The Character Physically
1. What is the character's stature and build? Is he overweight? Thin? What is his height and weight?
Bastian isn't overly thin, but he's not a big guy at all. He's 5'11 and probably 160ish
2. How old is he?
28 in hpsixwords 38 in grownhp and varies beyond that
3. Describe his posture. Is it good? Does he carry himself well? Is he crooked? Straight?
He has excellent posture. He's an auror. You can tell he's an auror just by looking at him.
4. Is he in good shape or out of condition? Is he muscularly weak or strong?
Bastian is in excellent shape. His job is physically demanding, and when he's not working he is working on cars which is physically demanding.
5. How is his health? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
He's allergic to stupidity. Aside from that he's in tip top shape.
6. Is he physically active or sedentary? A fast or slow mover?
He's very physically active. He's fast. Just ask anyone he's taken off after on foot.
7. Is he clumsy, awkward, graceful?
He's got great reflexes so he's pretty graceful.
8. Does he move in straight or curved lines? Is he physically tight or fluid?
He's an auror. He moves like an auror.
9. What are his chief efforts?
To survive in a very dangerous line of work.
10. Is the character good-looking, pretty, beautiful, average, plain, ugly, disfigured?
Bastian is pretty good-looking. He honestly doesn't pay much attention to it, but he knows now that he got his eyes from his father, and most of his other features from his mother.
11. Is the character aware of himself physically? His looks?
He knows his wife is hotter than your wife so that means he wins.
12. Describe his complexion and skin. Dark, light, clear, marked?
He's pretty tan actually.
13. Describe his hair, coloring, styling. Is it taken care of?
Dark and kind of wavy at times. The red shows up when he's in the sun a lot. He's a wash it, comb it and go kind of guy.
14. How is his usual dexterity? Does he have good hands: Can he do things? Is he a worker?
He's right handed. He's got great hands. They're a bit calloused because of the work he does with the cars, but he has a lot of strength in his hands.
15. Is he physically tense or relaxed, nervous, controlled?
King of control baby.
16. What are his chief tension centers?
Shoulders and back.
17. What part of his body would you notice first?
His eyes. They are dark and intense. He has a great smile too.
18. Describe his basic gravity factor. Is there a downward pull or buoyancy?
Buoyancy
The Character's Clothes
1. How much clothes does this character have?
He has what he needs to get by.
2. What items are in their wardrobe?.
Pants, shirts, jeans, suits, shoes, boots, lounge pants, cloaks ect.
3. What are their favorite articles of clothing?
Concert t-shirts and comfortable jeans.
4. What colors are the clothes? Is there a wide range? Bright or dull? What are their favorite colors to wear?
Dark colors.
5. Are their clothes bright or dull?
Dull.
6. Were they bought or home-made, hand-me-downs, expensive?
Bought.
7. What is one of his favorite items to wear?
Snake skin boots.
8. Do his clothes fit well?
Yeah
9. Is he comfortable in what he wears? Does he "fight" his clothes?
He's comfortable.
10. Is he confident about the way he dresses, or uneasy?
He doesn't give a shit? He dresses for comfort.
11. Does he care for his clothes? Keep them up and neat? Is he worried about how they look?
He's not overly concerned. Izzy takes better care of them than he does.
12. Does he have to dress a certain way because of his job or position? If so, do his usual clothes fit his real, basic character?
He's more formal at work than his jeans and t-shirt style at home. Yeah it works for him.
13. Does he dress according to a self image of himself? Is that self image conscious or unconscious? At what age was this self image made?
He wears what is comfortable and practical.
14. What kind of underwear does he wear?
Whatever the hell Izzy buys him.
The Character's Voice
1. Does he speak in a high or low pitch voice? When might he be higher than usual? When lower?
Low. It's pretty low all the time.
2. Is he a loud or soft talker?
Soft but commanding respect.
3. Is there a wide range in the voice in volume, pitch and/or quality, or is the voice pretty consistent and even?
Consistent
4. Is there good resonance to the voice? Is the voice throaty, chesty, heady, nasal?
Thoaty at times.
5. Is there tension in the voice? Anxiety? Emotion?
Nope. He keeps it even usually.
