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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Describe a character’s personality as if it were a room

Yay for out of the box creative writing! I’m going to be writing about Garrett’s personality. He is from the same story as Hani, but he’s a main character.
            It is a large room with deep blue walls. There are floor to ceiling windows, but most of them are covered with grey curtains that block most of the light. From the windows that are open, you can see a thick forest of evergreens and deciduous trees. The trees are old, thick, and strong. It is autumn and the leaves are every color from green to purple including yellow, orange, and red. Some of the trees have already lost their leaves. A light snow is falling.
            At the far end of the room is a stone wall with a huge fireplace that is lit. A stew is cooking in the fire. The aroma mixes with the scent of the freshly chopped wood by the fire and the smell of the burning wood. The stew is thick with carrots, potatoes, and other vegetables but mostly meat.
            Other than the fireplace, the room is scantily lit. There are some torches and some sconces on the walls. There is a thick table with fine chairs around it. The furniture in the room is all a mixture of rustic and elegant. In someplace it seems mismatched but other areas look fine. There is a bookcase filled with thick tomes. It is hard to tell whether the books are organized in any particular order.
            Another section of the room has numerous weapons hanging on the wall and on shelves. There is also armor and other battling objects and training things in that part. There is one suit of armor that has obviously been used and abused. It is dull, scratched, but still looks like it would protect someone in the fiercest battle. There is another suit of armor that has fine decorative engravings and polished, but it is obvious that this armor is also strong and would hold up in battle. The weapons are mostly swords, but there are some knives, spears, axes, bows and arrows, and jousting poles. The weapons are well used and well cared for.
            In one corner are excellently painted portraits and a very intricate family tree tapestry. There is an old but comfortable chair that faces this corner. This chair is very worn and homely. On the chair is tattered quilt that used to be thick.

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