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Title (Short Title)	Description	Skill Modifications	Work types	Traits	Tribal	Outlander	Pirate	Offworld	Outsider	Imperial Common	Imperial Fighter	Imperial Royal	Bodytype
House Servant (Servant)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a low-level servant in a royal house. [PAWN_pronoun] cleaned rooms and moved items as directed by the senior staff, while attempting to remain invisible to the lords and ladies of the house.	Cooking: +3 Construction: +3 Mining: +4	+ManualDumb	-
Head Butler (Butler)	[PAWN_nameDef] was the head servant in a royal house. [PAWN_pronoun] managed the other servants to ensure the lord's will was done, even before the lord knew what it was.	Social: +4 Cooking: +3 Crafting: +2	+ManualDumb +ManualSkilled +Social	-
Royal Masseuse (Masseuse)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a massage artist for an extended royal house. [PAWN_pronoun] serviced many members of the royal family, and their guests. [PAWN_nameDef] occasionally offered something extra, if the lord or lady was in the mood. Advancing in this line of work meant having refined social skills.	Social: +6	-	Beautiful
Menagerie Keeper (Zookeeper)	[PAWN_nameDef] managed the royal menagerie of a powerful family at their estate. [PAWN_nameDef]'s job saw [PAWN_pronoun] feeding elephants, tranquilizing lions, and training birds to display their plumage to titled visitors.	Animals: +8	+Animals	Beautiful
Ballet Dancer (Dancer/Ballerina)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a dancer in a traditional ballet troupe. [PAWN_pronoun] mastered the ancient motions and entertained thousands.	Social: +3 Melee: +3	+Social	Nimble
Ornament Maker (Ornamenter)	[PAWN_nameDef] crafted watches, medals, machined jewelry and other complex curios for royal patrons.	Crafting: +5 Artistic: +5	+Artistic +ManualSkilled	-
Royal Cook (Cook)	[PAWN_nameDef] made meals for [PAWN_possessive] aristocratic patrons. Only the finest food was acceptable, so [PAWN_nameDef] tended a small garden on the mansion grounds to get the freshest herbs and vegetables. [PAWN_pronoun] fell in love with the food [PAWN_objective]self.	Cooking: +7 Plants: +2	+Cooking +PlantWork	Gourmand
Imperial Priest (Priest/Priestess)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a priest in the imperial church. [PAWN_pronoun] spent half [PAWN_possessive] time studying books to understand the relationship between God's aspects and the facets of [PAWN_possessive] society. The other half was spent preaching the evils of sloth and drink.	Social: +5 Intellectual: +5	+Social +Intellectual	Teetotaler
Imperial Inquisitor (Inquisitor/Inquisitress)	[PAWN_nameDef] was an inquisitor in the imperial church's anti-heresy school. [PAWN_nameDef] hunted unorthodox thoughts wherever they could be found - art, music, code, even private conversations. Upon finding deviance, [PAWN_pronoun] exposed it to bring on the punishment of the collective. And [PAWN_pronoun] could always find the deviance if [PAWN_pronoun] looked hard enough.	Social: +4 Intellectual: +4	+Social +Intellectual	Abrasive
Church Psychic (Psychic)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a psychic in the imperial church's psychic school. [PAWN_nameDef] trained [PAWN_possessive] mind to sense the collective emotions and impressions of the people. It was a way to touch the spirit of the empire. It was also a way to root out heretical trends in thought.	Social: +3 Intellectual: +5	+Social +Intellectual	Psychically Hypersensitive
Corporate Drone (Drone)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked in a very large office complex along with thousands of other suited drones. The work itself consisted of endless organizational drudgery and pointless meetings, punctuated by the occasional performance review.	Social: +2 Intellectual: +4	+Intellectual	-
Corporate Manager (Manager)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked in a massive open-plan office, ensuring that [PAWN_possessive] assigned team of workers stayed mostly on-task. The job was intensely political. In order to advance, [PAWN_nameDef] learned how to arrange things so [PAWN_pronoun] could take credit for work done by almost anyone.	Social: +6 Intellectual: +2	+Social	-
Corporate Fixer (Fixer)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a fixer for an energy corporation. [PAWN_pronoun] work required knowing when to push, when to pull, when to back down and when to strike. The job fit [PAWN_possessive] natural lack of empathy. While violence was unusual, [PAWN_nameDef] stayed prepared for anything.	Social: +4 Shooting: +3 Melee: +3	+Social +Violent	Psychopath
Planetary Miner (Miner)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a mining engineer for a major planetary mining corporation. [PAWN_pronoun] work kept [PAWN_objective] underground for weeks at a time, and [PAWN_pronoun] grew to appreciate the darkness.	Mining: +8	+Mining	Undergrounder
Mailman/Mail Carrier (Mailman/Mailwoman)	[PAWN_nameDef] carried mail on [PAWN_possessive] assigned routes. Sometimes [PAWN_pronoun] was even sent to deliver special packages to stylish corporate offices or mansions. [PAWN_nameDef] got pretty good at avoiding and fighting off angry dogs.	Melee: +4	-	Nimble
Assembler (Assembler)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked on factory assembly lines, putting together products with the help of robots.	Crafting: +7	+ManualSkilled	-
