Hey y'all. Today's a 'steam-roll' day for me in character fractalling (go through as much as you can while you've got steam to keep going, and then go back and edit it later.). So I've gone through more essence maps today than I have any day. Also, Jay is showing me how to use some X++ features and I'm busy testing those out and see how they work.
Anyways, here's my X map for my MC, Zaciré:
BODY { Eyes [ Color ( <Melting chocolate in the sun>
<Hard as granite>
<Stallion's flank shining in the sunlight>
<Bright like the sun> )
Depth ( <A bottomless cave – stone dropping to the bottom>
<A massive boulder on top of a mountain / perched precariously>
<Hiding a deep loss – a salesman who isn't what he seems> ) ]
Face [ Shape ( <Hard, angular lines>
<Firm, like a chair's seat / Trumpkin, the dwarf>
<Tall and majestic, like a king's face>
<Narrow cheekbones / a grim man> )
Color ( <Tanned like the color of health/ marshmallow toasted brown>
<Light coat of a chestnut horse>
<Arabian style skin> ) ]
Strength [ <Strong as an ancient cypress tree> Pampered ( <Not used to using it because of his upbringing>
<A worried mother keeping him from activities> ) ]}
MIND { Knowledge [ Arrogance ( <A villain that knows he can kill you if he likes>
<A man who has won a duel>
<King of the Hill> )
Amount ( <Water over Niagara falls>
<The ocean's blue water>
<An uncharted, vast land> ) ]
Turmoil [ Hidden ( <A deep black cave>
<Chasing the White Stag> )
Sadness ( <A girl's broken pearl necklace>
<Broken down ruin – formerly great castle> ) ]}
SPIRIT { Rehuan [ #His father#
Loss ( <A security blanket>
<Boba Fett squatting and holding his father's helmet> # I already used this metaphor once previously in my “Zaciré's Family” essence map, but the image is just really strong for me #
<Death of a favorite pet>
<Loss of a ship's mast / Death of a general in war>
<No father to turn to – including God> #Zaciré lost his father but since he has no Father he lost more than just a father#
)
Resentment – Revenge ( <Passion aroused against evil>
<Juggernaut not heeding danger>
<A stallion pawing the ground>
<Trumpkin's capture by Miraz in P.C. – not defeated, only set back>
<Edmund attacking the White Witch ) ]
Quest [ Determination ( <A train running at full steam>
<Revenge his father's death>
<Prove his worth / a man who must do something or be ridiculed> ) ]}What do you guys think? I had a lot of fun making this X, the deep images are really cool to me.
And I'll have a few, hopefully interesting, X's to post later today...I'm going to tackle inanimate objects and maybe even try an X on a feeling.
eruheran
