Gender: Male
Age: Adult
Race: Human
Role: Local Smuggler
Daily Schedule
10:00
Hangout front of Pawn House
21:00
Hangout at back of Pawn House
Notes
A nervous amateur smuggler who doesn't understand black market jargon.
Robert is a small-time local smuggler operating in the district. An inexperienced adult who is often confused by the jargon and complexities of the black market, his nervous and mean-spirited demeanor does little to hide his amateur status in the criminal underworld.
Daily Life & Routine
Robert's schedule is unconventional and tied to his illicit work. His schedule is unconventional and tied to his illicit work. He loiters in front of the pawn house from 10:00, sleeps at the inn during the afternoon by 15:00, and is active again behind the pawn house by 21:00.
Typical Day
| Time
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Location
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Activity
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| 10:00
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Front of Pawn House
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Loiters nervously, trying to look casual while waiting for contacts or signals he's not entirely sure he'll recognize.
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| 15:00
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Inn
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Catches up on sleep during the afternoon, exhausted from late-night activities and the stress of pretending to be a criminal.
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| 21:00
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Back of Pawn House
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Conducts business in the shadows, often misunderstanding instructions and making deals he regrets.
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Relationships
Relationships |
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| | Criminal Connections |
- Pawn Broker - His primary contact; takes advantage of Robert's confusion to get better deals.
- Unknown Employers - People he's never met who leave him instructions he struggles to decipher.
- Local Thieves - Look down on him as an amateur but occasionally use him as a disposable pawn.
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| | Regular Contacts |
- Innkeeper - Rents him a room by the hour; asks no questions but charges extra for the discretion.
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Personality and Inexperience
Personality & Inexperience |
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| | Personality |
Robert is neutral-mean—not cruel, but not kind either. He's perpetually nervous, sweating through every transaction, and his default response to any situation is suspicion. He tries to act tough but his trembling hands betray him.
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| | The Struggle |
New to the smuggling world, Robert finds himself constantly confused by the black market's terms. He's nodded along to conversations about "merchandise" and "shipments" without understanding half of what was said, too embarrassed to ask for clarification. He keeps a small notebook of terms he's overheard, most of them defined incorrectly.
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Hobbies and Living Space
Hobbies & Living Space |
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| | Hobbies |
- Worrying
- Misinterpreting instructions
- Practicing "tough guy" expressions in the mirror
- Studying his poorly-researched glossary of criminal terms
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| | Living Space |
Apartment
A bare-bones apartment with few possessions. A mattress on the floor, a small table covered in notes and coded messages he can't fully decode, and a growing collection of items he was supposed to smuggle but hasn't figured out how to move yet.
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Quotes
(Nodding slowly) "Yeah. Sure. The... merchandise. I know about that."
(Whispering to himself) "Was that a drop or a pickup? I can't remember."
"I'm in deep. This is fine. Everything is fine."
Gift Preferences
Trivia
- He once missed a major deal because he confused "midnight" with "midday."
- His nervous demeanor makes him terrible at smuggling; local guards have stopped him multiple times but assumed he was too pathetic to be a real criminal.
- He keeps a "criminal dictionary" that defines "fence" as "something you build around a yard."
