Full Name: Aaron Wyeth II
Born: Gamelion 13th, 6001
Skin: Pale (subterranean)
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 180 cm (5’11”)
Weight: 68.03 kg (150 lbs.)
Physique: Lanky
Posture: Slouched
Out of all the characters outlined thus far, Aaron might be the most relatable. After being orphaned by two very unlucky parents (father died in the mines, mother died of a heart condition) he grew up under utterly unexciting circumstances in a state-run orphanage. His hometown, Deepzeal, is one of the few egalitarian city-states on Shaar. Under a harsh collectivist government (think: communist dictatorship) concepts like money and class structure are supposedly removed. In reality a corrupt and inefficient bureaucracy inconveniences the industrious mining town and leaves Aaron particularly jaded to rhetoric and propaganda. He’s fairly educated, but with few books to read and hours of mind numbing boredom in the orphanage his main concern at the start of Overture is what his course of action will be once he’s ineligible for shelter provided by the state.
His looming adulthood and lack of ambition lead him to wander the streets at night in his few free hours between work and school. Virtually oblivious to the war before it comes right to this front door, he debates in his mind whether to follow his friends into the mines or chase after the disant dream of becoming an aviator. When presented with the ordeal of the war and meeting Zayra, respectively, his primary objective becomes survival. Once the dust settles however, he’s quick to try and become relevant to his alien situation, but largely gets swept along due to blind luck (or misfortune) and gradually, grudgingly, becomes indispensable to his companions. There’s not much to reveal for now, at least not without spoiling anything. I want to explore his disillusionment with adolescence and of course show the power of infatuation in the face of dire circumstances, and I think Aaron’s more the type to let a situation take control of him, rather than the other way around. In terms of narrative style I want his chapters to sound as contemporary as possible without ruining the cultural setting of Shaar, I look to the great gatsby or more likely mark twain for inspiration on how to narrate for a misguided adolescent male.
An advanced copy goes to whoever comments explaining my name first,
No.55
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