Venture-Captain, California—San Francisco Bay Area North & East
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The other thread is fun, so I figured I'd start one here too.
What are the Day Jobs your characters have?
1) Lyther would prefer to just fly around all day, but to make a living she writes about it Profession (Poet) and occasionally carries some cargo (Smuggler). Poet is by far the invested skill.
2) Hand of Oras is a doctor (strangely, not a listed profession) specializing in genetics and reproduction.
3) Tailstrong is a mercenary, true. But his real calling is as an artist, carving his likeness into weapons and ammunition that he sells to those curious about Morlamaws.
4) Sunny Simar has a video blog of Simar Life and her adventures across the galaxy.
Venture-Agent, Texas—Houston
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Let's see:
702) Magda Farseeker is an electrician. Dwarven darkvision comes in handy there.
707) Gorza is a sysadmin, but is still 1st level and may be rebuilt. (Strangely, computer professional is not a listed profession.)
708) Whale Song sings Morlamaw opera, which sounds suspiciously like her namesake.
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701 - Zoggy Grav (vesk soldier) is a Mercenary, but not a very good one.
702 - Tana Ikarian (dwarf operative/mystic) is an Archaeologist. She's from Salvation's End, so she is very curious about other cultures.
703 - Gronnigan Conroy (nuar technomancer steward officer) is a Forensics Expert.
704 - Bellweather Conroy (nuar soldier) is a Paramedic.
705 - Dr. Zorkfeld (witchwyrd envoy) writes jingles for Tetrad Prosthetics as a Musician.
My eventual 706 will be a SRO shock & awe soldier who plays an animatronic dragon in Triaxian heavy metal videos.
701 - Atlas-1(Android Operative) is a professor of Astrophysics and Drift dynamics, who sidelines as a flight instructor.
702 - Sv-tkt(Wrikreechee Mystic) is a herbalist.
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701-Ysoki Mystic Chef and Babysitter (he works for Fitch)
703- Ysoki Gym teacher. Envoy with hurry. MOVE IT MOVE IT
708- Ysoki Dancer. Ballet. Any mention of what is definitely not an official strawberry machine cake lolita dancing outfit poking out of her bags and she'll need to find her shovel.
2) Hand of Oras is a doctor (strangely, not a listed profession)
That's because Medicine and Life Science exist. For the same reason you won't find profession (software designer) or profession (electrical engineer).
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Venture-Agent, Texas—Houston
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That's because Medicine and Life Science exist. For the same reason you won't find profession (software designer) or profession (electrical engineer).
2) Hand of Oras is a doctor (strangely, not a listed profession)
And yet, there are no rules for earning a living using medicine, computers, or engineering.
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(701) D-Bug, a shirren exo-brain mechanic, works as an astro-physicist.
(702) Quantum-K, a lashunta envoy/soldier, picks up some extra creds as a test pilot.
(703) Blaze spreads the good word of Saranrae when ze's not helping the Society as a psychic detective
(704) Grump Gunderson is a dwarven asteroid miner. Being a star shaman helps.
(705) Bodie Creed is a half-orc who used to do contract work for those 'nice' folks on Apostae. Now he's an independent mercenary.
(706) Cosmo Stello works part-time as a bioengineer. Witchwyrd Technomancer.
(707) Koto Kaiju is a halfling with a serious case of wanderlust. As a tempered pilgrim follower of the Cycle, he doesn't really have an need for a day job.
(708) Skiffi Genray, a skittermander drone mechanic, spends some of his free time driving junk racers to earn extra credits.
Venture-Agent, Illinois—Chicago
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Let's see...
701) Amun'lei, a human empath mystic, is an interpreter, which makes sense for a war-chaplain raised by deaf kasathan pilgrims.
702) Amma, a kasatha technmancer is a vidgamer, which fits with her being kicked out of sanctioned tournaments after some blackmail and some technomancy got her framed.
703) Rutan, a human sharpshooter soldier is a party crasher, showing up at festivities that people want ruined and making change happen. This fits with the fact that they defected from the military to take out corrupt military officials at their own opulent parties.
704) Saliera, a korasha lashunta envoy, is a musician, playing elegant chambergrim music on her keyboard, in the hopes that her music and adventuring will bring her rival out of their funk.
705) Leefily, an android xenodruid mystic, is a gardener. I don't think I need to elaborate further.
