Finnleigh+Burke

**The Questions** Full name of Character: Finnleigh Burke

Reason, meaning or purpose behind the name: Means ‘Fair Haired Warrior’.

Nickname: Finn

Reason for nickname: She simply enjoys this shortening of her name. It’s better then ‘Leigh’.

Race: Half Human, Half Selkie (Selkie half is unknown to her)

Occupation/class: Works in the ports.

Social class: “Working Class” **Physical Appearance:** Age: 16

How old they appear: 16

Eye Color: Amber

Glasses or contacts? Neither

Hair color length and style: Light blonde hair that falls well past her shoulder. She usually keeps it out of her hair with a bandana.

Weight and height: 5’9” 130lbs.

Type of body (build): Lanky.

Skin tone and type (i.e., harry, slimy, scaly, oily, fair, burns easily): She’s pretty tan, and her skin is fairly smooth.

Shape of face: Inverted Triangle

Distinguishing marks (dimples, moles, scars, birthmarks, etc.): Her

Predominant feature: Her hair and skin tone. Most in the Port are dark haired and light toned, however, she’s light haired, and has a darker tone to her skin.

Is s/he healthy? Yes.

If not, why not? Or why are they healthy? She’s got a good immune system.

Do they look healthy? Why/why not? She’s a little bit small for her body, but that’s mostly because she’s growing into it. **Favorites:** Char’s favorite color: Blue-She adores the color of the water;Seeing it reminds her of her home.

Least favorite, why? Pink-The color is just too gaudy for her.

Music? Sea shanteys.

Least favorite music, why? Waltzing music-She hates the formality of it.

Food: Sea food is her favorite; Something she can catch and put on the table.

Literature: ANYTHING.

Expletives (curse): Oh, she’s got quite the vocabulary.

Mode of transport: Her feet, or a boat.

Hobbies: Reading, running, around, causing trouble.

How do they spend a rainy day? Huddled inside, or out running out in the rain just for fun. **Personality:** Are they a daredevil or cautious? Daredevil.

Do they act the same alone as when with someone? It depends. She’s guarded around people, but, when she’s alone, she allows her true personality to really shine threw.

Habits: She always ends up getting herself into trouble; Most likely because she picks fights.

Drinks: Her favorite is ale.

How much: As much as she can get.

Greatest Strength: She’s a fighter through and through. She gets things done when they are needed, and she’s not afraid to hold back. She’s tough, as well as resilient.

Greatest Weakness: She doesn’t know when to stop fighting, or when enough is enough. She doesn’t know when to admit defeat.

Soft spot: She loves reading and writing things down.

Is their soft spot obvious, why/why not: She tries to keep it hidden, but sometimes she’ll slip up, and show her love

If not, how do they hide it: She only reads when she’s alone, as well as writes all by herself.

Biggest Vulnerability: Her family. **Background:** Hometown: Gaisíoch Port

Type of childhood: A little lonely; Grew up with only her father for most of her life.

First Memory: Her mother singing her lullabies

Most important child hood event that still effects him/her: Watching her mother jump into the water and ‘drown herself’ /Being saved from drowning when she fell in when she was young.

Why? First time she ever saw death take someone she cared about/It was the closest she’s ever been to death, and she is eternally grateful to her savior; A seal who swam her back to shore.

Education: She has limited schooling, having been taught the basics of reading and writing when she was young. But other then that, she’s had no schooling.

Religion: Acionna; Goddess of the Sea.

Finances: They are stable now, but they are by no means rich. When she was younger, her father drunk most of the money away, or so she hears. She always had food on the table however, and was taken care of. **Family:** Mother: Dymphna

Relationship with her: Unknown to her.

Father: Fergus

Relationship with him: She is close to her father, and was very attached to him when she was a child. Over the past few years, they’ve drifted apart a little bit, mostly due to his new wife, Erin.

Siblings, How many, relationship with each: She has two half siblings, one born, one on the way. Davan is her younger brother, age 2, and the baby coming is expected to be a girl, who will go by the name Elva.

Children of siblings: None.

Other extended family: Her Father’s brother, Balor.

Close? Why or why not: Not really anymore. He moved out into the wilds while she was young. He did, however, leave her a journal, filled with stories and information. **Attitude:** Most at ease when: She’s alone on the shore watching the waves crash, or when she’s on the boat, and the water is calm.

Most ill at ease when: There is a storm brewing in the air, or when she is in a socially uncomfortable situation

Priorities: Provide for her family, stay alive.

Philosophies: You must work for every reward, and that life is like the water; It can be calm and never take you anywhere, or it can be rough, and take yo to places you never believed possible.

How they feel about themselves: They’re pretty self confident. A little lost about her life, but she’s sure she’ll figure it out.

Past failure they would be embarrassed to admit: Nearly drowning.

Why? Now she can hold her breath for a very long time; When she was young, she just swallowed too much water.

If granted one wish what would it be, why? To go and see the rest of the world. **Traits:** Optimist or pessimist? Why? Realist; Fairy tales are hard to believe, and nothing ever truly end like that do in the books.

Introvert or extrovert? Why? Introvert; She hates dealing with people, and isn’t very good at it either.

Talents: She can hold her breath for a crazy long time.

Extremely skilled at: Sneaking around, fishing, swimming.

Extremely unskilled at: Diplomacy, being around people.

Good characteristics: Loyal, brave, independent,

Character flaws: Hard headed, tempered,

Darkest secret: Half-Fae

Does anyone know? Her father and mother; Not even she knows.

**Self-perception:** One word they would use to describe themselves: Daring

One paragraph of how they would describe themselves:

What do they consider their best physical characteristic and why: Her build; She’s strong, and very confident.

The worst one? Why? Her nose; It’s all scrunched up and weird.

Are they realistic assessments? Kind of.

How they think others preserve them: She’s unsure.

What four things would they most like to change about themselves: Hair color, eye color, nose, skin tone.

Why? They’re all so different from everyone else's.

If they were changed would they be the same person, why/why not: Yeah; They’re just physical things...

Would changing of number 1 make them more happy? Why/why not: Probably not, to be totally honest. **Interaction with other people:** How do they relate to others: Eh, depends on the person.

How are they perceived by strangers: Stand-offish, blunt, hot tempered.

Friends: Loyal, brave, resilient.

**Goals:** Immediate: Figure everything out.

Long term: Be truly free.

How do they plan to accomplish them: Isn’t sure; She’ll figure it out later.

How will others be effected by this: It depends on what she does. **Problems/Crisis:** How do they react in a crisis: Attacks first, asks questions later.

How do they face problems: Still is a little headstrong, and does whatever is possible to solve the problem.

Kind of problems they usually run into: The fae guards.

How they react to new problems: She figures it out as she goes.

How they react to change: Not that bad; she’ll deal. **General:** Favorite clothing, why: A pair of pants, tunic, and her boots. She likes things that are easy to move around in.

Least favorite, why: Dresses. They are the bane of her existence...

Jewelry: None.

Other accessories: Ties her hair back with bandana.

Where do they live: In the Port city.

Where do they want to live: She loves the idea of living on the open water, not having anything hold her back.

Spending habits, why: She is cautious of spending. She knows the value of money, and works hard for what she wants.

What do they do too much of, why: Getting into trouble. Whether it’s starting a fight, or getting caught hiding in places she shouldn’t be, Finn has a knack for trouble.

Most prized possession, why: Her Uncle’s journal.

Most important person in their life before story starts, why: Her Father

Singing Voice Headcannon: Julie Fowlis