Professions

Addict

They can be seen twitching, scratching and mumbling with their glassy eyed stares

Advocate

Advocates are the lawyers of Duskvol

Alchemist

Alchemists, or chemists mix strange ingredients concocting arcane recipes that continue to press the limits of reality

Anarchist

Anarchists do what they can to bring down the governance that oppresses them

Apiarist

Apiarists keep bees

Architect

Architects design the buildings of Duskvol

Arms Dealer

Arms dealers provide the instruments of death for The Duskers, The Bluecoats, and The Imperial Military alike

Artist

Artists make the paintings and sculptures of The Dusk

Assassin

Assassins are the blades in the dark

Author

Authors write the articles and books of Duskvol

Bailiff

Bailiffs keep order in the courts and look after the prisoners

Baker

Bakers are usually basic cooks and serve a tavern or a restaraunt

Banker

Bankers lend and keep the money in Duskvol

Barber

Barbers in Duskvol fall into two categories

Blacksmith

Blacksmiths use coal fired forges to heat the metal they work with

Bluecoat

Bluecoats are the protectors of the citizenry of Doskvol, most of the time

Bounty Hunter

Bounty hunters find people who are trying not to be found

Brewer

Brewers are more akin to alchemists in Duskvol

Broker

Brokers are the all too necessary middlemen of The Dusk

Butcher

Butchers usually deal in rodents

Captain

Captains pilot the ships that sail into The Void Sea

Carpenter

The carpenter uses wood to frame and fit houses and build other forms of construction

Cartwright

Cartwrights craft all manner of carts and wagons in Duskvol

Chandler

Chandlers are the candlemakers in an increasingly electroplasmic relient world

Clerk

Duskvol is very legalistic. As a result, clerks are more than commonplace

Clockmaker

Clockmakers are specialist tinkerers who make and repair the clocks in The Dusk

Cobbler

Cobblers make the shoes in Duskvol

Collector

Collectors gather trinkets or sets of curiosities

Composer

Composers are the smiths of music in The Dusk

Cooper

Coopers build the barrels of Duskvol

Courtesan

Courtesans give company to the lonely of duskvol, for a price

Criminal

Often, "legitimate" citizens will moonlight as criminals for additional income

Cultivator

Cultivators are the gardeners of Duskvol

Diplomat

Diplomats seek to mediate relations between The Dusk and the other cities and lands of TheShattered Isles

Dockworker

The Duskers who load, unload, and moor the ships that park in The Docks

Dog-handler

Dog-handlers in the Dusk are somewhere between trainers and farmers

Driver

The driver is a common sight in The Dusk. Most are Cabbies

Dyer

Dyers are the people who color the fabrics and leathers of The Dusk

Embroiderer

Embroiderers stitch monograms into napkins and gang symbols into jackets

Emperor

There is only one emporer in the Empire

Explorer

Explorers reach out into the wild untamed parts of the world in search of secrets and treasures

Extortionist

Extortionists leverage threats for money

Factory Worker

Factory workers are the hands behind all the manufacturing and fabrication in Duskvol

Foreman

Foremen run the workhouses and factories of The Dusk with iron fists

Fishmonger

Fishmongers sell the slimy mutated horrors that the void sea and the canals cough up

Fugitive

Fugitives are people wanted by someone

Furrier

Furriers deal in furs

Gambling Purveyor

Gang Leader

Gang Leaders oversee the operations of the worst people in Doskvol

Gang Member

Gang Members are the scum and villains of The Dusk

Glass Blower

Glass blowers create the glasses, flasks, jars, and other glassworks of Duskvol

Goat Herd

Goat herds breed and care for the goats that are the beasts of burden in The Dusk

Gondolier

They inhabit the canals and waterways of The Dusk, pushing their boats along transporting passengers or cargo

Government Official

Whether it be a ministry head or district administrator, the job is the same, tie up everyhting in red tape

Guard

Guards defend the valuables of their employer, with varying success

Gunsmith

Gunsmiths are the inventive engineers who make the weapons that eventually find themselves on the streets of Doskvol

Inspector

The Inspectors (aka “Constables”) investigate crimes and present evidence for warrants and trials

Jailer

Jailers keep the law abiding citizens of Duskvol insulated from the criminal element

Jeweler

Jewelers make the shiny baubles that in turn make Duskers drool

Journalist

Journalists are the ones asking the questions, breaking the stories, and bringing the truth to the people of Duskvol, most of the time

