Ignatius+Dougal



Creating Your Character Ignatius (Nate) Dougal

The Character Physically

1. What is the character’s stature and build? Are they overweight or lean? What is their height and weight? Lean and average height (5'8")

2. How old are they? 17

3. Describe their posture; is it good? Do they carry themselves well? Are they crooked, straight, or handicapped? Straight and formal in class slouches a little out of it

4. Are they in good shape or out of condition? Are they muscular, weak, or strong? Any special abilities or super powers? In great shape, strong, alchemy

5. How is their health? Any illnesses or conditions? Good health

6. Are they physically active or sedentary? A fast or slow mover? Active and quick on feet

7. Are they clumsy, awkward, or graceful when they move, walk, or run? Graceful movements

8. Would you describe the character as good looking, pretty, beautiful, average, plain, ugly, disfigured? Average

9. How does the character regard their physicality? Are they proud, ashamed? Slightly ashamed of strength

10. Describe their complexion and skin. Dark, light, clear, marked, tattooed, branded? Fair, tattoo free

11. Describe their hair, coloring, styling. Is great care taken in upkeep, or disregarded as a nuisance? Enough to appear decent

12. How is their dexterity? Do they have good hands? Can they manipulate and create or repair? Great dexterity

13. Is he physically tense or relaxed, nervous, controlled? Very controlled but can be relaxed

14. What part of their body would you notice first? Large scar on arm because of collapsed building

15. How is their eyesight? Wear glasses, blind, going blind? Color? Good eye sight blue

The Character’s Clothes

How many clothes does this character have? Wardrobe full

2. What kinds of items are in their wardrobe? School uniforms and casuals

3. Do they have favorite articles of clothing? Over coat decorated with winged shield

4. What colors are their clothes, is there a wide range? Bright or dull? What are their favorite colors to wear? Earthy Colors 5. Are their clothes old or new? New clothes

6. Were they bought or homemade, hand-me-downs, expensive tailored-made? Bought from stores

7. Is your character at home in their clothes or uncomfortable? Feels uncomfortable in uniform but fine in others

8. Does your character care for their clothes, kept up and neat, do they worry about how they look? Kept neat but won't care if it gets stained

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? They need a school uniform and fits it purpose

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? School uniform has too

11. Discuss adornments, jewelry, 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. 3 rings (class)

12. What kind of underwear does your character wear? Boxers

The Character’s Voice

1. Does your character speak in a high or low pitch? Medium male voice

2. Are they a loud or soft talker? Loud boisterous voice

3. Is there a wide range in the voice in volume, pitch, quality, or is the voice consistent and even? Wide range but mostly even

4. Is there good resonance to the voice? Is the voice throaty, chesty, heady, or nasal? Low resonance chesty voice

5. Is there tension in the voice? Anxiety? Emotion? Mostly passion

6. Is there an accent? Anything unusual in pronunciation? Emphasis? Phrasing? Nothing unusual

7. Is it a trained voice or just natural? Does the character try to speak well or just however it comes out? Natural voicing

8. Is the speech clear or muddy? Do they mumble? Are they distinct? Clear voice

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? Only with the teachers who cringe at it / average voice and is not self conscience about who or how many he talks to

10. What is the first thought one might have after hearing your character speak? TROUBLE!

The Character’s Mind

Would you describe the character as smart, dumb, or na&iuml;ve? Naive but smart

2. Do they think quickly? Slowly? Are they quick-witted? Dull? Very witty

3. What kind of education do they have? Alchemist training (tier 3)

4. Does the character possess a knowledge or expertise in a particular field? Good at illusion alchemy (mischief purposes)

5. Is the character impulsive or deliberate in reaching conclusions? Would you describe them as being logical, rational, or emotional? Impulsive for lack of better term and impulsively logical

6. Do they think things out before they speak or blurt out the first thought? They speak first thought

7. Do they contemplative times? What occupies their mind when alone? Thoughts of home, the next prank, and how to improve his grades with out studying 8. Would they be considered an idealist? A pragmatist? A dreamer? An idea person? An action person? A dreamer with naive action

9. Are they motivated chiefly by abstract ideals or practical rewards? Practical rewards

10. Can your character tell a joke? Definitely

The Character’s Emotions and Personality

Is your character an introvert or an extrovert? Extrovert

2. Do they get along well with people? Do they have charm or charisma? Are people naturally attracted to them? High charm and charisma, has the outgoing

3. Do they have many friends? Any close friends? Two very close friends and some average friends then cheerful acquaintances

4. Would you describe your character as hot-blooded or cool headed? Hot blooded

5. Do they have a narrow or wide range of emotions? Do they show, or are the emotions concealed? Why? Wide range, very open and impulsive. No reason to be concealed

6. Do they indulge in emotional peaks, outbursts, or valleys? Often? He'll express joy and anger openly but the rest are secretive

7. Would you describe them as sensitive or callused? Calloused

8. Is your character suspicious, cautions, trusting, or oblivious about people or situations? Selectively suspicious and trusting

