Questions from July
1. What is your character's least favorite holiday or celebration?
He doesn't have much feeling one way or the other about holidays.
2. For whom did your character buy birthday gifts last year? What did he get for them?
No one.
3. Does your character believe in ghosts, the occult, aliens, or the supernatural? If so, why?
He believes in ghosts, the occult, and the supernatural because he is a mythological being and those things are part of his reality.
4. Does your character believe he has had any personal encounters with ghosts, the occult, aliens, or the supernatural?
Yes, he has had many encounters with magic.
5. Does your character believe in astrology, palmistry, tarot, or other methods of divination?
Yes, he was raised to believe in pre-destination and that some people were able to see the future before it happens. The forms of divination that he has seem most often are casting runes and seers going into trances.
6. Has your character ever been to an astrologer, palmist, or other psychic? If so, what predictions were made for him? How does he feel about them, and have they come true?
He hasn't gone to anything like that personally, but predictions have been made about them. They aren't pretty and he isn't too fond of them, but he believes that they will probably come true.
7. How does your character feel about sex? What mores and morals does he apply to it?
He enjoys sex, but feels a bit awkward about it due to a long 'dry spell' in his life. That dry spell taught him to keep a pretty tight lid on his sex drive, so he is very good at resisting the lure of sex.
He thinks that when people are in a committed relationship they shouldn't have sex with people outside the relationship without the permission of their partner. He thinks it's usually a bad idea to have sex with another man's wife (but that doesn't mean he won't do it).
His culture didn't have reliable birth-control so he is very aware of the fact that sex leads to babies.
8. What sort of relationship did (or does) your character have with his parents?
He has pleasant memories of his mother, but hasn't seen her since he was a boy. He is very angry at his father, but likes his step-mother. He has a lot of respect and affection for the man he thinks of as his foster-father, but has no idea where the relationship really stands because the last time they saw each other wasn't in good circumstances.
9. If someone asked your character what the most important rule to live by was, how would he answer?
Know who your enemies and your allies really are.
10. What is the worst gift your character ever received?
I don't know.
11. Has your character ever deliberately set out to emotionally hurt someone?
Yes. But only his enemies.
12. Describe one unconscious drive, ambition or goal your character possesses that he would never consciously admit to himself or to others.
As much as he loves most of his family he wants to be free of all the baggage that comes with his family.
13. Detail one secret shame your character feels.
He is ashamed that his own stupidity caused him to lose his mate and his sons and also forced him to hurt his foster father.
14. What is the best meal your character ever had?
He would say it was the last kill he was able to bring back to his mate before he was separated from her.
15. Is there anyone your character despises?
Many of the Aesir (the Norse Gods), especially Thor.
16. Is there anyone your character would die to protect?
He would definitely die to protect his daughter. He would probable die to protect most other members of his family and his close allies.
17. What is the worst news your character has ever received? How did he handle it?
The worst news he ever received was that one of his half-brothers had been mutilated and the other killed. He couldn't do anything about the situation and he couldn't do anything to work off his anger, grief and frustration, so he handled it slowly.
18. Your character just received an envelope. Whatever it is, the idea of opening it fills him with dread. What is it? And what happens when he opens it?
It's in the future and it's a message from his daughter. He is afraid it says that she has decided to fight on her mother's side and not his.
19. How does your character feel about his government?
He doesn't really have one.
20. Does your character care about politics? How vehemently, and what are his views?
Politics where he comes from are very personal, in the sense of being about individual leaders and not about issues. He has a few people he would support and almost nothing could get him to change his mind about who he respects and doesn't respect.
21. Is there any political issue that could motivate your character to violence?
Racism against his people (though he wouldn't think of it in those terms). Probably some aspects of women's rights, since he would be thinking about how it effects his daughter.
22. List five things that could motivate your character to use violence.
If violence was used against him.
If violence was used or threatened against his daughter.
If violence was used against his allies.
If you made him really angry.
If he felt it would help him make a point.
23. List three things that could motivate your character to kill.
If his daughter was hurt.
If he was in a battle.
If he was in a duel.
24. List several phrases your character is fond of uttering. Where did he pick them up?
He is still too un-used to English to have habitual phrases.
25. How does your character feel about romantic relationships?
He doesn't have much experience with romance, he comes from a culture with arranged marriages. He notices that people seem to enjoy romance, but that it also takes a lot of effort and causes trouble and pain. He is still making up his mind.
26. What is your character's romantic history?
He doesn't really have one.
27. What is the best romantic relationship your character has ever had?
He has never had a romantic relationship.
28. What is the worst romantic relationship your character has ever had?
His daughter's mother seduced him as a form of revenge sex. It wasn't exactly a relationship, but it wasn't pretty.
29. If your character hasn't yet settled down with someone, what could motivate him to do so? If he has, what could motivate him to change his mind again?
He has in the past and would be eager to do so again. He wants a woman who is smart, powerful and commanding. He wants and alpha female to complement him as an alpha male.
30. If your character has a romantic partner, would that person ever cheat on him?
He doesn't currently have one.
31. Would your pup ever cheat on their partner?
If he had one he might cheat on them. It would be hard to get him to and he would feel very bad about it afterward.
Describe the circumstances under which your character might cheat on his partner.
It would have to be something that weakened his willpower, sense and foresight, like being really drunk.
Describe the kind of person who could convince your character to cheat on his partner.
It would have to be someone manipulative, and someone who knew him well enough to try to seduce the more intellectual parts of his nature, since the instinctual parts of his nature are hardwired towards serial monogomy.
