Late posting again but here is the 9th of my Five Minute Writer pieces. I decided to write some short pen portraits of my main characters to get further under their skins and I thought I'd share one with you. This is my protagonist, the driving force of my first story and the one I am planning at the moment. I hope you like her as much as I do.
Character Pen Portrait
Madge is an older, feisty woman. She can be abrupt and even rude but she is caring and fiercely loyal to her friends. When she was young, pre-teen, her mother left the family home to fight in the Great Magical War where she was killed. Madge's father banned her from using magic despite her talents obviously laying in that direction. She studied healing instead, using magic covertly to make her potions the best in Lunecaster. When magic was banned across the city Madge was sad but carried on using magic to enhance her healing, knowing that the penaltiy for doing so would be banishment or death. When her beloved father died her brother Gilbert disowned her as a witch and she lost her family forever. He forced her to leave the family home which saddened her further. Madge is very 'home' focussed, she values the comfort and stability of having her own space. She isn't a great housekeeper, living in a state of clutter with trinkets and treasures covering every surface. A canny business woman, she barters hard at the market to obtain the best supplies at the best price. She is selective in her friendships. Once you are her friend she would move mountains for you. In appearance she is short and plump with a mop of unruly grey hair escaping from her shapeless felt bonnet. She wears vast flowing skirts with many pockets and always has a shawl knotted across her ample bosom.
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