Full name:_______________________________________________________________
   Reason or meaning of name:________________________________________________
   Nickname(s):_______________________________ Reason:______________________
 
 
                               PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
 
   Age:___________________________ How old does s/he look?:___________________
   Eye Color:_____________________ Glasses or contact lens:______________________
   Hair Color:____________________ Wears hair how:____________________________
   Weight:________________________ Height:__________________________________
   Type of body or build:_____________________________________________________
   Skin tone:_____________________ Skin type:_________________________________
   Shape of face:_________________ Distinguishing marks:__________________________
   Predominant feature(s):____________________________________________________
   ______________________________________________________________________
   Looks like:______________________________________________________________
   Is s/he healthy?___________________________________________________________
 
 
                                    FAVORITES
 
   Favorite color:___________________________________________________________
   Favorite music:___________________________________________________________
   Favorite food:____________________________________________________________
   Favorite literature:_________________________________________________________
   Favorite expressions:_______________________________________________________
   _______________________________________________________________________
   _______________________________________________________________________
   Favorite expletives:_________________________________________________________
   _______________________________________________________________________
   _______________________________________________________________________
 
 
                                     HABITS
 
   Smokes:__________________________ What?__________________________________
   When and how much?______________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Drinks:__________________________ What?___________________________________
   When and how much?______________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Hobbies:_________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                                   BACKGROUND
 
   Hometown:_______________________________________________________________
   Type of childhood:__________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________

   First memory:______________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Most important event that still affects character:____________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Why?___________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Education:________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Religion:__________________________________________________________________
   Practicing?_______________________________________________________________
   Why/why not?____________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Financial:_________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                                     FAMILY
 
   Mother:__________________________________________________________________
   Relationship with her:________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Father:___________________________________________________________________
   Relationship with him:________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Siblings:__________________________________________________________________
   How many?__________  Birth order: __________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Relationship with each:_______________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Children of siblings:_________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                                    ATTITUDE
 
   Most at ease when:_________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Ill at ease when:____________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Priorities:_________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Philosophy:_______________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   How s/he feels about self:_____________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Past failure s/he would be most embarrassed to have people know:______________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   If granted one wish, what would it be?___________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   __________________________________________________ why?_________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                                   PERSONALITY
 
   Greatest source of strength in character's personality (whether s/he
   recognizes it as such or not):___________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Greatest source of weakness in character's personality (whether s/he
   recognizes it as such or not):___________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Character's soft spot:________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Is this obvious to others?_____________________________________________________
   If not, why not:_____________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   Biggest vulnerability:_________________________________________________________
   Why?____________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                                     TRAITS
 
   Is s/he an optimist or pessimist?_________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Introvert or extrovert?________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Drives and motivations:________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Talents:___________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Good characteristics:_________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Character flaws:_____________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Mannerisms:_______________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Peculiarities:________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Biggest regret:______________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Minor regrets:_______________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Biggest accomplishment:_______________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Minor accomplishments:_______________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Character's darkest secret:_____________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Who, if anyone knows about it?_________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   How did this person discover it?_________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                               PERCEPTION OF SELF
 
   One word CHARACTER would use to describe self:_________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Complete description of how CHARACTER describes self:____________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   What does CHARACTER consider best physical characteristic?_________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   What does CHARACTER consider worst physical characteristic?_______________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Are these realistic assessments?  If not, why not?____________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   How does CHARACTER think others perceive him/her?______________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   What would CHARACTER change about self?_____________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Why?____________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   If that change occurred, would CHARACTER be as happy as s/he thinks she
   would?  Why or why not?_____________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                            INTERRELATION WITH OTHERS
 
   How does character relate with others?___________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   How is s/he perceived by:
   Strangers?_________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Friends?__________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Wife/husband/lover?_________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Hero/heroine?______________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   CHARACTER'S first impression of hero/heroine:____________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Why?____________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   What happens to change his/her perception?________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   What do friends/family like most about character?____________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   What do friends/family like least about character?____________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
 

                                      GOALS
 
   Immediate goals:____________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Long range goals:____________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   How does s/he plan to see these goals accomplished?_________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                                 PROBLEMS/CRISES
 
   How does s/he react in a crisis?_________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   How does s/he face problems?__________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   What kind of problems does character usually have?__________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   How does character deal with NEW problems?_____________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   How does character react to change?_____________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                                     GENERAL
 
   Favorite clothes:_____________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Least favorite clothes:_________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Why?_____________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Jewelry:___________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Drives:____________________________________________________________________
   Why?_____________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Place s/he wants to live:_______________________________________________________
   Why?____________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Spending habits (frugal, spendthrift, etc):___________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Why?_____________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   What does s/he do too much of?________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Too little of?________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Most prized possession?______________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Why?_____________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                                  UNCATEGORIZED
 
   Who does character secretly admire?_____________________________________________
   ____________________________________ Why?________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Person character is/was most influenced by:________________________________________
   _____________________________________________ Why?_______________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Who is the most important person in his/her life before books starts?______________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   Why?_____________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   How does character spend the week before the book starts?___________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
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   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________
   _________________________________________________________________________