Random Character Questions
1. What’s their full name, how’s it pronounced, and what does it mean?
Diana Gustavsson aka "Star" - Diana has roots in mythology & ties to divinity, most notably as the Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt, forests, and childbirth. The Swedish pronunciation (I THINK, please forgive me if I'm wrong, I did try to look it up!) is Dee-on-na. I'm a big fan of her choosing the pseudonym Star, since it's in keeping with the low-key celestial theme.
5. What’s their favourite food?
-cue Powerwolf's 'All We Need Is Blood'-
Ahaha, but more seriously: when she was alive, I think Star favoured pastries. Given the opportunity, she'd reach for a Vanilla Heart (Vaniljhjärta) which is like a shortbread heart filled with vanilla custard and dusted with icing sugar :>
9. What’s their biggest fear?
Oooh, tough one. The Final Death is a big one, but more than that I think she's afraid of becoming some joyless, rigid, politicking corpse. She's met plenty of Kindred she likes, but even more Kindred who are every inch the predator they are purported to be. On a long enough timeline, many vampires lose their connection to humanity - and by extension, their human emotions. A joyless existence is close to being the worst fate she can imagine, topped only by something as scary as eternal torment, which... yikes, if hell is real? She *definitely* never wants to die.
15. What are their pet peeves?
Star h a t e s elitism & holier-than-thou perspectives. Having seen the worst of humanity and some pretty awful supernatural beings, she's of the opinion that no one is really better than anyone else, deep down. Some people are just better at climbing up ladders of power than others. In most situations, she's an easy-come, easy-go sort of person, but she'll bust out the snark for people on high horses.
And if the situation REALLY calls for it, she's perfectly happy to drag someone into the mud and roll around in it for a while with them, just for the sake of getting some dirt on their pristine posturing. She's a rotting corpse, after all, what's she got to lose?