October 8 assignment — characters.

Thursday, Oct. 08
*Bullet* Required: Character List ▼

AKA Dramatis Personae. Draft a list of your characters and write a brief profile on each one (name, age, occupation or relation to main character(s) and rough physical description.) NOTE: You will have opportunities to revise the list throughout October, so this revision is not expected to be fully accurate or complete.



Order of appearance? Where? [what João collects] <senses including food> Note: psychological descriptions more important than physical (except tall, short, slender, fat... nothing that describes their heritage or ethnicity in a specific way? unless they are NOT a vampire; vampires must remain undefined).

Part 1 (some characters will reappear in Part 3).

João: protagonist (October 8th note: xxx size doesn't matter even though Bieber pics are everywhere today). Innocent, naïve when we meet him in Part 1. Outgoing. Collects 'pretty things'. [what he collects may be of some significance]

Grandmother Rosa: Grandmother of J. He visits her every August and keeps in touch. She needs garlic pills and sends J to get them. She likes her meat on the raw side of rare.

Thoom: ancient vampire (J doesn't know; reader isn't told in Part 1). Meets J to give garlic pills to his grandma. Known for kindness, her favorite color is dusty rose. She is an herbalist in NW Kansas City. [garlic pills and...]

Lisboa gateway to Portugal, meets fellow travelers, Ivan (see below Part 1) and Marloes (see below Part 2). <red carnation, smooth-cobbles, streets of stairs (felt in the legs), pasteis (pastry), sound of street cars> [a Moorish tile?]

Nazaré and Sitio place serves to introduce 'o fado'. <sea, percebes, grit of sand-and-breeze, salt-smell>

A university party town, Coimbra reinforces 'o fado': "A vida tem mais encanto na hora de despedida." [what is given to J during the cortejo?]. Meets a young Turk, Adalet (justice)? Berkant (solid oath)? <music, revelers, colorful parade of floats, more stairs, goat-stew, piss>

Filipa: Lagos old vamp once was queen (J doesn't know; reader may suspect in Part 1). Had her fangs removed when "young". Outgoing vivacious, runs a B&B (Blood and ...) [coin]

Nuno: whore in Porto who leads J into the underworld of casks of wine. [a piece of glass a vial] <wine, azulejos (Filipa... see below)>

Ivan: non-vamp met in Santiago de Compostela while pilgrims show up. Explains pilgrimage to J. [an old seashell] A student. Inquisitive and looking for a party (as is J). <incense, mass liturgy, flowers>

Pilar: non-vamp or is she? Mysterious or hesitant? She introduces J to A Coruña. [an odd stone] Runs a café . Observant and helpful. <orange taste, worn stairs... Roman, scintillating crystal>

Nelson: runs a hotel in Évora; not a vamp but knows one. Cerebral with a memory like a trap. Helpful. Sends J to see his friend, Anacleto. <pork-and-clams, o fado, Roman Temple, sunset over the aqueduct>

Anacleto: Évora vampire waiting for next vamp to come and kill him. He's patient, quiet, worn out, philosophical. Takes J to a megalithic site. <cork, olives, weight of stone>

Part 2:

João: not as innocent, still somewhat naïve. Confused and conflicted. Travels around the world.

Alfred in Paris is a writer. Conflicted individual. An artist. Friend of a friend from back home. Loves cats.

Brugge medieval. [letter from a nun]

Bremen new and old place; old and new people. [a toy elephant]

Delft to visit dead royalty, pick up a [plate: it's the design that's a clue] Hamed from Iran: not a vamp (but a reason to go to Iran).

Amsterdam to entice and give J a chance to spiral down. Meets Marloes (Dutch... not a vamp...)

Christiania hash market, more temptation [an old hippie's scarf: the design is important or maybe the color as J loves red]

Ålesund to get away from vamps! and insanity... meets Farzad (another reason to visit Iran)

Shiraz old Iranian city. What did the old Persians know... learning about duality. J visits Hamed or Farzad. Impeeled to visit Persepolis.

Persepolis ancient place [a two sided stone or object]


Part 3:

Joao: no longer naïve he seeks answers to secrets. Returns to Portugal (why?).

(which characters reappear? and when?)



*** NEED CHARACTER NAMES? See the name generators at the bottom of the calendar. *Down*

*Bullet* Bonus: Character Database ▼

Compile your character list into a format that is easy to update and expand, such as an electronic file (or collection of files) or a binder with room to grow. Later, you will write more detailed profiles on some characters. Keep your list handy for future updates throughout the Prep.

This item entry will serve as an on-line easily accessible electronic base for revision