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 Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:23 am
Through Gaia and other places on the interwebz, this template was put together. Try to see if you can fill it all out! It's obscenely long ._. Character Chart
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Character’s full name:
Reason or meaning of name:
Character’s nickname:
Reason for nickname:
Birth date:
Gender:
Blood Type:
Eastern Zodiac Sign:
Western Zodiac Sign:
Physical appearance
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Age:
How old does he/she appear:
Weight:
Height:
Body build:
Shape of face:
Eye color:
Glasses or contacts:
Skin tone:
Distinguishing marks:
Predominant features:
Hair color:
Type of hair:
Hairstyle:
Voice:
Overall attractiveness:
Physical disabilities:
Usual fashion of dress:
Formal wear:
Favorite outfit:
Jewelry or accessories:
Personality
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Good personality traits:
Bad personality traits:
Mood character is most often in:
Sense of humor:
Character’s greatest joy in life:
Character’s greatest fear:
Why?
Other Phobias:
What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete
turmoil?
Character is most at ease when:
Most ill at ease when:
Enraged when:
Depressed or sad when:
Priorities:
Life philosophy:
If granted one wish, it would be:
Why?
Character’s soft spot:
Is this soft spot obvious to others?
Greatest strength:
Greatest vulnerability or weakness:
Biggest regret:
Minor regret:
Biggest accomplishment:
Minor accomplishment:
Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about:
Why?
Character’s darkest secret:
Does anyone else know?
How they deal with stress:
Goals
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Drives and motivations:
Immediate goals:
Long term goals:
How the character plans to accomplish these goals:
How other characters will be affected:
Past
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Hometown:
Type of childhood:
Pets:
First memory:
Most important childhood memory:
Why:
Childhood hero:
Dream job:
Education:
Religion:
Finances:
Social Status:
Nationality:
Ethnicity:
Where they've travelled to:
Present
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Current location:
Currently living with:
Pets:
Religion:
Occupation:
Finances:
Family
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Mother:
Relationship with her:
Father:
Relationship with him:
Siblings:
Relationship with them:
Spouse:
Relationship with him/her:
Children:
Relationship with them:
Other important family members:
Favorites
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Color:
Least favorite color:
Music:
Favourite Food:
Least favorite food:
Literature:
Form of entertainment:
Expressions:
Mode of transportation:
Least Favourite Mode of transportation:
Most prized possession:
Habits
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Hobbies:
Plays a musical instrument?
Plays a sport?
How he/she would spend a rainy day:
Spending habits:
Smokes:
Drinks:
Other drugs:
Other bad habits:
What does he/she do too much of?
What does he/she do too little of?
Extremely skilled at:
Extremely unskilled at:
Languages Spoken:
Nervous tics:
Usual body posture:
Manner of writing:
Manner of speaking:
Manner of walking:
Places in their schooling they excell(ed) at:
Mannerisms:
Peculiarities:
Health Problems:
Traits
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Optimist or pessimist?
Introvert or extrovert?
Daredevil or cautious?
Logical or emotional?
Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat?
Prefers working or relaxing?
Confident or unsure of himself/herself?
Animal lover?
Self-perception
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How he/she feels about himself/herself:
One word the character would use to describe self:
One paragraph description of how the character would describe self:
What does the character consider his/her best personality trait?
What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait?
What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic?
What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic?
How does the character think others perceive him/her:
What would the character most like to change about himself/herself:
Relationships with others
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Opinion of other people in general:
Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others?
Person character most hates:
Best friend(s):
Love interest(s):
Person character goes to for advice:
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of:
Person character feels shy or awkward around:
Person character openly admires:
Person character secretly admires:
Most important person in character’s life before story starts:
After story starts:
Unsorted
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Where were they born?:
How does the character smell?
If male, does he have facial hair? What is it like?:
What is his/her shoe size?:
Does the family have any traditions?:
Does the family have any heirlooms?:
Does your character have any titles?:
What is his/her reputation?:
What is the name of his/her best friend?:
How long have their been friends?:
How did they meet?:
Has he/she ever been married or in a serious relationship?:
What is the nature of your character?:
What is the demeanour of your character?:
Who has your character telephoned at three oclock in the morning?:
When has your character intentionally set out to hurt someone? Why?:
What are the three secrets that your character would never tell anyone?:
Who does he/she trust more than anyone else?:
Who does he/she respect more than anyone else?:
What pushes your characters buttons?:
What makes your character happy?:
What makes your character angry?:
What makes your character upset?:
What makes your character depressed?:
What makes your character excited?:
What makes your character scared?:
What confuses him/her?:
Who would he/she take a bullet for?:
Who was his/her teenage crush? Why? Did they find out?:
How many boy/girlfriends has he/she had?:
How old was he/she when he/she had his/her first kiss?:
Who was his/her favourite teacher?:
Least Favourite teacher?:
What is the biggest risk he/she has ever made?:
What is the biggest mistake he/she has ever made?:
What award would he/she win in the school yearbook?:
What is his/her favourite book?:
How many times has he/she read it?:
What is his/her favourite song?:
What is his/her favourite film? How many times as he/she seen it?:
What allergies does he/she have?:
What protests has he/she taken part in? Were they successful?:
What is the most serious illness/injury he/she has ever had?
Does he/she believe in horoscopes/rune stones/tarot etc?:
When has he/she been falsely accused of something?:
Has he/she ever been in love?:
Who is his/her archenemy? Does he/she have any others?:
When did he/she last run away from something? What was it?:
What is the most unusual herbal remedy he/she has ever used?:
Describe his/her flirting technique:
What is his/her sexuality? Has he/she experimented with others?:
Use the remaining space on this page for any other things you may need to
know about the characters that I have neglected to ask:
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:55 am
This is HOLY CRAP EPIC. o_________o
Gonna take me a while. Great contribution <333
Edit: HOLY s**t I ACTUALLY FINISHED IT.
Character Chart
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Character’s full name: Matthias Alexander Beringer
Reason or meaning of name: "Matthias" is an old family name. Matthias is a variant of Matthaios, the name of
the apostle who replaced the traitor Judas Iscariot. Alexander means "defending men." Beringer is an old
Germanic given name.
Character’s nickname: "Matt."
Reason for nickname: Often used only because people can't remember "Matthias."
Birth date: May 3rd, 1988
Gender: M
Blood Type: A
Eastern Zodiac Sign: Dragon
Western Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Physical appearance
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Age: 20
How old does he/she appear: College-age.
Weight: 136 lbs
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Body build: Tall, lanky
Shape of face: Oval-ish
Eye color: Grey
Glasses or contacts: Reading glasses
Skin tone: Cream, rosy cheeks, freckled
Distinguishing marks: Scar on his neck from a vampire bite
Predominant features: Er... probably just his general ganglyness
Hair color: Somewhere between strawbery blonde and red; orangey
Type of hair: Soft and wispy
Hairstyle: Sort of shaggy. Bangs down to his eyebrows that sweep to the right.
Voice: Not very deep, mildly nasally. Sometimes still cracks when he's really scared. He has a British accent.
Overall attractiveness: Cute in the "lost puppy" sort of way. Not glamorous.
Physical disabilities: Just his farsightedness.
Usual fashion of dress: Lots of greys and browns. Other colors are usually very subdued. Black is required for
the Order or he wouldn't really wear it.
Formal wear: A grey suit with a white shirt, black dress shoes, and a black tie.
Favorite outfit: Grey-and-blue striped sweater and tan slacks.
Jewelry or accessories: None.
Personality
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Good personality traits: Friendly, kind, helpful, strong when it really counts.
Bad personality traits: Shy, sometimes cowardly, indecisive.
Mood character is most often in: Confused.
Sense of humor: Pretty good, but not as violent as his peers...
Character’s greatest joy in life: Reading, and later, the companionship and good works of the Order.
Character’s greatest fear: Screwing up and making a fool out of himself.
Why?: He doesn't know where he'd run to.
Other Phobias: Public speaking, needles, snakes, planes, snakes on planes, and huge dogs.
What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete
turmoil?: Being fired or otherwise kicked out of the Order.
Character is most at ease when: He's snuggled somewhere warm, with a book and some tea.
Most ill at ease when: Werewolves are afoot. Or he's in a plane.
Enraged when: He feels useless.
Depressed or sad when: People die. (Duh?)
Priorities: Not gonna lie-- his first priority is usually his own safety, but he'll throw that away easily enough for
someone else that needs protection. The Order is very important to him as well. Matthias' goal is to help people.
Life philosophy: "I'd rather do something useful than make a profit."
If granted one wish, it would be: Healing powers.
Why?: It'd come in handy, dammit!
Character’s soft spot: Small children. Especially orphans.
Is this soft spot obvious to others?: Probably.
Greatest strength: When the situation gets tough and the adrenaline gets flowing, Matthias does what needs to
be done.
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Injury. He can't take a lot of damage before he falls over.
Biggest regret: Not standing up for himself sooner.
Minor regret: Deserting his parents, who despite their MANY flaws, provided a home for him.
Biggest accomplishment: Becoming a vice-Captain in the Order.
Minor accomplishment: Getting into the Order in the first place.
Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: He let a partner die. (Everyone
knows, though, and it wasn't REALLY his fault.)
Why?: Said partner was his first friend and he's ashamed that he ran away from danger instead of standing up
to it.
Character’s darkest secret: Once, Matthias found a library book that someone had dropped, but it was a book
he'd wanted for his shelf forever and hadn't been able to find anywhere... so he kept it. That's probably the
most heinous thing he's ever done. >_>
Does anyone else know?: NEVAR.
How they deal with stress: Have some tea and read a book or write in his journal. Also hot showers!
Goals
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Drives and motivations: Matthias just wants to make himself useful.
Immediate goals: Survive!
Long term goals: Make a difference in the Order.
