Male (test edit from Andrew)

Nate; Mentor

Main Character

14

97 lbs (he's extremely thin having starved to death see History)

5' 7''

Chestnut

Muscular, tall

White; tanned

Human; Caucasian

Hazel; rimmed with green

Extremely faint stubble (in his dimension looks mature faster)

Longish (slightly above shoulder; wavy; ruffled

Visible scar going from right ear to just below chin/jawline from a fight he had with

-Teaching himself to read
-Spending time with Will and Tess: he teaches them, trains them, or just talks to them
-Painting when he can, but it's mostly drawing wherever he can (he chops lead to draw)
-Cooking to help Charlotte with food though he's not very good

-Trembling hands from PTSD
-Rubs eyes when he's trying to calm himself down so as not to see the world around him
-Scratches back of neck when nervous, like channeling the jitters; the faster the movement is the more nervous he is
-Bites down on his bottom lip when he's thinking or painting because pain helps him focus
-Wrings hands when he's hiding an emotion because he's focusing on his hands and not his face

-Charlotte/Teresa/Leo; any loved one
-Redemption, deserving the second love/second life he was given

-Proud
-Blunt and tactless from lack of having to be careful with what he says
-Gives himself completely once you earn his love because he is so in need of love
-Hates himself because of past actions
-Colourblind (protanopia)

Hates all Myriad (city) people (see History), doesn't think they deserve their place in society and finds them selfish

-Hunting
-Amazing with kids thanks to Tess ( [[Character-269901]] )
-Drawing/painting, a skill developed as a child when he managed to escape his parents

-Closed off
-Quiet when calm, vicious when in a bad mood or angry
-Active, always doing something

Macaroni and cheese, again from what Lili's told him about it

Hamster from what Lili's told him about them (soft, small, quiet)

Daggers (prefers Ayvuir blades)
He has a set that are used and damaged

Bond
Bond

He doesn't have on: finds the concept of having a favourite colour ridiculous (they're all different for a reason, they can't be compared)

Mentor: Second oldest, so a lot of responsiblity falls onto him especially taking care of the children (Tess and Will
Soldier

Do not allow one what one has not deserved (courtesy of his Raisers)

Okpukpesin: this is the most national religion where he's from. It's a monotheist religion that regards their planet in its entirety as the ruler of all, so absolute respect of the land is essential, also the Okpukesin are very superstitious

06/02/2003

French; Though his city is very impersonal, his Raisers (equivalent to parent) were very rough. They forced information into him (info is transferred through computers into their brains). The fored transfers damaged his mind and he went colourblind because of it. He finds solace in painting because even though he can't see some of the colours, he doesn't need to be vengeful or defensive to survive: all he needs to do is paint.
When he was Released (the Giver, I know), Charlotte took him in though she had only been in 3 months herself. She was still healing when she took him in (see Notes) and upon learning her story, Nathan vowed to help her as much, more if needed, as he had been trained to do. He helped her with everything he could. Charlotte and him then took in Leo the next year, and Tess two years after, making her their Youngest. Everything above happened before book 1.
Nathan starved to death (he really does die) after giving his rations to Leo, who was sick. Instead of heading into his Section ( Lihaparu (the Underworld) ) in the Underworld where he'd most probably be stuck forever, he escaped, leaving everyone else in his group stuck there forever since you can't move if you're missing a group member cause your soul isn't complete ( Bond ). He absolutely LOATHES himself for doing it, not only because it trapped his Group and him but because it goes against everything Charlotte ever told him about solidarity and calculated decisions. He meets Lillian then, and decides to help her to 'redeem' himself. He doesn't give himself to her after he's fallen in love with Lillian because he believes he doesn't deserve her and she doesn't deserve to be chained to him.

Level 16 (which is six elements more than she should have, and technically because his Raisers implanted a Herbology file instead of the Literary file hence the fact he can't read or write)

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SEE NOTES

Charlotte is not his literal sibling, and Teresa not his literal child. It's the Group system in which the relationships are equivalent.

The concept of being Released: children on his planet are educated by Raisers (non-biologically related Carers) then Released from their protected village into the wild for ten years so only the best survive. A system of Groups was started: when you are Released, after a week alone, you get adopted by a Group (maximum size is 4 people). You're supposed to be at least 1 year in to be the oldest of a group but when Nathan's Oldest, Charlotte, was Released and taken into a group they quickly kicked her out which isn't supposed to be possible because: when you join a Group, you get a Bond which basically seperates your soul in 4 pieces and redistributes it so that a Group are basically one entity. When they kicked her out, they had to rip her soul out of her. She was left with half a soul which she had to learn to live with. When Nathan was released, she had no choice but to take him in though she was only 3 months in, and it almost killed her when her and Nathan Bonded because she didn't have enough soul to share, but she just survived.
Once you're done your 10 years, you have a choice to go back to your village and become a Raiser or, for a price depending on the person, go to live in the City where you live out your life cared for and happy. (The reason Nathan hates the Myriads, so people who live in the City, is because they pay a price which is renowned for its cruelty to never have to help children survive the Release.

He doesn't have one