Character Workshop

Discussion in 'Character Development' started by Raven, Apr 18, 2007.

  1. Tee-chan

    Tee-chan New Member

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    Choose a gender.
    Male

    Choose a place of birth.
    Jersey City, NJ

    Choose a hobby.
    Track and Field

    Choose a past job.
    Paperboy

    Choose a present job.
    Wendy's Cashier

    Choose a past love interest.
    N/A

    Choose an enemy.
    Mr. Darren

    Choose a pet.
    N/A

    Why is your character not working at the old job?
    It required him to pass Mr. Darren's house.

    Why is your character not with the old love interest?
    'Cause he started liking someone else

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?
    If he gets injured badly enough, he wouldn't be able to enjoy it

    How did your character make the enemy?
    Mr. Darren made his mom "disappear".

    How did the pet once save the character's life?
    N/A

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why?
    Seeing Mr. Darren. He's scary and forceful...and likes to throw SAKs

    What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?

    Stops living with him. Avoiding the neighborhood that Mr. Darren lives in.


    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?

    Sight of his mother, alive and well. Praying like clockwork: When he wakes, and before he slumbers. Physically looking for her.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.
    Jesse Darren. 16--(story spans over some years) A bit shy of 6 feet with an athletic muscular build. He has clay colored skin and mahogany eyes. His peers would describe his hair as "Mexican", although he lacks the heritage. Jesse has an almost outie belly button. He has a bit of a mustache (he refers to it as a sorry excuse of one), and no beard.
     
  2. Author Menou

    Author Menou New Member

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    The last frontier
    Choose a gender.
    Male
    Choose a place of birth.
    Italy
    Choose a hobby.
    Guitar
    Choose a past job.
    Didn't have one because he came from a wealthy family
    Choose a present job.
    Works at an agency as field agent
    Choose a past love interest.
    Minerva- a witch

    Choose an enemy.
    Julius- a vampire
    Choose a pet.
    a cat
    Why is your character not working at the old job?
    N/A
    Why is your character not with the old love interest?
    She died (natural causes)
    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?
    He likes it because its simple, and not complicated and he can do it any time he wants
    How did your character make the enemy?
    Julius tried to put him in a Iron Maiden when he was only 16. Ever since then he's feared iron maidens' and hated julius.
    How did the pet once save the character's life?
    The cat reacted to something he didn't notice before.
    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?
    He would rather kill himself than have to be trapped eternally in an iron maiden. He at first switched to doing desk jobs, so he wouldn't have to worry about being captured, but he couldn't handle it. In the future he would fight tooth and nail to prevent himself from being trapped in one of those things.
    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?
    He would want Minerva to brought back alive. He tried bringing her back but found that in her will she forbid it, unless there was an emergency. He loves her, she was the only one who understood him. In the future he actually gets another chance and goes through with it.
    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.
    Adam
    Age: Takes the appearance of 21 year old. In reality he's close to 500 years old.
    He's fairly tall. Dark red eyes, with curly black hair, and light freckles.
    (Form doesn't mean anything to him. He change when he wants to.)
    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.
    He has two younger siblings. A brother and a sister.
    He's kind of a vampire, but instead of human blood he drinks vampires blood.
    Other vampires fear him and his siblings.
    He loves guitar, and can sing.
    He has two other cousins (both vampires but they have no need to fear him)
     
  3. Juneberry

    Juneberry New Member

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    I'll be doing the lead character in a story I wish to attempt.

    Choose a gender.
    Female

    Choose a place of birth.
    Frankfurt, Germany

    Choose a hobby.
    Baking and house-work.

    Choose a past job.
    For many years, she worked as a cashier at a local bakery.

    Choose a present job.
    Now works as a waitress at a diner, as well as doing some cooking on the side when the cook is sick.

    Choose a past love interest.
    A man named Alexander Randolph

    Choose an enemy.
    A female ghost named Sonya Tanner

    Choose a pet.
    A pet rabbit, snowflake.

    Why is your character not working at the old job?
    After moving with her adoptive daughter, Janice, to the town where Janice was born, Chloe had to leave her job at the bakery.

    Why is your character not with the old love interest?
    Alexander was an old friend that Chloe had a crush on. They lost contact with one another after he moved, followed by her moving when her mother passed on.

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?
    Chloe likes to bake, but she does the cooking mostly for Janice. She does work with it sometimes at her job, but prefers to be with the people rather then in the sidelines. Or rather, the kitchen.

    How did your character make the enemy?
    When Janice and Chloe moved into the house Janice was raised in as a baby, unintentionally, the ghost of Janice's mother grew very spiteful towards Chloe. Sonya worries very much for her biological daughter.

    How did the pet once save the character's life?
    Snowflake didn't actually save a life entirely. Rather, he just lightened a life. Snowflake tends to try very hard to make Chloe feel better, and considering Chloe's depression usually causes problems, Snowflake and Janice work together to make it better.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?
    Chloe will do anything to avoid having to be near her older brother. Shawn was always very neglectful and never did much of anything for the family. Chloe refers to him with Janice as 'Uncle Sour-Puss'. Due to her anger towards Shawn, she tends to stay far away from any phone-call he may make. Luckily, he never makes any. In the future, she may run away from him if he comes to attempt to visit her.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?
    Chloe would love to see Janice grow up to be a happy, successful child. She has already done her best to keep Janice's attitude high, and will probably continue in the future. She loves Janice as a mother would, and so she wants the best for her 'daughter'.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.
    Chloe Kitski is only sixteen, with blond hair down to her mid-back and blue eyes piercing the distance. Due to her bad habits, Chloe tends to wear long sleeves in attempt to hide scars she carries from both intentional and non-intentional wounds. Her clothes are usually very formal, and she always keeps an apron handy.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.
    Chloe's mother was very ill, always in bed. Chloe did mostly all the housework, cooking and shopping due to this. Because of how depressed Chloe had always been, she began to fall into bad habits such as cutting herself. At her old job at the bakery, her colleagues would drink during breaks, and she ended up joining them. She works very hard to come off her alcohol addiction. Chloe never met her father, but has heard very often that he was a drinker that died in a car crash while he was driving under the influence. Her brother, Shawn, is very aggressive, and doesn't really see her as family due to the fact that they are merely half-siblings. She is always worried about Janice, as she doesn't want to lose anyone else, considering the losses she's already undertook. Many times, she looks to Shawn's fiance, Mabyn, for advice, as she considers Mabyn to be like a sister.
     
  4. Mercurial

    Mercurial Contributor Contributor

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    Choose a gender.
    Female

    Choose a place of birth.
    Willmington, Delaware

    Choose a hobby.
    Archery, firearms, fencing / weaponry

    Choose a past job.
    Veterinary assistant sophomore-senior years in high school.

    Choose a present job.
    Graduate student at MIT for oncology (cancer biology) and coaching the robotics team at Cambridge Rindge and Latin (high school) located in Cambridge, MA.

    Choose a past love interest.
    N / A

    Choose an enemy.
    Herself; this is a (wo)man VS herself type of novel that I'm working on.

    Choose a pet.
    An elderly and obese pit bull named Whale. (My character often makes jokes as if he 'beaches' himself. :p )

    Why is your character not working at the old job?
    She moved from Wilmington, DE, to Cambridge, MA, to continue her studies at MIT.

    Why is your character not with the old love interest?
    N / A

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?
    She's a materialistic person and knows that it's highly unlikely she'll earn as much as a fencer / archer / gunman as she would as an oncology researcher.

    How did your character make the enemy?
    She has always had a depressive nature.

    How did the pet once save the character's life?
    Whale is often her only bright star in her despair at times.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?
    Academically, she is very motivated, but otherwise she is sloth in nature. She avoids most household chores and other various 'things' that she isnt required to do. This is merely a quirk in her personality. She completed her HS freshman science project in one day to avoid cleaning her room.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?
    She would do anything to have her child back, but she knows that it will never happen. She hasnt done anything or forsees herself doing anything to obtain it because of circumstancial problems (such as, her husband dying).

