Here's a guideline to show what sort of information might be helpful to share with the group when bringing in a new character. It will be updated based on input from the group. Thanks!
Copy and paste the format below, create a new topic, put your character name as the subject, paste this into the body and fill in the blanks. Please be careful of what color you use; some colors hurt when against a black background.
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Character Introduction for: Little Bit - self named 'Alice'
Played By: Kristoff
AIM/AOL Name: archerkeating@aol.com
Avatar Name: Carrie Henn
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Physical Stats
Age:::::::: 8
Birthday::: May 30
Height::::: 3' 2"
Weight::::: 43.5 lbs
Build:::::: Very slender, small for her age
Hair Color: Blond
Eye Color:: Blue
Identifying Features:
Good luck seeing them but she has what looks like cigarette burns on the inner side of her left arm and on her back between her shoulder blades
Typical Clothing Choice:
Anything she can get her hands on. They never fit, always too big
Mental/Personality Traits and Weaknesses/Phobias
She is street smart but not educated beyond kindergarten.
She can be fooled because of her age but she is suspicious of everything.
She is afraid of being put back in a home, monsters, and police
Home, Haven and Occupation/Hobbies
She has a few places that she hides but she has no home. She is a street kid and her occupation is her hobby, staying alive.
Skills, Talents and Education/Training
She is a pick pocket, has great dexterity and is able to slip out of sight with alarming ease.
She went to kindergarten for part of the year but has been on the street ever since. She learns by seeing it done and then doing it.
Because she is always wandering around, she has picked up on different languages. She isn't perfect but she knows some words in latin spanish, italian, and mandarin chinese.
Property, Pets and Toys
she doesn't have any of these things. The last toy was lost in the hurricane that hit New York when the sewers became flooded. She hasn't replaced it yet.
Friends, Enemies and General Contacts
There are a few shop keepers who look out for her and sneak her food.
Anyone with the Department of Social Services or the Police are avoided like the plague.
Brief History
When she was five, she watched her mother be murdered. There was a lot of blood. She can still remember the way it smelled and how it was sticky on the floor. She was put in a foster home that proved to be a blessing and a curse. The foster family was nice but they had the lady next door watch her after school. That's where the scars came from. Things went on in that house for six weeks before she ran away.
She was picked up shortly after that and put with a different family but she ran away soon after that because she was afraid of things happening again like before. She has been on the streets ever since.