List of adulthood backstories

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Title
(Short Title)
Description Skill Modifications Incapable of Civil Raider Slave Trader Traveler Tribal
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.Template:BrHowever, 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:BrMining: −3Template:BrMedical: +3Template:BrSocial: +3Template:BrIntellectual: +2 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Acolyte of starsTemplate:Br(Priest) Ever the dreamer, NAME traveled across the universe to find the thing they felt was calling to them.Template:BrThey became poorer and poorer, but used every means possible to carry on. Artistic: +7Template:BrMedical: +4Template:BrSocial: −3Template:BrIntellectual: −3 Dumb laborTemplate:BrViolent ? ? ? ? ? ?
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. Crafting: +3Template:BrSocial: +8 Dumb labor ? ? ? ? ? ?
Addiction counselTemplate:Br(Counselor) After recovering from a joywire addiction, NAME adopted a non-violent way of life and vowed to help others.Template:BrTravelling between communities, they used medicine, arts, and crafts to aid others who struggled with their own addictions. Crafting: +3Template:BrArtistic: +3Template:BrMedical: +3Template:BrSocial: +8 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Adventurer NAME's thirst for adventure took them to many planets. They visited the brightest glitterworlds and the darkest war-torn toxic planets in their quest to find novelty.Template:BrThey worked as little as possible, often skirting ethical boundaries to make a quick buck. Among all jobs, they hated cooking the most. Shooting: +3Template:BrMelee: +3Template:BrAnimals: +2Template:BrCrafting: +3Template:BrMedical: +3Template:BrSocial: +3 Cooking ? ? ? ? ? ?
Adventurous weirdoTemplate:Br(Weirdo) A creative but strange individual, NAME dedicated their life to their twin passions of medieval world history and high technology.Template:BrThey were fascinated by the idea of becoming a 'skyknight' with glittering armor and a giant sword. Shooting: −2Template:BrMelee: +6Template:BrCooking: +2Template:BrCrafting: +2Template:BrArtistic: +2 Mining ? ? ? ? ? ?
Aerospace engineerTemplate:Br(Engineer) NAME was an engineer responsible for the production of aircraft and spaceships. They focused on improving production lines, and were known for their mastery of technical and research issues. Shooting: +2Template:BrConstruction: +2Template:BrMining: +2Template:BrSocial: +2Template:BrIntellectual: +4 CleaningTemplate:BrPlant work ? ? ? ? ? ?
AI programmerTemplate:Br(Programmer) NAME enlisted in the military's robotics division, developing smarter combat AI.Template:BrThe whole time they were there, they never spoke with another human. They spent all their time conversing with the AI they were developing. Crafting: +6Template:BrIntellectual: +7 Plant work ? ? ? ? ? ?
AI researcherTemplate:Br(Researcher) NAME was a renowned researcher in artificial intelligence, robotics, and interactive holography. Their friendships with the artificial minds they created gave them the confidence to interact with real people, and they soon excelled at personal communication. Melee: −2Template:BrMining: −2Template:BrCrafting: +1Template:BrSocial: +4Template:BrIntellectual: +6 Dumb labor ? ? ? ? ? ?
Alcoholic truckerTemplate:Br(Alcoholic) NAME was a space trucker working for Arcknight Industries when they killed their wife and daughter in a crash.Template: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 CaringTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrIntellectualTemplate:BrArtisticTemplate:BrCleaning ? ? ? ? ? ?
Anarchist rebelTemplate:Br(Anarchist) After being abandoned on a special operation, NAME swore vengeance upon the state. They formed an anarchist group dedicated to bringing down core world governments.Template:BrAfter too many close calls, and too few successes, NAME fled to the outer rim. Shooting: +6Template:BrMelee: +2Template:BrSocial: +6 CraftingTemplate:BrCleaning ? ? ? ? ? ?
ArchaeologistTemplate:Br(Explorer) They were trapped in an uninspired life. One day, they jumped on a ship to learn archaeology and see the universe.Template:BrThey learned how to survive. They also learned about people - although they understood the dead better than the living. Shooting: +2Template:BrConstruction: +4Template:BrCrafting: +2Template:BrSocial: −2Template:BrIntellectual: +5 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
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:BrCrafting: −3Template:BrArtistic: +7 Dumb labor ? ? ? ? ? ?
Archotech spyTemplate:Br(AI spy) NAME was a cybernetic researcher. Studying a transcended world, they became too involved with their subjects. Over time, the archotech machine core recruited them into its service, and used them as a spy.Template:BrWhen they later rebelled against their non-human master, it sent mechanoids across space to hunt them down. Shooting: +8Template:BrMelee: +2Template:BrConstruction: +4Template:BrCooking: −2Template:BrCrafting: +2Template:BrIntellectual: +4 Mining ? ? ? ? ? ?
Army cookTemplate:Br(Cook) NAME joined the army as a worker and spent most of their time cooking and repairing. While they were stationed on a dangerous planet, they underwent basic shooting and survival training. Shooting: +2Template:BrMelee: +2Template:BrConstruction: +2Template:BrCooking: +3Template:BrCrafting: +1Template:BrIntellectual: −2 CaringTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrFirefighting ? ? ? ? ? ?
