Character Name: Sarah Pierce
Age: 22 Years
Appearance: 5"5, Short black hair which frames her face, with a fringe she uses to cover her eyes and the pain they show. Her figure is slim and well built from training, and she prefers to wear dark clothing, to remain a mystery to the outside world, as she feels, she doesn't deserve to be alive.
Background Story: Sarah was born in a quiet little village and lived with her mother, father and younger sister Clare. The family were quite poor, but happy. Her mother stayed at home and looked after the girls and the housework, with the girls' help. Her Father worked as a merchant in the village, selling any items he could at any price, just to be able to feed his children. The whole village struggled, however they were a community that worked together to bring happiness to the people. Sarah was 13 years old when the happiness disappeared. The village was invaded/attacked, by who we are unsure, they took anything useful and destroyed everything else. Sarah and her family were in their home at the time, when a masked man and his men burst into the house, taking everything they own. Her Father fought, hoping to protect his family, but the men were merciless and slaughtered him in front of her eyes. Her mother and sister were holding each other and screaming, Sarah was in too much shock to understand what was happening. The men left and set the house on fire. Her mother and sister were trapped, screaming for Sarah to help, but she couldn't, she was stuck in shock over her father's death and the invasion (since she'd never seen anything like it). Just as the building was about to collapse and end the family line, a hand fell on Sarah's shoulder and yanked her out of the house, just in time. The motion broke her daze and she realised she'd just stood there as her family had died and screamed for her. She screams for them hysterically, and turns on the man who saved her, picking up scraps of brick from the house and trying to attack him. He fends her off and hits her at the back of head and knocks her to the floor. He carries her away from the wreckage as she sleeps...
Questions:
What do you know about the character now that she doesn't know?
She was saved by the very man who killed her family. She lives with him, believing in him and almost loving him in her family's place.
What is the character's greatest flaw?
Her guilt makes her closed off to the world and everyone around her, she deserves no love. Physically, she has a unique scar at the back of her neck, which she doesn't remember getting.
What do you know about this character that she would never admit?
She falls in love with a boy named Hope, who serves her and Lucas (the man who saved her). But she fells she doesn't deserve to feel this way, doesn't deserve happiness.
What is the character's greatest asset?
Her father had taught her how to fight and protect herself from a young age, so her fighting skills are beyond what a normal girl would attain at her age.
If this character could choose a different identity, who would she be?
Her father. She loved him and he died protecting her and her family, while she stood here and did nothing. She wants his bravery, his spirit.
What music does this character sing to when no one else is around?
A song her father created for her when she was a child, it was about the village and their family. She sings this quietly every night as she cries herself to sleep.
In what or whom does this character have the greatest faith?
Falsely, Lucas, the man who saved her. She feels she owes him her life. But truly, the faith is her father.
What is this character's favourite movie?
She didn't watch movies, her family was too poor to afford them.
Does this character have a favourite article of clothing?
A family brooch her father gave her when she was 10. It ran through the family. A bird, with two spears piercing it - therefore the name Pierce.
Name this character's favourite person?
Dead: Her father. Alive: Hope
What is this character's secret wish?
To gain forgiveness, to be able to be happy and live a normal life away from the horrible memories.
Most devastating moment?
First was the invasion. The second, is Lucas' betrayal - being the one that killed her family.
Where does this character's fall in birth order? What effect does this have?
She was the oldest sister of two. She feels this makes her responsible for the deaths of her mother and younger sister as her father had died before them.
Describe Clare
Clare was Sarah's younger sister. She was 7, but intelligent for her age. Short, dark hair and always dressed colourfully. She was playful and a cheery child, she looked after mother and helped with housework. She helped at the local hospital treating people who were wounded or traveled here to get away from other invasions. She and Sarah were as close as siblings could be, she adored Sarah and her strength. Clare was seen as her mother's babe, whereas Sarah was the strength and stubbornness of her father. She died with her mother and father in the invasion of their village.
Why is Sarah angry?
At first, she's angry at herself, for standing there and not being able to help save her family. But now, she's angry at Lucas, who tricked her into believing he was an ally, when in fact, he was the masked man who started the invasion and killed her family and friends in the village.
Describe a re-occuring nightmare of Sarah's
She dreams of the invasion day, her mother and sister screaming. However she hears her father, telling her he's disappointed, angry with her for standing there and doing nothing, the screams becoming deafening, the heat of fire feels as real as it did back then. The shame she feels that her father could never forgive her.
Who depends on Sarah?
Lucas, he uses her to do certain jobs, he saw her fighting skills and uses them to his advantage. Hope, the servant boy Sarah falls for, she keeps him safe and happy as she talks with him.
If this character had one month to live, what would she do?
She'd help as many people as possible to ensure that she could be with her family in the next life.
Brief Storyline: The background story is introduced through the nightmares. You are told about her family's demise. However who did it is slowly revealed throughout the story, making the climax of realisation that Sarah is living and working for the man who slaughtered her town. The mark on her neck is from Lucas' weapon, when he knocked her out cold in the village. She turns her back on him and kills him in anger. She leaves with Hope to her village, where she dies from her injuries, and lives with her family in the after life.
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