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.
    Michele (maiden: Townsend) Dillard. She is 25 years old. She has a light complexion, black irises (irii?), and naturally blonde hair. She's one of those women lucky enough to be able to eat pizza every day and not gain an ounce. She has thin lips, and crooked teeth that she's insecure about --so she always smiles tightlipped. 5'4" and 105 pounds. Her eyebrows are not thick, but they dominate every other facial feature. Her body is coated in scars from the car accident. She loses function of her left eye completely.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.
    The opening begins with her in the hospital --she has lost her husband and her unborn child (she was having contractions at the time of the accident) in a car accident. She is considered legally and generally regarded as a genius, with an IQ of 149 (over 140 is genius or near genius). She very little expresses her emotional side (you should have gathered she's extremely left-brained anyway), but she's often depressed, and after she's lost everything she finds it very hard to regain her stability and life back.
     
  5. RadioActive

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    Choose a gender.
    Male

    Choose a place of birth.
    Ottawa, Canada

    Choose a hobby.
    Guitar/Bass

    Choose a past job.
    McDonald's Employee

    Choose a present job.
    None

    Choose a past love interest.
    Julie Abigail, Grade 4

    Choose an enemy.
    Mrs. Agrona (History teacher)

    Choose a pet.
    Austin, faithful mutt

    Why is your character not working at the old job?
    He moved

    Why is your character not with the old love interest?
    They decided that it just wouldn't work

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?
    People keep on telling him to think seriously

    How did your character make the enemy?
    Mrs. Agrona is just a bitch, plain and simple

    How did the pet once save the character's life?
    He never did, really

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?
    He'd do anything to avoid losing the respect of his friends, because he needs them to survive through high school. He's kept his feelings for Molly Addison to himself to avoid it, and is willing to do anything else.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?
    He'd do anything to have the love of his life, Molly Addison, because she embodies perfection as a whole. He hasn't tried anything past simple flirting, since she does have a boyfriend. He hopes to try nothing, because Molly's boyfriend is one of his best friends.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.
    His name is Desmond Barlow. He is 16 years old, skinny, and has curly Bob Dylan hair.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.
    He moved from Ottawa, Ontario to a little seafront town called Longview, Nova Scotia in the summer of 2009. He has an obsession with music, and listens to all kind except for New Country. He owns 2 guitars, one electric and one acoustic, and a bass. He plays for around 2 hours a day. He's a good songwriter as well, although his talent is only recognized by Molly, and his best friend/drummer, Kato.
     
  6. MarkW

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    Thanks, this helped quite a lot. Here's what I came up with.

    Choose a gender.
    Male

    Choose a place of birth.
    Seattle, USA

    Choose a hobby.
    Reading, working-out

    Choose a past job.
    Waiter

    Choose a present job.
    Policeman

    Choose a past love interest.
    Rachel, his ex-wife

    Choose an enemy.
    Anthony Manning, a drugs baron.

    Choose a pet.
    Dog, Leon.

    Why is your character not working at the old job?
    It was just a part-time job to save up money to attened Police Academy, as he'd intended on joining the Police since dropping out of college.

    Why is your character not with the old love interest?
    They split up as he is too involved in his job.

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?
    Working-out helps in being a Policeman, and there isn’t much action in being a book critic.

    How did your character make the enemy?
    He was assigned to bring Manning down.

    How did the pet once save the character's life?
    It didn’t, though it eases the loneliness.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?
    Lose his job, because he doesn’t have much else left. He hasn’t needed to avoid it yet because he is good at his job, and he will keep being good at his job, thus avoiding it in the future.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?
    Get a solid case against Anthony Manning, as it’d mean a probable promotion and one less criminal on the streets of Seattle. He has had little success so far, and is at a loss at the moment as to how he can get Manning in the future.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.
    Steven Hall is 37-years-old. He has dark brown hair, an inch or so in length, with specks of grey peppering the sideburns and back. He’s had a five o’clock shadow for a while now.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.
    - He’s been in the Police force for thirteen years now and has recently been partnered with a young officer named Brad Lewis, who is fresh from the Academy.
    - He married Rachel when he was twenty-six and they divorced seven years later.
    - They had no children together.
    - Rachel got to keep the house after the divorce.
    - Steven came off worse. Still, he managed to keep his book collection and his dog, Leon.
    - He has very few friends, even at work, although he's not unfriendly towards any of his colleagues.

    Also:
    Not too sure if the whole Policeman-tied-to-the-job thing is a bit cliche.
     
  7. CRISTIANO7

    CRISTIANO7 New Member

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    Missouri, USA
    Gender: Male

    Place of birth: Kansas

    Hobby: Before the war, he loved practicing fighting with his friends, exploring, and pretending to be a soldier. He was the head of a fighting club he started.

    Past job: USMC Captain during WWII

    Present job: Zha Lei (Chinese Triad) enforcer

    Past love interest: N/A

    Enemy: His superior, Xue Cheng. (Triad overseer of Xujiahui district in Shanghai)

    Pet: N/A

    Reason for changing jobs: Dislike of military following terrible ordeals during WWII.

    Reason for changing love interests: N/A

    Reason for choosing profession over hobby: Mike has now chosen real fighting, and killing, over casual fighting as a sport.

    Reason for confrontational relationship with enemy: He is insubordinate, which angers Cheng. In the end, Cheng kills someone close to him, causing Mike to hate him with every fiber of his being.

    Debt owed to pet: N/A

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?: Becoming a sentimental fool, as he sees most others around him. This is becoming harder and harder for him, as guilt and a sense of the futility of his life begins to overwhelm him.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?: Feeling that he has a purpose in life, because the life he has had for the past years is beginning to seem futile to him. Perhaps returning to America, though he quashes the idea whenever he thinks it.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description:

    Thirty-six years old. Mike Carson, known to the public by nickname An Xiang (meaning 'calm' or composed'). He is six foot two with the body of an athlete. He carries a scar across the face, testament to a narrow escape from a Japanese soldier's knife, though otherwise he is handsome. His brown hair is generally messy, and he is never seen with facial hair.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now: Though he offers a charade of it in public, he is not as calm, nor at peace with himself as his nickname suggests. Years of killing for money, after horrific experiences on the islands of Peleliu and Okinawa, have created a psychological wreck of a human of him. He is plagued by guilt and a sense of the futility of life. He is generally a man of very few words, blunt and to the point on all issues. Military training prior to the war and specialized combat training within the triad have created a fearsome fighter of him, both armed and unarmed.
     
  8. crimsonrose

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    Choose a gender. ~Female

    Choose a place of birth. ~Avilbane (little city I created, it would be the equivalent of a victorian era town in France.

    Choose a hobby. ~ picking flowers

    Choose a past job. ~ courtesan in training

    Choose a present job. ~ slave to Zuriel

    Choose a past love interest. ~ was engaged to Roland for all of two days before Zuriel broke up the engagement. She did not return Roland's feelings, which were more possessive than loving.


    Choose an enemy. ~ Roland

    Choose a pet. ~ N/A

    Why is your character not working at the old job? ~ Her mother died, which ceased the lessons that were preparing Celine for the life of a courtesan

    Why is your character not with the old love interest? ~ She was, more or less, kidnapped by her current lover. She is glad for this, however, later on, because it means she has an excuse to not be with Roland.

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession? ~ there are already enough florists in town.

    How did your character make the enemy? ~ She chose not to return to Roland, which earned his jealousy and increased his possessiveness of her

    How did the pet once save the character's life? ~ N/A

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it? Break her father's heart. Because her father and her sisters were all she had left before she met Zuriel. She accepted Roland's proposal in order to secure riches for her family, that her father may have everythign he ever dreamed of. In the future, though she will not seek to hurt him, she will not really try to avoid breaking his heart- she has discovered he had no heart to break.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future? unconditional love. Because, unbeknown to her for a goodly part of her story, she has never really experienced unconditional love before. She has done nothing to try to obtain it- her dutiful demeanor is purely selfless. She wanted her family happy. In the future, she will continue giving Zuriel all the unconditional love he needs, which will in turn earn even more of his unconditional love.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description. Celine. 18. Long, wavy golden brown hair, big green eyes, full lips, and a nose that is just big enough to balance out her face. 5'4", curvy enough to be feminine.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now. she is devestatingly self sacrificial, wise as can be, but so naive that her wisdom can sometimes be manipulated and taken advantage of. she is quick to anger, but her anger is often so minuscule that it is hard to be intimidated. she is seductive when need be, but only due to her courtesan mother's training of her. without it, she would be far more innocent.
     
