I figured since I'm new and I saw this thing, it might be sorta fun to do for my character. It really helped me build him better and I liked the topic so much I did it too.
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Part 1: The Basics
1.What is your full name?
"Talak Shivara Marcuz"
2.Where and when were you born?
"I couldn't tell you, I was found abandoned on a road near the Southern Shroud"
3.Who are/were your parents? Â (Know their names, occupations, personalities, etc.)
"Well I was told I was an orphan and that likely my mother and father were killed by Ixal raiders. I personally believe they're still alive out there somewhere. Hopefully."
4.Do you have any siblings? Â What are/were they like?
 "The closest thing I've had to siblings is the others kids at the orphanage."
5.Where do you live now, and with whom? Â Describe the place and the person/people.
 "I don't actually have a permanent place of residency. I travel to often to have an actual home. I live where ever I decide to set up camp, occasionally I spring some gil for a nice bed at an inn. As for roommates, I guess who ever I'm traveling with at the time. Boy do I have some stories about some of those guys."
6.What is your occupation?
"I'm sort of a jack of all trades, but if you read my fliers it clearly states, 'Talak Marcuz: Mercenary, Culnarian, Lancer, Handsome Adventurer"
7.Write a full physical description of yourself. Â You might want to consider factors such as: height, weight, race, hair and eye color, style of dress, and any tattoos, scars, or distinguishing marks.
Part 1: The Basics
1.What is your full name?
"Talak Shivara Marcuz"
2.Where and when were you born?
"I couldn't tell you, I was found abandoned on a road near the Southern Shroud"
3.Who are/were your parents? Â (Know their names, occupations, personalities, etc.)
"Well I was told I was an orphan and that likely my mother and father were killed by Ixal raiders. I personally believe they're still alive out there somewhere. Hopefully."
4.Do you have any siblings? Â What are/were they like?
 "The closest thing I've had to siblings is the others kids at the orphanage."
5.Where do you live now, and with whom? Â Describe the place and the person/people.
 "I don't actually have a permanent place of residency. I travel to often to have an actual home. I live where ever I decide to set up camp, occasionally I spring some gil for a nice bed at an inn. As for roommates, I guess who ever I'm traveling with at the time. Boy do I have some stories about some of those guys."
6.What is your occupation?
"I'm sort of a jack of all trades, but if you read my fliers it clearly states, 'Talak Marcuz: Mercenary, Culnarian, Lancer, Handsome Adventurer"
7.Write a full physical description of yourself. Â You might want to consider factors such as: height, weight, race, hair and eye color, style of dress, and any tattoos, scars, or distinguishing marks.
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Spoiler"Man I'm not good with these things. Leave the pretty words and descriptions to the scholars and mages okay."
8.To which social class do you belong?
"Well I'm not rich, but I'm not poor either. I guess I'm somewhere in the middle ground now."
9.Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
 "I'm highly allergic to yogurt, just a teaspoon and I'm down."
10. Are you right- or left-handed?
 "Right-handed why?"
11. What does your voice sound like?
 "Hmmm, never been asked that question before? I sound like well...me."
12. What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently?
*brings his hand to scratch his head as he ponders this* "I don't know. I guess I talk about my tail a lot."
13. What do you have in your pockets?
" Right now!?" Â *wrestles through pockets pulling out items as he names them* "I got some gil, some materia, and some candy"
14. Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics?
*Seeming lost in thought* "I guess I have a bad habit of making jokes in serious moments. I call almost all my Lalafel friends 'Shortstack', I sunbathe a lot, and again I talk about my tail often I guess."
Part 2: Growing Up
15. How would you describe your childhood in general?
"It was normal Orphan story, I was found on a road in the Southern Shroud, taken in by the Matron, never got selected by any of foster families, grew up working at the orphanage until I left to become an adventurer."
16. What is your earliest memory?
 "You promise you won't make fun of me?" *stares untrustingly* "Alright, I remember when I was little laying with this other kid at the orphanage in a field of flowers, looking up at the sky."Â
17. How much schooling have you had?
 "We were taught basic schooling at the orphanage. I never really went on to do anything past that though."
18. Did you enjoy school?
"I guess. I mean it wasn't bad but it wasn't all that great."
