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Thursday, October 4, 2001

Character Quirks

Interesting character quirks:

  • can put people to sleep with a thought
  • is immune to the effects of toxins, drugs, poisons, etc.
  • doesn't eat green things
  • can make people say what he wants them to
  • can eat/drink as much food/drink as is available, with no adverse effects
  • regularly looks up to check the position of the sun/moon... and comments on it
  • always stands with hands behind back
  • overly-honest, ALWAYS tells the truth
  • compulsive liar
  • can replicate any sound flawlessly
  • is a shape-shifter
  • dots i's with hearts or smiley-faces
  • never takes others' advice, because thinks he knows everything
  • is never seen without a hat
  • everything he says is a misquote
  • knows who the last five people to touch an item were
  • ends declarative sentences with interrogative inflection?
  • always moving (tapping, snapping, bouncing, etc.)
  • is able to see through others' eyes
  • can walk two inches above the ground
  • can't be cut or burned
  • is able to locate any person he has seen face-to-face
  • is terrified of kittens
  • screams randomly and for no reason
  • is not burned by fire

You are more than welcome to use these. I stole them from someone else anyways...

Oh, and Writing Excuses does a wonderful podcast on this: WE 5.2: Character Quirks

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