6. Is there an accent? Anything unusual in pronunciation? Emphasis? Phrasing?
London?
7. Is it a trained voice, or just natural?
Natural.
8. Does the character "try" to speak well or just "how it comes out"?
It's just how it comes out.
9. Is the speech clear or muddy? Does he mumble? Is he distinct?
Clear and distinct.
10. Is the voice comforting or irritating? Reassuring or disturbing?
It can be all of the above, but mostly it just commands respect.
11. Is he self-conscious when he speaks to others? How large a group could he speak to before he became self-conscious?
Hell no. Bastian is a natural born leader. He speaks and expects others to listen.
The Character's Mind
1. Is the character smart, dumb, naive?
Smart
2. Does he think quickly? Slowly? Is he quick-witted? Dull?
Quickly. He's a quick-witted ass and likes it that way.
3. What kind of education has he had?
He finished Hogwarts with awesome grades, and excelled in auror training.
4. What subjects does the character have knowledge or expertise in?
Potions, Charms, Arithmancy and DADA were his best subjects. He is a master at Muggle car repair and restoration.
5. Is the character impulsive or deliberate in reaching conclusions? Is he logical, rational, or emotional?
Deliberate, logical and rational.
6. Does he think out things before he speaks or can he "think on his feet" as he is speaking?
Both.
7. Does he have contemplative times? What does he think about when alone?
Yes. His family, his work, his car, his ducks, his books.
8. Is he an idealist? A pragmatist? A dreamer? An idea man? An action man?
Action baby.
9. Is his life motivated chiefly by abstract ideals or practical rewards?
Practical.
The Character's Emotions and Personality
1. Is he an introvert or an extrovert?
Introvert with extrovert undertones.
2. Does he get along well with people? Does he have charm? Are people attracted to him? Does he like people?
He's an ass, but he's fair about it? He doesn't care if people like him or not, but he is respectful to those who deserve it. He has very little patience with ignorance and dramatics. He likes people, but he likes birds more.
3. Does he have many friends? Any close friends?
He's pretty tight with his fellow aurors. Izzy is one of his best friends. His kid brother, Isaiah is the other best friend.
4. Is he hot-blooded or cool-headed?
cool-headed
5. Does he have a narrow or wide range of emotions? Do they show often?
More narrow than wide, and no not really.
6. Does he indulge in emotional peaks, outbursts, or valleys? Often?
Very rarely.
7. Would you say he is basically sensitive or calloused?
Calloused
8. Is he suspicious, cautious, trusting, or naive about new people or situations?
Cautious and suspicious
9. Is he an aggressive or reactive person? Is he a pusher or a puller?
Aggressive and pusher.
10. Does he take positive or negative action?
Positive.
11. In a danger or emergency situation would he go to it or run away from it?
He's an auror. He's going toward it with wand ready.
12. Is the character basically nervous or calm?
Calm
13. Does the character have a sense of humor? Does he appreciate jokes? Can he see humor in unfunny situations? Can he laugh at himself?
He laughs at you and think he's hysterical?
14. Can he tell a funny story or joke? Do others find him amusing?
Yeah. Some do.
15. Is he a practical joker? What is his opinion of tricks or jokes played on other people?
Nah, he's more verbal.
16. Is his humor ever cruel?
Yeah
17. Under what conditions could he be harmful or mean or cruel to another person?
He's breathing? He's actually not overly cruel, but he just doesn't give a shit what people think about him. He's going to speak his mind without reservation to your feelings.
18. Is he a loving person? Is he full of love and giving or rather bound and tight in this area? Is he capable of relation to others in a loving way? Is he capable or relating to one specific person in a romantic way?
He can be. He can be kind of bound and tight honestly. If he decides to let you in, yes. Yeah, but it took him awhile to really let himself go deep with her. Once he did that was it for him. No one can compare to Izzy.
19. Is he loved by any other people? In what way?
His wife and family.
20. Is he romantically in love now? With whom? Is this a happy, rewarding or frustrating situation or him?
Yes. His wife. They are perfect for each other. Seriously.