19. Where did you learn most of your skills and other abilities?
 "When I got old enough, I joined  the lancers guild in Gridania. I learn almost everything I know from them."
20. While growing up, did you have any role models? Â If so, describe them.
 *nods reflecting on her* "There was this one girl. She was midlander." *smiles* "Kifasha, is all I knew her as. She never gave me a last name. I met her while I was out on a quest for the lancer's guild. I got a little too full of myself and thought I could get the quest done faster by cutting through a cave, which happened to be a wolfs den. I got serious injured and just when I thought I was gonna die, out of know where this silver streak of light flashes before me and I see an arrow sticking out of the wolfs skull. When I turned to see who the arrow belong to, there she was. Clothed in silver armor wielding a white bow." *sighs softly* "But enough about Kifasha."
21. While growing up, how did you get along with the other members of your family?
"I had my friends, my rivals, ya know normal childhood stuff. I used to get into trouble all the time though. Sneaking out and pretending I was some big shot dragoon with a stick in hand."
22. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
 "I wanted to be a dragon slayer and a top ranking adventurer. Ya know see the world, fame, fortune, exotic company."
23. As a child, what were your favorite activities?
 "Well we used to pretend we were all adventurers protecting Eorzea from the Empire. I used to always play the role of the fearless dragoon with my friend Talyss as the holy white mage."
24. As a child, what kinds of personality traits did you display?
" Well I was always 'a handful' as the Matron would say. I don't think I changed too much though. Still the same ol' Talak."Â
25. As a child, were you popular? Â Who were your friends, and what were they like?
 "Well we had a big family, but I did have my little group of close friends. Talyss, she was another miqo'te, hair as white as snow and she was always so nice to everybody. She used to make flower halos and force me to wear them. Then there was Kael, he was a midlander always talking about how much better the sword was to the lance, I guess you could call him my rival. We were always fighting over just about anything. And the Matron, she was kind of like a mother to all of us, raising us by herself mostly."
26. When and with whom was your first kiss?
"A gentlemen never kisses and tells" *sticks tongue out teasingly*
27. Are you a virgin? Â If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
"Talak is as whimsical and carefree as the wind. Don't like that answer too bad. Next!"
28. If you are a supernatural being (i.e. mage, werewolf, vampire), tell the story of how you became what you are or first learned of your own abilities. Â If you are just a normal human, describe any influences in your past that led you to do the things you do today.
"I'm not special, I'm just a miqo'te with a big sharp stick. Why a lancer, well I saw a bunch of adventurers one day and I met a Dragoon, he looked cool, sounded cool, and I guess from there I just wanted to do what he did."
Part 3: Past Influences
29. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
"Joining the Lancers Guild. Without them I wouldn't be able to so much as beat a forest fungar. It's because of their teachings, I'm half the man I am today."
30. Who has had the most influence on you?
"That's a tough one, probably Matron. She may have been a stick in the mud at times, but aside from the Lancers Guild, she's probably the most important factor shaping me into the Talak you see today"
31. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
"Getting out on my own and becoming my own adventurer."
32. What is your greatest regret?
 "I was with a party once and we were hired to clear out some old ruins." *long pause*  (whispered to self) "If only I had been stronger"Â
33. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
 "Evil is a matter of definition really, I mean I'm sure eating chocobo is looked down on but ya know those giant yellow chickens look pretty tasty sometimes."
34. Do you have a criminal record of any kind?
 "Well in my line of work, I've had to do some... shadier things before. Though I don't have a record or anything."
35. When was the time you were the most frightened?
 "A client asked me to retrieve some feathers from one of the birds up on these cliffs." *shutters some* "I'm terrified of heights. So needless to say when I looked down hanging from the side of a cliff."
36. What is the most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you?
 "When I was younger I lost a fight to microchu."Â
37. If you could change one thing from your past, what would it be, and why?
 "I'd want to see my parents. Isn't that what every orphan wants? I just want to know of them even if I end up finding out they tossed me on the side of the road to die. I just want to know them."
38. What is your best memory?
 "My initiation into the Lancer's Guild. Matron was so proud of me and it was my first step to becoming a real adventurer"
39. What is your worst memory?
 "My biggest regret..." *looks down at his fists*
Part 4: Beliefs And Opinions
40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
 "I'd like to think I'm an optimistic individual. Sunshine and roses in my world ya know?"
