Characters
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Arianrhod
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 17
She is skinny, tall and has a light complexion. She has long blonde hair and deep blue. She usually wears jeans, a purple t-shirt and silver jewellery. Arianrhod is a genius, able to focus all energy on a single problem until it's solved. She is perceptive, intelligent, knowledgeable and very skilful in a few areas, confident anything is possible if she can focus all energy and concentrated thought on it. She's an expert in her field. She is, however, more internal, looking inward for answers, always deep in thought and not concerned with appearance. The interesting aspect of Arianrhod is that, although she is most comfortable in her own mind working on a problem, she is actually imaginative and charming to others. She has a quiet kind of charm that draws others to her; the Albert Einstein type. When she's under pressure, she gets involved in rampant thoughts without following through on anything. When she's relaxed and secure, she's more straight forward and forthcoming without getting bogged down in thought. Arianrhod was raised in a tense household with a lot of arguing and learned early not to trust the world. Situations can quickly turn to mayhem and concentrating on one small problem or element of the world is the way she can keep her mind off the craziness. Arianrhod literally loses herself in her mind. As a child, she always felt like an outsider, spending most of her time reading. Both parents were consumed by work and never had time or energy to focus on this her. She had to learn to fit into the family structure by finding a comforting skill to focus on. Throughout her life, she has been misinterpreted as eccentric and a little loopy, but, in fact, she perceives the world in more accurate detail than most people. She's gone through long periods of suffering in silence. Having had a lot of education, Arianrhod has proven she loves learning. She can be social when opinions are being discussed, but tends to do all her deep thinking alone. Her interests are diverse and esoteric with a profound understanding of the world. Arianrhod is very interesting as she spends so much time in her head, thinking about concepts and philosophies. She is not extroverted by a long shot, but quietly loves to share what she has discovered with others. Arianrhod has insight into the world that astounds others, knowing a lot about a few things. She's charming, quick-witted and clever. She also keeps secrets very well; no one can break into her vault of secrets - not even those closest to her.
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Dylan
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 31
He has surfer looks, with deep blue eyes like pools of water and red hair. He usually wears blue jeans, a white shirt and a shark tooth necklace. Dylan is generally a warm and caring person, looking to earn love by being incredibly giving. He surrounds himself with those who become increasingly needy. He is looking to reach out and help people as a way to get his needs met by others. He tends to reach out to those who are very needy - those that need help but are unlikely to be able to give anything back, creating a frustration and internal pain, even low self-esteem. Dylan just can't seem to find love no matter how giving he is. This type is likely to be an enabler in a relationship, giving and never getting, feeling trapped by it all. A sense of entitlement can cause him to become manipulative at times to get the sympathy he desires. He wants to be recognized as indispensable. Dylan's character flaw is based on the incorrect belief that personal fulfilment comes through giving to others. He tends to repress his own needs to do what he feels is the right thing: giving to others. Dylan also worries way too much about other people.
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Flint
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 17
He has punk looks, with jet black hair with red tips and one blue eye, one green. He usually wears a red t-shirt, black jeans and a black jacket. Flint is one of those people you can never quite put your finger on. One minute secure, the next insecure; one minute angry, the next content. The reason for this is that he doesn't trust himself. More specifically, he doesn't trust the way he thinks or his ability to make good decisions. As a result, he looks to Sage to give him the answers or guidance to make decisions. The strange thing about Flint is that he desperately wants to be independent. He is loyal, compassionate, trustworthy and positive. He tries to protect Arianrhod while still trying to do what's right. He is not concerned with being liked. Flint's flaw is his lack of faith in himself, others and the world. He's driven by the fear that he won't be able to handle all the dangers present in the universe. When he's under pressure, he tends to act without thinking. When he's relaxed and secure, he becomes less suspicious, relaxed and trusting.
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Sage
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 20
He has strong feature, with short brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. He usually wears a green shirt and brown cargo pants. Sage is a leader who rules with a cooperative and caring hand. He is domestic, calm and warmly interactive with people. However, he is the boss and needs to be involved, leading others toward a common and just goal; saving Arianrhod’s life. He's protective and honourable. However wilful, he the feelings of the others more than some in his position would. He is people oriented, but is very confident in his ability to keep things under control. Sage is the benevolent ruler of the household that the others trust and care for because he cares for them. He is able to rule and be loved, a rare personality type. Sage is a kind ruler and, as such, wants to control things by understanding others and using that knowledge to direct them. "You love soda. You want to get us both one?" He is supportive and protecting, seeing that protecting the team is as important as any goal that must be achieved. He is likely to run into battle with aggressive and purposefulness and at the same time keep members of his team safe.