706) Vanten, a vesk weapon solarian/blitz soldier, is a miner. She dug too deep and found an eldritch horror, which gave her her solar mote. She now seeks to be famous enough to challenge said horror to a duel so she can find out why.
707) Jill Lumbergh, a human envoy, is a corporate headhunter. She also tends to hunt monster heads.
708) Versus-Plus, an android daredevil operative, is an athlete. They serve as tv movie inspiration by working to overcome their glitches, when they really just became an athlete to get the money to fix their glitchy frame.
709) Sturmesser, a shirren soldier, is a missionary, which makes sense when you consider that they're a priest of Desna.
710) Stella, a feychild gnome armor solarian, is currently in college, but fully intends to be an exotic dancer to pay for her textbooks.
711) Daphodil Blaken, a summerborn ryphorian guard soldier, is a cosmetologist, covering up her countless gladiatorial scars and redefining beauty.
...I have another 18 SFS characters, but I'll finish this later because I'm tired now.
Man, has it been a while since I’ve been on here! I kinda been on a bit of a Starfinder hiatus lately, but hopefully I’ll be able to resume once a session doesn’t interfere with other commitments. But enough about me!
My boy Felix, the young human blitz soldier that he is, is a dancer through and through, though he does dabble in other strains of the performing arts. And with the addition of the awesome new ribbon weapons (albeit only the plasma ones), he’s gonna become even better at it! (It also plays into his stellar Dex in battle, meaning he can actually hit things now, instead of relying on his 14 Str. Yay! XD)
I have a couple other characters concepts floating around that I haven’t gotten round to building quite yet, but a notable one is Machete, a Vesk of indetermine class who once served in his people’s military as a cook, before enlisting in the Society as a sort of liason. He now serves up cuisine for his fellow Society members and mainly fights with throwing knifes and his good ol’ Vesk chompers.
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701 - Entrop-1, android technomancer, studies temporal mechanics because his future self wanted to compare notes on timeline changes in a post-Drift society (Profession Temporal Science)
702 - Kale, ikeshti mechanic, had a promising carrier as a salvager, but sadly his life was ended on the Drift Rock T_T (Profession Salvager)
703 - Ultair, nuar soldier, is a Hellknight of the Pike adjunct to the Society, when not working for the Society (Profession Military)
704 - Jake "Jaja" Jackson, elebarian mechanic, wants to expand his archaeology career with help with the Society (Profession Archaeology)
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Venture-Captain, Minnesota
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Because we all have fewer Starfinder characters, I am wondering if we could post these in character under our Starfinder aliases, and talk about each choice from that character's viewpoint. I think it would make for an even more illuminating conversation, and I'd love to hear more about the why of each choice.
Hmm
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"My profession? Tea connoisseur, of course!"
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Charli runs the rickety tea stand, the Posh Kettle, directly across from the Lorespire Complex. What amuses me about this is that she's used her profession in some 80% of the scenarios* that she's been in so far, but she's not as invested as she should be because she keeps going on Starfinder missions. (Right now, at 7th level, I still have only one point invested in the skill!) Still, she's found lots of other people who want to run the business for a while including that sweet little old lady she met in the Commencement. In my head canon, she's been working on franchising and expanding the business but hasn't really figured out how to monetize it well, so most of her income is going straight back into the business, or into the pockets of her other employees.
Still, it's fun to set up the hotelier tent, put on the apron, and open the tea stand on another planet.
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* It is amazing how differently conversations go when you offer someone quality tea.
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"Sv-tkt plant-grow. Speak flesh for plant flesh. Absalom phrase, plant well grow speak. Wrikreechee water speak grow strong. Speak plants; home speak; miss not; lonesome not."
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Sv-Tkt is a Wrikreechee, from the planet Akchios. On this watery planet, their language developed to include the vibrations of tone from ones speech, in addition to the words themselves. Upon reaching Absalom Station, Sv-tkt quickly heard the homely wisdom that plants grow better when you speak to them. He connected this to how the Wrikreechee language works, and so took up a job at a garden, tending to the plants.
Talking to the plants reminds him of the emotion of talking to people back at home, helping to relieve homesickness without making him look crazy.
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"Most people don't have the capability of androids like myself, and in fact many androids lack the ability to simply download information into backup mental faculties. The information regarding our current understanding of the drift is both incredibly complicated and absolutely vital to progress in our modern day. It is my duty to distribute this information to future starship pilots and engineers. I am constantly amazed however by the ineptitude of some who attend my courses. How they achieved the qualifications to take such advanced topics bewilders me. I hope someone else appreciates the drift as much as I when the experience it with a fuller understanding."
