves and poultices made from the herbs THEY grew in THEIR garden. THEY [were] happy to help them -- for a price.
 
| Social {{--|2}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|4}}{{br}}Growing {{+|4}}
 
| Social {{--|2}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|4}}{{br}}Growing {{+|4}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
|-
 
! Civil servant{{br}}(Clerk)
 
! Civil servant{{br}}(Clerk)
| NAME worked as a low-ranking administrator for a moribund government bureaucracy. HECAP is most at home filling out complicated paperwork and playing office politics.
+
| NAME worked as a low-ranking administrator for a moribund government bureaucracy. THEY [are] most at home filling out complicated paperwork and playing office politics.
 
| Social {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{--|2}}{{br}}Research {{+|3}}
 
| Social {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{--|2}}{{br}}Research {{+|3}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
|-
 
! Ascetic priest{{br}}(Priest)
 
! Ascetic priest{{br}}(Priest)
| After taking a vow of silence, NAME joined a monastery on a peaceful backwater planet to spend HIS days in quiet contemplation.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP found happiness growing vegetables in the garden and making cheese in the monastery cellars.
+
| After taking a vow of silence, NAME joined a monastery on a peaceful backwater planet to spend THEIR days in quiet contemplation.{{br}}{{br}}THEY found happiness growing vegetables in the garden and making cheese in the monastery cellars.
 
| Growing {{+|3}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|2}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|2}}
 
| Growing {{+|3}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|2}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|2}}
 
| Violent{{br}}Social
 
| Violent{{br}}Social
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|-
 
|-
 
! Escaped convict{{br}}(Escapee)
 
! Escaped convict{{br}}(Escapee)
| NAME denies involvement in the crimes that brought about HIS incarceration in a brutal penal colony. HECAP escaped by tunnelling beneath the perimeter using modified cutlery.
+
| NAME denies involvement in the crimes that brought about THEIR incarceration in a brutal penal colony. THEY escaped by tunnelling beneath the perimeter using modified cutlery.
 
| Mining {{+|4}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|2}}
 
| Mining {{+|4}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|2}}
 
| Caring
 
| Caring
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|-
 
|-
 
! Con artist
 
! Con artist
| NAME never created anything in HIS life. HECAP did, however, prove to be a natural at getting others to give HIM what they had created.
+
| NAME never created anything in THEIR life. THEY did, however, prove to be a natural at getting others to give THEM what they had created.
 
| Social {{+|10}}
 
| Social {{+|10}}
 
| Violent
 
| Violent
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|-
 
! Hermit
 
! Hermit
| Worn out by the pressures of social interaction, NAME left HIS crowded midworld city to live a simple life in the wilderness. There, HE spent HIS days alone, tending HIS garden and crafting the simple tools HE needed to survive.
+
| Worn out by the pressures of social interaction, NAME left THEIR crowded midworld city to live a simple life in the wilderness. There, THEY spent THEIR days alone, tending THEIR garden and crafting the simple tools THEY needed to survive.
 
| Growing {{+|4}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|1}}
 
| Growing {{+|4}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|1}}
 
| Social
 
| Social
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|-
 
! Midworld chef{{br}}(Chef)
 
! Midworld chef{{br}}(Chef)
| NAME ran a high-class midworld restaurant. HECAP was famous among patrons for HIS creative culinary specialties, and infamous among kitchen workers for HIS casual disdain for grunt work.
+
| NAME ran a high-class midworld restaurant. THEY [were] famous among patrons for THEIR creative culinary specialties, and infamous among kitchen workers for THEIR casual disdain for grunt work.
 
| Social {{+|2}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|6}}
 
| Social {{+|2}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|6}}
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Cleaning
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Cleaning
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|-
 
|-
 
! Medieval minstrel{{br}}(Minstrel)
 
! Medieval minstrel{{br}}(Minstrel)
| NAME was a traveling entertainer on a medieval world.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP could always be found telling stories or singing songs, and is capable of protecting HIMself from the dangers of the road. However, HECAP was always conspicuously absent whenever there was hard labour to be done.
+
| NAME was a traveling entertainer on a medieval world.{{br}}{{br}}THEY could always be found telling stories or singing songs, and is capable of protecting THEMself from the dangers of the road. However, THEY was always conspicuously absent whenever there was hard labour to be done.
 
| Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|3}}
 
| Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|3}}
 
| Skilled labor{{br}}Hauling
 
| Skilled labor{{br}}Hauling
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|-
 
|-
 
! Housemate{{br}}(Housemate)
 
! Housemate{{br}}(Housemate)
| As an adult, NAME kept house and cared for children while HIS spouse worked.
+
| As an adult, NAME kept house and cared for children while THEIR spouse worked.
 
| Medicine {{+|3}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|2}}
 
| Medicine {{+|3}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Glitterworld empath{{br}}(Empath)
 
! Glitterworld empath{{br}}(Empath)
| NAME had an amazing ability to relate to others and mediate conflict. HECAP was selected to train as an empath. The training intensified HIS natural abilities, but HE became unable to harm others.
+
| NAME had an amazing ability to relate to others and mediate conflict. THEY [were] selected to train as an empath. The training intensified THEIR natural abilities, but THEY became unable to harm others.
 
| Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|2}}
 
| Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|2}}
 
| Violent
 
| Violent
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|-
 
|-
 
! Medieval doctor{{br}}(Quack)
 
! Medieval doctor{{br}}(Quack)
| NAME worked as a doctor on a medieval planet. HECAP firmly believes that most ailments can be cured with a little bloodletting.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP was also a master anaesthetist, developing a specialty technique that involved a heavy blow to the head.
+
| NAME worked as a doctor on a medieval planet. THEY firmly [believe] that most ailments can be cured with a little bloodletting.{{br}}{{br}}THEY [were] also a master anaesthetist, developing a specialty technique that involved a heavy blow to the head.
 
| Melee {{+|6}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|1}}
 
| Melee {{+|6}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|1}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
|-
 
! Inventor{{br}}(Inventor)
 
! Inventor{{br}}(Inventor)
| On HIS homeworld, NAME worked as a moderately successful inventor. HECAP developed several minor technologies.
+
| On THEIR homeworld, NAME worked as a moderately successful inventor. THEY developed several minor technologies.
 
| Crafting {{+|5}}{{br}}Research {{+|2}}
 
| Crafting {{+|5}}{{br}}Research {{+|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
|-
 
! Teacher
 
! Teacher
| NAME was educated in the liberal arts and taught at a public school. HECAP was widely knowledgeable and well-liked by HIS students.
+
| NAME was educated in the liberal arts and taught at a public school. THEY [were] widely knowledgeable and well-liked by THEIR students.
 
| Research {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}
 
| Research {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
|-
 
! Joywire artist{{br}}(Joywirer)
 
! Joywire artist{{br}}(Joywirer)
| NAME worked in an urbworld lab developing cutting-edge joywire software to maximize user pleasure.{{br}}{{br}}When the local government imposed harsh restrictions on joywire manufacturing, HE began selling HIS products on the black market.
+
| NAME worked in an urbworld lab developing cutting-edge joywire software to maximize user pleasure.{{br}}{{br}}When the local government imposed harsh restrictions on joywire manufacturing, THEY began selling THEIR products on the black market.
 
| Artistic {{+|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|2}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|2}}
 
| Artistic {{+|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|2}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|2}}
 
| Dumb labor
 
| Dumb labor
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|-
 
|-
 
! Conceptual artist{{br}}(Artist)
 
