Character Profile

CHARACTER PROFILE

 

 

NAME OF CHARACTER:

Title/ Titles of Works They Appear in:

VITAL STATISTICS:

Character’s Full Name at Birth:__________________________________________________

Reason or meaning of

name:____________________________________________________________________

Nickname:______________________________Reason for Nickname:

Name Change/s:                                                     Reason for Name Change/s:

Birthdate: ___________________

Place of Birth:

 

 

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:

Age:_________________ How old does s/he appear? ____________________

Eye Color: __________ Glasses or contacts: _________________________

Weight: _____________ Height: ______________________________________

Type of body/build:

Skin tone: Skin type: ___________________________________

Shape of face: Distinguishing Marks:

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Predominant feature: ____________________________________________________

Hair color: _______

Resembles:

Is s/he healthy?

If not, why not:

Physical disabilities:

 

FAVORITES

Character’s favourite colour:

Why?

Character’s least favourite colour:

Why?

Favourite Music:

Least favourite Music:

Why?

(Same for:)

Food:

Literature:

Favourite book:

Why?

Favourite author:

Mode of transportation:

Daredevil or cautious?

Same when alone? ___________________________________________________

HABITS

Smokes: Y N

What?

When and how much?

Drinks: Y N

What?

When and how much?

Spending/ saving habits:

Hobbies:

How does character spend a rainy day?

 

EARLY LIFE

First memory:_____________________________

Most important childhood event that still affects him/her:

 Why?

Formative school experiences:

 

 

FAMILY:

Mother’s Name:

Place of Birth:

Occupation:

Relationship with her:

Father’s Name:

Place of Birth:

Occupation:

Relationship with him:

Sibling’s Names and Ages:

Relationship with each:

Children of siblings:

Extended family?

Close? Yes/No Why or why not?

 

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Is character married? Y/N

Partner’s Name:

Age:

Occupation:

Is the marriage a happy one?

Where did he/ she meet spouse?

Is character divorced? Why?

If divorced, how many times?

Has character ever cheated on any signficant other?

Other Significant Partners:

 

 

CHILDREN:

Does character have child(ren)?

How many children does character have?

Are all children with the same partner? If no, why not?

If no, what is the custody arrangement?

How does character relate to his/her child(ren)?

Which child is character’s favourite? (admit it or not, we all have one)

Why?

What is character’s most favourite memory of his/her child(ren)?

Why?

What is character’s least favourite memory of his/her child(ren)?

Is relationship with children important to character? Yes/No

 

OCCUPATION

Job title:

Where does Character work?

For how long?

How does s/he feel about co-workers? Get along with

co-workers?

Like his/her job? Why or why not?

Character’s dream job:

 

ATTITUDE:

Character’s greatest fear:

Why?

What is the worst thing that could happen to him/her

What single event would most throw character’s life in complete turmoil?

Why?

Character is most at ease when:

Most ill at ease when:

Depressed or sad?

What makes him/ her angry?

What makes him/ her happy?

Priorities:

Philosophy:

How s/he feels about self:

Past failure s/he would be embarrassed to have people know about:

Why?

If granted one wish, what would it be?

Why?

 

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):

Biggest vulnerability:

Which, if any, of the 7 deadly sins does your character fight (or give

into, willingly or not)?

(lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, pride)

Which of the 7 virtues does your character have (or fight against)?

(chastity, abstinence, liberality, diligence, patience, kindness,

humility)

 

TRAITS:

Optimist or pessimist: Why?

Introvert or extrovert: Why?

Drives and motivations:

Talents:

Extremely skilled at:

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?

Etc.

 

INTERRELATION WITH OTHERS:

How does character relate to others?

How is s/he perceived by…

Strangers?

Immediate Family? (parents, siblings, etc.)

Friends?

Wife/Husband/Lover?

Hero/Heroine?

What happens to change this perception?

What do family/friends like most about character?

What do family/friends like least about character?

Who are the character’s main friends/ allies?

Does the character know they are their ally/ allies?

Who are their main enemies? Why?

Does the character know they are their enemy?

 

GOALS:

Immediate goals:

Long- term goals:

How does character plan to accomplish goals?

How would other people around character be affected if character achieved these goals?

 

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 APPEARANCE

 

Favorite clothing: Why?

Least favorite clothing: Why?

Jewelry:

Other accessories (bling?):

Drives:

Where does character live?

Where does character want to live?

Why?

What does s/he do too much of?

Too little of?

Most prized possession: Why?

Play musical instrument? Which?

How did s/he learn?

Owns a computer or other technological devices?  Yes/No

 If not, why not?

Why?

 

UNCATEGORIZED:

Person character secretly admires:

Why?

Person character most influenced by:

Why?

Most important person in character’s life before story starts:

Why?

Favorite slang word/phrase

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