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Archibald Pewett and the Replica Golem, Con Artists

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Name: Archibald Pewett
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Ethnicity: Serenian
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 184 lbs.
Occupation: Con Artist
Residence: Moves from place to place
Favorite Food: Chicken Pot Pie
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Art coming... someday? I dunno I don't care about this guy too much XD
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Physical Description:
Archibald is a tall, well toned man in his mid-twenties. He keeps his naturally pink hair ("It ain't girly, y'hear?") in a mohawk at all times. His equally striking lavender eyes are kept hidden by a pair of tinted glasses he stole as a child. He wears a studded leather jacked that's been worn out with age (there are six or seven studs missing). The rest of his attire varies, but it usually consists of a sleeveless shirt, a pair of cargo pants, and combat boots.

Personality:
Orphaned at the age of nine, life on the streets has defined Archibald's personalty. Rarely thinking of anybody but himself, his primary motivation in life has always been "get enough money to buy food for tomorrow". He is no stranger to breaking and entering, mugging, and picking pockets. Archibald is a good judge of character, and can single out people who are likely to take pity on him and give him money or food. He's become a very smooth talker because of his tendency to take advantage of people like this. He can also sense when people have bad intentions, and tries to stay away from those who he feels may endanger his safety or his wallet.

Archibald's sense of morality has become calloused, but he's not evil. As conniving, selfish, and untrustworthy as he may be, Archibald will not take an innocent life. Deep down he knows what kind of person losing his parents has turned him into, and he does not want to be responsible for anybody else like him coming into existence. He's very kind to children who are going through what he did, and will give them food and money when he meets them- even if it means he goes hungry that night.

Now that he has a golem that can become other people, he uses it to trick people into giving him money- typically by have the golem become somebody influential or popular and instructing it to ask that person's friends or followers for donations.

Relationships:
The only relationships Archibald has are with alcohol and the golem he stole. He's not sure if the golem has a sense of self or if it just runs on some kind of "instinct", but he treats it like he would a tool- he gets a bit annoyed when people talk about it as if it's human. Despite this, he's grown fond of the golem. He often catches himself talking to it, which embarrasses him

Magic/Abilities:
Archibald has no magic of his own, relying on his wits, his charisma, and his golem to get him out of trouble. He uses a knife in combat, but he prefers not to fight it he can't help it. He has a flintlock pistol imported from Connlaoth, but he rarely uses it due to the scarcity of bullets (he currently only has five).

Archibald carries a large briefcase that he keeps spare shoes in. Every pair of shoes is labeled with the name of who they originally belonged to. People whose shoes he's stolen/been given include:
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Name: Doesn't really have one, but Archibald calls it "Bozo"
Age: It was created 8 years ago
Gender: It's default form is an "it"
Species: Magical Construct
Ethnicity: Prototype Replica Golem
Height: 5'10" in default form
Weight: 97 lbs. in default form
Occupation: Archibald's Golem
Residence: Travels with Archibald
Favorite Food: It doesn't eat, silly!
Alignment: True Neutral


Clay sculpture created by Reverend Richard Stott

Physical Description:
The replica golem looks like a vaguely human shaped piece of clay. Archibald gave it eyes by poking holes into its head with his fingers- it was just too creepy looking otherwise. Archibald typically makes it wear a hooded cloak so as to conceal the fact that it's not human.

The golem has the consistency and texture of Silly Putty.

Personality:
The golem doesn't really have a personality until it copies somebody.

It does, however, try to keep itself clean for some reason. When it isn't actively following Archibald's orders, it's usually trying to get flecks of dirt or leaves out of it's body.

Relationships:
Archibald is the golem's master, so it follows his orders.

Magic/Abilities:
The replica golem has the unique ability to become a powerless, but otherwise perfect clone of somebody else. This includes copying things such as personality, physical strength, and a limited selection of that person's memories- for all intents and purposes, the golem literally is that person.

For this power to work, the golem must be wearing a pair of shoes belonging to whoever Archibald needs it to become. This transformation will wear off after the golem has walked exactly one mile in the persons shoes- after which it cannot become that person ever again.

History:
Archibald grew up in rough part of Selevea. His parents became casualties of a violent bank robbery when he only nine years old, and as he had no other family to speak of, he was forced to live on the streets. He spent eight years as just another one of Selevea's numerous street urchins, stealing from merchants and unsuspecting travelers in order to eat. That all changed when he decided to be bold and break into somebodies house in order to rob them. Unbeknownst to Archibald, the owner of the house- a proficient golemancer- was still at home. Archibald ended up interrupting a ritual meant to bind an experimental golem to it's creators will, and accidentally became the golem's master. After beating up the man and stealing his valuables, he realized the golem had followed him out of the building with a small handwritten note explaining it's copy ability (whether or not the golem wrote the note itself confuses Archibald to this day).

Naturally, the first thing Archibald did was steal a pair of shoes belonging to the mayor of Whitesand's half of the city, and had the golem use the man's form to extort money from the mayor's secretary. Unfortunately the real mayor walked in while this was happening, and Archibald and the golem ended up having to flee Selevea altogether. Determined to perfect his ability to con people with his new ally, Archibald decided to travel. It's been eight years since that day, and Archibald and the golem have become dangerously competent at their act.

DISCLAIMER
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Yes, the golem can become characters belonging to other people. I will never do this without your explicit permission, nor will I try to pressure you into it. If you do let me write a shallow clone of your character, I will keep an open line of communication with you via PMs to make sure I don't write anything you're uncomfortable with.

On the other hand, if you're totally open to the idea of somebody else playing your characters and want to donate a pair of their shoes, that would be awesome of you. Just send me a PM about it and we can discuss it in further detail.
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