Hello all! In writing I have found it very important to properly develop main characters. This is a thread to do just that. Allow me to introduce you to my two main characters in the fantasy story I hope to write on this forum. (I know I've already introduced them, but this thread is just for them.)

Note: Please start a separate post for your own characters, one thread per character or per pair of characters.

How a Character Development Thread Works

The characters the thread is for will occupy the thread.
Other characters are free to come and go as they please.
Other characters can ask those characters questions about themselves. (ex. where are you from? Do you like this or that?)

Really anything could happen in here, as long as it helps the author understand there character better. (Elyon can help explain further if necessary.)
The point of the thread is to help the author think about how their character would answer questions, talk, or relate to unfamiliar situations and people.
Altogether, have fun. Get to know your character.

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Okay, to get started, here is a short bit about Tyra and Silas.

Name: Tyra O’Dale (Dale town)
Nickname: Tyra of the Taverns
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Height: 5'4
Hair color and style: dark blond, braid down to her waist
Eye Color: brown, (they dance and sparkle when she tells her tales.)
Clothing: brown dress tunic (to mid-calf), cream over tunic, fastened at the waist with a leather belt, weather worn black cloak, tall boots.
Age: 19
Personality: She has a quick, bold tongue, is witty, and a bit snippy. To someone who doesn't know her, she appears easily tricked or won, but she is very careful (and can be very suspicious) of others. She's a bard and she keeps her trade well.
Other appearance: She has a tattoo on her left shoulder of a dragon clutching a sword and a small stone. She carries a tin flute in her left boot. She also has a large travelling pack.
Weapons: A hidden dagger in her right boot

Name: Sir. Silas Richardson
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Height: 5’9
Hair color and style: Dark brown, grown out pasted his ears, strait.
Eye Color: Soft green
Clothing: brown trousers, white shirt, black jerkin with a green and gold border, long leather overcoat, knee high brown boots, gray cloak.
Age: 29
Weapons: Hand and Half sword, and dagger.
Personality: Brave, he can be very prideful though he has a good heart, quiet, at times very serious. He’s a knight out of work, looking for a job……

Silas: Greetings, whoever is first to view this post.

Tyra: How did you get here first?

Silas: You were not looking.

Tyra: Umph. *fingers braid*

lol

Tyra and Silas sound like great characters! I'm excited about finding out more about them!

Tyra: *taps foot* Where is everyone!

Silas: Patience.

Tyra: Easy for you to say.

Silas: Why are you in such a bad mood?

Tyra: Me? Bad mood? Because I CAN be!

Liagiba: I can't believe I'm humoring you, Tyra.
Eiram: Lia, get over yourself.
Liagiba: I'm not under myself now! You get over yourself.
Eiram: *clears his throat* I apologize for my fiance's rudeness. I'm Eiram, it's a pleasure to meet you.

Silas: Greetings Eiram, Liagiba, I am Sr. Silas.

Tyra: And I'm she-who-does-not-need-humoring, but will say, I'm in a better mood.

Silas: So you're admitting to have been in a bad one before?

Tyra: I never denied it.

Silas: True, you didn't. That's one thing I can give you.

Tyra: What?

Silas: You're truethful.

Tyra: And a great storyteller. *wink*

Silas: Yes. *smiles*

Eiram: Nice to meet you too.
Liagiba: Didn't mean to humor you. I'm not in a good mood. Eiram's bugging me again.
Me: On topic, children.
Eiram: *groans*
Liagiba: Silas, quit twisting words!
Eiram: Manipulating. He isn't, Lia, and besides, mind your own business.
Me: *puts hand over both mouths to keep them quiet* I apologize for their rudeness. Neat characters, StoryGirl.

Me: Thanks.

Tyra: *rolleyes*

Silas: How am I Manipulating words Liagiba? If I may be so bold as to ask.

Tyra: You already asked to question, so why ask if it's okay?

Silas: Because it's polite.

Tyra: Ah.

Liagiba: I don't care if it's polite or not. I'm not being polite to you, you don't need to be polite to me.
Eiram: Lia...
Liagiba: You manipulated Tyra's words about being in a bad mood.
Me & Eiram: LIA!
Liagiba: What? He asked.
Eiram: *sighs* Remember? Politeness?
Liagiba: They're commoners!
Me: And you need to shut up! Tyra and Silas, I apologize for her.
Liagiba: I'll apologize myself. Sorry.
Eiram: Why did I ever fall in love with you?
Liagiba: Do you really want to have that conversation?
Me: Guys! Stop!

