Creative Burst - Character Sketch

Hugo Stratt

Bio
Hugo is a man of complexities and there is little to be revealed which isn’t apparent in the way he dresses. Like a jester. Like a morose jester. None of his quirks were so obvious, of course, when he first appeared on the street corner one late fall afternoon peddling dime-store trinkets out of a tattered briefcase. Then he wore the clothes of a common man, one who could blend with the crowd in a moment’s notice. It was the death of his mother that brought him to dress like he does.

His profession
Five years as a street vendor. Prior to that unknown

One eccentricity
Hugo tries to furtively pick his nose, but it is never so subtle that someone doesn’t see it happen every time

Four qualities
He’s obese, he’s gregarious, he’s talkative, he’s mysterious

Three important recent events
He appeared on the street corner the day after the solar eclipse
He didn’t show up on the day the black-robed man came to town
After his mother died, he met with the town constable in private

Two habitual actions
He talks like a pirate
He carries around a penny which he throws into the sewer every morning before setting up his goods to sell