

was an inquisitor in the imperial church's anti-heresy school. The other half was spent preaching the evils of sloth and drink. spent half time studying books to understand the relationship between God's aspects and the facets of society. Only the finest food was acceptable, so tended a small garden on the mansion grounds to get the freshest herbs and vegetables. crafted watches, medals, machined jewelry and other complex curios for royal patrons. mastered the ancient motions and entertained thousands. was a dancer in a traditional ballet troupe. 's job saw feeding elephants, tranquilizing lions, and training birds to display their plumage to titled visitors. managed the royal menagerie of a powerful family at their estate. Advancing in this line of work meant having refined social skills. occasionally offered something extra, if the lord or lady was in the mood. serviced many members of the royal family, and their guests. was a massage artist for an extended royal house. managed the other servants to ensure the lord's will was done, even before the lord knew what it was. cleaned rooms and moved items as directed by the senior staff, while attempting to remain invisible to the lords and ladies of the house. was a low-level servant in a royal house. Backstories/Offworld Glitterworld Adultīackstory List Generic Adult Backstories Title.The wiki cannot display them all on a single page due to technical reasons.Īll of the generic backstories are displayed below, however individual sets of backstories can be found here, ordered by their file structure: List of player created adulthood backstories N through Z.List of player created adulthood backstories A through M.List of player created childhood backstories N through Z.List of player created childhood backstories A through M.There are 290 of such backstories, and they can be found here: This can have the unintended situation of the same person returning to life multiple times. As a result, some backstories are always together, in a colonist that always has the same name. It is possible to buy an addon that allows the addition of a backstory or character into the game. Several adult backstories are not available in the character creation phase, but can randomly appear on raiders and wanderers. Currently there are 36 childhood backstories and about 85 adult backstories. Teenage colonists that age naturally to 20 years old will not gain an adulthood backstory. Here is a look at 6 of them.Backstories define the skills and restrictions of the colonist in question and may either enhance or impair the colonist's competence regarding specific skills.Īll colonists will have a childhood backstory, but only colonists generated at age 20 or older will have an adulthood backstory. Whether real or fictional and despite not being our 'own', they make us feel completely 'at home'.

Throughout literature, there have been many homes that have formed a part of our consciousness. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” Thus, as American poet Maya Angelou rightly put it, “The ache for home lives in all of us. Interestingly, an online dictionary interprets the modern definition of home as "the abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections."įurthermore, American environmental psychologist Susan Clayton once mentioned that for many people, their home is part of their self-definition, which is why we like decorating our houses and taking care of our lawns. This indicates that although a physical space is involved, the main idea of a home is the gathering of people. The English word 'home' has its roots in the old English word 'hām', which can roughly be translated to a village or estate where many 'souls' are gathered. Although there might be some similarities, home means something different to all of us. The concept of 'home' is universal, but we all have different definitions of it.
