Drugs of Palimpsest

Masons

"I have a subconscious tendency to rub the metallic finish off my hands when engaged in particularly complex designs. A minor inefficiency in the grand scheme of things, but it has required me to include a line item in the budget for regular touch-ups."
-- Subvizier Aloysius Mason.

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Dargent-Laureats

"I have… jumped to unhelpful courses of action through over-eagerness on certain occasions."
-- Vizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"I bite my nails, I guess? When I’m working."
-- Viziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.

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Ironsides

"Forgetting to leave any drink for the others!"
-- Vizier Balthazar Ironside.
"I… break under pressure. Too often."
-- Subvizier Agamemnon Ironside.
"Pissing off my father."
-- Katib Menelaus Ironside.
"I break a lot of equipment by going too hard on it."
-- Katiba Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.

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Stargazers

"I’ve got a short temper these days. Blame it on age."
-- Vizier Leopold Stargazer.
"Terseness."
-- Viziera Andromeda Stargazer.
"My mother insists it’s idleness, but she doesn’t know me as well as she thinks she does."
-- Subvizier Pollux Stargazer.
"I break a lot of equipment by going too hard on it."
-- Subviziera Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.
"I’ve been known to lose track of time when I’m stargazing, which everyone finds unhelpful."
-- Katib Castor Stargazer.
"I used to have some very unhealthy coping mechanisms as a teenager, but I got past most of those with Cassie’s help. These days I guess it’s just that I’m pretty clumsy, which is not great for a librarian."
-- Katiba Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

"[clicking of pen-nibs]"
-- Bartleby.

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Dargents

"My wife says I can be brash."
-- Vizier Richard Dargent.
"Knowing things."
-- Viziera Guinevera Dargent.
"I have… jumped to unhelpful courses of action through over-eagerness on certain occasions."
-- Subvizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"I bite my nails, I guess? When I’m working."
-- Subviziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.
"I seem to have an infuriating talent for getting myself tangled in events that draw the attention of the Bakerstreets, which is never a comfortable position to be in."
-- Katib Hugo Dargent.
"Ooh, I fidget a lot, but only when I’m thinking."
-- Katiba Scarlett Dargent.

"Murder?"
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"I’m a bit of a blabbermouth. If I have your ear to fill with my talking, you’ll probably get tired before I do."
-- Connie Furr.
"Sometimes I leave bones on the floor. The servants don’t like."
-- Voltaire.

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Carterholds

"For most of my life it was doing what I was told. Oh, and I guess kissing the wrong people."
-- Katiba Rouge Carterhold.

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Bakerstreets

"Since I stopped drinking, everyone agrees it’s asking questions."
-- Vizier Cobbler Bakerstreet.
"...[silence]..."
-- Subviziera Diana Bakerstreet-Underhand.
"I guess I come on pretty strong. Lot of people can’t handle it."
-- Katib Cody Bakerstreet.
"Suspicion. Or is that my best?"
-- Katiba Wiggin Bakerstreet.

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Underhands

"...[silence]..."
-- Katiba Diana Bakerstreet-Underhand.

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Baharats

"Feeling too greatly and thinking too little, I fear."
-- Ex-Subvizier James Baharat.

"I spend a lot of time at the mirror every morning."
-- Beautiful Baharat Guard.
"The kobolds across the menagerie from me make fun of me for being too eager to please."
-- Martini.

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Brasseyes

"People seem to split on whether it’s recklessness or being a creepy little freak."
-- Katiba Grimoire Brasseyes.

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Darktusks

"Absinthe’s my most expensive."
-- Mirze Rifi Darktusk.

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Greenskins

"I smoke a great deal now that I have no child in the house."
-- Vizier Kronk Greenskin.
"I used to have some very unhealthy coping mechanisms as a teenager, but I got past most of those with Cassie’s help. These days I guess it’s just that I’m pretty clumsy, which is not great for a librarian."
-- Subvizier Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

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Jackalslicers

"Punctiliousness seems to be the quality that gains me the most criticism."
-- Viziera Atkin Jackalslicer.
"Um, gambling I guess? Or getting talked into things."
-- Katib Fennec Jackalslicer.

"Chew pillows. Always win."
-- Stubby.

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Shajaras

"[chuckles] …perhaps we should just categorise them all under ‘indulgence’."
-- Vizier Hali Shajara.
"Definitely my husband."
-- Viziera Cassilda Shajara.

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Brambleites

"I have been known to let my enthusiasm get the better of my sense of stealth or decorum, on rather more occasions than would avoid embarrassment."
-- Bugsby Cottontail.
"I’m a bit of a blabbermouth. If I have your ear to fill with my talking, you’ll probably get tired before I do."
-- Connie Furr.
"Feeling too greatly and thinking too little, I fear."
-- James Baharat.
"The kobolds across the menagerie from me make fun of me for being too eager to please."
-- Martini.
"It’s either accidentally slipping into the noble, or getting too comfortable as the fox."
-- Vulpix.
"Some would say absentmindedness, but they can’t see in my mind. It’s actually quite focused in here - just on the things that interest me."
-- Warren Furr.
"I tend to throw myself into my work when things get too domestic for my taste. I suppose that’s a bit hard on Warren, but it would be harder on me if I stayed."
-- Winnie Furr.

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Patchwork Empire

"From mortals’ point of view, I can only assume it’s tearing apart communities through physical and emotional rot. From my own point of view, it’s getting bound."
-- Pairaka.

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Undergazette

"I’m bad at budgeting. Got a handful of costly vices of my own and I’m a sucker for charity cases."
-- Krona Tailfeather.
"Murder?"
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"Probably the nip, to be fair. And not holding down a job."
-- Tito.

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Yvette & her Handmaidens

"Well. What a deeply scandalous question to ask a lady."
-- Yvette, the Courtesan.
"I seem to be much more willing than others to leave people behind if they can’t follow where I need to go. Sorry Artois. Sorry mum and dad."
-- Yvette Vixois.
"From mortals’ point of view, I can only assume it’s tearing apart communities through physical and emotional rot. From my own point of view, it’s getting bound."
-- Pairaka.