IN DEPTH INTERVIEW1. What is the character's stature and build? Are they overweight or lean? What is their height and weight?
Shes about 5ft 7in and shes rather chubby, however she is quite strong.
2. How old are they? Shes 27.
3. Describe their posture; is it good? Do they carry themselves well? Are they crooked, straight, or handicapped?
She often carries herself tall and gracefully, however when threatened or angered she often hunkers down and fluffs out her cape, she thinks it makes her more intimidating. If shes around shorter people that the likes she often brings herself down to their level.
4. Are they in good shape or out of condition? Are they muscular, weak, or strong? Any special abilities or super powers? She is very strong in doing things such as lifting throwing and punching. Cardio is not her strongest point, but she can throw a fucking tree. She can berserk although she has only done so once and it was under a magically induced rage. It would take something very powerful such as the death of a loved one to make her hulk out.
5. How is their health? Any illnesses or conditions? She is a hardy and healthy individual. She doesn't get sick often, she ate a lot of dirt as a child.
6. Are they physically active or sedentary? A fast or slow mover?
She is often moving at a leisurely and almost graceful pace unless she is in a fight, the she often lumbers around heavily and slowly, watching her opponent and waiting for an opening to strike. Unless shes really pissed, then she just charges.
7. Are they clumsy, awkward, or graceful when they move, walk, or run?
She is usually surprisingly graceful, but if the wishes to be intimidating she moves heavily and harshly.
8. Would you describe the character as good looking, pretty, beautiful, average, plain, ugly, disfigured? She is pretty in a rough and tough barbarian way, her husband agrees.
9. How does the character regard their physicality? Are they proud, ashamed?
Shes proud of her lumps and rippling muscles (that are hidden under her lumps but shes ok with that) She feels it makes her seem richer and healthier, more intimidating. She also likes it because it makes her softer and more comfortable to embrace for those she cares about. Good for the cold winter months gathered at the fireplace with her husband. *note* Shes still getting used to actually looking pregnant, it weirds her out a bit, but she's pretty ok with it. Just makes her look bigger and more intimidating.
10. Describe their complexion and skin. Dark, light, clear, marked, tattooed, branded?
She has olive toned skin with many scars and moles and blotches, none are very striking.
11. Describe their hair, coloring, styling. Is great care taken in upkeep, or disregarded as a nuisance?
Her hair is a thick and curly mess. She often just tosses it in a partial ponytail. She sometimes braids a few small strands if she gets bored.
12. How is their dexterity? Do they have good hands? Can they manipulate and create or repair?
She does have dexterous hands, she uses them to mend clothes and braid and weave. As tough as she is, she does like crafting (just don't tell anyone that.)
13. Are they physically tense or relaxed, nervous, controlled?
She is usually relaxed, and reasonably controlled. When she is stressed she gets angry and is sometimes unreasonable.
14. What part of their body would you notice first?It's hard to say as she is a tall hulking mass of furs, but you would probably first notice her boobs, they're reasonably prominent and she likes them that way.
15. How is their eyesight? Wear glasses, blind, going blind? Color?
She has brown eyes with green undertones. She has good eyesight, not the best in the world, but it's pretty good. She sometimes has a bit of trouble seeing up close but nothing that interferes with her usual routines.
The Character's Garb
1. How much clothes does this character have?
She has a few different outfits and various capes and furs.
2. What kinds of items are in their wardrobe? Furs, capes, skirts. So many belts. You know the stereotype women like shoes?? Not her she just has like 20 belts.
3. Do they have favourite articles of clothing?
She just really likes to wear a cape. She feels protected and intimidating.
4. What colors are their clothes, is there a wide range? Bright or dull? What are their favourite colors to wear?
She lieks neutral tomes like browns and beiges but she also loves red. its her favourite colour.
5. Are their clothes old or new?
Most of them are fairly old.
6. Were they bought or homemade, hand-me-downs, expensive tailored-made? A mix of all of the above. Some were her sisters' clothing, some were fresh made, some her husband brought her from distant lands.
