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We can't be 'on' all the time.  Whether it's the brusque sailor crafting ornate scrimshaw or the maiden practicing the art of knife-throwing, each person has (or needs) some form of small escape from the day-to-day. This series of questions, while brief, provides a different perspective, allowing you to explore the details that make a unique and well-rounded persona.

1. Do you have a daily routine?
   • If so, what is it?
   • How do you feel and react when this routine is interrupted for some reason?
   • What does your morning routine consist of?
   • What does your evening routine consist of?
   • Do you follow these routines during 'down' time, or even when out in the world?
2. What are your hobbies when you are not out in the world?
3. What is your idea of a good evening's entertainment?
4. What would you do if you had insomnia and had to find something to do to amuse yourself?
5. What do you do for relaxation?
6. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what do you read? 
   • Scientific textbooks, historical novels, myths and legends, maps, cookbooks, romances, news magazines, science fiction, fantasy, horror, the newspaper, short stories?
7. What music do you like?
   • Do you have a favourite artist, band or bard?
   • Will you listen to or sing the same songs over and over, or does it drive you nuts when people do that?
8. What things do you do for enjoyment?
9. What interests do you have?
10. How do you normally dress, when not in your adventuring gear?
11. Do you like to dress up or down to relax?
12. Do you have a look or style? 
    • If so, describe it.
13. What do you normally wear in bed at home?
14. What do you normally wear in bed while out in the world?
15. Do you wear any identifiable jewelry?
16. Where do you normally put the tools of your trade or other valuables when you are sleeping?
17. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the most enjoyment?
18. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the least enjoyment?
19. Do you read the newspaper? 
    • If so, which sections and how often?
20. What are your hangout places?
21. Do you go to a bar after work?
22. Do you play pool?
23. Do you go dancing?
    • Who goes with you?
24. How do you exercise? (Work out at the gym, walks in the morning, run marathons, play sports, couch potato, etc.?)
25. Where do you live?
26. Do you rent or own?
27. Apartment, house or castle?
28. How close are the neighbors?
29. Is it a good neighborhood?
30. What colour is the house?
31. Which floor are you on?
32. Do you have a lawn?
33. What about a flower garden?
34. Does your house have an attic or basement?
35. What does your furniture look like?
36. Do you buy antiques?
37. What are your walls covered with? Wallpaper, art, photos?
38. What sorts of curtains do you have? Frilly lacy ones, Venetian blinds, pull-down shades?
39. Do you keep your house clean?
    • Is it dusty?
40. Is the bathtub moldy or coated in rust?
41. Do you clean it yourself?
42. What does your desk or workspace look like? Small and cramped, huge and expansive, covered in drifts of books and papers?, neatly ordered and clean?
43. Can you find what you're looking for when you need it?
44. What colour are your sheets? Satin or cotton? Patterned with flowers, or covered with pictures of toy robots?
45. What sorts of food do you eat?
46. Do you cook your own dinners?
47. Are you a good cook, a gourmet, or a terrible cook?
48. Do you eat out?
49. Are you on a diet?