Today we have an awesome guest post from Tiffany Truitt, author of Naturals. She takes us into the world of Naturals and gives us a firsthand look at both new and returning characters.
Thanks for hosting me today! Hypable is def one of the coolest sites around. I am here to introduce and share a little bit about the characters featured in Naturals, the second book in The Lost Souls Series.
NEW CHARACTERS
Lockwood
Age: 16
Classification: Isolationist
Physical Description: His hair was down to his ears, brown with bits of red, depending on how the sun hit it. His eyes were bright blue.
Characteristics: Light-hearted, listener, open-minded
Favorite Lockwood Quote: You really want to talk about our first fight? Fine. Let’s talk about it. I was right. You were wrong. Then you were right, and I was less right.
McNair
Age: Late 50s / Early 60s
Classification: Isolationist
Physical Description: Their hair was shaggy and their beards unkempt. And while their clothes were dirty and worn, they didn’t carry themselves like some outcasts.
Characteristics: Authoritative, fair, dedicated, tough as nails, survivor
Favorite McNair Quote: He doesn’t hate you. He hates this world. Naturals and chosen ones. Good and bad. If only it was so easy to separate the world into little sections.
Sharon
Age: 40s
Classification: Isolationist
Physical Description: Her long hair was clumsily thrown into a pony tail, pieces escaping and framing her face. Her eyes looked kind, but I knew how deceiving looks could be.
Characteristics: Maternal, caring, sympathetic, selfless
Favorite Sharon Quote: You take something like fear and magnify it, and people will do anything to make it go away.
Eric
Age: Early 20s
Classification: Isolationist
Physical Description: Despite being close to me in age, he always seemed like more of a grown-up.
Characteristics: Trigger happy, vengeful, loyal, tough
Favorite Eric Quote: Look, you’re lucky you don’t have a hole in that leg right now. Stop your bitchin.
RETURNING CHARACTERS (updated)
Tess
Age: 17
Classification: Natural, Former Templeton Girl, Outlaw
Physical Description: His eyes roamed everywhere. I could feel them pause over certain places, spaces of imperfection: my slightly too long neck; my much too thin arms; my general lack of torso; my long, disproportioned legs; my thick reddish hair.
Characteristics: Stubborn, withdrawn, introverted… but there is something inside her waiting to break free. She was meant to rebel. It’s in her blood.
Favorite Tess Quote: Then I’m sorry, but I’m going to run. I won’t die for you.
James
Age: 17
Classification: Chosen One, Assigned to supervise and protect a compound
Physical Description: As I looked to the chosen one beside me, I saw past the perfection the creators intended when constructing him. Behind his alluring appearance lay danger. His artfully sculpted cheekbones, curly black hair, and dazzling mismatched eyes didn’t impress me. Those weren’t the things that stirred something inside me the way playing the piano did. It was the flaw. The small scar on his chin. It was glorious.
Characteristics: Agile, intelligent…seemingly perfect chosen one…but underneath his seemingly perfect obedience lays an inquisitive nature that might just get him in trouble.
Favorite James Quote: I…when the other boys would talk about the female naturals, the Templeton girls, I never got it. Sure, some were attractive, but I never felt that thing, you know. I mean I would read about it in books. But I never understood it. Then I saw you in the damn piano room. And I felt it—want. I wanted you
Henry
Age: 17
Classification: Natural, Outlaw
Physical Description: He looked so different from the boy I remembered. Our meetings were moments trapped in short glances—this was something different. While he was still rather lanky, his arms were toned. His sandy blond hair was longer than most of the boys’. It was painfully obvious that any trimming he did by himself. His bright green eyes still entrapped me as they always had.
Characteristics: Determined, passionate, political, acts before thinking
Favorite Henry Quote: If I were on the winning side, the side with the power, they wouldn’t call me a terrorist. That’s the jacked-up thing. Even more so than the violence and death.
Louisa
Age: 13
Classification: Natural, one of the last born, left behind at Templeton
Physical Description: Louisa had always been a little sickly, but there was now a fresh blush to her cheeks. Her blue eyes seemed to become brighter and brighter.
Characteristics: Sickly, self-possessed, fickle, needy
Favorite Louisa Quote: Of course you would say that, Tess. No offense, but you’re not exactly the type of girl to enjoy a place like Templeton. I don’t know why they won’t just let any girl from a family volunteer to work there. Why does it have to be the oldest? Besides, as one of the last born, I’m about as special as the chosen ones.
George
Age: 16
Classification: Chosen One, assigned to supervise and protect Templeton
Physical Description: He was just as stunningly perfect as the others, but there was something in his eyes that left me feeling naked, like he could see right through me if he chose to and I would be unable to stop him. He wore his power proudly.
Characteristics: Power-hungry, manipulative, insecure
Favorite George Quote: What’s going on in that insipid brain of yours? You don’t actually think you can refuse me, do you? This is all a ruse, you know. I’m a chosen one; I can have whatever of yours that I want.
Robert
Age: 20s (He doesn’t share a lot about his life)
Classification: Chosen One, Outlaw,
Characteristics: Devastated by loss of wife, carries a heavy burden, secretive
Favorite Robert Quote: Telling you I loved Emma wouldn’t be enough. It was more than that. I was obsessed with her. There wasn’t anything I wouldn’t do. Every second of every minute that we spent together, I knew it was wrong, insane, but I couldn’t help it. I didn’t care. I thought I deserved her.
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