INTERVIEW YOUR CHARACTER
(YOUNG ADULT VERSION)
CONCEPT:
Choose an original character you have created. All questions must be answered from the character's perspective. The character should remain "in character" throughout the interview. The character may refuse to answer a given question, but must say something in reply to it. The character must answer truthfully, but that does not necessarily mean that their answers must be true, only that the character believes them to be true. Have fun.
CHARACTER: Calen Khisa, hobbit orphan of the Fell Winter
SETTING: TA 2989. He has grown old and will soon set out to the sea, the only frontier he has yet to explore. He wishes to make a record of his life by means of this interview with the help of Ori, Bofur and Bilbo. They begin in a rather quiet old pub by Brandy Hall.
CATEGORIES:
. DESCRIPTION
. VITAL STATISTICS
. FAMILY
. PERSONALITY
. ABILITIES AND TRAITS
. RELATIONSHIPS
. HISTORY AND INFLUENCES
. BELIEFS
. PERSONAL TASTES AND OPINIONS
. SELF IMAGE
. KEY SOCIAL INFLUENCE
. GOALS AND DREAMS
DESCRIPTION:
1: What is your full name?
The name I was born with is unknown, but the elves dubbed me Calen Khisa, "Green Nomad"
2: Do you have a nickname, pseudonym, or alternate identity?
Of course you hear whispers of sorts when you show up mounted on a wolf, though I never payed any real notice to names I was called.
3: How tall are you?
quite tall, for a hobbit that is. 4'-4"
4: How much do you weigh?
around 80 pounds I imagine
5: What kind of build do you have (are you thin, fat, gangly, muscular, etc.)?
thin with a good deal of muscle. Again, quite unhobbit-like *chuckles*
6: Describe your hair. What colour is it? What style do you keep it in?
thick, curly, long, and dark brown. styled much like a dwarve's with these braids and whatnot
7: What colour are your eyes?
green
8: What is your ethnicity?
I would seem to be fallohide based on my build and sense of adventure, but my hair suggests I've got some harfoot in me. Of course I can't know with no record of my late family.
9: Do you have any unusual physical features?
Well like I said, I'm quite unlike the average hobbit! I'm rather tall and lean. Plus I've got all these dwarvish tattoos heheh.
10: Are you considered to be attractive?
I don't know that I've ever spent enough time in one place to find out...
11: What does your voice sound like?
rusty I suppose
12: What kind of accent do you have?
I have traveled far and wide over near every inch of this land. My accent is quite a unique mix at this point.
13: Do you have a favourite quote or commonly used saying?
I'm sure I could think of some wise words ol' Bilbo here has told me *puts arm around old friend* But at the moment, nothing in particular comes to mind. I've never been much good with words, which is why I'm having you help me with all this!
14: Is there any particular facial expression that you are known to wear often (dour glare, cheeky grin, etc.)?
*chuckles* people often say I look quite angry, though I really rarely am!
15: Are you known for having any particular mannerisms (gestures, habits, or ways of doing things)?
I've been told I walk too quickly, but there is so much to see and so little time to see it!
16: Do you have any allergies, diseases, debilitating injuries, or other physical weaknesses?
I'm just being slowed by age now I suppose...
17: Do you have any scars, tattoos or birthmarks?
Well I'm just about covered from head to toe in dwarven tattoos of black, blue, and green. My limbs are riddles with scars of all shapes and sizes, but that is no surprise when you've spent the majority of nearly 80 years in the forest.
18: How good is your personal hygiene?
good enough. I like to remain rather clean, get as many years out of me as I can.
19: Do you wear perfume or cologne?
no
20: What is your preferred style of dress?
I prefer to just be in this raggedy old cloak and elven trousers. They are both spectacularly comfortable, and easy to get around in
21: Do you wear glasses or contact lenses? If so, are you nearsighted or farsighted?
my vision has been perfect up until very recently. I've spent a bit more time sitting and reading in late, and I've become a wee bit farsighted as a result
22: Do you wear jewelry or other accessories?
only some beads in my hair and on my belt
23: Are you left or right-handed?
I'm ambidextrous, though i more often use my right
VITAL STATISTICS:
24: How old are you exactly?
I am 90 years old today!
25: When is your birthday?
september 25th
26: Where were you born?
2899
27: Where do you live now?