Builder (Builder)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked on construction sites, building everyday structures according to [PAWN_possessive] boss' instructions.	Construction: +7	+ManualDumb +ManualSkilled	-
Crop Farmer (Farmer)	[PAWN_nameDef] ran a crop farm. [PAWN_pronoun] analyzed soil, agricultural equipment, weather patterns, and price trends to optimize the planting and harvesting of massive crop fields.	Plants: +8	+PlantWork	-
Livestock Farmer (Farmer)	[PAWN_nameDef] ran a livestock farm. [PAWN_pronoun] analyzed animal genetics, feed types, birth and slaughter methods, and price trends to optimize the raising of huge animal herds.	Animals: +7	+Animals	-
Line Infanteer (Infanteer)	[PAWN_nameDef] was an ordinary infanteer in an imperial battalion. Conscripted at a young age to add bodies the army, [PAWN_nameDef] learned the methods of fighting well enough to satisfy [PAWN_possessive] officers. However, [PAWN_pronoun] never quite understood what was going on around [PAWN_objective] enough to really believe in it.	Shooting: +4 Melee: +3	+Violent	-
Pious Soldier (Pious Soldier)	When not training or combat, [PAWN_nameDef] was often at the chaplain's side. [PAWN_pronoun] dedicated [PAWN_possessive] life to serving both [PAWN_possessive] lord and [PAWN_possessive] religion.	Shooting: +6 Melee: +4	+Violent	-
Infantry Engineer (Engineer)	Despite being in an infantry battalion, [PAWN_nameDef] rarely fired a gun. [PAWN_possessive] specialty was the rapid construction of defenses, traps, defensive installations, and sapping tunnels.	Construction: +6 Mining: +4	-	-
Infantry Medic (Medic)	[PAWN_nameDef] treated the combat wounds of [PAWN_possessive] fallen comrades.	Medicine: +7	-	-
Military Cook (Army Cook)	They say an army marches on its stomach. [PAWN_nameDef]'s job was to prepared chow to keep [PAWN_possessive] unit marching, no matter the conditions. The job required [PAWN_objective] to pay attention to both the nutritional and psychological needs of the troops.	Cooking: +7 Shooting: +2	+Cooking	-
Loyal Janissary (Janissary)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a janissary in a great lord's army. Even more than the other troops, [PAWN_pronoun] felt a sense of duty, and [PAWN_pronoun] drew [PAWN_possessive] life's meaning from the effort [PAWN_pronoun] put to fulfilling [PAWN_possessive] duty.	Shooting: +7 Melee: +4	+Violent	Industrious
Recon Sniper (Sniper)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a professional military sniper. [PAWN_pronoun] was trained to rapidly reach into unexpected firing positions, snipe key targets, and escape before enemies could pinpoint [PAWN_possessive] location.	Shooting: +9	+Violent	Jogger
Shipcracker (Shipcracker)	[PAWN_nameDef]'s role was to launch through the vacuum of space, land on the enemy ship's hull, punch holes to the interior, and conquer it in room-to-room combat. [PAWN_pronoun] became very good at wielding heavy cataphract weapons to cut both steel and flesh. [PAWN_pronoun] also developed a taste for the drugs [PAWN_pronoun] used to cope with the overwhelming stress.	Shooting: +3 Melee: +5 Mining: +4	+Violent	Chemical Interest
Broken Soldier (Soldier)	[PAWN_pronoun] was a strong soldier in a long war of succession. In [PAWN_possessive] final battle, [PAWN_possessive] unit was sacrified to cover a retreat. [PAWN_nameDef] watched [PAWN_possessive] comrades die and was the only survivor. The experience broke [PAWN_objective] inside, leaving [PAWN_objective] without the coping strategies to moderate [PAWN_possessive] emotions. [PAWN_nameDef] learned to draw in the hospital.	Artistic: +2	+Violent −Violent	Volatile
Intelligence Agent (Intel)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a high-ranking counterintelligence agent tasked with thwarting enemy spies.	Intellectual: +6 Social: +3	+Social +Intellectual	-
Deserter (Deserter)	After countless battles for a cause [PAWN_pronoun] did not believe in, [PAWN_nameDef] threw down [PAWN_possessive] arms and deserted. [PAWN_nameDef] lived in isolation, hunted by those [PAWN_pronoun] had deserted.	Shooting: +4 Melee: +2 Crafting: +2	+Violent	-
Warmonger (Warmonger)	[PAWN_nameDef] revelled in bloodshed. Soldiers who served with [PAWN_objective] were terrified of [PAWN_possessive] ferocity. They rarely socialized with [PAWN_nameDef], and [PAWN_pronoun] did not mind the isolation.	Shooting: +7 Melee: +4 Social: +-3	+Violent −Caring	Bloodlust
Infantry Officer (Officer)	[PAWN_nameDef] was an officer in an imperial battalion. [PAWN_pronoun] developed the social and combat skills to do [PAWN_possessive] job well and was respected by the men.	Social: +4 Shooting: +5	+Violent	-
Disgraced Officer (Officer)	[PAWN_nameDef] was an officer in an imperial battalion. [PAWN_pronoun] developed the social and combat skills to do [PAWN_possessive] job well and was respected by the men. When [PAWN_possessive] unit came under direct fire for the first time, [PAWN_nameDef] fled to a bunker and hid. [PAWN_pronoun] was demoted and never escaped the disgrace.	Social: +4 Shooting: +5	+Violent	Wimp
Military Commissar (Commissar)	[PAWN_nameDef] was an internal spymaster in an imperial army battalion. [PAWN_pronoun] made sure that the men were loyal, and did not fall back unless ordered. This made [PAWN_objective] unpopular, but [PAWN_pronoun] gained great skill at detecting the slightest dishonesty.	Shooting: +3 Social: +6	+Social +Violent	-
Artilleryman/Artillerywoman (Artilleer)	[PAWN_nameDef] loaded shells and aimed artillery to pound [PAWN_possessive] army's enemies from afar.	Shooting: +6 Melee: +1	+Violent	-