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Venture-Lieutenant, Florida—Melbourne
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701: pewpewfry (Female Lashunta Envoy) Vidgamer
702: Boom-Boom (Male Ysoki Bombard Soldier) Mercenary
703: Blaze Lightspeed (Male Human Operative) Smuggler
704: 51957-704 (Non-binary Android Mechanic) Coroner
705: Dr. Vox (Non-binary Barathu Mystic) Doctor
706: Big 'B' (Male Skittermander Solarian) Slap Dancer
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I am Andraeus-7, a social relations model in the male form factor. Will you allow me to flick you my digital business card?
As you can see I am the Managing partner and Lead Attorney with Seven Systems Solicitation Services LLC, specializing in personal property, personal injury, personal emancipation, contract, and inter system law.
I have had the opportunity to use my legal acumen or successfully litigate in almost all of my missions for the Starfinder Society. At this time, I would like to assuage any reluctance you might have with retaining my services in the light of certain rumors you may have heard or read on the info sphere by being completely transparent.
Yes, I have been "officially" declared an Outlaw in a few systems and in small sections of the Diasphora. This is directly due to my successful pro bono work on behalf of fellow android brothers and sister in relation to their personal emancipation lawsuits. I can assure you that all rumors of me operating in an any official capacity for the ALF(Android Liberation Front) are patently false and totally fabricated by those wishing to cast aspersions on my good name and professional integrity!
Remember,
Seven Systems Solicitation Service: Moving faster than the speed of light to protect your legal rights!
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The camera turns on with assorted muzzles, ears and whiskers peering into the lens. Small paws try to wave at the camera. The camera is set up on a table looking down at a white rat in an apron with a tactical bag over their shoulder.
""Right. So. As I was saying you think human babies are a handful? Try working in a ysoki nursery. Lets start with the obvious. Humans have one MAYBE two babies at a time. Ysoki get four to six. You think you're going to get six times as many babysitters on this? Four times the pay? HAH. Too expensive "
There's a loud CLANG and the metal side of an enclosed crib falls out and three ysoki pups jump out and scurry under the furniture
"You don't realize this if you grow up in an all ysoki colony, but working on an interspecies endeavor like the master of stars and you'll notice how your typical ysoki is roughly the equivilant of a trained human engineer. Lets see what did they do to the ca..crib this time..ahh the old harden chewing gum into a wrench and then unscrew the bolts trick"
"And where did they get the chewing gum?" He turns one of the rats upside down with a wheee and rumages around the cheek pouch, taking out a piece of gum the size of a baseball, a can of aerosol cheese that sparks and lights on fire when pressed, a nut, two bolts, and a hair scrunchy. All of which go into a locked bin. Except the ysoki. Because he remembered this time.
"So why did I become a field agent? " There's a WHOOSH behind him. The ysoki sniff sniffs and brings his tail into view, casually notes that its on fire, again. And dunks it into a bowl of oatmeal left on the floor "I wanted to do something SAFE." the camera lens is popped off and turns around to look at the camera, the exposed wires, and the ysoki holding a plastic butterknife and waving at the camera. Said pup is scooped up and carried with the camera over to the crib.
"ysoki kids DO have one advantage. That they're adorable. The camara bobs as it pans to the pups now back in the crib. The sparking of an arc welder is heard off camera
" Ysoki kids are cute. As opposed to human babies. Seriously, your kids are ugly. Don't show me pictures till they're at least three, when they stop looking like wrinkly goblins "
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Why did I become a Vidgamer? Well, I've always had a bit of the obsess with Vidgaming. And I was getting pretty fame with it in my teens. But Daddy didn't clude that was a good career choice, however. So he credstick bullied me into Medschool. Don't get me wrong. I like helping senties and being a doc is certainly a noble prof. But it just doesn't have the same glam. Still, I was a good little princess and did what was expect. That is till Daddy gave me a good little princess reward by sending me on a lux space cruise in my sophy year. Course, Daddy didn't clude to the idea we might get hijacked by space pirates and held for ransom. Or that I'd get involved with one. Let me tell you girls, if you ever get a chance with a Free Captain...well, you get the idea. But I'm entroping now. So back on target. Anyway, after that nova-cluster, I did a hard think and decided Daddy could keep his creds and I would go after my dream of being a Vidgame Star. And now everybod knows who I am, and I got my own mass-creds.
