Character Profile: Taryn

J.M.J.

SO, I'm starting something called "character profiles" for each of my major characters. It will help me (and you) wrap my brain around the characters' looks/general information.

First up, merely because I started a post on him already, is Taryn!

(Taryn, just in case you don't know, is the "romantic interest" for my protaganist. Without too many spoilers, they go through many trials, fall in love, and get married. Their love is deep, beautiful, selfless, genuine, endures the test of time and the pain of separation, and is all for the right reasons. It is what love should be. My goal is to show what a healthy and beautiful relationship can be and I plan on using their story to show that.)

Here are some things I have established about him recently (facts from book 1). Try not to swoon at his amazingness! ;)


-He will be introduced (even though at the end of the book) in the first book, Beneath the Black Sun.

-He will already be enlisted in the Rebellion (before Dreya is).

-He will not be raised by dwarves, nor will Dreya meet him on the dwarf island, Ceradon, though they will journey there in the second book with Aurora.

-His talents include (but are not limited to!): hunting, tracking, archery, and navigation. (he's outdoorsy)

-He will be a prisoner at the same time the good King is, and Dreya will free him, along with other agents, when she rescues the king.

-He is a great listener, compassionate, steady, fiercely loyal, intelligent, and understanding.

-He is from a very poor family, and his mother and sister live in a hovel on the outskirts of Silver Fin (capital city of Erelia). He is trying to raise money for them, and believes in the rebellion cause.

-Dreya is 16/17 (TBD) in the first book. He is 18.

-He becomes Dreya's closest friend, besides Aurora, because of their compatibility (she makes him laugh, he tells interesting stories, their families are both poor, their closeness in age, they both believe in the cause they are fighting for, etc.).

-LASTLY, he can grow stubble..................So there!



And finally, some pictures of actors* who look slightly (maybe even just one trait) like Taryn:

Hair.

Eyes and nose.

Stubble. And face. (And marry me please?)

Smile.

Hair (again). 

Eyes. (and backround!)

*Try to look past the vain poses they're striking.

OKAY. Now, do you see the Taryn I'm going for?? I told you not to swoon! teehee.

Taryn: dirty blond, straw colored hair; dark brown eyes; tall; great smile...you get it. The pictures did the talking. And now? Oh, you want me to stop talking so you can go back and admire the pictures?

 Understandable!

Anyway, that's all for now. Tune in next for Dreya's profile!

PS. I am a hopeless romantic, though I cannot write romance. At all. I promise this was not simply an excuse to post a picture of Pip from BBC's Great Expectations that recently played *cough...third picture down...cough*. It helps me to visualize my characters. I plan on profiling the others. So don't even sit there and judge me! =P

PPS. Questions about this character? Concerns? Let me know! I'd love to discuss things with you.