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CHARACTER SURVEY
CHARACTER SURVEY
Because one of the goals of Kenos is to give characters unique, compelling reasons to both show loyalty to their faction and to question it, it’s helpful to get to know them better! While filling out this survey isn’t required, it’s highly recommended! How else can we effectively torment or reward your blorbo if we don’t know what they hate/love? ♥
Just fill out the survey below and post it to this entry! We recommend commenting in such a way that you'll be able to come back and update this survey throughout the game. As their desires change, this survey can evolve!
Series: Self-Explanatory!
Wiki Link: If one exists, put a wiki link for your character here
THE GOOD
How far would they go to accomplish their goals or fulfill their desires? Do they have lines they wouldn't cross?
In as little or as much detail as you want.
What is something they treasure?
Or someone. This can be something material like a precious heirloom, or can be more vague like "honesty".
What do they consider to be their best or most positive qualities?
In as little or as much detail as you want. You may also consider adding what others percieve them to be if the character is particularly self-loathing.
What is this character's best memory?
In as little or as much detail as you want. You can also link to scene(s) in canon if you want and are able.
Is there anyone they have highly positive feelings towards?
If so, describe them, link to wiki pages, say if it's another character or NPC in the game, etc.
THE BAD
What could or would tempt your character to compromise their principles?
In as little or as much detail as you want.
What do they desire above all else?
In as little or as much detail as you want. This can be something material like a MacGuffin from their canon, or can be more general like "world domination".
What are their biggest fear and/or insecurities?
In as little or as much detail as you want.
What is this character's worst memory?
In as little or as much detail as you want. You can also link to scene(s) in canon if you want and are able.
Is there anyone they have highly negative feelings towards?
If so, describe them, link to wiki pages, say if it's another character or NPC in the game, etc.
THE ET CETERA
What kinds of gifts does your character like?
Do they like chocolates? Flowers? A new car with a big red bow?
What item(s) would your character be pleased to receive as a reward?
Special weapons, a precious trinket, etc. List as many things as you want here, since this a pool where "free" AC rewards will be pulled from. Bold any that are particularly notable to the character or that you, the player, want OOC
What item(s) would your character never ask for, but you, the player, would want to give them?
If applicable. This is a free-for-all section for joke items.
OOC, what are your goals with this character? What would you enjoy seeing them getting involved in or would enjoy as a potential character arc?
Does your character strongly believe in one of the faction's promises? Did they get involved in a plot that they're now very invested in pushing to completion? Do you want a corruption arc for them? Or do they just want to become the newest local druglord? While not required, we strongly recommend giving this section thought, since this can be a helpful way for the mods to give you more customized AC Rewards, plot hooks, etc.
Just fill out the survey below and post it to this entry! We recommend commenting in such a way that you'll be able to come back and update this survey throughout the game. As their desires change, this survey can evolve!
SURVEY
Character Name(s): Include all names they've gone bySeries: Self-Explanatory!
Wiki Link: If one exists, put a wiki link for your character here
THE GOOD
How far would they go to accomplish their goals or fulfill their desires? Do they have lines they wouldn't cross?
In as little or as much detail as you want.
What is something they treasure?
Or someone. This can be something material like a precious heirloom, or can be more vague like "honesty".
What do they consider to be their best or most positive qualities?
In as little or as much detail as you want. You may also consider adding what others percieve them to be if the character is particularly self-loathing.
What is this character's best memory?
In as little or as much detail as you want. You can also link to scene(s) in canon if you want and are able.
Is there anyone they have highly positive feelings towards?
If so, describe them, link to wiki pages, say if it's another character or NPC in the game, etc.
THE BAD
What could or would tempt your character to compromise their principles?
In as little or as much detail as you want.
What do they desire above all else?
In as little or as much detail as you want. This can be something material like a MacGuffin from their canon, or can be more general like "world domination".
What are their biggest fear and/or insecurities?
In as little or as much detail as you want.
What is this character's worst memory?
In as little or as much detail as you want. You can also link to scene(s) in canon if you want and are able.
Is there anyone they have highly negative feelings towards?
If so, describe them, link to wiki pages, say if it's another character or NPC in the game, etc.
THE ET CETERA
What kinds of gifts does your character like?
Do they like chocolates? Flowers? A new car with a big red bow?
What item(s) would your character be pleased to receive as a reward?
