Symphonium
Raised in poor families in a destitute part of town, the two of them had met when they both ran from their homes to the same deserted street corner.
The Deer Hunt
This creep had lived in luxury while scamming people out of seeking proper medical treatment for their ills and eventually leaving them destitute and still sick; even _fatally_ sick in several cases.
Word from the Forest
Each year tolbert went east to hire more of the destitute masses to people his farms, on the condition that they faithfully spend their lives in his service -- and there were plenty of highly-paid overseers to ensure the faith was kept.
Minotaur Hotel (long)
Chapter 1 > You don't exactly remember the details. > You were traveling, that you know for sure. But where exactly you were, or your destination, that's gone. Maybe you were in a dingy truckstop to take a p\*ss and have a snack of...