  9. Anir

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    (Spoken from the character's point of view)

    Choose a gender.

    Um, I'm a girl. Isn't it kind of obvious?

    Choose a place of birth.

    Well, I was born in Ygen, the copy world of Eltia, in the outskirts of the City of Trees.

    Choose a hobby.

    I like reading and being alone sometimes.

    Choose a past job.

    I'm only thirteen, I didn't have a job, though I did want to be a teacher.

    Choose a present job.

    The Warrior of Fire, the Dragonmaster, leader of the Destined, and savior of Eltia. Pretty prestigious title, huh? Never mind that I'm not even sure that they've got the right person.

    Choose a past love interest.

    Well, I had a crush on a guy in my class, but then he called me a peasant and pushed me into the mud, so I got over it.

    Choose an enemy.

    Sornweka Du'Dranska, the queen of the demons. She's really, really nasty, and she's tried to kill me a few times. Also, pretty much all demons despise me and try to kill me.

    Choose a pet.

    Zeira, a dragon. Actually, I would never call her a pet. Ever. She'd burn me in two seconds flat. She's way older than me and much more proud, wise, and powerful. She's more of a companion or mentor than pet.

    Why is your character not working at the old job?

    Like I said, thirteen years old.

    Why is your character not with the old love interest?

    He was a stuck-up pig who was a complete jerk.

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?

    Reading and being alone doesn't make for a good job, does it? If it does, I'd like to do it.

    How did your character make the enemy?

    I don't really know. She just hates my guts, probably because I'm prophesied to destroy her or something, with the help of the other four Destined. I hate her too. She's a real evil woman.

    How did the pet once save the character's life?

    Let's see, where should I start? Well, Zeira has saved my life quite a few times, but the one that comes to mind here is the time when I fell off her back while fighting the demon Samhain and she saved me when I was about three feet from the ground. She paid a pretty heavy price though; her wing was badly broken.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?

    What would I like to avoid? Um, probably dying. I've already died once, its not a pleasant experience. I've avoided it so far by not getting myself killed, and I'll probably get stronger in future so I can fight back and not get killed.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?

    I want to finish this war and go home and be with my family. This whole thing was sprung on me and I'm not sure if I like it, but if this is the only way to go back, I'm willing to do it. I've already started to take steps in making myself a better warrior so I can fight Sornweka and save Eltia from destruction. Probably in future I'll kill Sornweka and go through the gate back to Ygen.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.

    My name? Anna St. John. I'm thirteen years old, and I'm pretty average-sized, about 5' 2", and I've been told that I'm pretty by at least ten different people. I have brown hair that I kept in a braid until recently, when I cut most of it off. I also have green eyes and lightly tanned skin.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.

    Everything else I know about myself, huh? Well, I'm the descendant of the original Dragonmaster, Anir de Johnn, and I'm supposed to continue his legacy. I can speak the language of fire, and I can command flames to do my bidding, though I'm a little scared about it. I'm trying to trust the other Destined, but its kind of difficult. People say that I have a pretty hot temper about certain things. I'm pretty poor back in Ygen. I'm also being protected by this mysterious guy in a black cloak named Saka. I think he's really handsome. *blushes* Other than that, I don't think there's anything else of importance, unless you want to know my favorite color? It's green, by the way.
     
  10. AwkwardlyYours

    AwkwardlyYours New Member

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    This is a character data sheet I borrowed from my boyfriend's professor of Creative Writing. I've been working on this character for a few hours now... Critiques please? Suggestions?


    Character Data:

    Name: Jasper K. Lawrence (Jess for Short)

    Birthday: New Years Baby. January 1st 1990.

    Age: 19

    Appearance: 6’2”. 184 lbs. Red, floppy (but straight), kind of greasy looking, chin-length hair. Pale white skin. Minor acne problem. Sea-green eyes with brown flecks in them. Pouty lips. Left ear pierced (always wears same 14k gold stud. Nothing fancy). Well-built arms that go unnoticed when they’re not flexed. Dark circles under eyes from lack of sleep. Callused fingers. Long legs and arms.

    Occupation: Student at a Community College and a Wal*Mart Cashier

    Income: $8.40 an hour part-time (about 28 hrs. or so a week)

    Class: Middle

    Occupation of parents: Carnies. They’ve been clowns in some traveling circus since Jess was born. He lives with his Aunt Tree (Trina, Tree for short).

    Family members: Carnie Parents: Terri (his mother) and Jordon (his father). Aunt Tree. Raechel (pronounced Ray-shell), his cousin. Louis, his cousin.

    Education: High school graduate (Average grades throughout high school), Currently going into Sophomore year at Northampton Community College working toward an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts.

    Place of residence: Aunt Tree’s house in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania.

    Place of birth (if different): In his parents’ RV on some unknown road in Idaho.

    Religion: Agnostic for the pure reason he doesn’t find religion so very important at this point in his life.

    Ethnic Background: Caucasian (He’s got Irish blood. You could say he’s so pale white that he’s glow-in-the-dark. This would be a hyperbole. But you could say it.)

    Hobbies: Writing, playing video games, drawing, reading, singing, making movies with his friends, playing guitar (not for the cool factor. Just for himself)

    Pet(s): White mouse with black spots named “Piggy”, and a pug named “Lunchbox”

    Talents: Very talented writer, “charming” his way into peoples’ good graces and out of trouble, drawing, speaking in front of people, faking accents

    Dislikes: Pie, people that don’t care about intelligence, people that don’t care about much of anything, people that whine about how sucky life is, people that say life is “short” (it’s the longest thing anyone’s ever done.), materialistic people, computer viruses. This list of dislikes could go on forever, just as anyone’s list of dislikes could. But these are the major dislikes.

    Eccentric Habits: Eats potato chips with chopsticks (He doesn’t like the greasy finger feeling), uses the term “madame” a lot, occasionally adopts some random foreign accent for no reason at all.

    Phobias: Being an adult scares the hell out of him.

    Favorite foods: Chicken, potatoes, and French toast.

    Manner of dress: Usually just cargo pants (or shorts) and a nerdy t-shirt of some old 80s or 90s cartoon, television show, or movie. (Pokémon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, E.T., Saved by the Bell, etc.)

    Favorite color: Orange

    Sound of voice: Not too deep or high pitched. A soft voice (not quiet… but whatever you’d say is opposite of harsh or piercing) that’s soothing to the ear. Singing voice is also quite amazing. Most joke they wish he’d only ever sing instead of wasting the breath on talking. However, his voice tends to have a playful or sarcastic tone to it, majority of the time.

    Aspirations: Graduate from NCC and go on to Kutztown University for a Bachelors in English. What he’ll do with that? He doesn’t know. He also hopes to write a novel some time (some time being whenever he finds the proper motivation to do so). Short term goals include his goal to become the “star cashier” at Wal*Mart. This would be unlikely to happen, though, because he’s still new to the job, and still makes the occasional mistake.

    Favorite place: His room, or the local used book store.

    Number of friends: Number of friendly acquaintances would be impossible to count, but number of close friends: 3 (not counting his Aunt and cousins, who he is close with). Trafton, Molly, and Keeley. (Molly and Trafton are a couple.)

    Drinking habits: Doesn’t drink (usually). He drinks socially when the occasion arises, but it’s rare he puts himself into a situation where drinking is involved. He’s not really a person who goes to parties.

    Smoking habits: Doesn’t smoke.

    Drug habits: Has tried pot. Didn’t like it. And as result, didn’t bother to try anything else. So he doesn’t do drugs.

    Preferences –music: Anything. Really. Anything. Favorite bands would be Offspring, Bloodhound Gang and Incubus, but he likes everything.
    -entertainment: Likes to see musicals and dramas (tries to keep this a little known fact, because in his town, if you’re a male that likes musicals, you’re probably gay. He doesn’t have a problem with homosexuals, but would like to keep the rumors off his back, because he simply is not gay), Loves to go to the movies. ANY type of movie. Especially horror and sci-fi flicks.

    How does this character react under stress? Prone to panic attacks under extreme stress. But under a typical amount of stress, Jess finds some way to relax. He takes a break from whatever it is that is creating the stress and breathes deeply, breathing in slowly and deeply, and breathing out with a quiet hum (his mantra).