9. Are they an aggressive or reactive person? Act or react? Reactive person (will take bait)

10. Do they typically take positive or negative action? Neutral (robin hood esqué)

11. In a dangerous or emergency situation, would they go toward the situation or run away? Run towards it oblivious to the danger

12. Is the character basically nervous or calm? Calm

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? Yes, yes, yes, and yes

14. Do others find them amusing? Are they a practical joker? What do they think about tricks or jokes played on other people? Yes, except serious ones and people love the harmless jokes

15. Is their humor ever cruel? It is against his morals

16. Are there any conditions that would cause them to be harmful, mean, or cruel to another person? In retaliation only

17. Are they a loving person? Are they capable of relating to one specific person in a romantic way? At the moment, no

18. Is the character loved by any other person, in what way? Possible but he is oblivious to it

19. Is the character romantically in love now? With whom? Is this a happy, rewarding or frustrating situation for them? No

The Character’s Wealth, Power, and Influence.

Does this person have much money? Does it provide position or respect from others for him? Not enough for respect but enough to go to the school

2. Is your character generous or selfish with their money and possessions? Generous with possessions but not enough money to share

3. Is the character socially prominent? Are they prominent from wealth, position, office, family history, ability or accomplishment? His ability in school is prominent

4. Does the character rate high in the &ldquo;pecking order&rdquo; within their own household? Town? Area? Nation? World? He is not high in the order but above the slums

5. Does this person wield much clout? Over whom and by what means? No

6. Can they command others to do their bidding, by word or manipulation? He does with his peers by word

7. How do they get their desires? He has to work for it

8. To whom are they subservient? Is this submission willing or unavoidable? Teachers and headmasters because it is unavoidable

The Character’s Activities

How does the character spend their time? Hangs out with friends, goes downtown(?), experiments on own time

2. What does their daily routine consist of? Classes, lunch, classes, break, supper, school work, (pranks thrown in randomly)

3. What is their profession or work? Student

4. What things do they really like to do? Free form experiments, explore old city, reading into theory

5. What things do they hate to do? Hates cleaning and writing formal reports

6. What are their leisure time activities? Pastimes? Recreation? Pulling practical jokes and reading, picked up running to stay fit and avoid teachers

7. Do they play games? What kind? They play checkers and chess

8. Do they like to eat or drink? Does this figure largely in their lives? How important is it? He sticks with the schools regular food but likes to make special drinks

9. How important is sex to them? What sexual activities do they partake in? Anything unusual or what you would consider deviant? They consider sex unimportant and unnecessary to him

10. Is sex a rewarding, enriching area of this person’s life or is it frightening, anxious, or frustrating? Is sex a positive or negative factor in their life? It would hold him responsible for something and he doesn't like extra responsibility

The Character’s Favorite Things:

Colors? Blue

2. Food? Smoked meat sausages

3. Drinks? His bubbly orange juice concoction

4. Smells? Camp fire

5. Time of day? Dusk

6. Season of the year? Autumn

7. Books?

8. inds of literature? Action, adventure, and theory

9. Authors?

10. Places to visit? Library and city wall wanting to explore the world

11. Kinds of music?

12. Musical instruments?

13. Composers?

14. Metals; gold, iron, copper, pewter, etc.? He loves copper because of its many uses and how common it is.

15. Building materials; stone, wood, clay, tile, etc.? He likes stone because its cheap and strong

16. Fabrics; silk, wool, linen, etc.? Prefers wool for warmth and colors

17. Pieces of furniture? Likes his Purple Heart wood desk (type of tree not a heart on it)

18. Plants? He likes Venus fly traps because the fascinate him

19. Flowers? He likes red clovers because they help bees make honey

20. Trees? Prefers oak trees because of their height for him to climb

21. Birds? Is fascinated by parakeets and budgies because of their mimicking abilities

22. Animals? Is a cat obsessor, has 4 at home but none at school

23. Fairy-tale?

Character’s Fears

What things frighten your character? They don't like being touched excessively, and usually hates hugs

2. Are they motivated by fear? He would be motivated to act on his fear and push himself to get over it

3. To what extent are they motivated by fear; never, occasionally, usually, constantly? He is constantly trying to over come his fear but he usually squirms away

4. What would this character think were the three most terrible things that could happen to them?

5. What would they think were the three most wonderful things that could happen to them?

6. What is the one thing that your character would never want anyone else to find about him or herself? What are they hiding? His father remarried a person he really hates and is angry about since his mother died The Character’s Religion

What are their specific religious beliefs? Do they belong to a specific sect or creed? Do they advocate that group’s beliefs? He isn't religious, he is a person of science

2. How important is religion to your character? He doesn't interact with it and finds it pointless

3. Are they pious, devout? Pious

4. In what religious activities or rituals do they engage? What percentage of their time is devoted to it? None

5. How does religion motivate their actions or affect them? He constantly tries to find proof against religion but keeps it to himself or his best friends.