More restless and adventuresome than most of his kin, Broca Took began to travel outside the Shire soon after coming of age. Finding himself involved—quite innocently as he would hasten to assure you—in one scrape after another, he soon developed the skills needed to survive—and perhaps profit a little—in a world all too often cold and unfriendly. But despite his chosen trade of "burglar" he was kind-hearted and sympathetic, always ready to use his talents to protect innocent folk from evil or strike a blow to make the world a safer place. And if he happened to pocket a few coins in the process, so much the better.