    What does this character do to celebrate? Depends on what he’s celebrating. If it’s a good grade he celebrates with a quiet “awesome” to himself. If he is celebrating winning the lottery or some such achievement, he gives hugs all around, and goes out for dinner with his family and friends. It’s all dependant on what the celebration is for.

    How does he express anger? His expression becomes almost emotionless. He tends to walk away from whatever angers him. Usually, he’ll argue until it seems pointless, and then he’ll storm off in another direction. Jess shouldn’t get in a car when he’s angry. Because he’s very guilty of driving like a psychotic when he’s angry. He tends to write furiously or sing “angry songs” or something healthy, but on occasion he can be reckless.

    How does he express pleasure? Grins like a loon. Hugs. He becomes playful when he’s pleased by something.

    What is his greatest secret? He’s an open book. He has only two secrets. One is that his parents are clowns. He doesn’t tell anyone because he finds it embarrassing. So he tells people they’re in jail for murdering someone a long time ago. The other, is that he’s secretly depressed because he was hoping that he would’ve been the one to take Keeley’s virginity. And someone got there first.

    What is his greatest desire? To find true love (whose greatest desire is NOT to find true love?), and to write a novel someday… when he feels like it. (He procrastinates.)

    What is his biggest fault? Caring too much, trusts others too easily, tells white lies on occasion to avoid confrontation (even though he hates people that lie)

    Character History from Birth to Moment in Story:
    When Jasper K. Lawrence was born, Jordon and Terri Lawrence were on their way to Portland, Oregon to visit old retired friends of the family. By family, of course, I mean the circus family. Two retired clowns from Wallace T. Peabody’s Cirque de Crème Brulée, Winnie and Bucky, were eager to see Jordon and Terri once more before the baby was born. However, rolling through some town near (or rather, within 100 miles of) Boise, Idaho, Terri’s water broke. Jasper K. Lawrence was a month early, but very healthy. The Lawrence family didn’t make it to Oregon on time. They sent a letter to Terri’s sister to tell her they couldn’t care for him because they were so in love with circus life that they didn’t have the time to instill morals and things like that. So, Trina Lovewell gave Jasper a home. Jasper began to speak early. By the time he was a year old he could say “Happy New Year!” and “Happy Birfday!” And he hasn’t shut up since then.
    Jasper made friends with Keeley on the first day of kindergarten. Keeley’s last name was McClaude, fatefully putting her at the table with Jasper, his cousin Raechel, and the smelly kid whose name the three of them had forgotten (luckily, this kid moved and they didn’t have to endure his body odor for more than the first two weeks of their academic careers).
    Keeley had heard Jasper’s name called during attendance and said “Jasper’s a funny name. Why’d your parents name you that?”
    He had heard her name called and so in turn, he asked “Keeley’s a funny name too. Maybe your parents and my parents were friends and they had a funny name book.”
    This made Keeley giggle and they’d been friends since. Jasper had always been the type to talk to the girls, rather than chase them, or pull their hair, or ruin their crayons. He was the charming type of kid, that everyone loved to have around. He was always finding ways to get himself into trouble, but managed to smooth talk his way out of it again.
    Because Raechel always called Jasper “Jess” for short, everyone in school called him Jess as well, which never bothered him. Keeley was the only one who still called him “Jasper.” To him, this had always been a special thing that bonded them, and so he never told her to call him “Jess” instead. Keeley has been Jasper’s crush for his entire life. But their friendship has prevented him from pursuing anything more than that. He secretly despises her current boyfriend, Brett, and sees no reason why anyone would date him. He’s egotistical and argumentative and just… a bastard, really. And he’s also the reason that Jasper hasn’t seen Keeley in about a month. She’s been so busy with her workload at East Stroudsburg University and having sex in her dorm with Fratboy Brett. She’s been so busy she has taken to calling him “Jess,” which shouldn’t bother him. But it really does.
    Now, instead of being his usual fun-loving self, Jasper is moping about the small town, Kunkletown, Pennsylvania where he lives. He goes to work at Wal*Mart in Bethlehem as a cashier for 8 hours a day, just to come home and mope some more. He sees Keeley once in a while, but always with that bastard Brett attached to her hips. Jasper has found friendship in two new college friends, Molly and Trafton. But since they are a couple, they often depress Jasper, despite their friendly advice and trying to help.

    Typical Day in the Life of Jasper K. Lawrence:
    Since classes have ended for the summer, Jasper’s typical week consists of at least 4 work days. On said work days, he gets up, pulls on khaki cargo pants and a navy blue shirt, grabs his Wal*Mart name tag, tries to comb his hair, fails, and then gets into his black ’97 Plymouth Neon and drives the 45 minutes to Wal*Mart. He puts on that fake interested air, walks into Wal*Mart and talks briefly with the greeter, Alix (a 57 year old gay man who constantly talks about he greets better than ANYONE else… “Evar!”), before climbing the steps to the break room, Deana’s (personnel) office, and the lockers. He stuffs his lunchbox into the fridge, clocks in, and walks back to the front of the store, where either Jes, Suzy, Carolyn, Tina, Christina, or Ezekial will tell him which register is his for the day. It’s always either 9 (the cigarette aisle) or 1 (the 12 items or less aisle with the broken card reader). He stands there pretending to be thrilled that he works at Wal*Mart for 2 hours between his 15 minute breaks and 1 hour for lunch. Then he goes back home and rehashes the experience to his Aunt Tree. Aunt Tree always asks why he’s boring. He tells her he doesn’t know and goes to his room. Where he plays World of Warcraft for an hour or so before getting bored. Then he reads or listens to the mixed CD that Keeley gave him for his 16th birthday (which has her introducing each song like a radio DJ, only personalized just for him). He eventually falls asleep for an hour before waking up and doing the same thing again. Unless of course it is one of his days off.
    On a day off, he tries to find time to hang out with Molly and Trafton or even Keeley if she’s not busy with Brett the Douchebag. Usually, he ends up beating his cousin, Louis in some video game or another, or helping Raechel and Aunt Tree in the garden if the weather is nice enough. He likes to relax on his days off. Go see a movie or something.


    Four Ways to Introduce Character: (there are six but I’m lazy and am doing four)
    Appearance: Jasper thanked whatever higher power there may be for his long limbs as he skipped the steps two at a time toward the Wal*Mart employee time clock. He was late again. He strode quickly down the hall, passing the break room where Suzy, his supervisor was on her lunch break. He knew his greasy red locks would give him away if she caught even a slight glimpse of the color. If he was 5 feet tall, this wouldn’t give him away at all. It could be Roxie, the maintenance woman. If only he were 5 feet tall. Of course, he was 6’2” and could never be confused for Roxie. Sure enough, just as he punched in, Suzy tapped her boney finger on his shoulder.
    Action: Eleven cashiers were scheduled Thursday afternoon. Due to the store’s remodel, however, there were only ten cash registers. Since he was late, Suzy had Jasper doing returns. He hated doing returns. It was boring. He’d walk to the returns buckets, empty them into a cart, jog the cart to the department that corresponded with the items, then search endlessly for the spot in which these items belonged, then jog back to the buckets at the front of the store, and do it again with another department. The jogging made him both sweaty and tired. He much preferred the repetitive motion of swiping objects across the scanner and getting them into bags.


    Dialogue:
    “Hey Jess!” Alix, the Wal*Mart greeter was grinning from ear to ear.
    “Er… hey Alix! How was the cake that uh… Tina made you?” Jasper was always amused by talking to Alix. He knew Alix was gay, which was no problem, except that he was also kind of a pervert. He would hit on Jasper every time he walked in the door. It always made him uncomfortable, but it also made him laugh. Being an aspiring writer, he couldn’t hope for better material than the characters he met in Wal*Mart.
    “It was DEE-vine! Let me tell you, that cake was the best birthday cake EVAR!” Alix squealed in his gay country twang. “I’ll give ya a piece or two if we have break together!”
    “Sure thing, Alix.”
    “Toodle-loo, Sweety Pie!” Alix cooed.
    Jasper just chuckled to himself as he walked up the stairs.

