I grew up in a religious family from a fairly rural, mountainous area of the US, so I have a little bit of insight into the personality of people from a similar area. It seems to me the Hellsguard would compare fairly closely, given their religious duty and the geography where they live. All of these traits apply to a greater or lesser degree depending on the individual and how far out in the boonies they live or how deep are their religious convictions:
Insular, religious, fanatical, pious, disillusioned, hopeful, cheerful, racist, conspiratorial, distrustful (at least of strangers and especially of outside authorities like the government), hospitable, carefree, talkative, uneducated, confrontational, disrespectful of the law (basically "I know what's best for me and mine").
Small communities in that area tend to be close-knit and proud. They tend to be traditional and judgmental, a little bit behind the times when it comes to technology and education, and they deal with their own problems in their own way. They also tend to be shrinking with an aging population, as young people leave to seek opportunities for better pay or better education in larger communities.
Part of what should help you define your character is the reason s/he would leave such a community. Do you wish to break from traditional roles, seek fame or fortune, learn more about the world and become worldly (a decidedly negative trait as far as traditionalist values are concerned), or seek an education and greater opportunity? Maybe you just never fit in to begin with.
By no means do I expect that all of the Hellsguard conform to this idea. Just throwing out fodder for you to mull around when you consider how your own character may have lived and grown up, or if you were born in a city, how their parents would likely have grown up and developed their values.
Insular, religious, fanatical, pious, disillusioned, hopeful, cheerful, racist, conspiratorial, distrustful (at least of strangers and especially of outside authorities like the government), hospitable, carefree, talkative, uneducated, confrontational, disrespectful of the law (basically "I know what's best for me and mine").
Small communities in that area tend to be close-knit and proud. They tend to be traditional and judgmental, a little bit behind the times when it comes to technology and education, and they deal with their own problems in their own way. They also tend to be shrinking with an aging population, as young people leave to seek opportunities for better pay or better education in larger communities.
Part of what should help you define your character is the reason s/he would leave such a community. Do you wish to break from traditional roles, seek fame or fortune, learn more about the world and become worldly (a decidedly negative trait as far as traditionalist values are concerned), or seek an education and greater opportunity? Maybe you just never fit in to begin with.
By no means do I expect that all of the Hellsguard conform to this idea. Just throwing out fodder for you to mull around when you consider how your own character may have lived and grown up, or if you were born in a city, how their parents would likely have grown up and developed their values.
I'm a tinker! Tinkerer? Hrm.... I'm an artificer! - Myxie Tryxle | Impressions and Memories