How the character plans to accomplish these goals: Hard work, perserverence, and practice.
How other characters will be affected: They'll have to answer a lot of his questions.
Past
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Hometown: Manchester, England, UK
Type of childhood: Lonely. His parents mostly ignored him. His only friends were the housekeeping staff and
his books.
Pets: Kept many fish over the course of his childhood, and a cat. Sometimes had to get new fish because of
said cat.
First memory: Nanny reading him a bedtime story.
Most important childhood memory: Being allowed into the family library.
Why: Matthias loves books... that's about it. XD
Childhood hero: Superman
Dream job: Author
Education: Private tutors until secondary school. Attended an all-boys' school until he graduated.
Religion: Catholic
Finances: His family owns a hotel chain with locations all over Europe-- they have enough money to buy the
sun. Matthias' access to these funds ended abruptly after he joined the Order. He's poor.
Social Status: Was pretty high up... until he joined the Order.
Nationality: British
Ethnicity: Anglo-Saxon
Where they've travelled to: He's been all over the UK, and to Germany (Berlin), Austria (Vienna), France
(Paris and Versailles), the USA (Honolulu, HI and New York City, NY), and Canada (Whistler, BC).
Present
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Current location: Berlin, Germany
Currently living with: The Order of Michael, at their headquarters.
Pets: None of his own, but the Captain's dog likes him.
Religion: Probably more Agnostic than anything. Though he was raised Catholic, he didn't retain a lot of it. His
more faithful moments occur out of desperation.
Occupation: Demon hunter.
Finances: Enough.
Family
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Mother: Diane Beringer
Relationship with her: Barely knew her. He was more like a cute pet for her to show off at house parties.
Father: Thomas Beringer
Relationship with him: Barely knew him. Matthias was only expected to take over the family company and keep
making money so his parents could live comfortably until they croaked.
Siblings: None.
Relationship with them: N/A
Spouse: None.
Relationship with him/her: N/A
Children: None
Relationship with them: N/A
Other important family members: N/A
Favorites
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Color: Blue
Least favorite color: Yellow
Music: Classical / Piano / Jazz
Favourite Food: Apple strudel
Least favorite food: Mushrooms
Literature: Anything and everything, although his favorite genre is historical fiction.
Form of entertainment: Books
Expressions: "Blimey!," and "Brilliant!"
Mode of transportation: Train
Least Favourite Mode of transportation: Planes; he's terrified of them and always gets airsick.
Most prized possession: His beloved journals.
Habits
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Hobbies: Reading, writing
Plays a musical instrument?: The flute, back in the day. He's rusty now.
Plays a sport?: Tennis, also back in the day. Again, rusty.
How he/she would spend a rainy day: Curled up in a warm place with tea and snacks and a stack of books
and magazines. Also his laptop or notebooks, for journaling.
Spending habits: Very careful and pragmatic. Knows how to find the best deal on anything.
Smokes: Nope.
Drinks: A little bit, these days, but he's a lightweight.
Other drugs: Only what they occasionally have to give him in the infirmary. XD
Other bad habits: Heeee's a lip-biter.
What does he/she do too much of?: Worrying.
What does he/she do too little of?: Relaxing.
Extremely skilled at: Digging up information, and shooting (eventually)
Extremely unskilled at: Hand-to-hand combat, cooking, flirting
Languages Spoken: English, German, a tiny bit of French
Nervous tics: Lip-biting, swaying from side to side sometimes (usally when he's giving a speech)
Usual body posture: Nonthreatening and a little slouchy
Manner of writing: He has very neat handwriting.
Manner of speaking: Quiet, sometimes a little wordy when he's trying to make a point
Manner of walking: His posture is not super awesome unless he stops to think about it.
Places in their schooling they excell(ed) at: Literature, writing, history
Mannerisms: Occasionally gestures a little more than is normal if he doesn't watch himself. This embarrasses
him terribly.
Peculiarities: Has an aversion to houndstooth (make his head hurt) and paisley (makes him queasy).
Health Problems: Matthias is a pretty healthy guy these days, even though he was often ill during secondary
school (he'd never been in a school before so he hadn't been exposed to all the illnesses that tend to fly
around).
Traits
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Optimist or pessimist?: Optimist
Introvert or extrovert?: Introvert
Daredevil or cautious?: Cautious
Logical or emotional?: Emotions can override his logic
Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat?: Methodical and neat
Prefers working or relaxing?: Relaxing, but he has workaholic tendencies-- EVERYTHING has to be done
before he can relax. That includes pairing his socks.
Confident or unsure of himself/herself?: Unsure of himself except when demonstrating his GREATEST strength,
research.
Animal lover?: Not particularly, but he's fond of cats.
Self-perception
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How he/she feels about himself/herself: He sees himself as kind of pathetic, but despite that, he's proud of a few
of his strengths.
One word the character would use to describe self: Nerdy
One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: I'm not very exciting, I suppose. Not
really handsome or dashing or anything like that. Friendly, definitely, but too shy to let it show most of the time.
What does the character consider his/her best personality trait?: His intelligence
What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait?: His shyness/indecisiveness
What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic?: He's not fat...
What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic?: Too gangly.
How does the character think others perceive him/her: As someone that's best left ignored.
What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: His shyness. He wishes he could be a
more confident and straightforward person. His very lonely childhood, where he had little to no exposure to
people his own age, made it difficult for him to cope with social interaction later on.
Relationships with others
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Opinion of other people in general: Most of them are probably all right, even if a lot of them are kind of dumb.
They're people.
Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others?: Much of the time, but it really
depends on the situation. He's not very good at being frank, though.
Person character most hates: Rurick and Dr. Shura. (Villains)
Best friend(s): Linus, Captain Raskoph (sorta), Sykes, Etna
Love interest(s): Captain Raskoph (for about ten seconds), Katherine (briefly), Ryfka (briefly and entirely
against his will)
Person character goes to for advice: Linus or General Raskoph
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Anyone in a bad situation that the Order's been called
to resolve.
Person character feels shy or awkward around: Captain Raskoph, Ryfka, Dr. Rollins, most females, all
strangers
Person character openly admires: Linus
Person character secretly admires: Captain Raskoph
Most important person in character’s life before story starts: The tutor that taught him to read
After story starts: Captain Raskoph
Unsorted
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Where were they born?: Manchester, UK
How does the character smell?: Always clean, unless he has a reason not to be. He doesn't use cologne or
very strong deoderant.
If male, does he have facial hair? What is it like?: N/A
What is his/her shoe size?: 11 (UK)
Does the family have any traditions?: Attending the Berlin School of Economics (Now the Berlin School of
Economics and Law)
Does the family have any heirlooms?: Many.
Does your character have any titles?: Nope.
What is his/her reputation?: A "nice boy".
What is the name of his/her best friend?: Linus Mann
How long have their been friends?: Not long
How did they meet?: Matthias was assigned to Linus as a partner for the final part of his training for the Order of
Michael.
Has he/she ever been married or in a serious relationship?: No
What is the nature of your character?: Quiet
What is the demeanour of your character?: Non-threatening
Who has your character telephoned at three oclock in the morning?: No one
When has your character intentionally set out to hurt someone? Why?: He set out to hurt Ryfka, but failed. She
was stealing a magical artifact from the HQ.
What are the three secrets that your character would never tell anyone?:
1. The aforementioned library book
2. He's scared of planes
3. He's kind of scared of the idea of relationships/dating
Who does he/she trust more than anyone else?: Linus and eventually Captain Raskoph, Etna, and Sykes
Who does he/she respect more than anyone else?: Captain Raskoph and Sykes
What pushes your characters buttons?: Bad grammar/spelling, people with bad taste in literature
What makes your character happy?: Books and tea
What makes your character angry?: Feeling useless
What makes your character upset?: Being brushed off when he's made an honest effort at socializing
What makes your character depressed?: Losing friends
What makes your character excited?: Establishing friendships, visiting bookstores, libraries, and museums
What makes your character scared?: Planes, snakes, snakes on planes, needles, injury (or the threat of injury)
in general
What confuses him/her?: Some trends, shallow relationships, cooking
Who would he/she take a bullet for?: Linus, Sykes, Etna, Captain Raskoph, General Raskoph, and in the right
situation, anyone he felt he needed to protect for one reason or another
Who was his/her teenage crush? Why? Did they find out?: He's straight as an arrow, so having a crush at an
all-boys' school was pretty difficult. >_>;;
How many boy/girlfriends has he/she had?: None
How old was he/she when he/she had his/her first kiss?: N/A
Who was his/her favourite teacher?: The tutor that taught him to read
Least Favourite teacher?: His first English teacher in a "real" school; she lacked passion
What is the biggest risk he/she has ever made?: Joining the Order
What is the biggest mistake he/she has ever made?: Falling asleep at a bus stop
What award would he/she win in the school yearbook?: Most Likely To Succeed
What is his/her favourite book?: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
How many times has he/she read it?: He's lost track.
What is his/her favourite song?: Not a song, but a symphony; Beethoven's Ninth
What is his/her favourite film? How many times as he/she seen it?: Schindler's List. He's only watched it a few
times, but it's his favorite.
What allergies does he/she have?: Spring makes him sneeze a LOT.
What protests has he/she taken part in? Were they successful?: N/A
What is the most serious illness/injury he/she has ever had?: Vampire bite. As far as vampire bites go, it was
very mild, but it did render him unconscious for a while. The worst illness he's ever had was a particularly bad
flu the year he first attended a school.
Does he/she believe in horoscopes/rune stones/tarot etc?: No, not really.
When has he/she been falsely accused of something?: He's been falsely accused of cheating on a test in
school before. He was too mortified to speak up about it.
Has he/she ever been in love?: Nope
Who is his/her archenemy? Does he/she have any others?: Rurick and Dr. Shura, although they don't
especially care much about him or see him as a threat. Dr. Shura doesn't even know he exists.
