So I have a character concept that I'm working on and I wanted to get some general feedback on her before I go too far ahead as she'll probably be a big antagonist for the game and her actions will probably have a big influence on the game.
Basically, she's a 3000 year old reincarnate of the Snow Queen from Fables. She was the first generation of reincarnates and as a result will be used for a lot of myth building for the game, and if that's your thing then let me know and maybe we can work something out. Due to her age, she's also a little bit insane. Not in the Adam crazy way, but a far more calculated and inhuman way. She's been around so long she's lost her humanity.
She's also a power hungry, manipulative little bitch. Everyone has their flaws!
I've put my ideas that I have for her under a cut, and it can also be found at my CDJ (uneasylies). Right now she is just in the early planning stages, but I want need some direction in what people DO NOT WANT TO HAPPEN compared to what you do want to happen.
There are a lot of plot ideas there, but if you have anything you like or don't like then just tell me. As always I can be reached on AIM at uneasy lies or on e-mail.
Constance / The Snow Queen
- Power hungry - politician in position of real power: PM of UK (needs to command the respect of the house, not be a party leader). ETA: Or maybe the woman behind the PM? - Old as reincarnation itself (aprox - 3000 years old. Will need to hit wiki for an exact number to work with). - One of the original reincarnates, but the only one to live this long. - Heavily tied to reincarnate/OTS mythology. - Founding member of the Agency in 1500's, wanted to track down others like herself but left after they became too neutrality focused. - Was a member of CORE for a while (or that side of the war pre-CORE specific days) but it didn't last. - She has very little respect for humanity any longer. She's been alive so long that although she indulges in human things (fast food, fashion, sex, movies, music, technology, etc) she doesn't care for individual humans very often. - She is capable of mercy and love, but she is a cruel and cold woman at the heart of it. Her occasional acts of kindness (when they don't come with strings attached) only seem to make her cruelty seem worse. She's often merciful to the same person she's just been cruel to. She's also manipulative and can seem charming and sweet while trying to catch everyone off guard. There is a very large sadistic streak hidden in there too, and she's not a woman you want to cross. - In the past she often integrated herself with people who had power and would leave them as soon as their power weakened. She spent a lot of time in royal courts. - Main motivation: world domination? Empire? Just control over everything? Maybe wanting to wipe out current reincarnates and start a new generation? IDK. Will need to think on it. - While she isn't sane, she isn't crazy either. She's lucid, knows what she's doing and the consequences of it. She's not stupid, and she's not impulsive. (She's the anti-Adam. Still evil, just not bugfuck insane). - Knows a lot about magic, having spent thousands of years perfecting her craft. - She prefers magic over fighting, and although she can fight she is not an action girl. She likes swords and archery more than guns too.
Possible plot ideas:
- Antagonistic person for the game? - No CORE/Camelot dynamic but someone to add tension and conflict to the game. Could end up with minions doing her bidding (she'd like that) or could just end up bankrolling other people's schemes. - Position of actual power could lead to bridging the non-reincarnate/reincarnate divide. Especially with cities and places coming into the real world. Although reincarnation has never been a complete secret, it's never been 100% outed before. She could do that and it could lead to conflict between 'normal' people and reincarnates. - Non-reincarnate NPCs could be used a lot for that sort of thing. - She could use her influence to raise reincarnates in society? (Very CORE idea) - Apart from causing general screwed upness. She'd also be good for mythology based information. Where do reincarnates come from? Can it be stopped? How does it work? Why was it started? etc etc etc. - Could this lead to a quest type thing to actually stop her? Maybe cause people to work together who wouldn't normally due to her scheming. - If it works out I'd like her to have a downfall as she is supposed to be evil, but how/why it happens is all up in the air. - She is capable of love and affection. It'd be interesting for her to have someone (or some people) in her life that she genuinely cares for. This could be interesting if people try to use that against her, use it to betray her or just to show a human side to an otherwise inhuman character.