    Thought:
    ‘Who does Keeley think she is anyway? You don’t blow off your friends for – oh crap, I scanned that twice. Shoot something scanned after that. Okay… I hit void and then scan the thing again? Yes. Alright. Got it. But you don’t just blow off your friends for stupid drunken frat boys named Brett. Even if they do have more muscles, clearer skin, and a tan. What does that meat head have that I don’t? I’m smarter. I’m a better friend. I’ve been there for her consistently through the 14 years we’ve known each other. I can’t believe he got her to sleep with- Damnit! No UPC on this one…’
    “Ezekial! Could you do a price check for me?”
    ‘I just can’t believe he got her to sleep with him. What a nasty jerk. Well, if that’s who she wants? Fine. He can have her.’
     
  11. ObsessedImagination

    ObsessedImagination New Member

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    My Main Character

    Gender: Female

    Place of birth: Bunbury, Western Australia

    Hobby: Anything to do with music. She plays the guitar and the piano, and writes her own songs. She sings, too.

    Past job: She's almost 18 but has never had one due to her over-protective mother.

    Present job: Her mother has just opened her own Motel, and she helps out there.

    Past love interest: She fears any intimate boy/girl relationship (no, she's not gay or bisexual)

    Enemy: In a way, her mother (though she'd never admit it) and in this part of her life, the main 'baddie' is a girl called Tasha Grey.

    Pet: She's never had one.

    Reason for changing jobs: This is her first job.

    Reason for changing love interests: N/A

    Reason for choosing profession over hobby: She doesn't have a choice. She'd love to be able to write her own songs and sing them and get into the music industry, but her mum refuses to hear anything about her music.

    Reason for confrontational relationship with enemy: She naturally attracts human men without meaning to. It's an uncontrollable power. Tasha is the 'head bimbo' I guess you could say, at this new High School and she doesn't like being knocked off her podium.

    Debt owed to pet: N/A

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?: Upsetting or disappointing her mother. She tends to do this a lot though, without meaning to. She doesn't want to move to Hyden, but she clamps her mouth shut because she doesn't want to anger her mother more then she already has.
    In the future, her goal is to just fly under the radar and do as her mother says.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?: Her music. Her mother doesn't approve of it and she'd do anything to get her to see it's her passion. Her mother doesn't think it's a good idea because their 'kind' has natural music ability. Her mum believes that first of all, it's unfair to the lowly humans who don't have the same ability, and second, their secret could be exposed.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description:
    Aila Webb. She's 17 years old, soon to be 18. She has long, wavy, dark brown hair and deep, sparkly blue eyes. She's short, barely scraping 5ft and slim. Her nails are always perfect, her skin is clear and she always smells good. She doesn't really have a 'distinct' feature, but to humans she appears very beautiful.


    Write everything else you know about your character, right now: She's a mermaid! Her mother is a full-blooded mermaid and her father was a full-blooded human. She doesn't know who her father is or where he lives because her mother ran away with Aila before Aila was born. She was allowed to go to the beach (she can only turn in to a mermaid if her skin touches SALT water) up until she was 12 years old. After another year, when she turned 13, what's known as 'The Call of the Ocean' kicked in and she was addicted to the water. She craved it, she had to be in there. So she snuck off behind her mother's back after she banned Aila from going into the water at all.

    10 days before the story begins, Aila is caught by her mother in the water in her mermaid form. This is the reason behind the move to Hyden.

    Aila is a very giving and compassionate child/person, but also tends to open her mouth at the wrong time.
     
  12. Melot

    Melot New Member

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    Choose a gender. Male

    Choose a place of birth. Norstrim

    Choose a hobby. Puzzles

    Choose a past job. He’s never had a job

    Choose a present job. Unemployed

    Choose a past love interest. He has never had one


    Choose an enemy. Thanos

    Choose a pet. Has none

    Why is your character not working at the old job? Ahum..

    Why is your character not with the old love interest? ….

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession? Because he is on the run, and there are no jobs when you’re running for your life

    How did your character make the enemy? Thanos is a hunter hired to hunt down Prey. My character has been in hiding with his mother with a Predator woman who he has known since he was born. Thanos hunted them down but the character was able to escape. Thanos is a person that can’t accept failures and therefore hunts him.

    How did the pet once save the character's life? --

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it? He would do anything to avoid him or the people around him to die. In the past he hasn’t succeeded in saving his family, but when he meets Ivory she becomes his main focus. He is constantly tugging her around and making sure she doesn’t do anything stupid (Which is quite a challenge).

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future? A world without having to run all the time, which is the one thing he’s striving for. There was a rumor of a land oversees where there is no Famine and no need of running.

    What is your character's name? Axel Svendson
    What is your character's age? 17
    and physical description? Axel is a tall and quite masculine boy. His hair is dark brown in color and long and wavy. He usually puts in into a pony tail to keep it out of the way and he doesn’t really care about his appearance. He has warm brown eyes.
    His Vore is a Hogdeer with a small antlers and white spots along the spine.


    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.
    He is very antisocial, not having really had contract with other people except his mother from the age of 5. He has a way of pissing people off without any effort, and no one really likes him. The fact that he is big and quite strong doesn’t suit his case. He is also a grudge keeping guy. He is cynic and pessimistic, but he still tries to reach the lands although he doesn’t quite know how to get oversees yet.
    He is the guy with the plans and he has always been the guy with the plans. He’s very smart and has a way of keeping himself alive. In this he clashes with Ivory, who has a way in of throwing herself in harm’s way and not listening to what Axel has to say.
     
  13. zorell

    zorell New Member

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    Choose a gender.
    >female
    Choose a place of birth.
    >Florence, Calipso
    Choose a hobby.
    >basket weaving
    Choose a past job.
    >tutor
    Choose a present job.
    >Syph Professor
    Choose a past love interest.
    >Anna Limbaugh

    Choose an enemy.
    >Lance Kesington
    Choose a pet.
    >Kristianan (Callico Cat)
    Why is your character not working at the old job?
    >her career as a professor is too time consuming
    Why is your character not with the old love interest?
    >she couldn't handle the truth
    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?
    >she can get frustrated and fire and baskets don't mix
    How did your character make the enemy?
    >she stole his girlfriend
    How did the pet once save the character's life?
    >Kristi never did
    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?
    >The last thing Chrys would ever want is to lose Kat, the love of her life. She's even ceased her lectures about the benefits of allying with the Fortress because they infuriate Kat so much. Chrys might even sacrifice Langley's offer to succeed her as headmistress of the Fortress if it means keeping Kat. Chrys has aspired to that position her entire life at the Fortress.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?
    >nothing tangible can be determined as yet

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.
    >Chrystal Waters. She's twenty-five years-old and has flowing back hair that falls along her shoulders. Her eyes are an odd golden hazel sometimes mistaken for light crimson. Her average, 5'7" height helps her to blend into crowds.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.
    >She adores Kat. She looks up to Langley but would never hope for Headmistress Langley's passive specialty of recognizing the dieing even when the individual doesn't know it yet. (Langley can tell you will die within a week of your death. Not within seven days' accuracy, she knows when you're a week from death.) Chrys' own passive specialty is Sight in spite of everything, she sees in the dark, through opaque materials, even her own eyelids. She's only blind when she is asleep or unconscious. Her aggressive specialty is an ability to generate and manipulate fire. She loves teaching and is proud to be among the ranks of Allied Syphs who are willing to accept the responsibility of unlimited power within their specialties so long as they abide by the Laws of Alliance.
     
  14. UnknownBearing

    UnknownBearing New Member

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    Choose a gender.

    Male

    Choose a place of birth.

    New York, NY (believed)

    Choose a hobby.

    Gaming.

    Choose a past job.

    Pawn shop

    Choose a present job.

    DJ for popular club. Often opens for big venues, very good at what he does.

    Choose a past love interest.

    Mandy Tillman, high school love interest. They were close friends, but were never official.

    Choose an enemy.

    Gregory Samson, Special agent for MRC.

    Choose a pet.

    Lives in a dorm, doesn't have a pet.

    Why is your character not working at the old job?

    Fired, due to continual lateness.

    Why is your character not with the old love interest?

    She dies during an explosion caused by the manifestation of another character's power inside the school.

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?

    Views it as an arbitrary activity. Besides, he has more important things to worry about now. No time for hobbies.

    How did your character make the enemy?

