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Calcite Clandeline Questions

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What does your character typically keep in their pockets?

Useful and personal trinkets. Probably some twine, thread, soap, scissors, etc. Examples of memorabilia would be like Rock’s tuft of fur they cut and their brother’s keratin earring.

2. Do they consider themselves an optimist? Pessimist? Realist? What are they like in actuality?

They consider themself a realist and would probably fall into the definition on how they act.

3. How do they carry themselves around strangers? Friends/Lovers? Family?

Around strangers it’s very polite but does not actually care at all, underhandedly enjoying (and making) the show that is other people’s life.

Around friends it’s similar but far less customer service-y.

Around family it’s incredibly MORE, violently, customer service-y but with very overt “this is a competition and a test” mood.

4. If your character was a work of art, how would you describe them?

Simple and subtle (/pos)

5. How does your character express they’re comfortable?

The most surefire way to tell if if they hum, especially while doing work. Doing unnecessary things. Being subtly happy or expressly happy (like a small smile or straight up laughing).

6. How does your character express that they’re uncomfortable?

They don’t. They just die inside.

7. How impulsive is your character?

Uh that’s tricky. I supposes a good amount but they’re good at hiding it.

8. What is something they cannot resist?

Oh, random stuff. Sometimes a click in their brain will send them into “I want that I want that to be mine” mode and that sticks for anywhere between the instant they get the thing to all of eternity. (Most jewelry etc. is just until they get it, certain things like someone’s well being might be more along the lines of forever. Or until they piss them off.)

9. What is their favorite scent?

Camphor or fresh ginger root. Mild smells.

10. If they were in a rock band, what role would they play?

Whatever miscellaneous ensemble instrument is needed for whatever song. All the bells and whistles. No strings, though.

11. How does your character blow off steam?

Pranks or challenges they’ve decided for themself. Sometimes both in one.

12. Physically, does your character feel warm or do they always feel cold?

They’re rather warm and prefer cool spaces.

13. If they were a body of water, what would they be?

Stream waterfall someplace with a lot of rocks.

14. Does your character value promises? Are they good at keeping them? *

Yes and depends. What is is what is. And if you break one that then *that’s* now what is, and they’ll just adapt to the new order of the world.

15. Describe their ideal date.

Hah. You think they know how to handle that kind of social situation? Or that they’re aware enough to have STANDARDS about it?

16. What keeps them going?

The next little thing always needs to be done.

17. Does your character swear? What’s their favorite phrase/word?

Not usually they hurt you in other ways. But when they do: bitch. It’s bitch.

18. How does your character act when they want to seem inviting?

They try to find out what the person wants and enact that as far as possible. Sometimes backfires and seems uncanny.

20. How does your character act when they want to seem threatening?

21. Can your character flirt? Are they aware they’re flirting? How do they do it?

Um. I’d say not intentionally but someone could interpret their constant politeness as romantic interest. Maybe when they roll a nat 1 intimidate.

22. If they were a potion, what would it look like? (Color, glass shape, smell, etc.)

A cloudy unmixed silvery liquid in a small bubbled clear bottle.

23. What kind of person would they never side with

I don’t know if there IS anyone they’d never side with. Everyone, even those they don’t care for, offers something.

24. Would your character want to be famous? Why or why not?

Oh, absolutely not. They’re perfectly content being a face in the crowd. Being famous is a permanent deal which quickly would become more than anything they could bargian for their privacy and anonymity.

25. What’s a controversial food opinion they would have?

Lettuce is the best part of a sandwich. A sandwich needs some leafy greens god damn it. Also, ends do justify the means.

26. How does your character feel about spending money?

They don’t really feel anything. Essentials first, nice things after, They’re a bit of a hoarder when it comes to coin.They love getting paid though.

27. What would they want for their funeral?

They try not to think about that. They won’t be there once their dead so it really shouldn’t be any of their worry, right? No point dwelling on... what won’t matter...

28. If they were a ghost, how would they haunt in the afterlife? *

Probably being minor helpful and minor inconvenient. Itty bitty basic ghost stuff like floating around silverware and lighting/in lighting candles. Unless directly provoked in which case fuck now you gotta fight a butler ghost.

29. Why do they keep secrets?

They don’t keep secrets. Some things simply don’t concern you :)

30. What does your character have too much of?

Too much of the need to do something. Lock them in a prison and they will polish the bars, and categorize the dirt.

31. What never gets old for your character? Something your character can’t get enough of?

People! People watching. Changing, adapting.

32. Can your character visualize actual concepts in their head? Or are they just vague thoughts?

Yes, they can.

33. Does your character daydream? What do they usually keep their mind occupied with?

Not usually. Their mind is always busy, like a checklist with occasional bubbles of new interest branching out across the chart. Different levels of attention like revolving shelves for different to do’s so they can stay focuses properly.

34. How do they feel about the unknown?

Oh they do not like it. They would like to make it known.

35. How do they respond to condescension?

Even more fierce, underhanded, condescension.

36. Do they consider themselves childish/mature for their age?

Mature.

37. What makes them blush?

Unexpected, sincere, softly-given compliments. Has to be all three.

