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 Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:35 pm
We probably all have them: those random little bits of information we know about our characters and would never dare to try and include in a story...but we know them anyway. And would include them if we could. Well, now's the time to get it all off your chest. Let's all take a minute to share any odd little (or big) not-otherwise-known facts about our characters.
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:16 pm
I guess I'll start.
Vitae
* He's really flexible. Bendy Vitae! (Some of the guild's older veterans just might remember what started this. >> If you really want to know, have a character in the ACSG ask Strider about it. biggrin )
* He's a strong swimmer (or was, before his left arm got lopped off and replaced with a metal one. Now he'd just sink.)
* He's never had a girlfriend
* He's never had a crush on anyone
* He's never kissed or been kissed (on the lips)
* He doesn't grow facial or body hair. Arms, legs, chest, back...nada. I blame recessive Native American genes. (Actually, this gets mentioned. Nathan throws a hissyfit because Vitae never has to shave.)
* When he does grow facial hair, it's comparable to that one kid you knew in high school who was way too proud of his peachfuzz to learn to shave
Nathan
* He plays piano (this might actually get mentioned later in the story, depending)
* He really does have a plot-hole in his suitcase
* He wears makeup on special occasions
* Yes, he shaves his legs
* Without several different kinds of hair product and at least half an hour in front of a mirror, his hair would look like a haystack
* He bites his nails when stressed
* He uses magic to hide his five o'clock shadow ninja
Yinda
* She shares a birthday with Ky! xd
* She's techinically next in line to inherit the family inn, but as she's a girl, she'd actually have to marry her second cousin in order to keep her share of the inheritance. Not gonna happen.
* She has a half-brother out there somewhere. They never find out about each other.
* The thought of childbirth terrifies her.
Adelaide
* Her "journeyman ring" is gold with a red stone
* Her "mage name" is Yuhumi, and means "little bird" (or, debatably, "little red bird that twitters incessantly") Her mage name is Egle. I don't know what it means, I stole it from a play. And this actually does get mentioned, so it's not really a "little known" fact.
Etienne Ethelyn
* Her "journeyman ring" is silver with a clear stone moonstone
* Her "mage name" is Irana, and means "full moon" (DO NOT ask me what language these "mage names" are supposed to be in. @_@ They're in magespeak or something.) Her "mage name" is...wait. *checks file* Irina. ...Odd. Her "mage Name" is Elodie.
Richard
* The scar across his nose is from a botched attempt on his life while he still lived in Toulene; it's part of the reason he left.
Jericho
* He used to wish his mom would remarry, not because he wanted a father, but because he wanted a younger sibling.
That's all I can think of right now. Funny that I have little-known facts for my minor characters, but not for Sabine.
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:37 pm
Can't come up with much at the moment, I'll do the best I can.
- Kita is amazingly lacking in any personal hygene. If stuff like soap and deoderant existed in her world, she would look like a total slob.
- Feragel is really vain about his appearance. It never comes up, but he is.
- The random corpse that Feragel turns up with is Amala. You never learn this, but it's her. I suspect she's an ex mage hunter like Kita.
- Both Catherine and Patrick have siblings. They just don't matter.
- Catherine and Patrick are less than 6 months apart in age.
- I rather think Theodore is gay. Does this matter? No. No it does not. And therefore, I will NEVER LEAK IT TO ANYONE. EVER. Besides here.
- I have a sneaking suspicion that Patrick is too. Again, it doesn't really come up (this is a society where it doesn't matter much) but... it's just something I've noticed and HOLY CRAP WHY CAN'T I HAVE ANY STRAIGHT MALE HEALERS?! gonk
- Theif Boy comes from a middle class family. Why he is a theif, I do not know.
- Mage Boy was in a fairly commited (same sex) relationship at the begining of the story. This makes more sense if you know what the world is like.
- At the begining of the story, Mage Boy is about the equivalent of a junior in college, but that's just 'cause they start 'em early.
- Stephen has a stalker. No, I'm not quite sure why. Said stalker likes to wear plaid and preaches on street corners.
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:51 pm
Yukio--
-- He's 1/10th (or some similar fraction) elf. xD His father was the first to settle the territory of the kingdom, before that they were more of a crazy barbarian tribe. Yukio's mother comes from a conquered nomadic tribe that had interbred with elves -- this is GLARINGLY obvious once you see Yukio's uncle, who is quite the stereotypical elf (woodsy, plays a flute, it's terrible really xD).
But you never meet his uncle or his mother in-story.
-- Will do anything for a cookie.
