# Character Bible: Mara Vale
Version: 1 / 2026-10-09
Story point: End of Scene 1; night before the ferry leaves at dawn

Authored fictional example, not a recorded model output.

## Stable Identity
- Name: Mara Vale.
- Age: 34.
- Occupation: Ferry-radio repairer, not a police officer.
- Setting: Bellwether, a coastal town.
- Appearance: Undecided; do not silently establish features.
- Approved background: Her brother disappeared three years ago.
- Approved formative event: At nineteen, she reported a prank rescue call
  that diverted a crew. She now demands corroboration before sharing a lead.
- Source: Writer-approved profile in the character-creation guide.

## Behavior and Voice
- Goal: Identify the distress caller before the ferry leaves.
- Motivation: The caller used her brother's private nickname for her.
- Fear: Mistaking another false lead for proof that her brother is alive.
- Strength: Tests faults systematically and records each test.
- Flaw: Withholds incomplete evidence, excluding allies who could help.
- Voice: Brief, precise questions. Corrects a technical detail when evading
  an emotional question; avoid reducing this to a repeated catchphrase.
- Example lines: "Channel six works now." / "Which minute of the recording?"

## Relationships
| Person | Mara's view | Other person's view | Shared/private facts | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jun, deckhand | Wants to protect him from an unverified lead | Trusts her repairs; resents being excluded | He has not heard the recording | Approved profile and Scene 1 |

## Current State
- Location/time: Radio workshop, night before departure.
- Physical condition: No injury established.
- Possessions: Recorder on bench; Jun's repaired radio also on bench.
- Emotional state: Wary of another false lead; avoids Jun's question.
- Immediate objective: Decide whether to share the recording or board secretly.

## Knowledge at This Story Point
| Fact | Status | How learned or why believed | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Caller used her brother's private nickname | Known | Heard on recording | Approved setup |
| Call is connected to her brother | Suspected | Nickname suggests a connection | Approved setup |
| Caller identity | Unknown | No corroboration yet | Approved setup |
| Brother is alive or aboard the ferry | Unknown | Not established | Approved setup |
- Reader-only planning: Elias, a harbor clerk, might be the caller. This
  is a proposed writer idea, not canon or knowledge available to Mara.

## Development
- Starting behavior: Protects others by withholding uncertain evidence.
- Challenge: Jun asks to hear the recording rather than receive a repair.
- Demonstrated change: None yet; she evades the question in Scene 1.
- Planned change: Learn to share uncertainty without claiming certainty.

## Canon and Revision Log
| Detail/change | Status | Evidence | Decision |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jun leaves repaired radio on bench | Approved | Scene 1: "He left the radio on the bench." | Keep |
| Mara and Jun have reconciled | Unresolved | No reconciliation scene | Do not assume |
| Elias made the call | Proposed | Writer brainstorming only | Needs decision and story evidence |

Guide: https://promptgenius.net/prompts/chatgpt/creative-writing/character-bible