Character Introductions!

Here is what I have so far on characters who will feature in my upcoming novel. So far, the main character is the only one I have somewhat fleshed out. The others I want to try and build along with ya'll! So expect to see some polls coming up soon as well as more info about this novel. But anyways, he comes the main cast!

Edit: Add to some characters and add NEW characters.

Daisy:

Having worked as an accountant in her father’s firm most of her life, Daisy had fallen into a rut that had become as predictable as death and taxes. She grew up with her father, step-mother, and half sister. Never having known her birth mother, who died giving birth to Daisy.

In school Daisy was always timid and afraid to try new things. Her sister, Jaime, was much more popular and adventurous than her. Jaime helped Daisy to come out of her shell and stuck by her side.

Daisy later on moved into a small apartment with her sister, Jamie. Daisy’s interests included crocheting, scented candles, and a hidden yearning for painting she was too afraid to pursue.

Daisy was having lunch in the park one day when she noticed a moth in a puddle and she rescued it. A woman nearby noticed the act and complemented Daisy on being kind. The two chatted before the woman left. Daisy decided to go back to work when she heard screaming back in the park and she heard there was someone dead. Once back at work, she noticed something strange. No one seemed to be able to see her. Just as she was going into her father’s office he was hanging up the phone and sobbing. She soon realizes she is dead.

Daisy is in a panic, but when the moth she rescued leads her to a man, he tells her what’s happening and that she is now a reaper. The woman she spoke to cut her ‘thread’ and was then able to pass on, leaving Daisy to take her place as well as inheriting her ‘pomegranate seed’ a source of her power and new life in death.

Daisy’s new life includes a new body and appearance, once that she has trouble adjusting to. Luckily, she is taken in by a group of other grim reapers who help her get used to her new life and form, as well as her new powers and responsibilities.

Daisy struggles with moving on from her routine and rut, and mourns her life and the loss of her family greatly. She attempts to try and recreate it to the best of her ability, unfortunately, the powers that be are dragging her away from it and into a life where she must deal with souls, a game for the afterlife, and supernatural phenomena that plague the world but go hidden.

The moth Daisy saved is actually a harbinger, a creature that helps the grim reapers find souls to reap. The moth stays with Daisy, able to take the form of a swarm of moths, mothman, and even a cat. The two become close.

Mothman

A harbinger of the afterlife. A messenger between worlds and the grim reapers, who can see souls best for reaping, as well as communicate with the beyond for the reapers on earth. Having been saved once by Daisy, and been the personal harbinger of the reaper who Daisy replaced, Mothman now feels a personal attachment to Daisy and helping her guide through her new life.

Boss

Leader of the small group of reapers Daisy joins. He’s very serious about the situation, often seeming strict and harsh to Daisy. In actuality, he’s deeply caring and protective over those under him. He’s been a reaper for ages and often speaks of things personally that seem shocking to Daisy to live through. He works either in a nursing home or hospital, somewhere he can use his abilities to comfort rather than try to play the game as fast as possible. His house is always full of cat harbingers, but he is often seen speaking with a mysterious owl.

Jokester

The one who comes and fetches Daisy after she dies. He’s seemingly unphased by anything, always smiling and happy to participate. He rarely reaps souls, often only taking on the side quests given to them in dealing with supernatural threats. Works several odd jobs, mostly at night, including playing in a band. He helps Daisy to see there aren't such bad things in death and encourages her to live life rather than cycle through it. His unwillingness to reap souls stems from a  fear of dying. His past is also a huge question mark as his story changes constantly.

Cool One

She takes some time getting close to. But this busy business owner uses her food truck as a means of finding souls to reap. More eager than Jokester and Boss to play the game and get all her points to pass on, she still proves to be a helpful ally for Daisy. Her food truck is often used to go on missions, and she gets pissed if any damage happens to it, often calling the truck her baby. She was extremely close friends with the reaper Daisy replaced, hence her original animosity to Daisy. The two become close though, even becoming roommates when Jokester becomes too chaotic to stay with. She is hardheaded and is often willing to charge into a fight headfirst. Her and Jokester work surprisingly well together. She enjoys working out and weightlifting.

Villain

A reaper sniper who refuses to reap human souls. He often tries to get other reapers to join his cause, thinking that once all reapers are gone humanity can finally start to grow and improve. He sees Daisy as a likely ally and constantly tries to seduce her to his side. He frequents the drag show where Daisy’s sister performs and manages. Villain also has a past with Boss, the two both worked alongside their Mentor back in the day. At some point he changed, taking to the sniper lifestyle and espousing his philosophy that allowing death to suffer and hopefully one day vanish would allow humanity and the supernatural to advance and cohabitate. He believes that once humanity will not die, then they will start to care.

Sister

Daisy’s younger half sister. The two were close, but after Daisy’s sudden death she becomes extremely angry. Despite warnings not to go back home, Daisy goes to her old apartment where her sister is getting rid of all of Daisy’s things as well as looking for a new roommate. There Daisy realizes how her life affected her sister and how it always will. She’s transgender, having only told Daisy when they were young. Daisy supported her and helped her in the early years of her transition. She now performs in a drag show in town, which is surprisingly frequented by Villain.

Lady Villain

Unlike everyone else, she’s an evil entity rather than reaper. Working with the supernatural she helps to create chaos for the reapers. Sometimes working with the sniper as their goals sometimes interlap. Her end goal is to torture humanity in hopes for a new world for the superntaural to take over, believing that humanity has supressed it for too long. She was once a reaper who refused to take souls and thus became a lost soul, turning into a cryptid herself. She kills reapers for their pomegranate seeds in order to power herself. She believed Mentor died in order for her pomegrante seed to be easily taken, which no resides with Daisy.

The Mentor:

Taught both Villain and Boss, as well as having been extremely close to Cool. She was seen as almost perfect to all those around her. She had been a reaper for a long time, and had mastered her pomegranate seeds powers amiably. Sometimes her afterimage still appears to Daisy in dreams. Everyone speaks very highly of her, even female villain. She worked hard and even took care of Jokester during his first few years as a reaper. But secretly she may have been working with other forces.

Banshee:

A harbinger like mothman, although she’s mostly human. She lives as a recluse, no longer interested in the paranormal that she attracts because of her nature. She tries to stay away from people as much as possible. Although she still is in contact with Boss and Jokester. During childhood she grew up knowing Villain and Boss. As a child she was raised by her father who tried to hide her banshee nature. But her screams often attracted attention of the supernatural and she was placed under the protection of Boss and Villain for a short period until she could learn to protect herself. Now, on her own, she somtimes offers help to reapers. For a while, and and Jokester lived together and they still maintain a close relationship. She’s one of the few people Jokester opens up to.