Character Profiles
Name:
Edward Tamlock
Gender:
Male
Age:
24
Physical
Appearance: Edward is tall and thin, sitting at just over
6 feet in height and weighing just close to 12 ½ stone. He has jet-black hair,
quite short but well maintained. He has no facial hair, but has a very thin
bone structure, which could be interpreted as moderately good looking by some.
How
does the character feel about his appearance: Edward
likes the way he looks. He shaves regularly and looks after himself and his
hair. He was always taught to dress well by his parents and it stuck with him.
People often tell him he looks kind and handsome, which he uses to his
advantage when it comes to playing people.
Describe
the character’s childhood in terms of:
a) Relationship to parents – Edward, along with his sister Evelyn, never got on very well with
his parents. He was abused and beaten by both Mother and Father. This lead to
their untimely demise as at the age of 8, Edward and Evelyn committed matricide
and patricide, ultimately freeing them from the long-term abuse they suffered.
b) Relationship to siblings – Edward has a very close bond with his sister, Evelyn. They are
twins and so naturally share a life bond because of this. They are very close,
however Edward never seems to call Evelyn by anything other than “Sister”. He
is very protective over her and always has been. Their separation hit hard on
Edward, as it made him feel alone in the world.
Edward’s second sibling,
Jacob, was just 3 when he died at the hands of his brother and sister. They
murdered him in order to “send him to God” and to save him from possible future
abuse if they hadn’t killed their parents.
c) Relationship to other key
people from his youth – The family butler, Walter,
played a key part in Edward’s growing up. He nursed Edward through all illness
and injuries acquired from his parents while growing up. He is the closest
thing to a father that Edward has, and was the only person able to keep him
grounded, apart from his sister, during moments of psychosomatic aggression,
something Edward suffered from greatly in his youth.
d) Lifestyle while growing up
– Edward was one of those seemingly spoilt rich
children. His family had everything, a large house, large grounds, expensive
luxury home items and lots of money. This gave him a good, polite upbringing.
The one problem that came with this was the beatings from his parents. This
traumatized the child who would constantly spend his time forgetting his own
pain, making sure his sister was all right. Books have always been a great love
for Edward, which in moments of panic when his parents got upset, he would hide
behind his bed with his sister, and read her stories.
e) Education – Edward attended a private school between the ages 4 and 8. His
very advanced reading level had him finishing the complete works of
Shakespeare, and half way through the full works of Dickens. Edward believes
you can learn anything from books. As a child, in the mental health institute,
he naturally had a teacher, but Edward often refused to cooperate in one to one
lessons, so just asked for reading material. The expanse of Edward’s reading is
unparalleled, having constantly read for almost 18 years whilst in care. This
shows, as he is a very intelligent, well-read individual.
f) Childhood activities – Apart from playing with his sister, usually the games she wanted to
play, and reading, Edward didn’t tend to have any. He liked acting, and would
often perform parts of Shakespeare to Evelyn, and occasionally to Walter.
g) Location – Edward spent the first 8 years of his life in the same house. A
large gothic mansion in West Sussex; very pristine with religious symbolism
everywhere (Christian). Following that, he spent the majority of his life, 18
years, in a mental health institute in South London.
Describe
the characters current relationships with:
a) Parents – non-existent, as they are dead. Edward made a vow to never visit
their graves.
b) Siblings – With Jacob dead, all Edward has left is his sister, Evelyn. Once he
finds her, the twin relationship comes back in full flock. Edward knows how to
manipulate his sister, which he does at the same time as loving her
unconditionally. He wants her on his side when it comes to anything. He often
manages to persuade her in to doing things she doesn’t necessarily want to.
c) Walter – Edward and Walter have a different relationship in Walter’s oldish
age and Edward’s 20’s. Walter was the only person who came to visit Edward
during his time in the institute. He visited every month to see how he was
doing. This helped Edward a lot towards his “recovery”. Back at the house,
Edward and Walter don’t often see eye to eye, but none-the-less, Walter will
always help clean up Edward’s mess, no matter what it may be.
