User blog comment:DavinaCIaireTO/1st Annual Hunger Games/@comment-1852938-20131124004448

Name: Garnet Goldsmyth (nickname "Geegee")

Age: 18

Date of Birth: August 4

Gender: Male

District: 1

Personality: Extroverted. Relaxed speaking style, with good sense of humor. Likes telling jokes, and making verbal jabs at enemies while fighting them. Realizing that many will die regardless, he sees it as his duty to give them "honorable deaths in combat, as quick and painless as possible".

Backstory: The oldest son of actors, Garnet knows the value of a good performance. Seeking to gain publicity for themselves, Garnet's parents enrolled him in Career training at a young age. If he wins, his younger brothers can quit Career camp and join him in Victor's Village, unless those little punks decide to stay and try to win their own Games and steal his glory.

Height: 5'10"

Appearance: Handsome and well groomed, as knows the value of appearance. Has yellowish brown eyes rare in District 1 (although common in 11).

Reaping: Volunteered, like most do in Career Districts. Excited that it's finally happening after years of training! Actually rather nervous now that he's realizing he might die, but covering it up behind bravado.

Weapon(s): Two swords. Very skilled at dual wielding swords (fighting with one in each hand) in that can block with one sword while thrusting with the other.

Strengths: Deadly in 1 on 1 melee combat, especially if he has two bladed weapons. Can see the humor and drama even in challenging situations, so not likely to give up in adversity.

Weaknesses: No real survival skills (so depends on Cornucopia supplies). Not good with any ranged weapons (so depends on allies). Not likely to make the first move in backstabbing allies (since he considers that bad form).

Main fear: To be perceived as weak, dishonorable, or a disgrace to his family and District. That somebody unworthy will win "his" Hunger Games, and if he fails it will be a "poor quality" death.

Bloodbath Strategy: Sprint to Cornucopia, and don't stop until reach the very back inside of it where the best swords hopefully are. Grab two swords, and melee non-allies from the inside out, to gradually gain control of Cornucopia area. Seek to ally with someone with a good ranged attack (e.g. bow or spear/knife thrower).

Alliance: Be part of Career alliance, or start forming one if nobody else has already taken a leadership role.

<p class="MsoNormal">Training Strategy: Show off at weapons stations. Roll his eyes at the weak (as they're beneath his attention). Make snarky comments to intimidate the moderate (to gain an advantage). Befriend the dangerous (to build a strong alliance).

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<p class="MsoNormal">Name: Chip Ridgeway

<p class="MsoNormal">Age: 15

<p class="MsoNormal">Date of Birth: June 30

<p class="MsoNormal">Gender: Male

<p class="MsoNormal">District: 7

<p class="MsoNormal">Personality: Quiet and shy, often stumbling over his words. Prefers being among plants to people, so has few friends. Sees trees as the highest form of life, being strong and patient. Highly annoyed the Capitol makes his District cut them down, and is depressed that there's not much he can do about it.

<p class="MsoNormal">Backstory: Chip's parents were killed in a forest fire, and with no siblings or living relatives he was sent to one of the undesirable "community homes". There he learned to keep quiet and out of the way. At the home he worked every day cleaning up after tree cutting operations, which was hard work but at least he learned a number of outdoor skills.

<p class="MsoNormal">Height: 5'6"

<p class="MsoNormal">Appearance: Unkempt appearance, like he's been in the wilderness a long time already. Old scar on cheek from bear attack.

<p class="MsoNormal">Reaping: Reaped. Wanted to take off running in shock, but his legs felt like jello and wouldn't move. Then he had to work to avoid crying, because that would just attract unwanted attention and make him be seen as pathetic as he already felt.

<p class="MsoNormal">Weapon(s): Axe. Like many from District 7, decent with an axe. However, he's not a violent person. More likely to use ambush from a camouflaged position than attack openly.

<p class="MsoNormal">Strengths: Survival skills and stealth (learned in the woods of 7), very patient and stoic (can stay still long after most have gotten antsy).

<p class="MsoNormal">Weaknesses: Shy, awkward around people (especially girls). Difficult to trust anybody.

<p class="MsoNormal">Main fear: To die a slow and painful death.

<p class="MsoNormal">Bloodbath Strategy: Run away and hide! Maybe carefully sneak back later and scavenge Cornucopia if nobody's guarding it. Otherwise stay hidden (he's very patient) until only a few people are left.

<p class="MsoNormal">Alliance: Stay solo. Most likely to join other solo players, although it will be hard for him to trust them.

<p class="MsoNormal">Training Strategy: Keep quiet and try not to be noticed. Brush up on survival skills in the obscure training stations most others ignore. Eat as much as he can since food will be harder to come by in the arena (even for him).