All about
Full name of Character: Howard Roderick
Nickname: Ward
Occupation/class: Scout, Blu Team.
Age: 24, always appears tired due to hereditary lines and dark circles under eyes.
Eye Color: Dark Greenish, Grey.
Weight and height: 140, 5’7”
Type of body (build): Athletic, tall, able to run.
Distinguishing marks: A scar under his chin, usually not visible.
Are they a daredevil or cautious? Actually pretty cautious.
Habits: Constant teeth grinding when at rest, occasional tobacco chewing, throat clearing and gum chewing.
Habits: Constant teeth grinding when at rest, occasional tobacco chewing, throat clearing and gum chewing.
Drinks: Whiskey, his father having carved him a custom flask. Doesn’t go anywhere without it.
Soft spot: Any mention of the use or concept of Karma, terrifies him. He takes it very seriously and refuses to believe it’s not real. Was taught by his mother and confides in it. He also has a soft spot for freckles.
Hometown: South Boston, MA.
Education: Finished high school, average grades and intelligence. Worked as a metal worked until applying for a position at BLU.
Religion: Christian, a small cross hangs on his dog tags.
Mother: A sweet woman and a hard worker. She works as a nurse at the local hospital back home and is a devout Christian. Always manages to talk your ear off or even go as far as to criticize. All around, she’s a sweet woman. Ward inherits his gum cracking habit from her.
Father: A carver and alcohol brewer. Worked at the local brewery for most of his life, also a carver in his spare time. Ward’s quiet, stark, and serious nature come from his father.
Siblings: Two younger sisters, both of which are only teenagers. Ward is very protective of them and would do anything for either of them.
Early life: Ward grew up in South Boston, close with his family and extended family. He often visited his grandparents in Brooklyn and picked up a slight accent from them, combined with his natural Boston accent. In middle school, his father began to teach him how to brew. He became very skilled at it and also began to learn to carve. Early into highschool, his father had a heart attack and died almost immediately, leaving him with his younger sisters. Ward had to take up a job to support them, making his grades drop immensely. He repeated the 11th grade, where he met Fran Lancaster. Ward took to her almost immediately, even from her rough appearance. Fran had braces, acne and wasn’t exactly the happiest. Having moved in with her brothers when her parents divorced, Fran was usually rude and angry. The summer that she took up track, Ward began to fall for the rude, young woman. She took up track to stay away from her brothers, who kept her under constant visual. Ward, of course, attended every track meet when he could, even skipping work or shirking his school work to see her. When Fran turned 18, he asked her to marry him. They had never even dated. She agreed, but ward left before they could set a date. He looks forward to seeing her, even as an opponent.
Extremely skilled at: Highly dexterous and coordinated.
Unskilled at: VERY bad at listening and even worse at giving advice. Tends to argue.
Character flaws: Attempts to listen, but can’t. His attention doesnt’ span last. A bit of a douche bag. Tends to argue if something doesn’t make sense to him.
How do they relate to others: Attempts to talk to them, but usually fails. Doesn’t even attempt to keep the conversation going, usually speaks through body language.
Wife/husband/lover: A sweet girl named Francine Lancaster, on the waiting list to become a RED scout for the newly formed Female team. She’s honestly one of the only people he will talk to continually, besides people he finds interesting or different. She’s short a short, brown haired loud mouth who can’t seem to keep herself the same for more than a week.
Friends: Just about anyone, those who can appreciate silence
more than others.
How do they react in a crisis: Calm, but actually not at all. Calm, but obviously faked.
How do they face problems: He shuns them, usually putting them off or avoiding them until they get worse.
How they react to change: Attempts to change it back, dislikes the idea of having to do something different.
Most important person in their life before story starts, why: Fran, cares too much for her.
Most important person in their life before story starts, why: Fran, cares too much for her.
