Professions/Classes of Palimpsest

Masons

"I’m certain any major industry would find me an invaluable commodity in any available representative, mercantile or administrative position."
-- Subvizier Aloysius Mason.

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Dargent-Laureats

"I suppose some kind of… accountant? A clerk? I could work for my grandfather…"
-- Vizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"Oh, um… tailor? Jeweller? Some kind of craftsperson."
-- Viziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.

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Ironsides

"I’ll write my memoirs, and I’ll live off those! Hah!"
-- Vizier Balthazar Ironside.
"Um. If I were no longer to fight… I could perhaps be a dance instructor…"
-- Subvizier Agamemnon Ironside.
"Something physical, that didn’t require talking to people. Gardener, maybe."
-- Katib Menelaus Ironside.
"Soldier. Unless I got too injured or something, and then, workout coach."
-- Katiba Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.

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Stargazers

"I did. My new job is politics."
-- Vizier Leopold Stargazer.
"You have that inverted. If I were not a settled librarian, I would become an explorer."
-- Viziera Andromeda Stargazer.
"Something easy. An astronomical consultant for the Honourable Company, perhaps? Maybe even a navigator on one of those exploratory charting vessels they’re supposed to be building."
-- Subvizier Pollux Stargazer.
"Soldier. Unless I got too injured or something, and then, workout coach."
-- Subviziera Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.
"I used to think I would like to work in the astronomy department of one of the universities, but I’ve come to learn I don’t quite see eye-to-eye with either faculty on such matters. Perhaps there is a market for an independent astrologer?"
-- Katib Castor Stargazer.
"I’d like to run my own library. Failing that, maybe a teacher?"
-- Katiba Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

"Ssssscrivener."
-- Bartleby.

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Dargents

"Banker."
-- Vizier Richard Dargent.
"Corpse. There’s no other path where I stop."
-- Viziera Guinevera Dargent.
"I suppose some kind of… accountant? A clerk? I could work for my grandfather…"
-- Subvizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"Oh, um… tailor? Jeweller? Some kind of craftsperson."
-- Subviziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.
"I don't really think that will be an option anymore; my current path is one that will likely end in my being killed by the nobles at court, or by the rebels who keep attacking the court, or by an outright apocalypse."
-- Katib Hugo Dargent.
"If I wasn't going to grow up to be a noble, I think I’d become a nanny, and I’d write books on the side. That’s if it turns out I couldn’t become Amira’s Hand!"
-- Katiba Scarlett Dargent.

"Assuming Hugo and Connie were both permanently dead, which is the only outcome I can imagine where they wouldn't need me anymore... I quite liked spying for the Tengu as a kid. I might enjoy that if he'd take me back after all this."
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"The adventure doesn’t stop if you settle down. You’re always learning and exploring new things. But if I were to settle down, I would hope it could be somewhere near an observatory."
-- Connie Furr.
"If the Viziera dies, and her family goes with her, I suppose I would have to become a crime lord."
-- Voltaire.

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Carterholds

"I dunno. Menagerie seems easy?"
-- Katiba Rouge Carterhold.

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Bakerstreets

"Beggar. Heh."
-- Vizier Cobbler Bakerstreet.
"...[silence]..."
-- Subviziera Diana Bakerstreet-Underhand.
"CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP ADVENTURE FOR LIFE"
-- Katib Cody Bakerstreet.
"I think I’d make a pretty natural bartender."
-- Katiba Wiggin Bakerstreet.

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Underhands

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

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Baharats

"I fully intend to become a florist. In time."
-- Ex-Subvizier James Baharat.

"Butterfly already has an offer from her cousin to get me a job as a cabana boy for one of the spas the noble ladies go to. I’ve learned sixteen ways of folding towels, just in case."
-- Beautiful Baharat Guard.
"I think I’d probably still be a stage magician, just on my own terms."
-- Martini.

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Brasseyes

"I mean, I’d still be a noble. Or if I wasn’t… by the time I grow up, I’m assuming Elderton will need a new archaeology professor."
-- Katiba Grimoire Brasseyes.

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Darktusks

"Cop, probably."
-- Mirze Rifi Darktusk.

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Greenskins

"I think I would have to be an armourer."
-- Vizier Kronk Greenskin.
"I’d like to run my own library. Failing that, maybe a teacher?"
-- Subvizier Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

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Jackalslicers

"Perhaps a nurse, or a charwoman. My strengths tend towards care and attention to detail."
-- Viziera Atkin Jackalslicer.
"…doctor?"
-- Katib Fennec Jackalslicer.

