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A few of these questions helped me nail down some aspects of my characters so I thought I'd share 
A few of these questions helped me nail down some aspects of my characters so I thought I'd share Lisa Elizabeth Hudson
how is their relationship with their family: Broken and non-existent. I talk about this in more detail in the 8 facts post about Lisa 
8 Facts About Lisa HudsonTagged by :iconanniecoleptic: ! i might do this for other ocs too
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1.) Post these short rules.
2.) Post 8 facts about one of your characters.
3.) Tag 8 people.
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1. Lisa has been playing violin since she was eight. She's quite good but does not enjoy having an audience. Playing for herself helps her relax.
2. Lisa's parents are alive, but they were estranged from their daughter before she was turned into a vampire. Lisa was cut off from her family when she had Madeline. She got pregnant after a one night stand at a party and her parents wanted her to get rid of the baby. Lisa refused and her parents cut her off. They tried to reach out to her a couple years later, but Lisa didn't want them in her life if they didn't love Madeline from the second she was born.
3. Lisa grew up in an upper
what are their beliefs, if they have any: Lisa's beliefs are focused on survival. She doesn't have time to worry about anything not directly related to geting herself and Madeline from day to day.
what is their motivation: Lisa primary motivation is taking care of her daughter. Madeline is the center of Lisa's world. Without Madeline, Lisa's motivations would be incredibly self preservationist. Lisa put's Madeline first, and Madeline keeps Lisa humane.
who were they raised to be vs. who they became/are becoming: Lisa was raised to be a perfectionist straight A's students. While some of that drive definitely remains. Her focus in life is no longer on career success.
what are their plans for the future: To have a future. Lisa can't afford to be too picky.
how do they feel about themselves and how it affects their behaviour: Lisa doesn't think about herself very much. She doesn't draw attention to herself as a survival mechanism. She is good at what she does but doesn't seek out recognition because she'd rather just get her paycheck and go home. People in the spotlight also tend to be in someone else's cross hairs.
how do they feel about things they cannot control?: Wary. If Lisa can't control something, she'd rather not have anything to do with it. She is aware that she can't control everything, but she'd rather distance herself from things that are outside of her control.
WHY IS THIS CHARACTER THE PROTAGONIST: I chose my protagonist based on who's motivations will carry through the story and plot I want to tell and who will have the most interesting character development. I considered making Ti or Ambrose the protagonist. Ti's character development is interesting, but his motivations wax and wane in interest and aren't enough to sustain the story I want to tell. Ambrose has strong motivations, but his character development isn't interesting enough to sustain a story. Lisa is the goldilocks of solid motivation and interesting character development.
LBR DO THEY EVEN MATTER: Yes. Although, as my husband often complains, she's a bit passive for a main character. I'm still trying to work out how to fix this 
Tiberius (Ti) Smith
how is their relationship with their family: Loving but intentionally distant. Ti's parents are long dead. His father was an alcoholic and his mother was a junky. They died when Ti was young. Ti raised his younger sister, who went to school and moved away when she started a family. Ti's ex-wife and two daughters still live nearby, but Ti doesn't want to interfere with his ex-wife's relationship with her new husband so he stays away from his family while remaining financially and emotionally supportive. As his girls get older and are moving out he's taking a more active role in their lives, but he still keeps them at arms length. He doesn't want to risk them being put in harms way because of the dangerous life style he's chosen to live.
what are their beliefs, if they have any: After spending two decades around vampire's Ti is not interested in an afterlife of any kind. He believes humans are fundamentally flawed but ultimately good.
what is their motivation: Ti's motivations shift throughout the story. His overall character motivation is to protect people. He's conscious of the greater good. Unlike Lisa, he isn't fixated on protecting one person. He believes in protecting all people, including those who have done terrible things.
who were they raised to be vs. who they became/are becoming: Ti wasn't very well raised, see item one. He is self made and has become a noble and compassionate person.
