Hmmm.  Seems like a good opportunity for one of my favorite fantasy archetypes.

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[center][h1]Jagg “Shade” Tendris[/h1][/center]
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[h3]Race[/h3]
Human

[h3] Gender[/h3]
Female, intentionally androgynous

[h3] Age[/h3]
19

[h3] Appearance[/h3]
Small, waif-like build.  In public she wears enough bulky clothing to hide both her gender and nationality, such as rough tunics and work breeches and a slouch hat. When working (AKA thieving) tends to wear a black skin-tight cotton shirt and leggings. Hair cut short in a page-boy style when possible, tied back when barbers are not available.  

In complexion, she’s fair, if you can see past the dirt.  The dirt is intentional, and gets heavier when she’s working. Eyes are brown. 

[h3] Personality[/h3]

Cheeky and irreverent when among friends, but a decent actor who plays whatever part the score needs at the moment.  A good beggar, a competent busker with a tinwhistle or pipe, capable of street preaching if that will attract coin.  Meek and mild when in the presence of authority until their back is turned, then cut-throat and callous as required.  

Comes across as amoral, as befits a thief.  Thoroughly corrupt, and takes to bribery and abusing the legal system like a fish to water.  But somehow always finds reasons not to steal from the peasants and shows a special fondness for stealing from the upper classes.  This is probably what led to her downfall.

The Maw has yet to break her.  She grew up on the streets, and the lawless Maw is just the same but more so.  She fully intends to escape and resume her crime spree. She will cheerfully go along with any plan the Warden gives her, confident in her ability to slip free later.

[h3] Background[/h3]

An orphan and a street urchin, thanks to the policies of Temple and Throne.  Adopted - if that’s the word - by the thieves guild of Vorhaaben, one of the larger of the river cities.  Proved to be a gifted, if not brilliant, pupil of the illegal arts.  Already a near-legendary cat burglar by the time she hit puberty with several daring heists to her resume. Called “Shade” by the commoners, she was well on her way to being a folk hero for her exploits

Like most thieves, she was always looking for that one last score that would allow her to retire in obscurity.  In hindsight, stealing from the High Temple of the Sun in Vortigern was probably not the way to cap off a career.  

At least the manhunt was epic.  They nearly turned over the entire city in the search.  In the end it was one consecrated piece of silver that allowed the priests to sniff our her trail and corner her in a back alley.

As far as the Kingdom knows, the thief known as “Shade” danced the hempen jig in front of thousands of witnesses for his crimes.  In truth, that was some other poor soul.  The real Shade was tossed into the Maw where, if she should survive, she might prove useful.

[h3] Talents[/h3]

Can jigger a lock, pick a pocket, climb a wall, all while silent and cloaked in shadow.  A master sneak thief, a good con-artist and a competent backstabber.  Capable of talking, sneaking or bribing her way out of most any kind of trouble.  

[h3] Flaws[/h3]

Still young, not particularly sturdy, definitely not a front line fighter.  Still a bit naive as to the ways of the upper classes and high politics.  

[h3] Equipment[/h3]

Officially, just the clothes on her back.  Somehow she ended up with a mostly complete set of thieves tools, including lock picks, climbing crampons, knives and a fair bit of rope.  Has a modest bit of coin tucked away in various pockets.

[h3] Miscellaneous[/h3]

Jagg is the standard fantasy “young thief” character, only a bit older than normal by this point.  Think Talen from Eddiings, early Skiff from Lackey or Jimmy the Hand from Feist.  

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