Post by Latvia on Dec 27, 2010 14:45:44 GMT -8
Character Information
Country Name: The Republic of Latvia
Human Name: Raivis Galante
Gender: Male
Appearance: Latvia is a short and frail little guy, not even reaching five feet tall. His hair is short, wavy and dark blond. Eyes are a nice violet color, and other than that not much stands out about him. Just like everyone else, lack of food has made him incredibly thin. As in you can count his ribs.
Personality: In one word: A pushover. Latvia is quiet and insecure and has depended on other to help him for most of his life, be it Estonia, Poland, Russia, or even Germany. He is quite a crybaby as well, and has a severe stutter that never seems to go away. Easily startled, he tends to jump and cry out at the silliest of things. Lets say that some hides behind a door and jumps out, yelling out "Boo!" or something. Latvia will probably scream and run for cover.
When it comes to the few people he cares about, Latvia is surprisingly loyal in spite of his cowardice. He will, in fact, stand up and fight if it means helping them. It does take quite some work getting the short nation to trust a person, and chances are for months simply reaching out a hand to help him will cause him to flinch away by reflex (Bad experiences during his time with Germany and Russia during WWII, he doesn't like to talk about it).
If one would life to go about getting on his good side, gifts of literature, food, and water are a good bet. He always seems to be hungry these days... One of his favorite pass times these days is for him to imagine all of his favorite foods from before all of this insanity happened. It doesn't actually help with the hungry, but it makes him feel a little bit better for a while.
Likes: Romance novels, poetry, quiet time by himself.
Dislikes: Stress, bullies, loud noises, violence in general.
Strengths: A baby face that can sometimes make people help him and the ability to drink almost anyone under the table are a couple. Latvia has this uncanny ability to almost sniff out books, but that doesn't help when it comes to filling a belly. He also can almost always determine when the perfect time to start running away from danger.
Weaknesses: Wimpy, weak, clumsy, easily-bullied, and is a clingy little thing.
Fears: Losing his “brothers” (They’re not too close, but oh well), dying alone, sheep, and Russia.
What happened before and shortly after the apocalypse?: Once upon a time, there was a little nation named Latvia who enjoyed reading. Particularly nasty day he decided to hide in his house to wait out a horrible storm. Did I mention this horrible storm was actually a tornado? Of course it wasn't expected. Tornadoes simply didn't occur where he lived. The last thing he saw before blacking out that day was a chair from his dinner table come flying for his head.
When he came to, Latvia was confused, sore, and ill with a terrible headache. But what could he do about there? There was no one around except for the crows, so he scavenged what he could from his demolished home and began walking.
Needless to say, he's been walking ever since.
What are your character's top priorities and goals? Finding a comrade of some sort is priority number one. He knows that survival is impossible if he’s alone. Other then that, it’s simply trying to survive. And maybe find a couple good books that have somehow managed to survive.
Sample Post: Sitting with his knees drawn up to his chest, Latvia couldn’t help but admire the beautiful sunset taking place on the horizon. The oranges and reds melted gently in to purples and blues. It was just so peaceful. It was moments like this that made Latvia believe that maybe life wasn’t all bad these days. Sighing, he hoisted himself up off of the ground, a little sad that something so beautiful had to end so quickly.
“Best t-to get back to c-c-camp then…” He said to himself, beginning the relatively short walk to his homely campsite. As Latvia arrived, he quickly got a fire going so he could have some extra warmth to help him through the night.
A low growl caused him to clutch his empty stomach. He was so hungry… There was no food, though. And he couldn’t afford to try boiling his shoes for nourishment; it was too cold to take that chance. Setting down with his sleeping bag near the fire, he prepared himself for another cold night alone.
Even being with Russia was preferable to… To this!
Misc. Information
Timezone: Pacific Time
Did you read the rules? Oh yes, yes I did. YOU ARE AMAZING ENGLAND OMG I LOVE YOU SO MUCH MAY I HAVE YOU BABIES NOW?
Favorite Pairing: Russia/Lativa (Don’t judge, you! >:C), US/UK, Germancest, Itacest, Hong Kong/Taiwan. Yeah I think that’s it
