Character Profile Worksheet

The character profile worksheet is a tool to help you keep track of vital information about your
character. Not only does it help you to define your character, but it will also be a valuable tool
to refer back to when developing the story.

Basic Statistics:

 Name: Razag
 Age: 20
 Nationality: Ionian
 Socioeconomic Level as a Child: Low
 Socioeconomic Level as an Adult: Low
 Hometown: Vastayan farming village
 Current Residence: Jungle
 Occupation: N/A
 Income/Salary: N/A
 Birth Order: First
 Siblings (describe relationships): N/A
 Spouse (describe relationships): N/A
 Children (describe relationships): N/A
 Grandparents (describe relationships): Killed when he was 14
 Grandchildren (describe relationships): N/A
 Significant Others (describe relationships): N/A
 Relationship Skills: None, lives in solitude, hates the company of others

Physical Characteristics:

 Height: 6’0”
 Weight: 180 lbs
 Race: Vastaya
 Eye Color: Yellow
 Hair Color: N/A
 Glasses or Contact Lenses?: None
 Skin Color: Black/ Mottled greys, browns, and dark greens
 Shape of Face: Serpentine
 Distinguishing Features: Fangs? Needle teeth? Long tail. Spine of scales on back
 Manner of Dress: Light leather armor
 Mannerisms: moves “snake like,” tastes air a lot
 Habits (smoking, drinking, etc.): Obsessive
 Health: Peak physical, damaged mental
 Hobbies: Hunting
 Speech Patterns: Drawn out S sounds, like hissing
 Disabilities: N/A
 Style (elegant, shabby, etc.): Slick and efficient, meant to be light
  Greatest Physical Flaw: N/A
 Best Physical Quality: Sleek body shape

Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes:

 Educational Background: Grew up in farming village, self-taught survival and hunting

 Intelligence Level: High
 Mental Illnesses (if any): Obsessive, lacks empathy, doesn’t let go of a grudge
 Learning Experiences: Forced to live on his own after his village was destroyed
 Short-term Life Goals: Become a better hunter, master his magic
 Long-term Life Goals: Destroy the Order of Shadows
 How does character see himself/herself?: Above all other creatures
 How does character believe he/she is perceived by others?: Fear incarnate
 How self-confident is the character?: Extremely
 Does the character seem ruled by emotion, or logic, or some combination thereof?:
Driven by emotion, but logical in his approach to everything
 What would most embarrass this character?: Needing to rely on someone other than
himself

Emotional Characteristics:

 Strengths/Weaknesses: Extremely intelligent, stealthy, over confident, obsessive,

“squishy”
 Introvert or Extrovert?: Introvert
 How does the character deal with anger?: Kills things, trains
 With sadness?: Turns it into anger
 With conflict?: Kill first, ask questions never
 With change?: Adapts
 With loss?: Vows revenge
 What does the character want out of life?: Revenge
 What would the character like to change in his/her life?: The destruction of his village
 What motivates this character?: Revenge and anger
 What frightens this character?: Zed and his order (though he does not admit it)
 What makes this character happy?: Killing “lesser” beings
 Is the character judgmental of others?: Oh yeah
 Is the character generous or stingy?: Generous with a quick death
 Is the character generally polite or rude?: Rude, very very rude

Behaviors and Mannerisms:

 Group Behaviors: Doesn’t like working as a team, mocks his team and those who need
help
 Individual Behaviors: Extremely independent
 Catch Phrases: “The weak ask for help, the strong don’t need to.” “Without light there are
no shadows, and light can’t touch me”
Skills/ abilities:

 inherent: Speed, strength, agility, poisonous breath

 will learn: camouflage magic

Spiritual Characteristics:

 Does the character believe in a God? Many gods? None at all?: Sees religion as another
way of people asking for help
 What are the character's spiritual beliefs?: Gods be damned, I’ll do it myself
 Is religion or spirituality a part of this character's life?: No
 If so, what role does it play?: N/A

How the Character is Involved in the Story:

 Character's Game Role (Main character? Hero? Heroine? Romantic interest? Sidekick?,
etc.): Playable champion
 Scene where Character First Appears: Walking around his village before it’s attacked
(young version of himself)
 Relationships with Other Characters: Does not keep company, hates Zed and his Order of
Shadows

Scenarios:

While the following scenarios are not specific to any game, they will help to further define your
character's persona.