I've settled at Bree, though I still spend little time there. Travelling is not as easy nor is it as enjoyable without Ardal [his wolf companion]
28: What is your nationality?
I am a hobbit of the Shire
29: What is your occupation?
I'm an adventurer for hire
30: Do you belong to any exclusive groups (guilds, clubs, teams, religious sects, etc.)?
no, I've never been especially social
31: Do you hold any rank or special position within your occupation or group (team captain, chairman, chief engineer, head nurse, treasurer, etc.)?
I work alone
32: What social class do you belong to?
I'm not entirely sure how to answer that... I'm quite well off, looked down upon by many, and needed by others...
33: Do you hold any noble titles or estates?
*scoffs* goodness no
34: Do you have a criminal record?
aye, but my actions were for good
FAMILY:
35: Who are/were your parents? Tell us about them.
They were killed in the Fell Winter, my father by wolves and my mother by starvation.
36: Do you have any siblings? If so, tell us about them.
My sister was killed alongside my father.
37: Who are/were your grandparents?
I know nothing of them
38: Do you have any aunts, uncles, or cousins?
All I know of my immediate family comes from vague memories and I know not who I am kin to
39: Do you have a notorious or celebrated ancestor? If so, tell us how their legacy affects you.
oh goodness, will you stop with these blasted family questions!
40: How close are you to your family in general?
Ardal was always my only family. We were like brothers- inseparable...
PERSONALITY:
41: Are you basically an optimist, a realist, or a pessimist?
a realist
42: Are you spontaneous or do you always need to have a plan?
both in a way... I never know what will happen as I go along on my adventures, but I always try to plan a few steps ahead.
43: Do you like to take risks or do you prefer to play it safe?
risks, obviously
44: Are you generally laid back or are you inclined to worry?
I believe I'm at a healthy in between. I don't fret over silly things, but know when to be concerned.
45: Do you like to make jokes or do you prefer to keep things serious?
it all depends on the situation
46: How well do you work under pressure/to a deadline?
deadlines are the driving force of my life
47: Do you prefer to work with your head or your hands?
life is dull when you can't work with both!
48: Would you call yourself a perfectionist?
in my line of work, I either completed my task or I didn't, and of course I always strive for success
49: What makes you happy, and why?
Seeing and experiencing new things. Monotony is boring, and I don't like being bored.
50: What makes you sad, and why?
... I can't think of anything. I generally skip straight to angry when something upsets me... but Ardal's death made me quite sad for some time.
51: What makes you angry, and why?
Being too bored, unjust actions, losing something...
52: What gets you excited, and why?
Being offered a new contract
53: What makes you stressed, and why?
ha, being offered a new contract
54: What makes you frustrated, and why?
being bored! and possibly these questions
55: Are you short tempered? How well do you keep your cool?
I suppose I am a bit hot headed...
56: How easily do you get depressed or discouraged?
You'd have to chop of both my arms and legs and throw me in well for me to begin to consider giving up!
57: When was the last time you cried?
Ardal's death
58: Do you have any fears or phobias? What is your greatest fear?
Probably becoming crippled.
59: What gives you a feeling of satisfaction or fulfilment?
Completing a quest
60: Do you adhere to a code of conduct which guides or restricts your actions?
Fairness. I'll never sign a contract if I believe the quest in unjust, but if I'm being sent to assassinate some horrible traitor or one who steals from the poor, I'll do so gladly.
61: Do you make promises or oaths? If so, do you keep them?
What promises I make are generally made in writing, but I can be trusted to keep a secret for a friend.
62: Do people consider you to be trustworthy?
I do believe so. Can't imagine I'd get a whole lot of work otherwise.
63: Do you have any secrets? If so, does anybody know about them, and how did they find out?
I don't think that I do. In that sense, I'm very simple.
64: List three of your quirks or other defining characteristics.
-I'm a bit of a sociopath. I can put on a charming façade, but unless you're one of the few that have earned my full trust and friendship, like you 3, chances are I actually can't stand talking to you.
-I constantly fidget.
-I've been told I come off as very smug!
65: Do you have any bad habits? If so, have you tried to kick them?
I used to have an awful habit of seemingly scowling... it was just the face I made when I was thinking, but it scared people off
66: Do you have any good habits?
I'm clean *chuckles*
67: Do you have any vices?
oh gods, I'm shameless, I'm sociopathic, I'm quick to judge, and can be quite greedy.