Demolitionist (Demolitionist)	[PAWN_nameDef] manufactured and planted explosives used to breach enemy defenses. Dealing with explosives every day taught [PAWN_objective] to keep a level head and steady hand.	Shooting: +4 Crafting: +4	+Violent	Steadfast
Firebomber (Firebomber)	[PAWN_nameDef] piloted a small fighter-bomber design specialized in spreading incendiary gel on flammable targets. Conditioned to love the sight of a target lighting up, [PAWN_pronoun] grew to love fire in all its forms - war, cooking, and even for cauterizing wounds in the hospital.	Shooting: +3 Cooking: +3 Medicine: +2	+Violent	Pyromaniac
Military Chaplain (Chaplain)	[PAWN_nameDef] stayed with the troops in training and in combat, administering to the dying and reinforcing the faith of the living. Like all imperial chaplains, [PAWN_pronoun] vowed never to fight [PAWN_objective]self. However, [PAWN_pronoun] acted as a medic and treated the wounded.	Medicine: +6 Intellectual: +2	+Caring +Intellectual −Violent	-
Royal Guard (Guard)	[PAWN_nameDef] guarded the personal palace of a powerful lord. While violence was rare, palace intrigue was constant. [PAWN_nameDef]'s work taught [PAWN_pronoun] to handle both words and guns.	Shooting: +4 Melee: +3 Social: +3	+Violent +Social	-
Propagandist (Propagandist)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a skilled artist and military propagandist. [PAWN_pronoun] created works of art depicting [PAWN_possessive] lords and armies fovourably.	Artistic: +6 Social: +2	+Artistic	-
Warmaster (Warmaster)	[PAWN_nameDef] was warmaster to a mid-level royal house. [PAWN_pronoun] oversaw military aspects of the family's strategy. On the rare occasion a battle occurred, [PAWN_nameDef] directed the military commanders.	Shooting: +2 Melee: +2 Social: +4 Intellectual: +4	+Violent	-
Regent (Regent)	When [PAWN_nameDef]'s family's ally was killed, and his young son inherited his throne, [PAWN_nameDef] was appointed as regent to rule in the child's stead. [PAWN_pronoun] oversaw diverse matters of house and title, from finances to war to greedy relatives intent on usurping the throne. [PAWN_nameDef] himself never abused [PAWN_possessive] position.	Social: +5 Intellectual: +4	Work types	-
Beastmaster (Beastmaster)	[PAWN_nameDef]'s family had more children than they had proper titles to inherit. Being of low rank in the birth order, [PAWN_nameDef] was given the honorary title of beastmaster. [PAWN_nameDef] managed the family's extensive menagerie. While [PAWN_pronoun] never worked hands-on with the beasts, [PAWN_pronoun] connected with them. Few others appreciated [PAWN_objective] the way they did.	Animals: +8	+Animals	-
Arts Patron (Patron)	[PAWN_nameDef] managed [PAWN_possessive] family's investments in the arts. [PAWN_pronoun] chose artists to patronize and worked with them to produce the expressions that most glorify [PAWN_possessive] family, the Imperial church, and the Empire itself.	Social: +5 Artistic: +5	+Social	Nimble
Spymaster (Spymaster)	As soon as [PAWN_pronoun] was old enough, [PAWN_nameDef] was given the post of spymaster for [PAWN_possessive] house. [PAWN_possessive] cold, calculating nature made [PAWN_objective] a natural at the arts of blade, poison, and betrayal.	Social: +4 Shooting: +3 Melee: +3	+Social +Violent	Psychopath
Landworker (Landworker)	[PAWN_nameDef] held the position of landworker in [PAWN_possessive] royal house. [PAWN_pronoun] managed the family's lands and all the resources on them - both agricultural and mineral. Though [PAWN_pronoun] would never work the machines [PAWN_objective]self, managing these enterprises required learning the methods of farming and mining in detail.	Plants: +6 Mining: +6	+PlantWork +Mining	-
Navy Scientist (Scientist)	Interstellar warfare is won by technology, so glitterworld navies are always at the peak of modern research. Even better, they occasionally find archotechnological artifacts floating in space. [PAWN_nameDef] worked in a navy lab.	Intellectual: +8	+Intellectual	-
Glitterworld Empath (Empath)	[PAWN_nameDef] found it easy to relate to others and mediate conflict. [PAWN_pronoun] was selected to train as an empath. The training intensified [PAWN_possessive] natural abilities, but [PAWN_pronoun] became unable to cause others pain.	Social: +8 Medicine: +2	+Social −Violent	−Psychopath
Glitterworld Surgeon (Surgeon)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked as a surgeon on a world mostly free of disease and human suffering, so [PAWN_possessive] job focused on elaborate and creative cosmetic surgeries. [PAWN_pronoun] understands human biology, deeply, but has never had to remove a tumour — or a bullet.	Artistic: +5 Medicine: +3 Social: +1	+Caring +Artistic	-
Novelist (Novelist)	[PAWN_nameDef] lived on a glitterworld, penning wildly successful novels. [PAWN_pronoun] lived a carefree lifestyle, spending [PAWN_possessive] days writing and [PAWN_possessive] nights partying - and has never done a day's manual labour in [PAWN_possessive] life.	Construction: −5 Mining: −5 Artistic: +8	+Intellectual −ManualDumb −Social	-
Charity Worker (Altruist)	Glitterworlds are havens of comfort for those lucky enough to live there, but [PAWN_nameDef] could not ignore the nearby trashworlds where the people suffered and starved. [PAWN_pronoun] spent [PAWN_possessive] life appealing for donations and supporting those in need.	Social: +6 Mining: −3	+Caring +Social −Violent	−Psychopath