 How does the character hold a baby?: Far away from himself, like a piece of trash.
 What does the character do when they are left in a room alone?: Observe his
surroundings
 How does the character act around the opposite sex?: Like he does with anyone, cold and
arrogant

Character Growth (How is the character different at the end of the game or story from
when the game or story began?): He loses his innocence and becomes a cold blooded killer

Describe a small segment of a narrative that could occupy 20-30 seconds of a short
animation or cut scene from a game where your character does something that conveys
emotion: funny, sad, surprised, etc. An example would be something like this: A kid in a
karate gi stands in front of a board ready to attempt to snap it. The board is suspended
between two cinder blocks as the kid tries every move to break the board, but the board
will not budge. Finally, after falling on the floor, he sits up and leans on the board with his
elbow, chin resting on his palm with the look of frustration on his face. The board snaps
and he falls again with a thud and dust puffs up.

Additional Notes on this Character:

Razag was just walking home when his village was attacked. One moment there was piece, the next the
afternoon sky was filled with shadow, then screams. The Order was ruthless, they materialized out of
the darkness and struck down anyone they could find with ruthless efficiency. For a moment Razag
could only gape as he saw his people, his friends, his family be slaughtered. A child sprinted out of a
nearby hut, twisting his head from side to side is utter terror until his eyes fell on Razag. Something like
relief flashed in his eyes as he began running towards Razag, his name on the child’s lips. A few feet
before he reached Razag the boy stumbled, tripping over his own feet and landing face first in the dirt.
Razag snapped out of his trance and ran to help the boy, only to find the reason why he had fallen. A
black shuriken gleamed wickedly between his shoulder blades. Razag stumbled back in disgust as he saw
the blood continue to spurt from the wound as the boy’s own heart pumped his life blood from his
body. The one who had thrown the shuriken noticed Razag and readied another to end his next victim.
Razag did the only thing he could think to do, he turned from the dying child and sprinted towards the
edge of the village. A low hum filled the air and on instinct Razag threw himself to the ground as a dark
blur flew past, right where his neck had just been moments before. Scrambling to his feet, Razag ran
until he thought his lungs would burst, finally collapsing in front of a worn down tool shed. He could run
no further, so in a desperate move he crawled to the shed and shut the door with trembling fingers. He
waited, trying desperately to control the hiss of his breathing. Five minutes passed, ten, then a
silhouette emerged from the artificial night. The shadow bent down a few feet from Razag’s hiding
place, studying the disturbed dirt where I had collapsed. Slowly he turned towards the shed. Razag felt
his heart shudder to a halt in his chest. The living shade stalked forward, reading the signs of the earth
that pointed directly to the tool shed, to Razag. Razag found himself paralyzed at the thought of what
would happen the moment that door would open, what had happened to his entire village. He knew he
should be reciting the final prayers to the goddess of rain and spring to bring his soul to the land of
eternal harvest, but he found that he couldn’t remember the words. The man reached the door. Ever so
slowly he reached towards the handle, preparing to rip away the last barrier between Razag and the
afterlife. Razag shut his eyes and prepared for the pain as the worn wood ground its protest. Then…
nothing. Razag opened one eye to glance at his executioner, wondering why he did not simply finish his
task. Only to find the man’s gaze full of confusion as he started Razag, no, stared behind Razag. The
shade stepped half a foot into the shed, twisting his neck to take in the whole interior. Then, with a
frustrated sigh, he shut the door. Razag was so shocked he stood there for another ten minutes, staring
at where the man had run back to his Order, utterly bewildered as to why he was still alive. When Razag
reached to push open the door of the shed, planning to quietly escape into the large forest he village
bordered, he nearly gasped at what he saw. The door opened by itself, with seemingly no one holding it
open. But Razag could feel the rough wood beneath his hand that very moment. Pulling away, Razag
tilted his head down to gaze at his still trembling body, only to find empty air where his legs, chest, his
entire body should have been.