The Character's Wealth, Power, and Influence
1. Does this person have much money? Does it provide position or respect from others for him?
He's an auror, and later a professor.
2. Is he generous or selfish with his money and possessions?
Generous
3. Is the character socially prominent? Is he prominent from wealth, position or office, family history, ability or accomplishment?
His adoptive parents were pretty well off, but he has earned his own place in the world. He's proud of the life he lives and that is what matters to him at the end of the day.
4. Does the character rate high in the "pecking order" with his household? Town? Area? Nation? World?
In his house? He and Iz are a team. He doesn't really pay attention to anything outside his family and his work..
5. Does this person wield much clout? Over whom and by what means?
He's an auror and a professor. He's out to save the world from criminals and stupidity.
6. Can he command others to do his bidding, by word or manipulation?
Yep,
7. How does he get his wishes daily?
He does what he needs to to get it on his own.
8. To whom is he subservient? Is this submission willing or unavoidable?
His boss. Willing because he respects her. He respects Lucius when he's Minister so he does what is asked of him there. He is dominant by nature though.
The Character's Activities
1. How does the character spend his time?
Working, his cars, his family, his ducks, reading
2. What does his daily routine consist of?
Shower, breakfast, work, Iz, his kids, dinner, cars, his ducks, shower, bed.
3. What is his profession or work?
He's an auror and later a professor
4. What things does he really like to do?
work on his cars, read, dance with his wife, play with his kids, spend time with his family, throw criminals in prison, feed his ducks, make Iz laugh
5. What things does he hate to do?
waste time
6. What are his leisure time activities? Pastimes? Recreation?
see 2 and 4
7. Does he play games? What kind?
Wizarding chess
8. Does he like to eat or drink? How important to him are food and drink?
He likes Izzy's food. He's not a big drinker. He's too much of a control freak for that.
9. How important is sex to him? What sexual activities does he partake in? Anything unusual?
He's sexually satisfied thanks.
10. Is his exactitude about sex healthy or disturbing to him? Is sex a rewarding, enriching part of this person's life or is it frightening, anxious, or frustrating? Is sex a positive or negative factor in him life?
Healthy, rewarding and enriching, and a total positive as far as he's concerned. Have you seen his wife?
The Character's Favorite Things
1. Colors? Blue
2. Food? Izzy's hamburgers
3. Drinks? Tea
4. Smells? new car smell :D
5. Time of day? 7pm
6. Season of the year? summer
7. Books?
8. Kinds of literature? Muggle Literature
9. Authors? John Fante, Charles Bukowski, William Faulkner, ...John Grisham (shut up)
10. Places to visit? car shows
11. Kinds of music? motown
12. Musical Instruments? piano
13. Composers? Bach
14. Metals; silver
15. Building materials; stone, wood, clay, tile, etc.? whatever he needs to get the job done
16. Fabrics; silk, wool, linen, etc.? cotton
17. Pieces of furniture? Bed,
18. Plants? he doesn't have one
19. Flowers? whichever make Izzy stop being angry with him
20. Trees? oak
21. Birds? ducks and owls
22. Animals? cats, dogs, birds
23. Miscellaneous? cars
24. Modern Fairytale? none
Character's Religion
1. What are his specific religious beliefs? Does he belong to a specific sect or creed? Does he advocate that group's beliefs?
He's not religious
2. How important is religion to him?
Not at all.
3. Is he pious, devout?
No.
4. In what religious activities does he engage? What percentage of his time is devoted to it?
None.
5. How does religion motivate his actions or affect them?
It doesn't.
Character's Fears
1. What things frighten him?
Another war.
2. Is he motivated by fear?
Yes.
3. To what extent is he motivated; never, occasionally, usually, constantly?
Constantly
4. What would this character think were the three most terrible things that could happen to him?
1. Losing his wife. 2. Losing his children. 3. Losing his dad, siblings, nieces and nephews
5. What would he think were the three most wonderful things that could happen to him?
1. Celebrating his 100th wedding anniversary with Iz. 2. His children making their dreams come true. 3. His dad no longer tormenting innocent birds.
6. What is the one thing he doesn't want anyone to find out about him?
That he is probably more like his biological mother than anyone realizes.