Workers of Kæodonia, unite! You have nothing to lose but your paychecks, your terrible homes with no electricity, your access to a factory doctor... Wait... That's not how the quote went, is it?
While production and raw material working happen outside Kæo for the most part, the assembly is done in factories on the island. Roughly half the population of Kæo belong to the working class, most of them being employed in factories of fisheries. The poorest among the workers live in slums of Western Kæo but the working-class housing expends to North Kæo and South Kæo. I addition, most workers tend to be religious and aim to live a life in which they can please Deus and thus, get awarded in the afterlife.
As a member of the working class, you can be one of the following:
- Factory worker
- Train conductor
- Fisher-person
- Nurse/caretaker
- Cleaner
- Servant
- Cart rider
- Other
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose three among the following:
- Athletics
- Religion
- Perception
- Animal handling (available if your character deals with animals somehow)
- Medicine (available if your character is a nurse/caretaker)
- Tool Proficiencies: None
- Languages: None
- Equipment: Low-quality clothes, metal water bottle, metal lunchbox
- You gain Urchin's "City Secrets". You have a good knowledge of how to navigate in the city, what train to take when, what back alleys not to take etc. You are less likely to be surprised when traveling in the slums.
- As long as it doesn't risk their employment (and sometimes despite that) other workers will do their best to protect you and share what they have.
Suggested Characteristics
The following characteristics can be used directly or incorporated into the backstory.
- I know I deserve a better life than this. I will find a way.
- My fellow workers and I have been mistreated for far too long. We need to fight for our political rights so we can improve our conditions.
- My fellow workers and I have been mistreated for far too long. A revolution is long overdue.
- My life is hard but it is fulfilling.
- I have a sick relative/friend I care for deeply. I need money for their treatment.