Here’s a rundown of one of the befriendable/romanceable/backstabbable major characters, Val Chernenko!
I think ingame they’ll be known with their full name - Valeria/Valerio but I’ll refer to them with the nickname for ease outside of the game. I’ll see how it feels once I’m writing them!
Full name: Valerio/Valeria Chernenko
Age: 26
Gender: selectable between trans man (he/him), trans woman (she/her), and nonbinary transfem (they/them)
Background: Val lived in Rizhala with their elderly grandmother who was a cunning witch. Under her tutelage they learned magic but little discretion; after their grandmother died in their early twenties, they became increasingly reckless, selling illegal remedies and charms within the town’s bounds. After one too many run-ins with Rizhala law, they thought it prudent to leave, and now live a transient life.
Personality: cynical, artful, shrewd, adventurous
Appearance: short and slender, with pale skin, straight black hair, and bright brown eyes.
Style: Val wears their hair long, usually partially tied back. Male Val has a moustache and beard. Val usually wears thick linen trousers, brightly-coloured shirts, and a deep orange-coloured leather coat, some of it embossed with decorative floral patterns. This coat is clearly expensive and well-kept, containing lots of pockets, and is reversible. Their cloak clasp is decorated with glass gems and they have a number of hairpieces, rings, and necklaces.
At their best: bright, self-reliant, smooth
At their worst: bitter, reckless, self-indulgent
You’ll like Val if you like… someone fun-loving, who will see through those who try to mess you around, who might learn to trust in time, who enjoys the finer things in life, who can persuade others to your side
You’ll like romancing Val if you like… someone who’ll flatter you, who will be a partner in crime (or who could perhaps be persuaded to a less criminal way of life), who will give you space when you need it, who will be canny about what you need
A song from Val’s playlist: Big Exit by PJ Harvey
Face cast ideas: (bear in mind that this isn’t the be-all-and-end-all - feel free to imagine as you like) Ayanga, Gana Bayarsaikhan, Wang Likun