Type of character (protagonist, antagonist, sidekick, etc.): Protagonist

Character’s name: Joseph Abbott.

Goal: To do good by the people based on his Christian upbringing. This leads to his horrifying discoveries of the corruption and atrocities perpetrated by the commonwealth that he serves. After some point, his goal to help the people remains the same, yet his target and methods change to toppling the commonwealth.

Flaw: Pride not necessarily in himself but in his upbringing, background and society. This has blinded him to any and all flaws with the government he serves until it is on full display before him. He also lacks confidence in himself. His cultural background has encouraged him to second guess his abilities, his character and even if his soul will be saved. This has lead to him developing a nervous and paranoid mindset at times.

Age: 22

Sex: Male

Race: White

Hair color: Brown

Eyes: Green.

Grooming: Brown hair that grows short of his shoulders and a perfectly shaved face.

Clothing: Military styled black and white uniform of secret police he works for.

Health issues: Smokes too much. Has occasional coughing fit.

Physical abilities: incredibly athletic and fit. Has received military grade training giving him good strength, speed and endurance.

Speech (accent): Yankee northerner.

Parents: Jacob Abbott. Elizabeth Abbott

Siblings: Ramsey Abbott.

Friends: no real friends. Mostly just his coworkers with his one true friend being Samuel Norton.

Best friend (or person closest to): Samuel Norton

Least favorite people:

Enemies: His boss the head of the secret police.

Pets: None.

Residence: His apartment he shares with his father in Boston.

Neighborhood: Lonely Oak Avenue.

Cultural background: New Englander Calvinist.

Religion (and attitudes about religion): Calvinist. Attitude towards faith is rather zealous, and even after his chance he insists on remaining loyal to his faith.

Memberships: Secret Police.

Schooling: finished high school early then jumped right to his equivalent to a trade school.

Attitude toward school: Positive. Sees it as a means of preparing the young for life ahead.

Popularity: Sizeable.

Mentors: James Montgomery. Police chief that raised him during his teenage years to prepare him for future career prospects. As per Puritan custom.

Heroes: His older brother.

Favorite sports: Doesn’t have one. As recreational sports are banned by the government.

Work experience: currently has worked 2 years as the equivalent to a ‘beat cop’ in his home city Boston. Now intends to move up by joining the secret services.

Hobbies: Puzzles, occasional hike and reading.

Likes and dislikes (music, movies, TV, books, etc.): Solving puzzles, reading books (careful where he leaves them if they’re banned literature) and

Fears: Fears being one of the damned. He’s been raised since childhood to be wary of pride within himself, for such pride is the essence of being damned to hell. Whenever he accomplishes a task he reminds himself not to take pleasure in such achievements.

Dreams: Having a family and good career within law enforcement.

Life goals (in 5, 10, 30 years): For the rest of his life his goals mostly consist of working his way up the law enforcement ladder. He’s hoping to someday be head of law enforcement and have the ability to secure his society’s safety.

Nervous habits: Tapping his fingers together.

Foibles: Has a very hard time taking praise to a pathological degree.

Reasoning style: Analytical with a keen eye for other people’s ‘social details’, tends to be the quiet type that often silently observed others for answers.

How would your character’s friends describe her or him?

Is your character shy or bold? Shy for the most part. But a more self imposed shyness where he actively suppresses his boldness. Seeing it as sinful.

Is your character talkative or taciturn? Taciturn.

What most irritates, embarrasses, or bores your character? Hypocrisy. Especially when being practised by those persecuting others for carrying out the same actions.

How would your character complete the sentence “My life is __________”? About serving others and the will of god.

A paragraph of character description:

Joseph is a young man in his twenties that lives in an alternate version of Boston. One where the New England Puritans established a totalitarian theocratic America with steam punk characteristics. He is fully supportive and ingratiated into this system and culture at the beginning of the story, causing him to join the police and later secret police to serve it. This loyalty of his begins to falter somewhat over time as he sees the dreadful flaws of the system. Machiavellian scheming, executions for absurd reasons and atrocities committed against the populace. This leads him onto a journey of overcoming his previous pride in the system and imposed lack of self worth to facilitate a revolution to topple it.

William Owen

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