WCD#17:

Minor Characters That Need Attention

Continuing my mini-series. In place of my old Wild Card Day, which involved writing on any topic, I am now pulling cards for my character profiles.

Here I combine two efforts in one. First, to share my writing on this blog; second to complete my primary goal: Book One of my Chaos Chronicles, The Sands of Chaos.

Today I am working with two more minor characters that have been increased in visibility in draft two, so I wanted to dedicate a little, if less, time to these.

Character Card 1: Ba Heeley

BASIC
Gender: Male
Race: Human, Watermiri
Age: 16
Birthplace: Nanspar
Current Location: Shony School of Magic
Flaws: Far too comical to take matters seriously when called for
Strengths: Extremely loyal friend
Literate: Good

PHYSICAL
Build: Tall and lanky
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 130lbs
Posture: A bit hunched due to height and feeling ungainly
Gestures: Very expressive with hands and body, typical comedian
Hair: Short, brown
Eyes: Brown
Skin: Light tan, browns well in sun
Features: Bony

FAMILY/RELATIONSHIPS
(Include age, occupation, location, brief description and relationship)
Parents: Roi Heeley, father, and Elora Heeley, mother
Siblings: Kol, brother, 20, Anrew, brother, 12, Seesha, sister, 9
Interest: Oramina Gonza, girl in his class
Caste: Lower middle class

EDUCATION
Focus: Unsure, but has magic talent and would rather do that than fishmongering like his family; would also love to join the magic wall ball team
School: Shony School of Magic
Vocation: Student
Money: Enough to get by, not one to splurge, works part-time to help parents pay for school

PSYCHOLOGY
Fears: Dogs
Preferred Epithet: “Ah, gantah!” (a Watermiri curse word)
Leader/Follower: Follower with hidden leadership abilities
Planned/Spontaneous: Spontaneous always
Careful/Reckless: Reckless
Optimist/Realist/Pessimist: Optimist
Hobbies: Nine Cards, magic wall ball and collecting player frames
Obsessions: Silver candy
Prejudices: Some ill will towards wealthy
Morality: Relativism
Typical Mood: Comical
As seen by others: A goofball
As seen by self: Unworthy, incapable
Hero: Henlon, leader of the Shony Sorcerers magic wall ball team

RELIGION
Main: Coventry of the Nine
(c.f. Sherena Torin’s section for more on this religion; I felt it unnecessary to go into great detail here for this minor character)

MAGIC
Type: Air
Level: Apprentice
Spells: Light, sound, smoke, gust, mirage, whisper, float
Power: Minimal
Mana: Low

POSSESSIONS
Clothes: Standard Watermiri tunic and fisherman shorts
Bags: A school knapsack
Tools: Few textbooks, a pencil, etc. for school, a wand, minimal reagents
Scrolls: Couple blank ones
Reagents: Bare minimum required for basic alchemy class
Books: Not much for books
Weapons: If a wand were a weapon, only his spells are mere illusions
Armor: None
Travel equipment: Not required at school

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Character Card 2: Indu Opara

BASIC
Gender: Identifies as male
Race: Human, Shone
Age: 15
Birthplace: Alia
Current Location: Shony School of Magic
Flaws: Shy and lacks confidence in self
Strengths: Extremely gifted mind and memory
Literate: Good

PHYSICAL
Build: Short and small
Height: 5’5”
Weight: 100lbs
Posture: Ok
Gestures: Few if any
Hair: Very short, black
Eyes: Jade
Skin: Olive
Features: Round face

FAMILY/RELATIONSHIPS
(Include age, occupation, location, brief description and relationship)
Parents: Oran Opara, father, and Jein Opara, mother
Siblings: Lenn, brother, 20
Interest: None
Caste: Upper class

EDUCATION
Focus: Wants to become a Grand Wizard
School: Shony School of Magic
Vocation: Student
Path to Vocation: Study for years and train to be a top wizard, then complete mastery and grand mastery trials
Money: More than he lets on, too embarrassed to divulge to his less fortunate friends

PSYCHOLOGY
Fears: Being alone, small spaces
Preferred Epithet: None, curses with silence
Leader/Follower: Follower, very hesitant leadership
Planned/Spontaneous: Planned
Careful/Reckless: Careful
Optimist/Realist/Pessimist: Realist
Hobbies: Nine Cards, reading, writing, studying
Obsessions: Belts and shoes and other leather accessories
Prejudices: Against intolerance and people who can’t handle differences
Morality: Extreme relativism
Typical Mood: Serious, observant
As seen by others: Serious, shy, intelligent
As seen by self: Unaccepted by anyone for being who he is
Hero: Archmage Vinencius Calla

RELIGION
Main: Coventry of the Nine
(c.f. Sherena Torin’s section for more on this religion; I felt it unnecessary to go into great detail here for this minor character)

MAGIC
Type: Earth primary, gifted with all
Level: Apprentice, but more advanced in studies than most
Spells: All apprentice level illusion, very good with alchemy, taking on restoration and enchanting with great strides; his spell book is packed
Power: Fair
Mana: Above average for his level

POSSESSIONS
Clothes: Well-manicured tunic and pants, vest
Bags: A school knapsack
Tools: As many textbooks as he can carry, pencils, etc. for school, a wand, crystals, reagents
Scrolls: Many, some already written, some he is making
Reagents: As many as he can carry
Books: Huge bookworm, hardly has space for more in his bag or dorm
Weapons: If a wand were a weapon, you’d want to watch out for Indu even at his level of training
Armor: A magic shield ring from his grandpa, nobody knows of it
Travel equipment: Not required at school

My protagonist has just met these two again in the revision of my novel. Knowing them better will help flesh out the new scenes I’m adding in which they play a part.

Keep reading. I’ll keep writing.

 

Cheers!

What do you think of these two? All feedback is welcome.

 

My writing is a gift I am blessed with, and I share it with all,

Matthew