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Take this test to establish your personality type and then go here to compare yourself to different fictional characters with the same type! Then, post five of them below!

Link is ISFP (the Composer), which is made obvious by his tendency to live in the moment and be easy-going.  He dislikes confrontations but also tends to be very impulsive - not the best combination.  Link's disposition varies between charming and friendly to aloof and detached, depending on his relationship with someone.  He has the potential to be fiercely competitive when he wants to be, and this serves him well in a fight, fostering lucky "gut" feelings and a willingness to take risks.  He's able to practice playing an instrument or honing a favoured skill for hours on end, not so much for practice but simply for the joy of the experience.

Alistair from Dragon Age: Origins

Harry Potter from Harry Potter ((yooooo))

Link from The Legend of Zelda ((obviously))

Jon Snow from A Song of Ice and Fire

Tony from West Side Story

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(( Link's handwriting.  He struggles a bit with reading and writing, so this is as legible as it gets. ))

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Not Quite A Hero Yet

Name: Link St. John Smythe

Age: 19

Alignment: Lawful Good

Sexual preference: Asexual, panromantic

Religion: Though he questions his faith daily, he believes in the golden goddesses.

Star sign: April 16, Aries.  Sums him up about right.

Languages spoken: Hylian, and while fluent he stumbles over his words often.  He's got a vague understanding of Ancient Hylian, but only in so much as the words look familiar to him, sometimes.  It's complicated.

Vices: Stubborn, reckless, thick-headed at times, rash, selfless to the point of idiocy, self-conscious at times, thinks he's a coward if he's not risking his neck.

Virtues: Brave, loyal, level-headed, friendly, impeccable mental fortitude, protective, forgiving, always there when you need him most.

Occupation: Professional farm boy.  No, seriously.

What skills do they use for that occupation?: As he's been doing it for many years, Link meets all the physical requirements for a job involving strenuous work on Lon Lon Ranch.  Before that, however, he worked part-time assisting his uncle in the smithy, so he has some experience there as well.

Describe their father: Peter Gallagher, a lowborn knight.  Not a bad bone in his body, the most wayward thing he ever did was wooing Clarissa.  He married her after discovering she was pregnant with his child.  He later died in a battle where he was fighting for the freedom of non-humans.

Link was raised by Peter's older brother Ezekiel, referred to as "Uncle Zeke".  While his bedside manner was lacking more often than not, he was a solid father figure for Link and loved him dearly.  After contracting a sickness, Zeke died when Link was thirteen.

Describe their mother: Clarissa St. John Smythe, a pianist born into a wealthy family.  Good at working with her hands, graceful in her movements.  She married below her class, causing her family to disinherit her.  The news that her husband had been killed did not sit well with her, and she died giving birth to her only son, Link.

Compulsion and addictions: None.

Phobias and fears: Losing his loved ones.  Right now he's a bit afraid of his dreams as well.

Disabilities: None.

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NPC Video Game Character Building

PLACE

What’s their location when the protagonist meets them?

Link is generally found on Lon Lon Ranch or the streets of the Eastern District.  If he’s in the stables, he’ll either be attending to one of the horses or passed out on the nearest bale of hay.

CLOTHES

What clothes are they always wearing?

If he’s out and about, Link will be wearing a green vest – arguably the nicest piece of clothing he owns.  If he’s at work, however, he’ll likely be wearing a torn shirt and general work clothes.

CHARACTER THEME

When the protag talks to your character, what song is playing?

This.

IDLE ANIMATIONS

When your character is idle, what do they do?

He fidgets a lot; if he’s not walking around or doing something – such as tending to one of the horses or his chores on the ranch – he’ll likely be scratching his head, rubbing the back of his neck, or shoving his hands in his pockets.

ACTIVE ANIMATIONS

When your character is activated by the protag, what gestures do they make while they talk? How do they stand?

Link glances around a lot, especially if he’s not familiar with the protagonist.  He’ll shuffle his feet awkwardly at least once and cross his arms over his chest if he doesn’t like where the conversation is going.  If he’s friendly with the protagonist, expect lots of blushing and awkward smiles.

SOUNDS

When your character is initiated into conversation, what sound do they make before and during the conversation?

Regardless of his relationship with them, Link will always greet the protagonist with a grunt, a noncommittal “Huh?” or a general “Hullo”.  This is mostly because his tendency to daydream leaves him perpetually startled by the protagonist’s presence.

SIDE QUESTS

Pick five side quests they would give the protag. Also include rewards, if you like.

Helping him out with his ranch chores, to which Link will reward the protagonist with a small sum.

A rather long-winded quest involving messages and flowers to be delivered to a particular young lady.  Another small sum for helping keep Link’s love life alive.

There’s a delivery to be made in the Southern District, but with the recent gang activity Link isn’t sure he can defend himself and his cargo at the same time.

Link needs help busting a few of his rebel friends out of prison.  He accompanies the protagonist through a night of violence and lockpicking.  He gifts them with his sword before vanishing from the game for a period of time.

After returning from his brief period spent lying low, Link needs the protagonist to deliver a letter to the Princess Zelda, regarding some strange dreams he’s been having in the hopes of arranging a meeting time.  Link gifts the protagonist with an old pendant, “A small token, but it’s the most valuable thing I can offer you.”

CONVERSATIONS

Give 1-3 samples of dialogue.

“Oh… hullo.  I don’t suppose you could give me a hand with something?”

>Yes

“Really?  I mean… okay, good.”

>No

“Okay, well… unless you plan on staring at me all day, maybe you should get going.”

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4. Boredom

He was an inch from sleep, and yet too alert to possibly slip into unconsciousness.  His eyes glazed over as Link took slow, methodical breaths.  Necessary, repetitive, tedious breaths.  Restlessly, his leg tapped at the stone floor, a mad, incessant rhythm that was drowned out by the deafening silence in the room.  He chewed on the fingernails of one hand while the other drummed against the desk, and before long the combined beat of his foot-tapping and his nail-drumming drew him to a greater insanity than his boredom did.

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Shame

There was a knot in Link's stomach, and it refused to unfurl.  His mind did nothing to ease the ache; instead, it replayed the events that vexed him so over and over in his mind, a private theatre where he could witness again what he had done, what he had said.  An unspoken apology was written on his lips, but Link didn't dare speak, else he only dig his grave deeper.

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9.

Link felt the flush creep across his face, starting from his nose and branching out to the tips of his ears, the hollow at the base of his throat.  His words became stuck, he stammered stupidly as he shook, struggling to reorient himself.  Looking away, Link cleared his throat, trying to de-redden his face through sheer willpower... but he'd never had a very good grasp of that, so his efforts were fruitless.

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6. Hatred

There was a burning sensation behind Link's eyes, a growing heat that spread from his temples to his ears and down the back of his neck.  His hands shook, and he curled his fingers into fists in a futile attempt to cease their tremors.  His chest felt tight as he struggled to breathe, to calm himself - but his mind worked against him, picturing the thousand brutal ways he could grievously injure them.  The poisonous thoughts seemed to drip out of his mouth in the form of curses, words that only begun to detail his loathing.