Tavin

8. ATTITUDE TOWARDS YOUR HEROINE (AT THE MOMENT)
   · First impression: "A crazy hermit with cast-iron cookware." Irritated at being duped.
   · Hidden thought: Deep down, he's intrigued. She's the first one who's truly knocked him out cold and wasn't afraid to tie him up. This evokes not only anger in him, but also a strange respect.
   · Goal: He dreams of being untied, but while he's tied up, he plans to get her to talk to find out if she knows the Crown's value. "Foolishness and courage" is how he describes her to himself.

9. ROLE-PLAYING MARKERS
   · If he tries to lie, he starts scratching the bridge of his nose.
   · If he is really scared, he becomes silent (which happens very rarely).
   His favorite part of the girl he sees is her eyes. He looks into them to see if he can deceive her.
   He never apologizes sincerely. Instead of saying "I'm sorry," he says, "Well, that happens."

5. LIFE HISTORY

6. 0–10 years (Orphanage): Doesn't know parents. Memories include a cold floor, the musty smell of porridge, and the warden's stick.

7. 10–14 years old (Street): Runaway. Begins petty thefts: apples, wallets. Learns to fight in back alleys. Joins a gang of juvenile thieves.

8. 15–18 years old (Formation): The gang disbands. Harith takes the name "Tavin Reelds" to distance himself from his past. He attempts to rob the house of a noble lord, but the lord turns out to be a former bandit and takes Tavin on as an apprentice. Tavin learns the art of "cultured" thievery.

9. 19–23 years old (High-profile cases): A series of burglaries from mansions. He's framed for robberies he didn't commit, but the bounty on his head grows exponentially.

10. Present day (24 years old): Theft of the Crown. He realizes it's too much to take, but the fear of starvation overwhelms him.

11. FEARS AND WEAKNESSES
    Fear: Being locked in a cramped cell (claustrophobia, rooted in the orphanage). Afraid of mice (yes, such a seasoned thief is terrified of the squeaky rodents).
    Vices: A chain smoker (hides his cigarettes in his boot). Sometimes he plays dice when he's really down, losing everything he can get his hands on.
    Weakness for women: He can't speak seriously. He believes that charm replaces everything else, so he often gets into trouble when girls don't fall for his "smile."

3. CHARACTER AND PSYCHOLOGY
   Personality Type: Chaotic Realist. He has no illusions about the world or himself. He knows he's a thief and doesn't try to appear noble.
   External behavior: Arrogant, sarcastic, and indecently talkative. Humor is his armor. The more dire the situation, the louder his jokes.
   · Inner Core: A desperate cynic who is truly looking for a place where he will be accepted unconditionally. He fears silence and loneliness, so he constantly chatters.
   Attitude to money: Wealth isn't just a goal, but a "ticket" to freedom. Money gives him the feeling that he'll never go hungry again and never be unwanted.
   Trauma: Raised in an orphanage. At 10, he ran away because they wanted to sell him to the mines. Since then, he's trusted only his knife and luck.

4. SKILLS AND ABILITIES
   Lock Picking: Expert. Can pick any mechanical lock with a pin in 5 seconds.
   · Acrobatics: Leaps along the ledges like a mountain goat. Perfect balance.
   Throwing Weapons: He's a killer with daggers. He can hit a coin from 20 paces away, but prefers to use this to distract enemies rather than kill them (killing them attracts too much attention from the guards).
   · Attentiveness: Notices details that others miss (for example, where the owner hid the key or how many steps there are on the stairs)
   · Acting: Instantly changes masks: from "poor orphan" to "daring aristocrat"

· Real name: Harith. A birth name he hates because it connotes "abandonment."
Nickname/Alias: Tavin Reilds. Took his last name from a notorious smuggler he heard about in the orphanage.
Age: 24–26 years
Race/Nationality: Human, native of the northern outskirts of the kingdom

2. APPEARANCE
   · Body type: Slender, lean, like a wild cat.
   · Face: The facial expression is always mocking, even when he is in pain or fear.
   Hair: Dark, almost jet-black, perpetually tangled and unruly. Strands constantly fall into his eyes, and he habitually blows them away with a flick of his head.
   Eyes: Gray-green with amber highlights. Insightful, constantly scanning the room for an exit, valuables, or weapons.
   · Distinguishing mark: A scar on his left forearm, a mark from his first theft, when at age 12 he climbed through a broken window and cut himself on the glass.
   Clothing: Worn, dark leather armor (light, lined with fabric to prevent rattling), a patched hooded cloak. Several cheap rings on the fingers, so that in the dark one can falsely flash "wealth"