41. What is your greatest fear?
 "Heights. I was born on the ground, that's where I'd like to stay thank you."
42. What are your religious views?
"I don't follow a religion really. I mean I don't mind if you do and I mind my manners in the company of more religious clients, but I don't have any beef with you unless you do with me first"
43. What are your political views?
"Politics are boring. Besides as long as they're arguing, I'm making money so."
44. What are your views on sex?
"Well, it's not a taboo subject in my opinion, but what do you mean? Do I like it, my preferences, what do I like to do, and you want that kind of information it's answer for answer. Nothings free."
45. Are you able to kill? Â Under what circumstances do you find killing to be acceptable or unacceptable?
"I'm a hired sword, so to speak. We do what we're paid for. If I accept the job knowing somethings gonna die, then I know what I got into. I'll kill a monster for you no problem, but I don't like killing others, not to say I haven't before but it was a me or them situation. " *Sighs heavily* "Look the life of an adventurer is short enough without us having to kill each other. So I don't normally take hits out on someone unless they're just rotten to the core."
46. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?
"As I've said, evil is a matter of perspective, for me murder is a big issue, but the most evil thing anyone could ever do..." *looks out the window* "To take away your freedom. To cage someone and strip them of their wings"
47. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
"I know love does exist out there. I can't say I've ever been fortunate enough to find it, then again it's not like I'm looking. I believe it exists, I just don't know if it's out there for me."
48. What do you believe makes a successful life?
 "Being happy no matter what it is your doing. You can be poor and the happiest man alive, you and be rich and be miserable. For some its material things, others it's as simple as seeing the world and meeting new people. Warriors lust for the heat of battle, bards just want to tell their tales, scholars just thirst for knowledge, and I just want to find what it is that makes me truly happy."
49. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings (i.e. do you hide your true self from others, and in what way)?
"I'm an open book, sure I've got my secrets but they're not hard to find if you just read between the lines."
50. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
 "I don't like the Ixal, I was raised in Gridania, so I guess I'm a little bias towards them. I don't really see how anyone is prejudice though, its the diversity in the world that makes it so interesting."
51. Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances? Â Why do you refuse to do it?
  "I will not harm or do anything that would harm, children, women, or the innocent."Â
52. Who or what, if anything, would you die for (or otherwise go to extremes for)?
 "I couldn't tell you, I won't know until the time comes. I could take an arrow for a random stranger or be ran through to protect someone I love. Personally I don't want to know when or how I'll die and the thought of it leaves a bad taste."
Part 5: Relationships With Others
53. In general, how do you treat others (politely, rudely, by keeping them at a distance, etc.)? Â Does your treatment of them change depending on how well you know them, and if so, how?
"I'm pretty much the same to everyone. Don't get me wrong, there are those few that just rub me the wrong way or seem a bit off. I live in a way that I treat others how I want to be treated."
54. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
 "I am, it's my life and everything I've been doing up to now has been selfishly just for me and my comfort. That may change in time, but so far, Talak lives for Talak."
55. Who is the person you respect the most, and why?
"Matron. She raised me, I respect her like a child does his mother."
56. Who are your friends? Â Do you have a best friend? Â Describe these people.
"I used to have friends growing up." *faintly smiles* "But we went our separate ways and now I travel too much to have what you'd define as 'friends'. "
57. Do you have a spouse or significant other? Â If so, describe this person.
 "Nope, boys and girls. The Talak is single."
58. Have you ever been in love? Â If so, describe what happened.
 "Nope, I had a crush on Talyss when we were little but that's about it."
59. What do you look for in a potential lover?
 "Personality, strength, humility, well... a lot of things really. Good looks never hurt but I'm more interested in the person. Even the most beautiful of wild roses wilt and wither. Your core self, that never changes. I'll find the right person eventually don't you worry. But until then, I'm not going to stress over it."
60. How close are you to your family?
 "I still visit Matron sometimes. As for Talyss and Kael, I've run into them every now and again."
61. Have you started your own family? Â If so, describe them. Â If not, do you want to? Â Why or why not?
"Nope, you can't really have a family with my lifestyle."
62. Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help?
"Matron"
63. Do you trust anyone to protect you? Â Who, and why?
"If I need protecting, then no one. I wouldn't burden anyone with my problems. I have to just be strong and face them myself."
64. If you died or went missing, who would miss you?
"Matron would for sure, I've  got money on Talyss and Kael missing me too, but we're adult enough to understand the dangers in our line of work."
65. Who is the person you despise the most, and why?
"I don't despise anyone. Not that I'm not capable of it, but no one has ever warrented hatred from me."
66. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
 "I've been known to argue rarely, normally I get along with everyone or I just don't hang around them."
67. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
 " I know my way around battling and questing pretty well. So normally yeah, though sometimes I'm hired as just extra help and I'm under someone else leadership. Doesn't bother me really."
68. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Â Why or why not?
"I love people! I have no problem working with large or small groups. Now if I'm on the job to protect people, the smaller the care package the better but that's just for my own ease."
69. Do you care what others think of you?
"Yes and no. I don't want people to look down on me, but I know who I am and what I'm about."
Part 6: Likes And Dislikes
70. What is/are your favorite hobbies and pastimes?
 "I like to cook, train, swim, and relax. Though nothing beats laying in the flowers when the suns up high and just relaxing."
71. What is your most treasured possession?
 "A rose I got when I was little." (Talyss gave him a crystal rose)
72. What is your favorite color?
 "Green"
73. What is your favorite food?
 "Meat Miq'abob"
74. What, if anything, do you like to read?
 "I like fantasy stories. Ya know, the brave knight slays the dragon to save the maiden princess kind of thing"
75. What is your idea of good entertainment (consider music, movies, art, etc.)?
"Music is always good to the ears. I love to dance."
76. Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs? Â If so, why? Â Do you want to quit?
"I may drink time to time, but I don't smoke or do any drugs. And drinking isn't bad as long as you do it in moderation"
77. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
"Wrist deep in ooze, fully geared with lance in hand staring down some monster charging right at me"
78. What makes you laugh?
"Things that are funny, duh"
79. What, if anything, shocks or offends you?
"I'm pretty hard to offend, so if you manage to do it, you're stepping on more than just my toes."
80. What would you do if you had insomnia and had to find something to do to amuse yourself?
"Hmmm, I'd like to think I'd still enjoying the smell of roses, maybe I'd hang around the botanists guild a bit"
81. How do you deal with stress?
"I take a few dungeoneering jobs. Nothing blows off steam like a good fight."
82. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
"What's a plan? I'm a lancer, I have one job, 'Hit it with a stick'."
83. What are your pet peeves?
" I don't like it when people mess with my ears or tail."
Part 7: Self Images And Etc.
84. Describe the routine of a normal day for you. Â How do you feel when this routine is disrupted?
"Wake up, stretch a little get the blood pumpin', if I don't have any jobs I check the local guilds for any jobs I can take, insert job and food. Good times. Occasionally I find myself unable to get a job or something and am striken with boredom for the rest of the day. So I sometimes head to the inns and mingle, or just relax out in the wilderness."
85. What is your greatest strength as a person?
"My loyalty I would say my charming personality but it's gotten me slapped a few times" *smiles rubbing his cheek*
86. What is your greatest weakness?
"My loyalty. Sometimes being too trusting is a bad thing."
87. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
*ponders a moment* "I don't know, I'd like green eyes maybe?"Â
88. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
"Extroverted. I hate it when I go a long time without talking to anyone."
89. Are you generally organized or messy?
"I'm a fine mix of both, sure I seem messy at times but there's order to it"
90. Name three things you consider yourself to be very good at, and three things you consider yourself to be very bad at.
"I'm good at fighting, cooking, and dancing. I'm terrible at understanding magic, fishing, and talking to someone I find attractive"
91. Do you like yourself?
"I hope so! I mean have you met me!?"
92. What are your reasons for being an adventurer (or doing the strange and heroic things that RPG characters do)?  Are your real reasons for doing this different than the ones you tell people in public?  (If so, detail both sets of reasons…)
"I want to travel the world, ya know. See what's out there, taste all the best foods, meet all the different people. Eventually I want to find a place and settle down with the money I've made adventuring with someone special, but that's waaaaay down the road."
