Type of character (protagonist, antagonist, sidekick, etc.): protagonist
Character’s name: Elora Rosenkamp
Goal: finding her parents (most current goal in story), having a peaceful live, subconsciously she wants to find her own way and make something out of herself
Flaw: Lack of self-confidence
Age: 23
Sex: female
Height: 1,63 m
Weight: a bit chubby
Race: caucasian
Hair color: red, bob cut, shoulder length
Eyes: green
Grooming: normal  
Clothing: comfy clothes, jeans, hoodies
Health issues: slight Asthma, unathletic
Physical abilities: ordinary
Speech (accent): German, English with a slight accent
Parents: Silke and Thorsten Rosenkamp
Siblings: none
Friends: other survivors, Josh, Martina and Viktoria (back home)
Best friend (or person closest to): Viktoria, Josh during the zombie-apocalypse
Least favorite people: people that want to dictate her life (although she almost completely depends on other people in her current life-style; it’s a defense mechanism)
Enemies: zombie-fanatics/ zealots, zombies
Pets: none
Residence: Germany

Neighborhood: city, urban
Cultural background: german, upper middle-class
Religion (and attitudes about religion): atheist, doesn’t care as long as she isn’t bothered with it
Memberships: none
Schooling: graduated High school
Attitude toward school: normale attitude
Popularity: average, doesn’t really stand out
Mentors: none
Heroes: videogame heroes like Lara Croft, Nathan Drake, Joel
Favorite sports: not intereseted in sports
Work experience: a lot of temporary jobs, hasn’t really found anything yet that she’s interested in or that she feels connected to/ finds herself in; started studying literatur but dropped out; distance learning in medicinal plants but dropped out as well because her parents saw no use or professional advantage in it
Hobbies: gaming, reading, swimming, leaf printing
Likes and dislikes (music, movies, TV, books, etc.):  likes postapocalyptic content (books, videogames and movies), plants, staying up late, doesn’t like to be cornered, doens’t like to be pushed into doing something, likes to do things in her own pace
Fears: being lonely, really small tight spaces, snakes
Dreams: a relaxed and stress-free life; Subconsciously: wants to realize herself and find a job she’s passionate about, maybe herbal medicine
Life goals (in 5, 10, 30 years): she doesn’t really have a plan or clear ambitions and is just happy to be still living at home and having no responsibilities; someday she wants to have her own family
Nervous habits: quickly pushing her lower jaw forward, pursed lip breathing (method for easier breathing for asthma; trying to calm herself down usind the technique)
Foibles: embarassed that she doesn’t have a stable job yet in contrast to her friends (she isn’t honest about it though and tends to gloss over it when asked)
Reasoning style: sarcastic, can be really sensitive once she warms up to someone, likes to be on an equal footing, defensive when she is being pressed about something
How would your character’s friends describe her or him? lazy, often dependent on others therefore annoying at times, really warm and loving at heart, someone that listens, someone to have fun with
Is your character shy or bold? both, acts rather snarky and at times overly bold to cover up her insecurities
Is your character talkative or taciturn? talkative
What most irritates, embarrasses, or bores your character? Subconsciously embarrassed of her living conditions and lack of a stable job, someone asking questions again and again or harping on something that’s already been clarified
How would your character complete the sentence “My life is __________”? comfortable

 

Elora is a young woman who still lives with her parents out of comfort. She sees no point in moving out, since her parents take care of pretty much everything at home and she has a relaxed life. At least that's what she tells herself. The truth is that she's afraid to stand on her own two feet and be responsible for herself. After dropping out of two university courses and several temporary jobs, all of which she lost, she lacks the foundation for an independent life. If someone asks her about it, she deflects from the topic with a sarcastic remark or shuts herself off completely. In general, she tends to compensate for her insecurities by being overconfident and snarky.

Her parents have always protected her. As soon as there was a problem, no matter how small, it was solved for Elora. As soon as Elora did something incorrectly, from her parents' point of view, they corrected it. Even if it was just putting the dishwasher away the way her parents thought it should be done.

Little by little Elora was given the impression that nothing she did was right or enough and so she became more and more dependent and insecure. Also in other areas of life. But she cannot admit that to herself yet.