what are their plans for the future: Ti likes his life. He'd mostly like to maintain it. Money isn't a problem for him. He wants to make sure his neighborhood (not the nicest one in town) is relatively safe, although he is also worried that if it's too safe, gentrification will become an issue.
how do they feel about themselves and how it affects their behaviour: Ti is incredibly self conscious. He worries that because he is willing to protect people who have done bad things, he too is a bad person. This coupled with the fact that he's torn a loving mother (Lisa) away from her daughter, leaves Ti with a tumultuous self image. He tries to do what's right, but the more he tries the more doubt he faces. As a response, he tries to focus more on doing his job, getting vampires off the streets which protects everyone, good bad and indifferent.
how do they feel about things they cannot control?: Ti is at peace with things he cannot control. He sees them as a relief. Things he cannot control are also things he cannot ruin or mess up.
WHY IS THIS CHARACTER THE PROTAGONIST: Not the protagonist. See Lisa's section for why not.
LBR DO THEY EVEN MATTER: Yes. Ti is actually a more of an active driver than Lisa.
Ambrose
how is their relationship with their family: I'll read this as his relationship with his fledglings (vampires he turned) because his human family has been dead for centuries and he did not keep track of his blood line. Ambrose loves his fledglings more than himself. He puts them first in every decision he makes. Because of this, his fledglings, who also love and care for him, are careful not to take advantage of Ambrose. In fact, they keep themselves at a slight distance from him so that he doesn't get too invested in their lives. Ambrose knows what they are doing, but doesn't force himself into their lives. He understands their desire to make their own way.
what are their beliefs, if they have any: Ambrose believes in vampire superiority over humans. To him, humans are food and sometimes entertainment. Nothing more. He doesn't remember being human very well as it was so long ago and he didn't know his fledglings for more than a few hours, maybe a day max, as humans before he turned them into vampires.
what is their motivation: Ambrose's main motivation in the story is that he wants to be free, but in general, his character motivation is to be comfortable. He spends a lot of time ensuring his finances are secure, but he loves nature and spends as much time away from cities and bustle as he can. He does have a streak that seeks out excitement, but that is difficult for him to satisfy.
who were they raised to be vs. who they became/are becoming: I'll interpret 'raised' here to mean by his maker, the vampire who turned him, rather than his human parents because, as previously mentioned, he doesn't remember his human life. Ambrose's maker was honestly disappointed in him. She hoped he'd be more into partying and having fun. Ambrose does like those things, but he' more sensible than to spend all his time on debauchery. He does have a bend of psychosis and is a bit of a psychopath, but that was far more prevalent as a human. Over the years, he's learned to control himself and is much more level headed than his maker would have expected. Nicos, the second fledgling Ambrose turned, was much more of the party animal Ambrose's maker would have wanted (although she was already dead before Nicos was turned).
what are their plans for the future: Freedom! Other than that, continue to build his world and make himself as comfortable as possible. He also seeks out challenges that will provide excitement for his life, but these are hard to come by.
how do they feel about themselves and how it affects their behaviour: Ambrose has a bit of a superiority complex. This fuels his disregard for human suffering, but also fuels his support for his fledglings. When you're the best, you have to take care of the people you care about.
how do they feel about things they cannot control?: Ambrose finds things he cannot control exciting! Over the years he's managed to nail down most aspects of his life into a predictable and controlled mold. When he finds something he can't control it gives him a rush. That is a large part of how he was taken by the FBI. He was looking for a rush and managed to bite off more than he could chew with heavily armed humans. He finds his new fight for freedom exciting despite the danger. It's a level of lost control Ambrose hasn't experienced in hundreds of years.
WHY IS THIS CHARACTER THE PROTAGONIST: Definitely not the protagonist. See Lisa's answer to this question for details.
LBR DO THEY EVEN MATTER: Yes. Ambrose is the antagonist and provides a lot of exposition given his age and extensive knowledge base.
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