Date this chart was completed:
Character’s Full Name: Reika Marie Nightingale
Reason or meaning of name: No meaning or Reason...I just liked the sound of it
Nickname: Rei
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:
Age: 16
How old does s/he appear? 16
Eye Color: Bright Sapphire
Glasses or contacts: None
Weight: 125lbs
Height: 5''2'
Type of body/build: skinny and Athletic
Distinguishing Marks: moon shaped birthmark on her upper arm
Predominant feature:
Looks like:
Is s/he healthy? Yes
If not, why not:
FAVORITES:
Character’s favorite color: Blue
Music: Rock, Jazz, Blues
Food: Chocolate
Literature: Drama, comedy
Expressions: Funny, happy
Expletives:
HABITS:
Smokes: no
Drinks:no
Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Drawing
BACKGROUND:
Hometown: Liverpool England
Type of childhood: Fair
First memory:
Most important childhood event that still affects him/her:
Education:
Religion:
Finances: class.
FAMILY:
Mother:
Relationship with her:
Father:
Relationship with him: .
Siblings:
Birth order:
Relationship with each:
Children of siblings:
ATTITUDE
Most at ease when:
Ill at ease when:
Priorities:
Philosophy:
How s/he feels about self:
Past failure s/he would be embarrassed to have people know about:
PERSONALITY:
Greatest source of strength in character’s personality (whether s/he sees it as such or not)
Greatest source of weakness in character’s personality (whether s/he sees it as such or not: H
Character’s soft spot:
Biggest vulnerability:
TRAITS:
Introvert or extrovert: Why?
Drives and motivations:
Talents:
Extremely unskilled at:
Good characteristics:
Character flaws:
Mannerisms:
Peculiarities:
Biggest regret:
Minor regrets:
Biggest accomplishment:
Minor accomplishments:
Character’s darkest secret:
Does anyone else know?
If yes, did character tell them?
If no, how did they find out?
SELF-PERCEPTION:
One word CHARACTER would use to describe self:
One paragraph description of how CHARACTER would describe self:
What does CHARACTER consider best physical characteristic?
What does CHARACTER consider worst physical characteristic?
Are these realistic assessments? If not, why not?
How CHARACTER thinks others perceive him/her:
What four things would CHARACTER most like to change about self? (#1 most important, #2 second most important, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Why?
If change #1 was made, would character be as happy as s/he thinks?
If not, why not?
INTERRELATION WITH OTHERS:
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 goals:
Long range goals:
How does character plan to accomplish these goals?
How will other characters be affected?
PROBLEMS/CRISIS:
How character reacts in a crisis:
How character faces problems:
Kinds of problems character usually runs into:
How character reacts to NEW problems:
How character reacts to change:
GENERAL:
Favorite clothing: Why?
Least favorite clothing: Why?
Jewelry:
Other accessories:
Drives:
Where does character live?
Where does character want to live?
Spending habits (frugal, spendthrift, etc): Why?
What does s/he do too much of?
Too little of?
Most prized possession: Why?
UNCATAGORIZED:
Person character secretly admires: Why?
Person character was most influenced by: Why?
Most important person in character’s life before story starts: Why?
How does character spend the week before the story starts?