CHARACTER SHEET Name: Age: Role in the story: (main character, rival, ally, mentor, antagonist) One-line description: ON THE SURFACE What do people notice first? How do they talk? A phrase they use often: What do they do for a living, and are they good at it? UNDERNEATH What do they want? (something concrete they can win or lose) What do they need? (what would actually change them) What are they afraid of? What do they believe about themselves that is not true? What would they never do? (then find the scene where they do it) HISTORY Where did they grow up? The one event from their past that shaped them most: Who do they owe? Who owes them? RELATIONSHIPS Name: How they feel about them: What they hide from them: Name: How they feel about them: What they hide from them: Name: How they feel about them: What they hide from them: IN THE STORY Where are they at the start? Where are they at the end? The scene that changes them: CONTINUITY Appearance, scars, habits, things they always carry: