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3.1 KiB
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124 lines
3.1 KiB
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# Devod Fields — Character Bible
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*The Comic Relief Who Is Unexpectedly Competent*
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## Core Identity
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- **Full Name:** Devod Fields
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- **Known As:** [TBD]
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- **Age:** 55
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- **Occupation:** Shipment Delivery Carrage Driver
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## Physical Description
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[TBD — establish before or during first appearance]
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## Personality
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### Core Traits
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- Has 10 ideas; most are unsound, but one is somehow the perfect solution
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- Occasionally a genius
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- Insists Phelan listens to all his ideas, even the bad ones
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- Aware his ideas are mostly terrible, but knows the 1-in-10 is worth the other 9
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- Not an idiot — just has flawed logic. The distinction matters.
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- Introduced as a joke, revealed to be essential
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- Flirts with everyone, often doesn't realize it's not appreciated.
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### How He Processes Problems
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- Scattershot approach — throws everything at the wall, trusts that something will stick
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- His "bad" ideas often contain a kernel that a more focused mind (Phelan's) can extract and use
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- Doesn't filter before speaking, which is exhausting but occasionally invaluable
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### Relationship With Emotion
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- [TBD]
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## Skills & Competencies
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- [TBD — what is he actually good at, underneath the bad ideas?]
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## Backstory
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- Divorced from Mere's mother. Mother hates him.
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- Mere knows where he lives but has no active relationship with him as of Book 1 opening.
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- No established reason for the disconnect yet — could be mother's influence, his own failings, or mutual drift.
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- [TBD — what caused the divorce, why the mother hates him, his life since]
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## Relationships
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| Character | Relationship | Status (Current) |
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| Mere Fields | Father — disconnected | She knows where he lives. No active relationship. |
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| Mere's Mother (name TBD) | Ex-wife | Divorced. She hates him. |
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| Phelan Varrant | Not yet connected | Will come through Mere. |
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## Relationship With Mere
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- Divorced from her mother. Mother hates him.
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- Mere knows where he lives but has no active relationship as of Book 1 opening.
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- No established reason for the disconnect — could be mother's influence, his own failings, or mutual drift.
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## Relationship With Phelan
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- [TBD — not yet connected. Will come through Mere.]
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## Wants vs. Needs
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- [TBD]
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## Voice & Dialog Notes
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- Should be distinct from Phelan and Leon
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- Enthusiastic where they're measured, scattered where they're focused
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- Occasionally lands something that stops the room
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- [TBD — further refinement during drafting]
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## Character Progression
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*Tracks how Devod evolves as the story progresses. Each entry is canon once the corresponding chapter is finalized.*
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### Book 1
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| Chapter | Development | Category |
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|---------|-------------|----------|
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| — | *Not yet introduced* | — |
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### Book 2
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<!-- Future -->
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### Book 3
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<!-- Future -->
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## Open Questions
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- [ ] When does Devod first appear? (After Mere reconnects?)
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- [ ] What caused the divorce?
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- [ ] Why does the mother hate him?
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- [ ] What is he actually good at, underneath the bad ideas?
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- [ ] Does he know about Mere's relationship with Phelan?
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- [ ] Physical description?
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