NAME/ORIGIN
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Character name
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The Seller of Stars
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Song/Album
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"The Seller of Stars"/ HMS Donovan
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Writer
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Release Date
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ABILITIES
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Powers
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Makes magical objects:
"Wings he weaves for the fairies" Provides/sells other such objects "stars... starlight swords... moons... broken silver of the sea... rain spears... wind bells... gold of the Sun... silver flowers of frost and dew... rainbows... new songs for shells... blackbird's whistles... talking mice... mermaid's tails... dragonfly wings" |
Skills
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Craftsmanship. His business skills are very bad.
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Attributes
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generous to a fault
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Vulnerabilities
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His only protections seem his secrecy and his usefulness
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Formidability
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secondary. He doesn't wield any of the objects he creates, but those who do...
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Attractiveness
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Minimal. He works in obscurity and secrecy.
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Source
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N/A
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Goals
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providing magical objects to others
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POSSESSIONS
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Weapons
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N/A, although he crafts and sells swords and spears
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Amulets
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N/A. although some of his wares may have powers
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Objects
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A hammer, likely other crafting tools
"The Seller of Stars/ sits and hammers behind the bars." |
Clothing
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N/A
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Vehicles
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Either he doesn't go anywhere and has his wares brought to him, or he travels constantly and widely to obtain them.
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Dwelling
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Seems to live in his shop
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Milieu
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A "shop" on a "wee... crooked queer street that wanders up and down, that goes East of the Sun and West of the Moon, out where no wind blows." The street is either "very near Twilight Town" or is "very near"... but in Twilight Town itself.
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BIOGRAPHY
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Gender
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Male
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Age
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N/A
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Physique
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N/A
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Ethnicity
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N/A
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Origin
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N/A
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Ancestry
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N/A
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Profession
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Craftsman and merchant
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Education
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high, at least as relates to his craftsmanship
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SES
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Low. He is almost unknown, and gives his amazing wares away for a pittance.
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Relationships
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N/A although he must have regular customers
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Pets
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N/A
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PERSONALITY
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Morality
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Amoral. Will sell anything to anyone, no questions asked.
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Intro/extrovert
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Introvert
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Intelligence
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high
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Emotions
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N/A
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Sanity
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Sane
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Enemies
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Those unhappy with their purchases?
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Narrative Function
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Recurring character. He does not seem to leave his shop, but enough people know about his shop that they keep him in business. They must be pretty interesting people, themselves...
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Other Notes
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It is possible to see the Seller on a buying or hunting trip, but a more interesting plot would be characters coming into the shop over time. We piece the storylines together based on what they buy (or return?) and what others buy in response:
Character 1: "A starlight sword, please. Thank you." Character 2: "Yes, I'd like some new songs for these shells. Whatever the kids are into these days; they're for my niece." Character 3: (wounded, gasping) "What do you have that cures strikes from a starlight sword? Oh, and (narrows eyes) two of those rain spears. Make it three." Character 4: "Hey, that talking mouse I bought here last week was really great! But he's lonely when I go to work, and just watches reality TV all day, and then TELLS me about it when I get home. Ugh! Anyway, he said he had a friend here, a talking mole; do you still have that one? I think the mouse needs some company." Character 1: (wounded, gasping) "I need bandages that can close a rain spear wound, please. And... (narrows eyes) that bow, and a quiver of hail-tip arrows." Character 5: "Hello, sir! Yes, sorry, I bought these silver flowers for my wife yesterday but they are already starting to wilt. Do you have any care instructions for them? Or tarnish remover?" Character 6: (chewing on gum) "Yeah, Hi, I have a gift receipt for these seashell songs. They are soooo last month! My uncle means well, but..." |
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