This [[Forms|form]] involves a person who was orphaned at a young age, but, despite a rough upbringing (or perhaps because of it), has managed to institute themself as the leader of a gang of thieves.
Sometimes this is a prototype for villains, but it can also be used as a prototype for a hero.
## Examples
- Kaz in [[Book/Six of Crows (series)]]
- Locke Lamora in [[The Lies of Locke Lamora]]