93. What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime?
"I'd like to be someone everyone recognizes and respects. I want them to tell tales about me long after I'm dead. Talak Marcuz, the Handsome Adventurer."
94. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
"Don't know, I don't look into the future, I live in the now, that's what's important."
95. If you could choose, how would you want to die?
"I wouldn't choose. I don't want to know when or how, when my time's up...it's up."
96. If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, name three things you would do in the time you had left.
"Say goodbye to Matron, dance with someone I've never met, and smile right before I go"
97. What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?
"I want people to remember what I did, I don't know what all that is yet, but I want to be known for what I've done in my life."
98. What three words best describe your personality?
"Whimsical, Flattering, Brave"
99. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
"Handsome, Strong, and Happy"
100. If you could, what advice would you, the player, give to your character?  (You might even want to speak as if he or she were sitting right here in front of you, and use proper tone so he or she might heed your advice…)
"You know Talak, if you weren't so arrogant and full of yourself, you just might your life just a little bit easier. You just want what we all want. Being happy is a good goal, do what makes you happy, but try to do it without stepping on EVERYONE'S toes. " *turns around before he exists* "AND STOP SAYING 'THE TALAK' ALL THE DAMN TIME! IT'S WIERD!"
8.To which social class do you belong?
"Well I'm not rich, but I'm not poor either. I guess I'm somewhere in the middle ground now."
9.Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
 "I'm highly allergic to yogurt, just a teaspoon and I'm down."
10. Are you right- or left-handed?
 "Right-handed why?"
11. What does your voice sound like?
 "Hmmm, never been asked that question before? I sound like well...me."
12. What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently?
*brings his hand to scratch his head as he ponders this* "I don't know. I guess I talk about my tail a lot."
13. What do you have in your pockets?
" Right now!?" Â *wrestles through pockets pulling out items as he names them* "I got some gil, some materia, and some candy"
14. Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics?
*Seeming lost in thought* "I guess I have a bad habit of making jokes in serious moments. I call almost all my Lalafel friends 'Shortstack', I sunbathe a lot, and again I talk about my tail often I guess."
Part 2: Growing Up
15. How would you describe your childhood in general?
"It was normal Orphan story, I was found on a road in the Southern Shroud, taken in by the Matron, never got selected by any of foster families, grew up working at the orphanage until I left to become an adventurer."
16. What is your earliest memory?
 "You promise you won't make fun of me?" *stares untrustingly* "Alright, I remember when I was little laying with this other kid at the orphanage in a field of flowers, looking up at the sky."Â
17. How much schooling have you had?
 "We were taught basic schooling at the orphanage. I never really went on to do anything past that though."
18. Did you enjoy school?
"I guess. I mean it wasn't bad but it wasn't all that great."
19. Where did you learn most of your skills and other abilities?
 "When I got old enough, I joined  the lancers guild in Gridania. I learn almost everything I know from them."
20. While growing up, did you have any role models? Â If so, describe them.
 *nods reflecting on her* "There was this one girl. She was midlander." *smiles* "Kifasha, is all I knew her as. She never gave me a last name. I met her while I was out on a quest for the lancer's guild. I got a little too full of myself and thought I could get the quest done faster by cutting through a cave, which happened to be a wolfs den. I got serious injured and just when I thought I was gonna die, out of know where this silver streak of light flashes before me and I see an arrow sticking out of the wolfs skull. When I turned to see who the arrow belong to, there she was. Clothed in silver armor wielding a white bow." *sighs softly* "But enough about Kifasha."
21. While growing up, how did you get along with the other members of your family?
"I had my friends, my rivals, ya know normal childhood stuff. I used to get into trouble all the time though. Sneaking out and pretending I was some big shot dragoon with a stick in hand."
22. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
 "I wanted to be a dragon slayer and a top ranking adventurer. Ya know see the world, fame, fortune, exotic company."
23. As a child, what were your favorite activities?
 "Well we used to pretend we were all adventurers protecting Eorzea from the Empire. I used to always play the role of the fearless dragoon with my friend Talyss as the holy white mage."
