Bridget Boyle
Daniel Blanchard
George Whitman
Dr. James Morrison
Janice Kwan-Thornhill
Nancy Sweitz

Bridget Boyle

Occupation: Journalist

Age: 26

Height: 5'7"

Weight: 125

Three Distinguishing Features:

1. long legs

2. shoulder length auburn hair

3. vivid green eyes

Ethnic Group: Irish

Family Background/Lineage: The Boyle family have lived in New York for generations, Bridget's father is a pub owner and her mother died at 30 from childbirth. Bridget's role model is her maiden aunt, her mother's sister, who is a professor of literature.

Religion: Catholic

Years of Schooling: 17

Major and minor in college: Major - journalism, Minor - Sociology

Degree: Masters

Dominate Impression: Strikingly beautiful

Traits:

1. Her beauty opens doors for her and her intelligence keeps them open.

2. She is energetic and aggressive in a non-threatening way.

3. She has an intense feel of poverty.

Self concept: I am going to have it all and I will not be like my mother.

Personal possessions: a broach from her grandmother, a small bag in which she carries her latest tatting project, a wool shawl given to her by her aunt, her lap top computer and her cell phone.

Brief History of Character:

Bridget is the oldest of 8 children and, since the responsibility of caring for them fell upon her after her mothers death when she was 13, she has vowed to never have children. Her strongest memories of her parents are her father's ruddy face from alcohol and her mother being constantly pregnant. Bridget realized early that the only way out of her situation was through education so through scholarships, grants, loans and jobs she got her degrees. She interned at a variety of small papers and was just interviewed by a cable television station for an on-air position as a reporter.

Daniel Blanchard

Age: 33

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 140

Three Distinguishing Features:

1. Lean frame

2. Dark hair and eyes

3. Sharp features

Ethnic Group: Caucasian

Family Background: He was raised by an uncle after the death of his parents when he was 6. Dan spent most of his life in boarding schools with little or no contact with his only living relative, his uncle.

Religion: Atheist

Years of Schooling: 20

Major and Minor in school: Major - Business, Minor - Languages

Degrees: He holds a Masters in Business and speaks five different languages (English, Arabic, Russian, Chinese and Spanish).

Dominate Impression: Dan dresses primarily in dark suits (a bit of the Men in Black look).

Three traits of the character:

1. Dan works at making as little an impression on people as he can. Anonymity is his goal.

2. He usually wears dark or shaded glasses when talking with people to avoid their direct eye contact with him yet allowing him to study them.

3. He is soft spoken and is a master at being vague.

Self Concept: I am beyond comprehension and above the law. I make it happen.

Personal Possessions: Dan carries very little that can identify him or give any clue to who he really is. He is, however, never without his cell phone.

George "Whit" Whitman

Age: 35-40 (actual age unknown)

Height: 6'6"

Weight: 275

Three Distinguishing Features:

1. Brown hair, green eyes

2. Very muscular

3. Jagged scar over right eye

Ethnic Group: Caucasian

Family Background/Lineage: InVitro, Chicago facility

Religion: Agnostic

Years of Schooling: 0

Major and minor in College: n/a

Degrees: n/a

Dominate Impression: Big, boistrious, friendly, good natured

Three traits of the character:

Always smiling, acts like he doesn't know a stranger and is uneffected by peoples stares. Being a big man, few people challenge him or make remarks to his face.

Whit is a hard drinker, through never really seems drunk.

Whit fancies himself a womanizer, but the operative word here is 'fancies', he rarely leaves the bar with anyone though you'd never know it to talk with him.

Self Concept: I am going to have the time of my life, damn sure gonna get little else in this life.

Personal Possessions: Marksmanship medal, book of 101 elephant jokes, picture of his squad during the AI wars (which included McQueen), harmonica

Brief history of the character: After his time in the mining colony, Whit returned to Chicago and did odd jobs until finally joining the Corp during the AI wars. It was there he met McQueen and the two became good friends, mostly at Whit's insistence. Though he wouldn't admit it, McQueen was drawn to Whit's easy approach to life. After the AI wars, Whit left the Corp and is currently working in construction jobs. He is single, though he sees another InVitro ex-Marine, Sophia "Wally" Wolansky, in a half-hearted relationship. She's divorced with a 5 yr-old daughter which Whit adores. He's restless and misses the action and is tempted to re-up.

Dr. James Morrison

Age: 45

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 245

Three Distinguishing Features:

1. Salt n pepper hair

2. Brown eyes

3. Posture is hunched over, seldom stands up straight.

Ethnic Group: Caucasian

Family Background: Second generation doctor and military man, he as been in the service since he graduated from med school. His parents divorced when he was 12 and he lived on and off with both of them. He was married once but it ended after 5 years, he's never remarried. He has a son and a daughter whom he seldom sees.

