Post by Lets_Eat_Paste on Apr 6, 2013 17:27:13 GMT -6
Your Character’s Name: Torben Blau
Your Character’s Age: 41
Your Character’s Gender: Male
Occupation: Artist
Personality: Torben would describe himself as “whimsical”. Gwen would describe him as “sexy”. Of course, strangers don’t often see either trait in Torben. He speaks in a soft monotone and paints pictures of zombies, ghosts, and skeletons… which often gives people the wrong impression. However, Torben’s artwork has a very strong cult following and has made him quite famous in Paris. His other talents include brewing coffee and making snowcones.
History:
Torben’s parents Ingo and Abigail had him late in life: long after their entrepreneurial careers had amassed them a fortune. As such, Torben grew up as a beloved only child in a large, beautiful house in Vienna. And to any outsider, it seemed that Torben Blau led a normal childhood. And – technically – he did. However, he had an abnormal imagination that made his otherwise mundane existence much more enjoyable. Torben exhibited early talents for painting and storytelling and spent much of his time in his own, little world. His teachers at school thought of Torben as “the quiet one” and there were occasions where he was counted “absent” not because he wasn’t there, but because he was too focused drawing pictures in the back – and too shy – to say “here” when his name was called.
He grew up and went to university to study art at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. His professors were skeptical of Torben’s unique style and wanted to convert him to a more classical style of painting. Torben resisted every step of the way and as such, he barely graduated.
When he was 25, Torben met Lisle Garr at the library. Torben had never been particularly good at talking to girls – in fact, besides his mother, Torben could scarcely remember ever talking to a woman. However, Lisle thought he was cute and quirky and they began going out. Torben proposed six months into their relationship and they were wed at twenty six.
Lisle proved to be an overbearing and bossy woman, who was unsupportive of Torben’s painting. She’d forced him to drive limos for a living – which he hated – and they often bickered. More accurately, Lisle often yelled and Torben often excused himself to take walks. They were divorced when Torben was 31. And Lisle took everything she could in the divorce settlement.
Torben quit his job at the limo service, began to paint again, and moved back in with his aging parents. To his surprise, they had hired a personal chef from Paris who was everything Lisle was not: funny, bubbly, and free-spirited. She was also very attractive. Her name was Gwendoline Fontaine. Torben said nothing to Gwendoline, but watched her from afar. She inspired him to paint again and after six months of silent observation, Torben presented Gwendoline with a painting. It was a portrait of Gwendoline, impaled and being eaten by vultures, done in Torben’s cartoonish and signature style. It was the closest thing Torben could do to asking her out. And Gwendoline accepted.
Torben and Gwen have been together since, excluding the year-long break they took when Gwen first moved back to Paris. Torben went after her, though, and the pair of them have lived together ever since. Once in Paris, Torben’s art flourished. He’s been deemed a national treasure of France and frequently does commissions and galleries. He and Gwen adopted a little boy named Leopold. The rest, as they say, is “history”.
Your Character’s Age: 41
Your Character’s Gender: Male
Occupation: Artist
Personality: Torben would describe himself as “whimsical”. Gwen would describe him as “sexy”. Of course, strangers don’t often see either trait in Torben. He speaks in a soft monotone and paints pictures of zombies, ghosts, and skeletons… which often gives people the wrong impression. However, Torben’s artwork has a very strong cult following and has made him quite famous in Paris. His other talents include brewing coffee and making snowcones.
History:
Torben’s parents Ingo and Abigail had him late in life: long after their entrepreneurial careers had amassed them a fortune. As such, Torben grew up as a beloved only child in a large, beautiful house in Vienna. And to any outsider, it seemed that Torben Blau led a normal childhood. And – technically – he did. However, he had an abnormal imagination that made his otherwise mundane existence much more enjoyable. Torben exhibited early talents for painting and storytelling and spent much of his time in his own, little world. His teachers at school thought of Torben as “the quiet one” and there were occasions where he was counted “absent” not because he wasn’t there, but because he was too focused drawing pictures in the back – and too shy – to say “here” when his name was called.
He grew up and went to university to study art at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. His professors were skeptical of Torben’s unique style and wanted to convert him to a more classical style of painting. Torben resisted every step of the way and as such, he barely graduated.
When he was 25, Torben met Lisle Garr at the library. Torben had never been particularly good at talking to girls – in fact, besides his mother, Torben could scarcely remember ever talking to a woman. However, Lisle thought he was cute and quirky and they began going out. Torben proposed six months into their relationship and they were wed at twenty six.
Lisle proved to be an overbearing and bossy woman, who was unsupportive of Torben’s painting. She’d forced him to drive limos for a living – which he hated – and they often bickered. More accurately, Lisle often yelled and Torben often excused himself to take walks. They were divorced when Torben was 31. And Lisle took everything she could in the divorce settlement.
Torben quit his job at the limo service, began to paint again, and moved back in with his aging parents. To his surprise, they had hired a personal chef from Paris who was everything Lisle was not: funny, bubbly, and free-spirited. She was also very attractive. Her name was Gwendoline Fontaine. Torben said nothing to Gwendoline, but watched her from afar. She inspired him to paint again and after six months of silent observation, Torben presented Gwendoline with a painting. It was a portrait of Gwendoline, impaled and being eaten by vultures, done in Torben’s cartoonish and signature style. It was the closest thing Torben could do to asking her out. And Gwendoline accepted.
Torben and Gwen have been together since, excluding the year-long break they took when Gwen first moved back to Paris. Torben went after her, though, and the pair of them have lived together ever since. Once in Paris, Torben’s art flourished. He’s been deemed a national treasure of France and frequently does commissions and galleries. He and Gwen adopted a little boy named Leopold. The rest, as they say, is “history”.