Tyra: In his defence, that wasn't manipulation. And he's NOT a commoner.
Silas: You are in a good moon.
Tyra: Yes, *plays a scale on flute* but don't get use to it.
Silas: *smiles and kisses Tyra's cheek* Never.
Tyra: *blushes* Don't do that here!
Silas: *sighs then winks*
Tyra: Why DO you love her Eiram?
Silas: Changing the subject?
Tyra: It needed to be changed.

Eiram: Let me apologize. Sorry Lia. Sorry Tyra and Silas. Sorry dearest author. Lia's amazing, she's just in a bad mood.
Liagiba: *dances around the room* not anymore!
Eiram: Why not?
Liagiba: I just took Riondal on a run. Sorry I was so obnoxious earlier. I get a little edgy and obnoxious. My bad. It really is nice to meet you.
Me: Eiram, answer the question.
Eiram: Fine *turns red*. I will. Lia's beautiful and special and strong and the best person in the whole world. And I love her with all my heart. Is that better?
Liagiba: *makes gagging sounds* Please stop. I'm being nice, here, but please stop! It makes me sick.
Me: Fine, fine. Thanks Eiram. Tyra, I'm not repicking that conversation back up. You owe me one.

Tyra: Owe you one? One what? I never owe anything!
Silas: *smiles* Should I tell why I love you?
Tyra: Please don't, it's not that I don't want to hear it... not here.
Silas: See, *whispers to Eiram* they does have a soft spot.
Tyra: I heard that.
Silas: Of couse you did.
Tyra: *frowns then looks at Laigiba the author* Will a story repay whatever I owe you?

Me: You don't owe me anything. Just joking.
Eiram: Lia doesn't have a soft spot. Yet.
Liagiba: True.
Eiram: Except...
Liagiba: Don't you do it!
Eiram: Remember...the dance...
Liagiba: What did I say?
Eiram: And Pelena... *laughs* that was your soft spot, dear Lia.
Me: Guys, quit fooling around. Sorry, Tyra and Silas. They're very silly when I let them loose.
Eiram: Silly? Me?

Silas: *chuckes* Quite alright.
Tyra: I don't like jokes.
Silas: Really?
Tyra: Really.
Me: I have to go and Tyra and Silas have to come with me. Bye!
Silas: Untill next we meet.
Tyra: Good bye.

Me: Later
Liagiba: Farewell. Watch out, Tyra.
Eiram: Until we meet again, it was very nice meeting you.

Tyra: *peeks into topic*
Silas: What are you doing?
Tyra: Looking.

Liagiba: You were already in the topic. You don't have to sneak. Sorry. I'm being mean again.

Tyra: I left, remeber. *twists braid end* Just you and me then?

Liagiba: Yep. Eiram's in trouble, I sent him to the cook.

Tyra: And sending him to the cook is punishment?

Liagiba: *laughs* you've never met the cook.

Tyra: I see.

Liagiba: Who? Where is he? Is he back yet?

Tyra: I see that you meen he is someone you don't want to mess with.

Liagiba: Oh. It's not a he, it's a she. And you're right.

Tyra: "she". Fine.

Me: You should bring her in here, that would be interesting.

Me: She only actually has one line so far but I refer to her often...
Cook: You're not talking about me again, are you?
Me: Oh no.
Cook: This is what always happen. You talk about me but never let me have my say. Well, now I'm gonna have it once and for all.
Me: Please stop-
Cook: Oh, no you don't.
Liagiba: Where's Eiram?
Cook: I sent him to slop the pigs.
Liagiba & Cook: *break out in uncontrollable laughter*
Me: Guys, we have an audience.
Cook: Sorry. Listen, you had better give me some lines, you...you...blood-sucking skunk of a half-weaned pig!
*silence*

Tyra: *snickers and hides face in hand* Ah... greetings... cook. *has to swollow a laugh*

Cook: Excuse me? Is she laughing at me? Tyra, you...
Me: *groans* don't start that again, Cook. It doesn't work.
Liagiba: Go for it!
Me: Thanks, Lia.
Cook: Fine. You laugh at me, will yah, and I'll give you a little of this! *rubs her knuckles menacingly* You skink-tailed fiend of a three-legged goat!
Me: Okay, Cook, get back to the stew... *pushes Cook away with an apologetic smile*

Tyra: Wait! *stops Cook's author* Skink-tailed fiend of a three-legged goat eh? Well you want to know what I think of that? *takes out flute and blows a shrieking note in Cook's ear* Now know how insults make the ears ring!

