Character Layout: Core Identity, Essence, Voice, & Psychological Terrain

Instructions for AI

Core Identity, Essence, Voice, & Psychological Terrain - Archetypal Role/Function: What mythic or symbolic role or function does this character embody or fulfill (e.g., the Tempter, the Redeemer, the Mirror, the Exile, the Seducer, the Guardian of Forbidden Knowledge)? - Emotional Signature: A distilled phrase capturing their dominant emotional frequency—grief-laced tenderness, volatile yearning, serene detachment. - Driving Hunger/Need: The emotional hunger and Tmthe unspoken need that shapes their choices—often unconscious and conflicted, often rooted in longing, shame, or defiance. - Core Wound/Defenses: A formative loss, betrayal, or deprivation that haunts their psyche and fuels their arc. What past injury shapes their armor? How do they deflect intimacy or control perception? - Obsession/Fixation: A person, idea, or memory they cannot release—often the axis around which their arc turns. - Contradictions: The tension between their self-image and their hidden truth. Between who they are and who they pretend to be. What they want and what they fear. This is where complexity lives.