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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