Cook: Is that how your gonna treat me, eh?
Me: *pushes cook away* My apologies.
Liagiba: I'm not apologizing. My ear drums hurt.
Me: Guys!
Eiram: What did I miss?
Me: Nothing.
Liagiba: Only the cook's insults
Eiram: *groans* What else is new.

Tyra: *crossess arms and glares at cook* Apparently.

Ana: So Tyra how do you and Silas know each other?

Tyra: We met in a tavern. Silas...
Silas: You don't have to tell that part of the story.
Tyra: It will be told anyway. Silas was rather ignorant and put himself in a... situation. I saved him from... further confrontation. *grins*
Silas: And she will never let me forget it.
Tyra: Umm, I still don't know why I did it.
Silas: Or why I hung around.
Tyra: Humph.

Me: You two fight worse than my two main characters, and that's saying something!

Arionwyn: *innocently* We fight?

Aaron: Surely not. Silas, you just have to learn to put up with her.

Arionwyn: And how would you know? Hmmm?

Tyra: "Put up with"? That's a very rude way to say it.
Silas: *kissess Tyra on the cheek* And I would never reafer to you that way.
Tyra: *blushes and squeezes Silas' hand* Thank you.
Silas: What? I don't get a kiss?
Tyra: Um... *quickly kissess Silas' cheek* There.
Silas: I guess I'll take it. *wink*
Tyra: *blushes more*

Maverick: Silas, I learn very early on that if you want to live to see tomorow then you make the women happy

Ana: Very true, Us Women have our tempers,............What are you not going to agree with me Maverick?

Maverick: Why? do you want me to agree with you?

Ana: No!

Maverick: Ok than, No I have no idea of what your talking about when you say women have tempers other women might but you are perfect

Ana: Oh Maverick (Blushes) You didn't have to say that

Maverick: Yes I did (Under his breath)

Ana: What did you say

Maverick: Oh nothing

Turwaithel: You girls all pick on your guys too much. *laughs*

Rhovanion: They are putting up with it rather well, though. Er, I didn't mean "put up with". Um...

Silas: I wouldn't put Tyra in that group. You see, she had a very difficult past and had allot of bitterness to deal with. Plus she was very untrusting. You could say I helped her work through it all. She can be rather blunt, but she means well.
Tyra: *silent*
Silas: Was I wrong to say so?
Tyra: No... You were just being the noble knight that you are.
Silas: I like it when you're in this kind of mood.
Tyra: Don't get use to it.
Silas: I know. *kisses her cheek again*
Tyra: Stop that! *smiles anyway*

Aaron: *sarcastically* I wonder why all these conversations sound familiar?

Sierra: I haven't the faintest idea. You're not implying that I'm argumentative, are you?

Aaron: I would never!

Sierra: Good. Now, what were we talking about?

Aaron: You were debating with yourself about the best way to rescue the others.

Sierra: Ah, yes. Now... *Wanders off talking to herself*

Aaron: *sheepishly* Sorry, everyone. Sierra isn't always very polite.

Aryn: *bows* "Allow me to introduce myself. I am-"

Dani: "He's stubborn."

Aryn: "Stubborn? I am not stubborn!"

Dani: "You are too, and you've proved my point enough. Thank you."

Aryn: "Dani..."

Dani: "Don't be rude!"

Aryn: "Fine. This," *gestures* "is my sister. She runs the swiftest, throws daggers the fastest anyone has ever seen, and is the wildest Arian to ever roam the world. She is a trouble maker, essentially."

Dani: "Aren't you the one causing trouble now?"

Aryn: *sighs* "How about you have a conversation with Tyra, Dani?"

Dani: *to Tyra* "Hmph! Older brothers. They are so impatient. So, you are a story teller? What type of stories do you prefer to tell? I enjoy epics and adventures."