Special weapons, a precious trinket, etc. List as many things as you want here, since this a pool where "free" AC rewards will be pulled from. Bold any that are particularly notable to the character or that you, the player, want OOC
What item(s) would your character never ask for, but you, the player, would want to give them?
If applicable. This is a free-for-all section for joke items.
OOC, what are your goals with this character? What would you enjoy seeing them getting involved in or would enjoy as a potential character arc?
Does your character strongly believe in one of the faction's promises? Did they get involved in a plot that they're now very invested in pushing to completion? Do you want a corruption arc for them? Or do they just want to become the newest local druglord? While not required, we strongly recommend giving this section thought, since this can be a helpful way for the mods to give you more customized AC Rewards, plot hooks, etc.
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Series: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Wiki Link: Here
THE GOOD
How far would they go to accomplish their goals or fulfill their desires? Do they have lines they wouldn't cross?
Shez isn’t particularly ambitious in the grand scheme of things, but he is pretty driven once he does have a goal in mind, even to the point of (mild) obsession. However, hurting or killing innocent people is a line he would be highly unlikely to cross.
What is something they treasure?
His bonds, most of all. He was alone for a long time and got by just fine, but once he joined the Kingdom army and started forming meaningful relationships with those around him, his whole outlook on life changed, to the point where his entire goal is no longer to simply survive, but to help his friends end the war and see their dreams achieved.
What do they consider to be their best or most positive qualities?
His adaptability. He’s used to navigating all kinds of social circles, and being an orphan from an early age has forced him to scramble and find ways to survive on his own; fighting as a mercenary has been his main trade ever since, and his swordsmanship was entirely self-taught, so he’s quick to pick up on physical skills and do whatever jobs he must. It helps to have an easygoing personality, too.
What is this character's best memory?
His fondest memories come from his childhood, when his adoptive mother was still alive. She used to celebrate the day she (absconded with) found and adopted him much like a birthday, and baked him a homemade berry pie that he still remembers to this day. As of late October, his solo tradition of baking himself that same pie around that time has been (accidentally) changed to include his housemates.
Is there anyone they have highly positive feelings towards?
His friends! In Kenos, that would be Byleth (who is also his One True Rival – and fated enemy, don’t ask) and Yuri, both of which hail from his same timeline. He’s also very fond of his Dimitri as the lord whose ideals have truly won him over, and though the Dimitri in Kenos isn’t the same, Shez still tries to look out for him—from a certain distance, it’s awkward when the guy barely knows him.
Finally, there’s Arval, who is a bit of a special case. Their betrayal still hurts, and there’s much that he still needs answers for, so while his resentment is real, ultimately he’s grateful for the power and guidance they offered him, and he plainly misses that sassy noggin ghost that only he could hear.
THE BAD
What could or would tempt your character to compromise their principles?
Threatening the safety/lives of his friends. He’s already had to kill one friend (Arval) before to save the others, and wouldn’t it just be thr worst if he were ever faced with a similar decision again…
What do they desire above all else?
Being in the Kingdom army for so long, his dearest wish is one he shares with his friends: to put an end to the war, and give Faerghus a chance to flourish under Dimitri’s rule. Maybe some people don’t get why Faerghans are so stalwart about defending their half-frozen stretch of dirt, but their dedication and love for their land is so strong that even a mercenary who doesn’t put down roots like Shez may have started to think of the Kingdom a bit as his home, too. (Shh, don’t tell anyone!)
What are their biggest fear and/or insecurities?
In simple terms: to be meaningless. He wishes to leave his mark in the world, and fears getting caught in the undertow of history— which is incidentally what happens in the original game, where he doesn’t exist/live. On a more personal level, he fears the bonds he makes aren’t strong enough – that he isn’t good enough to support them in their various struggles, or to give helpful advice in their time of need, or even that his wanderlust will just lead them to forget all about him once they part ways – and that one day he’ll find himself alone, or rather, lonely again.
What is this character's worst memory?
Epimenides’s reveal and Arval’s following betrayal, but It’s Complicated. The episode involved having his body forcibly possessed and used as a tool to attempt to destroy their lifelong enemy: Sothis, who inhabits Byleth’s mind much like Arval did Shez’s. In the end, he had to personally cut Epimenides down as the only way to rescue his friends, and Arval’s dying words to him still haunt.