When did he/she last run away from something? What was it?: He ran away from Rurick, a demon.
What is the most unusual herbal remedy he/she has ever used?: Er... hm. He doesn't really use herbal remedies.
Describe his/her flirting technique: Nonexistant. xD
What is his/her sexuality? Has he/she experimented with others?: Straight as an arrow, and he's never experimented (he hasn't had the CHANCE).
Use the remaining space on this page for any other things you may need to
know about the characters that I have neglected to ask:
Um... wow. I think that covers it. XD
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:37 am
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:04 am
Well, let me see what I can do for my main female character. Character Chart
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Character’s full name: Heather Miller
Reason or meaning of name: I like Heather, and it's easy to remember...Miller is from the German Mueller. Many of the original colonists were German.
Character’s nickname: None
Reason for nickname: N/A
Birth date: 22 years ago...not important.
Gender: Female
Blood Type: O- (not relevant)
Eastern Zodiac Sign: N/A (This being on another planet)
Western Zodiac Sign: N/A
Physical appearance: Average height, slender, but with wiry muscles and calloused hands from farm labor. Hazel eyes, blonde hair.
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Age: 22
How old does he/she appear: same
Weight: 119 lbs. (not important)
Height: 5'4"
Body build: slender
Shape of face: a bit thin, high cheekbones.
Eye color: Hazel
Glasses or contacts: No
Skin tone: fair
Distinguishing marks: none important
Predominant features: cheerful smile and eyes.
Hair color: blonde
Type of hair: straight
Hairstyle: pony tail
Voice: normal
Overall attractiveness: high
Physical disabilities: none
Usual fashion of dress: sturdy farm clothes, denim or wool.
Formal wear: wool dresses made at home.
Favorite outfit: white blouse, black wool skirt, soft boots (for visiting town)
Jewelry or accessories: locket, no rings or piercings.
Personality
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Good personality traits: Outgoing, friendly, cheerful.
Bad personality traits: May jump to conclusions about people, slightly arrogant
Mood character is most often in: Happy
Sense of humor: very good
Character’s greatest joy in life: going to town with her father.
Character’s greatest fear: Growing old alone.
Why? She wants love, butconsiders herself above most of the lcal farm boys.
Other Phobias: None important.
What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete
turmoil? The war from the north making its way to her world.
Character is most at ease when: working with her hands and talking at the same time.
Most ill at ease when: Attending social functions...especially with young men she looks down on
Enraged when: Someone is cruel to dogs.
Depressed or sad when: She thinks about her lack of romance.
Priorities: Family, working on the farm, education.
Life philosophy: Take care of your family, try to make life better for those aroudn you.
If granted one wish, it would be: To have a handsome prince come and sweep her off her feet.
Why? A bit of flighty romance trapped n her skull.
Character’s soft spot: Dogs, romantic stories.
Is this soft spot obvious to others? Not most of the time.
Greatest strength: Kindness, ability to be cheerful most of the time
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: May look to marry a man for his station in life alone.
Biggest regret: That there are no handsome princes in her region.
Minor regret: That her family are farmers
Biggest accomplishment: Taking over much of the farm's business aspect
Minor accomplishment: Literacy in a mostly farming society.
Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about:
Why? She had a crush on a boy who left to join the Imperial military.
Character’s darkest secret: None really...just that she feels a bit suffocated on a farm.
Does anyone else know? Perhaps her sisters.
How they deal with stress: Work hard and ignore it.
Goals
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Drives and motivations: A brighter future, hope for her own family
Immediate goals: Make the farm and family prosperous
Long term goals: Marry, have kids.
How the character plans to accomplish these goals: Plans are vague, except in the short term running of the farm.
How other characters will be affected: Renains to be seen
Past
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Hometown: Grew up on family farm near the town of Kestrel.
Type of childhood: Happy, big family, lots of work and lots of fun
Pets: A dozen dogs on the farm, at least, her whole life.
First memory: A fire in a nearby stable, and having to get out of the house late at night in cse it spread.
Most important childhood memory: Going to town to get supplies from the generl store with just her father every week.
Why: This became her "alone time" to talk things over with a busy father.
Childhood hero: Her father
Dream job: Princess...
Education: Completed formal schooling in town, received much education in farming, business, and philosophy at home from well-read parents and many books.
Religion: Not solid, some exposure to proto-Lutheranism
Finances: Family farm is well off.
Social Status: High in town, since she is from a solid farm, but only a peasant in the eyes of the nobility or in the cities.
Nationality: Native of Churchill, descendant of mainly German or other European settlers.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Where they've travelled to: As far as the city of Ludlow a hundred miles to the north, but never into the high-tech region of the nobility.
Present
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Current location: Family farm
Currently living with: Parents and ten siblings.
Pets: twelve dogs
Religion: Nothing deep, but attends generic proto-Lutheran services a few times a year.
Occupation: Handles farm accounts, as well as general light labor.
Finances: small personal stipend, but has access to large farm funds, mostly in the form of accounts in town.
Family
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Mother: Hannah
Relationship with her: very close, works with her every day.
Father: Reuben
Relationship with him: Borders on worshipful, her hero, the perfect man.
Siblings: eight sisters and three brothers, all younger.
Relationship with them: friendly, for the most part, almost a second mother to the youngest.
Spouse: None
Relationship with him/her: N/A
Children: None
Relationship with them: N/A
Other important family members: Aunt and Uncle and several cousins on a neighboring farm.
Favorites
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Color: Blue
Least favorite color: Brown
Music: Regal classics
Favourite Food: Roast pork and potatoes
Least favorite food: English Sprouts (native to planet...nutritious, but bland)
Literature: High fantasy and adventure
Form of entertainment: Reading, some gatherings/festivals in town
Expressions: ???
Mode of transportation: Horse and wagons
Least Favourite Mode of transportation: Oxcart (so slow)
Most prized possession: Set of books by Norvil Eberhardt, her favorite author.
Habits
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Hobbies: Reading, quilting.
Plays a musical instrument? No
Plays a sport? No
How he/she would spend a rainy day: Doing chores around the house, or reading in free time.
Spending habits: Saves for books, or sometimes city-made clothing.
Smokes: No
Drinks: Beer or wine, only occasionally.
Other drugs: No
Other bad habits: None important
What does he/she do too much of? Read, daydream
What does he/she do too little of? Getting to know neighbors
Extremely skilled at: Math. Also cooking and cleaning, though does not like to admit it.
Extremely unskilled at: Sewing/making clothing.
Languages Spoken: Only English
Nervous tics: Will busy herself with task at hand, will work very fast with her hands.
Usual body posture: relaxed.
Manner of writing: Very small and cramped printing.
Manner of speaking: Cheerful, casual.
Manner of walking: Long stride, aware of obstacles (12 dogs, after all...)
Places in their schooling they excell(ed) at: Math, reading, composition.
Mannerisms: Friendly and outgoing, even to those she doesn't like all that much.
Peculiarities: Daydreams often, keeps a diary.
Health Problems: None, very healthy
Traits
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Optimist or pessimist? Optimist
Introvert or extrovert? Extrovert
Daredevil or cautious? Daredevil
Logical or emotional? Emotional
Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? Generally neat
Prefers working or relaxing? Enjoys both.
Confident or unsure of himself/herself? Confident
Animal lover? Loves dogs, though considers most farm animals food.
Self-perception
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How he/she feels about himself/herself: Happy, but very intelligent and above most farmers.
One word the character would use to describe self: Smart, though may not say it aloud.
One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: I am an average girl with blonde hair and hazel eyes. Maybe a bit skinny, but not bad looking. Mostly set apart by my intelligence. I am very well-read, and have learned a lot from my father on politics and philosophy.
What does the character consider his/her best personality trait? Confidence and friendly attitude.
What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait? Sometimes taks too much.
What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic? Her face...clear skin, open and friendly.
What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic? Calloused hands indicating farm work.
How does the character think others perceive him/her: Intelligent and friendly
What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: Would like to be more sedate.
Relationships with others
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Opinion of other people in general: Not as bright, but in general good.
Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others? Often yes, under a mask of friendliness.
Person character most hates: Aberdeen Smith, a boy in town.
Best friend(s): Cousin Ginny.
Love interest(s): None
Person character goes to for advice: Father
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: All ten younger siblings.
Person character feels shy or awkward around: No one normally, but sometimes her mother can cut to her inmost feeling and embarass her.
Person character openly admires: Father
Person character secretly admires: Norvil Eberhardt (the writer)
Most important person in character’s life before story starts: father
After story starts: A farm hand named Michael Kent
Unsorted
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Where were they born?: Family farm
How does the character smell? A little like lemon, from the astringent farm soap.
If male, does he have facial hair? What is it like?: N/A
What is his/her shoe size?: eight? (not important)
Does the family have any traditions?: Many, though not important at this point.
Does the family have any heirlooms?: A few...none important just now.
Does your character have any titles?: No
What is his/her reputation?: Smart, friendly, helpful
What is the name of his/her best friend?: Ginny Miller (cousin)
How long have their been friends?: Almost since birth.
How did they meet?: At family gatherings.
Has he/she ever been married or in a serious relationship?: No.
What is the nature of your character?: Friendly and outgoing.
What is the demeanour of your character?: Generally cheerful, a bit wistful for lack of romace in a farming community.
Who has your character telephoned at three oclock in the morning?: No phones.
When has your character intentionally set out to hurt someone? Why?: Never, and regrets hurting the feelings of a few boys who have played for her attention...though not enough to give in.
What are the three secrets that your character would never tell anyone?: Longs for a "handsome prince" to take her away. Keeps a diary of such feelings.
Who does he/she trust more than anyone else?: Her father.
Who does he/she respect more than anyone else?: Her father.
