Leap 019 - Andraste Barrister

Character Name:  Andraste (Andie) Barrister
Genre (type of story you'd put them in): Spy/Thriller
Describe the Character Physically in Your Own Words:  Average height and body type with a face somewhere between stunning and average.  Strong jawline, blue-grey eyes, honey blonde hair with waves.  Every move she makes is economical and has a purpose when she's on the clock.
One Line Description of Character:  Corporate espionage specialist who is in danger of letting her heart decide
Tell Us About the Character:  For many years Andraste could not forgive her parents for such a name, but as she ages she begins to take pride in being an individual, a very smart and sometimes 'invincible' individual.  She was in her mid twenties when she foiled a disgruntled ex-employee's plan to ruin Majestic Inc on the world market.  Her quick wit, ability to improvise, and quiet efficiency caught the eye of Majestic Inc's espionage team and she was quietly recruited shortly thereafter.  Now she spends her days 'working' for various rivals under several assumed names which, in homage to her parents who helped her become who she is, are all Celt based.  Her work for the espionage department has called her to the attention of the FBI and they will soon approach her with an assignment.  Will she accept?
What's her deepest secret?  She likes to spend every Friday night in pink pajamas and pigtails while watching old movies.

Prompt from:  http://characteraday.livejournal.com/466515.html

I realize I missed the past two days, it's been crazy.  Thankfully tomorrow will be a bit calmer and I can catch up.  :)

Leap 016 - Landingfeld, Oregon

What is this Place Called and Where is it?:  This place is called Landingfeld Base and is located somewhere in the middle of nowhere near the Oregon/Idaho border.
Genre of Story:  SciFi
Describe the Place in Your Own Words:  Rather unassuming place on the surface, everyone assumes Landingfeld is for military exercises and views any activity with smug ignorance.  Little do the inhabitants of nearby Primquies know that the vast plains, marked intermittently with white paint into parking lots and runways, hide a vast underground hub of activity.  Because of it's proximity to the Idaho border there is little rain, few clouds, and many clear nights, granting visibility to inhabitants and visitors alike.
What Happens at this Place in the Story?:  This is where our hero learns about the three worlds: ours, a world much smaller in scale (Aliq), and one much larger (Ample).  Afterall, why not learn about it in the place where they all come together?
What's a Day Like Here?  This is the Grand Central Station of interplanetary/inter-dimensional travel.  What do you think?  Busy!  People of all sizes coming and going, making and renegotiating deals.
Who lost the bag?  Mary Littleglove, Trade Ambassador from the Ample people.  Notice that it is the width of a semi truck parking place.

Prompt from: http://characteraday.livejournal.com/474412.html

Leap 014 - Areli Leonidas

Character Name:  Adam Areli Leonidas
Genre:  Fantasy
Describe the Character Physically in Your Own Words:  Early to mid twenties.  Slim face and body, strong jaw.  Leonine nose bracketed by brown-gold eyes.  Sandy blonde curly hair, kept short.
One Line Description of Character:  He a lion shapeshifter who just became a lawyer.
Tell Us About the Character:  Called Adam by the unaware, Areli grew up knowing what it is to be different.  His family has had big cat shapeshifters for centuries (as evidenced by their family name, which means lion) but they've hid it for just as long.  Areli was given a standard education through middle school, after which he entered an accelerated high school.  He showed an aptitude for law (he's been arguing and negotiating with his parents since he was two) and entered college while others were still in high school.  He isn't thrilled to have the gene but must admit it helps in gauging witnesses and the jury.
How often does he wear a tie?  When he has a big court case or a case that he is confident about, it has little lions on it.  :3

Prompt from:  http://characteraday.livejournal.com/465615.html

Leap 013 - Character Prompt

Character Name:  Miranda Estelle Hinds

Genre:  Adventure (naturally)/fantasy
Describe the Character Physically in Your Own Words:  Miri is a sprite of a child with tumbles of dirty blonde curls.  A lively smile always seems to dance around her twinkling green eyes and pert little nose which is dusted with freckles after long days in the sun.
One Line Description of Character:  Carefree and mischievous, Miri loves the sea and plans on staying there her entire life.
Tell Us About the Character: Miri is the daughter of a lady pirate and an adventurer though she's rarely seen her father as she's spent most of her life on board her mother's ship.  When in port she enjoys playing with the warf rats (as in children), swindling them out of their knick knacks and causing innocent mischief.  Someday she plans on being the captain of her own fleet of ships.
What's her preferred plunder?  The boys' marbles

Prompt from: http://characteraday.livejournal.com/464990.html

Leap 012 - Character Prompt

Character Name:  Nolan Bradshaw

Genre (type of story you'd put them in):  Mystery/Western
Describe the Character Physically in Your Own Words:  Nolan is aging but still has some of the handsome charm that attracted his wife to him, as well as most of his thick dark brown hair.  Grey eyes are set above a strong nose and well rounded chin.  His body, no longer as fit as it once was, is still strong from a life of hard work on the range.  His fashion favors striped shirts, blue jeans and cowboy boots, despite being the ranch owner.
One Line Description of Character:  Owner of a ranch and now a winery, Nolan Bradshaw remembers what it was like to work the range and is fair to his workers as well as a shrewd businessman but indiscretions in his past may be coming back to haunt him.
Tell Us About the Character:  See one line description.
What was the toast?  To the success of his new winery.