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So you want to know why I became a Merc? Well, there just ain’t a lot of job opportunities for Ysoki on Akiton. Sure, you can do okay for yourself by becomin’ a grease monkey or a pit fighter. But that’s all most folks want to see out of a Ratfolk on the red planet. So I became a Merc. Gave me a chance to get off-world. Plus, I get to blow things up and get paid for it. Can’t ask for much more than that.
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Why am I a smuggler? You’re looking at the best pilot in the verse here, kid. You know that Kessel Run thing. Yeah. ELEVEN PARSECS! That’s me. And smuggling is the best paying job for crack pilots. Plus the chicks really dig it. A good paying pilot job that’s as damn sexy as I am? Why would I do anything else?
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It is my goal to better myself. To become more than just a droid. I calculated the best way to do that was to study what parts of other creatures were superior and adjust my body accordingly. Since, unlike droids, you can't disassemble other races to see how they work while they are still alive, I decided being a coroner was the best way to figure out how to better myself.
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I have always found fixing other sentient creatures to be fascinating. The fact you can’t even change your own DNA to fix problems is almost inconceivable. That’s why I became a Doctor. Sure, Akiton isn’t exactly known for its online medical schools, but I had to join the military for a year just to pay for that! So what if I barely passed my surgery class and occasionally put things back wrong. I always try to find people to practice on to make myself better, and if I mess up, I can just fix it with magic. So, I don’t know what everyone gets so worked up about.
And yet, there are no rules for earning a living using medicine, computers, or engineering.That's because Medicine and Life Science exist. For the same reason you won't find profession (software designer) or profession (electrical engineer).
2) Hand of Oras is a doctor (strangely, not a listed profession)
Outside of PFS there are.
At the GM’s discretion, you can use other skills (such as Computers or Engineering) to earn a living following the same guidelines.
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What’s Slapdancing, you say? I am not surprised you haven’t heard of it. I will help educate you. Slapdancing is a traditional Skittermander rhythmic dance that relies heavily on hand movements and can include rhythmic slaps, claps, and snaps, as well as, various small finger-worn percussion instruments. Streamers are also sometimes used to accentuate the movements.
My Great Grammy was a Slap Dancer back in her time. Watching vids of her as a welp always fascinated me. I know not too many Skittermanders are into this form of traditional dance anymore. But I wanted to bring it back. So, I added some newer dance elements and music to it to try to reach the new generation. I call it 'Slap Hop.' It’s just my way of helping. Plus, being able to use my Solarian powers to manifest a giant hand to help with the dance doesn’t hurt any.
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701-Ysoki Mystic Chef and Babysitter (he works for Fitch)
"So... I'm all about finding new and inventive ways to torture sentients in the name of entertainment, but volunteering for something like this is a form of masochism that I never considered! How do you feel about having a film crew watch you while you work?"
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701-Ysoki Mystic Chef and Babysitter (he works for Fitch)"So... I'm all about finding new and inventive ways to torture sentients in the name of entertainment, but volunteering for something like this is a form of masochism that I never considered! How do you feel about having a film crew watch you while you work?"
Zo! Baby! Don't forget OUR tract. Who pointed out all the cool vids you could get out of the Society at that little soiree we first me at? Who boosted the ratings on that little live show you did? And who had everyone one of your fans 'shipping me 5 seconds into the cast?
Still, I like Ysoki. Their always so on the cute. Maybe if he was really nice to the pups and a foul-mouthed terror in the kitchen, that might work as a hook. I'm already thinking of a fun little game design to promote the show.
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701-Ysoki Mystic Chef and Babysitter (he works for Fitch)"So... I'm all about finding new and inventive ways to torture sentients in the name of entertainment, but volunteering for something like this is a form of masochism that I never considered! How do you feel about having a film crew watch you while you work?"
"If you can keep the camera intact aimed at the action and the lens not covered in... dear gods I hope thats oatmeal... all power to you "
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701 Oreaus' Exotic Goods will handle all your custom requests on Absolom Station. Profession : Black Marketeer.
702 Stavian IX will yet restore the glory that is Taldor. Unfortunately, we misplaced Taldor sometime during the Gap, but it will be glorious! Profession : Politician.
