CHARACTER CHART

Character's Full Name:   Bjorke Anderfall

Reason or meaning of name: no reason

          Nickname:        Banger                           

Reason for nickname:   He has a large hammer

Birthdate: unknown

Astrological Sign: Taurus

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:

Age:     35                                        

How old does s/he appear? 40s

Eye Colour:        blue                               

Glasses or contacts: no

Weight: 90kgs                                          Height:  4-5 ft

Type of body/build: built well large dwarf

Skin tone:   caucasain                                      

Skin type:  rugged

Shape of face:      round                              

Distinguishing Marks:   tattoo on face

Predominant feature:   big nose and tattoo

Hair colour: dark grey and black

Distinguishable hair feature (bald, receding hairline, etc.): large beard  Platted in some places

Type of hair (coarse, fine, thick, etc?) coarse and thick

Character's typical hairstyle: pulled back hanging losewith platted beard

Resembles: some of the dwarfs from the hobbit and Gimli from the lord of the rings.

Is s/he healthy? yip

          If not, why not: he is

Physical disabilities: nope

FAVOURITES:

Character's favourite colour: green

Character's least favourite colour: yellow

          Why? The rival tribes color

Favourite Music: old bard songs

Least favourite Music: n/a

      Why?n/a

Food: pork

Expressions: smile                                      

Favourite book:    n/a                     

Why? Cause he doesn’t read in my story

Expletives:

Mode of transportation: walks

          Daredevil or cautious? Bit of both

          Same when alone? daredevil

HABITS:

Smokes:                                          

What? no

          When and how much?none

Drinks:                                          

What? grog

          When and how much? When it suits him

Hobbies:

How does character spend a rainy day? hunting

BACKGROUND:

Hometown:

Type of childhood: parents dead brought up by his brother

First memory: seeing his parents die

Most important childhood event that still affects him/her:             

Why? Death of his parents

Education: hunter gatherer and fighter

Religion:n/a

Finances: lives of the land gold I guess

FAMILY:

Mother: died

          Relationship with her: hardly knew her

Father:died

          Relationship with him:hardly knew her

Siblings:

          How many?       one                            

Birth order: hes the youngest

Relationship with each:

          Children of siblings: n/a

Extended family? He has a brother

          Close?    yes                                   

Why or why not? Cause he brought him up

CHILDREN:

Does character have child(ren)? yes

How many children does character have? one

Are all children with the same partner?            yes     

If no, Why?              n/a

If no, what is the custody arrangement?         n/a

How does character relate to his/her child(ren)? Teaches him.

Which child is character's favourite?                                     

Why? His only one

What is characters most favourite memory of his/her child(ren)? Helping him learn to use a axe                

Why? Cause hes passing on his knowledge

What is characters least favourite memory of his/her child(ren)?                  

          Why? n/a

Is relationship with children important to character?  yeah

OCCUPATION:

Where does Character work? home                                                     

For how long?         A while

          How does s/he feel about co-workers? There ok                 

Get along with co-workers? sure

          Like his/her job?                    yip                                           Why or why not?                      Cause its good

Character's dream job:n/a

ATTITUDE:

Character's greatest fear: losing his family

          Why? Cause he loves his family

What is the worst thing that could happen to him/her? Death in the family

What single event would most throw character's life in complete turmoil? All his family dead

          Why? Cause it would

Character is most at ease when: everyone he loves is safe

Most ill at ease when: there not

Depressive or SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)? n/a

Priorities: help family

Philosophy: n/a

How s/he feels about self: good

Past failure s/he would be embarrassed to have people know about:

          Why?n/a

If granted one wish, what would it be? Familys safety

          Why? cause

PERSONALITY:

Greatest source of strength in character's personality (whether s/he sees it as such or not):  anger in a way

Greatest source of weakness in character's personality (whether s/he sees it as such or not): anger aswell

Character's soft spot:

          Is this soft spot obvious to others? family

          If not, how does character hide it? doesnt

Biggest vulnerability:

Which of the 7 deadly sins does your character fight (or give into, willingly or not)? (lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, pride)

Which of the 7 virtues does your character have (or fight against)?(chastity, abstinence, liberality, diligence, patience, kindness, humility)

TRAITS:

Optimist or pessimist:                           

Why? optimist

Introvert or extrovert:                            

Why? introvert

Drives and motivations:

Talents: can hunt and fight

Extremely skilled at: fighting

Extremely unskilled at: sewing

Good characteristics: beard

Character flaws: hes short

Mannerisms:he hunts

Peculiarities:

Biggest regret: his name

Minor regrets:none

Biggest accomplishment : his Hammer

Minor accomplishments: n/a

Character's darkest secret:

          Does anyone else know? none

          If yes, did character tell them?nope

          If no, how did they find out?nope

SELF-PERCEPTION:

One word character would use to describe self: Strong

One paragraph description of how character would describe self:

“I am a Strong dwarf who will do anything to protect my family. You come between me and them and ill end you. Or we could get real drunk and become friends that always works.”

What does character consider best physical characteristic?

Hes Strong

What does character consider worst physical characteristic?

Hes small

          Are these realistic assessments? yip

          If not, why not?

How CHARACTER thinks others perceive him/her:

What four things would CHARACTER most like to change about self and why?  (#1 most important, #2 second most important, etc.)

     1.

     2.

     3.

     4.          

If change #1 was made, would character be as happy as s/he thinks?

          If not, why not?

INTERRELATION WITH OTHERS:

Is character divorced? no                          

Why?

          If divorced, how many times?

Has character ever cheated on significant other?

How does character relate to others?

How is s/he perceived by...

          Strangers?

          Friends?

          Wife/Husband/Lover?

          Hero/Heroine?

How does character view hero/heroine?

          First impression:                           

Why?

          What happens to change this perception?

What do family/friends like most about character?

What do family/friends like least about character?

GOALS:

Immediate life goals: to get revenge for his family

Long range life goals: to keep his son alive so he can live long and safe

     How does character plan to accomplish goals? Killing his enemys

     How will other people around character be affected? If he dies badly

PROBLEMS/CRISIS:

How character reacts in a crisis: he pushs through it

How character faces problems: face first

Kinds of problems character usually runs into: people trying to kill him

How character reacts to NEW problems: same as old head first

How character reacts to change: badly prefers people to remain the same

GENERAL:

Favourite clothing: his armor                               

Why? Cause hes always in it

Least favourite clothing:                         

Why? n/a

Jewelry:n/a

          Other accessories:n/a

Drives:to keep people safe

Where does character live? In a small tribal village

Where does character want to live? With his family

Spending habits (frugal, spendthrift, etc):      

Why?n/a

What does s/he do too much of? hunting

Too little of?n/a

Most prized possession: Family                          

Why?cause

Play musical instrument?n/a                                                            Which?n/a

                                                                                                                   How did s/he learn?n/a

UNCATEGORIZED:

Person character secretly admires:

          Why?n/a

Person character was most influenced by:

          Why?n/a

Most important person in character's life before story starts:

          Why?wife and son

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