Prompt from: http://characteraday.livejournal.com/464006.html

Leap 010

Character Name:  Erin Peppler/ Missy DeVault
Genre (type of story you'd put them in):  Spy/superhero
Describe the Character Physically in Your Own Words:  Erin is on the short side at 5' 2".  She has an average body but toned arms, one of which bears a blue sparrow.  Her slim, angular face has a natural beauty and clear blue eyes.  Her hair is naturally brown but she usually has on a hot pink wig with black and sparkly highlights.
One Line Description of Character:  Superspy masquerading as a gymnastics teacher.
Tell Us About the Character:  Erin lives in a quaint little white farmhouse, drives a Subaru Outback and teaches little kids the basics of gymnastics ... or that's what her neighbors think.  What they don't see is the multi-tunnel escape route, command center, panic room and vast arsenal under the house.  Or the mini chopper pad that rises out of her backyard.  Or her vast closet of clothes, shoes, face changing putty and rainbow of natural toned wigs.  Erin has been a gymnast since age four and had been to the Olympics twice by age seventeen, when the CIA approached her after her college level psychology class.  For the next three years she was trained by the Agency, who encouraged her to continue her father's tradition of wearing bright wigs to compete.  The world was horrified when twenty one year old Erin suffered an "accident" during her training for the next Olympics and announced that while she would be regain most of her flexibility she would no longer be able to compete professionally.  She was kept to low profile cases for the next few years as her notoriety wore off but once she was able to enter the field fully she quickly made a (fake) name for herself as an efficient and top notch spy.
How often does she wear the wig?  Ironically the flashy wig and fake sparrow tattoo are part of her day to day disguise.  It's her sleek brown hair that strikes fear into her fellow agents.

Prompt from:  http://characteraday.livejournal.com/462988.html

Leap 009

Character Name:  Hannah and Annabelle Hershey
Genre (type of story you'd put them in):  ??
Describe the Character Physically in Your Own Words:  Hannie and Bellie are both petite six and half year old twins with hazel eyes.  Hannah has darker red hair than her sister who is more of a strawberry blonde.  They enjoy dressing alike in various shades of blue, pink and purple.
One Line Description of Character:  Hannah and Annabelle Hershey are playful and sugar hungry, beginning to display different traits despite their shared genetics and heiresses to the black sheep side of the Hershey empire.
Tell Us About the Character:  ... I just did.  As they grow into adulthood they begin to plan their take over of Hershey, spurred on by stories of the injustices that the successful part of the Hershey family visited upon their less fortunate cousins.
When will they stop dressing alike?  When they are teenagers Hannah will dress in plain, earthy outfits and occasionally dabble in goth/emo clothes (though not the lifestyle).  Annabelle will wear preppy clothes with lots of pink and ice blue.  After their teen years however they will open a cupcake bakery together and will be in uniforms or similarly cut business suits, matching again.

Prompt from:  http://characteraday.livejournal.com/462349.html

Leap 003 - Character Prompt

Name/Species:  Jesana
What is s/he/it?  Jesana and her kind are often called 'Fluffies' or 'Friendlies' though they prefer the term Companion or Muse.  They are only visible to children and the VERY rare adult.  Companions are another life form who enjoy the company of humans and help to develop the creativity of those whom they chose.
Is it from our world or another?  Another.  They travel the stars but like Earth.
How relevant is it to the plot?  In my 2010 NaNoWriMo, Picadilly Lane, the decendants of Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes are able to see Friendlies after adolecence and even have one that has been 'passed down', so to speak, through the generations which is really how Sherlock knew many of the things he knew.  :)  Those in Picadilly will make contact with other Friendlies time to time to find out about child abuse cases or children they think will make good agents someday as is generally true about those who have a Companion as a child.
What is happening in this scene?  Jesana is bidding farewell to her charge.  The child has grown too old to see her clearly anymore so she is moving on though she will return should her former charge/playmate/companion have children of their own.  She will visit with the Holmes' Companion before choosing her next child.

Prompt from: http://characteraday.livejournal.com/462143.html

Leap 001 - Place Prompt

What is this Place Called and Where is it?:  The Turret at Sunnyview Inn.  It's on the edge of a meadow and lake off the highway in Oregon.
Genre of Story:  Murder mystery?
Describe the Place in Your Own Words:  Sunnyview Inn is a quaint mom and pop kind of inn off the beaten path.  Charming and homey, the architecture reminds one of a seaside cottage or grandma's house, complete with creaky stairs.
What Happens at this Place in the Story?:  Our main character is looking for a break from the hustle and bustle of life and one of her friends recommends this place.  This is her bedroom and, she discovers later, the scene of a crime.
What's a Day Like Here?  Fairly calm usually.  Tea on the porch at the rising of the mist, a good book with lunch, a walk after dinner to watch the wildlife.  That is until our heroine discovers that a woman was murdered in her room twenty years ago and she sets out to discover the killer.
Who painted the room white?  The owners, after the CSI's cleaned up all the blood.  It used to be a lovely shade of pale yellow.

Prompt from: http://characteraday.livejournal.com/460077.html