24. As a child, what kinds of personality traits did you display?
" Well I was always 'a handful' as the Matron would say. I don't think I changed too much though. Still the same ol' Talak."Â
25. As a child, were you popular? Â Who were your friends, and what were they like?
 "Well we had a big family, but I did have my little group of close friends. Talyss, she was another miqo'te, hair as white as snow and she was always so nice to everybody. She used to make flower halos and force me to wear them. Then there was Kael, he was a midlander always talking about how much better the sword was to the lance, I guess you could call him my rival. We were always fighting over just about anything. And the Matron, she was kind of like a mother to all of us, raising us by herself mostly."
26. When and with whom was your first kiss?
"A gentlemen never kisses and tells" *sticks tongue out teasingly*
27. Are you a virgin? Â If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
"Talak is as whimsical and carefree as the wind. Don't like that answer too bad. Next!"
28. If you are a supernatural being (i.e. mage, werewolf, vampire), tell the story of how you became what you are or first learned of your own abilities. Â If you are just a normal human, describe any influences in your past that led you to do the things you do today.
"I'm not special, I'm just a miqo'te with a big sharp stick. Why a lancer, well I saw a bunch of adventurers one day and I met a Dragoon, he looked cool, sounded cool, and I guess from there I just wanted to do what he did."
Part 3: Past Influences
29. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
"Joining the Lancers Guild. Without them I wouldn't be able to so much as beat a forest fungar. It's because of their teachings, I'm half the man I am today."
30. Who has had the most influence on you?
"That's a tough one, probably Matron. She may have been a stick in the mud at times, but aside from the Lancers Guild, she's probably the most important factor shaping me into the Talak you see today"
31. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
"Getting out on my own and becoming my own adventurer."
32. What is your greatest regret?
 "I was with a party once and we were hired to clear out some old ruins." *long pause*  (whispered to self) "If only I had been stronger"Â
33. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
 "Evil is a matter of definition really, I mean I'm sure eating chocobo is looked down on but ya know those giant yellow chickens look pretty tasty sometimes."
34. Do you have a criminal record of any kind?
 "Well in my line of work, I've had to do some... shadier things before. Though I don't have a record or anything."
35. When was the time you were the most frightened?
 "A client asked me to retrieve some feathers from one of the birds up on these cliffs." *shutters some* "I'm terrified of heights. So needless to say when I looked down hanging from the side of a cliff."
36. What is the most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you?
 "When I was younger I lost a fight to microchu."Â
37. If you could change one thing from your past, what would it be, and why?
 "I'd want to see my parents. Isn't that what every orphan wants? I just want to know of them even if I end up finding out they tossed me on the side of the road to die. I just want to know them."
38. What is your best memory?
 "My initiation into the Lancer's Guild. Matron was so proud of me and it was my first step to becoming a real adventurer"
39. What is your worst memory?
 "My biggest regret..." *looks down at his fists*
Part 4: Beliefs And Opinions
40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
 "I'd like to think I'm an optimistic individual. Sunshine and roses in my world ya know?"
41. What is your greatest fear?
 "Heights. I was born on the ground, that's where I'd like to stay thank you."
42. What are your religious views?
"I don't follow a religion really. I mean I don't mind if you do and I mind my manners in the company of more religious clients, but I don't have any beef with you unless you do with me first"
43. What are your political views?
"Politics are boring. Besides as long as they're arguing, I'm making money so."
44. What are your views on sex?
"Well, it's not a taboo subject in my opinion, but what do you mean? Do I like it, my preferences, what do I like to do, and you want that kind of information it's answer for answer. Nothings free."
45. Are you able to kill? Â Under what circumstances do you find killing to be acceptable or unacceptable?
"I'm a hired sword, so to speak. We do what we're paid for. If I accept the job knowing somethings gonna die, then I know what I got into. I'll kill a monster for you no problem, but I don't like killing others, not to say I haven't before but it was a me or them situation. " *Sighs heavily* "Look the life of an adventurer is short enough without us having to kill each other. So I don't normally take hits out on someone unless they're just rotten to the core."
46. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?
"As I've said, evil is a matter of perspective, for me murder is a big issue, but the most evil thing anyone could ever do..." *looks out the window* "To take away your freedom. To cage someone and strip them of their wings"
47. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
"I know love does exist out there. I can't say I've ever been fortunate enough to find it, then again it's not like I'm looking. I believe it exists, I just don't know if it's out there for me."
