#character dev challenge

[drunkscythmaster]

Day 14

How does your character react to temperature changes such as extreme heat and cold?

Qrow is a seasoned huntsman and former bandit and doesn’t really give a fuck. He might not find extreme temperatures all the comfortable, but he’ll function in them if he has to. 

That said, if there are other people in the group and he gets bored he’ll start bitching about it to annoy them, or if anyone else in the group complains he’ll make fun of them.

[drunkscythmaster]

Day 10

Can you define a turning point in your character’s life? Multiples are acceptable.

Well, shit...

We know that Qrow and Raven were raised by bandits. Thus far it seems like before they settled into team STRQ Qrow’s personality was a lot like the front Raven puts on. At one point, it wasn’t a front for either of them. Then STRQ happened, and he couldn’t help but get close with his teammates, Summer and Tai and they were a huge influence on him, especially since they were the only people outside of his sister who fully accepted him despite his semblance.

Another turning point would be when he found out about the Maidens and Ozpin, for obvious reasons.

Then the period of time where Raven ran off and Summer died. That wrecked him. Bad. That’s also when his drinking really started to spiral into borderline alcoholic territory. On the flip side, I would also say that Ruby and Yang coming into existence likely saved him from a complete spiral, because he loves those two more than anything in the world.

Realistically I could write a novel on this, but I’m going to stick with that for now. Sorry this is kind of a mess.

ETA: Actually, the first was his name. Because he said he was named for his semblance, which as we’ve seen isn’t something present at birth, meaning ‘Qrow’ could not have been his name, and obviously Branwen is the name of the tribe. So when the tribe changed his name, giving him the name of something unlucky, that would have been the first turning point.

[arthme2]

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[nevermoretheravenreturns]

Day 16

Are there any blood relatives that your character is particularly close with, besides the immediate ones? Cousins, Uncles, Grandfathers, Aunts, et cetera. Are there any others that your character practically considers a blood relative? 

Oh dear god, let’s get started on this shitshow.

Because Raven insists on being so goddamned complicated, the way we figure out her family is largely based on the bonds she has and who she has abandoned. By combining those factors, we have her family. The only blood-family she has due to being orphaned at a young age are Qrow and Yang.

I would say that while at Beacon her team became her family, meaning Summer and Tai. Because of the way she grew up, blood isn’t something that matters to her.

Now, I know she refers to the bandits as her family, but I don’t think that was every truly the case. She felt loyal to them, perhaps even that she owed them for rescuing her and Qrow. But I don’t think she had a bond with any of them. Now, when she goes back, they aren’t her family. She’s using them as a means to run and hide, a way to escape. I do believe she felt some sort of compassion for the previous Spring Maiden, I don’t know if it’s enough for her to have had a bond or what. Then there’s Vernal, who Raven clearly cared for and trusted, as Vernal acted as a decoy. But because of using Vernal as a decoy, I would not count that as family, not really.

So for Raven, Tai is the only one left, and she ran away a long time ago, but still has a bond with him.

However, she alienated herself from everyone she cared about, isolated herself as a means of protection. So really, right now she doesn’t feel close to anyone, no matter what evidence we’ve seen about their feelings about her.

[drunkscythmaster]

Day 16

Are there any blood relatives that your character is particularly close with, besides the immediate ones? Cousins, Uncles, Grandfathers, Aunts, et cetera. Are there any others that your character practically considers a blood relative?

Qrow doesn’t differentiate between ‘blood’ and ‘not blood’ when it comes to family. Going with characters who are still alive that means Ruby, Yang, and Tai. Because of how he grew up he’s had to build his own family, since all he has is Raven. His parent died when he was very young and he can’t remember anyone else, and because he has no real memories of his parents, he can’t really track down any extended family that may have survived. At this point though, that doesn’t really matter. His nieces and Tai are everything to him, even though things between him and Tai haven’t been quite right in a long time. Counting dead characters, this would also include Summer.

[thedappermadscientist]

Day 15

Is your character an early morning bird or a night owl?

Watts is neither. He only cares that he gets the precise amount of sleep necessary for optimal function so that he can resume his work, and he will get that when required. He would much rather just not have to sleep at all and will pull all-nighters when he can.

[drunkscythmaster]

Day 15

Is your character an early morning bird or a night owl?

Eh.... he’s really both but neither. He’s a drunk crow. As a huntsman and spy his schedule is all over the place and he hasn’t had a routine since he was a student at Beacon.

[nevermoretheravenreturns]

Day 15

Is your character an early morning bird or a night owl?

Raven doesn’t really care, she’s either depending on what she needs to be. She’s disciplined enough to operate on little to no sleep and still fight a full battle.