Army scientistTemplate:Br(Scientist) NAME did scientific research for a planetary army. They studied war scenarios and designed weapon systems to help win battles with a minimum of fuss. Medical: +2Template:BrIntellectual: +8 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Army sergeantTemplate:Br(Sergeant) NAME served in their nation's military, commanding small units as a non-commissioned officer.Template:BrThey excelled at creating tactically sound plans despite difficult circumstances. Shooting: +8Template:BrMelee: +2Template:BrConstruction: +2 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
AromatherapistTemplate:Br(Therapist) NAME practiced aromatherapy, using essences extracted from home-grown plants. Shooting: −3Template:BrMelee: −3Template:BrCooking: +4Template:BrPlants: +6Template:BrMedical: +4 None ? Check.png ? ? ? ?
Artifact hunterTemplate:Br(Artifacter) NAME became depressed and lost interest in life. They travelled from planet to planet, searching for psychic artifacts amid mechanoid ruins in the hope that they would cure the pain in their soul.Template:BrA steady trigger finger and careful planning kept NAME alive. Shooting: +8Template:BrConstruction: +4 Social ? ? ? ? ? ?
Artificer rampantTemplate:Br(Artificer) Fuelled by the thrill of discovery and his own megalomania, NAME set out to invent new devices and improve existing ones, breaking laws and customs as necessary.Template:BrThey formed a crew to gather materials for their work - and to deal with outsiders who might interfere. Construction: +2Template:BrCrafting: +8Template:BrMedical: +2Template:BrIntellectual: +6 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
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:BrThey found happiness growing vegetables in the garden and making cheese in the monastery cellars. Cooking: +2Template:BrPlants: +4Template:BrMedical: +2 ViolentTemplate:BrSocial Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Assassin (1) 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. Shooting: +10Template:BrMelee: +10 Dumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrIntellectual ? ? ? ? ? ?
Assassin (2) NAME was specially trained as an operative to be used for high-risk assassinations. Their skill with a rifle was unrivalled.Template:BrThey were eventually betrayed by their superiors when a target found out about the hit and offered to fund their future projects. NAME swore to never trust anyone again. Shooting: +7Template:BrMelee: +4 CaringTemplate:BrArtisticTemplate:BrCraftingTemplate:BrCookingTemplate:BrCleaningTemplate:BrPlant work ? ? ? ? ? ?
AWOL soldierTemplate:Br(Soldier) NAME was an infantryman.Template:BrWhen they were informed of their assignment to the Xennoa-Zartza War, they decided they did not want to be a soldier. They were able to escape via military spacejet. Shooting: +6Template:BrMelee: +5 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bandit leaderTemplate:Br(Bandit) NAME rose up the ranks of the crime organization, eventually becoming the leader of one of their most remote cells of bandits. Their dog Rest never left their side. Shooting: +5Template:BrMelee: +5Template:BrSocial: +2 IntellectualTemplate:BrCleaning ? ? ? ? ? ?
Banished soldierTemplate:Br(Outlaw) NAME became the most physically intimidating of the slaves, spending their little free time obsessively sculpting their body. Their efforts eventually paid off when the lord offered them a job as a personal bodyguard.Template:BrLater, when they plotted to use their position to kill the lord and free the slaves, they were discovered and barely escaped with their life. Melee: +7 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
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:BrCooking +2Template:BrSocial +4 None Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Battle mechanicTemplate:Br(Mechanic) NAME was a tech-obsessed mercenary in an early fusion-era system.Template:BrThey were unusually obsessed with gathering the right gear, and often customized their own equipment with original modifications. Shooting: +5Template:BrMelee: +3Template:BrCrafting: +4 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Battlefield techTemplate:Br(Technician) NAME had received firearms training, but their work was focused on technical adaption and manipulation of combat mechanoids on the battlefield.Template:BrThey developed PTSD after narrowly escaping a primitive firebomb attack in a wheat field. The army medically discharged them from service. Shooting: +3Template:BrConstruction: +4Template:BrCooking: −3Template:BrCrafting: +4Template:BrIntellectual: +4 FirefightingTemplate:BrPlant work ? ? ? ? ? ?
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: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 Caring ? Check.png ? ? ? ?
