Body and AppearancechaincutterMay 12 2011, 17:19:14 UTC
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is he heavyset, thin, short, rangy? 5'10" and stocky. He's quite heavy, at about 180lbs, and most of it is muscle... but not all of it. He doesn't have anywhere near "modern-ideal" type muscle definition, because 10-15 of those pounds are nothing but pudge. He's pretty cute and cuddly for a fearsome warrior capable of killing ogres in one hit.
2. How old is he? Ha. Hahahahaha. Ha. Bodily, seventeen. Mentally? Sometimes seventeen, sometimes old beyond human reckoning. Emotionally? Sometimes seventeen, sometimes old beyond human reckoning, sometimes five.
3. Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch? He carries himself pretty well. When it's hero time or there is a pretty lady to impress, he stand up as straight and regal and proud as possible. When he's relaxed or not feeling well, he slouches a little bit... but his armor usually hides that.
4. How is his health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities? In a word? Poor -- unless coughing up blood is the picture of health. For a while, everyone was concerned he might keel over and die at any moment. He's somewhat better now, but he's still in danger of pushing himself too hard and needing to be forced into some bedrest.
5. How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid? He's a little clumsy. In his armor, he's not glaringly ungainly, but he does have a knack for either hitting the ground chest-first or being thrown into walls. Since he's spent so much time in his armor for the last two years, he's actually worse out of it than he is in it. He got used to the weight distribution, and once it's gone he's liable to over or underbalance himself. Despite being a bit accident prone, there is a fluidity to his movements. He recovers from his stumbles pretty well, and he makes living and fighting in 40 lbs of plate armor look absolutely effortless. Even in his derpier moments, he's pretty regal.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror? Slightly above average? On the one hand, people in the game do call him handsome. (Or cute. She can never decide.) On the other, it's his armor that makes him stand out in a crowd, not his face. He's slightly delusional, though, and believes he is a remarkable specimen of manhood. When in the presence of attractive women, he's likely to betray this attitude by puffing up like a prize-winning peacock.
7. Describe his complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred? Behold! Medium-fair, lots of pinky-red undertones, light but numerous freckles. He gets hurt a lot -- A Lot -- and has some issues with healing, so he's got some scars here and there. Nothing massive or highly noticeable, though.
8. Describe his hair: color, texture, style. Auburn leaning more to red than brown. Thick, kind of coarse. Usually with parted bangs and the rest of it held back with his not-a-prince-not-crown, but if he takes it off the rest of his hair will get a little floppy.
9. What color are his eyes? RED. Well. A little purply-red. But there are subtly red eyes, and then there are these. These are not subtly red. They're pretty striking.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features? On his chest, like a tattoo or a henna design, is a large and intricate medallion pattern. This is his lunaglyph, which both grants super-human abilities and contains the awareness of his actual identity. It's also the reason he doesn't take off his shirt in public. Also, full body freckling. Like. Butt freckles.
11. What are his chief tension centers? Everywhere? No, really. He wears about 40lbs of plate armor, he gets a serious workout just walking around. Mostly the shoulders and the legs, though. Especially the legs.
5'10" and stocky. He's quite heavy, at about 180lbs, and most of it is muscle... but not all of it. He doesn't have anywhere near "modern-ideal" type muscle definition, because 10-15 of those pounds are nothing but pudge. He's pretty cute and cuddly for a fearsome warrior capable of killing ogres in one hit.
2. How old is he?
Ha. Hahahahaha. Ha. Bodily, seventeen. Mentally? Sometimes seventeen, sometimes old beyond human reckoning. Emotionally? Sometimes seventeen, sometimes old beyond human reckoning, sometimes five.
3. Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch?
He carries himself pretty well. When it's hero time or there is a pretty lady to impress, he stand up as straight and regal and proud as possible. When he's relaxed or not feeling well, he slouches a little bit... but his armor usually hides that.
4. How is his health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
In a word? Poor -- unless coughing up blood is the picture of health. For a while, everyone was concerned he might keel over and die at any moment. He's somewhat better now, but he's still in danger of pushing himself too hard and needing to be forced into some bedrest.
5. How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
He's a little clumsy. In his armor, he's not glaringly ungainly, but he does have a knack for either hitting the ground chest-first or being thrown into walls. Since he's spent so much time in his armor for the last two years, he's actually worse out of it than he is in it. He got used to the weight distribution, and once it's gone he's liable to over or underbalance himself. Despite being a bit accident prone, there is a fluidity to his movements. He recovers from his stumbles pretty well, and he makes living and fighting in 40 lbs of plate armor look absolutely effortless. Even in his derpier moments, he's pretty regal.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror?
Slightly above average? On the one hand, people in the game do call him handsome. (Or cute. She can never decide.) On the other, it's his armor that makes him stand out in a crowd, not his face. He's slightly delusional, though, and believes he is a remarkable specimen of manhood. When in the presence of attractive women, he's likely to betray this attitude by puffing up like a prize-winning peacock.
7. Describe his complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
Behold! Medium-fair, lots of pinky-red undertones, light but numerous freckles. He gets hurt a lot -- A Lot -- and has some issues with healing, so he's got some scars here and there. Nothing massive or highly noticeable, though.
8. Describe his hair: color, texture, style.
Auburn leaning more to red than brown. Thick, kind of coarse. Usually with parted bangs and the rest of it held back with his not-a-prince-not-crown, but if he takes it off the rest of his hair will get a little floppy.
9. What color are his eyes?
RED. Well. A little purply-red. But there are subtly red eyes, and then there are these. These are not subtly red. They're pretty striking.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
On his chest, like a tattoo or a henna design, is a large and intricate medallion pattern. This is his lunaglyph, which both grants super-human abilities and contains the awareness of his actual identity. It's also the reason he doesn't take off his shirt in public. Also, full body freckling. Like. Butt freckles.
11. What are his chief tension centers?
Everywhere? No, really. He wears about 40lbs of plate armor, he gets a serious workout just walking around. Mostly the shoulders and the legs, though. Especially the legs.
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