You lived above the streets, not on them — crawling through rafters, flues, scaffolds, and crumbling eaves where only birds and children dared go. Whether you were a rooftop thief, a city urchin, or a scout for a local gang, you learned to slip between bricks and vanish across shingles. You may have grown up soot-stained and hungry, but now you move like smoke through the bones of the city — perfect for chasing leads no one else can reach.
- Ability Scores: Dexterity, Constitution, Wisdom (choose +2/+1 or +1/+1/+1)
- Feat: Mobile — Your nimble footing and rooftop instincts make you harder to pin down in combat or chase.
- Tool Proficiencies: Thieves’ Tools, Tinker’s Tools
- Equipment: • A soot-streaked cloth mask with a tied-on filter
• A worn rooftop map of your home district, drawn from memory
• A bent nail used for luck (functions as a simple lockpick)
• A soft-soled pair of climbing boots
• A small sack of brick dust and plaster flakes
• 6 gp in tarnished copper, wrapped in oiled cloth
You can always find a way up or through urban environments. You instinctively recognize handholds, climbable drainpipes, exposed beams, and neglected roof access. You can move through most buildings or neighborhoods without ever touching the street, and you rarely leave visible traces.
Contacts
Roof-thieves, lookout runners, chimney sweeps, and slum kids with eyes like yours — all part of the city’s invisible upper web. You may still owe a favor, or be owed one.
| d1 | Contact |
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| 1 | Roof-thieves, lookout runners, chimney sweeps, and slum kids with eyes like yours — all part of the city’s invisible upper web. You may still owe a favor, or be owed one. |
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Posted Jul 6, 2025I wanted to make a chimney sweep background, but this is even better.