Behaviour researchTemplate:Br(Scientist) Captured as a feral child, NAME was forced into the ways of modern society. They quickly adapted and became a behavioural researcher, eventually owning a private facility. They specialized in canines, but learned a great deal about all animals. They never had interest in plants, however. Melee: +1Template:BrCooking: −2Template:BrPlants: −3Template:BrMedical: +6Template:BrSocial: +2Template:BrIntellectual: +8 Artistic ? Check.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:BrPlants: +6Template:BrAnimals: +6 Dumb laborTemplate:BrCraftingTemplate:BrCooking Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Blacksmith (1) 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
Blacksmith (2) 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. Melee: +2Template:BrMining: +2Template:BrCrafting: +8 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Blacksmith shooterTemplate:Br(Gunsmith) As a young blacksmith, NAME's family shop was raided by the police. They shot two officers before they knocked him out and arrested them.Template:BrSentenced to life in prison, NAME learned about traveling and raiding from other criminals. Shooting: +5Template:BrConstruction: +3Template:BrCrafting: +3 Intellectual ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bloodgame survivorTemplate:Br(Bloodgamer) NAME was sold to the Corestars Entertainment Company and used as meat in one of the company's system-wide broadcast shows.Template:BrTheir manipulative nature made them quite a nightmare, even to the audience. They were kicked out and exiled to a planet full of deadly animals, criminals and armed camera-drones. Melee: +7Template:BrConstruction: +2Template:BrSocial: +6 Crafting ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bloody dentistTemplate:Br(Dentist) After studying at a famous college, NAME's weak personality eventually snapped under the strain of angry administrators and whining patients. They went on a secret murder spree, killing many of those under their care.Template:BrAfter a pursuit, they managed to escape their planet and travel to a new world. Artistic: +2Template:BrMedical: +6Template:BrIntellectual: +4 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bloody wandererTemplate:Br(Wanderer) NAME was a wanderer, traveling from town to town, taking odd jobs and stealing to live.Template:BrOne day, they had a mental break and went on a long rampage, destroying several towns and killing many. They eventually calmed, but their bloodlust never left them. Shooting: +3Template:BrMelee: +4Template:BrConstruction: +2Template:BrCrafting: +2Template:BrIntellectual: −2 SocialTemplate:BrFirefighting ? ? ? ? ? ?
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: +4 Social Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Bounty hunterTemplate:Br(Hunter) (1) NAME is a self-employed bounty hunter. They spent their days hunting space pirates and collecting cash bounties. Shooting: +6Template:BrMelee: +4Template:BrMedical: +2 Cleaning ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bounty hunterTemplate:Br(Hunter) (2) NAME was a bounty hunter on a massive glitterworld. They worked sensitive assignments for extremely wealthy clients, and were known for quiet execution and total discretion. Shooting +8Template:BrMelee +5 None ? Check.png ? ? ? ?
Bounty hunterTemplate:Br(Hunter) (3) When the civil war ended, NAME had to find a new way to use their fighting skills. They decided to hunt down war criminals and soon realized that they enjoyed capturing bad guys by any means necessary. Shooting: +5Template:BrMelee: +3Template:BrCrafting: +2Template:BrSocial: +2 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Brigand NAME flew with a band of brigands they called friends. They even had a ship of their own - The Dung Mucker 2000. Shooting: +2Template:BrMelee: +3Template:BrConstruction: +2Template:BrCooking: +2Template:BrCrafting: +1Template:BrMedical: +1 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bush sniperTemplate:Br(Sniper) NAME's peaceful life was cut short when their country was brutally invaded.Template:BrNAME was drafted into service as soon as they were of legal age, and quickly showed an aptitude for rifles. They spent months living in the forests picking off soldiers who dared cross the border. Shooting: +6Template:BrCooking: +2Template:BrPlants: −3Template:BrAnimals: +4Template:BrArtistic: −2 Caring ? ? ? ? ? ?
Business gangsterTemplate:Br(Gangster) Staying one step ahead of the law, NAME became a legitimate businessman and silenced anyone who dared say otherwise. As proprietor of brothels, speakeasies and eateries, NAME's good fortune continued while their competition suffered a series of unfortunate and unexplained accidents. Shooting: +3Template:BrMelee: +5Template:BrArtistic: +2Template:BrSocial: +7 CaringTemplate:BrCleaningTemplate:BrPlant work ? ? ? ? ? ?
Caravaneer NAME was the leader of a caravan. They were responsible for the safety of their caravan and were the head negotiator in countless trade deals.Template:BrThey and their people prospered, but their wealth made them a target for brigands. They often had to take up arms to fend off bandits and highwaymen. Shooting: +4Template:BrSocial: +7 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Cargo pilotTemplate:Br(Pilot) NAME was brought up by cargo hands on a long-haul ore transport ship. They perfected their skills at trading and manipulation of people while running weapons between systems. Shooting: +4Template:BrMelee: +2Template:BrConstruction: +2Template:BrMining: +1Template:BrSocial: +1 CookingTemplate:BrCleaning ? ? ? ? ? ?
Casket builderTemplate:Br(Builder) NAME was fascinated with cryosleep, and spent their life learning about the mysterious technology.Template:BrWorking as an assembler on a midworld, NAME built an experimental prototype casket from discarded parts. Unfortunately, while they were searching for the final component, their home was leveled by a bomb. Construction: +4Template:BrMedical: +3Template:BrIntellectual: +4 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Castaway (1) 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:BrTheir survival skills became razor-sharp, but spending so long alone severely dampened their conversational abilities. Melee: +5Template:BrConstruction: +4Template:BrAnimals: +3 SocialTemplate:BrIntellectualTemplate:BrArtistic Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Castaway (2) NAME was a passenger on a routine interstellar transit. When their ship was destroyed, they lived as a castaway on an uninhabited planet for several years. Construction: +2Template:BrMining: +2Template:BrCooking: +2Template:BrPlants: +3 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
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:BrCrafting: +2Template:BrMedicine: +3 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Caveworld 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 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Chief engineerTemplate:Br(Engineer) As chief engineer on board a large spaceship, NAME was an expert in all things fiddly and complex.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP relied on other members of the crew for some of the basic necessities of life. HECAP and HIS ship eventually disappeared into a longsleep voyage of exploration. Social −2Template:BrConstruction +3Template:BrMining +2Template:BrCrafting +3Template:BrResearch +3 Animals Check.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. Mining: −3Template:BrSocial: +6 Violent ? ? ? ? ? ?
