May 26, 2009 01:52
A thronging marketplace, pitching and boisterous with commerce. The vendors shout to those in the street from their stalls, luring marks in with the promise of value. Women, men, and children call out to the merchants and one another, haggling prices and catching up on day-to-day gossip. Out of the corner of your eye a dark shape darts--no, that was the flickering shadow of a canvas flap, blocking the mid-day sun. No, it was a shape! There, the one eating an apple. The youth in black. He cuts a silhouette in the crowd with his severe posture and tightly-wrapped leathers. Yes, that's the one; look at his close-cropped hair. Did he just see...ah, forget it, he's gone.
He is Vito to his friends, the Nose by repute. He is said to be a man of contradictions: short and slight, but more imposing than a watch captain. Cold and calculating, but fiercely loyal to the right person. Ruthless--if he chooses to fight. Call on him if you're in need of recompense; the watch can't be trusted to get much right if the perp's not caught red-handed (though they do well enough at that). But he's not cheap. The only saving grace is that he's damned good. Heard tell he was on the watch's list--can't say which one. And you damned well didn't hear it from me.
Vito the Nose
Halfling Artful Dodger Rogue
Male, 3'11" and whip-thin, light olive skin, closely-cropped brown hair, nut-brown eyes
A bit on the paranoid side in extremis, but unusually careful even when relaxing. In a word, poised.
Best stats: Dexterity, Charisma, Wisdom
Potential skills: (Stealth & Thievery), Intimidate, Insight, Acrobatics, Streetwise
Party niche(s): backdoor man, asset insurance (read: wetworks), acquisitions (materiel and intel), analyst