He doesn't have much feeling one way or the other about holidays.
2. For whom did your character buy birthday gifts last year? What did he get for them?
No one.
3. Does your character believe in ghosts, the occult, aliens, or the supernatural? If so, why?
He believes in ghosts, the occult, and the supernatural because he is a mythological being and those things are part of his reality.
4. Does your character believe he has had any personal encounters with ghosts, the occult, aliens, or the supernatural?
Yes, he has had many encounters with magic.
5. Does your character believe in astrology, palmistry, tarot, or other methods of divination?
Yes, he was raised to believe in pre-destination and that some people were able to see the future before it happens. The forms of divination that he has seem most often are casting runes and seers going into trances.
6. Has your character ever been to an astrologer, palmist, or other psychic? If so, what predictions were made for him? How does he feel about them, and have they come true?
He hasn't gone to anything like that personally, but predictions have been made about them. They aren't pretty and he isn't too fond of them, but he believes that they will probably come true.
7. How does your character feel about sex? What mores and morals does he apply to it?
He enjoys sex, but feels a bit awkward about it due to a long 'dry spell' in his life. That dry spell taught him to keep a pretty tight lid on his sex drive, so he is very good at resisting the lure of sex.
He thinks that when people are in a committed relationship they shouldn't have sex with people outside the relationship without the permission of their partner. He thinks it's usually a bad idea to have sex with another man's wife (but that doesn't mean he won't do it).
His culture didn't have reliable birth-control so he is very aware of the fact that sex leads to babies.
8. What sort of relationship did (or does) your character have with his parents?
He has pleasant memories of his mother, but hasn't seen her since he was a boy. He is very angry at his father, but likes his step-mother. He has a lot of respect and affection for the man he thinks of as his foster-father, but has no idea where the relationship really stands because the last time they saw each other wasn't in good circumstances.
9. If someone asked your character what the most important rule to live by was, how would he answer?
Know who your enemies and your allies really are.
10. What is the worst gift your character ever received?
I don't know.
11. Has your character ever deliberately set out to emotionally hurt someone?
Yes. But only his enemies.
12. Describe one unconscious drive, ambition or goal your character possesses that he would never consciously admit to himself or to others.
As much as he loves most of his family he wants to be free of all the baggage that comes with his family.
13. Detail one secret shame your character feels.
He is ashamed that his own stupidity caused him to lose his mate and his sons and also forced him to hurt his foster father.
14. What is the best meal your character ever had?
He would say it was the last kill he was able to bring back to his mate before he was separated from her.
15. Is there anyone your character despises?
Many of the Aesir (the Norse Gods), especially Thor.
16. Is there anyone your character would die to protect?
He would definitely die to protect his daughter. He would probable die to protect most other members of his family and his close allies.
17. What is the worst news your character has ever received? How did he handle it?
The worst news he ever received was that one of his half-brothers had been mutilated and the other killed. He couldn't do anything about the situation and he couldn't do anything to work off his anger, grief and frustration, so he handled it slowly.
18. Your character just received an envelope. Whatever it is, the idea of opening it fills him with dread. What is it? And what happens when he opens it?
It's in the future and it's a message from his daughter. He is afraid it says that she has decided to fight on her mother's side and not his.
19. How does your character feel about his government?
He doesn't really have one.
20. Does your character care about politics? How vehemently, and what are his views?
Politics where he comes from are very personal, in the sense of being about individual leaders and not about issues. He has a few people he would support and almost nothing could get him to change his mind about who he respects and doesn't respect.
21. Is there any political issue that could motivate your character to violence?
Racism against his people (though he wouldn't think of it in those terms). Probably some aspects of women's rights, since he would be thinking about how it effects his daughter.
22. List five things that could motivate your character to use violence.
If violence was used against him.
If violence was used or threatened against his daughter.
If violence was used against his allies.
If you made him really angry.
If he felt it would help him make a point.
23. List three things that could motivate your character to kill.
If his daughter was hurt.
If he was in a battle.
If he was in a duel.
24. List several phrases your character is fond of uttering. Where did he pick them up?
He is still too un-used to English to have habitual phrases.
25. How does your character feel about romantic relationships?
He doesn't have much experience with romance, he comes from a culture with arranged marriages. He notices that people seem to enjoy romance, but that it also takes a lot of effort and causes trouble and pain. He is still making up his mind.
26. What is your character's romantic history?
He doesn't really have one.
27. What is the best romantic relationship your character has ever had?
He has never had a romantic relationship.
28. What is the worst romantic relationship your character has ever had?
His daughter's mother seduced him as a form of revenge sex. It wasn't exactly a relationship, but it wasn't pretty.
29. If your character hasn't yet settled down with someone, what could motivate him to do so? If he has, what could motivate him to change his mind again?
He has in the past and would be eager to do so again. He wants a woman who is smart, powerful and commanding. He wants and alpha female to complement him as an alpha male.
30. If your character has a romantic partner, would that person ever cheat on him?
He doesn't currently have one.
31. Would your pup ever cheat on their partner?
If he had one he might cheat on them. It would be hard to get him to and he would feel very bad about it afterward.
Describe the circumstances under which your character might cheat on his partner.
It would have to be something that weakened his willpower, sense and foresight, like being really drunk.
Describe the kind of person who could convince your character to cheat on his partner.
It would have to be someone manipulative, and someone who knew him well enough to try to seduce the more intellectual parts of his nature, since the instinctual parts of his nature are hardwired towards serial monogomy.