What pushes your characters buttons?: The inference that she should settle down and marry a local farm boy.
What makes your character happy?: Being with family, reading adventurous stories.
What makes your character angry?: Cruelty to dogs.
What makes your character upset?: Unkindness in general.
What makes your character depressed?: The idea that she will never find the kind of romace she daydreams about.
What makes your character excited?: New books, news from the cities to the north
What makes your character scared?: The idea of war, disruption of family.
What confuses him/her?: Love
Who would he/she take a bullet for?: Her father
Who was his/her teenage crush? Why? Did they find out?: A local boy when she was much younger. He joined the Imperial military, and was never seen again and never knew. She got over it.
How many boy/girlfriends has he/she had?: None serious.
How old was he/she when he/she had his/her first kiss?: fourteen.
Who was his/her favourite teacher?: Her father
Least Favourite teacher?: Mrs. Appleby in town.
What is the biggest risk he/she has ever made?: Very few risks.
What is the biggest mistake he/she has ever made?: Thinking herself better than others.
What award would he/she win in the school yearbook?: Most likely to succeed.
What is his/her favourite book?: Tale of Gawain by Norvil Eberhardt.
How many times has he/she read it?: She's lost count.
What is his/her favourite song?: None in particular
What is his/her favourite film? How many times as he/she seen it?: No films.
What allergies does he/she have?: None
What protests has he/she taken part in? Were they successful?: None
What is the most serious illness/injury he/she has ever had? Broken wrist
Does he/she believe in horoscopes/rune stones/tarot etc?: No.
When has he/she been falsely accused of something?: Nothing important.
Has he/she ever been in love?: Nope.
Who is his/her archenemy? Does he/she have any others?: None serious, disliked and tries to avoid Aberdeen Smith in town.
When did he/she last run away from something? What was it?: Ran away from Aberdeen Smith when he tried to kss her.
What is the most unusual herbal remedy he/she has ever used?: Peppermint bath for skin.
Describe his/her flirting technique: None
What is his/her sexuality? Has he/she experimented with others?: Virgin. Never went past a kiss.
Use the remaining space on this page for any other things you may need to
know about the characters that I have neglected to ask:
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:46 pm
Character Chart
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Character’s full name: Clara Bateau
Reason or meaning of name: Clara means 'Bright, clear,' and Bateau is French for Boat.
Character’s nickname: Sweetie.
Reason for nickname: Because 'Sweetie' was what she called a failed potion. Amie calls her by it ever since.
Birth date: July 4th 1988
Gender: Female
Blood Type: AB+
Eastern Zodiac Sign: Dragon
Western Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Physical appearance
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Age: 19
How old does he/she appear: 20
Weight: 110lbs
Height: 5'4
Body build: short, rather elvish looking.
Shape of face: heart shaped
Eye color: olive green
Glasses or contacts: Neither
Skin tone: slightly tanned skin
Distinguishing marks: Freckles across face
Predominant features: Lips, eyes
Hair color: reddish
Type of hair: super, uncontrollable wavy
Hairstyle: Unique, I suppose
Voice: High pitched, soprano voice. She can change the range easily and make her voice sound any way she wants.
Overall attractiveness: Beautiful without trying, though some people find her unattractive.
Physical disabilities: Not saying!
Usual fashion of dress: Tank tops, skirts, and jeans. Colorful.
Formal wear: Blue blouse and a brown or black skirt with the same color flats.
Favorite outfit: Teal tank top with bleached skinny jeans.
Jewelry or accessories: Sometimes a slinky as a bracelet or as a hat.
Personality
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Good personality traits: Loyal, hardworking, cheerful.
Bad personality traits: Seems slightly insane, her short temper.
Mood character is most often in: Insane-cheery.
Sense of humor: Extreme. Laughs at almost everything.
Character’s greatest joy in life: Rolly's Ship.
Character’s greatest fear: The Sea People.
Why? Because they drew a knife on her once, seem to hate her.
Other Phobias: None.
What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete
turmoil? Amie or Rolly leaving the ship.
Character is most at ease when: Working of hanging out.
Most ill at ease when: When around the Sea People
Enraged when: Someone disses the ship or it's workers.
Depressed or sad when: She receives a bad comment about.... something :3
Priorities: The ship, her family and friends.
Life philosophy: Live and don't look back, or I'll smack myself upside the head.
If granted one wish, it would be: To be able to work on Rolly's ship forever.
Why? Because it is her life.
Character’s soft spot: Her Mongooses
Is this soft spot obvious to others? Oh yes.
Greatest strength: Her bluntness against insults.
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Her.... razz
Biggest regret: That she never told ______ about..... razz
Minor regret: That she hated Amie at first.
Biggest accomplishment: Graduating college.
Minor accomplishment: Collecting a slinky from every country.
Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: Unknown
Why?
Character’s darkest secret: razz
Does anyone else know? Yes!
How they deal with stress: By ignoring the stress itself.
Goals
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Drives and motivations: To make the world forever happy!
Immediate goals: N/A
Long term goals: To ________ to _________
How the character plans to accomplish these goals: The normals way~
How other characters will be affected: Unknown as of yet.
Past
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Hometown: Rolly's Ship
Type of childhood: Happy one
Pets: Mongi and Spiky
First memory: Waking up curled up against FM.
Most important childhood memory: Going to her mother's grave.
Why: Because her mother is important to her.
Childhood hero: Rolly
Dream job: Already has it!
Education: Homeschooled, when to College and graduated.
Religion: Atheist.
Finances: Extremely rich.
Social Status: She doesn't really know.
Nationality: American? Boatian?
Ethnicity: Irish
Where they've traveled to: Everywhere, really.
Present
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Current location: Louisiana.
Currently living with: N/A
Pets: Mongi, Spiky
Religion: Atheist
Occupation: Shopkeeper of Rolly's ship
Finances: Rich!
Family
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Mother: ?????
Relationship with her: Unknown
Father: Rolly
Relationship with him: knows him well, works for him.
Siblings: Amie
Relationship with them: Strong, they love each other like real brother/sisters should.
Spouse: N/A
Relationship with him/her:
Children: .......
Relationship with them: .........
Other important family members: Muir, FM
Favorites
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Color: Blue
Least favorite color: orange
Music: cheerful songs
Favourite Food: Chocolate Muffin
Least favorite food: Carrots
Literature: Fantasy
Form of entertainment: Books, Video Games
Expressions: "Well. Damn." and "Are you serious?"
Mode of transportation: Boat, teleporting spells
Least Favourite Mode of transportation: Riding FM, walking
Most prized possession: her slinkies
Habits
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Hobbies: World of Warcraft, playing with her slinkies, reading, video games.
Plays a musical instrument? Guitar
Plays a sport? N/A
How he/she would spend a rainy day: Dancing in the rain.
Spending habits: Doesn't.
Smokes: Doesn't.
Drinks: Water, Soda, juice, etc.
Other drugs: Doesn't.
Other bad habits: short attention span.
What does he/she do too much of? WoW
What does he/she do too little of? Guitar
Extremely skilled at: WoW, guitar, potions, etc.
Extremely unskilled at: talking with Sea People
Languages Spoken: English
Nervous tics: tapping her fingers, biting her lip.
Usual body posture: lazy.
Manner of writing: Lazy scrawl, hard to read.
Manner of speaking: Loud and quick.
Manner of walking: runs usually, walks super slow when people are behind her.
Places in their schooling they excell(ed) at: Music, writing.
Mannerisms: Only has manners to costumers and inanimate objects.
Peculiarities: She talks to the air, answers her own questions out loud, walks into chairs and such and apologizes.
Health Problems: Sugar makes her extremely uncontrollable.
Traits
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Optimist or pessimist? Optimist
Introvert or extrovert? ?????
Daredevil or cautious? Daredevil
Logical or emotional? Emotional
Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? Disorderly and messy
Prefers working or relaxing? Working
Confident or unsure of himself/herself? Confident.
Animal lover? Yes.
Self-perception
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How he/she feels about himself/herself: Extremely good, she is a goddess in her own eyes.
One word the character would use to describe self: Awesome!
One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: I am beautiful, outgoing, exciting, annoying, kind, hardworking, and insane. Want a cookie?
What does the character consider his/her best personality trait? Her insanity.
What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait? Her temper.
What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic? Her face.
What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic? Her height.
How does the character think others perceive him/her: Like a child, they usually treat her as such.
What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: Her height.
Relationships with others
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Opinion of other people in general: Some suck, some rule, all of them as usually bleh in attitude.
Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others? Not usually.
Person character most hates: Disbelievers of magic.
Best friend(s): Amie, Rolly, FM, Mongi.
Love interest(s): N/A
Person character goes to for advice: Amie, Muir
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: ........
Person character feels shy or awkward around: Sea People
Person character openly admires: Shipmates.
Person character secretly admires: N/A
Most important person in character’s life before story starts: N/A
After story starts: N/A
Unsorted
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Where were they born?: On Rolly's Ship
How does the character smell? Like chocolate and magic.
If male, does he have facial hair? What is it like?:
What is his/her shoe size?: Seven?
Does the family have any traditions?: They watch a special movie every Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Does the family have any heirlooms?: Not at the moment.
Does your character have any titles?: 'The Most Awesome and Supreme Lord-Lady.'
What is his/her reputation?: She's a cheerful person who wears people out, and most think she's downright annoying. The children love her though.
What is the name of his/her best friend?: Amie Solmettere
How long have their been friends?: Since he was twelve and she was ten.
How did they meet?: Amie slipped aboard and hid on the ship.
Has he/she ever been married or in a serious relationship?: No
What is the nature of your character?: Loud.
What is the demeanor of your character?: Non-threatening, annoying.
Who has your character telephoned at three oclock in the morning?: A random person she doesn't know.
When has your character intentionally set out to hurt someone? Why?: Never.