! Conceptual artist{{br}}(Artist)
| NAME was well-known in art circles on HIS home world for HIS unique and creative conceptual artworks.{{br}}{{br}}Nobody was sure exactly what HE was trying to communicate, but HIS pieces were highly valued by collectors.
+
| NAME was well-known in art circles on THEIR home world for THEIR unique and creative conceptual artworks.{{br}}{{br}}Nobody was sure exactly what THEY [were] trying to communicate, but THEIR pieces were highly valued by collectors.
 
| Artistic {{+|8}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|1}}
 
| Artistic {{+|8}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|1}}
 
| Social{{br}}Caring{{br}}Hauling
 
| Social{{br}}Caring{{br}}Hauling
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|-
 
|-
 
! Glitterworld surgeon{{br}}(Surgeon)
 
! Glitterworld surgeon{{br}}(Surgeon)
| NAME worked as a surgeon on a world mostly free of disease and human suffering.{{br}}{{br}}HISCAP job mostly involved elaborate and creative cosmetic surgeries. HECAP has a good understanding of human biology, but never had to remove a cancer -- or a bullet.
+
| NAME worked as a surgeon on a world mostly free of disease and human suffering.{{br}}{{br}}THEIR job mostly involved elaborate and creative cosmetic surgeries. THEY [have] a good understanding of human biology, but never had to remove a cancer -- or a bullet.
 
| Social {{+|1}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|3}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|5}}
 
| Social {{+|1}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|3}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|5}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
|-
 
! Luddite rebel{{br}}(Luddite)
 
! Luddite rebel{{br}}(Luddite)
| When the majority of people on HIS world chose to give up their individuality and biological humanity to join together in an online hivemind, NAME joined a rebel faction that chose to forsake most technology.
+
| When the majority of people on THEIR world chose to give up their individuality and biological humanity to join together in an online hivemind, NAME joined a rebel faction that chose to forsake most technology.
 
| Melee {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Mining {{+|2}}
 
| Melee {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Mining {{+|2}}
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Crafting
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Crafting
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! Genetic engineer
 
! Genetic engineer
| NAME carried out his first genetic experiments on farm animals. He soon grew to become quite skilled in all forms of genetic engineering. A horrifying lab accident left him with a mortal fear of rodents.
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| NAME carried out his first genetic experiments on farm animals. He soon grew to become quite skilled in all forms of genetic engineering. A horrifying lab accident left THEM with a mortal fear of rodents.
 
| Medicine {{+|2}}{{br}}Growing {{+|1}}{{br}}Research {{+|6}}
 
| Medicine {{+|2}}{{br}}Growing {{+|1}}{{br}}Research {{+|6}}
 
| Hunting
 
| Hunting
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|-
 
! Shaman of Shadows{{br}}(Shaman)
 
! Shaman of Shadows{{br}}(Shaman)
| When the monsters of fire came from the sky, NAME was called upon by his tribe to guide them into battle.{{br}}{{br}}NAME made use of medicine and rituals to inspire and lead the warriors of many tribes against the invaders. The pirates were forced to retread without capturing a single slave.{{br}}''Note: comes with "accursed child" as [[List of childhood backstories|childhood backstory]].''
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| When the monsters of fire came from the sky, NAME was called upon by THEIR tribe to guide them into battle.{{br}}{{br}}NAME made use of medicine and rituals to inspire and lead the warriors of many tribes against the invaders. The pirates were forced to retreat without capturing a single slave.{{br}}''Note: comes with "accursed child" as [[List of childhood backstories|childhood backstory]].''
 
| Social {{+|6}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|4}}{{br}}Construction {{--|2}}{{br}}Growing {{+|2}}{{br}}Research {{+|2}}
 
| Social {{+|6}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|4}}{{br}}Construction {{--|2}}{{br}}Growing {{+|2}}{{br}}Research {{+|2}}
 
| Hunting
 
| Hunting
 
| {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{check}}
 
| {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{check}}
 
|-
 
|-
! Serial murderer
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! Serial murdererT
| NAME started to enjoy killing people, so HE did more often and perfected HIS methods. HE lurked in the darkest streets, stalking prey for hours.{{br}}{{br}}HE enjoyed making artworks of HIS victims, and was known for leaving HIS signature on the bodies of those HE killed.
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| NAME started to enjoy killing people, so THEY did more often and perfected THEIR methods. THEY lurked in the darkest streets, stalking prey for hours.{{br}}{{br}}THEY enjoyed making artworks of THEIR victims, and [were] known for leaving THEIR signature on the bodies of those THEY killed.
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|4}}
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|4}}
 
| Animals
 
| Animals
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|-
 
! Galactic sightseer{{br}}(Sightseer)
 
! Galactic sightseer{{br}}(Sightseer)
| NAME traveled the stars. HE could barely scrape together travel costs doing odd-jobs on stations, but it was all worth it. Seeing the wonders of the galaxy was where HE found his calling.{{br}}{{br}}HE loved camping on exotic worlds and learning the patterns of strange wildlife. The wonders of the universe inspired HIM like nothing else could.
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| NAME traveled the stars. THEY could barely scrape together travel costs doing odd-jobs on stations, but it was all worth it. Seeing the wonders of the galaxy was where THEY found THEIR calling.{{br}}{{br}}THEY loved camping on exotic worlds and learning the patterns of strange wildlife. The wonders of the universe inspired THEM like nothing else could.
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|2}}{{br}}Growing {{+|2}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|2}}
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|2}}{{br}}Growing {{+|2}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|2}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Chief engineer{{br}}(Engineer)
 
! Chief engineer{{br}}(Engineer)
| As chief engineer on board a large spaceship, NAME was an expert in all things fiddly and complex.{{br}}{{br}}HE relied on other members of the crew for some of the basic necessities of life. HE and HIS ship eventually disappeared into a longsleep voyage of exploration.
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| As chief engineer on board a large spaceship, NAME was an expert in all things fiddly and complex.{{br}}{{br}}THEY relied on other members of the crew for some of the basic necessities of life. THEY and THEIR ship eventually disappeared into a longsleep voyage of exploration.
 
| Social {{--|2}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Mining {{+|2}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|3}}
 
| Social {{--|2}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Mining {{+|2}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|3}}
 
| Animals
 
| Animals
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|-
 
! Alcoholic trucker{{br}}(Alcoholic)
 
! Alcoholic trucker{{br}}(Alcoholic)
| NAME was a space trucker working for Arcknight Industries when HE killed HIS wife and daughter in a crash.{{br}}{{br}}HIS body was repaired with an experimental nano-genetic therapy. Now HIS muscles continually regenerate and harden, and every movement tears the tissue anew. HE bears the pain in silence.
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| NAME was a space trucker working for Arcknight Industries when THEY killed THEIR wife and daughter in a crash.{{br}}{{br}}THEIR body was repaired with an experimental nano-genetic therapy. Now THEIR muscles continually regenerate and harden, and every movement tears the tissue anew. THEY [bear] the pain in silence.
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Mining {{+|4}}
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Mining {{+|4}}
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Caring{{br}}Artistic{{br}}Cleaning
 
| Intellectual{{br}}Caring{{br}}Artistic{{br}}Cleaning
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|-
 
! Core world jeweler{{br}}(Jeweler)
 