38. What are some ways your character acts silly? *

They like provoking silliness in the world and people around them and watching from the sidelines. Usually they aren’t directly silly themself.

39. What fairytale/myth suits your character the best?

Puss in Boots. Maybe the golden goose.

40. What does your character believe their party lacks?

Uh. Harmony. Not necessarily in a bad way though... just a very entertaining one.

41. Describe a corruption/redemption arc version of your character. *

They’re true neutral so a redemption and corruption arc is just Wednesday. They go back and forth between the different corners of their square every easy, lots of leg room.

42. What’s a texture/sound your character cannot stand?

Off key whistling and menial disruptive complaints. They can deal with most textures. They hate the feeling of cutting/peeling vegetables and raw meat.

43. Is there something your character isn’t very good at, but enjoys doing nonetheless?

Singing!

44. Is your character good at apologizing? Why or why not?

Depends on the person. They struggle to differentiate their sincere apologies from their false once. If the person goes off words alone than yes but if they go off tone then it will sound routine.

When they feel guilty they will become quiet and focus on silent acts of kindness.

45. How do they hold onto people?

Service! Make themselves useful. “If they need me, they won’t leave me.”

46. What would they never forgive themselves for?

Failure in general but especially when it’s to a cause (see: person) they deem especially worthy.

47. How does your character feel about growing old?

Don’t think about it. Do not think about it. You make yourself useless when you worry about things you can’t change. It’s a forever-factor.

They’re fine with the concept of death in general, but growing old is a weird one for them.

48. Do they consider themselves funny? How do they use humor?

They don’t think they’re particularly funny to anyone but themself but they enjoy themself for it anyway. It comes in two forms: dry tone and stirring trouble with other people.

49. What do they want to leave behind?

Just simple back of the mind memories. A small sense of gladness and satisfaction in someone that they knew them.

50. Do they talk to themselves?

No, not really.

51. What is their native language? If they know multiple languages, how do they speak/act differently?

They learned common and halfling simultaneously. They speak a little more bluntly in halfling but share the same general cadence. Same with thieves cant which is weird for most other people who speak it. It doesn’t exactly lend itself to a posh tone. (CK, ignore the TC part if it’s only a written language in our game. I’ve played it both ways so.)

52. What makes them a hypocrite?

They are super judgmental but they treasure the juvenility they scorn. It’s a weird cycle of needing chaos but wanting order. ALSO they act really poised and competent but are impulsive and keep almost dying and running into trees.

53. If your character was under quarantine, what type of quarantine person would they be? (Productive? Hobbyist? Lazy?)

Their house would look like a god damn polished chapel. They’d have made a whole forest of wood carvings. They’d glass blow a whole chandelier. They need something to do god damn it.

NO baking though. They do not cook.

54. What does freedom mean to them?

Stability. Stability giving them the freedom to branch out. Going off the tracks is only fun when you have tracks to go off of, otherwise you’re just lost in the fuckin wilderness lmao.

55. What is something they currently look forward to? What is something they dread?

Right now? They are looking way forward to spending more time with the team. Vark is wonderful, Princess is hilarious, and Thia is... interesting. Calcite wants to hang around and help things work out for them.

Something they’re dreading... i’d say a family reunion probably. Or just general comeuppance from anyone they’ve pissed off and ditched.

56. How has your character’s mental health been recently?

Dandy! There was that owlbear which brought up some bad memories but it’s fine! Time for fun again. Wolves aren’t real. Probably. (Princess is sooort of getting to them, the lie is blending.)

57. If your character had wings what would they look like?

Mountain bluebird! Only a little more blue in the grey.

58. How does the way they act seemingly contradict their ability scores?

They have incredibly high intimidation although they’re very minor mannered. Also they seem sharp but can’t perceive for shit. (That one’s not stats exactly, the dice decided.)

59. What’s a habit that needs to be broken?

Going into observation mode and forgetting they are, in fact, also a person living and doing stuff in this world.

60. What’s something your character has realized?

People are good actually. If you find the right ones they deserve your loyalty. And nothing should be promised unconditionally.

61. Who do they go to when they need to bounce ideas off of someone?

Usually any current coworkers they have and can stand. Now it’d probably be Vark, their boss, which is unusual. If it’s something directly underhanded then Thia, just because they think she’s very different from them so would be a good contrast.

62. Who do they go to when they’ve had a nightmare?

Alone. Outside. Especially on a cold day or windy night.

63. Who does your character think is the most put together in the party?

Varkgaad. Is that even a question? /lh

63. Which party member would they pull a prank on? Who would they plan a prank with?

Thia and Princess and Thia and Princess. Both on the other respectively.

64. What is one thing they want each party member to know?

Thia: It will work out. Whatever it is. might even help, so long as you don’t screw up my (currently half-high) opinion of you.

Princess: Actually if anything happens to you I’m killing until I’m killed.

Vark: You are a decent person. Trust that over any fanciful or gulling praise another gives you. And for that, I’ll follow you over cliffs

Which do they value more?

65. Adoration or Intimidation? (though both are useful)