What are the three secrets that your character would never tell anyone?: How many lovers she's had, that she has a necklace with the ashes of her mother's heart attached, and that she can talk to one of the male sea people.
Who does he/she trust more than anyone else?: Amie
Who does he/she respect more than anyone else?: Amie
What pushes your characters buttons?: Teasing about her height.
What makes your character happy?: Almost everything.
What makes your character angry?: People who hate magic, different races, and homosexuality.
What makes your character upset?: Her height.
What makes your character depressed?: Getting sunburns.
What makes your character excited?: Anything
What makes your character scared?: Sea Women.
What confuses him/her?: Muir.
Who would he/she take a bullet for?: Amie
Who was his/her teenage crush? Why? Did they find out?: No one.
How many boy/girlfriends has he/she had?: To many to count.
How old was he/she when he/she had his/her first kiss?: ten.
Who was his/her favourite teacher?: Rolly.
Least Favourite teacher?: None.
What is the biggest risk he/she has ever made?: Slapping a costumer.
What is the biggest mistake he/she has ever made?: Throwing a rock at a political figure.
What award would he/she win in the school yearbook?: 'Most exciting'
What is his/her favourite book?: Arabian Nights
How many times has he/she read it?: at least thirty times.
What is his/her favourite song?: Superball by Aimee Mann
What is his/her favourite film? How many times as he/she seen it?: Bring It, 30 times at least.
What allergies does he/she have?: Allergic to stupid people, she claims.
What protests has he/she taken part in? Were they successful?: She's an activist for Gay rights, and has mostly been successful in her protests.
What is the most serious illness/injury he/she has ever had? She was thought to have breast cancer, but the doctors caught it before it could spread.
Does he/she believe in horoscopes/rune stones/tarot etc?: With her life she believes.
When has he/she been falsely accused of something?: No, everything she's accused of she's usually done.
Has he/she ever been in love?: She thinks so, but actually hasn't.
Who is his/her archenemy? Does he/she have any others?: She claims God is her archenemy, along with Edward Cullen.
When did he/she last run away from something? What was it?: She never really runs away from things, she ignores them.
What is the most unusual herbal remedy he/she has ever used?: Using 'Deadly Nightshade' to heal someone's cuts. Stopped by Amie.
Describe his/her flirting technique: She doesn't truly need to flirt, just talking is flirting for her.
What is his/her sexuality? Has he/she experimented with others?: She's bi, and has had plenty of boyfriends/girlfriends.
Use the remaining space on this page for any other things you may need to
know about the characters that I have neglected to ask: stare
I think this is good, lol :3
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:49 pm
That's a hell of a lot of info! Is it bad that for nearly all my characters I don't know a fraction of that? Heck, in some cases I don't even know their names.
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:17 pm
WOW! That is a super epic list you have there. I'll have to think about how to fill it all out. I'll be back to edit in the info later cause I gotta do homework. And plus I have like 10 original characters. Ugh.
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:12 pm
Hey -- there's this great Mind Map thing (www.Mind42.com) where you can create a character web or a story web or . . . well, any kind of web you want, really. It's free, and you can also collaborate and share stuff. Could also help with the planning process. ^^
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:04 pm
Alright…took me forever to do this, but I did it. (Some questions are deleted or changed to work with my story.)
Character Chart:
Character’s full name: Aria Romano
Reason or meaning of name: I needed an Italian name that wasn’t my own name (I’m Italian).
Character’s nickname: None
Reason for nickname: Obviously…N/A
Birth date: March 23
Gender: Female
Blood Type: AB
Physical:
Age: 17
How old does she appear: 17
Height: 5’7”
Body build: Skinny, lean muscle
Eye color: Brown
Glasses or contacts: None
Skin tone: Fair
Distinguishing marks: None
Hair color: Auburn
Type of hair: Straight, shoulder length
Hairstyle: Down or in a high ponytail
Uniform: Black boots, black pants, white turtleneck, black jacket with a silver crest and silver lining.
Jewelry or accessories: None
Personality:
Good personality traits: She is very caring
Bad personality traits: She has mood swings
Mood character is most often in: She’s never in one mood more than others. She just reacts to the people around her.
Sense of humor: She was raised in an environment which did not promote humor. She is an assassin. However, she will still laugh at some things, but not much.
Character’s greatest joy in life: She doesn’t really have a greatest joy because she doesn’t like the path she choose for her life.
Character’s greatest fear: The Lombardi Family being destroyed.
Why? It’s the only life she knows
What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil? Now, I can’t answer that…that’s the point of my story
Enraged when: She has to talk to her father outside of formal Intel Division meetings.
Priorities: Proving to Intel that she isn’t going to use her father as a crutch.
Goals:
Drives and motivations: Determination and stubbornness
Immediate goals: None, she is only working towards her long term goal
Long term goals: She wants to be the Intel Head without help from her father
How the character plans to accomplish these goals: She is going to slowly work her way up the Intel ranks
Past:
Type of childhood: Structured through Lombardi education, but her parents were never around.
Pets: None
First memory: Her third, and final, Lottery.
Most important childhood memory: Her father’s promotion ceremony to Intel Head
Childhood hero: Her father
Dream job: Intel Agent, like her father
Education: Lombardi school from 3-10, Intel school from 10-17
Religion: No affiliation
Finances: She needs no personal finances.
Social Status: She is a low ranking Lombardi agent, however because of her father, she has a slightly higher status than those of her rank.
Nationality: Italian
Where they've travelled to: Nowhere outside of Italy because she has only just finished training.
Present:
Current location: Lombardi HQ, just outside of Rome
Currently living with: Bianca, her roommate.
Occupation: Intel Agent
Family:
Father: Xanto Romano
Relationship with him: Formal, he is the Intel Head so she limits her time with him to formal meetings because she has grown to hate him.
Habits:
How she would spend a rainy day: The same as every other day.
Smokes: No
Drinks: Occasionally
Extremely skilled at: Hand to hand combat
Languages Spoken: Italian (native), English, Spanish, French
Traits:
Optimist or pessimist? She tries to stay optimistic, but she isn’t blind to reality. She’s a realist, which some people take as pessimistic.
Introvert or extrovert? She is not especially one or the other. She is sociable, but she never makes herself the center of attention.
Daredevil or cautious? She’s more cautious. She doesn’t go into things without thinking
Logical or emotional? Depends on the situation
Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? She is very organized
Prefers working or relaxing? Working
Animal lover? No. She wanted an animal when she was little and now she doesn’t have any desire for an animal.
Self-perception:
How she feels about herself: She knows she’s made stupid choices and is doing her best to live with the consequences.
One word the character would use to describe herself: Determined
How does the character think others perceive her: She thinks they all see her as a girl who riding to the top on her father’s success.
What would the character most like to change about herself: Her family
Relationships with others:
Does the character hide her true opinions and emotions from others? It depends on who she’s with. For the most part, yes. She only lets her guard down around Bianca, Teo, and (later) Enzo
Person character most hates: Her father
Best friends: Bianca and Teo
Love interest: Lorenzo (Enzo) Lombardi
Person character goes to for advice: Teo
Most important person in character’s life before story starts: Bianca
After story starts: Enzo
Unsorted:
Where were they born?: Just outside of Rome, Italy
What is her shoe size?: 8
Does the family have any traditions?: Her personal family-no. The Family-yes, that’s how it runs.
Does the family have any heirlooms?: Her personal family-no. The Family-yes, two rings worn by the current leader and his heir.
Does your character have any titles?: No
What is her reputation?: She is known for being her father’s daughter and for losing her temper whenever she is identified like that.
What is the name of his/her best friend?: Bianca
How long have their been friends?: 7 years
How did they meet?: They were roommates when Aria started her Intel training
Has she ever been in a serious relationship?: No, she never had the time
Who does she trust more than anyone else?: Bianca (at the beginning of the story)
Who does she respect more than anyone else?: Teo. He went into Research even though the rest of his family was Medical. Unlike her, he did what he wanted to do.
What pushes your characters buttons?: People bringing up her father
What makes your character happy?: Being recognized or her own achievements, not her father’s.
What makes your character angry?: Her father
Who would she take a bullet for?: The head of the Lombardi Family
How many boyfriends has she had?: None. She never had time
How old was she when she had her first kiss?: She hasn’t yet. But she will be 17
What is the biggest mistake she has ever made?: Joining Intel as opposed to Internal
What is the most serious injury she has ever had? Several broken bones during training.
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:10 pm
.... *blink* .....
HOLY CRAP that's long.
brb.
*scurries off to attempt it*
EDIT: Never mind. Not something I can do in one night. D:
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:36 pm
OMG eek I need this. I have so slacked on doing a character sketch for my main male character.
I guess homework comes first though.... sad
Be right back.
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:11 pm
Holy SNAZ that is long. I don't think I'm going to be able to finish it, especially considering how little I know about my characters. sweatdrop
Character Chart
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Character’s full name: Zheyne Lucretia (No middle name) (Zheyne pronounced like Zane)
Reason or meaning of name: I know a person named Zheyne, and she was the inspiration for the whole story.
Character’s nickname: Undine
Reason for nickname: Used mockingly due to her phobia of water (being that Undines are water sprites)
Birth date: November 27th, 1992
Gender: Female
Blood Type: O
Eastern Zodiac Sign: Sheep
Western Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius/Ophiuchus, depending on if you use it.
Physical appearance
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Age: 16, 12 when the story begins
How old does he/she appear: 16
Weight: 110
Height: 5'4"
Body build: Thin, but no muscles
Shape of face: Oval
Eye color: Dark brown
Glasses or contacts: None
Skin tone: Pale
Distinguishing marks: None.
Predominant features: Higher cheekbones, nose a little on the big size.
Hair color: Black
Type of hair: Long, a little above the waist.
Hairstyle: Either wears in a bun or down, never in a ponytail.
Voice: Quiet, but firm.
Overall attractiveness: Out of 10, probably a 6/7.
Physical disabilities: None
Usual fashion of dress: Whatever's clean, regardless of whether it matches.
Formal wear: A purple dress
Favorite outfit: Her oversized black t-shirt and jeans.
Jewelry or accessories: Normally doesn't bother.
Personality
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Good personality traits: Logical, calculating, (Does sarcastic count?) kind towards those she cares about.
Bad personality traits: Manipulative, selfish, slightly egotistical. Tends to think too much, and in the beginning is really cold towards others. Standoffish.
Mood character is most often in: Apathetic
Sense of humor: Sarcastic, with a side of dry wit.
Character’s greatest joy in life: Can't say.
Character’s greatest fear: Water
Why? Can't say, it'll ruin the plot.
Other Phobias: Can't say.
What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil? Can't say.
Character is most at ease when: Listening to music outside.
Most ill at ease when: It's raining and/or she can see water.
Enraged when: The only time this happens is detrimental to the plot, so… biggrin
Depressed or sad when: She finds a fault with her logic.
Priorities: Getting out of there.
Life philosophy: Doesn't have one.
If granted one wish, it would be: To finally figure everything out.
Why? She's a thinker; it's what she does.
Character’s soft spot: Children, fire.
Is this soft spot obvious to others? Not especially.
Greatest strength: Her inability to be effected by most things people say.
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Can't say =P
Biggest regret: Telling him ____
Minor regret: None
Biggest accomplishment: She doesn't list her accomplishments (Being top of her class up until she left)
Minor accomplishment: None
Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: None; she doesn't get embarrassed.
Why? She's emotionally deattached most of the time.
Character’s darkest secret: =P
Does anyone else know? He does, although she doesn't know.
How they deal with stress: Listen to music or play Monopoly with the paranoid-schizophrenic ward.
Goals
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Drives and motivations: Finding him.
Immediate goals: Getting out of the ward.
Long term goals: Find out what she's good for.
How the character plans to accomplish these goals: One step at a time.
How other characters will be affected: She doesn't know, and honestly doesn't care.
Past
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Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota.
Type of childhood: Simple; her parents kept a firm hold on her freedom, and listened when they could- the mother is a nurse, and the father is a lawyer.
Pets: None- her mother's allergic to animals and she dislikes them.
First memory: Can't say
Most important childhood memory: Can't say
Why: =P
Childhood hero: Her mother
Dream job: Anything involving music
Education: Went to school up until she was 15
Religion: Atheist
Finances: Unknown to her
Social Status: Doesn't know
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: French/German
Where they've travelled to: Nowhere, really.
Present
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Current location: Emerald Psychiatric Ward, somewhere in Minnesota.
Currently living with: Everyone in the ward- one annoying roommate.
Pets: None
Religion: Atheist, but questioning it.
Occupation: "Basketcase, 24/7."
Finances: Unknown- enough to keep her in the ward.
Family
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Mother: Ebony
Relationship with her: Loving enough, her mother finds it hard to talk to her and Zheyne doesn't try to make it easier.
Father: Cyril
Relationship with him: He loves her, but doesn't know how to show it. She doesn't mind.
Siblings: None
Relationship with them: N/A
Spouse: N/A
Relationship with him/her: N/A
Children: N/A
Relationship with them: N/A
Other important family members: Her grandmother- looks up to her, and keeps a picture of her.
Favorites
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Color: Dark blue- not navy, but a darker blue/Violet
Least favorite color: Yellow
Music: Classical, some metal
Favourite Food: Pizza
Least favorite food: Soups
Literature: Pride and Prejudice
Form of entertainment: People watching, listening to music
Expressions: "No." "Does it look like I care?"
Mode of transportation: Car
Least Favourite Mode of transportation: Boat
Most prized possession: Doesn't have one.
Habits
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Hobbies: Thinking, watching people and taking apart their personalities, irritating the people running the ward.
Plays a musical instrument? None
Plays a sport? None
How he/she would spend a rainy day: In her room, listening to music.
Spending habits: Doesn't spend.
Smokes: None
Drinks: None
Other drugs: None
Other bad habits: Enjoys disturbing people
What does he/she do too much of? Disturbing people, thinking
What does he/she do too little of? Talking to people
Extremely skilled at: Learning, picking up new things
Extremely unskilled at: Musical instruments, singing, speaking other languages
Languages Spoken: English
Nervous tics: Digs her thumb into her index finger.
Usual body posture: Slouched.
Manner of writing: Larger writing, with sharp angles, but flowy curves.
Manner of speaking: Quiet, but precise.
Manner of walking: A slow saunter, like she doesn't have any destination
Places in their schooling they excell(ed) at: Everything except for creative writing and music (excluding music theory)
Mannerisms: Cold, precise, impersonal. When around someone she likes (in a friend manner), she gets flustered.
Peculiarities: When someone talks about their childhood, she becomes unresponsive and hostile.
Health Problems:
Traits
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Optimist or pessimist? Realist
Introvert or extrovert? Neither
Daredevil or cautious? Daredevil in the light terms.
Logical or emotional? Logical
Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? Methodical and messy; clean rooms bother her.
Prefers working or relaxing? Relaxing; she'd rather manipulate others into doing her work.
Confident or unsure of himself/herself? Neither. She doesn't think of herself, therefore doesn't have an opinion.
Animal lover? No
Self-perception
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How he/she feels about himself/herself: Doesn't really feel anything.
One word the character would use to describe self: Cold
One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: She would just give anyone asking that look and refuse to answer.
What does the character consider his/her best personality trait? Her logic
What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait? The fact that she doesn't care enough about people to even be bitchy to them.
What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic? Her hands.
What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic? Her toes
How does the character think others perceive him/her: Distant, with the personality of a sociopath.
What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: Her whole personality.
Relationships with others
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Opinion of other people in general: People bother her. She never fit in with others, and doesn't know how to interact with them.
Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others? No. She shows the bare minimum.
Person character most hates: Andrew
Best friend(s): Vaan
Love interest(s): None
Person character goes to for advice: Very subjective question...
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: In the back of her mind, she feels responsible for everyone.
Person character feels shy or awkward around: No one.
Person character openly admires: No one.
Person character secretly admires: Her mother
Most important person in character’s life before story starts: Her grandmother
After story starts: Vaan
Unsorted
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Where were they born?: Illinois
How does the character smell? Like mints
If male, does he have facial hair? What is it like?: N/A
What is his/her shoe size?: Size 8
Does the family have any traditions?: None that she paid any attention to
Does the family have any heirlooms?: Some things passed down by her grandmother
Does your character have any titles?: None
What is his/her reputation?: Cold, secretive. Infuriating at best.
What is the name of his/her best friend?: Subjective!
How long have their been friends?: Subjective!
How did they meet?: At the lake (Before she became hydrophobic)
Has he/she ever been married or in a serious relationship?: No
What is the nature of your character?: Quiet
What is the demeanor of your character?: Apathetic, sometimes gets more emotional
Who has your character telephoned at three oclock in the morning?: Vaan
When has your character intentionally set out to hurt someone? Why?: Can't tell!
What are the three secrets that your character would never tell anyone?: Can't tell!
Who does he/she trust more than anyone else?: No one.
Who does he/she respect more than anyone else?: Her grandmother
What pushes your characters buttons?: People that she can't disturb
What makes your character happy?: Can't say
What makes your character angry?: Everything about the ward.
What makes your character upset?: Doubting herself
What makes your character depressed?: None
What makes your character excited?: Can't say
What makes your character scared?: Can't say
What confuses him/her?: Emotions
Who would he/she take a bullet for?: Anyone
Who was his/her teenage crush? Why? Did they find out?: No one
How many boy/girlfriends has he/she had?: None
How old was he/she when he/she had his/her first kiss?: 15
Who was his/her favourite teacher?: She didn't have a favorite; she saw them as tools
Least Favourite teacher?: See above
What is the biggest risk he/she has ever made?: Can't answer
What is the biggest mistake he/she has ever made?: Can't answer
What award would he/she win in the school yearbook?: Most secretive/Most likely to succeed.
What is his/her favourite book?: Pride and Prejudice
How many times has he/she read it?: She reads it every night
What is his/her favourite song?: Reverie- Debussy
What is his/her favourite film? How many times as he/she seen it?: She doesn't watch T.V.
What allergies does he/she have?: None
What protests has he/she taken part in? Were they successful?: None
What is the most serious illness/injury he/she has ever had? She had a cold once.
Does he/she believe in horoscopes/rune stones/tarot etc?: No.
When has he/she been falsely accused of something?: Being crazy/a sociopath
Has he/she ever been in love?: Not that she acknowledges.
Who is his/her archenemy? Does he/she have any others?: Can't say
When did he/she last run away from something? What was it?: Can't say
What is the most unusual herbal remedy he/she has ever used?: Can't say
Describe his/her flirting technique: Flirting? It'd be like talking to a brick wall
What is his/her sexuality? Has he/she experimented with others?: Practically asexual, but likes to think of herself as straight.
Use the remaining space on this page for any other things you may need to know about the characters that I have neglected to ask: She hates people that brag, but she herself brags, she intensely dislikes herself when she thinks about it, which is why she doesn't, and she doesn't like moving around.
Oh wow. This makes absolutely no sense. … Heh, I think she's my least favorite character I've ever created. That's good.
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:50 pm
WOW. This took a LONG time, but I'm glad I finally got it done.
Character Chart
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Character’s full name: Juniper Cheramie Jacobs
Reason or meaning of name: Juniper--a type of tree, which is known for the making of gin and for a fairy tale (in which the tree could revive the dead.) Cheramie--awesome French name.
Character’s nickname: June, Cher
Reason for nickname: Shortenings of her real name.
