Cassandra grew up as the youngest daughter of the rich Carpino merchant family. Her youth was excessively boring as a result. One thing got stuck in her mind, though - her parents' desire and envy for the prestige of the nobles in Eversink. No matter how much money they made in textiles, no matter how many prayers they and their clients made for Denari, there was always that little something missing. The thing that made waiters in the best restaurants pay extra attention while their bosses slashed their prices. The look in the eyes of the commoners when they talked to even the lowest matriarch, compared to them talking to her own mother Marcella. It stung.
So boredom and envy made for a fun little mix, and via some contacts of her older, far wilder brother Adilson Cassandra met some very unsavory characters who helped her fulfill her desires. Her desire to show up the nobles as much as possible. Cassandra had become the White Cob, 'gentleman' burglar who never steals, but leaves their calling card at the most unfortunate places. Then disaster struck, and a rival in the guild of textile traders arranged for her family's mansion to be destroyed, with most of the family and servants still inside. Now the White Cob peddles his services to the richest of the nobles and merchants, testing their security, and telling them how to make their mansions and businesses more secure. Adilson, injured when the Carpino mansion drifted into the canals, has become the peddler and public face, and Cassandra does the rest...
Cassandra is Intense, Intelligent, Easily Excited, Meticulous, Secretly Romantic, and the three things she likes best in life are
- to see the powerful realize that they are vulnerable
- a short fling with someone who will never learn your real name
- late-night chases across rooftops
She has both the Mercanti and the Ancient Nobility as Allies, she does provide valuable services and when out of costume is still a familiar face. The Thieves' Guild, however, really does not like her, or the service she provides. Her investigative Abilities are easy to do; she has quite a few social abilities, to deal with both nobles and non-nobles. She specializes in social engineering, for both information gathering and getting into guarded places. Beyond that she has all the Thief abilities to a certain extent; she knows many of the secrets the sneakier members of society like to guard. Her General Abilities are focused on Burglary and Stealth; she excels at being where she isn't expected and getting her mittens on things like keys that she shouldn't have. Add some Athletics for those nightly rooftops, some Sway in case something goes very wrong (or someone needs to be taken down a peg at a social event), and some Preparedness to reflect her meticulous approach to break-ins.
And here she is.
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