Character (contest_entry)

Character Name: Tarah1

Physical Appearance-2

Gender: Female3

Age: 174

Height: 5' 6"5

Weight: 1306

Hair: Dark brown with red tint7

Eyes: Mud Brown8

Distinguishing Marks: scar on right side of nose9

Distinguishing Mannerisms: "dances" fingers to music10

Describe the character's appearance in a brief paragraph: 11

Tarah is a fit, strong, lean female. Her mud brown eyes have flecks of green and blue in them and are usually shaded by edgy, over-grown bangs and can just reach behind her ear. She has a scar leftover from when she broke her nose during March break. 12

Background-13

Birth date: February 2, 199114

Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah15

Ethnic origin: Native American, German, Irish, Incan16

Family members: Younger brother, Twin brother, Mother, Dead Father (died in car crash while Tarah was driving with a permit)17

Personality-18

In one word: Sarcastic19

First impression: Happy, Sarcastic, Clown20

Gets angry at: Drunk drivers, back-stabbers, people trying to take advantage of her, any official21

Laughs at: sarcasm22

Cries at: Death23

Regrets: Not being able to save her father24

Vulnerability: Anything about her father25

Prejudices: All drunks are dangerous and untrustworthy at all times, the police system is corrupt along with the rest of the people that are supposed to save us26

Fears: Dying to early27

Most valued possession (and why): Swirly heart shaped necklace with small diamond in center, last birthday present from father28

Pressing needs: Her family29

Pressing desire: To get a boyfriend, but that takes a back seat to trying not to split her family30

Other goals: The be the best swimmer and diver in America, to get her family back into one piece, even with one piece of the puzzle missing31

Responsibilities: To take care of her younger brother, lead her swimming and diving team, try to get through her self beatings for killing her father even though she knows there was nothing she could do, her mother blames her and reminds her of it every day32

Sense of humor: Good, sarcastic33

Other positive personality traits: hard worker, outdoorsy, co-operative with most34

Other negative personality traits (character flaws): Hard outer shell, untrusting, rough, cynical 35

Other details-36

Hobbies: Skiing, Snowboarding, plays guitar37

Skills: Computer geek38

Smells: Tide39

Favorite color: Blueish Purple40

Favorite food: BLT's with extra bacon41

Favorite beverage: Coca-cola42

Favorite music: Rock, Pop, (Linkin' Park, Jack's Mannequin)43

Favorite clothing: Casual, Low rise jeans, v-neck tee, J. Crew Flip flops44

Describe this character's home: Lives in a nice home, two stories, shares a room with her twin brother and shares a bathroom with all of her siblings, mom sleeps down the hall, has own MacBook, still sleeps with first stuffed animal, twin has helped her through her fathers death but her mother won't let her forget. 45

What complications arise from this character?46

Tarah went through a severe depression after her father died, she was conscious after the crash and started CPR on her father but couldn't save him. She blamed herself for a year until her brother finally cracked her, but her mother is still constantly telling her it's her fault. She just got back to a relatively normal state but is still masking her depression with sarcasm and jokes. She has a crush on a boy at school but is to shy to talk to him. She also had trouble adjusting to life without her father, knowing that she was the one driving the car when her father died. Her mother has become an alcoholic since her fathers death and become a harsher and harsher drunk. Her twin brother is the only tie the family has and Tarah wants desperately to help but can't see how other than to help with her little brother and stay away from her mother. Her brother has become over protective of her and is constantly trying to break her out of this perpetual depression created at home with their mother.