7. Is your character at home in their clothes or uncomfortable?
She is always at home. She wants to be comfortable and she wears what she feels makes her look good. She also likes to dress so that you know she is capable of killing a man. You might fuck with someone in a lace skirt, but not someone adorned in silver and furs and blood stains.
8. Does your character care for their clothes, kept up and neat, do they worry about how they look?
She likes to keep them clean and washed. She repairs them all herself. She does care about her appearance and often makes it mandatory that she looks pretty in her own way.
9. Does your character have to dress a certain way because of his job or position? Is it a uniform? If so, do the clothes fit their real, basic character, or are the clothes worn as a symbol or mask?
She wears what she wants to. If she wants to wear a fluffy red dress she will. If she wants to wear pants and a tunic she will. If she wants to wear a bear pelt and nothing else but the blood of her enemies she will.
10. Do they dress according to a self-image of themselves? Is this self-image conscious or unconscious? At what age was this self-image set, and what circumstances dictated the image?
Since she was young she was always a rough and tumble hardcore badass. Its what she created herself to be and what she always has been.
11. Discuss adornments, jewellery, or trophies that your character might wear. Are there tattoos, piercing, brandings, or ritualistic scarring, and what were the events, rituals, or circumstances that lead your character to having them.
She always wears her wedding ring. She also has a band that belonged to her mother. She wears necklaces sometimes.
12. What kind of underwear does your character wear?
Depends on the day, sometimes just boring ones, sometimes fancy ones when she needs a confidence boost. sometimes she goes commando. no one really knows but her (and sometimes her husband) But she usually does wear a top piece of underwear that keeps her breasts in place. She finds it comfortable and practical. It is harder to fight with chest lumps floppin around.
The Character's Voice
1. Does your character speak in a high or low pitch?
Often in a low pitch and loud voice. Especially if you are new. However if she is concerned about you or she really likes you she will sometimes speak in a higher softer tone.
2. Are they a loud or soft talker?
She is almost always loud, unless she really likes you or she is concerned about you
3. Is there a wide range in the voice in volume, pitch, quality, or is the voice consistent and even?
She has a surprisingly wide range of voice despite being almost always being loud and low. She is either loud and deep and booming or quiet and deep and warm. She can also speak very softly and sweetly.
4. Is there good resonance to the voice? Is the voice throaty, chesty, heady, or nasal?
She has a very chesty voice. Almost with a humming tone to it.
5. Is there tension in the voice? Anxiety? Emotion?
She often speaks with a lot of emotion.
6. Is there an accent? Anything unusual in pronunciation? Emphasis? Phrasing?
Not really. she'd probably say cool wHip with emphasis on the "h" just to bother people. But cool whip hasn't been invented yet so disregard that.
7. Is it a trained voice or just natural? Does the character try to speak well or just however it comes out?
Her voice is natural. She often did try to widen her vocal range for her own entertainment though.
8. Is the speech clear or muddy? Do they mumble? Are they distinct?
She is very clear and distinct with her words unless she is sleepy.
9. Is the voice comforting or irritating? Reassuring or disturbing? Are they self-conscious when they speak to others? How large a group could they speak to before they become self-conscious? It depends, she can either sound booming and imposing or very very reassuring and comforting. It all depends on how she wants you to feel around her. She is absolutely fine talking to all numbers of groups.
10. What is the first thought one might have after hearing your character speak? Probably shock at the loudness she projects at newcomers.
The Character's Mind
1. Would you describe the character as smart, dumb, or naive?
She is very smart. Far smarter than anyone would think. This only makes her seem even smarter.
2. Do they think quickly? Slowly? Are they quick-witted? Dull?
She is very quick and witty often making catchy one liners on the fly.
3. What kind of education do they have?
She learned a lot by traveling and by experience. She had to grow up quick and she ran into all sorts of people that knew all sorts of things. She learned by living not from a classroom.
4. Does the character possess a knowledge or expertise in a particular field?
She is a jack of all trades, no particular skill but she can tell you about anything.
5. Is the character impulsive or deliberate in reaching conclusions? Would you describe them as being logical, rational, or emotional?
It she is in a calm mindset she can make good choices, however if she is emotional which she often is then she will make biased and aggressive decisions from the get go.
