Modern Characters Ronald Trent Description: Ronald Trent is a very tall man who towers over most around him, but he comes across as a very gentle man, not intimidating. He is good at selling used cars (and now owns his own dealership). For fun, he spends weekends camping, hunting, fishing, or hiking/bird watching. He also enjoys pretending to be a lumberjack for the local tournament. Clichés
Tools: none Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Wes Marsters Description: Wes has nothing much to do with his time. He has enough money to pay for whatever he might need. He took up archery for something to do, and he became really good at it. Between archery events, he acts as a commentator for various obscure sports. Clichés
Tools: Credit cards, cash, top of the line bow and arrows Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Daniel Brent Description: Daniel (never Dan), has always been fascinated with weather (ever since he can remember), and simply loves his job on the morning news. He is married to Jessica, and they have two children (Dianne (4) and Andrew (2)). Daniel fancies himself playing MacGyver in a movie someday. Clichés
Tools: Who needs Tools when you are like MacGyver? Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Theo Restron Description: Theo ('T' on the weekends) knows his numbers and how to manipulate them (to his and his clients' benefit). He spends his weekends riding his motorcycle and tearing up the back roads. He spends most evenings writing poetry that he hopes his friends never see/hear. Clichés
Tools: Harley Davidson Night Train, poetry journal, pencil, laptop computer, switchblade Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Donna Richards Description: Donna is attractive and in her late 20s. She gets by hosting the late night radio show 'World View' and by doing celebrity impressions for commercials. She really wants to be an action movie star, though. Clichés
Tools: none Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Sven Mortgensen Description: Sven inherited money...a lot of it. He has fun going down the slopes at various resorts around he world. He sees himself as very lucky (most of his "accidents" seem to work out for him in the end), and beloved by the ladies everywhere. Clichés
Tools: ski equipment, wads of cash and credit cards, pen (for autographs) Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Robert Willow Description: Rob is usually in jeans and a decent flannel shirt. He is clean shaven (just because he lives alone in the woods doesn't make him a bum). He makes a living carving figurines and statues out of wood and selling them at a stand near the highway. Clichés
Tools: various chisels, small hammer Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a William "Bill" Reese Description: Bill is a barber, plain and simple. He enjoys fishing and enters the local tournaments. He started a barber shop quartet just for fun. Clichés
Tools: clippers, scissors, comb, fishing hat (with lures attached), rod and reel Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Ashley Smythe Description: Ashley is an attractive 20 something who loves to shop and listen to music (but she always manages to get into trouble and require saving). Clichés
Tools: credit cards, purse, cell phone (with wireless Internet), iPod Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Maxwell Lewis Description: Maxwell (Max) is an elderly man in his early 60s. He spent most of his life dedicated to teaching, but took an early retirement (he misses the old days when kids weren't so disrespectful). He still teaches through the driver's education program, but he is becoming disillusioned with all of the old guy jokes. He still has fun acting for the community theater. Clichés
Tools: none Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Kyle Jordan Description: Kyle liked the college party life so much that he has yet to graduate (he's about out of majors to switch to, though). Clichés
Tools: pocket flask with booze, harmonica Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Billy Marvel Description: Billy Marvel is a huge fourth grader (he's usually mistaken for a 7th grader) at Mill Beach Elementary School. Other kids are nervous around him since he is so much larger than they are and he isn't very good at controlling his body yet. Clichés
Tools: backpack, various school books, lunch box, pencils Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Vincent Valentine Description: Vincent makes a living by providing money to people who can't seem to get a break from standard banking and collecting on the interest. However, he thinks he has an eye for art and many times is given worthless bits of art instead of payments. He started out his career collecting payments for Tony 'Big Boss' Arina. Clichés
Tools: money, pens, briefcase, billy club, water color paints and brushes Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Explorer Dan Description: "Explorer" Dan Trewelley enjoys running around the globe on assignment for National Geographic. He loves taking the kid angle with his stories and adventures and exaggerates to no end. Clichés
Tools: camera, GPS device, notebooks, backpack full of travel/exploring gear Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a John Revalto Description: John is 40 and still lives in his Mom's basement. He's pretty average, but content with where he's at. Clichés
Tools: various Tools: laptop computer, bowling ball & shoes Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Otis Doofbum Description: Otis is a small man with a big dream, to bring peace to the world through fried foods. Clichés
Tools: spatula Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Marcus Worthingshaw Description: Marcus Worthingshaw is a self styled expert on how the world should be - everyone should love everyone else. His day job is as a so-so motivational speaker. In his spare time, he hopes to become a world renowned tin whistle player. Clichés
Tools: latest fitness fad book; various new age pendants and necklaces; expensive tin whistle Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Vic Owsley Description: Vic Owsley is an awesome Hollywood stunt man (too bad he is never remembered for his work); he makes his living as a bodyguard, but wouldn't mind if Fuhsaz took off and he could play bass full time. On weekends, he likes to get out and go camping at the local KOA. Clichés
Tools: vary depending on what he's doing at the time Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a Bill Islington Description: Bill is scrawny and tends to slouch. He attends a state college in the Midwest. You will often see him sporting a pizza delivery uniform, or tooling about town in his Mercedes coupe. He is a proud member of the Mu Mu Mu faternity. Clichés
Tools: Matilda the Mercedes, expensive gadgets, trust fund, marijuana, pizza uniform. Hooks: n/a Tales: n/a San Pablo Description: San Pablo escaped his native country of Mexico and ran across the border to America. He now has many great opportunities living in America, and decided to take up drug dealing, using his great abilities to run, jump and swim to make deals. Clichés
Tools: Many, many drugs, a pistol, cell phone. Hooks: N/A Tales: N/A Kent Smith Description: Kent is an undercover detective, who is now hiding in New York. He specializes in murder cases, and if he can't catch the criminal alive he kills them. Clichés
Tools: Cell phone, 9mm Luger, Laptop, Knife |