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Nevaeh Univell a Decimated Empire

Game Design Document
Version 1.0

Alistair Sorley

Alistair Sorley is just and fair king ruling a well developed kingdom. Gradiva has been ruled by the Sorley family for five generations and has developed tremendously.

Character Stats
  • Health

  • Vitality

  • Strength

  • ​Endurance

  • Will

  • Rage

  • Defence

  • Magic

  • Dexterity

  • Agility

  • Accuracy

  • Evasion

  • Cunning

  • Critical

Battle Stats
Basic Statistics
  • Name:   Alistair Sorley

  • Age:   47

  • Nationality:   Eurolaian

  • Socioeconomic Level as a Child:   high class prince

  • Socioeconomic Level as an Adult:   high class king

  • Hometown:   Gradiva kingdom, Eurolai

  • Current Residence: Gradiva kingdom, Eurolai

  • Occupation:   king of Gradiva

  • Income/Salary:   very high upper class income

  • Birth Order:   Second of four

  • Siblings:   Grendel Sorley, Kenneth Sorley, Stevenson Sorley, Kendall Sorley. Alistair and Grendel 1st born are in feud over who is the rightful king of Gradiva. Kenneth sways between sides of the argument and Kendall sides with Alistair

  • Spouse:   Sarah Sorley is the Queen of Gradiva. She was betrothed to Alistair which she has grown to love but misses her more simple beginnings.

  • Children:   Katrina Sorley and Victoria Sorley Healthy relationship

  • Parents:   Geoffery Sorley king father and Andria Sorley queen mother healthy relationship

  • Grandparents:   Cooper Sorley Grenich Sorley and Cristo Semitic Sandra Semitic

  • Grandchildren:   N/A

  • Significant Others:   Sarah Sorley is the Queen of Gradiva. She was betrothed to Alistair which she has grown to love but misses her more simple beginnings.

  • Relationship Skills:   loving father and faithful friend

Basic Stats
Physical Characteristics
  • Height:   5’10

  • Weight:   220lbs

  • Race:   Eurolaian

  • Eye Color:   brown

  • Hair Color:   brown

  • Glasses or Contact Lenses:   reading glasses

  • Skin Color:   Caucasian

  • Shape of Face:   Square

  • Distinguishing Features:   bearded face and portly

  • Manner of Dress:   royal

  • Mannerisms:   royal

  • Habits:   has a mild drinking habit.

  • Health:   average health bit sedentary

  • Hobbies:   hunting wild pigs

  • Speech Patterns:   royal and at times condescending

  • Disabilities:   none

  • Style:   royal

  • Greatest Physical Flaw:   terrible stamina

  • Best Physical Quality:   friendly appearance

Physical Characteristics
Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes
  • Educational Background:   highly educated master's degree equivalent in social economics

  • Intelligence Level:   high

  • Mental Illnesses:   none

  • Learning Experiences:   has traveled to many lands forming trade treaties and foreign policies

  • Short-term Life Goals:   coming to a fair trade agreement with the kingdom of Univel

  • Long-term Life Goals:   getting his daughters educated the way of foreign policies and warring nations

  • How the character sees himself:   as a struggling leader trying his best to be a fair ruler

  • How the character believe he/she is perceived by others:   as a fair and powerful king who puts his people first

  • Self-confidence of the character:   he is confident and surprisingly humble for a man in his position

  • Ruled by emotion, or logic, or some combination thereof:  he is a logical man but trusts his heart to aid his decisions.

  • Embarrassing this character:   stumbling his words when addressing his kingdom

Personality
Emotional Characteristics
  • Strengths:   he is kind hearted and empathetic

  • Weaknesses:   will let sadness affect his duties as a king

  • Introvert or Extrovert:   Extrovert

  • How does the character deal with anger:   he uses wild boar hunting as an outlet for his anger

  • With sadness:   doesn't have to deal with sadness often so he copes with sadness poorly.

  • With conflict:   handles conflict with poise and understanding.

  • With change:   doesn't deal with change very well. He likes his routine and when things interrupt it he can become frustrated

  • With loss:   loss brings him sadness and he doesn't handle sadness well.

  • What he wants out of life:   he is a king so many of his wants are a given he hopes to bring his family happiness and his kingdom prosperity

  • What would he change in his/her life:   he wishes for better health he has grown old and tired over the years

  • What motivates this character:   his family's happiness and his kingdom's prosperity

  • What frightens this character:   the loss of his daughters

  • What makes this character happy:   the smiles on his daughters faces

  • Is the character judgmental of others:   yes he is king and it is a part of his duties

  • Is the character generous or stingy:   he is a generous king

  • Is the character generally polite or rude:   polite and we'll spoken

Emotional Characteristics
Behaviors and Mannerisms
  • Group Behaviors:   often finds himself in large groups and tends to acquire a lot of the attention

  • Individual Behaviors:   prefers one on one discussions about politics and world affairs

  • Catch Phrases:   This isn't only about you. Think about the world at large.

Behaviors & Mannerisims
Skills/ Abilities
  • Inherent:   political negotiations

  • Will learn:   to trust his daughters with their decisions

Skills / Abilities
Spiritual Characteristics
  • Does the character believe in a God? Many gods? None at all:   grounded in the laws and logic of the Eurolaian empire

  • What are the character's spiritual beliefs:   Of the empirical nations who are more concerned with modernization and industrialization than spirituality.

  • Is religion or spirituality a part of this character's life:   religion and spirituality have little to no role in Alistair life

  • If so, what role does it play:   he believes in modernization and industrialization but has lingering deep seeded thoughts of the gods and their role in the new world.

Spiritual Characteristics
How the Character is Involved in the Story
  • Character's Game Role (Main character? Hero? Heroine? Romantic interest? Sidekick? etc.):   The cast will have the occasional visit to the Gradiva kingdom and when doing so will meet with Alistair. He will task the player with objectives and play and major role in the final battle with Maximus and his Army.

  • Scene where Character First Appears:   Return to Eurolai

  • Relationships with Other Characters:   Alistair is Victoria Sorley father and the king of Gradiva

Story Role
Scenarios
  • How does the character hold a baby:   With care and pride

  • What dos the character do when they are left in a room alone:   developing strategies for developing foreign relations

  • How does the character act around the opposite sex:   he is unchanged. He has been married and a father for a very long time and he is happy in this role.

Scenarios
Character Growth
  • How is the character different at the end of the game from when the game began:   In the beginning he is a peaceful leader and not willing to go to war. In the end he understands that he has no other choice but to fight in order to protect his people and the rest of Univel.

Character Growth
Additional Notes
  • Alistair Sorley is the King of Univell a young and flourishing kingdom. He does his best to rule the land in a fair and just manner. He was born of royal blood but raised as a common man. It was the will of his father Geoffery Sorley that his son know the people of his kingdom so as soon as the boy was old enough to travel that is what he did. 

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  • Alistair Sorley is introduced as the king of Univell at his daughter's birth celebration. As the people of the Empire celebrate the birth of Victoria Sorley Alistair greets his guests with a show of magic and fireworks. He introduces Victoria to the people and gives a speech about how she will be raised as he was, a servant of the people. And that the Empire can rejoice that the goodwill of the monarchy will continue. 
    Throughout the game Alexander will be in continuous dealings with the King to provide the resources for his missions of seeking justice for the land.

Additional Notes
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