-- He's amazingly susceptible to colds. If he catches a good one, he goes into a rather amusing state of delirium. X3
-- Has a terrible fear of electronics and technology in general. As far as he's concerned, elevators are things from hell, and computers are little better.
Zarr--
-- Actually starts out a bit homophobic. xd
-- Has curly hair. Yes, it's true, he abuses a flatiron every morning.
-- Is the real mastermind behind the castle. Yukio's the figurehead, and sure, he makes SOME decisions, but Zarr's the one who keeps everything running. xd
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:10 pm
Amy:
-Had a boyfriend before the story began
-Actually met Haedin when she was fourteen, but he didn't know she was DA CHOSIN ONE!!!! then
-wanted to be a children's doctor
-raised Catholic
Dejen:
-practically impotent
-his tattoos become blue in some areas
-Yes, his tattoos DO cover his entire body
-Had no hand in Grae's murder
Haedin:
-is blind in his left eye
-the only person ever with both Lorettan and Winikonian blood
-Is fascinated with human law systems
-Will not harm children
-his favorite things are wine, cigarettes and sex (surprisingly the last one hasn't come up at all)
-Had a "wife" before Grae named Tiael
-Has a sister named Jshareth
Grae:
-worships Ferrinjth
-Despite the fact they have no biological effect on her, she doesn't drink alcohol or smoke
-Would be 362 years younger than Haedin on Earth
Raelleil:
-Has mastered magic better than anyone except Dejen (but he doesn't count because he's a god)
-Cannot speak Earth languages
-Is, quite literally, Amy's alter-ego
Tzakaran:
-Is actually the one who brings about the apocalypse (not Dejen or Haedin)
-Would be diagnosed as a sociopath in modern society
-Has an excellent singing voice
-nearsighted
-Was actually quite affected when he was disowned
Aradrijan:
-Quite possibly gay
-can not stand hot climates
-commits suicide on the battlefield (not pictured)
-Only begins to start questioning the nature of the universe and the legitimacy of the divine plan after he is removed from the story
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:50 pm
Erg. With revamping, there's gonna be some stuff that'll have to be re-thought with the TomK characters, but I'll post some of what I know will stay.
Seishak:
- Cannot grasp the concept of using magick to keep himself fashionably free of body hair, so he shaves. Meticulously. He especially hates his six o'clock shadow (haha, he doesn't grow facial hair in as fast as most guys xd )
- Loves his spicy bitter chocolate. It's a random thing that'll never be mentioned in the story (or if it is, only in passing), but he loves... pretty much anything spicy.
- Despises winter. He has no tolerance for cold. At all. Once fall starts coming in, he's starting to dress in layers well before everyone else.
- Has an awful and horrendously harsh Dalmien accent. Seriously, it hurts my ears just thinking about how he speaks it. It was never included in the original, but it will most definitely be mentioned during the rewrite.
- EDITED IN: SeiSei's allergic to cats
Lyshev:
- Had a crush on his sister. gonk Don't ask why, I don't even remember how this started, but it stuck.
- Is actually very bad with languages xd You wouldn't think it because he starts out bilingual (Kresari and Dalmien) and learns Fâlheyn as part of his mage training, but he fumbles his words a lot. It's part of the reason he's quiet most of the time.
- Cannot ever have kids. Seriously, he's sterile. ((Has a lovely singing voice, though. /PotC reference))
Kris:
- Has a teddy bear fetish ninja
- one word: iGoth (thanks, VR! xd ) He's an Apple devotee
- Wants to be a fashion designer when he grows up
- Is actually a twin, but the other twin got "reabsorbed" while still in the womb. It happens from time to time and the parents never even know it happened
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:16 am
Aha, I'll try.
"Kenna":
--Her real name is Charlotte, even though the real names of the characters are never ever revealed in the story.
--She could probably live on coffee and oranges.
--She had a boyfriend before the story named Chris.
--Doesn't actually like cigarettes, despite her pack-a-day habit.
--Can hold her liqour really well, even though she doesn't drink much.
"Jesse":
--His real name is probably Jason.
--Can play the piano and guitar- is a talented musician.
--Has never been sick.
--Has completely illegible handwriting.
--A crappy public speaker.
"Beryl":
--Her real name is Madeline.
--Is alergic to cats.
--Cannot cook. Anything.
--She can run really fast.
--Once had a crush on "McDermott".
"Miles":
--His real name is probably Jack.
--Has atrocious aim.
--Is a very slow typer.
--Is afraid of needles.
"Jake":
--His real name is probably something like Cole.