Is there anyone they have highly negative feelings towards?
In a nutshell, Those Who Slither in the Dark. They are personally responsible for most of the tragedies hovering over the Kingdom (and, unbeknownst to them, all of Fodlan, as well) and yet Shez is undeniably connected to them—through the powers he was given, and his (unknown) origins as an Agarthan from Shambhala.
THE ET CETERA
What kinds of gifts does your character like?
He’s canonically the gift giver, mind you! He would prefer to get things that his friends and CR would like, BUT if he’s to get anything for himself, then it would have to be practical items like new armor/weapons, a rare ingredient to cook up a tasty meal with, that kind of stuff. He’s also pretty good with his hands and I’ve been toying with the idea of him really getting into power tools from Nikea, let him dual-wield chainsaws like a completely normal person…
What item(s) would your character be pleased to receive as a reward?
Since he’s already gotten a picture of his mother and Arval’s earrings from the Halloween event, he would be happy to receive more items that belong to his friends from home, as a reminder that they’re still out there. One of the Heroes Relics would work out great, especially those belonging to the Blue Lions, to name: Areadbhar, Aegis Shield, Crusher, Lance of Ruin, Lúin, Rafail Gem, Thunderbrand or Fetters of Dromi.
Alternatively, any of the items he gets from characters in exchange for his Merc Whistle would work, but especially those from the Blue Lions and recruitable units, which would be: Azure Dagger, Tactics Primer, Silver Bracelet, Shez Doll(!!), Knife and Scabbard, Portable Lamp, Metal Clasp, Wooden Training Sword, Loog and the Maiden of Wind, Warm Cloak, Rose Water, Pegasus Hair Charm, Wooden Dish, Travelogue, Fancy Handkerchief, Silver Ring, Secret Medicine, Curse-Reppeling Amulet, Amethyst Charm, Simple Fishing Rod, Sand from Rhodos Coast, Odd Charm, Dagdan Wheatstone, Animal Bone Dice, Beast Repellent or Drinking Horn. These would be simple items, though, without the magical abilities associated with them.
What item(s) would your character never ask for, but you, the player, would want to give them?
While not a joke item, and even though he wouldn’t ask for it, I’d love for Shez to get Arval’s Shard somehow… even though he’s a Meridian. (For now?)
OOC, what are your goals with this character? What would you enjoy seeing them getting involved in or would enjoy as a potential character arc?
First and foremost, I’m mostly interested in having Shez learn about his origins, and the entire can of worms that comes with it. The following information is put together from various tidbits of canon, with some heavily implied details and a dash of headcanon to fill in the gaps where needed, but bear with me here, this game refuses to drop DLC!!
For starters, he is a different kind of human from his fellow castmates: while the other Fodlanites originate from Sothis and the Nabateans, Shez is an Agarthan, the original humankind from Fodlan who were forced to retreat and live underground for defying the Goddess. Arval, the entity Shez was once a vessel for, was actually an amnesiac alter-ego for Epimenides, an Agarthan who dedicated his life to destroying Sothis; the reason Shez can create a sword meant to slay the Goddess and has powers that specifically counter Byleth’s Sothis-given abilities is because he has Epimenides’s Core (or rather, his heart/soul) within him. Thanks to his chat with Aetos, Shez already suspects he had a soul implanted in him, and that’s just the first step: canon heavily implies he was at the very least experimented on, and at most, he may have been created rather than born. For Kenos purposes, I’m sticking with created.
Next, I’d love to have him question his loyalties and everything else he knows about himself, especially since he’s not the same kind as his friends. Is he even human? What qualifies as a human, anyway? Those Who Slither in the Dark (TWSITD, for short) are the unquestioned villains of the Fodlan games, but does that mean the entire Agarthan kind is? The (Agarthan) mother who absconded with and later adopted him was no villain, after all! And Fodlan’s current history was written from the Nabateans’ perspective, but he could maybe find out a different truth about Agartha in Kenos… And where would that leave him? Would his Nabatean-human friends be willing to give his people a chance? Would they turn their back on Shez and the rest of them for all the damage TWSITD have caused?
Would Shez potentially decide that Fodlan is beyond saving and should be made anew, thus leading to a faction change into Zenith later down the line? Break his promises and current allegiances? Who knows! But I’d love to play around with all these possibilities and see where the wind will take him!