Chemist (1) NAME was a renowned chemist on a thriving midworld.Template:BrAfter performing inhumane experiments that turned men into beasts, they were arrested and banished to a far-off rim world. Crafting: +6Template:BrSocial: −3Template:BrIntellectual: +6 Caring ? ? ? ? ? ?
Chemist (2) NAME was a research chemist. They worked with chemicals, from pharmaceuticals to explosives, to develop new substances and treatments. Medical: +4Template:BrSocial: +2Template:BrIntellectual: +6 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Chief engineerTemplate:Br(Engineer) As chief engineer on board a large spaceship, NAME was an expert in all things fiddly and complex.Template: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. Construction: +3Template:BrMining: +2Template:BrCrafting: +3Template:BrSocial: −2Template:BrIntellectual: +3 Animals ? ? ? ? ? ?
Civil engineerTemplate:Br(Engineer) NAME was a well-known civil engineer. Their job involved designing and maintaining rock fortification structures. They did enough statistical analysis to keep their mind sharp. Construction: +7Template:BrMining: +2Template:BrSocial: −3Template:BrIntellectual: +3 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Civil servantTemplate:Br(Clerk) NAME worked as a low-ranking administrator for a moribund government bureaucracy. They are mostly at home filling out complicated paperwork and playing office politics. Construction: −2Template:BrSocial: +3Template:BrIntellectual: +3 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Clan chiefTemplate:Br(Chief) NAME managed a small criminal clan on an outlying trade hub world. Shooting: +6Template:BrSocial: +7 Caring ? ? ? ? ? ?
Clone farmerTemplate:Br(Cloner) Harvesting the products of clone farms is mostly done by the clones themselves - particularly to those whose sims tended towards the social. This clone was one such, who escaped from the farms and headed out to the stars. Crafting: +2Template:BrMedical: +4Template:BrSocial: +6 CookingTemplate:BrFirefightingTemplate:BrMining ? ? ? ? ? ?
Coliseum fighterTemplate:Br(Fighter) Applying the knowledge that they gained from years around fighters, they became a successful gladiator in the coliseum that they once cleaned. Shooting: +5Template:BrCrafting: +3Template:BrSocial: −1Template:BrIntellectual: +2 CaringTemplate:BrArtisticTemplate:BrPlant workTemplate:BrMining ? ? ? ? ? ?
Colonial governorTemplate:Br(Governor) Disillusioned by rampant government corruption, NAME ran for governor and won. However, the local gangs and their pet officials soon forced them out of power.Template:BrThey left the community to return to their life as a marshal. Shooting: +1Template:BrConstruction: +3Template:BrSocial: +6 None ? ? ? ? ? ?
Colony engineerTemplate:Br(Engineer) The children took over the facility, and they declared independence from the corporation.Template:BrNAME had used the VR system to become a master engineer, and they worked diligently to prepare the colony for the corporation's inevitable return. Construction: +7Template:BrCrafting: +4Template:BrMedical: −3Template:BrIntellectual: +4 Artistic ? ? ? ? ? ?
Colony settlerTemplate:Br(Settler) NAME was a settler on a new colony world.Template:BrSuch a life requires a jack-of-all trades at basic hands-on tasks. Construction: +4Template:BrMining: +4Template:BrPlants: +4 None Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Construction engineerTemplate:Br(Builder) NAME was a construction worker on a midworld. HECAP lead a team which built everything from office blocks to cathedrals.Template:BrTemplate:BrHISCAP busy job and numerous nearby fast-food outlets meant HE never cooked for HIMself. Construction +8Template:BrGrowing −3 IntellectualTemplate:BrCooking Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
CounselorTemplate:Br(Counselor) A terrifying trauma when NAME was a young adult caused HIM to develop a serious eating disorder. With counseling HE learned to have a healthier relationship with food, and decided to put HIS 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
Deep space minerTemplate: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. Melee +2Template:BrConstruction +3Template:BrMining +7 N/A Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
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.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP spent years on the run, treating HIS own wounds so no doctor could betray HIM. The ordeal made HIM bitter and untrusting. Shooting +5Template:BrSocial −4Template:BrMedicine +3 Artistic Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
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. Mining +5Template:BrConstruction +2 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
DrifterTemplate:Br(Drifter) NAME never figured out what to do with HIS life. HECAP travelled often, taking up casual work wherever HE found it.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP 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. Cooking +3Template:BrConstruction +3Template:BrArtistic −4 N/A Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Dromedary knightTemplate:Br(Knight) Having caught the eye of his people's Sand King, NAME was trained in the Sandy Boomlet fighting technique. Always with a camel to carry his things, he served his sand people faithfully. Shooting −3Template:BrMelee +4Template:BrSocial +4Template:BrAnimals +4 Hauling Check.png ? ? ? ? ?
Escaped convictTemplate: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. Mining +4Template:BrCrafting +2 Caring Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Engineered pilot (Pilot) After this province was besieged by one of his neighbors, NAME volunteered for a generic modification program that created pilots for the very fighter craft that he had helped develop. The modifications allowed him to pilot the ship, but also made him less able to focus on the people around him. By this time, people were calling him "Squirrel". Shooting +5Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrSocial −2Template:BrMedicine +2 N/A ? ? Check.png ? ? ?
Factory workerTemplate: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. Animals +3Template:BrConstruction +3Template:BrCrafting +2 IntellectualTemplate:BrArtisticTemplate:BrCooking Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Fervent researcher (Researcher) As a young adult, NAME was sure that HIS planet and its people were nearing their time of transcendence.Template:BrTemplate:BrA 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. Shooting +2Template:BrMedicine +8Template:BrResearch +6 Dumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:BrArtistic ? Check.png ? ? ? ?
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. Growing +4 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.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
Glitterworld surgeonTemplate:Br(Surgeon) NAME worked as a surgeon on a world mostly free of disease and human suffering.Template:BrTemplate:BrHISCAP 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. Social +1Template:BrMedicine +3Template:BrArtistic +5 N/A Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
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. Social −2Template:BrMedicine +4Template:BrGrowing +4 N/A Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Hiveworld droneTemplate: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. Social −2Template:BrConstruction +5Template:BrMining +4 ArtisticTemplate:BrIntellectual Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
House servantTemplate:Br(Servant) Early in HIS adulthood, NAME was kidnapped and sold to wealthy aristocrats as a domestic servant.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP got to know the kitchens and basements of HIS master's mansion well, but never did any work outside. Cooking +4Template:BrGrowing −3Template:BrMining −3 IntellectualTemplate:BrCrafting Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Hunter NAME was a master hunter. He learnt to track and trap any animal in the most dangerous of places, and had deep knowledge of many ingenious methods of taking down specific large animals. Shooting +6Template:BrMedicine +4Template:BrGrowing +2 Mining ? ? ? Check.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
InventorTemplate:Br(Inventor) On HIS homeworld, NAME worked as a moderately successful inventor. HECAP developed several minor technologies. Crafting +5Template:BrResearch +2 N/A Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
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. Melee +5Template:BrSocial −3Template:BrCooking +3 SocialTemplate:BrCaring Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
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.

HE visits HIS tribe from time to time, but for the most part HE takes care of HIMself using HIS own survival skills.
Shooting +3Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrGrowing +5Template:BrConstruction +1 Social Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Luddite rebelTemplate: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. Melee +3Template:BrConstruction +3Template:BrMining +2 IntellectualTemplate:BrCrafting Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Machine collectorTemplate: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.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP had a habit of talking about HIS collection long after people around HIM had stopped listening. Social −3Template:BrCrafting +6Template:BrResearch +6 N/A Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Mafia BossTemplate:Br(Boss) NAME was a high-ranking member of an urbworld crime syndicate.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP bribed officials, maintained the loyalty of HIS 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
Master chefTemplate:Br(Chef) On a glitter world, NAME found a job washing dishes at a famous restaurant and worked his way up the ranks. A few years later, his career came to an end when someone poisoned the meal he was preparing for the mayor. Jobless, he and left to explore the stars once again. Cooking +8Template:BrArtistic +4 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Medieval doctorTemplate:Br(Quack) NAME worked as a doctor on a medieval planet. HECAP firmly believes that most ailments can be cured with a little bloodletting.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP was 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
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 Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Mercenary leader (Mercenary) Alone, NAME set out to rebuild her father's life's work. She challenged the leader of a small band of mercenaries and took control, then led the pandas they hijacked trade ships and stole valuable cargo. Her men mutinied. She was abandoned, arrested, and sentenced to death. Shooting +4Template:BrMelee +4Template:BrSocial +4 N/A ? Check.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
Midworld chefTemplate: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. Social +2Template:BrCooking +6 Dumb laborTemplate:BrCleaning Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Military commissarTemplate: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. Shooting +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
Muffalo shamanTemplate: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. Melee +5Template:BrSocial +2 N/A Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.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
Ninja assassinTemplate:Br(Ninja) NAME performed stiletto-precise assassinations for an interplanetary conglomerate. HECAP was 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 HIM with an aversion to plant life. Shooting +4Template:BrMelee +3Template:BrSocial +2Template:BrCrafting +2 Plant work ? ? ? Check.png ? ?
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. Construction −5Template:BrMining −5Template:BrArtistic +8 Dumb laborTemplate:BrSocial Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Paramedic NAME's job was to respond rapidly to medical emergencies. HECAP is used to dealing with severe injuries with only limited medical supplies.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP treated so many gunshot wounds over the years that even seeing a gun made HIM uncomfortable. Shooting −5Template:BrMedicine +6 N/A Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
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.Template:BrNote: Prevents Brawler trait. Melee +8 IntellectualTemplate:BrCaring Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Political assassinTemplate:Br(Deathjack) NAME realized that his true calling was in physical solutions to diplomatic problems. He sought training from the assassins guild on Ceti V. He was a quick study at the arts of subterfuge and death. He soon earned the guild rank of Deathjack. Shooting +8Template:BrMelee +8 Dumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrArtistic Check.png ? ? ? ? ?
Ranch ownerTemplate:Br(Rancher) NAME owned and operated a successful ranch where HE raised animals for meat and wool.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP refused to do any dumb labour HE could pay someone else to do for HIM. Animals +8Template:BrCooking −4Template:BrMining −4 Dumb labor Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Roboticist NAME felt more comfortable with robots and artificial intelligences than with organic people, so she worked as a roboticist. She took a particular interest in mechanites and ancient technology. NAME relied of other people for her basic needs. Construction +3Template:BrCrafting +6Template:BrIntellectual +4 CookingTemplate:BrPlant work Check.png ? ? ? ? ?
Runaway dancerTemplate:Br(Dancer) Grown by and for science, NAME gave it up. Instead, she wanted to dance for crowds across many worlds, from the glamor of the glitter worlds to the dangers of the rim. Such work required wearing a smile on her face and a pistol under her costume. Shooting +2Template:BrSocial +6Template:BrArtistic +4 N/A Check.png ? ? ? ? ?
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. Melee +4Template:BrSocial +4Template:BrAnimals +4 Skilled labor Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
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. Shooting +2Template:BrSocial +2Template:BrIntellectual +2 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Shaman of ShadowsTemplate:Br(Shaman) When the monsters of fire came from the sky, NAME was called upon by HIS 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
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. Shooting +8Template:BrMelee +5Template:BrSocial −3 Dumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrCaring Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Smuggler As a contract pilot, NAME had a knack for stealing goods and trafficking contraband without getting caught. She eventually saved up enough to buy her own ship, and used it to travel from world to world dealing her goods in person. Shooting +2Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrSocial +5Template:BrMedicine +2Template:BrIntellectual −2 Art ? Check.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
Space traffickerTemplate:Br(Trafficker) NAME discovered he was heir of his distant uncle's weapons-trading business. To protect the future of the company he went through extensive military training, in case of any "unforeseen circumstances". Shooting +5Template:BrMelee +5Template:BrMedical −2Template:BrSocial +5 HandlingTemplate:BrSmithingTemplate:BrTailoringTemplate:BrArtTemplate:BrCrafting Check.png ? ? ? ? ?
Special forcesTemplate:Br(Specialist) Give me a reason to kill - a good reason! NAME was a soldier and a skilled one - so skilled that he entered the special forces to battle militants and xenohuman raiders. He never imagined himself a lone hero, but he played his part in the group well. Shooting +7Template:BrMelee +6Template:BrSocial +2 IntellectualTemplate:BrAnimalsTemplate:BrArtistic ? Check.png ? ? ? ?
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. Melee −1Template:BrMedicine +5Template:BrConstruction −1Template:BrMining −2Template:BrResearch +4 Firefighting ? ? ? ? Check.png ?
Space bartender NAME became a bartender on a space station. He interacted with and befriended many strangers. As time went on, NAME used his knowledge of herbs in order to craft his own strange concoctions for his customers. Social +4Template:BrCooking +5Template:BrGrowing +4Template:BrCrafting +2 N/A ? ? ? Check.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
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. Cooking +7Template:BrConstruction −4Template:BrCrafting −4 Dumb labor Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Test subjectTemplate:Br(Subject) NAME's tests went from geometry to quantum physics, and HE could run the grand gauntlet without a scratch.Template:BrTemplate:BrOne 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. Melee +4Template:BrMedicine +3Template:BrCooking +1Template:BrResearch +4 CaringTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrPlant workTemplate:BrMining ? ? ? ? ? ?
Test subjectTemplate:Br(Experiment) Kidnapped as a teenager, NAME was an unwilling test subject in experimental gene therapies for six years. Labs and scientists scare her. Shooting +6Template:BrMelee +8Template:BrSocial −4 Intellectual ? Check.png ? ? ? ?
Tool mechanicTemplate:Br(Mechanic) NAME was a famous tool mechanic in a dusty rim world. After his firm closed due to scandal, he joined a tribe to survive, crafting fine knifes and hammers, traveling, and dealing his wares between settlements. Construction +5Template:BrArtistic +2Template:BrCrafting +8 AnimalsTemplate:BrArtisticTemplate:BrPlant work ? ? ? Check.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 Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Treasure hunter NAME explored outer rim planets in hopes of finding rare treasures. After succeeding in finding one legendary sculpture, he was betrayed by his men. He survived their treasonous attack, but the sculpture was taken. He created the Anvil Mercenary Company to help him seek revenge. Shooting +5Template:BrMelee +5Template:BrSocial +4Template:BrMedicine +2Template:BrCooking +2 Dumb laborTemplate:BrAnimalsTemplate:BrArtistic Check.png ? ? ? ? ?
