Character Name: Jessie Smith

Canon/Original: "Canon"

Gender: Female

Age: 13

Family:
Robert Smith (Blacksmith) 48, 'Father'
Abbey Smith (Wife and Prostitute) 38, Mother
John Smith (Stable hand and Pimp) 20, Brother

Spirit:: None

Occupation: Prostitute

Place of Habitation: Home with her parents or on the streets or with her brother, she roams a lot

Physical Description (five sentence minimum): Jessie is usually described as being dark. She has dark brown, almost black hair. It is a little wavy. She keeps it up in plaits when she isn't working. When she is working, she likes to keep it down. She has amber-colored eyes. She is small and slender. She is only five feet and three inches tall. Her weight is one hundred and six pounds. She doesn't have many curves because she only hit puberty a couple of years ago.

Personality (eight sentence minimum): Intelligent, thrifty and self absorbed, she knows how to get what she wants -- regardless of who stands in her way. Cursed with an overactive mind, Jessie is unable to stand still for even a minute. Whether she's picking something up, 'shopping', or poking her nose into other people's business -- she just keeps going and going. If her out of my way attitude provokes resentment from her friends, that's just too bad. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

Her sharp eyes have a knack for spotting the 'hole in the fence', and with her ability to make instant decisions, she impetuously seizes the moment and scuttles on through. Her smart mouth and high energy is put good use in the workplace.

Jessie can be a demanding, high maintenance individual whose obsession for resources dominates her life. Although she has a reputation for being bloodthirsty and vicious, these labels are not entirely accurate, since she is rarely aggressive and her attacks are limited to a shrill verbal assault in the form of an incessant whining. Without the time to take other people's feelings into account, she creates a number of enemies as she blazes busily through life.

With her devilish sense of humor, Jessie will romance you with her witticisms and inspire you with her insights. Jessie has an enviable set of bedpost notches, for when it comes to chatting up the opposite sex, she is exceptionally persuasive. She prides herself on being able to talk anyone into a fling -- especially those torrid encounters of which Ebony is so fond. With no qualms about telling white lies, she has become so adept at these little falsehoods that she's prone to believing in them herself. There's something about her sexuality that makes her seem younger than she really is. Perhaps it's her bright eyes, glossy hair, or excess makeup, but more likely it's her high energy level that reminds us of our youth.

Jessie's scattered thought processes make her an awkward dinner partner. Unbound by logic and unfettered by reason, her thoughts tumble out in a string of disconnected words -- making for amusing but disconcerting conversation. But, when it comes to issues of the heart, she rarely shoots from the hip. So, when Jessie appears self-absorbed and uncommunicative, it is generally a symptom of an impending emotional showdown.

History (ten sentence minimum): Jessie was born into the Smith family a little over thirteen years ago. She was an adorable little baby but wasn't quite welcome. Everyone knew that Robert Smith wasn't the girl's father. She had dark hair and eyes while all of the Smiths had light hair and blue eyes. The only reason that they didn't get rid of the child was because Robert refused to believe that his wife was sleeping with anyone other than him.

Jessie had accepted from a young age that Robert wasn't her real father. She never cared. He paid for all of the things she needed to live so why should she? She also accepted that her mother was a prostitute and that was how she was created. She didn't really wish to know who her real father was. All of the other children called her names like 'whore' and 'whore's brat' but she didn't mind. She knew that was just who she was.

The one person she knew who didn't hate her was her older half-brother, John. She came to worship him in a way. She lost her virginity to him when she was only ten years old but she didn't mind. After that, John figured that he could use her as a prostitute. Since she didn't get her monthly bleeding yet, she couldn't become pregnant so more men would want her.

She became a prostitute for him and still she made love with him more than any man. She loved him even though he was her brother. She wasn't ashamed either because Adam and Eve's children must have had to do it too. She doesn't know that it's wrong because she hasn't known any other life. She had to be more careful once she got her monthly bleeding. She could not get pregnant like her mother did with her. That was the last thing she needed. Things went on like that, her being a prostitute for her brother, until the present time.

Plot Potential: Jessie is a prostitute. She could easily spend a night with someone high up in Thiasa. Also, she doesn't know who her father is. She could find out it's someone in a position of importance. There's also the fact that she could end up getting pregnant with the baby of any male on this site. Also, if any priest found out that she is making love to her brother, they could get killed.

SAMPLE RP (with this character only): That was some wicked thing that Jessie had done. She knew that if she had believed in God, He would have smote her for that. What else could she have done? Mary called her a whore. That she didn't mind so much. She sort of was one. But she had called her beloved brother a son of a bitch. That was something she could not stand for.

She had done what any loving sister would do. Especially one who loved their brother like Jessie loved John. She had slapped Mary. It was hard enough to make Jessie's hand sting. It was also hard enough to make Mary cry. She hoped Mary wouldn't tell anyone. Then she would get punished. That was still not enough to wipe the smile from Jessie's face. She remembered it oh so well:

"Well if it isn't the whore. Have you become like your mother yet?" Mary had asked. Jessie had ignored her.

"Or will you follow the path of your son of a bitch brother?" she had said and laughed.

"Shut your mouth!" she had replied. Her whole body shook with anger and while Mary stood there laughing, Jessie raised her arm and slapped her with her open palm. Mary had just stood there, staring at Jessie with wide eyes. She could see tears at the corner of Mary's eyes before she turned around and walked away.

What's the name of the Creator God the Ekaini worship?: ((yes))

Well, while I'm a little disturbed by such a sexual and mature-seeming 13-year-old, it is historically accurate. Still... *twitches* And we have more incest, I see. Interesting.

Anyway, I think this is a fine character. Work on polishing your writing: try to vary sentence length, create more flow, and check grammar and spelling in Word.

Your blackmail potential can't work, because most men sleep with whores, and it's more or less overlooked. Anything else is good, and hey--what about the revolution? You'll also note that since incest is deemed a sin by the Church, she and her brother are in constant danger of being hanged or burned alive. I think that's some plot potential! You may even want to make a suspicious priest (or I will, I want to develop my secret Jew a bit) for the canon list.

I hope you work on expanding her personality and creating more depth as she grows older and gains more life experience. Watch out for anachronisms (stay period-accurate in things she says, references you make, etc.), and... have fun shtupping your brother, I guess. o_0

ONE thing before I accept:

I want more background on the incest. Ten is QUITE young. I want more on how that impacted her life. Does she feel shame? What? I just want MORE.

OK, it looks good now, and makes sense to me. Just bear in mind that incest and such is a serious topic, so treat and write it accordingly (not the character--she is clearly oblivious to some of the implications of her lifestyle--but you, the author).

Accepted! Have fun.