Re-Thinking The 7th Key

Aug 27, 20157 min read

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Published: Aug 27, 2015

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Hello my Nitelitez,

It's been a bit of dreary day today which is kind of perfect for The 7th Key. So I decided to go over character profiles today as well as story points and dialogue. Something I noticed when I was working is that I've built my protagonist all wrong. When you give a character a backstory you have to make sure it influences their present day look and outlook on life. Maybe it's something which makes them more fragile, maybe something that makes them stronger; could also be more or less connecting in their social environment. Point is, in any puzzle whether it be physical or metaphorical, it still has to fit together.

Visually it's close. The name and plumage on her clothing giving her that bird look along with living in a caged city fits half of her. However, she comes from a family who died when she was young leaving her an orphan who lives on her own. And yet somehow I've ignored that brokenness and made her to look like some sort of snobby rich kid. Her clothes despite being creative just scream upper class living; not to mention being very neat and tidy it just feels all wrong. If you can't emulate with a character you need to at least find their story believable and I've covered neither of these bases.

I like what I've made with the clothes, but I need to add and subtract some stuff so it works to her story more. I'll figure it out, I just need time to think on it a bit more.

-Midnitez

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