Name: Rikarah Pallaton1
Gender: female2
Occupation: artist/self-appointed assassin3
City/town/region: New York City but moves around often4
Marital status: married to Gavin Berwin5
Race/nationality: white/ American6
Economic status: comfortable7
Education: dropped out of high school as a senior but is very intelligent8
Politics: apathetic9
Values: politeness, honesty, strength, justice, revenge10
Attitudes: She is a sort of young female Hannibal Lecter in a way, with a very artistic flair to her methods of murder. She murders those she believes deserve it and turns them into works of art. She is very friendly and open with people but can turn deadly if she believes you deserve it.11
Prejudices: people who she sees as behaving unjustly toward others12
Passions/drives: Art, murder, Gavin, painting/drawing13
Emotional stability: She is emotionally stable and mentally sound, she is merely a sociopath in many ways. Yet she does not see herself as one. 14
Introvert/extrovert: Extrovert15
Age: 2716
Hair colour: brown17
Eye colour: brown18
Glasses?: no19
Weight: 13520
Height: 5'7''21
Build: slim/athletic22
Unusual physical characteristics: short hair, has tattoos of naked fairies on each shoulder blade, tattoos of a flower bed across her chest, tattoo of Chinese symbols on ankle, two knives intertwined on her lower back, and an ankh on her wrist23
Mannerisms: has a very open smile, tends to tilt head when she smiles24
Self esteem: high25
Story goals: She wishes to remain anonymous and free to live her life while still able to kill those she wants to26
Place of birth: small suburban town27
Religion: she is not religious28
Manners/social graces: She does have manners and social graces but abandons them when it comes to murder29
Significant people died: She killed her mother, father, and sister when she was seventeen and used their decapitated heads to make an artistic statement. She also killed seventeen others.30
How they reacted: with horror and fear, of course31
Most significant childhood person: father32
Present relationship with significant person: she murdered him33
Influential past relationship: until Gavin, she merely had one night stands.34
How did last relationship end: Her only real relationship is with Gavin, and they are now married. 35
Do they fall in love often?: No36
Do they want a different relationship?: No37
Consequences of past relationships: None for her38
Best friend: Gavin39
Confidant: Gavin40
Antagonist:any who dares to cross her view of what is just41
Children: Paloma Berwin42
Ages of children: 643
Siblings/family members:44
1: Isabella Rue45
Age: 1446
2: Mother (Katherine Pallaton)47
Age: 4348
3: Father (Jeff Pallaton)49
Age: 4850
Friends/co-workers:51
1: Astrid52
Relationship: co-worker53
2: Brent54
Relationship: Gavin's co-worker55
3: Rinji56
Relationship: her tattooist57
Hobbies/interests: killing, art, tattoos, old movies58
Exercise: murdering, running, yoga59
Favourite foods: sushi, fruit60
Favourite beverages: margaritas, Chai tea61
Musical taste: eclectic62
Special gifts/talents: art, killing, making people feel safe and comfortable with ehr63
Strengths: physical, intelligence, cunning64
Flaws: flawed sense of morals65
Main traits:very intelligent and yet judgemental, amoral yet moral66
Achievements:Has had some artwork published, has found her soulmate in Gavin, who also murders67
Defeats:was not able to kill Gavin when she first met him, although this worked out for her68
Vulnerabilities:she must hide her past from others69
Major childhood trauma: being sexually harrassed by her father as her mother watched and her sister teased 70
What occurrence from past will affect plot?: see above71
First impressions of him/her: that she is an open, friendly girl who is innocent yet knowing72
Reactions to adversity: she gets rid of it in her own method73
Described by him/herself: strong74
Described by antagonist: bloodcrazy bitch75
Temperament: even until provoked76
Fears: that she is secretly weak and deserving of her past abuse77
Secrets (from the past): her murders, her sexual abuse, her rage at all78
Author notes
She is in my stories on this site intitled Two of a Kind, Twisted Affections, Fairweather Friend, Scary Christmas, and Redefined.
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Comments
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Your character is really interesting. Makes me want to read your story! One question, sorry, What is an ankh? I've heard of i but am unsure of what it is.


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Thank you! an ankh is a symbol representing life.
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