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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.
Re: link
What kinds of gifts does your character like?
So, although I said Link treasures memories more than any physical item... he definitely still LOVES stuff. Food, clothing, knick-knacks, toys, tools, weapons, and gadgets of any kind are all things he'd be happy to receive! Link likes acquiring new skills, so in-person lessons to learn something new would also make him excited!
Luxury items would be less appreciated, as Link generally has no need for overly fancy things, but books have gone from something Link once didn't care much for to being very interested in. Now that he's living in seclusion in the Beyond, he's started to visit the Tomes for books to read to help pass the time when he's bored.
What item(s) would your character be pleased to receive as a reward?
If he were from the real world, he'd probably be a typical off-the-grid/outdoorsman/hunting nerd; instead, he's a Nintendo elf, so he's more of a... swords and shields nerd. He is extremely proficient in archery, so he'd love anything related to archery: bows of different kinds, arrows of different kinds, equipment like quivers or wrist guards, even special dates/locations to do some target practice. He also really likes horses... A new horse would be especially treasured!
On top of that, tools and equipment to make life easier in the woods would also be appreciated — and this is pretty open-ended, as there's probably an infinite number of things that would make it easier to live in thick, monster-infested woods.
What item(s) would your character never ask for, but you, the player, would want to give them?
A serious answer: the Master Sword. I don't know if this is possible, and I'd accept if it isn't, since I know the sacrifices to the Harbinger Oracle were meant to be permanent. (But also, body parts sacrificed to it wouldn't necessarily be gone forever, so maybe there's some room for him to get it back somehow?) But regaining the Master Sword would be a significant motivator for Link, to the degree that it might even be something he'd be willing to bend his values for. This could be the impetus for anything from a player plot, to a plot reward, to a faction mission. Even if it was Aetós who came to Link promising a way to get it back, he'd probably still go for it. This counts as something Link would never ask for, because he earnestly believes it's gone forever and he can't get it back.
Another serious answer: not-so-pleasant tokens from Hyrule that remind him of stuff he doesn't want to think about, including and especially new memories of his past. There are certain memories Link longs for — his father and whether he had any other family, for example — but even positive memories are likely to make him feel more guilty and lonely, and further complicate his mixed feelings on his situation.
Here's a short list of tangible items that would make good gifts for Link!
Clothing sets from BotW and/or Totk. Some of these have special properties, others do not. Any of them would be something he'd be happy to receive. Since some of the armor has effects that might amount to a minor character power, I'd be okay with those effects being lost in Kenos.
Musical instruments. The presence of musical instruments within the world of Hyrule is a pretty consistent theme in the series, and sometimes Link gets an instrument himself! Anything from that list would be fun. Apologies ahead of time to everyone living nearby who will have to listen to Link practice.
Non-serious answer: stuff that's completely out of his wheelhouse, like formal wear or complicated books or a letter telling him he has jury duty.
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?
At this point, Link has been through quite a lot! He went from being an immediate Meridian follower, to being unsure about having to harm others in order to get home, to accepting it and becoming a more staunchly loyal Meridian. Then the whole Aetós and canon update happened, which veered him wildly off that course and into deharmonization and the Zenith. For a while, he was metaphorically swerving in and out of traffic as he tried to figure out what to do... and now, he's settled into a numb, depressed resignation towards his situation. He wants to still want to save Hyrule, but he really feels like he's staring down an impossible puzzle.
At this juncture, I want him to stay in Zenith for a while... but while he's there, come to understand himself and his world better, to the point that it eventually leads him back to the Meridian. He really is a Meri at his core, who's just going through some very difficult things at the moment, which very few people around him can relate to. So I'm interested in having him learn more about the Zenith and Highstorm, only to clash with it. To start having the kind of philosophical conversations he never had any reason to be interested in engaging with in the past, and seriously thinking deeply for the first time about his life, his responsibilities, and his limits.
I'm also very much interested in having him be involved with future developments when it comes to Aetós!!! At the moment, Aetós is definitely on Link's list of people he considers to be unambiguously bad and therefore justified in killing... but how much does Link know about them, really? Basically nothing. It sure would be spicy if Link was presented with a reason to doubt his current conception of Aetós... or maybe even want to work with him? :3c