! Core world jeweler{{br}}(Jeweler)
| After NAME had completed all of HIS surgeries, HE found that HE had a lot of time and energy to dedicate to HIS passion: trinket crafting. HE spent years perfecting HIS art as a jeweler, then left HIS home world to sell HIS wares across the galaxy.
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| After NAME had completed all of THEIR surgeries, THEY found that THEY had a lot of time and energy to dedicate to THEIR passion: trinket crafting. THEY spent years perfecting THEIR art as a jeweler, then left THEIR home world to sell THEIR wares across the galaxy.
 
| Shooting {{--|1}}{{br}}Cooking {{--|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|5}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|7}}
 
| Shooting {{--|1}}{{br}}Cooking {{--|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|5}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|7}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Information broker{{br}}(Broker)
 
! Information broker{{br}}(Broker)
| NAME caught a ship to the next star system and began a life of travel and learning, quickly collecting a massive bank of knowledge from people of all shapes and sizes.{{br}}{{br}}HE learned to sell this knowledge for great profit, and became a powerful broker of information.
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| NAME caught a ship to the next star system and began a life of travel and learning, quickly collecting a massive bank of knowledge from people of all shapes and sizes.{{br}}{{br}}THEY learned to sell this knowledge for great profit, and became a powerful broker of information.
 
| Shooting {{--|1}}{{br}}Melee {{--|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|5}}{{br}}Research {{+|4}}
 
| Shooting {{--|1}}{{br}}Melee {{--|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|5}}{{br}}Research {{+|4}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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! Mercenary chef{{br}}(Mercenary)
 
! Mercenary chef{{br}}(Mercenary)
| Following in HIS family's footsteps, NAME was a soldier for hire.{{br}}{{br}}HE is a naturally gifted sharpshooter. However, HIS real passion is in perfecting a new recipe or dissecting a new gadget.
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| Following in THEIR family's footsteps, NAME was a soldier for hire.{{br}}{{br}}THEY [are] a naturally gifted sharpshooter. However, THEIR real passion is in perfecting a new recipe or dissecting a new gadget.
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|5}}{{br}}Construction {{--|3}}{{br}}Mining {{--|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|5}}
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|5}}{{br}}Construction {{--|3}}{{br}}Mining {{--|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|5}}
 
| Plant work
 
| Plant work
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|-
 
! AI researcher{{br}}(Researcher)
 
! AI researcher{{br}}(Researcher)
| NAME was a renowned researcher in artificial intelligence, robotics, and interactive holography. HIS friendships with the artificial minds he created gave him the confidence to interact with real people, and HE soon excelled at personal communication.
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| NAME was a renowned researcher in artificial intelligence, robotics, and interactive holography. THEIR friendships with the artificial minds he created gave THEM the confidence to interact with real people, and THEY soon excelled at personal communication.
 
| Melee {{--|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Mining {{--|2}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|1}}{{br}}Research {{+|6}}
 
| Melee {{--|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Mining {{--|2}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|1}}{{br}}Research {{+|6}}
 
| Dumb labor
 
| Dumb labor
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|-
 
! Spy{{br}}(Spy)
 
! Spy{{br}}(Spy)
| NAME was trained by HIS government in infiltration and espionage. HE learned to keep a cool head and to talk his way out of tight situations. When talking didn't work, HE was capable of more violent direct action.
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| NAME was trained by THEIR government in infiltration and espionage. THEY learned to keep a cool head and to talk his way out of tight situations. When talking didn't work, THEY [were] capable of more violent direct action.
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|7}}
 
| Shooting {{+|2}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Social {{+|7}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Bounty hunter{{br}}(Hunter)
 
! Bounty hunter{{br}}(Hunter)
| NAME was a bounty hunter on a massive glitterworld. HE worked sensitive assignments for extremely wealthy clients, and was known for quiet execution and total discretion.
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| NAME was a bounty hunter on a massive glitterworld. THEY worked sensitive assignments for extremely wealthy clients, and was known for quiet execution and total discretion.
 
| Shooting {{+|8}}{{br}}Melee {{+|5}}
 
| Shooting {{+|8}}{{br}}Melee {{+|5}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Beast slayer{{br}}(Slayer)
 
! Beast slayer{{br}}(Slayer)
| NAME traveled between planets, following news of animal attacks. HE would camp on the planet for weeks, learning about HIS prey before striking. HE most enjoyed hunting thrumbos.{{br}}{{br}}Preferring to work alone, NAME enjoyed the thrill of the hunt, and the meat from the kill.
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| NAME traveled between planets, following news of animal attacks. THEY would camp on the planet for weeks, learning about THEIR prey before striking. THEY most enjoyed hunting thrumbos.{{br}}{{br}}Preferring to work alone, NAME enjoyed the thrill of the hunt, and the meat from the kill.
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|3}}{{br}}Growing {{+|2}}
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|3}}{{br}}Growing {{+|2}}
 
| Animals
 
| Animals
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|-
 
|-
 
! Pop idol{{br}}(Pop idol)
 
! Pop idol{{br}}(Pop idol)
| NAME performed and did interviews constantly. HE refined HIS skills in dancing and singing, and became a master of social presentation.{{br}}''Note: Automatically grants the beautiful [[Traits | trait]]
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| NAME performed and did interviews constantly. THEY refined THEIR skills in dancing and singing, and became a master of social presentation.{{br}}''Note: Automatically grants the beautiful [[Traits | trait]]
 
| Shooting {{--|4}}{{br}}Melee {{--|4}}{{br}}Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Mining {{--|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|8}}
 
| Shooting {{--|4}}{{br}}Melee {{--|4}}{{br}}Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Mining {{--|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|8}}
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Cleaning{{br}}Hauling{{br}}Plant work{{br}}Mining
 
| Dumb labor{{br}}Cleaning{{br}}Hauling{{br}}Plant work{{br}}Mining
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|-
 
! Criminal surgeon{{br}}(Surgeon)
 
! Criminal surgeon{{br}}(Surgeon)
| Being near many injured fellow criminals, NAME took it upon HIMself to work on them.{{br}}{{br}}Although many people died, HE did get better at using knives.
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| Being near many injured fellow criminals, NAME took it upon THEMself to work on them.{{br}}{{br}}Although many people died, THEY did get better at using knives.
 
| Melee {{+|6}}{{br}}Social {{--|2}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|5}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|1}}{{br}}Research {{--|3}}
 
| Melee {{+|6}}{{br}}Social {{--|2}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|5}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|1}}{{br}}Research {{--|3}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
! Ninja assassin{{br}}(Ninja)
 
! Ninja assassin{{br}}(Ninja)
| NAME performed stiletto-precise assassinations for an interplanetary conglomerate. HE was assigned the most complex missions involving disguise, deception, subterfuge, and efficient violence.{{br}}{{br}}A nasty incident with a potted plant and an assassination gone wrong left HIM with an aversion to plant life.
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| NAME performed stiletto-precise assassinations for an interplanetary conglomerate. THEY [were] assigned the most complex missions involving disguise, deception, subterfuge, and efficient violence.{{br}}{{br}}A nasty incident with a potted plant and an assassination gone wrong left THEM with an aversion to plant life.
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|2}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|2}}
 
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|2}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|2}}
 
| Plant work
 
| Plant work
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|-
 
! Wandering healer{{br}}(Healer)
 
! Wandering healer{{br}}(Healer)
| NAME studied to be a doctor, but was dissatisfied with HIS practice on an otherwise peaceful midworld.{{br}}{{br}}Instead, HE chose to pull up roots and travel to the rimworlds in order to care for people who needed HIM most.
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| NAME studied to be a doctor, but was dissatisfied with THEIR practice on an otherwise peaceful midworld.{{br}}{{br}}Instead, THEY chose to pull up roots and travel to the rimworlds in order to care for people who needed THEM most.
 