Glitterworld Officer (Officer)	Though glitterworlds are peaceful places, they often remain prepared for war. [PAWN_nameDef]'s unit rarely saw any real action. Though [PAWN_pronoun] pursued [PAWN_possessive] artistic hobbies, [PAWN_possessive] subordinates preferred to entertain themselves by brawling, so [PAWN_nameDef] got good at breaking up fights.	Melee: +6 Artistic: +4	+Violent −ManualDumb	-
Biosphere Manager (Botanist)	[PAWN_nameDef] lived on a peaceful glitterworld where all menial work was done by robots, while the people mostly devoted themselves to leisure. [PAWN_pronoun] managed the plant and animal life of a sprawling park, where citizens came to admire nature's beauty.	Shooting: −4 Animals: +6 Plants: +6	+Artistic −ManualDumb −Crafting −Cooking	-
VR Designer (Game Dev)	[PAWN_nameDef] designed virtual reality simulations for glitterworld citizens. [PAWN_pronoun] put great effort into the details of [PAWN_possessive] virtual worlds, learning all [PAWN_pronoun] could about plant life to make [PAWN_possessive] landscapes as realistic as possible.	Construction: +3 Plants: +4 Artistic: +5	+Artistic −ManualDumb	-
Architect (Architect)	[PAWN_nameDef] designed the construction of buildings. On [PAWN_possessive] glitterworld home, the technical aspect of architecture was handled by an AI, whilst the labour was done by robots. This freed [PAWN_objective] up to push the artistic limits of his craft, but also meant [PAWN_pronoun] never had to get [PAWN_possessive] hands dirty.	Construction: +5 Artistic: +7 Crafting: −3	+Intellectual −ManualDumb	-
Sculptor (Sculptor)	[PAWN_nameDef] started off sculpting person-sized artworks, but [PAWN_pronoun] soon began to think bigger. With the help of mining robots, [PAWN_pronoun] learned how to carve huge monuments out of cliffsides. Soon the parks of the glitterworld where [PAWN_pronoun] lived were full of giant stone figures.	Plants: −4 Mining: +4 Artistic: +9	+Artistic −ManualDumb −Crafting −Cooking	-
Medieval Farm Oaf (Oaf)	Tilling, hoeing, guiding ox carts, pushing wheelbarrows. Digging ditches, planting seeds, predicting the harvest.\n\nMedieval-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.	Plants: +8 Mining: +3	+ManualDumb +PlantWork +Mining −Intellectual	-
Medieval Lord (Noble)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a lord on a preindustrial planet. [PAWN_pronoun] went to parties, managed the underlings, and even learned some swordplay.\n\n[PAWN_possessive] soft hands did not hold a work tool during that entire time. [PAWN_pronoun] considers manual labor to be beneath [PAWN_objective].	Social: +7 Melee: +5 Shooting: +5	+Social −ManualDumb −ManualSkilled	-
Medieval Minstrel (Minstrel)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a traveling entertainer on a medieval world.\n\n[PAWN_pronoun] could always be found telling stories or singing songs, and is capable of protecting [PAWN_objective]self from the dangers of the road. However, [PAWN_pronoun] was always conspicuously absent whenever there was hard labour to be done.	Social: +4 Artistic: +3 Melee: +2	−ManualSkilled −Hauling	-
Taster (Taster)	As the taster for a medieval king, any dish served at the royal table had to be sampled first by [PAWN_nameDef]. [PAWN_pronoun] lived a decadent lifestyle at court, getting fat and doing very little work.	Cooking: +7 Construction: −4 Crafting: −4	+Cooking −ManualDumb	-
Blacksmith (Blacksmith)	As a smith on a medieval world, [PAWN_nameDef] gained a reputation for the high quality of [PAWN_possessive] work. [PAWN_pronoun] wasn't bad at using the swords [PAWN_pronoun] forged either.	Shooting: −5 Melee: +4 Crafting: +6	+ManualDumb +ManualSkilled −Intellectual	-
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. [PAWN_nameDef] was that somebody.	Melee: +3 Animals: +4	−Intellectual	-
Medieval Doctor (Quack)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked as a doctor on a medieval planet. [PAWN_pronoun] firmly believes that most ailments can be cured with a little bloodletting.\n\n[PAWN_pronoun] was also a master anaesthetist, developing a specialty technique that involved a heavy blow to the head.	Melee: +6 Medicine: +1	+Caring	-
Herbalist (Herbalist)	[PAWN_nameDef] lived in the forest near a village. Though many of the villagers feared [PAWN_objective], sick villagers would come to [PAWN_objective] to purchase salves and poultices made from the herbs [PAWN_pronoun] grew in [PAWN_possessive] garden. [PAWN_pronoun] was happy to help them — for a price.	Plants: +4 Medicine: +4 Social: −2	+Caring +PlantWork	-
Medieval Sailor (Sailor)	[PAWN_nameDef] explored the oceans on a wooden ship, seeking out plant and animal specimens from exotic places, and occasionally fending off pirates. [PAWN_pronoun] loved the sea so much [PAWN_pronoun] refused to do all but the barest minimum of work on land, except to sell the treasures [PAWN_pronoun] collected.	Melee: +4 Social: +4 Animals: +4	+ManualDumb −ManualSkilled	-
Policeman/Policewoman (Policeman/Policewoman)	[PAWN_nameDef] kept the peace as a line officer in a municipal police force. [PAWN_pronoun] was trained in de-escalation, physical control, shooting, and other police skills.	Social: +3 Shooting: +4 Melee: +3	+Social +Violent	-									-
Chef (Chef)	[PAWN_nameDef] ran a high-class restaurant. [PAWN_pronoun] was famous among patrons for [PAWN_possessive] creative culinary specialties, and infamous among kitchen workers for [PAWN_possessive] casual disdain for grunt work.	Cooking: +6 Social: +2	+Cooking −Cleaning −ManualDumb	-
Housemate/Housewife (Housemate/Housewife)	As an adult, [PAWN_nameDef] kept house and cared for children while [PAWN_possessive] spouse worked.	Cooking: +3 Medicine: +3 Crafting: +2	+ManualDumb	-
