Example Character Thread - Madeline Royce

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Character Name: Madeline "Maddie" Royce
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Job: High School Student


Physical Description: Short, pale, and a little plump, Maddie doesn't exactly stand out in a crowd.  She wears her dark hair cut to shoulder length, and tends toward keeping it up.

Personality: Maddie is shy and anxious; she's never been part of the 'in' crowd, which she usually doesn't mind.  Still, she's plagued by the usual teenage self-esteem issues, which have only gotten worse after her Trouble went active.  On her good days, she fancies herself a poet.  While she's not particularly outgoing, she does feel a debt to the protectors of the town's Troubled for their help in keeping her Trouble under control, and she wants to live up to the support she has received.
Troubled? Maddie's Trouble is the weight of words: when well controlled, it affects only her, words appearing on her skin as other people speak them about her.  Negative words cause pain while positive words provide relief.  When uncontrolled, her Trouble can spread to others, and becomes dangerous- negative words become toxic, potentially causing illness or worse.

History: Maddie was born and raised in Haven.  Her family's history of Troubles was not a secret, though the extent of it caught her by surprise.  Until the Troubles began in earnest, the most excitement she usually worried about was balancing her participation in school theater with her consistent stage fright.  After the Barn was destroyed and the situation began to devolve, she joined an informal 'support group' of Troubled students at her school, needing the support, and safety, of those friendships.  When the Fog went up and the Trouble bomb went off, Maddie's father was one of those lost in the initial chaos- Maddie has been sticking close to her mother, as a result, but she's finding that she doesn't like feeling useless.  She wants to help, however she can.



Special Skills: Wandering- Maddie knows the beaches and coves along the edge of town really well.
Affiliations: High School Student

Characters’ Phobia’s/Issues (If any): Maddie gets very uncomfortable when being yelled at, is petrified of spiders, and can anxiety-spiral leading to her Trouble becoming contagious.

Player’s Squicks/DNW in Play: n/a

Stat Block: TBD