Todd Booker

Todd Booker

Todd is a kind hearted boy who likes playing Disc Caster’s TCG. He works at the family owned game shop in New York City and attends a high school in the area. He inherited the Pharaoh’s Puzzle from his grandparents and solved it.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Todd is not very athletic but he does walk most places so he is fit enough for his environment with an average build. The only abnormality that he has is that he is short for his age.

Body Features

Todd is white, brown hair, and with smaller shoulders than what men usually have for his age.

Facial Features

Todd has a rounded childish face that goes well with is semi-rounded amber eyes. He always seems to be a bit younger than he actually his and has an optimistic smile that his more often than not on his face. When he is not smiling his dimples show his happy outlook.

Physical quirks

Todd is right handed and walks at a cautious pace leading with his head. When he is around his friends he has a bit more confidence and his sunny outlook that is sometimes hidden really shines through.

Apparel & Accessories

Since Todd works part-time at the family store he is usually wearing polos or other button-up clothes with long nice looking pants. Todd's wardrobe is mostly geared to business casual in case he needs to deal with annoying customers and so he doesn't own many t-shirts.
Todd's sense of fair play can be seen in his attire as well because he is always wearing short sleeves or has his long sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He also doesn't wear wrist bands or other such jewelry to show that there are no tricks up his sleeves.
The only piece of jewelry that he wears somewhat regularly is the Pharaoh's Puzzle.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Todd is the only child of his parents who went missing when he was 8 years old. Ever since that event, Todd has been raised by his grandparents Lindsey Booker and Edward Booker in their Brooklyn apartment.
Since Todd's grandparents own a small shop in the city that has been in business for a long time, Todd has learned how to count money, stock shelves, and handle annoying people from an early age.
Todd has been friends with Stella Wayland for a long time and she has been with Todd since his parents went missing. She has given support and friendship and has been the only friend he has from his childhood that he is still in contact with.
Todd's newest friends are Bryan Edwards, Martin Davis, and Richard Line who he met at high school. His relationships with Marten and Richard started a bit strained but have since gotten better after a shared bullying experience. His friendship with Bryan started when they both learned that they have a piece of the Pharaoh's Regalia, the Puzzle, and the Ring.
Todd is sure that is parents are still out there and even if they are not whatever is left of them needs to be found and returned to the United States.

Gender Identity

Male

Sexuality

Straight

Education

Currently in high school.

Employment

Works at Urban Treehouse Game Shop, the family-owned shop, as a stocker and cashier.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Todd is a good student with an aptitude for history and although he is a shy kid who rarely participates frequently gets good grades.
Outside of the world of academia, Todd solved the Pharaoh's Puzzle which for its simple design has been unsolved by his father, grandfather, and anyone else who tried to solve the puzzle.
At a youth event at Todd's church, Todd got first place in the Disc Casters tournament that the church was hosting as an outreach event.

Failures & Embarrassments

Before Todd was able to solve the Pharaoh's Puzzle he, of course, failed at solving it for a number of years before he was able to do so. There were times where he just put the puzzle down for days at a time hoping that if he did he would finally be able to solve it.

Mental Trauma

When his parents went missing Todd had a hard time accepting that he would probably never see them again.
Todd has also been picked on and bullied throughout school for being a nerdy kid that prefers more traditional, physical, games over video games. For the longest time, this has stopped him from bringing games to school to play with classmates at lunch or break.

Intellectual Characteristics

Todd is good at coming up with a strategy and sticking to it when playing games, this has also helped him teach his friends the games that he is interested in. Todd is also easy going and not much can get under his skin.

Morality & Philosophy

Todd is a caring and compassionate soul who mainly wants to see the good in others. Todd believes that if you can help someone you should, but having a strong work ethic Todd also believes that part of helping is directing people to where they can get help and walking with them.
Todd being raised by his grandparents also holds onto their traditional values and morality and has been accused of having an old soul. Todd considers himself to be honest and doesn't like people who cheat in games or life in general believing that the best way to get ahead in life is to follow the rules. Todd also has great respect for the people in his life and does his best to treat them with the respect that they deserve.

Taboos

He does not like the disrespect of the elderly, targeting the elderly for personal gain, and even euthanization of the elderly. Todd also doesn't like people who choose to be disrespectful to anyone for any reason.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

He wants to find out what happened to his parents but that is something that he believes that he cannot do as a teenage. In the meantime, he wants to figure out the secrets of the Puzzle and hang out with his friends.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Although Todd considers himself a gamer he isn't all that great with video games but is also unbeatable with physical games like Disc Casters.

Likes & Dislikes

Todd likes food trucks and carts and doesn't like bigger chain restaurants since in some states the bigger restaurants have gotten governments to make it harder for food trucks and carts to get business.

Virtues & Personality perks

Todd is very caring and respectful to people which is a good thing when you work in customer service roles.
He also takes his time explaining things to help people understand where he is coming from and some more complex points in games. Todd also listens to people when they are talking and does his best to understand the world from their perspective which is harder when he doesn't agree with their point of view.

Vices & Personality flaws

Todd can be quick to judge people on their actions and dress and has held these beliefs until disproven. He is also not good with confrontation and stumbles on his words making hard situations even more difficult.
From being a teenager Todd is also emotional and unlike other guys has a harder time controlling his emotions. While being emotional isn't always a flaw in of itself when it comes to the manly-man stereotype that teenage boys are expected to fit into it can be.

Personality Quirks

Todd is often looking around rooms looking at the people in them and taking note of exits he believes that this is his grandfather's paranoia rubbing off on him.

Social

Contacts & Relations

After coming to high school Todd has become friends with Martin, Richard, and Bryan they hang out during lunch and spend some that time and study hall playing games. Todd still has a good relationship with Stella his childhood friend who has been with him through a lot of hard times.

Family Ties

Todd lives with his grandpa Edward and grandma Lindsey; works with his Uncle Jordan and cousin Alice at the store.

Religious Views

Todd is a Christian.

Social Aptitude

Todd is introverted and is often shy around people that he is not that familiar with but when he is around friends and family he has a sunny personality that usually shines through. He is polite to the people that he meets and does his best to live in a way that will make his grandparents proud of him.

Mannerisms

Todd uses smaller more revered gestures when he is talking to people and will frequently drop eye contact with people that he talking to especially if he is not that comfortable around them.

Hobbies & Pets

Todd and his grandparents own two sugar gliders named Cain and Candy.
Todd doesn't see himself playing Disc Casters as a profession and considers it more of a hobby, but when he is not playing Disc Casters is often playing other puzzle games like Sudoku, Cross Word Puzzles, and basically any puzzle that can be found in a newspaper.

Speech

Todd stutters at times but when he gets his confidence that stuttering is less frequent.

Responsible teenage living with his grandparents. He works at the family owned shop, Urban Treehouse Game Shop.

Alignment

Lawful Good

Date of Birth

May 30th, 2002

Birthplace

New York City

Current Residence

Brooklyn

Gender

Male

Eyes

Amber

Hair

Brown

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

White

Height

5’2”

Weight

115 lb

Known Languages

English