Tunnelworld illuminatorTemplate: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. Mining +3Template:BrSocial +2 N/A Ex.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Urbworld sex slave NAME was sold into sexual slavery. Having been designed to be inhumanly attractive and too weak to rebel against HIS masters, HE was 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 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Villain After rising to the top of his criminal band, NAME was taught the arts of villainy, from handling firearms to developing new weapon technologies. He excelled at bending others to his will. Shooting +4Template:BrSocial +6Template:BrMining −2Template:BrIntellectual +2 Hauling ? Check.png ? ? ? ?
Ace Fighter PilotTemplate: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. 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. 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. Shooting +2Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrMining +3Template:BrCrafting +2Template:BrResearch +3 N/A ? ? ? ? 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 HE 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, HE 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 ? ? ? ? ? ?
MathematicianTemplate:Br(Math prof) NAME did mathematical research at a university.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP spent much of HIS spare time immersed in shooting simulations, though HE was frequently ridiculed by other players for HIS terrible aim. Shooting −3Template:BrResearch +8 Dumb labor Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.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. HECAP spent HIS 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
Low-wage workerTemplate:Br(Grunt) NAME worked a variety of casual jobs to support HIS 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
Taxonomist NAME travelled between star systems, studying and classifying the plant and animal life HE 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 HIS years underground HE 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
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.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. HISCAP job was to punch into enemy starships, gun down the crew, and capture the ship intact. And HE was 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. HECAP was 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
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. 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 HE pursued HIS artistic hobbies, HIS 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
VeterinarianTemplate: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. 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. 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. Mining +5Template:BrResearch +5 Dumb labor Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.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:BrHECAP travelled HIS homeworld, judging the young people HE 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 HIS adult life in an insane asylum. HISCAP industrial homeworld had a poor understanding of mental illness, and HE was treated more like an animal than a person.Template:BrTemplate:BrThough HE eventually recovered and was released, HIS experience dampened many of HIS basic life skills. Cooking −2Template:BrCrafting −2 SocialTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrScaryTemplate:BrCooking Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
VR designerTemplate: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. 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 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. Shooting +3Template:BrResearch +7 Artistic Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
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. Construction +5Template:BrArtistic +7Template:BrCrafting −3 Dumb labor Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Sculptor NAME started off sculpting person-sized chunks of stone, but HE soon began to think bigger. With the help of mining robots, HE 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. Growing −4Template:BrMining +4Template:BrArtistic +8 Dumb laborTemplate:BrCraftingTemplate:BrCooking Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Medieval lordTemplate:Br(Noble) NAME was a lord on a preindustrial planet. HECAP went to parties, managed the underlings, and even learned some swordplay.Template:BrTemplate:BrHISCAP soft hands did not hold a work tool during that entire time. HECAP considers manual labor to be beneath HIM. 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. HECAP is a sociointellectual machine. Social +6Template:BrResearch +3 N/A Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
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. Medicine +4Template:BrGrowing +3 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 HIS tribe. Every night around the fire, HE 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
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. Social +4Template:BrArtistic +4Template:BrMedicine −3 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Civil servantTemplate: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. Social +3Template:BrConstruction −2Template:BrResearch +3 N/A Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
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. 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 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. Growing +4Template:BrCrafting +3Template:BrConstruction +1 Social Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Medieval minstrelTemplate:Br(Minstrel) NAME was a traveling entertainer on a medieval world.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP could always be found telling stories or singing songs, and is capable of protecting HIMself from the dangers of the road. However, HE 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 HIS 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. HECAP was selected to train as an empath. The training intensified HIS natural abilities, but HE became unable to harm others. Social +8Template:BrMedicine +2 Violent Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Teacher NAME was educated in the liberal arts and taught at a public school. HECAP was widely knowledgeable and well-liked by HIS 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, HE began selling HIS 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 HIS home world for HIS unique and creative conceptual artworks.Template:BrTemplate:BrNobody was sure exactly what HE was trying to communicate, but HIS 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
Genetic engineer NAME carried out HIS first genetic experiments on farm animals. HECAP soon grew to become quite skilled in all forms of genetic engineering. A horrifying lab accident left HIM with a mortal fear of rodents. Medicine +2Template:BrGrowing +1Template:BrResearch +6 Hunting ? ? ? ? ? ?
Serial murderer NAME started to enjoy killing people, so HE did more often and perfected HIS methods. HECAP lurked in the darkest streets, stalking prey for hours.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP enjoyed making artworks of HIS victims, and was known for leaving HIS signature on the bodies of those HE killed. Shooting +4Template:BrMelee +4Template:BrArtistic +4 Animals ? ? ? ? ? ?
Galactic sightseerTemplate:Br(Sightseer) NAME traveled the stars. HECAP 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.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP loved camping on exotic worlds and learning the patterns of strange wildlife. The wonders of the universe inspired HIM like nothing else could. Shooting +2Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrMedicine +2Template:BrGrowing +2Template:BrArtistic +2 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Alcoholic truckerTemplate:Br(Alcoholic) NAME was a space trucker working for Arcknight Industries when HE killed HIS wife and daughter in a crash.Template:BrTemplate:BrHISCAP body was repaired with an experimental nano-genetic therapy. Now HIS muscles continually regenerate and harden, and every movement tears the tissue anew. HECAP bears 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 HIS surgeries, HE found that HE had a lot of time and energy to dedicate to HIS passion: trinket crafting. HECAP spent years perfecting HIS art as a jeweler, then left HIS home world to sell HIS 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:BrHECAP 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 HIS family's footsteps, NAME was a soldier for hire.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP is a naturally gifted sharpshooter. However, HIS 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. HISCAP friendships with the artificial minds he created gave HIM the confidence to interact with real people, and HE soon excelled at personal communication. Melee −2Template:BrSocial +4Template:BrMining −2Template:BrCrafting +1Template:BrResearch +6 Dumb labor ? ? ? ? ? ?
