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diet-ragles replied to your photo: The heroine of our story, Kétyé, in her usual...
I guess we’ve only seen Keyte when she’s younger and I must say, she’s really pretty when she’s older!
Yeah haha, I'm woefully lazy with drawing her which is a shame. *A* But hey thanks! <3
Day 28
If your character’s life was a genre, what would it be?
Um, I don’t really understand the question, are we talking tropes or genre of books or...?? Kétyé’s life is many things, so I suppose it would fit into sci-fi, fantasy, action, and romance genres. I don’t like fitting into a single thing. Gross!
Day 29
How does your character smell? Do they wear perfume or cologne?
Kétyé bathes as often as she can but sometimes when you’re studying the culture of peoples out in the middle of nowhere you have to go without. Therefore, her smell tends to vary based on where she is, but she doesn’t wear any kind of artificial smells, in any case. B.O. is sort of an accepted norm in most cultures on Qîélá.
Day 30
And finally: Write a letter to your character, from yourself.
Dear Kétyé,
I’m sorry I’m so hard on you sometimes, but you and I both know that sitting at home married to some farmer with a few children was never what you were meant to do. You’re too smart for that, you’re too aware, you’re too curious. You needed this adventure. You needed this sort of life. If this hadn’t have happened you would have wilted, your mind would slowly withdraw from the world, you wouldn’t have been you no matter how much you loved the people in your life. Sometimes it’s hard and you want to give up but I don’t let you and that’s because I know what you’re capable of. You’ll do good, even if you can’t see it right away, even if you never see it. But don’t ever doubt that your life had importance.
30 Days of Character Development
Day 24
What might your character’s ideal romantic partner be?
Someone who shares her interest in learning and understanding, who has a good heart and isn’t xenophobic. Must also be willing to travel! Kétyé isn’t one for sitting in place too long. Other than that she isn’t really very picky.
Day 25
Describe your character’s hands. Are they small, long, calloused, smooth, stubby?
Very slender, rather long, probably a bit bony, callouses on her palms, chews her nails and cuticles.
Day 26
Second day of favorites! Favorite comfort food, favorite vice, favorite outfit, favorite hot drink, favorite time of year, and favorite holiday.
Mother’s roast, sweets, a simple cotton dress with a sash around the waist and long sleeves, tea, autumn, The Celebration of Creation which takes place three weeks after the first day of spring.
Day 27
Pick two songs that describe your character at two different points of their life, and explain why you chose them.
uuugh I don’t know I’m not good with songs. Jfkldas I hate this question, fyi.
Bridge Over Troubled Water- Simon and Garfunkel
This one is very significant towards the relationship Kétyé has with Ĵéqát, her closest friend for a large part the first few years since her banishment. She feels very lost but he provides a great deal of comfort and support in his own way, telling her to carry on and be strong no matter what and not to doubt her inner strength as she so often does. He may sound pretty mushy, but in reality his demeanor is rather distant, even if they share a great deal of love he never really relays that closeness in words. He’s like a big brother who can’t really say “Hey kid, I love you” but he proves it in other ways. So he is very much a bridge on her journey through life, especially since they inevitably part ways.
Won’t Get Fooled Again- The Who
This song applies fairly well to Kétyé’s opinion on the war that begins during her young life. At first she doesn’t know what to believe, since she is so inexperienced with the world outside of what her village was, but the more she is exposed to the species engaged in the conflict the more she sees how similar they all are. The main reason for the war is power over others; no matter what other reasons those fighters tack onto the war, that’s all it is and she soon realizes this. As she studies those around her more she also sees that the buildup to this outcome was long in the making and inevitable. She becomes a neutral agent, switching sides as often as necessary to stay alive since no matter who wins the end result will likely be the same: continuing strife and oppression of those viewed as lesser. She will do what she needs to avoid harm, she won’t be naïve like she was as a child, she sees the world as it is, changing yet at the heart ever the same, and she adjusts as she must.
30 Days of Character Development
Remember when I did this every day? Ooops. School's a jerk. So here's four more days so I don't spam everyone... Will finish the rest later.
Day 15
Is your character an early morning bird or a night owl?
