<!--female outlaw. Mascot, used as assassin as girl. Got older, men's antics not as funny. Gang leader nemesis -->

<NPCCharacter
id="spc_wanderer_empire_9"
name="{=7apnGFz7}{FIRSTNAME} the Black"
voice="curt"
age="21"
default_group="Infantry"
is_template="true"
is_female="true"
is_hero="false"
culture="Culture.empire"
occupation="Wanderer"
skill_template="SkillSet.spc_wanderer_empire_9_skills">

<!-- female outlaw. Mascot, used as assassin as girl. Got older, men's antics not as funny. Gang leader nemesis -->

<string
id="prebackstory.spc_wanderer_empire_9"
text="{=ZhZlhNfn}Aye, so you want my story then?" />
<string
id="backstory_a.spc_wanderer_empire_9"
text="{=Aqbu1o9v}Far back as I remember, I was living on the streets of {IMPERIALCAPITAL} with a bunch of other dirty, barefoot scrogs. A group of men in our alley, they called themselves the Centaurs, I guess they took a liking to me. Gave me special errands to run from them - started with picking pockets, ended with sticking knives into their enemies. Back then I'd do anything for a handful of figs and cheese and a pat on the head." />
<string
id="backstory_b.spc_wanderer_empire_9"
text="{=imBWFomj}Got a bit older though, and their interest in me changed. Filthy drunken louts pressing themselves against me, grabbing at me - I wasn't having that. Made up my mind to leave, but wasn't sure where to go." />
<string
id="backstory_c.spc_wanderer_empire_9"
text="{=axnObjSY}Then came the day that {IMPERIALCAPITAL} burned, and everyone was out looting and robbing, and that was my chance. Lifted a bag of silver from the Centaurs' stash and lit out on the road." />
<string
id="response_1.spc_wanderer_empire_9"
text="{=LIYZlInR}A hard life, but I must admire your fortitude, at least." />
<string
id="response_2.spc_wanderer_empire_9"
text="{=haiCZjua}You truly are the dregs of the street, my lady." />
<string
id="backstory_d.spc_wanderer_empire_9"
text="{=aULjoDXL}Anyway, I wandered about a bit, but now I think it's time I found steady work. You wouldn't need someone to stick a knife in those that need sticking, do you?" />
<string
id="generic_backstory.spc_wanderer_empire_9"
text="{=L7tJUtlN}I was an orphan, you see. Worked for a gang, as our kind must so often do. Did their foul work for them. But they perished in a siege, and I decided to strike out on my own, see what this fine land of Calradia could offer me." />