6. Do they think things out before they speak or blurt out the first thought?
Again, depends on her current state of mind, but she usually does just blurt.
7. Do they contemplative times? What occupies their mind when alone?
She likes to think and she likes to try to remember things. she tried to remember dumb little things like her earliest memory or what she had for lunch on tuesday, she says it helps keep her sharp to go over old paths in her mind.
8. Would they be considered an idealist? A pragmatist? A dreamer? An idea person? An action person? She is an action person. She just does things.
9. Are they motivated chiefly by abstract ideals or practical rewards?
Mostly practical rewards.
10. Can your character tell a joke? "the ministers sermons." In all seriousness, she fucking loves puns ok. She specializes in puns and witty sassy one liners.
The Character's Emotions and Personality
1. Is your character an introvert or an extrovert? Extrovert mostly. so does appreciate nights in with her husband though.
2. Do they get along well with people? Do they have charm or charisma? Are people naturally attracted to them? So far people seem to be naturally attracted to her. She has a strong charisma about her, she seems to think its the one liners. She is charming if she wants to be, often though she's just an asshole.
3. Do they have many friends? Any close friends?
She has a few close friends and her husband who is her closest companion.
4. Would you describe your character as hot-blooded or cool headed?
she used to be cooler when she was a monk, then one day she said fuck that and became the hot headed barbarian asshole she was always meant to be.
5. Do they have a narrow or wide range of emotions? Do they show, or are the emotions concealed? Why? She has a wide range of emotions but often anger is a default. She is a passionate lover and a vengeful enemy. She often shows all of her emotions and weaponises them. Unless she is scared or hurt then she hides them until she can talk to someone about them.
6. Do they indulge in emotional peaks, outbursts, or valleys? Often? She does fairly often if she doesn't see any harsh consequences.
7. Would you describe them as sensitive or callused? callused, but she can be very sensitive if she wants to be.
8. Is your character suspicious, cautions, trusting, or oblivious about people or situations? Suspicious. She treats everyone as someone who needs to prove themselves to her. However once you get past that shes a good person.
9. Are they an aggressive or reactive person? Act or react?
She is aggressive. She solves issues with her sword unless she gives a shit about you.
10. Do they typically take positive or negative action? Typically positive. Well as positive as you can be while ripping out a mans lungs. But you can be sure the bastard deserved it. That's how she functions.
11. In a dangerous or emergency situation, would they go toward the situation or run away?
She dives in headfirst and starts doin things. *note* now that she's pregnant, she's been trying not do do that. She is succeeding for the most part.
12. Is the character basically nervous or calm?
She is mostly calm, sometimes too calm, shes plotting your death.
13. Does the character have a sense of humor? Do they appreciate jokes? Can he see humor in any situation? Can they laugh at themselves?
She is very humorous and she can take a joke. She jokes about herself a lot.
14. Do others find them amusing? Are they a practical joker? What do they think about tricks or jokes played on other people?
People laugh at her jokes. She doesn't often like pranks on strangers, but friends pranking each other is great.
15. Is their humor ever cruel? "So other than that Mrs.Lincoln how was the play?" would absolutely be in her repertoire it it was period accurate.
16. Are there any conditions that would cause them to be harmful, mean, or cruel to another person?
If anyone fucks with her clique she will kill them. She will absolutely torment a person for hurting her loved ones.
17. Are they a loving person? Are they capable of relating to one specific person in a romantic way? She is a very loving person just to a few select people. She is very warm and actually quite likes to give hugs. She relates to her husband romantically very well.
18. Is the character loved by any other person, in what way?
Her husband loves her in every way or so he says.
19. Is the character romantically in love now? With whom? Is this a happy, rewarding or frustrating situation for them? She is deeply in love with her husband. They are very happy and complement each other well. They do have marital issues such as "who will be big spoon"
The Character's Wealth, Power, and Influence.
1. Does this person have much money? Does it provide position or respect from others for him?
She runs a shop and a brewery shes rich as hell. Not a lot of people realize this and it doesn't bring her much fame.
