Character Profile: Lori Stiel
Name: Lorelai Sihu Stiel
Age: 32
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 155lbs.
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Native American (Hopi)/Unknown
Relatives: Unknown Mother, John Stiel (Father/Deceased), Etka Stiel (Paternal Grandmother)
Occupation: Former Captain in the United States Marine Corps/Auditor of Clandestine Intervention, Combat & Logistics Operations (C.I.C.L.ops)
Character Type: Bold/Heroic/Fearless/Disciplined/Tomboyish
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The origin of how I came up with the character Lori Stiel stems from many different places. When I decided to embark on telling an action story, I immediately knew I wanted the main character to be a female. Why? Cuz it's so rare. Usually in the story types involving espionage, military and drama, the hero is your garden variety white guy. So when I brainstormed who my main character was, I settled on a Native American female lead for a number of reasons...the most notable are 1, how many stories in ANY medium have you seen with a Native American as the main character? 2, the idea of telling a story from the perspective of a female special operations agent (of which there are none in real life) is a fresh perspective to dive into.
So "where" did Lori's inspiration come from? Well, truth be told she's inspired from a design standpoint from 2 females, one real...one virtual; fitness influencer Lori Slayer (Also where I derived her name) and video game character Panam Palmer of Cyberpunk 2077. I envisioned her to be an extremely fit woman. One would have to be in order to survive the rigors of being a tier 1 operator. Thankfully, @HDiddy's XBody allows for very intricate body morphing. Her morphs are a combination of @Sammrchssn's Muscle Woman and @Birol's Fitness body mods, with a bit of @pervokpetr's Female Body 2 so she can fit most clothing without significant clipping. In terms of her actual personality, well...it's basically "me"...if I were a woman. Many if not all of Lori's character nuances, mannerism and reactions are pretty much how I'd react if put in the scenarios he's put in. Makes write her dialog pretty damned easy. Rather than make her the typical "Mary Sue" hero who's protected by walls of plot armor, I prefer to portray her as being strong willed, but vulnerable. A woman conflicted by her duty and her need to BE a woman...which don't always align. In fact, it NEVER aligns. Lori and John Herrig are essentially 2 sides of the same coin, which is why (as of Vol.8) she takes such ownance into bringing him down...because she understands under different circumstances she could easily been him. Internally, she blames herself for not "stopping" him, even though she had no idea what was going on in his head. That's one of the biggest character traits (or flaws) I want to showcase with the character...her need to be the fixer. But in all her efforts to try and fix the world and lives of those around her, she's never stopped to do so for her own. (That's of course where James comes in.) While not a tormented, tortured soul...she's not emotionally calibrated completely. The wear and tear of over a decade as a warfighter has taken its toll on her.
Now, as far as what the future holds for our heroine, well...that's still to be determined. In the next few volumes, there will be many revelations that will forever alter her life going forward. A couple of them good, a couple of them bad...but all of them will drastically alter the trajectory of Lori's life within this story...and beyond. Up to this point in the story, I've shown her to be a strong fighter, a giving friend and a passionate lover. But I plan on delving deeper into what truly makes her tick. Her aspirations, motivations and of course her fears. All while trying to overthrow a plot by a terrorist corporation to overthrow the world's governments. There's a LOT left to be told in the story of Lori, and I'm looking forward to showly peeling back all of the layers as she navigates conflict, loyalty and romance.
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