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Deborah Hawkins, penned Debra Renée Byrd, began writing after a blank book project in elementary school and never stopped, fashioning stories based on her favorite TV shows and movies before creating more original works. She studied at the University of the Arts and Florida State University before settling down and graduating from Temple University. She now resides in her hometown of Dover, DE, where she spends most of her time at work or at church. She loves fantasies, superheroes, is a trekkie and a brown coat. She loves television and lives for Final Fantasy video games, having collected most of them. She has read a myriad of authors, and her favorite authors change whenever she finds a new book that changes her life... "When you can't run, you crawl. When you can't crawl...well, you know the rest." -Tracey, Firefly, "The Message"

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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Last Character Sketch: Avalegna, the Werebeast

Full Name Avalegna (ah-va-LEN-ya)
Nickname: Lenne
  1. Age:16
  2. Gender: female
  3. Date of Birth: Year 1904, unknown
  4. Hair color/style: coarse, blonde, waist length hair
  5. Eye color: amber
  6. Accent (if any): werebeast
  7. Height: 5'0
  8. Weight: 91 lbs
  9. Tattoos: none
  10. Piercings: none
  11. Scars: various cuts from head to toe
Personality Overview:
  1. Fears: not hearing where she is
  2. Childhood: very hyper and talkative.
  3. Adolescence: the same.
Favorites
  1.  Books or Favorite music artists: n/a
  2. Authors: n/a
  3. What are some of their pet peeves? she doesn't like when people yell.
  4. What sort of gifts do they like? she likes new clothes and hair things
  5. What is their favorite time of day? nighttime when the nocturnal animals are awake.
  6. Where do they like to spend their time? she loves hanging in high places.
  7. Favorite food? Favorite drink? Hot drinks, soft drinks, or alcohol? fish, berry juice. She likes hot drinks.
  8. Favorite animal? Harpy
  9. Do they have any pets? Do they want any? no.
  10. What relaxes them? feeling others around
  11. Do they have any bad habits? she picks at her scratches.
  12. What are some things that they don’t like? (least favorite food/drink, weather/season, etc). soapy water, tough meats.
Resources and abilities:

  1. Where did they learn their abilities? Avalegna's adaptive abilities are innate. She learns other abilities by drinking the blood of animals.
  2. Where does your character live? Why did they choose it, and how did they acquire it? How do they handle intruders (graciously? violently?)? Avalegna lived in the secluded mountains of Bydlum Isle, where her ancestors were imprisoned. She sends Harpy after intruders, if any.
  3. What are some of your character’s more notable merits and flaws (including physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, etc.)? How did they develop? How has this helped or hindered them in the past? Avalegna is free-spirited but can focus and learn very quickly. She is blind, which makes it hard for her to measure depth perception at times, which is why she is so marked up.
  4. Do they speak more than one language? She initially only speaks Werebeast, but learns Treesprite Sign Language and later the Common Language.
Relationships and history:
  1. What is their family history like? How does it affect them? How do they feel about their family? How does their family feel about them? Avalegna's race was very close and valued the elders. She loved her grandfather and parents dearly.
  2. What were they like as a child? What was their favorite toy? Favorite game? Playmates? Avalegna hasn't changed much from childhood. She was very hyperactive and loved to swim and dive into the cave lake, scaring the fish.
  3. What did they want to be when they grew up? Avalegna never thought of that.
  4. Describe their best and worst memories from childhood. Best memory: When she learned how to use sonar, so she could go wherever she wanted in the caves. Worst memory: falling from a cliff before she learned sonar.
  5. Do they, or have they in the past, had a mentor? What was their relationship with this person, and how has it changed since then? No.
  6. What sort of education have they had? Do they want more? she knows geography and folktales, but she loves to learn more.
  7. Who is their closest friend, and why? What do they like to do with this person? Harpy is her closest friend. When her family was killed, Harpy raised her like her own child. They like to hunt together.

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