WIP Wednesday - Character Sketch of Dramok Tukui

Here is the character sketch of the Dramok hero of Tina. Tukui, at this early stage of writing, is good-natured but impulsive and somewhat irresponsible. It’s landed him in trouble and will probably do so again. He’ll need to grow up fast when it comes to being a good clan leader for our frightened and desperate-to-please Tina.

Height/Weight:     6’6”/240 pounds 

Sex:                      Male

Hair:                     Black, mid-back length 

Dress:                  black formsuit with blue trim, boots

Body:                   strong, muscled

Face:                    mustache and goatee, handsome, devilish aspect, resembles Sebastian Stan

Mouth:                often curled in a knowing smile (this is unconscious—it’s like Ringo’s naturally sad face)

Imperfections:  Speaks impatiently even when he doesn’t mean to—it’s how he was spoken to and he’s trying to break the habit of it but hasn’t quite done so. With Tina’s need to please, it will cause some issues between them. After a reprimand, Tranis is also aware of Tukui’s slipups and usually corrects him now with a mild, “Tone, Navigator.” Also rather impetuous, not always thinking things out—the more mature Osopa signals with a raised brow to warn Tukui to rein it in.

Age:                      26

Birthplace:          Kalquor

Home:                 Spyship, tiny quarters shared with his clanmates, kept neat because they have little room, tiny paintings on the wall, handcrafted weaponry on the wall.

Habits:                 Painting miniature canvases—a must since there is little room for supplies.

Name of Character:   Dramok Tukui

Timeline:

Year 0: Born to artist Matara Nini, district leader (mayor) Dramok Geta, law enforcer Nobek Orki, Nini’s manager Imdiko Erkati. Older siblings, two Nobeks

Year 3: Wanders away from family during an outdoor district celebration, finds a cool place under stage skirting to nap, family and others freaked out searching for him, wakes near dark and comes out wailing for his mother, no harm done but parent clan still gets upset when they remember it.

Year 5: Tests indicate Tukui is a Dramok, though he has some issues with immaturity.

Year 8: Decides on a whim to travel on his own to visit favorite grandparent clan after his parent clan says they can’t take him, his older brothers on holiday from training catch him, give him a hiding for it.

Year 11: Both older brothers now unable to visit from training camp because they are in full-blown puberty and dangerous, Tukui takes it as a license to get away with everything they never would let him get away with—he is far too immature and impetuous in comparison to older brothers. It gets him in trouble, particularly with Dramok and Nobek fathers, whose discipline is soon forgotten when Tukui is distracted by what looks like fun.

Year 13: After another incident in which Tukui gets himself into trouble, he is sent to military school for Dramoks—not as physically demanding as Nobek training camp, but regimented and responsibility is enforced. Over the years, Tukui matures a bit better, but he still sometimes loses good sense to impetuousness. Is thrashed regularly by his brothers when they have occasion to catch him being up to no good. Also thrashed by his instructors because he’s developed that terse, impatient tone of his fathers.

The rest of the timeline is excluded to avoid giving out potential spoilers.