With no electricity candles are the only method of lighting at night and they’re somewhat hard on the eyes so Kétyé normally goes to bed when it gets dark and rises with the sun.
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?
Kétyé was fairly close to all of her extended family since her village was very small, she played with her cousins almost every day and spent lots of time with aunts, uncles and grandparents. Nothing quite compares to her relationship with parents, however. Ĵéqát, Kêmêšá, Êšéló, Siakuā, and Pa Gon, are all unrelated individuals she’s grow to love like family as well.
Day 17
What’s your character’s desk/workspace look like? Are they neat or messy?
Kétyé’s work space is pretty messy, but it’s organized for her brain so she can find anything she needs in the mess as long as no one moves it around.
Day 18
Is your character a good cook? What’s their favorite recipe, whether they’re good or not? (Microwave mac-and-cheese applies.)
Kétyé is an excellent cook when the right things are available, when she’s living in the big city she has access to many exotic spices and she likes trying new things.
30 Days of Character Development
Oh my god I've been so swamped with schoolwork I forgot to keep doing this!
Day 9
Who does your character trust?
Kétyé closest friend for most of the start of the story is Ĵéqát, a Trémtônť guardsman who’s about 7 years older than her. Later she finds herself in the company of a Rélîqûn named Siakuā and her group of scientists and soldiers. And even later a female Trémtônť soothsayer named Êšéló. Her luck with friends is shaky at best, given there’s war and half the time the people you know die.
Day 10
Can you define a turning point in your character’s life? Multiples are acceptable.
Her banishment from her home village, the start a of new war in which she becomes an unwilling participant, becoming a ‘traitor,’ oh so many things...
Day 11
Is there an animal you equate with your character?
I suppose Kétyé could be considered a cat? Quiet, reserved, inquisitive, dangerous with her back to a wall, but I don’t think she really fits into any animal neatly, since she has elements that can be attributed to many different creatures.
Day 12
How is your character with technology? Super savvy, or way behind the times? Letters or email?
The technology on Kétyé’s planet does not exceed what could be found on Earth during the 13th-14th centuries and no firearms or gun powder are currently in use as far as weapons go. Therefore Kétyé’s only experience with technology is limited to being wowed by new varieties of wheeled carriages and the fancy printing presses with moveable type. She’d probably lose her shit if she ever saw all the technology on Earth.
Day 13
What does your character’s bed look like when he/she wakes up? Are the covers off on one side of the bed, are they all curled around a pillow, sprawled everywhere? In what position might they sleep?
The mountains are cold so Kétyé’s learned to sleep well tucked into her blankets with nary a foot out of the covers, she really doesn’t move much either.
Day 14
How does your character react to temperature changes such as extreme heat and cold?
Extreme cold is something she’s dealt with for most of her life so that’s not something she really struggles with, but the heat really gets to her. She gets irritable and generally totally uncomfortable to the point of not wanting to even move.
30 Days of Character Development
Whoops!! Missed a day! Forgetful Fanny.
Day 7
Is there one event or happening your character would like to erase from their past? Why?
Probably the appearance of the Prophet in Öŋwór, if he hadn’t come she’d still be home.
Day 8
Day of Favorites! What’s your character’s favorite ice cream flavor? Color? Song? Flower?
Kétyé doesn’t have too many favorites, but her favorite food would be her mother’s roast, a special treat for holidays. I suppose her favorite color would be red. She doesn’t really have a favorite song or flower, or anything like that.
30 Days of Character Development
Day 6
Describe your character’s happiest memory.
Kétyé’s happiest memory is probably a series of encounters with travelers in which she was allowed to listen to their stories and folklore from their home areas. She always loved visiting with the travelers passing through her village, Öŋwór. Because Öŋwór wasn’t far from the main road used for travel and trade across the mountains many travelers stopped there for food and rest along their journeys.
30 Days of Character Development
Day 5
What’s your character’s ranking on the Kinsey Scale?
I’d say she’s actually a pretty even 3. However because marriage and children are so heavily stressed in her society she has never really acknowledged or acted on her attraction to other females, since you can’t have babies with another lady. Over the course of the story she will have affections towards both genders, I can say that much, since she's so removed from her own culture once she starts to study others in remote regions.
