Character File

Character File

Name:
Age:
Nationality:
Socioeconomic Level as a child:
Socioeconomic Level as an adult:
Hometown:
Current Residence:
Occupation:
Income:
Talents/Skills:
Salary: None
Birth order:
Siblings (describe relationship):
Spouse (describe relationship):
Children (describe relationship):
Grandparents (describe relationship):
Grandchildren (describe relationship):
Significant Others (describe relationship):
Relationship skills:


Physical Characteristics:

Height:
Weight:
Race:
Eye Colour:
Hair Colour:
Glasses or contact lenses?
Skin colour:
Shape of Face:
Distinguishing features:
How does he/she dress?:
Mannerisms:
Habits:
Health:
Hobbies:
Favourite Sayings:

Speech patterns:
Disabilities:
Style:
Greatest flaw:
Best quality:

Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes
Educational Background:
Intelligence Level:
Any Mental Illnesses?
Learning Experiences:
Character's short-term goals in life:
Character's long-term goals in life:
How does Character see himself/herself?
How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others?
How self-confident is the character?
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof?

What would most embarrass this character?


Emotional Characteristics
Strengths/Weaknesses:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Introvert or Extrovert?
How does the character deal with anger?
With sadness?
With conflict?
With change?
With loss?
What does the character want out of life?
What would the character like to change in his/her life?
What motivates this character?
What frightens this character?
What makes this character happy?
Is the character judgmental of others?
Is the character generous or stingy?
Is the character generally polite or rude?


How the Character is Involved in the Story

Character's role in the novel:
Scene where character first appears:
Relationships with other characters:

How character is different at the end of the novel from when the novel began:

Additional Notes on This Character: