October 4 Protagonist Background

Charlemagne Duquesne

CHARACTER INTERVIEW / PROFILE

Name: Charlemagne Aleksander Bonawentura Duquesne

Background
Birthday: August 1, 1964
Place of birth: Schenectady NY
Parents: Jean-Francois and Anna Mackowiak
What was important to the people who raised him:
Siblings: Weronika (Ronnie), Regina (Reggie), and Szarlota (Lottie, Charlie)
Economic/social status growing up: Lower middle class
Ethnic background: Polish, French/Cajun, Mohawk
Places lived: Schenectady and Beverwyck NY
Current address and phone number:
Education: Graduate Charlotte State College, now SUNY-Charlotte
Favorite subject in school: Math
Special training: Learned to use his gifts of marksmanship, knife throwing, and archery on the St. Regis Reservation. Learned to listen to the ghosts/spirits who appeared while he was dying as a teenager.
Jobs: Author and Private Detective
Salary:
Travel:

Friends:
How do people view this character: Honest, amicable, sensual
Lives with: three women
Fights with: the bad guys
Spends time with: “The Bottle” his inner sanctum
Wishes to spend time with: More women
Who depends on him and why: Associates because they are the only ones he trusts implicitly
What people does he most admire: The ancestors
Enemies: Those looking for the treasures
Dating, marriage: Once engaged, but she left him
Children: None
Relationship with God: n/a

Overall outlook on life:
Does this character like himself: Yes
What, if anything, would he like to change about his life: Learned to write earlier
What personal demons haunt him: That he did not pay attention to those who needed his help
Is he lying to himself about something: Nope
Optimistic/pessimistic: Optimistic
Real/feigned: Real
Morality level: High, but can slip into sexual situations
Confidence level: Not as high as his sisters’
Typical day: Writing, reading, helping those who need it

Physical appearance
Body type: Short but muscular
Posture: Straight
Head shape: Oval
Eyes: Round brown
Nose: Broken, misshaped
Mouth: Full lipped
Hair: raven’s wing with silver and red highlights
Skin: Olive
Tattoos/piercings/scars: scars from burns and bullets
Voice: Husky deep
What people notice first: Eyes, dark and mysterious
Clothing: Black
How would he describe himself: Helpful, empathetic
Health/disabilities/handicaps: Good health, wears glasses

Characteristics
Personality type (choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic, melancholy): Upbeat
Strongest/weakest character traits: Friendly, bad judge of female character
How can the flip side of his strong point be a weakness: Piss him off
How much self-control and self-discipline does he have: Some
What makes him irrationally angry: Tears caused by abuse
What makes him cry: Movies
Fears: Being alone
Talents: Dancer, quick witted, sarcastic, fantastic cook
What people like best about him: He can cook, always helpful

Interests and favorites
Political leaning: liberal
Collections: hockey and soccer jerseys
Food, drink: Most and rarely drinks alcohol
Music: Disco
Books: Most genres
Movies: Most genres
Sports, recreation: Interscholastic soccer, track, lacrosse; Intercollegiate soccer, indoor track
Did he play in school: YES
Color: darker shade of magenta
Best way to spend a weekend: reading on a beach with a woman or three
A great gift for this person: Books
Pets: cats
Vehicles: Red 78 Monza Spyder with small block ‘Vette engine, Matte black 1981 Monte Carlo
What large possessions does he own (car, home, furnishings, boat, etc.)
and which does he like best: Inherited a lakefront house from a great-aunt, his two cars

Typical expressions
When happy:
When angry:
When frustrated:
When sad:

Idiosyncrasies:
Laughs or jeers at: The stupidest things
Ways to cheer up this person: Listen to him
Ways to annoy this person: Don’t listen
Hopes and dreams: To find his lost love
How does he see himself accomplishing these dreams: Hard work
What’s the worst thing he’s ever done to someone and why: Hospitalized someone who was about rape his younger sister
Greatest success: Graduated college in three years!
Biggest trauma: Being shot!
Most embarrassing thing that ever happened to him: tripping on stage during BOTH his high school and college ceremonies
What does he care about most in the world: His cats
Does he have a secret: Yes
If he could do one thing and succeed at it, what would it be: n/a
He is the kind of person who: Will die for his family
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Core Need:
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