Describe
the character’s romantic life and any relevant background: Edward doesn’t particularly have a romantic life. He doesn’t deem it
necessary in what he wants to accomplish. The only slight ‘romance’ can be seen
between him and his sister, they are very close, often seen holding hands, even
in adulthood.
Describe
the character’s sex life and moral beliefs: Edward
is a virgin through and through. Has never had sex, but has never had the need
to have sex. Edward believes it is only right to do what is necessary in any
given moment for him. He does believe in the sanctity of marriage, and follows
the 10 commandments very religiously. His religion is his life. However, when
it comes to killing, Edward will only do it if the one who tells him to, whom
he believes to be God, deems it as okay; that’s what he tells himself anyway.
Does
the character have children? If not, how does he feel about children?
As aforementioned, Edward does not have
children. He finds children fascinating though. Knowing what he was capable of
at a young age makes him wonder what others of a similar age are capable of.
One flaw of this, which he has though, is talking to children, he comes across as
if they were adults. He does not understand as to why they don’t often
understand him.
What
is the character’s religious background? : Edward is very religious. He follows
Christianity but is not any particular denomination, more protestant then
catholic. He believes that the voice of God talks to him, tells him to do
things, which has him believing that he is a prophet, carrying out the message
of God by murdering those who sin. He often quotes the Bible in situations
where doing so would be relevant.
What
is the character’s occupation: Unemployed.
Describe
the character’s philosophy of life: Edward believes
that to get anywhere you have to work for it. If you are hard working and
committed enough to your own cause, then you will succeed in your shortcomings
during life. This ties in with the serial killing. Edward believes that God has
given him this mission from heaven, that giving him the right to sin to stop
other sinners, will grant him access to the kingdom of heaven, hence being so
devoted to God and to killing those who he feels he needs to.
Sum
up the main aspects of the character’s personality: Optimistic yet introverted.
Edward is kind faced with a cold demeanor. He rarely comes across as a nice
person, often showing people up with his intellect, pointing out flaws in their
topic of conversation. He is very
monotonous, both in voice and facial expression, making him very hard to read.
His only real bursts of emotion come in to play when he is killing someone, or
when he is alone with his sister. He always seems at his happiest and bubbliest
when doing any of the latter two.
What
is this character proud of? Edward is proud of his
expansive knowledge and how well read he is. His biggest pride however, comes
from the successful murders he commits, and being able to get away with them.
Though he doesn’t ever brag, he feels a sense of pride after doing what God has
told him to do.
What
is this character ashamed of? Edward isn’t ashamed
of much, or if he is, he doesn’t show it. He’s not ashamed for lying to his
therapist for 18 years, in fact, he’s actually quite proud of it. He is however
ashamed of Evelyn after finding out she has engaged in sexual relations with
her boyfriend. He considers her soiled, but forgives her, as he ‘needs’ her.
What
is his state of health? Edward suffers from
psychosomatic aggression. When things get too hard he lashes out in fits of
anger. That was more from his childhood though; the constant beatings didn’t
give him an overly sound state of mind. This seems to have been overcome
through his treatment over the years. It is also argued that he is
schizophrenic. Therapists say that the ‘God’ he believes he is talking to is
actually a subconscious part of himself. This never managed to get completely cured,
although it doesn’t happen as often as it used to. Edward more relies on his
own judgment as to whether or not to kill someone now. He also has many
psychopathic tendencies.
How
intelligent is he or she? Edward’s advanced
knowledge through reading has helped him over come a number of situations. He
managed to convince his therapist he was ready to be placed back in to society.
He can out talk anyone he meets, on almost any subject. He knows how to not
trace a murder back to him, and has even prepared himself for, should the worst
happen, and he be picked up and questioned by the police.
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