    He was ultimately betrayed by Samson when he tries to subdue him and bring him into his agency for testing. Samson remains a bitter enemy for him throughout the series, even though his intentions may not be entirely evil.

    How did the pet once save the character's life?

    Never happened.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?

    Submitting to the dark corners of his advanced mind, letting himself abuse the great power he has over everyone else. He believes that his abilities should only be used for the benefit of mankind. He's already stopped himself from killing a madman out of fear of losing himself. In the future, he ceases to care about holding back, once he's betrayed by a former enemy he thought was now his ally. This betrayal put him into a 6 month coma. After he awakens, he uses his abilities to their full brutish nature.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?

    He wants nothing more than to destroy the MRC agency. He spent part of his life running from them, forcing him into a fugitive life. He wants to make people like himself safe from MRC. He has executed numerous attempts at breaking down MRC: extracting prisoners and threatening to reveal secret operations. He hopes to gather his people and unite against MRC to finally bring them down.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.

    Lyle David Beckett, 19, brown short hair, glasses, small burn marks on his arms, legs and back from electricity. Green eyes.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.

    Lyle has the most developed mind in the world, with an IQ of 316, telekinesis and telepathy. Father, Simon Beckett, estranged. Brother Michael Beckett, lives in the Hamptons, successful. Not on good terms with Lyle. Goes to school in Manhattan. Lyle does not want to play the leader role, for his superior mind makes it hard to work with others. Lyle has a failure complex, is is deathly afraid of falling short. As such, he blames himself harshly for mistakes, some of these mistakes lead to disastrous events. Obssessed with bringing down MRC.
     
  15. cybrxkhan

    cybrxkhan New Member

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    Choose a gender. Male

    Choose a place of birth. Don Narseia, a coastal city

    Choose a hobby. Reading

    Choose a past job. Schoolkid/Prince

    Choose a present job. Schoolkid/Crown Prince

    Choose a past love interest. Daia, his twin sister

    Choose an enemy. de jure: The Corporations; Melander and Nemica, heirs to the two most powerful Corporations; Besera, Cedarin, and Elisuvest, traditional enemies of the Aidisese Empire; and the Yuh terrorist-rebels, who are an ethnic group the Empire conquered a few decades back de facto: my main character himself, having to wrestle with his own childish perceptions and innocence

    Choose a pet. None

    Why is your character not working at the old job? He got promoted from Prince to Crown Prince after his older brother was assassinated

    Why is your character not with the old love interest? She was assassinated, though according to the religion of their culture, she still is mentally bound with him

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession? His duty in life is to protect his Empire as a leader

    How did your character make the enemy? The Corporations are attempting to wrestle control over the government, the result of several generations of internal struggle within the Empire; the traditional enemies of the Empire are attempting to take advantage of the situation. As for the Yuh, having only been recently conquered by the Empire, they want to regain their independence - often through terrorist means.

    How did the pet once save the character's life? N/A

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it? Be a rapist or a womanizing bastard, or anything similar. The Prince has extremely strict - and oftentimes naive - moral standards, and he kind of misconceives women sometimes as being a symbol of innocence and goodness. That is why he oftentimes feels hatred towards himself, for, as an adolescent, he's naturally thinking about sex all the time, and he sees that as inappropriate. In the future, having matured a bit more, the Prince will of course still have his moral principles, but he will realize that the entire world doesn't revolve around innocence=good and everything else = bad.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future? Get his twin sister to be alive again. He had (naturally) an extremely close relationship with her, even by his culture's standards (his culture lacks a sibling incest taboo, so long as it is consensual). He's lost a natural supporting figure. His sister's "spirit" oftentimes visits his dreams, but that's about it. The only way he'll be reunited with her is after death, but, not being the kind who is open to suicide, he'll have to wait until the day he dies.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description. Crown Prince Daius Liu, sometimes just called "The Prince" or "Daius". He is 15, 16 at the end of the first novel, 20 by the end of the series. He is about 6'2", lean but not gawky or scrawny, with short, dark black hair. His dark eyes give the impression of someone who is unusually wise and father-like, but also rather sad.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now. The Prince is talented for his age, well-versed in history, literature, and arithmatic, and also an accomplished swordsman, gunman, and horseback rider. However, he is not the best, but that is of little matter to him. Though he is reasonably social and talkative with his friends, even if a bit too "mature" and depressing at times, he is usually much more silent in the public. He is ultimately chivalrous, especially when it comes to women, but is misguided in a way. Having been protected for so long - and knowing it so - he feels great sorrow and inner turmoil, now that he is an adolescent learning about the true ways of the world. However, unlike most adolescents, he realizes his own problems, and his own self-centeredness and self-pitying at times, and this only heightens his inner struggle. He has a good sense of self-control, but even this has its limits; if provoked, especially when it comes to women, he is rash, impulsive, and overall pretty dangerous for a 15 year old. As the Crown Prince, he is beginning to confront the crises that plague his ancient Empire - the Corporations, the enemy nations, the rebellions, and so forth. He feels animosity against his father (though he is guilty for feeling so), the Emperor, believing that his father never prepared him properly for the job. In the end, he is a romantic and idealist who believes in his morality; he wants to restore the world to the "goodness" it once was - but this, in fact, may only be a reflection of the fact that he wants to return to his own childhood, along with his beloved sister.
     
  16. undiscoveredauthor91

    undiscoveredauthor91 New Member

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    Choose a gender. female

    Choose a place of birth.Decatur, Ga

    Choose a hobby.dancing

    Choose a past job. babysitter

    Choose a present job. works at the movies

    Choose a past love interest. Christian (kindergarten)

    Choose an enemy. Daina Watts

    Choose a pet.teacup pomeranian

    Why is your character not working at the old job?doesnt pay enough

    Why is your character not with the old love interest? grew up and he moved away

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?still in high school

    How did your character make the enemy? they were best friends when they were younger...when they got older, daina became popular and would mistreat [main] in front of her 'popular' friends

    How did the pet once save the character's life?

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it? getting her heartbroken...never dated...not dating

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future? a professional dancin career; taken dance classes; major n dace in college and audition for as many jobs as possible

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.
    Honesty Aaliyah Carter 17 5'2'' 125 skin complexion was one of a caramel toffee if her might add and my hair isnt the longest but it isnt the shortest either, it is cut into layers that fall just below her shoulders and she always wear it in a roller wrap. She has light green eyes, dimples, and freckles

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now. She is the victim of rape which resulted in her birth to he son Amiyon We'Luv Carter. She lives with her mother, Jalissa Carter, and younger sister, Ameiricul Destinee Carter. Her mother is a crack addict and most times her aunt Melissa cares for them.
     
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    Lily

    Choose a gender.Female

    Choose a place of birth.London, England

    Choose a hobby.Kareoke

    Choose a past job.Been in same job since the age of 16.

    Choose a present job.Journalist

    Choose a past love interest.General boyfriends in High School


    Choose an enemy.Witch who betrayed her mother and led to death of her father.

    Choose a pet.None

    How did your character make the enemy?They betrayed her mother which led to the death of her father, something she could never forgive.


    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see them doing in the future to avoid it?
    Use their magic. Although they were born a witch, it was magic which led to the death of her father and she doesn't want magic to ruin her life as it ruined the lives of her parents. She has not practiced magic since she fully came into her powers and has told no-one what she is. She will keep her heritage a secret for as long as is possible and wants to live an ordinary human life with no magic and none of it's implications.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?She wants a normal life with current partner Dominic. Although she wants to keep her heritage a secret she wants to Dominic to know what he would be letting himself in for. Even if she doesn't practice magic it will always be in her blood and the implications of that will always be there. She has kept her secret for the two years of their relationship so far but in order to continue she feels he needs to know the truth. However this may cause her to lose him.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.Lily. 26. 5ft4 slender build. Long auburn wavy hair. Freckles across her cheeks. Green eyes with a hazel birthmark on the left eye.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.Witch. Both parents deceased, father when she was 6, mother when she was 25. Doesn't use her magic. Works at a magazine and is dating co-worker Dom.
     
  18. MarlzBob

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    I'm going to write this from my male character's point of view...makes it a lot easier to flesh out the character

    Choose a gender.

    I'm a man. Or at least I hope I am considering my...package.

    Choose a place of birth.