Birth date: April 8th
Gender: Female
Blood Type: O+
Eastern Zodiac Sign: Rat
Western Zodiac Sign: Aries
Physical appearance
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Age: 16
How old does he/she appear: 16
Weight: 120lbs
Height: 5'6"
Body build: Petite.
Shape of face: Oval.
Eye color: Brown.
Glasses or contacts: Neither.
Skin tone: White.
Distinguishing marks: None.
Predominant features: Ears, lips.
Hair color: Black (unnatural.)
Type of hair: Curly.
Hairstyle: Long.
Voice: Light, quiet.
Overall attractiveness: Average.
Physical disabilities: None.
Usual fashion of dress: Average.
Formal wear: ? (Dresses?)
Favorite outfit: Black skirt with lots of ruffles.
Jewelry or accessories: Earrings.
Personality
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Good personality traits: Romantic, caring, compassionate.
Bad personality traits: Trusting, hot-headed, impulsive.
Mood character is most often in: Unhappy (her father and younger sister have just died.)
Sense of humor: Mildly sarcastic.
Character’s greatest joy in life: Drawing.
Character’s greatest fear: Death.
Why?: She's lost most of her family and sees it as an end to love.
Other Phobias: Blood.
What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil?: Her mother's death.
Character is most at ease when: Around her lover.
Most ill at ease when: Around her lover. (It's complicated.)
Enraged when: Her family is mentioned.
Depressed or sad when: Thinking of her sister and father.
Priorities: Personal happiness first, then her mother's.
Life philosophy: It's important not to get too close to people.
If granted one wish, it would be: The safe revival of her sister and father.
Why?: They're dead.
Character’s soft spot: Those who have lost others.
Is this soft spot obvious to others?: Only those who really care about her.
Greatest strength: Compassion.
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Compassion.
Biggest regret: Not being able to donate bone marrow to her sister.
Minor regret: Allowing her mom to move them from her home town.
Biggest accomplishment: Having several drawings featured in an art show.
Minor accomplishment: Getting her mom to let her dye her hair.
Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: Her spelling bee failure in fourth grade.
Why?: She's a perfectionist.
Character’s darkest secret: Her lover is dead.
Does anyone else know?: Not until the end of the book.
How they deal with stress: Not well.
Goals
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Drives and motivations: Mother, life in general.
Immediate goals: Move on from the deaths of her family.
Long term goals: Live a full life.
How the character plans to accomplish these goals: Not letting others oppress her or her feelings.
How other characters will be affected: Majorly, in negative ways.
Past
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Hometown: Oakestown.
Type of childhood: Average.
Pets: Fish.
First memory: Third birthday party.
Most important childhood memory: Playing with her sister at a river near home.
Why?: Establishes a great relationship between them.
Childhood hero: Father.
Dream job: Portrait artist in Europe.
Education: High school.
Religion: Protestant.
Finances: Dependent of her mother.
Social Status: Lower middle class.
Nationality: American.
Ethnicity: White (Scotts-Irish, German, French)
Where they've traveled to: Only a few states of the U.S.
Present
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Current location: Dales.
Currently living with: Mother.
Pets: None.
Religion: Lapsed Protestant.
Occupation: None.
Finances: Dependent of her mother.
Family
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Mother: Penny Jacobs.
Relationship with her: Good, but Juniper won't open up.
Father: Geoffry Jacobs (deceased).
Relationship with him: Great before he died.
Siblings: Willow Jacobs (deceased.)
Relationship with them: Average before her death.
Spouse: None.
Relationship with him/her: N/A
Children: None.
Relationship with them: N/A
Other important family members: None.
Favorites
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Color: Green.
Least favorite color: Red.
Music: Rock 'n' roll.
Favourite Food: Mexican food.
Least favorite food: Fruit.
Literature: Classics, especially tragedies.
Form of entertainment: Art.
Expressions: "Nex es deus." (Death is God.)
Mode of transportation: Driving.
Least favourite Mode of transportation: Skipping.
Most prized possession: Drawing kit.
Habits
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Hobbies: Drawing.
Plays a musical instrument?: Clumsy piano.
Plays a sport?: Volleyball.
How he/she would spend a rainy day: Doodling.
Spending habits: Extravagant.
Smokes: No.
Drinks: Not usually.
Other drugs: No.
Other bad habits: Sleep deprivated.
What does he/she do too much of?: Spending time with her lover.
What does he/she do too little of?: Sleeping.
Extremely skilled at: Drawing.
Extremely unskilled at: Judging character, dancing.
Languages Spoken: English.
Nervous tics: Plays with hair.
Usual body posture: Poor.
Manner of writing: Average.
Manner of speaking: Average.
Manner of walking: Average.
Places in their schooling they excell(ed) at: Art, life science.
Mannerisms: Quiet, subdued.
Peculiarities: Has a loud sneeze.
Health Problems: Only later in the book.
Traits
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Optimist or pessimist?: Pessimist, usually.
Introvert or extrovert?: Introvert.
Daredevil or cautious?: A bit of both.
Logical or emotional?: Emotional.
Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat?: Neat.
Prefers working or relaxing?: Relaxing.
Confident or unsure of himself/herself?: Unsure.
Animal lover?: Not particularly.
Self-perception
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How he/she feels about himself/herself: Good self image.
One word the character would use to describe self: "Shy."
One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: "I'm quiet, but I'm very strong-willed. I know things about people. I feel for others, and I know when they're in pain."
What does the character consider his/her best personality trait?: Compassion.
What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait?: Selfishness.
What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic?: Hair.
What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic?: Thighs.
How does the character think others perceive him/her: "They think I'm weird."
What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: "My past."
Relationships with others
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Opinion of other people in general: Can't get too involved with them.
Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others?: Yes.
Person character most hates: Comes to be her lover.
Best friend(s): Linzy Fuller.
Love interest(s): Galen.
Person character goes to for advice: She doesn't.
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: No one.
Person character feels shy or awkward around: Galen.
Person character openly admires: Galen.
Person character secretly admires: No one.
Most important person in character’s life before story starts: Father.
After story starts: Galen.
Unsorted
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Where were they born?: Oakestown.
How does the character smell?: Like perfume.
If male, does he have facial hair? What is it like?: N/A
What is his/her shoe size?: 8
Does the family have any traditions?: Pumpkin juice on Halloween & eggnog on Christmas.
Does the family have any heirlooms?: Old china.
Does your character have any titles?: No.
What is his/her reputation?: "New girl."
What is the name of his/her best friend?: Linzy.
How long have their been friends?: A few weeks.
How did they meet?: They had art class together.
Has he/she ever been married or in a serious relationship?: A serious relationship with Galen.
What is the nature of your character?: Basically good.
What is the demeanor of your character?: Usually somewhat melancholy.
Who has your character telephoned at three o'clock in the morning?: No one, but she would call Linzy.
When has your character intentionally set out to hurt someone? Why?: Childhood friends, for revenge.
What are the three secrets that your character would never tell anyone?: 1. Galen is dead. 2. She loves him, but she will not die for him. 3. She does not want children of her own.
Who does he/she trust more than anyone else?: Initially Galen, and later her mother.
Who does he/she respect more than anyone else?: Her mother.
What pushes your character's buttons?: People who get in her way.
What makes your character happy?: Initially being around Galen.
What makes your character angry?: Desecration of the dead.
What makes your character upset?: Thinking about her family.
What makes your character depressed?: Thinking about her family.
What makes your character excited?: Galen, her lover.
What makes your character scared?: Death.
What confuses him/her?: Chemistry.
Who would he/she take a bullet for?: Mother, perhaps.
Who was his/her teenage crush? Why? Did they find out?: Pierce, because he gave her the time of day. No, he didn't find out before he died.
How many boy/girlfriends has he/she had?: Two.
How old was he/she when he/she had his/her first kiss?: 16
Who was his/her favourite teacher?: Mrs. Howe.
Least Favourite teacher?: Mrs. Gilliam.
What is the biggest risk he/she has ever made?: Trusting a dead guy.
What is the biggest mistake he/she has ever made?: Performing a seance in her new house.
What award would he/she win in the school yearbook?: Shyest.
What is his/her favourite book?: Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
How many times has he/she read it?: Four or five times.
What is his/her favourite song?: "Like You," by Evanescence.
What is his/her favourite film? How many times as he/she seen it?: Final Destination. She's seen it several times.
What allergies does he/she have?: None.
What protests has he/she taken part in? Were they successful?: None.
What is the most serious illness/injury he/she has ever had?: Broken leg.
Does he/she believe in horoscopes/rune stones/tarot etc?: Yes.
When has he/she been falsely accused of something?: Never.
Has he/she ever been in love?: Yes.
Who is his/her archenemy? Does he/she have any others?: None.
When did he/she last run away from something? What was it?: Several months ago; her sister's death.
What is the most unusual herbal remedy he/she has ever used?: None.
Describe his/her flirting technique: Shy blinking and hair-tossing.
What is his/her sexuality? Has he/she experimented with others?: Straight, and no.
Use the remaining space on this page for any other things you may need to know about the characters that I have neglected to ask:
Aside from the fact that personality traits can be both good and bad, this chart is pretty helpful. Juniper's a lot more selfish and self-centered than I realized, and I'm glad that I figured that out.
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:44 pm
Hm, I'll definitely have to do this.
