101 Ways To Create The Perfect Character

1. What is the color of their eyes?

2. What is the shape of their eyes?

3. What is their face shape?

4. High or low cheekbones?

5. Angular jaw?

6. What type of eyebrows?

7. Any hair that always falls in front of their face?

8. Color of their hair?

9. Thick or thin hair?

10. What haircut?

11. Any highlights?

12. Is it dyed?

13. Tender-headed or not?

14. How long is their hair?

15. Heavy or light accent?

16. Accent at all?

17. What is their height?

18. Are they: fit, unhealthy, scrawny, obese, muscular, etc. ?

19. Are they athletic?

20. Goal(s) in life?

21. Boy or girl?

22. What is their age?

23. First name?

24. Middle name?

25. Last name?

26. Long or short arms?

27. Long or short legs?

28. Are they boney?

29. Small or large feet?

30. Favorite style of clothes?

31. Protagonist or antagonist?

32. Are they always wearing a certain color, clothing, item?

33. Favorite food?

34. Least favorite food?

35. Favorite sport?

36. Favorite hobby?

37. Favorite animal?

38. Are they smart, average intelligence, or unintelligent?

39. What is/was their favorite school subject?

40. Do they go to school?

41. Have they made it through college, or do they plan to?

42. Favorite place to hang out?

43. Where do they live?

44. Type of house?

45. How many rooms/bathrooms/etc. in the house?

46. Any pets?

47. If so what are they?

48. (MAKE SURE CHARACTER's PET(s) FIT THEIR CHARACTERISTICS)

49. Favorite music?

50. Any sentimental objects?

51. Are they always grumpy, depressed, sad, etc. ?

52. If not are they always happy, preppy, etc. ?

53. Easy going or always have to lead?

54. Leader or follower?

55. Outdoors or indoors?

56. What time period?

57. What year?

58. What town?

59. What role are they? (King, president, ghetto, citizen)

60. Any friends?

61. If so describe them.

62. If so why are they friends with these people (this person)

63. Any family members?

64. If so describe them.

65. Describe relationship with family member(s) and if the character lives with any of them

66. Significant other?

67. If so describe them.

68. Children?

69. Describe them.

70. Any special talents?

71. Can they play an instrument?

72. Do they own/know-how-to-use a weapon?

73. Will they/have they been in combat?

74. Any scars? (Mental or physical)

75. Thin or thick lips?

76. Small or large ears?

77. Crooked, hooked, or pointed nose?

78. Dimples?

79. Freckles?

80. Wise or adrenaline junkie?

81. Least favorite place to be?

82. Social or not?

83. How do they see themselves?

84. How do they see others?

85. How do others see them?

86. Though or weak?

87. How are they emotionally?

88. Attitude around opposite gender?

89. Preferred gender?

90. Describe the town where they live.

91. If they are wanderers then describe favorite town?

92. Enemies?

93. Resistance of pain from 1-10

94. Five key words to describe them.

95. Attitude in general.

96. Personality in general?

97. Popular or not?

98. Sensible or idiotic?

99. Left or right side of the brain?

100. Any weird habits?

101. Race, skin color, etc.