King

The last known King in the Empire was a figurehead put in place over Skovland

Leatherworker

Leatherworkers make saddles, straps, belts, jackets, etc

Leech

Leeches are the scoundrels who distill the drugs, refine the arcane essences, build the bombs, bandage the wounds, and forge the tools of the criminal trades

Leviathan Hunter

The leviathan hunters are the insane sailors who man the massive leviathan hunter ships that collect the blood of the leviathans

Locksmith

Locksmiths spend their time and their whole lives learning their way around the locks in The Dusk

Lord Governor

The Lord Governor oversees Imperial interests in Doskvol

Lunatic

Insanity is all too common in The Dusk. Some minds are just not equipped for it

Magistrate

The Magistrates issue warrants, prosecute trials, assess evidence, and pronounce judgments (there are no juries)

Mason

Masons build the brick and stone structures of duskvol

Merchant

Merchants buy and sell wares from all over the Shattered Isles

Mercenary

Mercinaries are soldiers for hire

Messenger

The messenger carries the letters and packages of Duskvol

Musician

Musicians bring melody and song to the world cast into eternal darkness

Noble

The life of a noble is markedly different from that of the common Dusker

Occultist

Cultists devote their lives to their forgotten gods

Physicker

The physiker is called upon to heal practical injuries

Pit Fighter

Pit fighters put up their bodies for the purse, the challenge, or the unmatched feel of the fight

Plumber

Plumbers fit pipes and repair leaks in the complex and ever changing buildings in The Dusk

Powder Dealer

The drug dealers of Duskwall provide the stupor and euphoria that many find necessary to survive in the remnants of this harsh world

Printer

Printers make the books, pamphlets, and posters that are distributed in The Dusk

Prisoner

Prisoners pass the time however they can until either their time is up or they get a pardon somehow

Queen

The last known Queen ruled over Skovland with King Aldric

Rail Jack

The men and women who protect the electro-trains of the Imperium from the savage spirits of the deathlands

Religious Leader

Religious leaders promise ease for the cost of devotion

Roofer

Roofers have been known to replace the odd slipped tile with a suspicious bootprint

Ropemaker

A ropemaker braids and twists the fibers that every citizen of Duskvol relies on every day

Rug Maker

Given the odd tendency for rugs to get rolled up and tossed into The Void Sea, the demand for rug makers is steady

Sailor

Sailors crew the ships of The Shattered Isles

Sallie

The fire-fighters of the city

Scholar

Scholars spend their time absorbing, sharing, and contributing to the knowledge of Duskvol

Scribe

The scribe records what their employees want them to record

Servant

Servants often take the form of a person designated to perform a single task

Shipwright

Shipwrights are serious engineers, having to engineer ships that not only float, but can withstand the horrors that live beneath the sea

Shop Owner

Whatever they might sell, more than half the price goes right out the door

Smuggler

Contraband transporters. They execute clandestine deliveries, territory control, and expeditions outside the city

Socialite

They spread influence and make powerful friends for the families or companies they are tied to

Soldier

Soldiers are the brave fighters of the Imperial Military who bravely brough the rest of the savage lands of The Shattered Isles under the civilized rule of the Emporer

Sparkwright

The engineers who maintain the lightning barriers. Also pioneers of new technology, often indulging in dangerous research

Spirit Trafficker

Spirit Traffickers deal in the trapped souls of the dead

Spirit Warden

The bronzemasked hunters who destroy rogue spirits

Spy

Spies steal and trade information

Steward

Stewards are akin to a butler

Tailor

The tailors of duskvol make the shirts, coats, and skirts of duskvol, often with some extra hidden pockets

Tanner

Tanners prepare the leather and hide of Duskvol for craftsmen

Tante

The Madams of Doskvol are the women who run the brothels

Tattooist

Tattoists imprint the images of sailors, gangs, and memories on the bodies of the Duskers

Tavern Owner

Bar owners provide socialization ond much needed escape for the citizens of Doskvol

Tax Collector

Tax collectors gather the slugs of the average working duskers and give those slugs to the magistrates

Thief

Thieves take what is not theirs. they are common in Duskvol

Tinkerer

Tinkerers are always toying and adjusting their gadgets

Treasurer

Treasurers tally and guard the money in duskvol

Vendor

Vendors hawk their various wares from shops and stalls

Weaver

Weavers create the cloth in The Dusk

Whisper

The Whispers are the sentinels who watch the greater darkness—staring into the void so others don’t have to

Woodworker

The woodworker builds and repairs the furniture that fills all the homes in Duskvol