48. What do you believe makes a successful life?
 "Being happy no matter what it is your doing. You can be poor and the happiest man alive, you and be rich and be miserable. For some its material things, others it's as simple as seeing the world and meeting new people. Warriors lust for the heat of battle, bards just want to tell their tales, scholars just thirst for knowledge, and I just want to find what it is that makes me truly happy."
49. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings (i.e. do you hide your true self from others, and in what way)?
"I'm an open book, sure I've got my secrets but they're not hard to find if you just read between the lines."
50. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
 "I don't like the Ixal, I was raised in Gridania, so I guess I'm a little bias towards them. I don't really see how anyone is prejudice though, its the diversity in the world that makes it so interesting."
51. Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances? Â Why do you refuse to do it?
  "I will not harm or do anything that would harm, children, women, or the innocent."Â
52. Who or what, if anything, would you die for (or otherwise go to extremes for)?
 "I couldn't tell you, I won't know until the time comes. I could take an arrow for a random stranger or be ran through to protect someone I love. Personally I don't want to know when or how I'll die and the thought of it leaves a bad taste."
Part 5: Relationships With Others
53. In general, how do you treat others (politely, rudely, by keeping them at a distance, etc.)? Â Does your treatment of them change depending on how well you know them, and if so, how?
"I'm pretty much the same to everyone. Don't get me wrong, there are those few that just rub me the wrong way or seem a bit off. I live in a way that I treat others how I want to be treated."
54. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
 "I am, it's my life and everything I've been doing up to now has been selfishly just for me and my comfort. That may change in time, but so far, Talak lives for Talak."
55. Who is the person you respect the most, and why?
"Matron. She raised me, I respect her like a child does his mother."
56. Who are your friends? Â Do you have a best friend? Â Describe these people.
"I used to have friends growing up." *faintly smiles* "But we went our separate ways and now I travel too much to have what you'd define as 'friends'. "
57. Do you have a spouse or significant other? Â If so, describe this person.
 "Nope, boys and girls. The Talak is single."
58. Have you ever been in love? Â If so, describe what happened.
 "Nope, I had a crush on Talyss when we were little but that's about it."
59. What do you look for in a potential lover?
 "Personality, strength, humility, well... a lot of things really. Good looks never hurt but I'm more interested in the person. Even the most beautiful of wild roses wilt and wither. Your core self, that never changes. I'll find the right person eventually don't you worry. But until then, I'm not going to stress over it."
60. How close are you to your family?
 "I still visit Matron sometimes. As for Talyss and Kael, I've run into them every now and again."
61. Have you started your own family? Â If so, describe them. Â If not, do you want to? Â Why or why not?
"Nope, you can't really have a family with my lifestyle."
62. Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help?
"Matron"
63. Do you trust anyone to protect you? Â Who, and why?
"If I need protecting, then no one. I wouldn't burden anyone with my problems. I have to just be strong and face them myself."
64. If you died or went missing, who would miss you?
"Matron would for sure, I've  got money on Talyss and Kael missing me too, but we're adult enough to understand the dangers in our line of work."
65. Who is the person you despise the most, and why?
"I don't despise anyone. Not that I'm not capable of it, but no one has ever warrented hatred from me."
66. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
 "I've been known to argue rarely, normally I get along with everyone or I just don't hang around them."
67. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
 " I know my way around battling and questing pretty well. So normally yeah, though sometimes I'm hired as just extra help and I'm under someone else leadership. Doesn't bother me really."
68. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Â Why or why not?
"I love people! I have no problem working with large or small groups. Now if I'm on the job to protect people, the smaller the care package the better but that's just for my own ease."
69. Do you care what others think of you?
"Yes and no. I don't want people to look down on me, but I know who I am and what I'm about."
Part 6: Likes And Dislikes
70. What is/are your favorite hobbies and pastimes?
 "I like to cook, train, swim, and relax. Though nothing beats laying in the flowers when the suns up high and just relaxing."
