Characters:Faylinn/quiz

• Your character is plagued by a recurring nightmare/dream. Describe the dream.

"I dream always of flying. Not of the flight of birds or men who think they are birds - but of flight on the warm, broad, scaled back of a great Dragon. We talk, this Dragon and I, of nature and the world. Sometimes Finn is there, or Father, but most often it is just the Dragon and I above the clouds, flying into a sunset of gold and blue."

• From your character's point of view, in relations with family, is it better to be loved than feared? Or better feared than loved? Would the answer be any different with any other group of people? If so, who?

• What is your character's favorite food? Drink? What food does the character hate?

• Take a Devil's Advocate stand. Describe what you (the player) hate about the character. What are the good reasons for other characters to dislike/hate the character? What little, minor bad habit does your character have that would annoy anyone after awhile?

• The character's first, or most memorable, love affair. Can be anything from a pre-teen crush, to a long-term romance. Be sure to describe the object of your character's affection, along with the changes that your character went through in terms of feeling and thoughts about that person. Did it start out as a maddening hatred? Instant love? Who fell for who first? Was love a surprise? How did it all end? How does everyone, including you, your lover, rivals, parents, friends, observers, feel about it now?

• Your character gets into a discussion about death and dying. How would your character describe the perfect death?

• Which would your character describe as the greater evil, Murder of a Shadow person, or the maiming of an Amberite?

• What would provoke you to murder a Shadow dweller? A lie? An insult? An attack? A crime against one of your friends? Nothing?

• How do you think your character's father would describe your character? And how would that description differ from the description given by your character's mother?

• Describe your character's perfect "date." What events would it involve? With a group, or just one-on-one?

• Describe your character's personal bedroom or suite. Is it located in Castle Amber? Describe the contents and the various rooms. What is the style of the furniture? Describe your favorite reading spot, and your favorite chair.

• Everybody has some little item that they regard as somehow sacred. A piece of clothing, a memento of some event, whatever. What is your character's sacred item? Tell the story of how your character found it, or why it came to be important.

• To your character, does revenge mean (1) "an eye for an eye," (2) "repayment with interest," (3) "the only good enemy is a dead enemy," or (4) something else? In exacting this revenge, would your character serve it hot, as soon as possible after the offense, or cold, awaiting a perfect place and time?

• What if your character had the chance to put a single question to DWORKIN? What would be your question? Is there another Amberite, player character or non-player character, living or dead, you'd rather question? Who do you want to ask, and what is your question?

• The character's first battle, first hunt, and first killing of another person. Try to make it as vivid as possible, including the character's age, training and inexperience, plus details on the surroundings (weather, terrain, uniforms or clothing of self and others).

• Go through the standard trump deck and use a few words to describe how your character feels about each Amberite. Feel free to add an anecdote or two.

• Who would the character trust with his/her life if the odds required such a thing to happen? Benedict or Finn, most likely.

• Describe skills and trades that the character picked up over the years that may not be obvious at first glance.

Jewelry-making.