2. Is your character generous or selfish with their money and possessions? She is usually selfish ish and likes to keep things for herself and her horde of wealth. But if someone truly needs something she will help them out. If someone is hungry she will usually feed them unless they are using her then she will kick their ass.
3. Is the character socially prominent? Are they prominent from wealth, position, office, family history, ability or accomplishment?
she isn't from the wealthiest background.
People generally don't realize how rich she is and she doesn't flaunt it.
4. Does the character rate high in the "pecking order" within their own household? Town? Area? Nation? World?
I would like to think so yes.
5. Does this person wield much clout? Over whom and by what means?
whats that
6. Can they command others to do their bidding, by word or manipulation? Yes. She does know how to manipulate and she does when she must.
7. How do they get their desires?
By hard work or petty murder.
8. To whom are they subservient? Is this submission willing or unavoidable?
She is almost never subservient. The only way you could get that is by threatening her loved ones.
The Character's Activities
1. How does the character spend their time? Wandering, fighting, mackin on her hot husbando, cooking, running the shop, getting sloshed. *note* Again, pregnant, she doesn't drink currently. She also gets into less fights as per Ashens request that she not put herself and her child in danger. She is slightly grumped about that.
2. What does their daily routine consist of? Wake up, find husband, kiss husband, eat breakfast, open shop, feed horses, lunch, kill someone probably, close shop, feed horses, dinner, sit around, kiss husband, go to bed.
3. What is their profession or work?
Runs a shop business owner
4. What things do they really like to do?
Crafts, fighting, learning new things,
5. What things do they hate to do?
Cleaning.
6. What are their leisure time activities? Pastimes? Recreation? She likes to sew and knit and rip out the organs of people that fuck with her.
7. Do they play games? What kind? She loves hide and seek.
8. Do they like to eat or drink? Does this figure largely in their lives? How important is it?
She loves food. Rich warm hearty food. Rum is her drink of choice.
The Character's Favorite Things:
1. Colors? Red
2. Food? Anything hot and hearty.
3. Drinks? Rum. Applejuice.
4. Smells? Cinnamon.
5. Time of day? Evening.
6. Season of the year? Spring.
7. Books?
Eh
8.Kinds of literature? Adventure.
9. Authors? Eh
10. Places to visit?
The ocean.
11. Kinds of music? Loud fast inspiring songs that make her want to adventure..
12. Musical instruments? Flute
13. Composers/Artists?
14. Spells?
NONE
15. Abilities?
Eating a whole pie in under 10 minutes.
16. Fabrics?
She likes thick warm blanketey fabrics.
17. Garb? Flowy dress, cape, fur.
18. Plants? All of them.
19. Flowers? Cherry blossoms.
20. Trees? Willow.
21. Birds? Vultures and chickadees.
22. Animals/Kintu?
Deer. Bears.
23. Fairy-tale?
She likes the tales of selkies and kelpies her mother used to tell her.
Character's Fears
1. What things frighten your character? Losing loved ones.
2. Are they motivated by fear? Not often.
3. To what extent are they motivated by fear; never, occasionally, usually, constantly?
Almost never. She doesn't really get scared.
4. What would this character think were the three most terrible things that could happen to them? Husband dying, honourary sister dying, her dying adn leaving her husband and honorary sister alone. *note* failing as a parent
5. What would they think were the three most wonderful things that could happen to them? Living long and happily. Being rich and well fed for the rest of her days. Bringing back her mother.
6. What is the one thing that your character would never want anyone else to find about him or herself? What are they hiding?
She does pray on occasion to the goddess Freya. She strongly dislikes religion but sometimes looks to her for help.
The Character's Religion
1. What are their specific religious beliefs? Do they belong to a specific sect or creed? Do they advocate that group's beliefs? She believes in the old gods but that is because she met them
She does not believe in religion, believes its bullshit and despises people trying to convert you *note* THIS MEANS YOU O'DONNEL
2. How important is religion to your character? not at all
3. Are they pious, devout? nope
4. In what religious activities or rituals do they engage? What percentage of their time is devoted to it? Sometimes if she is very desperate she whispers a prayer to the goddess Freya. But that almost never happens.
5. How does religion motivate their actions or affect them?
it doesn't motivate her much.