71. What is your most treasured possession?
 "A rose I got when I was little." (Talyss gave him a crystal rose)
72. What is your favorite color?
 "Green"
73. What is your favorite food?
 "Meat Miq'abob"
74. What, if anything, do you like to read?
 "I like fantasy stories. Ya know, the brave knight slays the dragon to save the maiden princess kind of thing"
75. What is your idea of good entertainment (consider music, movies, art, etc.)?
"Music is always good to the ears. I love to dance."
76. Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs? Â If so, why? Â Do you want to quit?
"I may drink time to time, but I don't smoke or do any drugs. And drinking isn't bad as long as you do it in moderation"
77. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
"Wrist deep in ooze, fully geared with lance in hand staring down some monster charging right at me"
78. What makes you laugh?
"Things that are funny, duh"
79. What, if anything, shocks or offends you?
"I'm pretty hard to offend, so if you manage to do it, you're stepping on more than just my toes."
80. What would you do if you had insomnia and had to find something to do to amuse yourself?
"Hmmm, I'd like to think I'd still enjoying the smell of roses, maybe I'd hang around the botanists guild a bit"
81. How do you deal with stress?
"I take a few dungeoneering jobs. Nothing blows off steam like a good fight."
82. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
"What's a plan? I'm a lancer, I have one job, 'Hit it with a stick'."
83. What are your pet peeves?
" I don't like it when people mess with my ears or tail."
Part 7: Self Images And Etc.
84. Describe the routine of a normal day for you. Â How do you feel when this routine is disrupted?
"Wake up, stretch a little get the blood pumpin', if I don't have any jobs I check the local guilds for any jobs I can take, insert job and food. Good times. Occasionally I find myself unable to get a job or something and am striken with boredom for the rest of the day. So I sometimes head to the inns and mingle, or just relax out in the wilderness."
85. What is your greatest strength as a person?
"My loyalty I would say my charming personality but it's gotten me slapped a few times" *smiles rubbing his cheek*
86. What is your greatest weakness?
"My loyalty. Sometimes being too trusting is a bad thing."
87. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
*ponders a moment* "I don't know, I'd like green eyes maybe?"Â
88. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
"Extroverted. I hate it when I go a long time without talking to anyone."
89. Are you generally organized or messy?
"I'm a fine mix of both, sure I seem messy at times but there's order to it"
90. Name three things you consider yourself to be very good at, and three things you consider yourself to be very bad at.
"I'm good at fighting, cooking, and dancing. I'm terrible at understanding magic, fishing, and talking to someone I find attractive"
91. Do you like yourself?
"I hope so! I mean have you met me!?"
92. What are your reasons for being an adventurer (or doing the strange and heroic things that RPG characters do)?  Are your real reasons for doing this different than the ones you tell people in public?  (If so, detail both sets of reasons…)
"I want to travel the world, ya know. See what's out there, taste all the best foods, meet all the different people. Eventually I want to find a place and settle down with the money I've made adventuring with someone special, but that's waaaaay down the road."
93. What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime?
"I'd like to be someone everyone recognizes and respects. I want them to tell tales about me long after I'm dead. Talak Marcuz, the Handsome Adventurer."
94. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
"Don't know, I don't look into the future, I live in the now, that's what's important."
95. If you could choose, how would you want to die?
"I wouldn't choose. I don't want to know when or how, when my time's up...it's up."
96. If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, name three things you would do in the time you had left.
"Say goodbye to Matron, dance with someone I've never met, and smile right before I go"
97. What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?
"I want people to remember what I did, I don't know what all that is yet, but I want to be known for what I've done in my life."
98. What three words best describe your personality?
"Whimsical, Flattering, Brave"
99. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
"Handsome, Strong, and Happy"
100. If you could, what advice would you, the player, give to your character?  (You might even want to speak as if he or she were sitting right here in front of you, and use proper tone so he or she might heed your advice…)
"You know Talak, if you weren't so arrogant and full of yourself, you just might your life just a little bit easier. You just want what we all want. Being happy is a good goal, do what makes you happy, but try to do it without stepping on EVERYONE'S toes. " *turns around before he exists* "AND STOP SAYING 'THE TALAK' ALL THE DAMN TIME! IT'S WIERD!"
"What can I say, ladies love the tail" - Talak Marcuz