Inventor (Inventor)	On [PAWN_possessive] homeworld, [PAWN_nameDef] worked as a moderately successful inventor. [PAWN_pronoun] developed several minor technologies.	Crafting: +5 Intellectual: +2	+Intellectual +Crafting	-
Teacher (Teacher)	[PAWN_nameDef] was educated in the liberal arts and taught at a public school. [PAWN_pronoun] was widely knowledgeable and well-liked by [PAWN_possessive] students.	Intellectual: +3 Social: +4	+Intellectual +Social	-
Civil Servant (Bureaucrat)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked as a low-ranking administrator for a moribund government bureaucracy. [PAWN_pronoun] is most at home filling out complicated paperwork and playing office politics.	Social: +3 Intellectual: +3 Construction: −2	-	-
Bartender (Barkeep)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked as a bartender in a seedy establishment. The job was one part drink-mixing, one part diplomacy, and one part head-bashing.	Social: +4 Melee: +2 Cooking: +2	+Social +Cooking	-
Conceptual Artist (Artist)	[PAWN_nameDef] was well-known in art circles on [PAWN_possessive] home world for [PAWN_possessive] unique and creative conceptual artworks. Nobody was sure exactly what [PAWN_pronoun] was trying to communicate, but [PAWN_possessive] pieces were highly valued by collectors.	Artistic: +8 Crafting: +1	+Artistic −Social −Caring −Hauling	-
Evangelist (Evangelist)	As a youth, [PAWN_nameDef] experienced a religious awakening. [PAWN_pronoun] decided to spend the rest of [PAWN_possessive] life spreading the word of [PAWN_possessive] deity, the beauty of its culture, and its unusual medical tradition.	Social: +4 Artistic: +4 Medicine: −3	+Social +Caring	-
Ascetic Priest (Priest)	After taking a vow of silence, [PAWN_nameDef] joined a monastery to spend [PAWN_possessive] days in quiet contemplation. [PAWN_pronoun] found happiness growing vegetables in the garden and making cheese in the monastery cellars.	Plants: +4 Medicine: +2 Cooking: +2	+PlantWork +ManualDumb −Violent −Social	Ascetic
Escaped Convict (Escapee)	[PAWN_nameDef] denies involvement in the crimes that brought about [PAWN_possessive] incarceration in a brutal penal colony. [PAWN_pronoun] escaped by tunneling beneath the perimeter using modified cutlery.	Mining: +4 Crafting: +2	+Violent −Caring	-
Nurse (Nurse)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked in a hospital, doing routine work such as changing bandages and taking temperatures. It was a busy job, but [PAWN_pronoun] could always find time for a chat with a patient.	Social: +4 Medicine: +5	+Caring −Violent	-
House Servant (Servant)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a domestic servant to wealthy homeowners. [PAWN_pronoun] got to know the kitchens and basements of [PAWN_possessive] master's mansion well, but never did any work outside.	Cooking: +4 Plants: −3 Mining: −3	+ManualDumb +Cleaning −Intellectual	-
Bodyguard (Bodyguard)	[PAWN_nameDef] protected whoever paid [PAWN_objective]. [PAWN_pronoun] gained proficiency in many different combat forms, and was known for [PAWN_possessive] ruthlessness against those who crossed [PAWN_objective].	Shooting: +4 Melee: +4	+Violent −Social	-
Mathematician (Math Prof)	[PAWN_nameDef] did mathematical research at a university. [PAWN_pronoun] spent much of [PAWN_possessive] spare time immersed in shooting simulations, though [PAWN_pronoun] was frequently ridiculed by other players for [PAWN_possessive] terrible aim.	Shooting: −3 Intellectual: +8	+Intellectual −ManualDumb	-
Paramedic (Paramedic)	[PAWN_nameDef]'s job was to respond rapidly to medical emergencies. [PAWN_pronoun] is used to dealing with severe injuries with only limited medical supplies. [PAWN_pronoun] treated so many gunshot wounds over the years that even seeing a gun made [PAWN_objective] uncomfortable.	Shooting: −5 Medicine: +6	+Caring +Violent	-
Gardener (Gardener)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked at the mansion of a powerful family, tending the lavish gardens as part of a team of servants.	Plants: +8	+ManualDumb +PlantWork −Intellectual −Crafting	-
Torturer (Torturer)	Working for a tyrannical dictator, [PAWN_nameDef] earned a reputation as an expert in 'persuasion.' Any prisoner who went down into the dungeons left with no secrets - and with [PAWN_nameDef]'s smile scarred permanently into their nightmares.	Melee: +6	+Violent −Social −Caring	Psychopath
Defector (Defector)	Early in [PAWN_possessive] adulthood, [PAWN_nameDef] decided to leave the oppressive dictatorship where [PAWN_pronoun] lived. [PAWN_possessive] defection was not well-received, and agents were sent out after [PAWN_objective]. [PAWN_pronoun] spent years on the run, treating [PAWN_possessive] own wounds so no doctor could betray [PAWN_objective]. The ordeal made [PAWN_objective] bitter and untrusting	Shooting: +5 Social: −4 Medicine: +3	+Violent +Caring −Artistic	-
Construction Engineer (Builder)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a construction worker. [PAWN_pronoun] lead a team which built everything from office blocks to cathedrals. [PAWN_possessive] busy job and numerous nearby fast-food outlets meant [PAWN_pronoun] never cooked for [PAWN_objective]self.	Construction: +8 Plants: −3	+ManualSkilled −Intellectual −Cooking	-
Rancher (Rancher)	[PAWN_nameDef] owned and operated a successful ranch where [PAWN_pronoun] raised animals for meat and wool. [PAWN_pronoun] refused to do any dumb labour [PAWN_pronoun] could pay someone else to do for [PAWN_objective].	Animals: +8 Cooking: −4 Mining: −4	+Animals −ManualDumb	-