"Biting you."
-- Stubby.

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Shajaras

"There are certain much-demanded substances I think I have all the necessary experience to source and sell."
-- Vizier Hali Shajara.
"Oof, I’d rather not picture having a job to be honest."
-- Viziera Cassilda Shajara.

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Brambleites

"I lack the intellect for the Petal Archives, I fear, so would have to take up service in among the Tangle Tenders of the Berry, as did my father before me."
-- Bugsby Cottontail.
"The adventure doesn’t stop if you settle down. You’re always learning and exploring new things. But if I were to settle down, I would hope it could be somewhere near an observatory."
-- Connie Furr.
"I fully intend to become a florist. In time."
-- James Baharat.
"I think I’d probably still be a stage magician, just on my own terms."
-- Martini.
"If… if I were free to openly live as a kitsune. I think I would maybe lean further into the freedom fighter gig. Which… uh, doesn’t say very good things about my current efforts."
-- Vulpix.
"Adventuring? That’s more Winnie’s thing. I like my life as it is, thanks."
-- Warren Furr.
"I… don’t really know. Something else that would get me out of the house for a few days at a time when I need it - maybe a tender?"
-- Winnie Furr.

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Patchwork Empire

"Courtesan seems to be working for me."
-- Pairaka.

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Undergazette

"If I had to give up the journalism business? …time was I’d have helped Awkla with the seamstress enterprise. These days… you know, maybe I’d set up an orphanage. Or a cat shelter. Or some kind of combination orphanage and cat shelter."
-- Krona Tailfeather.
"Assuming Hugo and Connie were both permanently dead, which is the only outcome I can imagine where they wouldn't need me anymore... I quite liked spying for the Tengu as a kid. I might enjoy that if he'd take me back after all this."
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"Most jobs kick me out before I finish the interview. Right now I’m a runner for a journalist. Before that I guess you could say I was a freelance smuggler."
-- Tito.

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Yvette & her Handmaidens

"Oh dear, once I’m too old and frail for my current profession, you mean? I suppose I’ll just have to become one of the more public sorts of artist."
-- Yvette, the Courtesan.
"I’ll do whatever I need to. Musician. Model. Poet. Chef. Masseuse would probably be easiest."
-- Yvette Vixois.
"Courtesan seems to be working for me."
-- Pairaka.

Masons

"Ahmm - unburdened by the fragile limitations of bodily imperfection, hence, as you will see, my various corrective enhancements."
-- Subvizier Aloysius Mason.

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Dargent-Laureats

"Successful."
-- Vizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"I was pretty young when I found out I’d be Vizier or Viziera, so I guess I’ve mostly just been working towards that. I did want to study fashion at one point though. I’d like to be a designer."
-- Viziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.

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Ironsides

"The greatest hero that ever lived! And father to greater!"
-- Vizier Balthazar Ironside.
"I have always been eager to follow the military footsteps of my forebears."
-- Subvizier Agamemnon Ironside.
"Impossible to hurt. We all did, in our own ways."
-- Katib Menelaus Ironside.
"Unbeatable. We’re getting there."
-- Katiba Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.

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Stargazers

"A relic hunter like my old dad."
-- Vizier Leopold Stargazer.
"Well informed."
-- Viziera Andromeda Stargazer.
"My brother and I used to play at being explorers, although I became less enamoured over time with the kind of harrowing adventures my family is known for, and I’m not sure he ever did."
-- Subvizier Pollux Stargazer.
"Unbeatable. We’re getting there."
-- Subviziera Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.
"An explorer. It mattered little what kind."
-- Katib Castor Stargazer.
"When I was very young I wanted to be a fighter like my grandad. I grew out of that one pretty quickly, but I do still know how to use a scimitar."
-- Katiba Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

"Omniscient?"
-- Bartleby.

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Dargents

"Initially a banker like my father, before I learned to think bigger."
-- Vizier Richard Dargent.
"Powerful. And alive."
-- Viziera Guinevera Dargent.
"Successful."
-- Subvizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"I was pretty young when I found out I’d be Vizier or Viziera, so I guess I’ve mostly just been working towards that. I did want to study fashion at one point though. I’d like to be a designer."
-- Subviziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.
"I wanted to be a paladin. I had this childish impression that since they were holy warriors, they must protect everyone in Palimpsest regardless of their wealth or station. I suppose, as a Rose Warden I still try to do that, just without the official title or training."
-- Katib Hugo Dargent.
"An Amira?"
-- Katiba Scarlett Dargent.