68: Describe what would be a typical week for you?
They're always vastly different, but they nearly all involve travelling at least a few hundred miles
ABILITIES AND TRAITS:
69: Do you have any special skills or abilities? If so, how did you acquire them?
70: Do you have any serious difficulties with certain skills or abilities?
71: Are you particularly athletic?
72: Do you participate in any kind of sports?
73: Can you ride an animal, or drive a vehicle of some kind?
74: Are you proficient in any martial or combative skills (martial arts, fencing, gunfighting, etc.)?
75: Are you gifted when it comes to intellectual pursuits?
76: Do you speak more than one language?
77: Do you have a good memory, or do you tend to forget things?
78: How long is your attention span?
79: How good is your sense of direction? Do you get lost easily?
80: Are you particularly artistic?
81: Do you have any talent for music?
82: Can you dance?
83: Do you have any acting talent?
84: Can you cook?
85: Do you have any knowledge of medicine?
86: Are you any good with machines or electronics?
RELATIONSHIPS:
87: Who is the most important person in your life and why?
88: Do you have a significant other? If so, tell us about them.
89: What do you look for in a potential romantic partner?
90: Who is the person you respect the most and why?
91: Do you have a mentor or person to look up to? If so, tell us how they influenced you.
92: Who is the person you despise the most and why?
93: Do you have any rivals? If so, describe the nature of your rivalry.
94: Do you have any enemies? If so, tell us about them and why they are your enemy.
95: Do you tend to argue with people, or do you try to avoid conflict?
96: How quickly do you judge others?
97: How long do you usually have to know somebody before you are willing to trust them?
98: Do you hold grudges?
99: Do you have a lot of friends?
100: Who is your best friend?
101: Do you find it easy to make friends?
102: How well do you get along with strangers?
103: In social situations, do you tend to take the lead, or go with the flow?
104: Do you like interacting with large groups of people, or do you prefer small groups?
105: Do you like spending time alone?
106: If you had to be stuck on a deserted island, who is the one person you would want to have with you, and why?
107: Who is the last person you would want to be stuck on a deserted island with?
108: Are you a listener or a talker?
109: Do you like to pull practical jokes, play pranks, or tease others?
110: Do you like children?
111: Do you like animals?
112: Do you have any pets or animal companions?
113: How do you relate to members of a different race?
114: How do you relate to members of the same gender as yours?
115: How about members of the opposite gender?
116: How do you relate to people from a different social class?
117: How do you get along with people in general?
118: Are you inclined to act differently among certain people or groups?
HISTORY AND INFLUENCES:
119: How would you describe your childhood in general?
120: What is your earliest memory?
121: Did you go to school? If so, tell us about your school life. Did you enjoy it?
122: How many friends did you have when you were young? Are you still friends with any of them?
123: Who was your best friend when you were young? Are they still your friend?
124: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
125: Have you ever travelled outside of your home country? If so, to where?
126: Tell us about your first date.
127: When, and with whom, was your first kiss?
128: Have you had many romantic interests in your life?
129: Have you ever been pursued by a romantic admirer?
130: Have you ever pursued someone romantically, yourself?
131: Have you ever been in love? If so, tell us what happened.
132: Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
133: Have you ever lost anyone special to you? If so, how did your loss affect you?
134: What do you consider to be the most important event of your life so far?
135: What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?
136: What is your greatest regret?
137: Tell us about the best day of your life.
138: Now tell us about the worst day of your life.
139: What is the most embarrassing or shameful thing to ever happen to you?
140: Have you ever been in a life-or-death situation?
141: Have you ever killed someone?
142: Tell us about the most frightening experience of your life?
143: What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
BELIEFS:
144: Do you think people are basically good or evil at heart?
145: In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any person could do?
146: Do you believe in a god? If so, which one and why?
147: Do you believe in an afterlife?
148: Do you believe in miracles?
149: Do you believe in angels, demons, or other such supernatural beings?
150: Do you believe in ghosts?
151: What is your general view of religion?
152: Are you superstitious?
153: What are your views on gambling?
154: Do you believe in luck?
155: How much do you value money?
156: What are your views on politics?
157: Do you support any causes or charities?
158: What are your views on lying?
159: What are your views on theft?
160: What are your views on killing?
161: What are your views on crime and punishment?
