Character Overview
WWI military
Name of Character
Frank
Character Traits
traditional, grumpy, talkative
Age & Gender
84, male
Physical Description
With a hunched back and arthritic hands, Frank looks every bit his age. His hair, or what is left of it, is snow white. His eyes a light, piercing blue. His fair skin is spotted with age marks that really show his years. Wrinkles line his aged, round face.
Physical Image
Clothing & Adornments
Always dressed nicely, Frank wears a dark suit with a lightly colored button-down shirt underneath. He almost always wears a tie. In his coat pocket is a neatly folded white pocket square.
Physicalities
Frank walks slowly, hobbling from place to place, often leaning on things to support his weight that he no longer can. He tends to stare off into the distance as if he can still see the war going on in his mind's eye.
Backstory
After fighting in WWI, Frank came home a hero to his small town. As he aged, he married his high school sweetheart and fathered five children. He lived a comfortable life. He loves to tell stories from the war and often does so when his children and grandchildren are around.
Gameplay Element
The player must speak with Frank at one point in the story to gain certain knowledge that will advance the plot.
Emotional Arc
When the player first meets Frank, he is ornery and gruff, reluctant to give the player the information requested. As the player speaks with the older man, though, he opens up and spills stories left and right.
Environment
Frank lives in a retirement community with his memories. His wife has died. His children often come to visit him, as do his grandchildren.
Job/Work
Frank is unemployed, but spends a lot of his time watching old war movies and reading westerns.
Speech Patterns/Dialect/Accent
Frank's voice is shaky but rough. He tends to cough between words, showing his age. He speaks with the air of one who has seen a lot and doesn't care much for what is left of his life.
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