| Social {{+|3}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|7}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|2}}{{br}}Construction {{--|1}}{{br}}Mining {{--|1}}
 
| Social {{+|3}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|7}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|2}}{{br}}Construction {{--|1}}{{br}}Mining {{--|1}}
 
| Violent
 
| Violent
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|-
 
! Combat engineer{{br}}(Engineer)
 
! Combat engineer{{br}}(Engineer)
| NAME became a combat engineer. HE built bases, fixed guns, and repaired vehicles for the army - when HE wasn't shooting at people, that is.
+
| NAME became a combat engineer. THEY built bases, fixed guns, and repaired vehicles for the army - when THEY [weren't] shooting at people, that is.
 
| Shooting {{+|5}}{{br}}Constructing {{+|2}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}
 
| Shooting {{+|5}}{{br}}Constructing {{+|2}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}
 
| N/A
 
| N/A
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|-
 
|-
 
! Test subject{{br}}(Subject)
 
! Test subject{{br}}(Subject)
| NAME's tests went from geometry to quantum physics, and HE could run the grand gauntlet without a scratch.{{br}}{{br}}One day, Mother said that HIS final test lay beyond the red door, and that even if HE couldn't hear her voice, Mother would always be there.
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| NAME's tests went from geometry to quantum physics, and THEY could run the grand gauntlet without a scratch.{{br}}{{br}}One day, Mother said that THEIR final test lay beyond the red door, and that even if THEY couldn't hear her voice, Mother would always be there.
 
| Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|3}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|1}}{{br}}Research {{+|4}}
 
| Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|3}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|1}}{{br}}Research {{+|4}}
 
| Caring{{br}}Social{{br}}Plant work{{br}}Mining
 
| Caring{{br}}Social{{br}}Plant work{{br}}Mining
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|-
 
|-
 
! Urbworld pimp
 
! Urbworld pimp
| At first, NAME made a small profit from selling drugs. Then, HE switched to selling women and made a fortune.{{br}}{{br}}HE developed great skills with HIS fists. HE also learned to fix up the injuries HE inflicted on the girls.
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| At first, NAME made a small profit from selling drugs. Then, THEY switched to selling women and made a fortune.{{br}}{{br}}THEY developed great skills with THEIR fists. THEY also learned to fix up the injuries THEY inflicted on the girls.
 
| Melee {{+|6}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|5}}
 
| Melee {{+|6}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|5}}
 
| Cleaning
 
| Cleaning
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|-
 
|-
 
! Combat negotiator{{br}}(Negotiator)
 
! Combat negotiator{{br}}(Negotiator)
| After escaping his homeworld, NAME took HIS skills to the stars.{{br}}{{br}}HE chose to operate as a hired gun, working for various rebel organizations, enslaved groups, and merchant enclaves. HIS specialty was negotiation in combat situations.
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| After escaping his homeworld, NAME took THEIR skills to the stars.{{br}}{{br}}THEY chose to operate as a hired gun, working for various rebel organizations, enslaved groups, and merchant enclaves. THEIR specialty was negotiation in combat situations.
 
| Shooting{{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|3}}
 
| Shooting{{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|3}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
| {{check}} || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
 
| {{check}} || ? || ? || ? || ? || ?
 
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Revision as of 23:04, 23 April 2017

Title
(Short Title)
Description Skill Modifications Incapable of Civil Raider Slave Trader Traveler Tribal
Fervent researcher (Researcher) As a young adult, NAME was sure that THEIR planet and its people were nearing their time of transcendence.Template:BrTemplate:BrA firm belief that THEIR research would be the catalyst drove THEM to increasingly alarming acts as bureaucrats and bioethics committees worked to stall THEIR progress. Shooting +2Template:BrMedicine +8Template:BrResearch +6 Dumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:BrArtistic ? Check.png ? ? ? ?
Slave chemist NAME became a gifted pharmaceutical scientist, but was captured by slavers. THEY [were] sold to a warlord and forced to create drugs to test on other slaves. This left THEM with deep and troubling questions on the ethics of scientific research and medicine. Melee −1Template:BrMedicine +5Template:BrConstruction −1Template:BrMining −2Template:BrResearch +4 Firefighting ? ? ? ? Check.png ?
Urbworld sex slave NAME was sold into sexual slavery. Having been designed to be inhumanly attractive and too weak to rebel against THEIR masters, THEY [were] passed between dozens of owners and knew nothing of freedom.Template:BrNote: Automatically grants the beautiful trait Social +6Template:BrCooking +2Template:BrArtistic −2 HuntingTemplate:BrResearching ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ace Fighter PilotTemplate:Br(Ace) NAME graduated from the Star Academy with honors and distinguished THEMself as an ace fighter pilot in three campaigns against more advanced aggressor cultures. However, after one vicious battle, THEY found THEMself stranded and THEIR carrier ship destroyed. With nowhere to go, THEY entered THEIR escape pod and prayed. Shooting +3Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrSocial +3Template:BrMedicine +3Template:BrMining −3Template:BrResearch +2 N/A ? ? ? ? ? Ex.png
Explorer NAME traveled from planet to planet, gathering samples, stories, and research. THEY hoped one day to compile a record of every animal, plant, mineral, and machine and device in known space: The Complete Traveler's Guide to the RimWorlds. Shooting +2Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrMining +3Template:BrCrafting +2Template:BrResearch +3 N/A ? ? ? ? Check.png ?
Gatherer NAME is a master gatherer. THEY can find food in the most barren of places using THEIR deep knowledge of plants, roots, and berries. Growing +4 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Loner NAME never much liked the tribal council or the yearly festivals. THEY [prefer] the open plain and the lonely whistle of wind through the rocks.

