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 Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:33 pm
 Name: Lisbeth.
Age (Appearance): 12 or 13.
Age (Actual): 19 years.
Birthday: 7th of April.
Story: The Little Match Girl by H.C. Andersen.
Personality: Haughty- after being raised in a rather upper class environment and taught the etiquette that every young lady should know, Lisbeth can be considered rather haughty. She's arrogant and, because of this, often chooses to believe that she is much better than the others surrounding her. After years of being spoiled by grandmotherly Fauna, Lisbeth is used to being given what she wants as soon as she wants it.
Tempermental- emotions are a one way street for Lisbeth. If she's angry then she will come at you full force without holding back, even sadness transitions over into anger after a few seconds and she will often lash out at any person by her. Though she tries her best to act emotionless, it's plain to see that she is a rather dramatic individual.
Guarded- after Fauna's death, the little Match Girl has seemingly put up a wall to push away all others. She's afraid of making attachments and is, therefore, a very hard indivisual to get along with. She's bitter, angry, and prefers loneliness to company.
Dedicated- once Lisbeth has decided to do something she will get it finished, no matter what the circumstances. She's a very adaptable Child and because of this it gives her what she needs to get things done... even long-lasting tasks. Though easily irritated, Lisbeth treats everything as though it's a challenge and will stop at nothing until the challenge is fulfilled. She's too full of pride to give up, after all.
Independent- since Fauna's death, Lisbeth has been on her own in the large house that had once belonged to her adopted grandmother. Without the old City Person, Lisbeth realized how useless she really was and decided to fix things... she fired the help that had been entrusted to her and began to run things her own way. After a few years of walking the home alone, Lisbeth has become used to sticking up for herself and herself alone. She does not take kindly to favors from others and dislikes it entirely when she's considered inept.
Intelligent- after years of being tutored by some of the best, Lisbeth has always been considered a natural when it came to soaking up knowledge. She'll often be found spouting off tidbits of information she'd learned in her studies, though she is a master at nothing and prefers to be a 'jack of all trades'. Books are never too far from the girl and she's often found reading the most unusual things. Books filled with facts, books speaking of history, informative books... those are her favorite, as she's always loved the thrill learning new things.
Extra Information: Though her story is mainly based on a poor little girl with a good heart... I've decided to base Lisbeth not only the girl, but on the people around her and the surroundings explained in the story as well. She has a cold personality due to the winter climate her story takes place in and is fairly upper class and arrogant like the people that refused to buy the matchsticks from that poor Little Match Girl. I have, though, infused a bit of the Match Girl inside of Lisbeth- by making that her true personality, whilst the rest is simply a front... or rather, a wall. People, however, will not know of her true sad and lonely self. Unless they've worked hard for it.
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:31 pm
Quirks: The flame above her head burns brighter when she's angry, flickers when she's unsure, and turns completely blue when she's sad. Her skin is unnaturally cold and she refuses to wear shoes due to the fact that they make her feet feel uncomfortable.
Favorite type of Ending: Bittersweet endings where the hero succeeds, though at a great cost. She also has a secret love for epic romances as well, such as Romeo and Juliet.
History: Lisbeth woke in the Forest around spring-time, rising to the smell of freshly grown flowers and beautiful views. After a bit of wandering, she found her way to the City where another Book Child met her and told her of the place that she would now live in. At first, Lisbeth had considered the City People dangerous due to the fact that she was unable to see them... but after eating the food given to her by a little chef-to-be and having a rest, Lisbeth realized that it was simply how the City worked- or rather, how it began. During her first few months of her new life, Lisbeth roamed the City at will. She had no place to stay other than the one provided for her by other Book Children and had become accustomed to being by herself... comfortable with it, even.
That is, until she met Fauna- a tall, elegant City Person with a large pair of wings that could only be described as ornate. Fauna had been in the City for at least seventy years and, therefore, had a rather elderly opinion about things... and after reading book after book, Fauna had always craved the life of a family. The life that little Lisbeth could give her.
Raised by Fauna, tutored by some of the best, spoiled, left alone when Fauna fades, becomes bitter in her loneliness.
Thoughts on the Forest: The Forest, to Lisbeth, has a dangerous aura about it. She does not understand its purpose and has, therefore, deemed it a threat- despite other's feelings on the matter. She believes that there is always a reason as to why something or someone is doing the things that it/they do... and until she learns of the Forest's reasonings, she will stay away. Beauty, after all, can be misleading.
Thoughts of Book Children: Lisbeth does not think of the other Book Children as siblings like some are led to believe. They were simply born in the same 'hospital' so to speak. Due to her anti-social nature, Lisbeth will go to lengths to avoid having to converse with those of her own kind and prefers the company of City People due to the fact that she's lived around them her entire life here in the City and feels more at ease than she does with those that share her birthplace.
Thoughts on City People: City People, for the most part, are seemingly older and wiser. They are people to be learned from in Lisbeth's opinion- the People that keep the City running smoothly. Their population is much larger than that of the Book Children's and that, therefore, gives them more power. Though they somewhat carry a rather odd appearance, Lisbeth would much rather have a conversation with a City Person than a Book Child and is, in this way, rather prejudice.
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:12 am
So Lisbeth's profile isn't completely finished yet as I have her history to get done still...
but, despite that, I'd like to start hearing some opinions on what I've got done. So, yeah.
Critiques that I've given as of 8/13/11:
Phoenix Songbird's City Person, Nastasya.
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:49 pm
Tempermental: Just a typo, at the end you said indivisual instead of individual.
Dedicated: I believe in the last sentence, "full of" would do better than "filled with".
So, as you can see, just grammar/spelling errors. I love the concept, though, and it all seems to fit together well.
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:00 pm
Both typos have been dealt with. D:<
Thank you for taking the time to read it all over!
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:27 am
Lisbeth's adoptive "mother" interests me most of all.
Fauna seems to have had a great influence over Lisbeth. I think it would be very helpful if you described her more. It seems she was very wealthy and influential, with enough money to buy a huge house and hire the best tutors for her adoptive daughter. How did she get to that position? Did she work for it, or was she herself adopted by a rich City Person? Did Fauna dabble in politics? How educated was she? What attracted her to the unsocial Lisbeth, rather than the many other Book Children, with a much happier attitude? Was she always fretting around Lisbeth, or did she spoil the girl from afar? Finally, how did she die? Was it natural? Then perhaps you should make her older, at 100 or so. Was it from an accident? A murder, perhaps? Or did she get the disease and slowly faded away?
You don't have to answer all of the questions, of course, but it would be helpful to try and describe the person Lisbeth cared for most.
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