Mariner Software Persona for Mac - Manual (Page 15)

The Ideology
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The Ideology
Mariner Persona is about categorizing characters. There are eight Hero archetypes, eight Heroines, eight Villains, and eight
Villainesses. Each archetype has two styles. While categorizing anything might be a superficial activity, it has merit in that it
helps you determine the background and therefore motivations of your character. Rather than constantly changing your
character during your writing, starting with clear ideas about who your characters are and what they stand for will make the
situational writing involving them much easier. For instance, If we know that a kid named Bruce was raised in a wealthy
family and saw his parents murdered, and vows to secretly uphold justice and train mentally and physically to do so - we
could then have a good idea how he'll act.
Often the styles for an archetype are based on whether the personality and values came from Birth right (or lack thereof) or
personal effort.
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