703 No day job.
Oouch. One infamy per dayjob? :)
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Venture-Lieutenant, Florida—Melbourne
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Oouch. One infamy per dayjob? :)701 Oreaus' Exotic Goods will handle all your custom requests on Absolom Station. Profession : Black Marketeer.
702 Stavian IX will yet restore the glory that is Taldor. Unfortunately, we misplaced Taldor sometime during the Gap, but it will be glorious! Profession : Politician.
703 No day job.
Which one? Black Markateer or Politician?
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"Really? You haven't heard of me?", Adele asks incredulously. "My music is all over the infosphere, and I've recently collaborated with Strawberry Machine Cake at their live concert. I'm here to bring my star power to focus eyes on the Starfinders, and bring attention to sentient rights abuses across the Pact Worlds. I've got this amazing platform that my music has given me, so I might as well use it to help raise up people! After all, I'm the solarion singer that puts the 'warrior' in 'social justice warrior'!"
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701 - Ysoki mechanic, maintenance worker, works for a contractor maintaining SFS spaceships
702 - Android mercenary soldier, unsurprisingly a mercenary
703 - Vesk xenoseeker operative - writer, tabletop RPG freelancer. She travels to cons around Pact worlds to GM her scenarios. In her first Adventure path characters are covert agents interfering in presidential election of another country. Reviewers have trashed its plot rather unrealistic and combats too easy.
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701 Grandazr male Vesk Envoy - Politician and envoy to the Society from the Veskarium
702 Entropus male Kastha Mystic of Nyarlothetep - Grief Counselor
703 XIV-VI (14-6) non-binary Formian Soldier - VidGamer
704 Grubber Grolsche male Half-Orc Operative - Archeologist
Venture-Agent, Georgia—Atlanta
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-701: Human iconic hacker, Profession: Hacker, actor, archarologist, corporate professional, vidgamer
-702: Human iconic hacker, Profession: Hacker
-703: Ysoki gladiator, none
-704: Ryphorian spy, Profession: spy
-705: Barathu Super Spy, Profession: Spy
-706: (Unsure) Warlock, None
-707: Morlamaw Crimelord, Profession: Crime lord (debated slum lord)
-708: Half-orc janitor, Profession: Maintenance worker
-709: Stellafera Azlanti expert, Profession: Professor
-710: Skittermander Elvis impersonator, Profession: Musician
-711: Ysoki cosplay vidtuber, Profession: Actor, video personality
-712: Vesk Steward Officer, Profession: Politician
-713: Halfling outlaw, Profession: Cook
-714: Vesk Steward Public Relations, Profession: Video Producer
-715: Uplifted Bear Mascot, Profession: Psycologist
-716: Half-orc sports color commentator, Profession: Video Personality
-717: Elebrian Improbable Love Child of Zo!, Profession: Actor, con artist, video personality
-718: GM Blob, none yet
-719: GM Blob, none yet
-720: GM Blob, none yet
-721: Ysoki cultist, Profession: Philosopher
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Eh? You're asking what I do here? Well way back when I was working the vidphone getting donations and investments in our Society. I worked donor relations like a BAWSS.
Mama Luwazi put a pistol in my hand and got me to do field work and so I go armed - armed with Starfinder Society keychain and mints that is!
Everywhere I go I spread the word on the good work we do and especially keep my eyes open for future investors in the Starfinder Society.
Now I still work the phones sometimes but they like sending me in my blue and orange suits to go seal the deal in person!
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-701 Raia of Jabask Damaya Lashunta Icon Envoy, Profession:Professor of Xenobiology. Has served as a field expert on Live Exploration Extreme.
-702 Tessariel Elf Xenoarchaeologist Technomancer, Profession:Archaeologist. Nth generation descendant, and spiritual heir of my Jeweled Sage Spelldancer Magus.
-703 Ryphorian blob, no profession as yet.
-704 Marra Onyx Halfling Tempered Pilgrim Armor Solarian, Profession:Musician. Has worked with SMC.
-705 Barbara Wayne Human Outlaw Gadgeteer Operative, Profession:Librarian Profession has proven useful a few times.
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Madcutta likes ta hack! Madcutta likes ta slash!
When not hack'n an slash'n for 'da 'oguard, Madcutta plays Apostae Murderball an earns kredits. Wot iz Murderball? Ha ha!
Whoeva karriez ball, otha team triez ta murda. Madcutta iz still alive afta tree seasons. Drow kall Madcutta lucky.