--He's bisexual, which will probably be mentioned. Just haven't gotten there yet.
--Also has illegible handwriting.
--Didn't really want to kill himself.
"Joeseph":
--His birth name is probably John, and he's had about twelve aliases.
--He's homophobic.
--He was very short before he got a makeover.
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:09 pm
Shigure
* Allergic to cats
* Has a big sister. A bisexual, slutty big sister. Who lived with Fubuki's (female) cousin Fuyu. XD I blame The Sims.
* Loves lotuses. We walked past a big fountain here, and it had these huge iron lotus flowers - I swear I heard him say 'I approve.'
Ike
* Addicted to niccotine (as well as distilled water, which is referenced in the plot, while him smoking isn't)
* Mad for Gorillaz (this is never noted any further than some CDs on a rack, two shirts - 'Pink Rabbit Says Shoot to Ill' and 'Murdoc is God' - and the fact that he danced to "Dare" in one episode - but it's never explicitly stated)
* Loves lily flowers
Yvon/Fei Lian
* Actually has his temple in Hong Kong, not Central China as he claims. Meaning that it's in the middle of a huge city rather than in an idealic countryside.
* Was Casanova
* Loves lattes. For... some reason.
Azrael
* Gets... favours, ahem, from three prostitute friends that he escourts home. This... just can't be included in the story on principle.
Snowball
* really, really good at chess and Cluedo
* his brain (metal) is actually loose in his electronic skull, meaning that it slides around and clangs a lot, but so quietly that you can only hear it when he tips his head to one side, causing a little clink sound. I guess it must be really noisy for him, though. No wonder he's always so distracted.
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:46 pm
More stuff I forgot:
Nathan
* Likes to bake, but will never admit it.
* Has ridiculously loopy, fancy handwriting
Vitae
* Has very narrow, cramped handwriting and completely disregards page margines. His instructors at the Academy must have loved that.
Yinda
* Loves spicy food almost as much as she loves candy
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:32 pm
XD Raincrow, you jus reminded me...
Yukio has a very elongated, thin, and slashy handwriting. I tried to mimic it when I was younger, and now it's the way I right out of habit when I'm writing fast. x.x;
Otherwise I write very very very tiny.
Zarr probably dots his i's with open circles. XD
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:45 am
Drazzy has very neat handwriting. Obsessively so. He loves his page margins.
He also sews. xd He is the group seamstr--*shot*
He physically cannot eat as much as he needs to gain weight. If he lived now, he'd have a stomach tube to feed him in his sleep. Yes, those exist.
Erin has horrible handwriting. It's barely legible. She has difficulty reading it herself. Just like mine!
She loves sweets, and will eat almost anything sweet. She'd probably stop short of anti-freeze, but that's about it. sweatdrop
Can't think of anything else.
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:37 am
The Lobster Queen Zarr probably dots his i's with open circles. XD
I've never had favorite foods or anything for my characters, unless it comes up somewhere, like Kasume's whole love of eggs for breakfast. If it's not mentioned in the story my brain doesn't usually bother storing it.
Things I do know which either aren't mentioned at all or aren't directly mentioned:
Leon always carries around at least two cans of cat food in his messenger bag. For emergency stray cat situations, I guess.
Kasume is some part Serorian (the race Leon is). His mother's side of the family are all heavily Serorian, and however many generations back came from middle-class immigrants. This accounts for his whole dark hair/blue eyes combo, which is mostly a trait attributed to the Serorians.
And Kasume's sterile too, actually (I say "too" because I'm looking at MaRu's bit about Lyshev in the little scroll box at the bottom); part of the process of being institutionalized for blanking is to be sterilized.
Janus worked for the company Kasume's family owns at one point.
I think that's it. I don't know about handwriting, it's never come up. Most of my characters are illiterate anyways.
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:13 pm
Group Seamstress. surprised Sorry, sorry. I have a Discworldian history and a dirty mind.
As for handwriting, I know all of the characters in Hero's handwriting, mainly because there are extra little parts that use it. Meeces' is rough cursive, Jimmy's is all capitals (and he makes his 'A's look like the Anarchy 'A') and really scrawly, Darek's is just plain awful and Azrael's looks like chicken scratches meet gothic type.
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:22 pm
Ooare Group Seamstress. surprised Sorry, sorry. I have a Discworldian history and a dirty mind. As do I. Hence the *shot*. xD He has lured guys into dark allies to beat them over the head and rob them blind while they're out cold.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:12 pm
Ah, the ol' "show some leg". whee Works every time, if you believe the movies.
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