SpyTemplate:Br(Spy) NAME was trained by HIS government in infiltration and espionage. HECAP 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. Shooting +2Template:BrMelee +2Template:BrSocial +7 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Pop idolTemplate:Br(Pop idol) NAME performed and did interviews constantly. HECAP refined HIS 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 HIMself to work on them.Template:BrTemplate:BrAlthough many people died, HE did get better at using knives. Melee +6Template:BrSocial −2Template:BrMedicine +5Template:BrArtistic +1Template:BrResearch −3 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Wandering healerTemplate:Br(Healer) NAME studied to be a doctor, but was dissatisfied with HIS practice on an otherwise peaceful midworld.Template:BrTemplate:BrInstead, HE chose to pull up roots and travel to the rimworlds in order to care for people who needed HIM most. Social +3Template:BrMedicine +7Template:BrCooking +2Template:BrConstruction −1Template:BrMining −1 Violent ? ? ? ? ? ?
Combat engineerTemplate:Br(Engineer) NAME became a combat engineer. HECAP built bases, fixed guns, and repaired vehicles for the army - when HE wasn't shooting at people, that is. Shooting +5Template:BrConstructing +2Template:BrCrafting +3 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Urbworld pimp At first, NAME made a small profit from selling drugs. Then, HE switched to selling women and made a fortune.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP developed great skills with HIS fists. HECAP also learned to fix up the injuries HE inflicted on the girls. Melee +6Template:BrSocial +4Template:BrMedicine +5 Cleaning ? ? ? ? ? ?
Combat negotiatorTemplate:Br(Negotiator) After escaping HIS homeworld, NAME took HIS skills to the stars.Template:BrTemplate:BrHECAP chose to operate as a hired gun, working for various rebel organizations, enslaved groups, and merchant enclaves. HISCAP specialty was negotiation in combat situations. Shooting +4Template:BrMelee +3Template:BrSocial +3 N/A Check.png ? ? ? ? ?
Graphic designerTemplate:Br(Designer) NAME's interest in artistic expression led HIM to become a designer. HISCAP eye for detail made HIM a reasonably well-known artist on HIS planet, though HIS meticulousness often led HIM to spend too much time perfecting a single project. Artistic +7Template:BrCrafting +1 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
FlaneurTemplate:Br(Flaneur) NAME sipped and strolled HIS way through the streets and cafes of HIS world, pursuing freedom at every turn, never becoming attached.Template:BrTemplate:BrThrough all this time, HE remained distrustful of others. And never took an order from anyone. Social +6Template:BrCooking +3Template:BrArtistic +3Template:BrIntellectual +3 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ?
Unethical doctor (Doctor) NAME became a doctor to save lives and research medicine. She soon realized the only way to make progress on her research was to perform experiments on human patients. She often used patients for her experiments - whether they were willing or not. Medicine +6Template:Br Intellectual +6 WardeningTemplate:Br Plant cuttingTemplate:Br HaulingTemplate:Br Cleaning ? Check.png ? ? ? ?
Vinho kingTemplate:Br(Booze king) After prohibition came to Aracena VI, NAME expanded his underground liquor business until it dominated the market on two continents. They called him the Vinho King. Though he mostly controlled his competition by masterful political maneuvering, he was not above the occasional beat-down or stiletto assassination. Shooting +3Template:BrSocial +7Template:BrIntellectual +3 Plant work ? Check.png ? ? ? ?
War chief NAME was a tribal gang leader on a neolithic planet. For him, the battlefield is a game, and there is nothing more fun than the fires of war. Shooting +7Template:BrMelee +5Template:BrSocial +2 CleaningTemplate:BrHaulingTemplate:BrPlant work ? ? ? Check.png ? ?
Warrior NAME was a fearsome warrior, proficient with many weapons. HECAP participated in many battles. Melee +6Template:BrShooting +2Template:BrSocial −2 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png
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. Crafting +5Template:BrGrowing +2 N/A Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Wildlife rangerTemplate:Br(Ranger) Dismayed at the poachers driving several animal species to near-extinction, NAME became a wildlife ranger. He cared for and protected the animals - by force if necessary. He grew to hate people slaughtering animals for luxury and profit. Shooting +2Template:BrAnimals +8Template:BrMedicine +2 Art ? ? ? Check.png ? ?
Pirate sympathizer From her youth, NAME developed connections in the underworld. There she trained in melee combat and became a trusted underworld advisor.Template:BrTemplate:BrAfter participating in a failed rebellion, she fled her homeworld to travel with a pirate band. Shooting +4Template:BrMelee +8 N/A ? Check.png ? ? ? ?