162: What are your views on sex?
163: Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
164: Do you believe in self-sacrifice for the greater good?
165: Are you patriotic?
166: Are you inclined to voice your opinions and beliefs?
167: How far will you go to defend your beliefs?
168: How much do you respect the beliefs and opinions of others?
169: Do you consider certain groups, or types of people, to be inferior to you or beneath you?
170: How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings?
PERSONAL TASTES AND OPINIONS:
171: What is your favourite pastime?
172: Do you have any hobbies?
173: Do you collect things?
174: What is your favourite colour?
175: What is your favourite food? What is your least favourite food?
176: What is your favourite drink? Do you have a least favourite drink?
177: What kind of music do you like?
178: Do you have a favourite song?
179: Is there a particular type of music that you can't stand?
180: Do you like to read? If so, what kind of books do you prefer?
181: Do you have an interest in art (paintings, sculpture, etc.)?
182: What kind of mass entertainment do you prefer (theatre, sports, live music, etc.)?
183: Do you like to get dressed up, or do you prefer casual wear?
184: Which is your favourite season and why?
185: What is your favourite topic of conversation?
186: Is there anything that truly bores you to tears?
187: What is your most treasured possession?
188: If you could have one thing, anything in the world, what would it be (any physical thing)?
189: Do you like living where you are now?
190: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you choose to live?
191: How do you prefer to travel?
192: Do you drink alcohol?
193: Do you smoke?
194: Do you use drugs?
195: Do you solicit prostitutes?
196: How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
197: How do you spend a rainy day?
198: How do you deal with stress? Is there anything you do to help you relax (play music, take a hot bath, drink, etc.)?
199: Do you laugh a lot? What do you find funny?
200: Is there anything in particular that shocks or offends you?
201: What are your pet peeves?
SEFL IMAGE:
202: What is your greatest strength as a person?
203: What is your greatest weakness as a person?
204: Do you generally think with your head or your heart?
205: Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
206: What kind of personal qualities do you most respect in others?
207: Do you have those qualities?
208: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
209: Do you consider yourself to be attractive?
210: Do you like yourself?
211: Do you consider yourself to be a good person?
212: What do other people say is your best quality?
213: What do other people say is your worst quality?
214: How would you say people view you as a person, generally?
215: Do you care what others think of you?
216: What three words would you choose to best describe your personality?
217: What three words would others probably use to describe you?
KEY SOCIAL INFLUENCE:
218: Choose a person you know well. It could be a family member, friend, romance partner, mentor, rival, enemy, or anything else as long as they have had a major impact on your life. I am going to ask you several questions about them.
219: Who are they to you (friend, mentor, enemy, etc.)?
220: Who are they in general (their occupation, social status, place in the world, etc.)?
221: Tell us what he or she looks like.
222: Give us a general impression of their personality.
223: What are this person's goals? Do these goals coincide or conflict with yours?
224: What is your general opinion of this person?
225: How did you meet this person, or, if you've known them your whole life, what is your earliest memory of them?
226: How did your relationship develop into what it has become (how did you become friends, partners, enemies, etc.)?
227: Have you always had this kind of relationship with them, or was it different at some point? If so, how did your relationship change?
228: How often do you see this person?
229: Given the choice, would you like to see them more, or less?
230: Tell us something good about this person.
231: Now tell us something bad about them.
232: Have you ever been in direct conflict with this person (in a fight, competition, popularity contest, etc.)?
233: Have you ever worked together with them to achieve a common goal?
234: Tell us something you have learned from them?
235: How would you feel if this person were to succeed in life, especially at something you wish to succeed in, yourself?
236: How would you feel if they were to die?
237: What would you do if they were to walk into the room right now?
GOALS AND DREAMS:
238: Do you ever want to get married?
239: Do you want children?
240: Do you have a lifelong dream?
241: What goal do you most want to achieve within the next year?
242: Where do you see yourself in five years?
243: Where do you see yourself in ten years?
244: Where do you see yourself in twenty years?
245: What is your most cherished fantasy?
246: If you had the opportunity to do anything with your life, and you had absolute assurance that you would succeed, what would you do?
247: If you could choose, how would you want to die?
248: What is the one thing you would like to be remembered for after your death?
249: If you had the chance to live part of your life over again, what is the one thing you would choose to do differently?
250: Why have you decided to live your life the way you do?
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