Low-Wage Worker (Grunt)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked a variety of casual jobs to support [PAWN_possessive] family, gaining a set of basic hands-on skills.	Cooking: +4 Plants: +3 Crafting: +3	+ManualDumb +Cleaning	-
Model (Model)	[PAWN_nameDef] modelled clothes and jewellery for advertisers, and was also used as a physical blueprint for characters in virtual reality simulations.	Social: +5 Artistic: +6	+Social +Artistic −ManualDumb −Intellectual −ManualSkilled −Caring	Beautiful
Geologist (Geologist)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked with miners and cave-diggers, identifying rock types and natural formations. During [PAWN_possessive] years underground [PAWN_pronoun] also gained experience repairing drilling machines and other technical equipment.	Mining: +8 Crafting: +3	+Intellectual	-
Jailbird (Jailbird)	[PAWN_nameDef] spent most of [PAWN_possessive] life in prisons, where [PAWN_pronoun] was put to work in the kitchens. [PAWN_pronoun] had a habit of getting into fights, and developed an aggressive way of speaking.	Melee: +5 Cooking: +3	+Violent −Social −Caring	-
Actor (Actor)	[PAWN_nameDef] travelled with a company of actors, playing to packed theatres and loving audiences everywhere. [PAWN_pronoun] was a perfectionist, and made [PAWN_possessive] own props and costumes rather than use the ones [PAWN_pronoun] was given.	Social: +8 Crafting: +3	+Social −ManualDumb	-
Veterinarian (Vet)	[PAWN_nameDef] treated sick and injured animals for a living. Seeing their suffering affected [PAWN_possessive] stance on the practice of eating meat, and for many years [PAWN_pronoun] lived as a vegetarian.	Animals: +4 Medicine: +4 Cooking: −4	+Caring	-
Explosives Expert (Blaster)	[PAWN_nameDef] was an explosive engineer employed in mines. [PAWN_pronoun] took [PAWN_possessive] job very seriously and was well-versed in the technicalities - so much so that [PAWN_pronoun] refused to demean [PAWN_objective]self by helping with the clean-up once [PAWN_possessive] carefully-calculated explosion was complete.	Mining: +5 Intellectual: +5	+Violent −ManualDumb	-
Counselor (Counselor)	A terrifying trauma when [PAWN_nameDef] was a young adult caused [PAWN_objective] to develop a serious eating disorder. With counseling [PAWN_pronoun] learned to have a healthier relationship with food, and decided to put [PAWN_possessive] new skills to use helping others overcome their emotional problems.	Social: +9	+Social −Cookingtypes	-
Recruiter (Recruiter)	[PAWN_nameDef] was part of a revered order of martial artists, infamous both for their skill in combat and for their practice of refusing to treat their wounded. [PAWN_pronoun] travelled [PAWN_possessive] homeworld, judging the young people [PAWN_pronoun] met to determine if they might be suitable for training.	Melee: +5 Social: +5	+Social −Caring	-
Drifter (Drifter)	[PAWN_nameDef] never figured out what to do with [PAWN_possessive] life. [PAWN_pronoun] travelled often, taking up casual work wherever [PAWN_pronoun] found it. [PAWN_pronoun] also occasionally worked on a novel that [PAWN_pronoun] knew would be a bestseller - just as soon as [PAWN_pronoun] could find a publisher who was interested	Cooking: +3 Construction: +3 Artistic: −4	-	-
Machine Collector (Collector)	[PAWN_nameDef] was obsessed with old machines and arcane pieces of technology. [PAWN_pronoun] obtained them wherever [PAWN_pronoun] could, and loved taking them apart to see how they worked. [PAWN_pronoun] had a habit of talking about [PAWN_possessive] collection long after people around [PAWN_objective] had stopped listening.	Social: −3 Crafting: +6 Intellectual: +6	+Crafting	-
Con Artist (Con Artist)	[PAWN_nameDef] never created anything in [PAWN_possessive] life. [PAWN_pronoun] did, however, prove to be a natural at getting others to give [PAWN_objective] what they had created.	Social: +10	+Social −Violent	-
Factory Worker (Worker)	[PAWN_nameDef] did menial, unskilled work in an industrial factory. [PAWN_possessive] job also included caring for the mules and horses which transported the goods.	Animals: +3 Construction: +3 Crafting: +2	+ManualDumb +ManualSkilled +Animals −Intellectual −Artistic −Cooking	-
Psychiatric Patient (Patient)	[PAWN_nameDef] spent most of [PAWN_possessive] adult life in an insane asylum. [PAWN_possessive] industrial homeworld had a poor understanding of mental illness, and [PAWN_pronoun] was treated more like an animal than a person. Though [PAWN_pronoun] eventually recovered and was released, [PAWN_possessive] experience dampened many of [PAWN_possessive] basic life skills.	Cooking: −2 Crafting: −2	−Social −Caring −Violent	-
Human Computer (Computer)	[PAWN_nameDef] turned out to have an excellent memory and a gift for performing complex calculations in [PAWN_possessive] head. An industrial-world dictator decided to employ [PAWN_nameDef] to keep track of [PAWN_possessive] state's finances and expenditure.	Shooting: +3 Intellectual: +7	+Intellectual −Artistic	-
Sheriff (Sheriff)	[PAWN_nameDef] was the law enforcer in an isolated industrial town. [PAWN_pronoun] dealt with petty crime, dispute resolution, and the occasional drunken saloon shootout.	Shooting: +4 Melee: +4 Social: +4	+Violent	-
Urbworld Entrepreneur (Entrepreneur)	In the urbworlds, most suffer. But someone has to run the corporations. [PAWN_nameDef] learned the skills of the trade - greasing palms and technical analysis. [PAWN_pronoun] is a sociointellectual machine.	Social: +6 Intellectual: +3	+Social	-
