# Character Profile Template
# Copy this file to your project's characters/ directory and customize

name: Character Name
fullName: Full Legal Name (optional)
role: protagonist # Options: protagonist, antagonist, major, minor, background
summary: |
  A one-paragraph summary of who this character is.
  What makes them unique? What's their core essence?

# Physical Attributes
# Track anything you mention in the manuscript for consistency
physical:
  age: "value"
  eyeColor: "value"
  hairColor: "value"
  height: "value"
  build: "value"
  distinctiveFeatures: "value"
  # Add any other physical traits mentioned

# Personality Traits
personality:
  core: "value"
  strengths: "value"
  flaws: "value"
  fears: "value"
  desires: "value"
  # Add any other personality aspects

# Background Information
background:
  occupation: "value"
  education: "value"
  family: "value"
  hometown: "value"
  significantEvents: "value"
  # Add any other background details

# Skills & Abilities
skills:
  primarySkill: "value"
  secondarySkill: "value"
  # Add any other skills

# Voice & Speech Patterns
# How this character sounds - critical for dialogue consistency
voice:
  patterns:
    - Speech pattern 1
    - Speech pattern 2
    - How they phrase things
  quirks:
    - Physical quirk when speaking
    - Verbal tic or catchphrase
  vocabulary: |
    Description of word choice:
    Formal/informal? Technical/simple? Regional dialect?

# Relationships
# Connections to other characters
relationships:
  - character: Other Character Name
    type: friend # friend, enemy, family, romantic, mentor, etc.
    description: How they relate, history together

  - character: Another Character
    type: rival
    description: Competitive dynamic

# Character Arc
# How they change through the story
arc:
  startingState: |
    Who they are at the beginning.
    Internal state, beliefs, situation.

  endingState: |
    Who they become by the end.
    How they've changed or grown.

  midpointCrisis: |
    The turning point challenge.
    What forces them to change?

# Additional Notes
# Anything else important
notes: |
  - Important plot connections
  - Themes this character represents
  - Author reminders
  - Research notes