Background:

1. Choose a gender.

Male.

2. Choose a place of birth

Niowen, Imperial Capital of Carghe

3. Choose a hobby.

Horseback Riding

4. Choose a past job.

Silver Miner


5. Choose a present job.

Loan Shark/Bookmaker

6. Choose a past love interest.

Sierra, his stepsister.

7. Choose an enemy.

His stepmother.

8. Why is your character not working at the old job?

He moved away from the mountains to get away from his family.

9. Why is your character not with the old love interest?

Their family forbid it and moved her away.

10. Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?

Who rides a horse for a living and makes money at it?

11. How did your character make the enemy?

Courting her daughter.

12. What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has he already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?

Going to prison. He's been there before, and had a hard time of it because he is claustrophobic. He has changed his name and moved around a lot. He'll probably do more of the same.

13. What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has he already done to try to obtain it? What does he hope to try in the future?

Sierra. He has a star-crossed sort of love for her, and their separation was not their decision. He has sent dozens of letters to her through unofficial channels, gifts, and such. He hopes to use his contacts to locate her and steal her away to be with him.

14. Where did they grow up?

A (now) ghost town named Roquin's Quarry.

15. Where do they live now?

Coolwater, an oasis town.

16. How do they vote, or don't they bother (if they are old enough)?

Doesn't bother.

17. How many siblings do they have - any older, any younger?

one stepsister (Sierra), one real sister, five brothers, two stepbrothers.

18. Are their parents still alive?

His real mother is not, but his stepmother and real father are.

19. What do/did their parents do?

Stepmom: Housewife, slave trader
Real mom: Horse trainer
Dad: Silver miner, prospector

20. Where did they go to school, and what was their favorite subject?

His family couldn't afford school, but his favorite subject was history.

21. Who was their best friend, and have they kept in touch?

Marian Golden, a girl who worked with his mother. Yes.

22. Who was their favorite relative, and why?

Sierra, because of his attraction for her. That aside, his mother, because of her love for horses and her strength.

23. Do they/did they get on with their parents?

With his real parents, yes, with his stepmother and real dad together, no.

24. What is their favorite food, and what would they never eat for all the tea in China?

Cod fish, and he would never ever eat squash.

25. Favorite drink?

Water

26. Favorite color?

Crimson Red

27. Regional accent?

Very cowboy.

28. What do they do for a living - and what is their dream job?

He's a bookmaker/loan shark. Makes money by lending money and charging interest. Dream job is to own and raise horses.

29. Do they have a partner, and if so, how did they meet?

Marian is his partner.

30. What is the closest they have ever come to dying?

Stabbed in the back in a bar by someone who planned to run without paying.

31. How do they spend their weekends?

Going for long rides with his horse, Apollo.

32. What are their tastes - and would they be different if they had unlimited money to spend?

Has pragmatic tastes thanks to his poor upbrininging, and no. 

33. What is the name of your character?

Delmar Argent

The Physical:

1. How tall are they? 5'9 1/2"
2. How old, precisely? 27 years, 4 months, 18 days.
3. What color is their hair - and is it natural? Dark brown, yes.
4. Eyes – color, size, sunken, protuberant, heavy lidded? Blue, slightly squinty from bright sunlight, piercing
5. Skin color? Caucasian, usually darkly tanned.
6. What do they like to wear? A suit, black, red, or black/red maverick coat. Very dressy gentleman wear.

7. Picture them walking down a street - how do they move?

Quickly, in an unspectacular manner that doesn't draw attention.

8. Give them an outstanding feature - something that will always identify them: a birthmark, a scar, big ears, a big nose or small feet – the first thing somebody would notice when they saw them.

A heavy Buford mustache

9. Something they would never go out without – the more unusual you make this, the more your character will take shape. Do they always have a backpack? Do they carry a snapshot of an old lover? Would they rather be caught dead than not have a clean handkerchief in their bag?

A beat up cigarette case.

3 lines:

A fellow of average build and features, unspectacular to such a point that it makes him spectacular. He has soft features that lend themselves to a kind smile, tempered by the potential cold in his icy blue eyes. For all purposes, he is a well dressed western gentleman.

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Deeper personality stuff

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1. A childhood accident which has left them with a fear.

A rockslide trapping him in a shallow cavern ended up giving him claustrophobia.

2. Their pet peeve.

Whiny people.

3. Something they do really well.

Cheats at cards. (counting cards, shuffling tricks)

4. Something they do really badly.

Sing and / or dance

5. Something in their past they wish they hadn't done - and why.

He wishes that he hadn't given in to his passions and openly sought Sierra's hand, because it ended up getting them separated.

6. A recurring nightmare.

He occasionally dreams that he is stuck in a cell or a cave, and suffering from his claustrophobia.

7. A fantasy

He dreams of how great it would be to buy out his family's estate and lord it over his stepmother.

8. The one thing they would change about themselves, if they could.

Delmar would like to be taller and more muscular, like most guys.

9. The worst and best moment of their life so far.

Worst moment: watching Sierra being literally dragged away from him or a washroom gangrape in prison.

10. How would they react if a stranger offered them a lift?

He would accept it, but his hand would stay close to his knife.

11. How would they react if they saw a child, crying and alone?

He would have one of his flunkies try to help it.

12. How would they react if they found a purse full of large denomination notes?

He would leave it, not wanting to get involved and/or assuming it was a trap.

13. Think about introducing your character to someone you know at a party – what single sentence would you use to tell someone about them?

"Hey, this is Delmar, a fast talker and one hell of a poker player."

14. Write down everything you can think of about your character that has not been mentioned in either list.

Dammit, Po. *poke*

He likes shiny boots, and is something of a neat freak with his clothes. He likes round-brimmed western hats, usually wears one anytime he's outside. He is no ladies man, as he doesn't like to bed multitudes of women and therefore doesn't go out of his way to impress them. He never lies.