Religion: Atheist

Years of Schooling: 20

Degree: Doctor specializing in traumatic injuries

Dominate Impression: Gruff, bear-like appearance

Three traits:

1. Speaks slowly, contemplatively, gets right to the point and always looks the person directly in the eye.

2. His size and serious nature make him a bit intimidating to those around him but he actually has a tender heart.

3. He has a habit of letting out a big sigh just before he speaks.

Self-Concept: I am a healer of the body but I recognize the importance and contribution of the patient's soul in that process.

Personal Possessions: his father's stethoscope hangs on the wall of his office, when contemplating, he fingers a pocket watch (which doesn't work) from his great grandfather that he carries in his pocket, photos of his children and his new granddaughter are on his desk.

Janice Kwan-Thornhill.

Age:
29

Height:
5"9'

Weight:
135 lbs.

Three Distinguishing Features:
1.  Yellow-gold eyes.
2.  Black hair, with red highlights.
3.  No make up.


Ethnic Group:
Chinese.

Family Background/Lineage:
Janice's father was from China, her mother from America, both ethnically
chinese.  However, her father died in the AI conflict, and her mother
re-married another American, ethnically Causasian who's family descended
from England.

Religion:
Athiest.

Years of Schooling:
12 years of grade/high school, 5 years of College.

Major and minor in College:
Double Major:  One in Computer Science, the other in Aeronautics (if that's
possible).

Degrees:
The same as above.

Dominate Impression:
Very Compassionate and intelligent.

Three traits of the character:
1. Cares about people.
2. Loves to help the unfortunate.
3. Extremely analytical.

Self Concept… I am:
I am very fortunate to be where I am today.

Personal Possessions:
A picture of her 'blood' father and mother.

Brief history of the character:
Her parents met in America, NYC, NY,  where they wed and had their only
child, Janice.  Her father went to fight in the AI war, and was killed.  Her
mother remarried a few years after the war, when Janice was beginning to
reach teenager age.  Many changes that she went through included adding the
Thornhill to the end of her name, a sudden change in lifestyle - from being
middle class to high class, and of course being moved away from her roots.
She didn't adjust well to living in luxury, and didn't like her new father
whatsoever.  Whenever she saw a panhandler or squeegie kid, or whomever, she
would give them whatever change she had, simply because she felt that having
all her extra money was pointless.  However, being transfered to a private
school did expose her ability to think very quickly.  She learned quickly
and become extremely interested in Space Travel.  She had dreams of being
one of the colonists of the upcoming launches.  She became engrossed in the
roots of Space Travel, all the way back to the early 20th Century space
launches.  When the time came, she chose to get a major in Aeronautics,
along with Computer Science, which her parents forced her into.  By the time
she did graduate, she couldn't find a job in the "Space" related industry.
with the exception of Aerotech, however, she didn't want to help design
ships to go into space, she wanted to _go_ into space.  So, much to the
dismay of her parents, she signed up and joined the Navy.  She chose to be a
Naval Aviator, since it was the closest thing to space flight possible.

Let's skip ahead...
After the "assasination" of the top brass of Earth, and Aerotech, she did
some investigation.  Somehow, she managed to see some of the talks between
the Chig and the brass.  She is convinced that maybe the Chig was right, and
that the humans were the ones that started this whole war.

Nancy Sweitz

Occupation: Activist

Age: 37

Height: 5'2"

Weight: 135

Three Distinguishing Features:

1. Short, cropped hair

2. Long sharp nose

3. Broad smile

Ethnic Group: German

Family Background: The only child of two activists and teachers, Nancy grew up acutely aware of the importance of a social conscience. Her parents are tough taskmasters and demand 110% from Nancy at all times. The end justifies the means is her parents favorite expression.

Religion: Agnostic

Years of Schooling: 18

Major and Minor in College: Major - Sociology, Minor - Literature

Degrees: Masters in both Sociology and Literature

Dominate Impression: Nancy is tom-boyish in appearance.

Three traits of the character:

1. Most consider Nancy to be a lesbian since she never seems to date and doesn't indulge in anything feminine such as make-up, jewelry or even soft colors such a pink. She dresses mostly in dark blues, black or brown.

2. Her plain looks and tomboy mannerisms make it twice as hard for her to get attention so she has become aggressive in her dealings with people.

3. She does have a warm, broad smile that suggests a kind heart but seldom shows it.

Self-Concept: I will not be ignored.

Personal Possessions: Collected writings of Gloria Steinem, Collection of Poems by Emily Dickinson, she drives a VW bug (the back seat of which is full of trash from fast food places).