"An apothecary. Like my mum."
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"Oh, I... well, I wanted to work for the Bramble Church. And I wanted to see the stars. And now I work for Bramble directly, and I keep meeting stars!... oh, but that's a secret. Don't tell anyone."
-- Connie Furr.
"Alive. No more. I wasn’t awake then."
-- Voltaire.

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Carterholds

"My dad, basically. To be fair, I wasn’t all wrong."
-- Katiba Rouge Carterhold.

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Bakerstreets

"Rich. I grew out of it."
-- Vizier Cobbler Bakerstreet.
"...[leaves]..."
-- Subviziera Diana Bakerstreet-Underhand.
"Ah man, like… a novelist I guess, or like a poet, whatever, who remembers, I don’t remember, no need to bring it up dude."
-- Katib Cody Bakerstreet.
"A carpet racer, which my brothers refuse to let me forget."
-- Katiba Wiggin Bakerstreet.

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Underhands

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

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Baharats

"I wished to be a dashing swordsman, seeking grand adventure and writing wrongs. I have since learned to find the adventure in matters of a more personal scale."
-- Ex-Subvizier James Baharat.

"A Ranger. But I failed the exam, so I just became a guard."
-- Beautiful Baharat Guard.
"A performing sorcerer, like my dad. Although I have since come to appreciate being a bramble-crafter like my mum."
-- Martini.

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Brasseyes

"A wizard. Shhh. Don’t tell anyone."
-- Katiba Grimoire Brasseyes.

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Darktusks

"Vizier."
-- Mirze Rifi Darktusk.

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Greenskins

"Enough."
-- Vizier Kronk Greenskin.
"When I was very young I wanted to be a fighter like my grandad. I grew out of that one pretty quickly, but I do still know how to use a scimitar."
-- Subvizier Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

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Jackalslicers

"Although I have always intended to become a Viziera, in my youth I did dabble in also becoming a cleric."
-- Viziera Atkin Jackalslicer.
"I’ve, uh, I’ve always wanted to be a cleric, actually, which, I now am, a bit."
-- Katib Fennec Jackalslicer.

"…big."
-- Stubby.

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Shajaras

"Ha - Immortal, and eternally young. Don’t we all?"
-- Vizier Hali Shajara.
"An adventurer. I studied archaeology before I discovered it was boring."
-- Viziera Cassilda Shajara.

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Brambleites

"But what I am: a Brambleknight of the Briar, in service to the noblest cause!"
-- Bugsby Cottontail.
"Oh, I... well, I wanted to work for the Bramble Church. And I wanted to see the stars. And now I work for Bramble directly, and I keep meeting stars!... oh, but that's a secret. Don't tell anyone."
-- Connie Furr.
"I wished to be a dashing swordsman, seeking grand adventure and writing wrongs. I have since learned to find the adventure in matters of a more personal scale."
-- James Baharat.
"A performing sorcerer, like my dad. Although I have since come to appreciate being a bramble-crafter like my mum."
-- Martini.
"Kitsune… or human. Just, not hiding."
-- Vulpix.
"An inventor. Although I did toy with the idea of becoming a hermit after my second kid was born."
-- Warren Furr.
"A matriarch. As all good Brambleite girls do."
-- Winnie Furr.

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Patchwork Empire

"As I said, I was never a kid, or if I was, I don’t remember it. To my recollection, I’ve never believed I could be anything but me. Save one or two brief diversions."
-- Pairaka.

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Undergazette

"Part of me wanted to be a family man, and part of me wanted to be a hero. I guess neither part really knew what they were asking for, but that’s kids for you."
-- Krona Tailfeather.
"An apothecary. Like my mum."
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"Comfy, fat and super stoned."
-- Tito.

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Yvette & her Handmaidens

"Beautiful, wealthy and loved, as I’m sure any little girl dreams of."
-- Yvette, the Courtesan.
"Rich enough to get out of the lower city - and here I am!"
-- Yvette Vixois.
"As I said, I was never a kid, or if I was, I don’t remember it. To my recollection, I’ve never believed I could be anything but me. Save one or two brief diversions."
-- Pairaka.