Marco
Marco Cross
Physical Description
Special abilities
Fitting with his role as The Wraiths's resident thief, Marco is able to become invisible and magically silence the space around him. The latter is often a double-edged sword in practice as it blocks outside noises from reaching Marco as well as masking his movements.
Specialized Equipment
His exact loadout changes depending on the job, but he almost always as a dagger and a set of lockpicks on his person (good luck finding them, though).
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Marco started stealing during his impoverished youth, spending close to a decade picking up skills like pickpocketing, second-story work, Thief’s Cant and lock picking as well as a decent circle of contacts in the criminal world. After his third arrest (by which point having become a legal adult) he was sentenced to military service in lieu of prison time.
His time serving was a mixed experience: resenting the scrutiny of his handlers and being denied credit when he did contribute, but also enjoying the chances to use his thieving skills in the field as well as admiring the comradery of the other soldiers.
Towards the end of his sentence, he was approached about participating in the experiments as a subject and potentially joining the Wraiths. Marco accepted as a way of escaping poverty as well as future brushes with the law.
Education
While passably literate and numerate, Marco never received anything resembling a formal education due to his impoverish upbringing.
Employment
- Thief (Semi-Reformed)
- Solider (in place of a prison sentence)
- Wraith Unit Stealth and Infiltration Specialist
Intellectual Characteristics
While not book smart, Marco has years on the street giving him a good handle on people and how criminals think.
Morality & Philosophy
Marco only steals either out of necessity (ie stealing a loaf of bread) or as part of a hired job (ie stealing documents from safe for a client). This was actually a big reason why he was chosen as a candidate for The Wraiths as he would be less likely to jeopardize the mission because of some kleptomaniac impulse.
Personality Characteristics
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Marco is an expert when it comes to stealth and general thievery.
He's also experienced with hand-to-hand and dagger fighting thanks to his upbringing and time as a soldier. That said, he usually only fights as a last resort since he knows that he's at a disadvantage in terms of skill should he face a serious opponent like a Guard and he has little defense against long-range attackers like archers and mages.
Virtues & Personality perks
Marco isn't really greedy as a thief, mostly only stealing what he needs to either get by or complete a job he was hired for.
Possible perks:
- good with his hands (prof. in DEX/Sleight of Hand as befitting a thief)
- charismatic/witty
- honest (while he might keep a plan in his back pocket incase of a double-cross, he goes into a job looking to hold up his end)
- street smart
Vices & Personality flaws
Marco often has trouble with authority figures, mostly stemming from past experiences with guards and his superiors in the army.
Possible Flaws:
- hates nobles/rich people (blue bloods living easy while we have to fight and steal for our food)
- apathy (rarely steals for his own gain, but very rarely sticks his neck out for someone else)
- book dumb
- trust issues (he has spent over 20 years living around and working with criminals after all)
Social
Contacts & Relations
As a former career criminal, Marco has a number of contacts in the underworld. However, he tries to be sparing with calling on these as it could prove problematic should anyone realize that he's technically working for the government now.
Social Aptitude
Marco is fairly charismatic, able to strike up a conversation with near everyone. It mostly a trait he picked up for his own survival and even states "you can do a lot in the time it takes someone to decide whether to pull a knife on their new drinking buddy."
Year of Birth
1516
20 Years old
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Gender
Male
Eyes
Green
Hair
Black
Aligned Organization
- Calian
- Thieves Cant
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