Character Name: Killian Hatchet1
Physical Appearance-2
Gender: Male3
Age: 254
Height: 6'3"5
Weight: 1786
Hair: Dark brown, short. Usually keeps it short, but on rare occassions it passes his ears7
Eyes: bright blue, they tend to captivate a person, whether in fear or just intrigue8
Distinguishing Marks: scar on his left wrist left from when he was younger after he'd attempted suicide right after his father's death. Also has stubble most days of the week. 9
Distinguishing Mannerisms: plays with ring on right hand, twists it. Ring was his dad's wedding ring. 10
Describe the character's appearance in a brief paragraph: 11
Killian Hatchet is a 25 year old male. He's six foot three inches and weighs 178 pounds. His hair is a dark brown, which he tends to keep short, but on rare occassions, he lets it grow slightly past his ears. His bright bright blue eyes can either put fear into a person or cause intrigue. On his left wrist, he bears a scar left from when he was younger. His chin, most days, holds stubble. Most times, when he's thinking, he absentmindedly plays with the ring on his right hand ring finger12
Background-13
Birth date: October 13, 198314
Birthplace: Cincinnatti, Ohio15
Ethnic origin: he's of Irish descent-->dad's parents immigrated from Ireland; mom was born in Ireland. Dad met her while studying abroad in college16
Family members:17
1 younger brother-Joe(five years younger)18
Mom and dad-Mary and James--> Dad died when he was sixteen in a plane crash19
has a cousin who came to live with them when he was five after her parents died, her name's Kathren, or Kat as she likes to be called. She's a year older20
Personality-21
In one word: complicated22
First impression: seems stand-offish23
Gets angry at: Kat or Joe mostly, usually for stupid stuff they do; people teasing him about his "trouble" brother24
Laughs at: stupid movies or stupid things his friends do25
Cries at: animals who are so hurt, they're beyond saving(no one's ever really seen him like this); cries over dad's death--hasn't in a while, but still thinks about it, just as he thinks about his friend.26
Regrets: not hanging with his best friend(Adam) as much before he left27
Vulnerability: his brother; his dad's death28
Prejudices: doesn't like abortion-stems from learning early on that a child's always a child->mother had a miscarriage when he was ten29
Fears: death-afraid he'll die before he feels it's his time; also fears flying since his dad had died on a plane when the plane crashed30
Most valued possession (and why): set of dog tags. they were his best friend's, who'd died in Iraq. he was given them when his friend's parents asked what of his he'd wanted. he'd said dog tags and his friend's parents, who'd not wanted them because of the pain they caused, gave them to him.
Also his dad's wedding ring. He never takes it off. 31
Pressing need: money, has to pay off student loans and pay for law school 32
Pressing desire: to get out of Cinci and start his career as a lawyer33
Other goals: pass bar exam, travel to Ireland someday, settle down with a family, learn Gaelic34
Responsibilities: his brother who has a habit of getting into trouble35
Sense of humor: rather sarcastic36
Other positive personality traits: loyal to friends and family; knows how to comfort a person when they need it37
Other negative personality traits (character flaws): he's an angry drunk, friends try to keep him from drinking too much; sees the bad in people first; shoves feelings aside a lot38
Other details-39
Hobbies: playing guitar, reading, hanging out with his friends at the bar40
Skills: photography(doesn't do it a lot though), Shooting(owns a 45mil for protection)41
Smells: campfires, rain, cigarette smoke(fave smells); Smells of aftershave42
Favorite color: dark blue or black43
Favorite food: steak44
Favorite beverage: coke or beer45
Favorite music: Flyleaf, Foo Fighters, Seether, Staind. Secretly likes Coldplay and Goo Goo Dolls.46
Favorite clothing: usually jeans, a black shirt, and his black leather jacket47
Describe this character's home: he lives in a single apartment. because he's not home that often, it's usually prett neat. living room holds a couch, a table, a bookshelf, tv, and stereo/cd player. kitchen holds microwave, stove/oven, and refridgerator, bedroom, single bed, small table. he's lived there for about two months, after having moved out of a friend's apartment and hasn't really gotten around to decorating it. 48
Brownie Points:49
What complications arise from this character?:50
Comments/Notes:51
He's in the middle of a break-up with his girlfriend, Lexy. He has a history of migraines, but Exedrin usually works for him.
Author notes
I actually like this character, kind of different from my others.
A contest entry
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Comments
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Good Entry
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