Joywire Artist (Joywirer)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked in an urbworld lab developing cutting-edge joywire software to maximize user pleasure. When the local government imposed harsh restrictions on joywire manufacturing, [PAWN_pronoun] began selling [PAWN_possessive] products on the black market.	Artistic: +3 Intellectual: +2 Medicine: +2	+Intellectual −ManualDumb	-
Mafia Boss (Boss)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a high-ranking member of an urbworld crime syndicate. [PAWN_pronoun] bribed officials, maintained the loyalty of [PAWN_possessive] subordinates, and extracted overdue payments - by any means necessary.	Shooting: +4 Melee: +3 Social: +4	+Social −ManualDumb −Caring −Cooking	-
Urbworld Drone (Drone)	[PAWN_nameDef] worked as a mindless construction drone on a massive urbworld. Though [PAWN_pronoun] is now freed from the brutal social experiments to which [PAWN_pronoun] was subjected, [PAWN_pronoun] remains incapable of creative thought and leadership.	Construction: +5 Mining: +4 Social: −2	+ManualDumb +ManualSkilled −Artistic −Intellectual	-
Urbworld Rebel (Rebel)	Most of the people on [PAWN_nameDef]'s world gave up their individuality to join together in an online hivemind. [PAWN_nameDef] joined a rebel faction that rejected technology entirely.	Melee: +3 Construction: +3 Mining: +2	+ManualDumb −Intellectual −Crafting	-
Caveworld Illuminator (Illuminator)	Among tunnel-dwellers, those with vision as strong as [PAWN_nameDef]’s are revered as sages. [PAWN_pronoun] would lead the way, marking spots to dig with bioluminescent fungus and warning others of impending danger.	Mining: +3 Social: +2	+Mining +ManualSkilled	Undergrounder
Colony Settler (Settler)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a settler on a new colony world. Such a life requires a jack-of-all trades at basic hands-on tasks.	Construction: +4 Plants: +4 Mining: +4	+ManualDumb +ManualSkilled	-
Deep Space Miner (Miner)	[PAWN_nameDef] did the sweaty, grimy work of pulling metal out of asteroids on a deep space rig. [PAWN_pronoun] used [PAWN_possessive] hands-on industrial skills daily - and wasn't bad in a bar fight either.	Mining: +7 Construction: +3 Melee: +2	+ManualDumb +ManualSkilled	-
Starship Janitor (Janitor)	While other passengers pass the years between star systems in cryptosleep sarcophagi, [PAWN_nameDef] had to wake up at periodic intervals to perform inspections, check the navigation systems, and to oil the mechanoids.	Construction: +2 Crafting: +3	+ManualDumb +ManualSkilled	-
Castaway (Castaway)	[PAWN_nameDef] was the only survivor of a ship crash on an unhabited animal world. For many years until [PAWN_possessive] rescue [PAWN_pronoun] scrounged an existence out of whatever [PAWN_pronoun] could find. [PAWN_possessive] survival skills became razor-sharp, but spending so long alone severely dampened [PAWN_possessive] conversatial[sic] abilities.	Melee: +5 Animals: +3 Construction: +4	+ManualDumb +PlantWork −Intellectual −Social −Artistic	-
Taxonomist (Taxonomist)	[PAWN_nameDef] travelled between star systems, studying and classifying the plant and animal life [PAWN_pronoun] found in the hopes of creating a complete catalogue.	Animals: +5 Plants: +5	+Intellectual −Violent	-
Space Tactician (Tactician)	[PAWN_nameDef] joined the space navy in an unstable system, fraught with large-scale interplanetary wars. [PAWN_pronoun] turned out to have a sharp mind for battle, and became adept at commanding combat units to great effect.	Shooting: +4 Intellectual: +4	+Intellectual −Social −Artistic	-
Hermit (Hermit)	Worn out by the pressures of social interaction, [PAWN_nameDef] left [PAWN_possessive] crowded city to live a simple life in the wilderness. There, [PAWN_pronoun] spent [PAWN_possessive] days alone, tending [PAWN_possessive] garden and crafting the simple tools [PAWN_pronoun] needed to survive.	Plants: +4 Crafting: +3 Construction: +1	+PlantWork +ManualDumb +Crafting −Social	Ascetic
Space Pirate (Pirate)	Piracy appears everywhere that governments are weak and society spread thin. [PAWN_nameDef] was part of this age-old part of human existence, extorting and smashing peaceful trade ships for profit.	Melee: +4 Shooting: +4	+Violent	-
Pit Brawler (Brawler)	[PAWN_nameDef] was nine years old when [PAWN_pronoun] got in [PAWN_possessive] first fight. [PAWN_pronoun] won, but more important was the enjoyment of [PAWN_possessive] audience. Pit fighting turned out to be a lucrative career for those who could survive it. And it was even mostly legal.	Melee: +8	+Violent −Intellectual −Caring	Brawler
Illegal Shipwright (Shipwright)	There is a law that says 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. [PAWN_nameDef] discovered that there is great profit to be made, however, from those who are uninterested in these laws.	Construction: +7	+ManualSkilled	-
Gigolo/Courtesean[sic] (Gigolo/Courtesean[sic])	[PAWN_nameDef] was used for [PAWN_possessive] body by hundreds of customers in brothels on several planets. [PAWN_pronoun] gained some mental marks and a special kind of street smarts.	Social: +8 Melee: +3	+Social −ManualDumb −ManualSkilled	Beautiful
Space Marine (Marine)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a warrior in an Imperial navy. [PAWN_possessive] job was to punch into enemy starships, gun down the crew, and capture the ship intact. And [PAWN_pronoun] was good at it.	Melee: +5 Shooting: +7	+Violent	-
Assassin (Assassin)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a professional assassin. [PAWN_pronoun] was cold, calculating, and made a good profit. In this business, an utter lack of empathy was an asset.	Melee: +10 Shooting: +10	+Violent −Intellectual −ManualDumb −ManualSkilled −Social −Caring	Psychopath
