Character workshop

Choose a gender.
Male

Choose a place of birth.
Mossman, far north Queensland

Choose a hobby.
Fly fishing

Choose a past job.
Working in his parent's shop in high school, then with a company as a despatch officer while working through uni.

Choose a present job.
Homicide Investigation Squad, Queensland Police

Choose a past love interest.
Alison Marks

Choose an enemy.
None specifically at this stage

Choose a pet.
None

Why is your character not working at the old job?
Went to uni then became a police officer

Why is your character not with the old love interest?
Left Mossman to go to uni in Brisbane. Love interest married in the meantime. Still good friends.

Why does your character not make the hobby a profession?
Because fishing doesn't pay

How did your character make the enemy?
N/A

How did the pet once save the character's life?
N/A

What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why?
Shopping. He hates it. Has never become used to the city crowds and avoids going into the city when it is busy. He has no trouble driving in the city, just hates walking there.

What has he already done to avoid this?
He will think of any excuse to avoid it, and will often go into work after dropping off the family.

What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?
Working weekends on the case.

What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why?
He would really like to have a holiday to Canada or Slovenia to fly fish on the big lakes and rivers.

What has he already done to try to obtain it?
Saves money for it, but with three kids and work, it's hard going. Last setback was when the sewerage pipe under the house burst. They are currently living in rental accommodation as the house is untenantable while repairs go on. Thousands of dollars to repair and a mortgage to pay.

What does he hope to try in the future?
Keep saving. He's a patient man.

What is your character's name?
Patrick Leverton

What is your character's age, and physical description.
42, getting a bit heavy, retreating hairline, nice smile, chipped tooth.

Write everything else you know about your character, right now.
Patrick is married to Angela AnJin Lien, an Australian daughter of chinese immigrants. They have 3 children, Luke, Benjamin and Jessica. Patrick is liked by his contemporaries though is considered to have little ambition. His boss respects him and because of this, sometimes expects a little too much of him. The other officers in his division call him Pat. When he is upset or angry or just needs to think, he slips down into the back yard to the shed and ties flies. The only shop he will spend a lot of time in is a fishing shop and he has two close fishing buddies. One is an accountant, the other owns his own boat but is a bit of a loss otherwise, can never stick to a job. The 'loss' is an old friend of Pat's from uni. They did their business degree together, but the loss dropped out. He lives on his parents' money.

/Red out.