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Sable Thurne
Sable Thurne
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gender:
male
class:
Cutbroker operative
level:
17
alignment:
Neutral
affiliation:
home:
age:
32
specialties:
surveillance; silent entry; deniable enforcement
Sable Thurne is a male cutbroker and field operative working the lantern docks of Vesper Quay. He handles deniable escorts, quiet seizures, and asset protection for the Silver Ledger. His work threads the Lantern Truce, balancing audits from the Counting House against pressure from the Gutter Syndic. Dockside talk ties him to night runs near the Slickstone Arches and salvage disputes off Breaker’s Shelf.
Description
- Moves like a dockhand off-shift; posture relaxed, hands unremarkable until they are not.
- Carries a flat-profile Glasswire Dagger and a sleeve-sized Cipher Deck.
- Keeps a seal pouch with a worn Ledger Signet and folded Audit Slips from the Counting House.
- Smells faintly of oilskin and kelp resin; boots cut for wet cobbles.
Class
- Role: Cutbroker operative focused on covert enforcement and protected conveyance.
- Tactics: Layered routes, staged distractions, low-sound takedowns, and document leverage.
- Tools: Glasswire Dagger, Cipher Deck, Smoke Ampoule, wax sticks, and tag cords.
Quotes
- "If I draw steel, the paper already won."
- "Lantern light shows edges. Pick yours before they pick you."
- "Truce or not, tide keeps receipts."
- "Talk soft, walk early, leave nothing heavier than a shadow."
Image Gallery
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Sable Thurne waits under the Lantern Spur for a quiet handoff at the Silver Ledger pier
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Sable Thurne shadowing a Syndic runner along misted alleys off Vesper Quay
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A skiff approach near the Slickstone Arches before dawn
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Ledger-backed seizure conducted without breaking the Lantern Truce
Has
Abilities
- Tide Read: Anticipate patrol swings, surge noise, and crowd cover along Vesper Quay.
- Quiet Draw: Concealment bonus and silent deployment with Glasswire Dagger.
- Seal Pressure: Use guild seals and writ phrasing from the Counting House to compel cooperation without open force.
- Fog Step: Short, planned reposition using smoke, shadows, and pre-marked exits.
- Cutline Control: Rapid rope and net severing to disable chases or free seized cargo.
Limit Break or Special
- Lantern Veil: Once per major operation, shrouds a small zone in confusion and backlit glare; allies gain clean disengage routes while hostile lines of sight degrade. Evidence tagged by a Ledger Signet remains clear to subsequent auditors.
Biography
Sable grew up in the net lofts off the Lantern Spur of Vesper Quay. Early work ran messages through the Silver Ledger, but side gigs brushed the Gutter Syndic. A failed ambush near the Slickstone Arches put him on a skiff with mixed crews and bad papers; the recovery was brokered by Scillia Doge under a hush audit from the Counting House. After that, Sable formalized as a deniable escort for bonded claims and escorted salvage out of Breaker’s Shelf. His operations cross paths with Ilex Marr, who tolerates the methods when filings are clean and seizures stick. Sable’s ledger work kept truce nights intact during a Syndic push that tried to bait violence on the guild steps.
Appearance
- Height: a shade under tall; tide-hardened build.
- Hair: dark, close-cropped; sea-salt at the temples.
- Eyes: gray-green; watchful under low brim.
- Wardrobe: oilskin longcoat, muted sash, low-squeak soles, finger guards.
- Notables: thin scar across the right knuckle line; left ear nick from net hooks.
Personality
- Reserved, detail-first, unhurried speech.
- Pragmatic; favors clean exits over flashy wins.
- Loyal to contracts kept in good faith; cold to grandstanding.
Homespace / Base / Habitat
- Keeps a narrow loft above a ropewalk close to the Silver Ledger intake counters in Vesper Quay.
- Maintains a stashed skiff key near the Lantern Spur and a spare kit for runs toward the Slickstone Arches.
Relationships
- Scillia Doge: handler and occasional partner; shares vetted routes and clean rooms.
- Ilex Marr: wary respect; audits align when seizures avoid collateral.
- Syndic Cutout: recurring foil probing the Lantern Truce for the Gutter Syndic.
- Silver Ledger: employer of record under deniable charter; filings linked to the Counting House.
Trivia
- Prefers corded seals over wax-only marks; claims they read truer in rain.
- Refuses cheap blades; keeps two spare filaments for the Glasswire Dagger taped under a desk drawer.
- Keeps a tide log dating back to a salvage surge off Breaker’s Shelf."}