Character Lalli Hotakainen / Chant Family Holy Order
A Place of Significance A snowy military base in the middle of a forest on a large island in a lake, with tall walls surrounding it topped with barbed wire. It is the time of long nights, with only 5 scant hours of dim sunlight breaking up the unending darkness. This is Keuruu, Finland, in year 89.
Meaning => This is Lalli's home, and had been ever since his true homeland burned to the ground. I listed the year 89, but Lalli had actually lived there for the last eleven years.
2 Items of Significance these should be small enough to be HELD and with defining features easily recognizable to the characters. Something like "A well-worn coin with the face of a mermaid on one side, and on the other, a hatless man." 1. a carved bead that looks like a cat Meaning => It's a personal item tied to his soul, since his soul is cat-shaped. (this is a thing for Finnish people in his canon, another Finn we meet has a barn owl shape for his soul.)
2. a knife Meaning => Killing trolls is best done quietly, and this knife has saved Lalli's life countless times. He carries it with him wherever he goes.
2 People of Significance 1. Tuuri (the one on the far left here.) Meaning => Lalli's cousin in canon. Chant has seen memories from when she's alive and after she dies, but he doesn't know how she dies yet.
2. Emil (Pictured here Meaning => The first person outside of Lalli's family to try to bridge the gap and learn to speak to Lalli. (There's a language barrier involved.) He can be annoying and make poor choices, but Lalli has grown attached to him. First friend!
3 Items of Significance These can be any size! 1. Rifle Meaning => It's Lalli's grandmother's rifle. His grandmother gave it to him just before she died. Lalli carries it with him every day as another form of protection.
2. A tank (exterior, interior) Meaning => This was used to safely travel through the Silent World. (Basically lands that have been claimed by trolls, which are humans who have been mutated by a zombie virus.) It's a bit cramped for six people, but they made it work.
3. compass Meaning => Used to navigate the lands, Lalli holds onto one at all times.
Five Emotions You Want Your Character to Experience The more specific the better. Like "Fear of being lonely" is mid but "Fear of an empty house, everyone they know is dead except their parents who once supported them now turning their back on them because they're the Anti-Messiah." is better. 1. The dread felt when knowing something is a bad idea, but that you can't avoid it because nobody is listening to you when you say it's a bad idea. 2. The isolation of being unable to communicate with people directly because of a language barrier. Even with a translator it's still not the same as talking to someone directly. 3. The longing for a home that no longer exists. 4. The fear of being one of a handful of people to escape a massacre and knowing the creature who did it is out there looking for you and the other survivors. 5. The annoyance from people being too loud while you're trying to SLEEP these people have no manners whatsoever.
5 Anything Elses This is basically anything else you wanna include. A pet. Another location. A memory. Another item. A feeling, a dream, a specific scenario. A sin, a regret, an event. Once again, detail/significance/etc is useful! 1. Incorporate the moose somehow. 2. Here is a page on trolls in general. There's tons to choose from, take your pick on what to use. 3. 4. 5.
Chant (Major Spoilers) (be careful of any images here, they're likely zombies)
Family Holy Order
A Place of Significance A snowy military base in the middle of a forest on a large island in a lake, with tall walls surrounding it topped with barbed wire. It is the time of long nights, with only 5 scant hours of dim sunlight breaking up the unending darkness. This is Keuruu, Finland, in year 89.
Meaning => This is Lalli's home, and had been ever since his true homeland burned to the ground. I listed the year 89, but Lalli had actually lived there for the last eleven years.
2 Items of Significance these should be small enough to be HELD and with defining features easily recognizable to the characters. Something like "A well-worn coin with the face of a mermaid on one side, and on the other, a hatless man."
1. a carved bead that looks like a cat
Meaning => It's a personal item tied to his soul, since his soul is cat-shaped. (this is a thing for Finnish people in his canon, another Finn we meet has a barn owl shape for his soul.)
2. a knife
Meaning => Killing trolls is best done quietly, and this knife has saved Lalli's life countless times. He carries it with him wherever he goes.
2 People of Significance
1. Tuuri (the one on the far left here.)
Meaning => Lalli's cousin in canon. Chant has seen memories from when she's alive and after she dies, but he doesn't know how she dies yet.
2. Emil (Pictured here
Meaning => The first person outside of Lalli's family to try to bridge the gap and learn to speak to Lalli. (There's a language barrier involved.) He can be annoying and make poor choices, but Lalli has grown attached to him. First friend!
3 Items of Significance These can be any size!
1. Rifle
Meaning => It's Lalli's grandmother's rifle. His grandmother gave it to him just before she died. Lalli carries it with him every day as another form of protection.
2. A tank (exterior, interior)
Meaning => This was used to safely travel through the Silent World. (Basically lands that have been claimed by trolls, which are humans who have been mutated by a zombie virus.) It's a bit cramped for six people, but they made it work.
3. compass
Meaning => Used to navigate the lands, Lalli holds onto one at all times.
Five Emotions You Want Your Character to Experience The more specific the better. Like "Fear of being lonely" is mid but "Fear of an empty house, everyone they know is dead except their parents who once supported them now turning their back on them because they're the Anti-Messiah." is better.
1. The dread felt when knowing something is a bad idea, but that you can't avoid it because nobody is listening to you when you say it's a bad idea.
2. The isolation of being unable to communicate with people directly because of a language barrier. Even with a translator it's still not the same as talking to someone directly.
3. The longing for a home that no longer exists.
4. The fear of being one of a handful of people to escape a massacre and knowing the creature who did it is out there looking for you and the other survivors.
5. The annoyance from people being too loud while you're trying to SLEEP these people have no manners whatsoever.
5 Anything Elses This is basically anything else you wanna include. A pet. Another location. A memory. Another item. A feeling, a dream, a specific scenario. A sin, a regret, an event. Once again, detail/significance/etc is useful!
1. Incorporate the moose somehow.
2. Here is a page on trolls in general. There's tons to choose from, take your pick on what to use.
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