THEY [visit] THEIR tribe from time to time, but for the most part THEY [take] care of THEMself using THEIR own survival skills.
Shooting +3Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrGrowing +5Template:BrConstruction +1 Social Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Nurse NAME worked in an industrial-era hospital, doing routine work such as changing bandages and taking temperatures.Template:BrTemplate:BrIt was a busy job, but THEY could always find time for a chat with a patient. Social +4Template:BrMedicine +5 ViolentTemplate:BrHunting Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Addiction Counsel After recovering from a joywire addiction, NAME adopted a non-violent way of life and vowed to help others. Traveling between communities, THEY used medicine, arts, and crafts to aid others who struggled with their own addictions. Social +8Template:BrMedicine +3Template:BrArtistic +3Template:BrCrafting +3Template:Br N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
House servantTemplate:Br(Servant) Early in THEIR adulthood, NAME was kidnapped and sold to wealthy aristocrats as a domestic servant.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY got to know the kitchens and basements of THEIR master's mansion well, but never did any work outside. Cooking +4Template:BrGrowing −3Template:BrMining −3 Intellectual Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Bodyguard NAME found work on a midworld, protecting whoever paid THEM from harm. THEY gained proficiency in many different combat forms, and was known for THEIR ruthlessness against those who crossed THEM. Shooting +4Template:BrMelee +4Template:BrSocial −3 Social Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Novelist NAME lived on a glitterworld, penning wildly successful novels. THEY lived a carefree lifestyle, spending THEIR days writing and THEIR nights partying...and never did a day's manual labour in THEIR life. Construction −5Template:BrMining −5Template:BrArtistic +8 Dumb laborTemplate:BrSocial Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
MathematicianTemplate:Br(Math prof) NAME did mathematical research at a university.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY spent much of THEIR spare time immersed in shooting simulations, though THEY [were] frequently ridiculed by other players for THEIR terrible aim. Shooting −3Template:BrResearch +8 Dumb labor Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Paramedic NAME's job was to respond rapidly to medical emergencies. THEY [are] used to dealing with severe injuries with only limited medical supplies.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY treated so many gunshot wounds over the years that even seeing a gun made THEM uncomfortable. Shooting −5Template:BrMedicine +6 N/A Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Castaway NAME was the only survivor of a ship crash on an unhabited animal world. For many years until THEIR rescue THEY scrounged an existence out of whatever THEY could find.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEIR survival skills became razor-sharp, but spending so long alone severely dampened THEIR conversational abilities. Melee +5Template:BrSocial −3Template:BrAnimals +3Template:BrConstruction +4 IntellectualTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrArtistic Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
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. Growing +8 IntellectualTemplate:BrCrafting Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Mafia BossTemplate:Br(Boss) NAME was a high-ranking member of an urbworld crime syndicate.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY bribed officials, maintained the loyalty of THEIR subordinates, and extracted overdue payments - by any means necessary. Shooting +4Template:BrMelee +3Template:BrSocial +4 Dumb laborTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrCooking Ex.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
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.Template:BrNote: Prevents Psychopath trait. Melee +6 SocialTemplate:BrCaring Ex.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Construction engineerTemplate:Br(Builder) NAME was a construction worker on a midworld. THEY lead a team which built everything from office blocks to cathedrals.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEIR busy job and numerous nearby fast-food outlets meant THEY never cooked for THEMself. Construction +8Template:BrGrowing −3 IntellectualTemplate:BrCooking Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Blacksmith As a smith on a medieval world, NAME gained a reputation for the high quality of THEIR work. THEY [weren't] bad at using the swords THEY forged either. Shooting −5Template:BrMelee +4Template:BrCrafting +6 Intellectual Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Charity workerTemplate:Br(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. THEY spent THEIR working life appealing for donations and supporting those in need.Template:BrNote: Prevents Psychopath trait. Social +6Template:BrMining −3 Violent Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Defector Early in THEIR adulthood, NAME decided to leave the oppressive dictatorship where THEY lived. THEIR defection was not well-received, and agents were sent out after THEM.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY spent years on the run, treating THEIR own wounds so no doctor could betray THEM. The ordeal made THEM bitter and untrusting. Shooting +5Template:BrSocial −4Template:BrMedicine +3 Artistic Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Factory workerTemplate:Br(Worker) NAME did menial, unskilled work in an industrial-era factory. THEIR job also included caring for the mules and horses which transported goods around the city. Animals +3Template:BrConstruction +3Template:BrCrafting +2 IntellectualTemplate:BrArtisticTemplate:BrCooking Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Ranch ownerTemplate:Br(Rancher) NAME owned and operated a successful ranch where THEY raised animals for meat and wool.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY refused to do any dumb labour THEY could pay someone else to do for THEM. Animals +8Template:BrCooking −4Template:BrMining −4 Dumb labor Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Low-wage workerTemplate:Br(Grunt) NAME worked a variety of casual jobs to support THEIR family, gaining a set of basic hands-on skills. Cooking +4Template:BrGrowing +3Template:BrCrafting +3 N/A Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
ModelTemplate:Br(Model) NAME modelled clothes and jewellery for advertisers, and was also used as a physical blueprint for characters in virtual reality simulations.Template:BrNote: Automatically grants the beautiful trait Social +5Template:BrArtistic +6 Dumb laborTemplate:BrIntellectualTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrCrafting Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Taxonomist NAME travelled between star systems, studying and classifying the plant and animal life THEY found in the hopes of creating a complete catalogue. Animals +5Template:BrGrowing +5 Violent Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Geologist NAME worked with miners and cave-diggers, identifying rock types and natural formations.Template:BrTemplate:BrDuring THEIR years underground THEY also gained experience repairing drilling machines and other technical equipment. Mining +8Template:BrCrafting +3 N/A Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Space pirateTemplate:Br(Pirate) Piracy appears everywhere that governments are weak and society spread thin. NAME was part of this age-old part of human existence, extorting and smashing peaceful trade ships for profit. Melee +4Template:BrShooting +4 N/A Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Pit brawler NAME was nine years old when THEY got in THEIR first fight. THEY won, but more important was the enjoyment of THEIR audience. Pit fighting turned out to be a lucrative career for those who could survive it. And it was even mostly legal.Template:BrNote: Prevents Brawler trait. Melee +8 IntellectualTemplate:BrCaring Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Illegal shipwrightTemplate:Br(Shipwright) There is a law that say that you're not allowed to put terawatt-range grasers on a cargo scow. Especially if you hide them under what looks like a communications dish for better ambush potential. NAME discovered that there is great profit to be made, however, from those who are uninterested in these laws. Construction +7 N/A Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Courtesean NAME was used for THEIR body by hundreds of customers in brothels on several planets. THEY gained some mental marks and a special kind of street smarts.Template:BrNote: Automatically grants the beautiful trait Social +8Template:BrMelee +3 Dumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled labor Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Space marineTemplate:Br(Marine) NAME was a warrior in an Imperial navy. THEIR job was to punch into enemy starships, gun down the crew, and capture the ship intact. And THEY [were] good at it. Melee +5Template:BrShooting +7 N/A Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Assassin NAME was a professional assassin. THEY [were] cold, calculating, and made a good profit. In this business, an utter lack of empathy was an asset. Melee +10Template:BrShooting +10Template:BrMining −2Template:BrGrowing −2Template:BrConstruction −2 IntellectualTemplate:BrDumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrCaring Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Sailor