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:08 pm
Character Chart
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Character’s full name: Taijua Estarir "Taiju Opacita"
Reason or meaning of name: Taiju means red haze near sundown, while Opacita means illusion, or hard to see through
Character’s nickname: Tai
Reason for nickname: It's easy to say
Birth date: Third day of the fifth month, U924
Gender: Male
Blood Type: Unspecified
Eastern Zodiac Sign: Not applicable -- he doesn't live on Earth
Western Zodiac Sign: Not applicable
Physical appearance
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Age: 15JTM, 16COD, 17SOTS
How old does he/she appear: He appears his actual age
Weight: Unspecified
Height: Unspecified
Body build: Lean, slightly awkward -- all knees and elbows, quite short
Shape of face: Triangular
Eye color: Blue
Glasses or contacts: None
Skin tone: Tanned
Distinguishing marks: None
Predominant features: None
Hair color: Blonde
Type of hair: Slightly curly
Hairstyle: Short-JTM, long-COD, shortSOTS
Voice: Not applicable -- he's mute
Overall attractiveness: He's good looking, but freuqently appears "vacant"
Physical disabilities: Incapable of speaking
Usual fashion of dress: Standard for his location
Formal wear: None
Favorite outfit: Old Praia Selvan clothing
Jewelry or accessories: Red bandanna tied around upper arm
Personality
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Good personality traits: Cheerful, friendly, aware of what is going on
Bad personality traits: He is often overlooked, or viewed as retarded
Mood character is most often in: Cheerful
Sense of humor: Good
Character’s greatest joy in life: Working the land
Character’s greatest fear: Losing Mackie
Why?: As children, he and Mackie made up a "language" that allows Taiju to talk to Mackie -- unfortunately, no one else knows it, and as such no one else understands him
Other Phobias: None
What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil?: Mackie's death
Character is most at ease when: Hanging around with his best friend, Mackie
Most ill at ease when: In a group of people, without anyone who can understand his "language"
Enraged when: Someone or something unfairly targets his friends
Depressed or sad when: Left alone
Priorities: Making sure he lives up to what everyone expects of him
Life philosophy: "It'll be all right -- I think"
If granted one wish, it would be: To be able to speak
Why?: Speaking is useful
Character’s soft spot: Small, fuzzy animals
Is this soft spot obvious to others?: Yes
Greatest strength: His ability to think laterally, and his courage in the face of extreme danger
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Mackie
Biggest regret: Killing Ebiru June
Minor regret: Having to leave Mackie alone and various occasions -- he always worries terribly
Biggest accomplishment: Killing his first Gyik -- JTM, aiding the Rebel Faction -- COD, defeating the first of the Dalig
Minor accomplishment: Surviving the Desert after being crucified
Past failures he would be embarrassed to have people know about: He fell off a Runner the first time he got on one
Why?: Runners are very mild animals, falling off one is a feat by itself
Character’s darkest secret: Sometimes he starts feeling... odd
Does anyone else know?: Mackie
How they deal with stress: He will leave any situation he finds stressful -- if he can
Goals
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Drives and motivations: Taiju just wants to grow plants and have fun in Praia Selva
Immediate goals: Staying alive
Long term goals: Getting Gens' letter to Endon Briggs
How the character plans to accomplish these goals: Travel to Metsvar and find Endon Briggs
How other characters will be affected: Mackie is along for the trip
Past
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Hometown: Praia Selva
Type of childhood: Relaxed, quiet
Pets: None
First memory: His first memory is of the rain and greyness of Metsvar, just before he left as a three-year-old
Most important childhood memory: The day he and Mackie decided to come up with their "language"
Why: It allowed him to communicate effectively with another person thereafter
Childhood hero: None
Dream job: Farmer
Education: He was taught by old man Gens right up until he was fifteen
Religion: He believes in the Vuerzaegar
Finances: No money in Praia Selva -- everything was shared
Social Status: Average in Praia Selva, considered a barbarian in Metsvar
Nationality: Varion
Ethnicity: Stadtian
Where they've travelled to: As an infant he travelled from Areno Stadt to Metsvar, and from there to Praia Selva, but for all intents and purposes Praia Selva is home
Present
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Current location: Metsvar
Currently living with: Mackie
Pets: Runner animal called Hast
Religion: He believes in the Vuerzaegar
Occupation: Unemployed
Finances: He has no money, he steals food
Family
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Mother: Allaca Estarir
Relationship with her: She died when he was young, none
Father: Winlan Kex
Relationship with him: He is not aware that they are related, they are vaguely friendly
Siblings: None
Relationship with them: Not applicable
Spouse: Not applicable
Relationship with him/her: Not applicable
Children: Not applicable
Relationship with them: Not applicable
Other important family members: Hahhan Curador, his adoptive mother
Favorites
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Color: Blue
Least favorite color: Pink
Music: Trival
Favourite Food: Bago berries
Least favorite food: Aptor meat
Literature: Not applicable
Form of entertainment: Swimming
Expressions: None
Mode of transportation: Walking
Least Favourite Mode of transportation: Truck
Most prized possession: The Messiah's Sphere
Habits
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Hobbies: Swimming
Plays a musical instrument?: Tribal drums
Plays a sport?: No
How he would spend a rainy day: Taking shelter from the rain
Spending habits: Doesn't spend
Smokes: No
Drinks: Not usually
Other drugs: Veneno
Other bad habits: No
What does he do too much of?: Running, though not by choice
What does he do too little of?: Eating, though not by choice
Extremely skilled at: Surviving
Extremely unskilled at: Behaving in polite society
Languages spoken: None -- he understands Redigir
Nervous tics: None
Usual body posture: Upright, standing
Manner of writing: With an ink pen
Manner of speaking: Compromised sign-language
Manner of walking: Upright
Places in their schooling they excelled at: Working outside
Mannerisms: Quiet, mild
Peculiarities: Quiet
Health Problems: Mute, involuntary Veneno addiction -- it was forced upon him
Traits
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Optimist or pessimist?: Optimist
Introvert or extrovert?: Introvert
Daredevil or cautious?: Daredevil
Logical or emotional?: Depends on the situation
Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat?: Disorderly
Prefers working or relaxing?: Working
Confident or unsure of himself?: Confident
Animal lover?: Yes
Self-perception
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How he feels about himself: He doesn't like what he's become
One word the character would use to describe self: Monster
One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: 'I was a good kid, you know? Cheerful, eager. Then all this happened. Now? I'm a monster.'
What does the character consider his best personality trait?: Courage
What does the character consider his worst personality trait?: Detachment
What does the character consider his best physical characteristic?: His fitness -- his body can follow through with what his mind intends to
What does the character consider his worst physical characteristic?: Sometimes, his body plays mean tricks on him and he doesn't like that
How does the character think others perceive him: He things they dislike him, and only put up with him because he's useful
What would the character most like to change about himself: He'd like to go back to Praia Selva and be innocent again
Relationships with others
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Opinion of other people in general: He doesn't like them, in general
Does the character hide his true opinions and emotions from others?: No, he is very straightfoward
Person character most hates: Ondris Mau
Best friend: Macaco "Mackie" Seiyuuki
Love interest: None
Person character goes to for advice: Endon Briggs
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Mackie
Person character feels shy or awkward around: Anyone else
Person character openly admires: Endon Briggs
Person character secretly admires: No one
Most important person in character’s life before story starts: Mackie
After story starts: Mackie
Unsorted
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Where were they born?: Areno Stadt
How does the character smell?: Like grass
If male, does he have facial hair? What is it like?: Just a few hairs on the chin
What is his shoe size?: Not applicable
Does the family have any traditions?: No
Does the family have any heirlooms?: No
Does your character have any titles?: No
What is his reputation?: Taiju is reputed to be violent and unstable
What is the name of his best friend?: Mackie
How long have their been friends?: Since Taiju was three and Mackie was two
How did they meet?: Their mothers knew each other
Has he ever been married or in a serious relationship?: Never
What is the nature of your character?: Quiet
What is the demeanour of your character?: Quiet
Who has your character telephoned at three oclock in the morning?: Not applicable -- they don't have phones, and he can't speak anyway
When has your character intentionally set out to hurt someone? Why?: Yes, for revenge
What are the three secrets that your character would never tell anyone?: Taiju is honest to a fault, Mackie knows everything
Who does he trust more than anyone else?: Mackie
Who does he respect more than anyone else?: Endon Briggs or Dibbous Tarr
What pushes your characters buttons?: When people set out to jurt Mackie
What makes your character happy?: Being with Mackie, and working with plants
What makes your character angry?: Various people
What makes your character upset?: Being unable to help someone in need of assistance
What makes your character depressed?: Confinement, or a general lack of vegetation
What makes your character excited?: Very little
What makes your character scared?: Very little
What confuses him?: People in general
Who would he take a bullet for?: Mackie
Who was his teenage crush? Why? Did they find out?: No one -- there weren't any viable options in Praia Selva
How many boy or girlfriends has he had?: None
How old was he when he had his first kiss?: Sixteen
Who was his favourite teacher?: Gens
Least Favourite teacher?: Gens -- they only had one teacher
What is the biggest risk he has ever made?: The first, deciding to fight a Gyik scout
What is the biggest mistake he has ever made?: He got caught
What award would he win in the school yearbook?: Not applicable
What is his favourite book?: Not applicable, Praia Selva had a very limited range of reading material
How many times has he/she read it?: Not applicable
What is his favourite song?: Not applicable
What is his favourite film? How many times as he seen it?: Not applicable
What allergies does he have?: Minor grass allergy, when it comes in contact with his skin
What protests has he taken part in? Were they successful?: None
What is the most serious illness or injury he has ever had?: Bullet wounds
Does he believe in horoscopes, rune stones or tarot et cetera?: No
When has he been falsely accused of something?: Various times, most notably of causing a riot
Has he ever been in love?: No
Who is his archenemy? Does he have any others?: Ebiru June, and he has various other enemies, notably Ondris Mau, his daughter, and the Dalig
When did he last run away from something? What was it?: A confrontation with Ebiru June
What is the most unusual herbal remedy he has ever used?: None
Describe his flirting technique: He doesn't have one
What is his sexuality? Has he experimented with others?: I am unaware of his current sexuality, and no
Use the remaining space on this page for any other things you may need to know about the characters that I have neglected to ask: There's nothing
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