    Born and raised in Ottawa. Need to get out of this hole...

    Choose a hobby.

    I change all the time. Collecting old crime novels a dime a piece...

    Choose a past job.

    I was a cop once upon a time...but that was way too restricted for me.

    Choose a present job.

    I'm a bounty hunter. Not like the ones in the US who have to answer to the bondsmen...and the cops. No, we Ottawan Bounty Hunters are a law unto ourselves. I answer to no one...except for my boss...obviously.

    Choose a past love interest.

    That's private. No one needs to know about my love life...


    Choose an enemy.

    Every person I've hunted down...except Jensen

    Choose a pet.

    I have this rock. Its called Presto. Not very original really.

    Why is your character not working at the old job?

    Like I just said...way too restrictive.

    Why is your character not with the old love interest?

    My business. Not yours. But, well...things happened.

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?

    Right...I'm really going to buy and sell crime novels...I buy them and then keep them. Read them. End of.

    How did your character make the enemy?

    I hound them until they do what they're supposed to do...or I hand them over to the authorities. How do you think?

    How did the pet once save the character's life?

    It's a rock. It doesn't save lives.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?

    I hate dancing. Absolutely. I'm stupid and clumsy...got two left feet when it comes to it. So, I stay at home unless I'm working. And I refuse to let Pips convince me to come to his band's after parties. And I'll keep doing the same...

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?

    I want world peace. I can't explain how I'm going to obtain it...but I'm just going to keep being the person I am.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.

    My name is Elliott Preston. I'm 32 years old. I'm tall. you don't need to know how much by. Dark hair, like to keep it short, buzzed mostly. My eyes are hazel...Skin: I got this massive scar going from my left nipple across my chest in a diagonal. It's kind of jagged…it wasn't a clean cut.
    Body Type: I'm not skinny…I'm wiry, there's a difference. I don't look like a living skeleton.
    Pips once described me as a stork who was as coordinated as an eagle. I like to think I'm pretty buff though. I guess when I was a teen I was kinda storkish though.


    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.
    I have this problem...his name is Jensen. In a weird way he's a friend, but he's also a career criminal who I'm forever chasing after. We chat a lot...but yeah...
     
  19. Phobia

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    Choose a gender. Female

    Choose a place of birth. Kakao (Alternate universe)

    Choose a hobby. Playing with Kali.

    Choose a past job. She was a slave to a richer and higher family than her own for some time.

    Choose a present job. None. She goes on a journey.

    Choose a past love interest. Hale.

    Choose an enemy. Kalon.

    Choose a pet. Kali, a ferret.

    Why is your character not working at the old job? The masters had no need for her family anymore.

    Why is your character not with the old love interest? He died.

    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession? It's not meant to be one.

    How did your character make the enemy? Kalon wants to build an empire to enslave everyone from one country and make them her slaves.

    How did the pet once save the character's life? Kali saved her from drowning in a mud caked lake near Kalon's empire.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Deekus' death. Why? She loves Deekus. What has he already done to avoid this? Gained Deekus' trust. What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it? Saving Deekus' life later on.

    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Kalon's death. Why? Kalon is her mortal enemy and she wants to enslave innocent people. What has he already done to try to obtain it? Gone to Kalon's empire. What does he hope to try in the future? Kill Kalon.

    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description. Her name is Noah and she's 14 years old. She's basically a midget, and she died her hair green so she wouldn't be mistaken for her brother. All she wears is a tan poncho that droops down to her feet and covers them like a sheet, brown, tight shorts and a tan t-shirt. She doesn't wear shoes for she feels they're unnecessary and that she doesn't need them to prevail. She carries a stick as a weapon and later on attempts to make it in to a spear.

    Write everything else you know about your character, right now. Her mother fell ill while she was on her journey, but lived. Deekus is a knight to her, and a lover in theory. She has 2 siblings, a brother and a sister both 15 and 17. Her dad is always working to support their family in the rough time they're having due to Kalon's reign and elevating of money on products/goods and taxes.
     
  20. tcol4417

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    I'm under the impression that this thread is for the writer's benefit, not the readers, so please excuse me for taking up a bit of space. These four have been weighing down on me for some time and the opportunity to flesh them out is welcome.

    These characters are for the extended piece Revelations, something that has and will spend a lot of time in production.

    Hawke: Male: Born in the ruins of Eden after the First Uprising

    Physical appearance of a human male in his late twenties. Dark complexion, strong musculature but more Bruce Lee than Arnold Schwarzwhatever (Sorry, Arnie. I'm tired.)

    Travels as his hobby: Interesting places and people

    Is and always has been a Fallen Angel, though was born to hell instead of actually "Falling"

    Once had a thing with an angel named Catherine

    Has an obligatory enmity with Kestrel (see below), a hot-blooded rivalry with a hammer-wielding angel named Vulcan and an intense hatred of fellow demon Donovan.

    No pets: Can't take care of them

    His relationship with Catherine was discovered by the Heavenly Choir and she was executed as an example to those who would fraternise with demons.

    The hobby is instrumental to the profession in a way, as experience makes us stronger.

    Kestrel is a devoted servant of God and despite revelations that Hawke is her twin brother (both of them half angel, half demon) still fights against him on principle. Vulcan and Hawke both value courage and fortitude on the battlefield and after several stalemates have forged a grudging respect for each other. Donovan is resentful of Hawke's status, having been born to demonic royalty yet never demonstrating any genuine belief in Lucifer's cause.

    Hawke has been revered but alienated from his fellow demons because of his status and resents others assumption of his nature because of the circumstances of his birth. He is distrustful and solitary, only opening up to Catherine before her discovery and execution. Because of this, he attempts to emotionally detach himself from others to avoid anything like that happening again.

    Hawke walks the path of absolute power: Constantly looking for ways to make himself stronger. His motivation for this is so that he may cut his ties with the demon world without fear of reprisal and the retribution of the so called "Holy Orders" that oppress and subjugate in the name of "Good", but also wishes to become strong enough to protect those who are precious to him (something he will never admit).

    Has a friendly truce with Solomon Fisher, despite their separate allegiances because of their difference in strength. Sol isn't suicidal enough to take Hawke on and Hawke can't be bothered killing someone as laid back as Sol.
    Employs JD as an agent for the purposes of reconnaissance, theft and combat and regularly chastises her for her unprofessional conduct [see below]. Responds to her flirtatious remarks bluntly to disguise his feelings.

    Until much later in the story's development, Hawke plays the part of the villain: Regularly having a hand in the downfall of commonly conceived "good guy" characters. This results from a basically neutral system of ethics: Survival of the Fittest.
     
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    Kestrel: Female: Born in the ruins of Eden after the First Uprising

    Physical appearance of a human female in late twenties. Slender and pale, though her blue eyes and blonde hair are an illusion.

    Musician and hymn-ist

    Is and always has been an Angel, though was born and adopted after the First Uprising

    Kestrel has always been devoted to the Lord

    Aside from Hawke, Kestrel also despises JD for her lack of moral stringency. Other enemies include a wayward priest-turned-satanist and the self-righteous leader of the Black Talon: Haldor Sion.

    The hobby is part of the profession, really.

    Hawke was an enemy before she learned of their shared parenthood, and so stayed an enemy when he refused to defect to Heaven. As an angel, Kestrel is called to scenarios where mortals are abusing the title of justice to dispatch them. Haldor Sion poses a significant threat, as he leads an army of overzealous anti-pagans to slaughter dissidents and innocents alike, Spanish Inquisition style (or Scarlet Crusade if you want).

    Kestrel outright refuses to doubt the word of the Lord and the sanctity of His Word. Despite being outcast as tainted and sullied, Kestrel works tirelessly in the name of the Lord without question.

    The one thing Kestrel hopes for in the future is absolution. Kestrel wants to prove to the Heavenly Choir that redemption is possible regardless of one's circumstances and despite the oceans of evidence to the contrary. This is just as much spiritual as it is personal, as Kestrel will continue to doubt herself until this dream is realised.

    Kestrel employs Solomon as combat and moral support. She is regularly mistreated by the other members of the Choir, regardless of rank but remains under the protection of Archangel Rosario. Kestrel's morals are the absolute opposite of Hawke's, believing that everyone deserves a second chance and making every effort to save people: a trait that causes her considerable grief when she is repeatedly betrayed by opportunistic cowards and condemned for poor judgment by the Choir.