NAME traversed the oceans on journeys of exploration, seeking out plant and animal specimens from exotic places, and occasionally fending off pirates. THEY loved the sea so much THEY refused to do all but the barest minimum of work on land, except to sell the treasures THEY collected. Melee +4Template:BrSocial +4Template:BrAnimals +4 Skilled labor Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Jailbird NAME spent most of THEIR life in prisons, where THEY [were] put to work in the kitchens. THEY had a habit of getting into fights, and developed an aggressive way of speaking. Melee +5Template:BrSocial −3Template:BrCooking +3 SocialTemplate:BrCaring Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Actor NAME travelled THEIR homeworld with a company of actors, playing to packed theatres and loving audiences everywhere. THEY [were] a perfectionist, and made THEIR own props and costumes rather than use the ones THEY [were] given. Social +8Template:BrCrafting +3 Dumb labor Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Tactician NAME joined the space navy in an unstable system, fraught with large-scale interplanetary wars. they turned out to have a sharp mind for battle, and became adept at commanding large armies to great effect. Shooting +4Template:BrResearch +4 SocialTemplate:BrArtistic Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Glitterworld officerTemplate:Br(Officer) Though glitterworlds are peaceful places, they often remain prepared for war. NAME's unit rarely saw any real action.Template:BrTemplate:BrThough THEY pursued THEIR artistic hobbies, THEIR subordinates preferred to entertain themselves by brawling, so NAME got good at breaking up fights. Melee +6Template:BrArtistic+4 Dumb labor Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Taster As the taster for a medieval king, any dish served at the royal table had to be sampled first by NAME. THEY lived a decadent lifestyle at court, getting fat and doing very little work. Cooking +7Template:BrConstruction −4Template:BrCrafting −4 Dumb labor Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Biosphere managerTemplate:Br(Botanist) NAME lived on a peaceful glitterworld where all menial work was done by robots and people devoted themselves to leisure. THEY managed the plant and animal life of a sprawling park, where citizens came to admire the natural beauty. Shooting −4Template:BrAnimals +6Template:BrGrowing +6 Dumb laborTemplate:BrCraftingTemplate:BrCooking Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
VeterinarianTemplate:Br(Vet) NAME treated sick and injured animals for a living. Seeing their suffering affected THEIR stance on the practice of eating meat, and for many years THEY lived as a vegetarian, rejecting the meat-loving culinary tradition of THEIR homeworld. Animals +4Template:BrMedicine +4Template:BrCooking −4 N/A Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Explosives expertTemplate:Br(Blaster) NAME was an explosive engineer employed in mines. THEY took THEIR job very seriously and [were] well-versed in the technicalities - so much so that THRY refused to demean THEMself by helping with the clean-up once THEIR carefully-calculated explosion was complete. Mining +5Template:BrResearch +5 Dumb labor Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
CounsellorTemplate:Br(Counsellor) A terrifying trauma when NAME was a young adult caused THEM to develop a serious eating disorder. With counselling THEY learned to have a healthier relationship with food, and decided to put THEIR new skills to use helping others overcome their emotional problems. Social +9 ScaryTemplate:BrCooking Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
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.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY travelled THEIR homeworld, judging the young people THEY met to determine if they might be suitable for training. Melee +5Template:BrSocial +5 Caring Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Psychiatric patientTemplate:Br(Patient) NAME spent most of THEIR adult life in an insane asylum. THEIR industrial homeworld had a poor understanding of mental illness, and THEY [were] treated more like an animal than a person.Template:BrTemplate:BrThough THEY eventually recovered and was released, THEIR experience dampened many of THEIR basic life skills. Cooking −2Template:BrCrafting −2 SocialTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrScaryTemplate:BrCooking Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
DrifterTemplate:Br(Drifter) NAME never figured out what to do with THEIR life. THEY travelled often, taking up casual work wherever THEY found it.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY also occasionally worked on a novel that THEY knew would be a bestseller - just as soon as THEY could find a publisher who was interested. Cooking +3Template:BrConstruction +3Template:BrArtistic −4 N/A Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
VR designerTemplate:Br(Game dev) NAME designed virtual reality simulations for glitterworld citizens. THEY paid great attention to the details of THEIR worlds, including learning all THEY could about plant life to make THEIR landscapes more realistic. Construction +3Template:BrGrowing +4Template:BrArtistic +5 Dumb labor Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Human computerTemplate:Br(Computer) NAME turned out to have an excellent memory and a gift for performing complex calculations in THEIR head. A midworld dictator decided to employ NAME to keep track of THEIR state's finances and expenditure, since electrical computers were too susceptible to hacking. Shooting +3Template:BrResearch +7 Artistic Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Architect NAME designed and constructed buildings. On THEIR glitterworld home, most of the technical aspects of architecture were handled by an AI. This enabled THEM to push the artistic limits of the craft, but also meant THEY never had to get THEIR hands dirty at building sites. Construction +5Template:BrArtistic +7Template:BrCrafting −3 Dumb labor Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
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. Melee +3Template:BrAnimals +4 Intellectual Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Sculptor NAME started off sculpting person-sized chunks of stone, but THEY soon began to think bigger. With the help of mining robots, THEY learned how to carve huge monuments out of cliffsides. Soon the nature parks of the glitterworld where THEY lived were full of giant rock figures. Growing −4Template:BrMining +4Template:BrArtistic +8 Dumb laborTemplate:BrCraftingTemplate:BrCooking Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Machine collectorTemplate:Br(Collector) NAME was obsessed with old machines and arcane pieces of technology. THEY obtained them wherever THEY could, and loved taking them apart to see how they worked.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY had a habit of talking about THEIR collection long after people around THEM had stopped listening. Social −3Template:BrCrafting +6Template:BrResearch +6 N/A Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Sheriff NAME was the law enforcer in an isolated industrial town. THEY [were] known for having an arrogant attitude and a mean streak. THEY refused to lift so much as a finger unless it was for money, alcohol, or revenge. Shooting +8Template:BrMelee +5Template:BrSocial −3 Dumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrCaring Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Colony settlerTemplate:Br(Settler) NAME was a settler on a new colony world.Template:BrTemplate:BrSuch a life requires a jack-of-all trades at basic hands-on tasks. Construction +4Template:BrGrowing +4Template:BrMining +4 N/A Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Medieval farm oafTemplate:Br(Oaf) Tilling, hoeing, guiding ox carts, pushing wheelbarrows. Digging ditches, planting seeds, predicting the harvest.Template:BrTemplate:BrMedieval-level farmers aren't educated in the usual sense, but they know a lot about growing plants without technology. That said, such a life leaves one essentially incapable of participating in intellectual, technology-driven activities. Growing +8Template:BrMining +3 Intellectual Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Medieval lordTemplate:Br(Noble) NAME was a lord on a preindustrial planet. THEY went to parties, managed the underlings, and even learned some swordplay.