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Sage
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 20
He has strong feature, with short brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. He usually wears a green shirt and brown cargo pants. Sage is a leader who rules with a cooperative and caring hand. He is domestic, calm and warmly interactive with people. However, he is the boss and needs to be involved, leading others toward a common and just goal; saving Arianrhod’s life. He's protective and honourable. However wilful, he the feelings of the others more than some in his position would. He is people oriented, but is very confident in his ability to keep things under control. Sage is the benevolent ruler of the household that the others trust and care for because he cares for them. He is able to rule and be loved, a rare personality type. Sage is a kind ruler and, as such, wants to control things by understanding others and using that knowledge to direct them. "You love soda. You want to get us both one?" He is supportive and protecting, seeing that protecting the team is as important as any goal that must be achieved. He is likely to run into battle with aggressive and purposefulness and at the same time keep members of his team safe.
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Thanatos
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 20
He has short black hair and deep violet eyes. He usually wears a black shirt, black jeans and a black trench coat. Thanatos sees the world in terms of good and evil. He's perfectionist, judgmental and jealous. At this unhealthy level, he believes he is good and most everything else is evil. Thanatos has completely dissociated true feelings, becoming a "loner" with a plan, willing to go to extremes for what he believes is right. The problem is that the idea of what's right may be utterly wrong. He has a very definite plan for ridding the world, and himself, of perceived evil and believes it's all up to him. Thanatos is unwilling to listen to anyone, becoming punitive, cruel and furiously angry, but doesn't understand what emotional destruction he leaves in his wake. Thanatos’ character flaw is based on the incorrect belief that he and whatever situation he's involved with can be perfect if everyone acts correctly. He obsesses with avoiding making mistakes or losing self-control. When he's under pressure, he gets angry, feeling misunderstood and alone. In those rare moments when he's relaxed and secure, he becomes less controlled by rules, living more in the moment. Thanatos is a product of an extremely unstable childhood, especially regarding the protective father figure. This figure was most likely cruel and abusive. Thanatos saw both parents as undependable and too incompetent to be his parents, making him react by having to choose what's right and wrong and learning that it's up to him to make everything all right. He aligned himself with the rules to contain his anxiety. Somehow, things got a little off track. The emotions he needs to contain are somehow unbearably painful, possibly because Flint turned his back on him. Somehow he learned humans aren't any good, but he can make it right. Having had little or no education, Thanatos may base judgments on false assumptions or incorrect information. He has become a master at filling in missing information. He tends to be unaccepting of others he feels aren’t correct. He is still a perfectionist, particular about speech and uses perfect English. Thanatos also knows how to use speech to make people feel perfectly awful about themselves. He knows a lot of facts and information about seemingly unimportant things, having dropped down from once being, at least, an average revolutionary. But, there is another side to Thanatos, he can be charming and caring to those he loves. When he does fins love, he would want it to be perfect. He would protect that person forever, never wanting any harm to come to them. He will say things like, "You have no idea what you're doing." "You're an idiot." Internal dialogue: "I'm right, you're wrong."
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Zac
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 50
He has slightly elfish looks, with bright green eyes and longish white blonde hair. He usually wears a yellow t-shirt, blue jeans and a denim jacket. Zac is extremely extroverted, always on the go, living outside his mind in the real world. He is full of life, living out loud, Imaginative and charming; he lives for new and exciting experiences. However, he is not interested in experiences he considers detrimental to himself or others. The reason Zac lives so much outside the mind is that there's something inside he would rather not deal with. He enjoys contact and interaction with other people. He has an underlying understanding of tragedy, so he will bond quickly to others who suffer, trying to lift them up and distract them the way he distracts himself. Zac's character flaw is based on the incorrect belief that suffering can be avoided indefinitely. During the story, he learns that always focusing on the positive is limiting and, although he seems to be living life to the fullest, he's actually missing an important part of life - the dark side. Zac is loud and interactive, almost overly enthusiastic about life and especially the accomplishments of others. He piles praise on anyone who mildly deserves it, pushing everything to the extreme. Life is an amazing experience to him and he lets others know this.