Hunter (Hunter)	[PAWN_nameDef] tracked, trapped and killed animals for their meat and leather. [PAWN_nameDef] used both ranged and melee weapons. Sometimes, [PAWN_pronoun] hunted alongside animals.	Shooting: +4 Melee: +3 Animals: +2	+Violent +Animals	-
Logger (Logger)	[PAWN_nameDef] chopped trees and hauled their lumber back to the tribe. [PAWN_pronoun] wielded [PAWN_possessive] axe with the finesse of an artist and the force of a charging muffalo.	Plants: +6 Melee: +3	+PlantWork	-
Gatherer (Gatherer)	Using [PAWN_possessive] knowledge of plants, roots, and berries, [PAWN_nameDef] could find food in even the most barren landscapes. [PAWN_pronoun] stayed away from animals.	Plants: +8 Animals: −2	+PlantWork	-
Digger (Digger)	[PAWN_nameDef] carved living spaces and mined minerals from the sides of hills and mountains. [PAWN_pronoun] learned to feel at home picking through rock and shoring up cave walls.	Mining: +6 Construction: +2	+Mining	Undergrounder
Weaver (Weaver)	[PAWN_nameDef] was an expert at working wool, plant fibers and natural dyes into beautiful clothing for [PAWN_possessive] kin. [PAWN_possessive] handicrafts were traded frequently with other settlements.	Crafting: +6 Plants: +2	+Crafting	-
Framer (Framer)	[PAWN_nameDef] was responsible for erecting structures for [PAWN_possessive] fellow tribespeople to live in. This included both temporary structures for nomadic travel, and permanent settlements. Gathering building materials from local plant life was part of the job.	Construction: +6 Plants: +2	+ManualSkilled	-
Stew Keeper (Stewkeeper)	[PAWN_nameDef] prepared meals from the plants and animals brought in by gatherers, farmers, and hunters of [PAWN_possessive] tribe. [PAWN_pronoun] had to make sure it was calorie-efficient, long-lasting, and healthy. [PAWN_pronoun] often processed and sometime[sic] gathered plants [PAWN_objective]self.	Cooking: +6 Plants: +2	+Cooking	-
Tamer (Tamer)	[PAWN_nameDef]'s role in [PAWN_possessive] tribe was to connect with the natural world around - especially the world of animals. In addition to fulfilling a spiritual role, [PAWN_pronoun] also tamed wild beasts and cared for them as they served the tribe.	Animals: +6 Social: +2	+Animals	-
Carver (Carver)	[PAWN_nameDef] carved artworks for [PAWN_possessive] tribe from wood, stone, and occasionally, more exotic materials. The work was sometimes sold, and sometimes kept to beautify settlements and provide a focus for rituals.	Artistic: +7	+Artistic	-
Healer (Healer)	After [PAWN_possessive] tribe’s elder healer was killed in a raid, [PAWN_nameDef] took on the role. [PAWN_pronoun] spent [PAWN_possessive] days scrounging up herbs and mineral compounds from the nearby area to use in surprisingly effective remedies.	Medicine: +5 Plants: +3	+Caring	-
Hearth Tender (Tender)	While the others were out hunting and foraging, [PAWN_nameDef] would stay at home to cook and take care of the young and sick.	Cooking: +4 Medicine: +3 Crafting: +2	-	Undergrounder
Warrior (Warrior)	[PAWN_nameDef] was a fearsome warrior, proficient with many weapons. [PAWN_pronoun] participated in many battles.	Melee: +4 Shooting: +4	+Violent	-
Archer (Archer)	[PAWN_nameDef] fought for [PAWN_possessive] tribe. [PAWN_pronoun] and specialized in the use of bows, pila, and other ranged weapons.	Melee: +2 Shooting: +7	+Violent	-
Brave (Brave)	[PAWN_nameDef] wielded ikwa, axes, clubs, and other close-ranged weapons in battles for [PAWN_possessive] tribe.	Melee: +7 Shooting: +2	+Violent	-
Scout (Scout)	Since [PAWN_possessive] tribe made contact with local outlanders, [PAWN_nameDef] contracted [PAWN_possessive] services out as a guide. Frequent contact with ancient technology made [PAWN_objective] comfortable with the lost machines.	Shooting: +2 Intellectual: +2 Social: +2	+Violent	Jogger
Vengeful Hunter (Vengeful)	Following the death of a close friend by animal attack, [PAWN_nameDef] hunted the beast responsible. [PAWN_pronoun] tracked it to a nearby village, only to find one of the villagers wearing its pelt.	Shooting: +4 Melee: +6	+Violent −Animals	-
Muffalo Shaman (Shaman)	Because of [PAWN_possessive] quiet wisdom and great strength, [PAWN_nameDef] became the spiritual guide for [PAWN_possessive] tribe. [PAWN_pronoun] had a special connection with the great spirit of the muffalo.	Melee: +5 Social: +2	-	-
Lore Keeper (Keeper)	[PAWN_nameDef] was one of a long line of lore keepers in [PAWN_possessive] tribe. Every night around the fire, [PAWN_pronoun] would pass on ancient knowledge and helpful wisdom through stories.	Intellectual: +2 Social: +3 Artistic: +2	+Intellectual	-
Loner (Loner)	[PAWN_nameDef] never much liked the tribal council or the yearly festivals. [PAWN_pronoun] preferred the open plain and the whistle of wind through the rocks. [PAWN_pronoun] visited [PAWN_possessive] tribe from time to time, but mostly took care of [PAWN_objective]self using [PAWN_possessive] own survival skills.	Shooting: +3 Melee: +2 Plants: +5 Construction: +1	−Social	-
Banished (Banished)	[PAWN_nameDef]'s tribe banished [PAWN_objective] following a bloody dispute. [PAWN_pronoun] survived in the wilds alone for a long time.	Melee: +3 Shooting: +2 Plants: +4	−Social	-
Malingerer (Malingerer)	[PAWN_nameDef] often feigned sickness in order to avoid [PAWN_possessive] responsibilities. While resting in the sick hut, [PAWN_pronoun] told stories to the children.	Intellectual: +2 Social: +5	−ManualDumb	-