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEIR soft hands did not hold a work tool during that entire time. THEY [consider] manual labor to be beneath THEM. Social +7Template:BrMelee +5Template:BrShooting +5Template:BrConstruction −5Template:BrGrowing −5Template:BrMining −5 Dumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled labor Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Urbworld entrepreneurTemplate:Br(Entrepreneur) In the urbworlds, most suffer. But someone has to run the corporations.Template:BrTemplate:BrNAME learned the skills of the trade - greasing palms and technical analysis. THEY [are] a sociointellectual machine. Social +6Template:BrResearch +3 N/A Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Deep space minerTemplate:Br(Miner) NAME did the sweaty, grimy work of pulling metal out of asteroids on a deep space rig. THEY used THEIR hands-on industrial skills daily - and wasn't bad in a bar fight either. Mining +7Template:BrConstruction +3Template:BrMelee +2 N/A Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Navy scientistTemplate:Br(Scientist) Interstellar warfare is won by technology, so imperial navies are always on the peak of modern research. Even better, they have first access to Transcendent artifacts because they find them in space.Template:BrTemplate:BrNAME worked in a navy lab. Research +8 N/A Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Military commissarTemplate:Br(Commissar) NAME was an internal spymaster in an Imperial army battalion. THEY made sure that the men were loyal, and did not fall back unless ordered. This made THEM unpopular, but THEY gained great skill at detecting the slightest dishonesty. Shooting +3Template:BrSocial +6 N/A Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Healer After THEIR tribe's elder healer was killed in a raid, NAME took on the role. THEY spent THEIR days scrounging up herbs and mineral compounds from the nearby area to use in surprisingly effective remedies. Medicine +4Template:BrGrowing +3 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Scout Since THEIR tribe has made contact with local outlanders, NAME has contracted THEIR services out as a guide to the local area. Frequent contact with ancient relics has made THEM fairly comfortable with the old technology. Shooting +2Template:BrResearch +2Template:BrSocial +2 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Digger NAME and THEIR tribe carved their home deep into the side of a mountain. NAME feels most at home picking through rock and shoring up cave walls. Mining +5Template:BrConstruction +2 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Muffalo shamanTemplate:Br(Shaman) Because of THEIR quiet wisdom and great strength, NAME became the spiritual leader for a nomadic tribe that followed the herds of roaming muffalo. Melee +5Template:BrSocial +2 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Lore keeperTemplate:Br(Keeper) NAME was one of a long line of lore keepers in THEIR tribe. Every night around the fire, THEY would pass on ancient knowledge and helpful wisdom through stories. Research +2Template:BrSocial +3Template:BrArtistic +2 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Weaver NAME was an expert at working muffalo wool, plant fibres and natural dyes into beautiful clothing for THEIR kin. THEIR beautiful handicrafts were traded frequently between local tribes. Crafting +5Template:BrGrowing +2 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Cave tenderTemplate:Br(Tender) While the others were out hunting and foraging, NAME would stay at home to cook and take care of the young and sick. Cooking +4Template:BrMedicine +3Template:BrCrafting +2 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Warrior NAME was a fearsome warrior, proficient with many weapons. THEY participated in many battles. Melee +6Template:BrShooting +2Template:BrSocial −2 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Hiveworld droneTemplate:Br(drone) NAME worked as a mindless construction drone in a massive hiveworld civilization. Though THEY [are] now freed from the brutal social experiments to which THEY [were] subjected, THEY [remain] incapable of creative thought and leadership. Construction +5Template:BrMining +4Template:BrSocial −2 ArtisticTemplate:BrIntellectual Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Evangelist On THEIR 21st birthday, NAME experienced a religious awakening. THEY decided to spend the rest of THEIR life spreading the word of THEIR deity, the beauty of its culture, and its unusual medical tradition. Social +4Template:BrArtistic +4Template:BrMedicine −3 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Tunnelworld illuminatorTemplate:Br(Illuminator) Among tunnel-dwellers, those with vision as strong as NAME's are revered as sages. THEY would lead the way, marking spots to dig with bioluminescent fungus and warning others of impending danger. Mining +3Template:BrSocial +2 N/A Ex.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Herbalist NAME lived in the forest near a village. Though many of the villagers feared THEM, sick villagers would come to THEM to purchase salves and poultices made from the herbs THEY grew in THEIR garden. THEY [were] happy to help them -- for a price. Social −2Template:BrMedicine +4Template:BrGrowing +4 N/A Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Civil servantTemplate:Br(Clerk) NAME worked as a low-ranking administrator for a moribund government bureaucracy. THEY [are] most at home filling out complicated paperwork and playing office politics. Social +3Template:BrConstruction −2Template:BrResearch +3 N/A Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Ascetic priestTemplate:Br(Priest) After taking a vow of silence, NAME joined a monastery on a peaceful backwater planet to spend THEIR days in quiet contemplation.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY found happiness growing vegetables in the garden and making cheese in the monastery cellars. Growing +3Template:BrMedicine +2Template:BrCooking +2 ViolentTemplate:BrSocial Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Escaped convictTemplate:Br(Escapee) NAME denies involvement in the crimes that brought about THEIR incarceration in a brutal penal colony. THEY escaped by tunnelling beneath the perimeter using modified cutlery. Mining +4Template:BrCrafting +2 Caring Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Starship janitorTemplate:Br(Janitor) While other passengers pass the years between star systems in cryptosleep sarcophagi, NAME had to wake up at periodic intervals to perform inspections, check the navigation systems, and to oil the mechanoids. Construction +2Template:BrCrafting +3 N/A Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Con artist NAME never created anything in THEIR life. THEY did, however, prove to be a natural at getting others to give THEM what they had created. Social +10 Violent Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Hermit Worn out by the pressures of social interaction, NAME left THEIR crowded midworld city to live a simple life in the wilderness. There, THEY spent THEIR days alone, tending THEIR garden and crafting the simple tools THEY needed to survive. Growing +4Template:BrCrafting +3Template:BrConstruction +1 Social Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Midworld chefTemplate:Br(Chef) NAME ran a high-class midworld restaurant. THEY [were] famous among patrons for THEIR creative culinary specialties, and infamous among kitchen workers for THEIR casual disdain for grunt work. Social +2Template:BrCooking +6 Dumb laborTemplate:BrCleaning Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Medieval minstrelTemplate:Br(Minstrel) NAME was a traveling entertainer on a medieval world.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY could always be found telling stories or singing songs, and is capable of protecting THEMself from the dangers of the road. However, THEY was always conspicuously absent whenever there was hard labour to be done. Melee +2Template:BrSocial +4Template:BrArtistic +3 Skilled laborTemplate:BrHauling Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
HousemateTemplate:Br(Housemate) As an adult, NAME kept house and cared for children while THEIR spouse worked. Medicine +3Template:BrCooking +3Template:BrCrafting +2 N/A Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Glitterworld empathTemplate:Br(Empath) NAME had an amazing ability to relate to others and mediate conflict. THEY [were] selected to train as an empath. The training intensified THEIR natural abilities, but THEY became unable to harm others. Social +8Template:BrMedicine +2 Violent Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Medieval doctorTemplate:Br(Quack) NAME worked as a doctor on a medieval planet. THEY firmly [believe] that most ailments can be cured with a little bloodletting.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY [were] also a master anaesthetist, developing a specialty technique that involved a heavy blow to the head. Melee +6Template:BrMedicine +1 N/A Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
InventorTemplate:Br(Inventor) On THEIR homeworld, NAME worked as a moderately successful inventor. THEY developed several minor technologies. Crafting +5Template:BrResearch +2 N/A Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Teacher NAME was educated in the liberal arts and taught at a public school. THEY [were] widely knowledgeable and well-liked by THEIR students. Research +3Template:BrSocial +4 N/A Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Joywire artistTemplate:Br(Joywirer) NAME worked in an urbworld lab developing cutting-edge joywire software to maximize user pleasure.Template:BrTemplate:BrWhen the local government imposed harsh restrictions on joywire manufacturing, THEY began selling THEIR products on the black market. Artistic +3Template:BrResearch +2Template:BrMedicine +2 Dumb labor Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Conceptual artistTemplate:Br(Artist) NAME was well-known in art circles on THEIR home world for THEIR unique and creative conceptual artworks.Template:BrTemplate:BrNobody was sure exactly what THEY [were] trying to communicate, but THEIR pieces were highly valued by collectors. Artistic +8Template:BrCrafting +1 SocialTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrHauling Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Glitterworld surgeonTemplate:Br(Surgeon) NAME worked as a surgeon on a world mostly free of disease and human suffering.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEIR job mostly involved elaborate and creative cosmetic surgeries. THEY [have] a good understanding of human biology, but never had to remove a cancer -- or a bullet. Social +1Template:BrMedicine +3Template:BrArtistic +5 N/A Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Luddite rebelTemplate:Br(Luddite) When the majority of people on THEIR world chose to give up their individuality and biological humanity to join together in an online hivemind, NAME joined a rebel faction that chose to forsake most technology. Melee +3Template:BrConstruction +3Template:BrMining +2 IntellectualTemplate:BrCrafting Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
