Winter's Child

Well, as I'm the only person as of yet to not contribute...I figure I will, but only to avoid the potential nagging I'll get :)

Because I'm lazy, I'm just going to paste in here the description I've already made for him (I tend to be obsessive-compulsive about my characters like that). I'll edit the parts that give away his secrets. Oh, and so you know, this character lives in a fictional world:

Wint (Winter’s Child)

Age: 17

Looks: 8-year-old physique, blonde hair, penny-brown eyes, pug-nose, left-handed

History: Wint appeared as a baby at a specialized center for unwanted male infants. He grew up there, where he learned about the perfect world outside the walls that he lived in, the legendary technology that had not been incorporated into his home, knowledge of the natural world, and training in hand-to-hand combat weapons, contrary to the more modern type in existence. He stopped growing when he was eight years old, and even the most modern scientists, trained in genetics and the like, could not find a reason for his stunt. None of his body ever developed past that age, giving him a saddened existence, but the kind treatment of the others in the center never gave him bitterness for his condition. He is optimistic and adventurous, but any fantasies he has are attacked by his factual teachers.

Personality: Wint's upbringing has taught him that the world is a carefully oiled machine, and so he views through eyes of optimism and altruism. This does, however, prove a disadvantage when he is thrown into the real world, where his inexpertness about the way society works shows a conflict, and he struggles to match his expectations to what he sees. Also from this upbringing, he expects a world of math, not caring. He knows that others must be treated with compassion, but only because it keeps things peaceful and productive. Values and morals are tools for happiness.

He also struggles with his growth disorder. Though he is optimistic, he is unhappy with his circumstances. When for the first time others treat him with disdain, he reacts with fire. He learns to hate looking young and seeks actively to change his position, which is the first driver of the story. As he is continually rejected in his attempts, he grows more and more frustrated.

Wint is a firm advocate of magic, first to try and solve his curse, second because it is valuable to others. He disagrees with King Amasa, who after taking over destroyed every instance of magic he could find, replacing it with technology.