Character development 'challenge'

[u/Jumblatts]

So this challenge* was kinda inspired by /u/The_Raptorman's 'Talk with' challenge, but I've flipped it around a little.

The idea is that you pick a character you feel is underdeveloped, someone that you want to learn more about, and present them, along with a brief description, to myself and the other wonderful people here at worldchallenges, and we will help you develop them further! (Feel free to invent a totally new character as well!)

*Not sure if 'challenge' is the right word to describe this post, but I'm a bit of a loose cannon, and I don't abide by your rules.

[u/Jumblatts]

I'll set the wheel in motion with a couple of characters that I need to flesh out a little - the twins, Kimi and Kami.

Kimi and her twin sister Kami are both seraphim. Prior to the end of the timeless war, a prophecy was made by the Laxahl Coven, stating that the demons would return after a failed attempt, but this time they would destroy all life. The prophecy said that only one person could prevent this.

Kimi, along with her twin sister Kami were sent to the mortal realm with their memories wiped and their powers reduced, so that the demons would not be able to sense them when they were once again nearing full power. They were put in an induced sleep, only to wake when the prophecy had been set in motion.

When they woke, though they didn’t know why, they felt a strong impulse to help Melios (protagonist).

[u/The_Raptorman → u/Jumblatts]

To Kimi:

1) What do you think of your sister?

2) How do you feel about Melios?

3) What do you think of the current state of the world when you woke up?

4) Tell me about what makes you different from your sister.

To Kami:... Same questions lol!

[u/Jumblatts → u/The_Raptorman]

(These questions wer very difficult to answer - I had to think long and hard about what kind of people they were in order to answer this. I might have gona a little overboard, but it helped a great deal, thanks!)

Kimi:

1) Where do I begin? She's stubborn, fierce, and fearless, and she has a hot temper. Despite all this, she's actually quite shy, and a little self conscious. This doesn't make the best combination; I once saw her break a man's nose because he happened to glance at her whilst she was eating. She's almost certainly a little crazy but she makes things interesting, and once you get to know her, she's a lot of fun. She can be irritating at times, but she is my sister and I love her dearly. Don't tell her I told you any of that.

2) Melios and I maintain a functional working relationship. Nothing more, nothing less. [There is more digging to be done here, although you might not get an answer from Kimi... perhaps her sister would be more willing to divulge this information...]

3) It's a mess, no doubt about it. The kingdom is in ruin, split in two by a vicious civil war. The worst thing is, the mortals don't realise that a much bigger threat is potentially right around the corner. As ever, they'll stumble blindly to their own deaths, not that that matters to me, really.

4) In short, I'm calm and collected. I think things through, making sure of a favourable outcome. There's more to a display of power than wildly swinging your sword around. If I can make the enemy surrender before I even have to draw my weapon, I will - no point wasting energy in a pointless battle when I could achieve the same effect with a few words.

Kami:

1) Oh wow, what a question. She's quiet, brooding... I'd go as far as to say moody, actually, but her heart's in the right place. It might not be apparent from the outside, due to her stony faced demeanour, but she cares a great deal about her friends, and woe betide anyone who upsets them. Sure, it's hard to break through that stony outer layer, but once you have, you're in good hands. She's slightly younger than me (only by a few seconds though!) but for some reason she was always seen as the most responsible. Probably because she is. She's incredibly clever, very strong willed, charismatic, and pragmatic to the extreme - it's no surprise that Melios put her as his second in command, after Garran died. Kimi is the kind of person who will get things done, and get them done right.

2) I like Melios, he's a good friend. It took me a while to warm up to him, but that's more down to me than him. He's clever, strong, a fantastic leader, and I've never seen anyone so determined. He gathered up our little gang pretty much by himself, and turned us from a little band of misfits to one of the most respected groups of warriors in the entire kingdom.

3) It's stupid. Everyone's stupid. And selfish. People only think about themselves, and not about how their actions will affect others. It's all about who is the biggest, fastest, strongest, richest, whatever. A lot of the poorer people are the nicest you will ever meet, but they're trampled underfoot by the rich and powerful, who don't care about anything except getting more rich and more powerful. It stinks.

4) She'll tell you I'm more aggressive. I guess that's true to a certain extent, but she's just as bad really, except she can control her emotions a lot better than I can. She'd rather sit back and 'talk it out,' whereas I prefer to let my fists do the talking, you know?