Lydia Ferroc
Lydia Germaine Ferroc
Nickname: liddy
Role in the story: protagonist
Date of Birth: she was 13 when the disappearances happened
Age: 17
Occupation: student farmer
Height: 5'5"
Body Type/Build: swift lean but curvy like B cup chest
Skin tone: olive skinned not tan bc clouds but slight color from half ethnic history (dad Japanese american)
Hair (style and color): black sleak slightly wavy like este lauder commercial and shiny. She thinks greasy messy frizz
Eye color: hazel gold flecks in green
Facial description: heart shaped broad forehead tiny nose. perfect teeth
Prominent features or distinguishing marks: her striking eyes that have no augmented halos. She has scars on her back and wrists from abuse
Style of dress: baggy pants for parqor vaulting, tshirt hoodie ill fitting shoes and always trying to salvage clothes that fit her. Bras are a real problem and socks.
Mannerisms or gestures: angry passionate rushes through things to try and get more time. Always running out of time searching for more time. Anxiety and ptsd nightmares she doesnt remember choses not to remember past 5 years of abuse. Doesnt let anyone touch her.
SPEECH
Tone of voice: loud angry passionate.
Language or accent: flat american northwestern hint of Asian twang
Favorite phrases: how long does it take? How much time do I have? I always have to do it myself- or else.
BEHAVIOR
Personality: abrupt almost rude outspoken american takes no guff defensive anxiety always run out of time. Doesnt trust anyone including herself. Knows she blocked out lot of bad stuff and is afraid of opening that door.
Habits: distrustful questions everyone everything gets on ppls nerves
Ambition: find a place of safety surrounded by loved ones help provide for those she can love without restraint
Greatest fear: die alone
A Big Secret: Her past abuse and guilt she carries not listening to her parents when she was younger. Grows to Believe she could have been saved from the wrath and abuse if she only would have listened.
How does this character get along with other characters? Loud passionate distrustful but secretly cares wants to care.
BACKGROUND
Where born/grew up: grew up northwest, dad come over from Japan married white american lady both capitalists working save up enough to move to capital city. Secretly christians taken in disappearances.
Important past events: at 13 parents disappeared, 5 years of hiding, abuse and torture before jayel took her away
Current home: The last northern settlement. The Hydroponic farm w Jayel
Finances: nothing but the goods she salvages and hides from gov pigs like zippah
Occupation: farmer in settlement. student prior.
Education: advanced middle school and after fallout little high school any books they find. Self educated memorized content on anything she finds interesting.
Relationships: jayel Rose dana justin Eli Gabe
Health: reasonable not starving salvages enough extra for jayel and herself to stay satiated. Oh yes, the almighty gov supplies packaged goods to the people and even the Grey. The crap they send has no substance, no meat and lots of chemicals that make you slow.
Religion: raised christian unsure of herself. She grows confident in her abilities and works toward a purpose.
Interests or hobbies: salvaging loves traveling but comes back bc she craves safety and wants loved ones even if she doesnt trust anyone or herself. Confident enough to travel alone for a distance always ready to protect herself high anxiety makes sure no one sees her.
Voice
Character voice
1. What is the character’s favoured vocabulary?
Does the character have a small or large vocabulary? Do they overuse certain words? Do they tend to use short, succinct words or long, overwrought ones? Do they use a lot of words relating to a particular sense, such as sight or sound? Do they use a lot of words relating to their job or hobby?
2. What are their speech patterns / quirks, habits?
Are their sentences long or short? Do they use a lot of questions, or imperative statements? Do they frequently start or end a sentence with a particular word, phrase, or tic, such as: ‘like’, ‘you know what I mean?’ or a giggle?
3. What is their educational level?
Their educational level will affect their speech. More education may mean a more advanced vocabulary or ‘proper’ language as opposed to a high volume of slang. Or less formal education could result in pomposity of speech to try to hide their class, likewise an upper class person may affect more slang to fit in with more ‘normal’ people.
4. What are their racial / cultural / regional influences?
While you’d want to be careful with this not to rely too heavily on flimsy stereotypes that at best might be weak and at worst might offend, where we are born and grow up greatly affects our speech and culture.
Regional influences can affect a character's vocabulary, word order, slang, accent, attitude and priorities.
5. What slang do they use?
Do they use a particular kind of slang or jargon? Do they do it to build rapport or to make others feel excluded? Is it related to their job, role, age, culture or something else?
6. Do they get to the point or ramble?
Some people waste no time in getting to the point, and use the most concise, unambiguous language possible. Others beat around the bush until you have no idea what they are trying to say. Wherever your character lands on this scale, consider why they behave like this. Is it deliberate or unconscious? Is it a defence mechanism based on childhood experience or current situation?
7. Are they assertive or passive?
Is the character naturally assertive or passive? Are they forceful, confrontational? Or do they shy away from conflict? This will come through in their choice of what to say, but also how they say it.
8. Are they proactive, taking charge? Or do they prefer to react and follow?
The character could land anywhere on the scale from being decisive and charismatic, expecting everyone to naturally fall in behind them, through sitting around waiting for someone to take charge, all the way to actively obstructing anyone who does try to get something done. Does their attitude manifest in a sensitive, accommodating way, or is it stubborn and unyielding?
9. Sense of humour
What sort of sense of humour does your character have? Do they laugh at other people’s misfortune? Or their own jokes? Do they titter delicately at highbrow wit, or do they slap their thigh and collapse uncontrollably at fart jokes? Do they mutter sarcastic comments just loud enough for those around them to hear, or do they enjoy making others laugh with self-deprecating humour?
10. Metaphor preferences
What topics are the theme of their metaphors? Do they use a lot of idioms about war, football or a particular sense? What is their profession, background or hobby? Can these be reflected in their metaphorical speech?
"Ability, enthusiasm, singleness of purpose and mental acumen were hers, and she prospered greatly in an honorable and extensive calling of selling purple. Lydia was an example of the comparatively independent position some women attained to in Asia Minor. That she became prosperous in business is seen in that she owned a spacious home, and had servants to care for her."
She quotes, "Did not Paul say that if we are not willing to work we have no right to eat?"
RELATIONSHIPS
Obstacle to Hero: Arkan Alamgir
Partner to Hero: Eli Cherev
Flaws:
Inspirations?:
Greatest Fear: dying alone but its deeper than that. Why do we fear death? Being alone?
Protagonist of book Tempted, Asian American cursed and hunted by the President to use her as a weapon.
Character Location
"If I told you to go to hell... you'd do it."
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