Characters 3.2: ROARK (INTP)
ESTJ
Systematic, organized, relies upon facts and policies. Uses resources efficiently. Develops logical conclusions. Concrete, straightforward; requires clear specifications. Expects measurement by fair, explicit standards. Conscientious. Does not bring personal issues into the mix. Realistic. Focuses on concrete results. Enjoys action, and interaction with a variety of personalities. Takes charge easily, a role accepted by others.
ESTJ
Systematic, organized, relies upon facts and policies. Uses resources efficiently. Develops logical conclusions. Concrete, straightforward; requires clear specifications. Expects measurement by fair, explicit standards. Conscientious. Does not bring personal issues into the mix. Realistic. Focuses on concrete results. Enjoys action, and interaction with a variety of personalities. Takes charge easily, a role accepted by others.
INTP
Lives in a world of his own ideas, may or may not connect to real world understanding from others’ points of view. Loves theoretical, logical, reasonable processes—but doesn’t focus on conclusions—it’s the process that counts. Wonderfully analytical, can see through even the most complex or complicated questions. Willing to take risks to find an “even better” solution. Independent, private, lives in his own head, measures up to his own high standards (which few others approach). Best if life is unstructured, so he can come and go as necessary. Doesn’t interact with everyone, but chooses a small group of smart people based upon respect. Self-motivating: pursues opportunities that sharpen skills. Attracted to power and brilliant thinking—enjoys meeting and interacting with intellectual (or other) heroes and successful people—but not for networking purposes. Ingenious, Loves to receive the compliment!
Potential Areas of Conflict
Can’t muster much interest or compassion for others’ petty problems. Dismissive. Sucks up to experts and power (tries hard not to be seen doing so). Lives inside his own head, so may be confused or mystified by happenings elsewhere. May be whip-smart, but he is hard to read. Not often invited. Misses opportunities because he is not paying attention, or not present (physically or emotionally). Lives in concept world, and finds it difficult to move blast out of it. Unrealistic, impractical, may be a dreamer in not the best ways. Condescending. Arrogant. Sometimes uncooperative, even somewhat disruptive. Not detail oriented. Social niceties are counterintuitive. May forget to say “hello,” “goodbye,” or “thank you.” May seem distracted or disinterested because he is just that. Slow to decide. Slow on the pick-up sometimes, too. Disorganized. Could be a hoarder.
Brief description: Develop, analyze, critique new ideas. Observer. Engaged by complex problems and original solutions. Let me think, spend quiet time with ideas to see possibilities that may not be immediately apparent to others. Logic, reason, instinct and novel approaches lead the way. Envisions and imagines clearly; produces visual materials with his own hand. Relies upon self-confidence, personal judgment. Prefers to interact with chosen few. Let others handle details—that way, there’s time for the next intellectual challenge.
Purpose: Demonstrate value of thinking deeply, thoroughly. Will sometimes talk to others, but prefers to write, sketch, diagram, draw comics. Roark takes on very large issues and makes sense of them, but not everyone agrees with his approach or conclusions. Roark’s favorite interview subjects are scholars, authors, artists and experts on a high intellectual plane. Travels extensively to observe and understand. Fills sketchbooks.
Gender/Heritage: Was imagined and then built from the wellspring of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead. No earlier heritage. An especially sharp, distinctive personality.
Physical Description: Rumbled feature suggesting individuality. Smaller eyes, smaller mouth, very observant, larger brow, smaller eyes. Maybe a sleepy or played out face with a quirk (in the reference photo, hair/fur was combed over—just an example). Long, drawn.
Psychological: Still waters run deep. Values competence, respects those who make things and add value. No respect for those who manipulate or fail to add value to society. Disdainful of the many because they fail to take the time to think clearly (his sketching is a means of thinking clearly; diagramming, equally so). Smart; confident in his intelligence; naturally and gently arrogant but never snooty.
Fears: Roark is afraid of letting people get too close.
Social: Libertarian: anything that involves more government or more rules or more laws is not a good idea. Please, no more rules! Friends are careful because you never know what’s going to set Roark off. Requires quiet; lashes out at those who make noise just to hear themselves talk (Big Picture, I’m talking about you!) He is our best male singing voice, a tenor of the highest order.
Key Relationships: Does not interact with everyone. Prefers a select few. Deeply values Quant for his intellect and ability to add value through smart analysis. Also sees great value in Moonlight and Imogene, and admires Rena because she has transformed herself and the bookstore.
Place in Cafe: A quiet table away from the action. Writes essays and books (we publish some of them) and maintains his collection of sketchbooks (always closed, neatly lined up on a shelf, never displayed except on his own terms). Intrigued by the communications potential of graphic novels: words and pictures, both under the author’s control (we publish some works in progress; for Roark, completion of long works doesn’t happen quickly or in accordance with anyone’s timetable but his own). Blogs are frivolous. Tweets are not worthy of anyone’s attention. If it’s not on paper, it’s not worth much, but Roark is intrigued by republishing of works on paper for wider dissemination via the internet. (He is not a luddite.) Roark is a big fan of the bookstore, loves having it nearby.
0-to-60: Doesn’t much apply because Roark tends to be socially aloof. But we’ll see the anger and the passion reflected in his work output. What gets Roark crazy? Unreason. Silly points of view and the ridiculous people who don’t take the time to think. People who believe what they see. But he will lash out, loudly and with great articulation when people are cluttering the cafe with nonsense conversation or just making noise to hear their own voices. And please, no more rules!
Accessory Characters: None.
Concept Art