    Although appearing earlier than Hawke, Kestrel also spends a considerable amount of time behind the scenes protecting Solomon during the story's first installment.
     
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    JD (Jane Doe, real name unknown): female: Born in the metropolitan slums just as global society had begun to crumble in the earnest

    At least twenty years old (exact age unknown) but has the physical appearance of a mid-teen. Extremely lithe and athletic: Olympic Gymnast material.

    Collect mythical weapons and artifacts

    Used to roam the streets with a gang of pickpockets as a child and was forced into less reputable employment as she got older

    Now employed as a professional thief/spy/assassin

    Had a childish crush on her late mentor, now spends much of her time attempting to seduce Hawke

    JD has a friendly rivalry with Solomon and regards Kestrel with disdain. She harbours an intense hatred of Ros and Gil, the two gang leaders that murdered her childhood friends and attempted to enslave her.

    The children were killed during a genocidal cleansing of the slums when Ros and Gil's gang moved in and was saved from slavery by her mentor, the Flash Man (so named for his fondness of illusory techniques and explosives).

    The Flash died saving JD during their infiltration of a Black Talon facility. JD has found herself emotionally detached from men since the forced attentions paid to her during her stint as a stripper, but is attracted to Hawke because of his poorly disguised indifference and gruff considerateness.

    Again, the hobby is part of the job. Special enemies demand special firepower.

    While Ros and Gil are explained above, Solomon encounters JD on the same side of a firefight. After learning that they are employed by opposing factions, the two agree not to kill each other as long as the other is willing to fight.

    JD is extremely reluctant to relive her past and above all things wishes to absolve herself of it. Her immediately apparent goal throughout the story is to hunt down the people responsible for the death of her friends (Ros and Gil) and her brother's murder (the Black Talon re: unknown sacred artifact), though she also seeks forgiveness for her own sins: sins committed either to survive or to further her path for vengeance.

    JD was orphaned with her older brother when their mother was killed by a mysterious organisation searching for a lost heirloom. Escaping with her brother, the two sought shelter in the slums until they were discovered; JD escaping and her brother dying to protect her. JD still carries the heirloom as a memento, unaware until later developments of its significance and unaware even then that all of the stories about it are false.
     
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    Solomon Fisher: male: Born in anarchistic Africa fifteen years before the collapse of global society

    Just under forty years old. Pure-blooded African. Broad, bald and built.

    Smokes and drinks regularly, enjoys old Jazz.

    Solomon was adopted at a young age by a well-off family and was about nine years old when the town he lived in was attacked. Roaming bandits has rendered much of Africa unsafe and Solomon was forced to flee with the survivors to the nearest major city: now a column of buildings surrounded by a sea of slums. Solomon initially eked out a living as a pickpocket and thief until he was caught by the local law enforcers (gang thugs, police having long since disappeared) and severely beaten. Solomon was saved by the hero from a local childhood story: The Southern Cross Soldier, Haldor Sion. With Haldor, Solomon gained a soldier's education and helped clean up the African plains. During a major assault, their unit is betrayed and Haldor is supposed dead while covering the retreat. His soldiers lose heart and disband, Solomon leaving for America hoping for a better life.

    Solomon is currently a mercenary, tactician and specialised sniper employed by the Holy Choir through Kestrel.

    Solomon has a very lose relationship policy of "Love all women equally". This policy has exceptions for women that Solomon works with because it compromises their professional integrity. His only unfulfilled love was that of Wren, a woman in his unit from Sierra Leone.

    When Haldor re-emerges as a leader of the Black Talon and Solomon learns of the Talon's true intentions, the two reach a mutual agreement of hostility. They both regret that their paths would cross in such a way, but their convictions and respect for each other allow for no other course of action. Solomon also holds a grudge against Ros and Gil, though more on principle than for any personal vendetta.

    Wren and Solomon worked together in the same unit for a long time (covering at least two entire story arcs), but it was Solomon that refused to enter into a serious relationship with a colleague until at least some semblance of peace had returned to the world. Unfortunately, Wren perished long before that dream was made a reality.

    Alcoholism is not a paying job.

    Solomon has always tried to maintain a "no man left behind" policy, and the death of a single person - even to save a thousand - causes him significant pain. It is made obvious early within the story that the loss of life is harrowing to him and he is regularly forced to choose between saving one life or another.

    Solomon fights for the idea of lasting peace, even knowing that it is an absurd and lofty goal. He understands that it is a future that someone like him would have no place in, but still hopes to achieve it for the sake of those that would follow in the future.

    Solomon wears aviator shades and prefers high-quality whiskey and cigars. His weapon of choice is a modified Mechem NTW anti-armor rifle, which is as tall as he is and can tear a tank open like an envelope: The kind that you get on your birthday from senile benefactors.
     
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    Choose a gender.
    Female
    Choose a place of birth.
    Eaglescliffe, England
    Choose a hobby.
    Horse riding, reading, singing
    Choose a past job.
    nurse
    Choose a present job.
    Dr
    Choose a past love interest.
    Francis a fellow Dr they have always been in love

    Choose an enemy.
    Alaistar a Rapist who tried to rape her when she was 16 and is still after her
    Choose a pet.
    2 pigs and 5 chickens
    Why is your character not working at the old job?
    she wanted to be a Dr and qualified

    Why is your character not with the old love interest?
    she is working in France
    Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?
    She enjoys being a Dr to much
    How did your character make the enemy?
    she refused to marry him at 16
    How did the pet once save the character's life?
    they havn't saved her life
    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?
    getting pregnant while not married she tried to take horse tranquilizer to get rid of a baby but Francis stopped her she had a miscarriage when she was pushed down the stairs by Alaistar she will marry Francis as soon as possible
    What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?
    respect from men and the ability to do what she wants without the aid of men became a Dr to try and get respect
    What is your character's name? What is your character's age, and physical description.
    Hannah Lily Martins, 23, tall brunnette girl,brown eyes,
    Write everything else you know about your character, right now.
    the charecter lives at the time of 2nd world war she is a Dr and gained respect when other women did not she works in France for a while where the hospital is bombed she is badly injured she is saved by anouther Dr who dies she names her first son after him she marries Francis
     
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    Name: Snowball

    Full Name: Snowball Rin

    Nicknames: Snow, Snow-chan, Snowball-chan

    Gender: Female

    Age: 15

    Grade: 11

    Birthday: November 29, 2035

    Martial Status: Single

    Hair: Short Bobcut

    Hair Color: Brown

    Eyes: brown and shimmering

    Origin: raised in Tokyo Japan, originally born in the Angelic Realm

    Language: English

    Species: Thought to be a human, instead she later finds out she is an angel from the angelic realm

    Build: Ectomorph

    Height: 5"2

    Weight: 105 pounds

    Parents: Her parents were angels but was raised by a human mom and dad

    Friends/Allies: Akira (former enemy),

    Enemies: Akira, Imperial Army

    Occupation: Student, Baseball player for school team

    Goals: To be the best

    Likes: Animals, strawberries, winning,

    Dislikes: Losing

    Loathes: That a powerful enemy will invade and destroy everthing, especially friends and family and innocent lives that don't deserve to die

    Fears: Needles, Water, Sea Monsters

    Elemental Affinity: Fire

    Strengths: Smart, Aggressive, Strong against ice elental affinity opponents

    Weakness: Too aggressive meaning she thinks too much about offence and not enough on defence in both fighting and in baseball, weak against dark based and water based attacks. Her attitude any sympathy can also be her weakness as well

    Good Qualities: Stands up for the weak. Would walk right into a fight without flinching because even if its the toughest challenge in the world, Snowball knows that she will eventually conquer it. She does not fear death and would sacrfice her self for the better of the universe.

    Talents: An ace in baseball. She can bat an average of .454 and although she may look small, she can hit a home run out of the park and has enough strenth to even hit it miles away from a mlb park


    Choice of Weapon: Martial Arts, Magic

    Powers: Uses mainly Fire magic (fireballs)
    can transform into an angel to increase her powers

    Personality:
    confident
    sensitive
    loyal
    trustworthy
    arrogant
    caring
    sympathetic

    Good? Any Improvements to be made.
     

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