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Basics
Name| Sean Kirkland
Age| 23 years old
Date of Birth| October 16th, 1803
Nationality| British
Hometown| York
Current Home| Norwich and London (Depends on the Season and His Work)
Occupation| Defense Lawyer Serial Killer
Talents/Skills| He’s deceptive, he can say one thing and mean another; he knows law so well it’s almost scary; and he has a very charming tongue
Spouse| None Katherine
Parents| Milinda Kirkland is his Mother
Significant Others| Katherine (Past Fiancée )
Relationship Skills| His loyalty knows no fault

Physical Characteristics
Height| 5’10
Weight| 136 lbs
Eye Color| Emerald Green
Hair Color| Dirty Blonde
Shape of Face| Heart Shaped
Distinguishing Features| Has a Scar on the Right Side of His Neck
Dress| Sweater Vests and Button Ups (Maybe a Tie)
Mannerisms| The Definition of a Gentleman
Habits| He has developed nervous ticks since he started killing, like wringing his hands, drumming his fingers, and crossing & uncrossing his arms
Health| Uhh Healthy Physically but Mentally Insane?
Hobbies| Cooking, Writing, and Keeping a Diary
Speech Pattern| Smooth and Charming. He carefully considers his words
Disabilities| Slight Lisp Due to Neck Injury (Nicked His Vocal Cords)
Style| Extra as Heck

Intellectual/Mental/Emotional/Personality Attributes and Attitudes
Education| University of Cambridge
Intelligence| Highly intelligent, he knows what he's doing and how to get away with it
Mental Illness (Questionably)| Snapped
Short Term Goals| Become Good Enough to Get Away With Murder
Long Term Goals| To Kill Katherine and Her Lover
How Do They See Themselves?| He Sees Himself as a Snake, Charming yet Deadly
How Do They Think Others See Them?| As a Charming Young Lawyer
How do they want to be seen by others?| As a Perfectly Innocent Man Who Would Never Think of Harming Anyone
Self-Confidence| WAY TOO MUCH
Ruled by Emotion, Logic, or Both| He Kills Emotionally but Cleans Up and Plans Logically
What Would Most Embarrass Them?|
Strengths|
Weaknesses|
How Do They Deal With Anger?| Not Very Well, He Becomes Very Cold and Sharp, Like a Dagger
With Sadness|
With Change|
With Loss| Loss Literally Kills His Sanity
Wants Out of Life| A Life With Katherine
How Would They Like to Change Their Life?| He Would Like To Make Katherine His Only, His Love, His Wife
Motivations| Kill Katherine When She's at Her Happiest
Fears| Thunderstorms
What Makes Them Happy| A Good Book and Katherine
Are They Judgemental?| He's Very Judgmental, He'll Judge People as He Walks By Them,  Judging Them on Their “Faults" Due to Their Behaviour
Polite or Rude| He's Dreadfully Polite
Words or Phrases They Overuse| “Obviously” (deadpan) “Bloody Hell” (exasperated) “Well, actually” (smug as heck)
Catchphrase| “The Defense Has Found You Guilty”
Optimistic or Pessimistic| More of a Realist, but Tries to be Optimistic
Introverted or Extroverted| He Pretends to be Super Extroverted, but He Hates Being Around People for Long Periods of Time
What Makes Them Laugh Out Loud?| Women Being Anything More Than A Man’s Plaything
Display of Affection| He’ll Do Casually Touches with People He is Friendly with, but with a Significant Other, He is Very Affectionate
Competitiveness| Very Much So When it Comes to His Work
Snap Judgements or Considerations| Both
Reaction to Praise| Builds His Ego and He’ll Preen
Reaction to Criticism| Uhhh He’ll Lash Out Verbally to Try and Fight It
Secrets| MURDERER
Philosophy of Life| “Loyalty Above ALL else”
Last Time They Cried| When Katherine Left
What Haunts Them?| He Killed Katherine
What Will They Stand Up For?| Those Who Had Their Hearts Broken by Cheaters and Affairs
Sinful Little Habit| UH PRETTY SURE MURDER IS MORE THAN A LITTLE SINFUL
What Quality Do They Value in a Friend?| Absolute Loyalty
Greatest Flaw(s)| Jealousy
Best Quality(ies)| Loyalty
Obsession| Katherine and Love
Pet Peeves| Cheaters and Affairs
Idiosyncrasies| He Always Has to Run His Hand Through His Hair When He Makes an Argument or a Point (He Has to be as Dramatic as Possible, aka Cue Dramatic Hair Flip)
Response to a Threat| Immediately Tenses and Looks For Weapons if He Can’t Talk His Way Out
Fight With Their Fists or Their Tongue| Both Have They’re Uses
How Do They Perceive Strangers?| He Hates Strangers, He Judges Them and Distests Having Extended Conversation with Them
What They Love to Hate| He Loves to Hate Katherine and He Hates to Love Her
Phobias|
Weapon(s) of Choice| Hunting Knives and a Sword if He Feels Like It
Who Do They Despise the Most| Katherine
Do They Believe in God?| Yes Questionable at Best
Is It Part of Their Life?| He’s Catholic She’s Catholic
Is So, What Role Does It Play?| It Was One of the Reasons Katherine Left but Why Did She Leave?

Character Involvement in the Story
Character’s Role| Main Character
Scene Where They First Appear| First Scene
Relationships With Other Characters|
Katherine King| They Were to be Wed, but She Left Him For an Affair; He Loves Her but He Hates Her; He Loves Her but Wants to Kill Her; He Hates Her but He Can’t Live Without Her
James Jackman| He Just Straight Up Hates James Cause He Took Katherine From Him
Henry Hayes| He Tries to Avoid Him Just Enough to be Polite Due to Henry’s Profession as A Detective (Maybe Murders Him)
Wilbur Murphy| Kinda of a Father-Son relationship, Wilbur Looks Up to Him (and Still Kinda Does Even After All the Murders)
Charles Clark| Murders
Ross Rogers| Murders
Jess (Jessamine) Jones| Murders
Ann Anderson| Murders
Theodore Taylor| Maybe He’s Murdered
Who Are Their Enemies and Why?| Katherine and James Because She Left Him for the Affair; Henry Hayes Because He is a Detective that Has to Solve the Cases of “The Loveless Lyncher” (Possibly to be Renamed “The Executioner”)
How Character Is Different at the End of the Novel| He Gets Progressively More Emotional  as the Story Goes

Additional Notes
He is an avid collector of shiny objects and of swords & knives
He also curses a lot, though he tries not to
He just snapped after Katherine left, it’s like everything’s in a haze right now for him, he doesn’t even remember how he got his injury
He keeps tabs on Katherine by stalking her Until He’s Ready to Kill Her
He’s a hired killer
He is remarkable at pretending to be something he’s not
He doesn’t use filler words very often considering his profession, otherwise it would cause him to look unprofessional