BartenderTemplate:Br(Barkeep) NAME worked as a bartender on a seedy space station. The job entailed one part drink mixing, one part diplomacy, and one part head-bashing. Melee +2Template:BrSocial +4Template:BrCooking +2 N/A Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Genetic engineer NAME carried out his first genetic experiments on farm animals. He soon grew to become quite skilled in all forms of genetic engineering. A horrifying lab accident left THEM with a mortal fear of rodents. Medicine +2Template:BrGrowing +1Template:BrResearch +6 Hunting ? ? ? ? ? ?
Shaman of ShadowsTemplate:Br(Shaman) When the monsters of fire came from the sky, NAME was called upon by THEIR tribe to guide them into battle.Template:BrTemplate:BrNAME made use of medicine and rituals to inspire and lead the warriors of many tribes against the invaders. The pirates were forced to retreat without capturing a single slave.Template:BrNote: comes with "accursed child" as childhood backstory. Social +6Template:BrMedicine +4Template:BrConstruction −2Template:BrGrowing +2Template:BrResearch +2 Hunting Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Serial murdererT NAME started to enjoy killing people, so THEY did more often and perfected THEIR methods. THEY lurked in the darkest streets, stalking prey for hours.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY enjoyed making artworks of THEIR victims, and [were] known for leaving THEIR signature on the bodies of those THEY killed. Shooting +4Template:BrMelee +4Template:BrArtistic +4 Animals ? ? ? ? ? ?
Galactic sightseerTemplate:Br(Sightseer) NAME traveled the stars. THEY could barely scrape together travel costs doing odd-jobs on stations, but it was all worth it. Seeing the wonders of the galaxy was where THEY found THEIR calling.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY loved camping on exotic worlds and learning the patterns of strange wildlife. The wonders of the universe inspired THEM like nothing else could. Shooting +2Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrMedicine +2Template:BrGrowing +2Template:BrArtistic +2 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Chief engineerTemplate:Br(Engineer) As chief engineer on board a large spaceship, NAME was an expert in all things fiddly and complex.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY relied on other members of the crew for some of the basic necessities of life. THEY and THEIR ship eventually disappeared into a longsleep voyage of exploration. Social −2Template:BrConstruction +3Template:BrMining +2Template:BrCrafting +3Template:BrResearch +3 Animals ? ? ? ? ? ?
Alcoholic truckerTemplate:Br(Alcoholic) NAME was a space trucker working for Arcknight Industries when THEY killed THEIR wife and daughter in a crash.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEIR body was repaired with an experimental nano-genetic therapy. Now THEIR muscles continually regenerate and harden, and every movement tears the tissue anew. THEY [bear] the pain in silence. Shooting +2Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrMining +4 IntellectualTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrArtisticTemplate:BrCleaning ? ? ? ? ? ?
Core world jewelerTemplate:Br(Jeweler) After NAME had completed all of THEIR surgeries, THEY found that THEY had a lot of time and energy to dedicate to THEIR passion: trinket crafting. THEY spent years perfecting THEIR art as a jeweler, then left THEIR home world to sell THEIR wares across the galaxy. Shooting −1Template:BrCooking −3Template:BrConstruction +3Template:BrArtistic +5Template:BrCrafting +7 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Information brokerTemplate:Br(Broker) NAME caught a ship to the next star system and began a life of travel and learning, quickly collecting a massive bank of knowledge from people of all shapes and sizes.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY learned to sell this knowledge for great profit, and became a powerful broker of information. Shooting −1Template:BrMelee −2Template:BrSocial +5Template:BrResearch +4 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Mercenary chefTemplate:Br(Mercenary) Following in THEIR family's footsteps, NAME was a soldier for hire.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY [are] a naturally gifted sharpshooter. However, THEIR real passion is in perfecting a new recipe or dissecting a new gadget. Shooting +4Template:BrCooking +5Template:BrConstruction −3Template:BrMining −3Template:BrCrafting +5 Plant work ? ? ? ? ? ?
AI researcherTemplate:Br(Researcher) NAME was a renowned researcher in artificial intelligence, robotics, and interactive holography. THEIR friendships with the artificial minds he created gave THEM the confidence to interact with real people, and THEY soon excelled at personal communication. Melee −2Template:BrSocial +4Template:BrMining −2Template:BrCrafting +1Template:BrResearch +6 Dumb labor ? ? ? ? ? ?
SpyTemplate:Br(Spy) NAME was trained by THEIR government in infiltration and espionage. THEY learned to keep a cool head and to talk his way out of tight situations. When talking didn't work, THEY [were] capable of more violent direct action. Shooting +2Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrSocial +7 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bounty hunterTemplate:Br(Hunter) NAME was a bounty hunter on a massive glitterworld. THEY worked sensitive assignments for extremely wealthy clients, and was known for quiet execution and total discretion. Shooting +8Template:BrMelee +5 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Beast slayerTemplate:Br(Slayer) NAME traveled between planets, following news of animal attacks. THEY would camp on the planet for weeks, learning about THEIR prey before striking. THEY most enjoyed hunting thrumbos.Template:BrTemplate:BrPreferring to work alone, NAME enjoyed the thrill of the hunt, and the meat from the kill. Shooting +4Template:BrMelee +4Template:BrCooking +3Template:BrGrowing +2 Animals ? ? ? ? ? ?
Pop idolTemplate:Br(Pop idol) NAME performed and did interviews constantly. THEY refined THEIR skills in dancing and singing, and became a master of social presentation.Template:BrNote: Automatically grants the beautiful trait Shooting −4Template:BrMelee −4Template:BrSocial +8Template:BrMining −4Template:BrArtistic +8 Dumb laborTemplate:BrCleaningTemplate:BrHaulingTemplate:BrPlant workTemplate:BrMining ? ? ? ? ? ?
Criminal surgeonTemplate:Br(Surgeon) Being near many injured fellow criminals, NAME took it upon THEMself to work on them.Template:BrTemplate:BrAlthough many people died, THEY did get better at using knives. Melee +6Template:BrSocial −2Template:BrMedicine +5Template:BrArtistic +1Template:BrResearch −3 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ninja assassinTemplate:Br(Ninja) NAME performed stiletto-precise assassinations for an interplanetary conglomerate. THEY [were] assigned the most complex missions involving disguise, deception, subterfuge, and efficient violence.Template:BrTemplate:BrA nasty incident with a potted plant and an assassination gone wrong left THEM with an aversion to plant life. Shooting +4Template:BrMelee +3Template:BrSocial +2Template:BrCrafting +2 Plant work ? ? ? ? ? ?
Wandering healerTemplate:Br(Healer) NAME studied to be a doctor, but was dissatisfied with THEIR practice on an otherwise peaceful midworld.Template:BrTemplate:BrInstead, THEY chose to pull up roots and travel to the rimworlds in order to care for people who needed THEM most. Social +3Template:BrMedicine +7Template:BrCooking +2Template:BrConstruction −1Template:BrMining −1 Violent ? ? ? ? ? ?
Combat engineerTemplate:Br(Engineer) NAME became a combat engineer. THEY built bases, fixed guns, and repaired vehicles for the army - when THEY [weren't] shooting at people, that is. Shooting +5Template:BrConstructing +2Template:BrCrafting +3 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Test subjectTemplate:Br(Subject) NAME's tests went from geometry to quantum physics, and THEY could run the grand gauntlet without a scratch.Template:BrTemplate:BrOne day, Mother said that THEIR final test lay beyond the red door, and that even if THEY couldn't hear her voice, Mother would always be there. Melee +4Template:BrMedicine +3Template:BrCooking +1Template:BrResearch +4 CaringTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrPlant workTemplate:BrMining ? ? ? ? ? ?
Urbworld pimp At first, NAME made a small profit from selling drugs. Then, THEY switched to selling women and made a fortune.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY developed great skills with THEIR fists. THEY also learned to fix up the injuries THEY inflicted on the girls. Melee +6Template:BrSocial +4Template:BrMedicine +5 Cleaning ? ? ? ? ? ?
Combat negotiatorTemplate:Br(Negotiator) After escaping his homeworld, NAME took THEIR skills to the stars.Template:BrTemplate:BrTHEY chose to operate as a hired gun, working for various rebel organizations, enslaved groups, and merchant enclaves. THEIR specialty was negotiation in combat situations. Shooting+4Template:BrMelee +3Template:BrSocial +3 Check.png ? ? ? ? ?