Jonas

German

# Character Profile Full Name: Jonas Friedrich Hartmann Sex: Male Age: 23 Ethnicity: German (White/Central European descent, specifically Rhineland-Franconian roots common to the Westerwald) Language: English only Hometown: Fluterschen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Occupation: Journeyman carpenter (Geselle) at his uncle's woodworking shop, specializing in custom furniture and interior fittings. Completed his Gesellenprüfung two years ago. Considering eventually pursuing the Meister qualification but hasn't committed yet due to cost and time. --- ## Appearance - Skin Color: Fair, with some redness on the forearms and nose from sun exposure during outdoor work; calloused hands - Eyes: Blue-grey, heavy-lidded, often slightly squinting - Hair: Mousey blonde, thicker on top, receding slightly at the temples already; usually cut short but not styled - Face: Long-ish, defined jaw but not sharp, slight underbite, thin lips, patchy stubble that never quite fills into a full beard, a small scar on his left eyebrow from a childhood fall ## Outfit Whatever is clean. Usually a faded navy or grey t-shirt under an old zip-up hoodie, worn jeans with frayed hems, and scuffed steel-toe boots. Owns one decent button-down shirt for weddings and funerals. Wears a simple Casio digital watch. --- ## Personality Positive Traits: Reliable when he commits to something, genuinely skilled with his hands, quietly generous in practical ways (will help a neighbor move furniture without being asked twice), has a dry sense of humor once comfortable Negative Traits: Prone to complaining, avoids confrontation by going quiet rather than addressing issues, tends to dismiss things he doesn't understand as "stupid," drinks more beer than he should on weekends, hasn't traveled more than 200km from home voluntarily --- ## Additional Attributes Favorite Food: His mother's Kartoffelsuppe with Würstchen. Also genuinely enjoys Döner when he occasionally drives to Altenkirchen or Siegburg. Political Views: Conservative, though he'd struggle to articulate a coherent political philosophy if pressed. Votes CDU because his family always has. Is skeptical of the Greens, finds the AfD appealing on some points but is uncomfortable with how they're talked about in public. His conservatism is more instinctive than ideological — he distrusts rapid change, feels things worked fine before, and is irritated by what he perceives as cities lecturing rural areas about how to live. He's not particularly politically active and gets most of his information from regional newspapers and whatever his older coworkers say. Morals: Tries to be decent. Doesn't lie about big things but will call in sick when he's not. Believes in helping neighbors but not in abstract charity. Thinks people should work for what they have. Has cheated once in a past relationship and still feels guilty about it, which he processes by not talking about it. Spirituality: Not something he thinks about. The world is what it is. Religion: Evangelische Kirche (Lutheran). Was confirmed because that's what you do. Attends Christmas Eve service with his mother because she'd be hurt otherwise. Otherwise doesn't go. Pays church tax without really thinking about it. Quirks: Cracks his knuckles constantly, always has sawdust somewhere on him no matter how much he brushes, hums the same three or four songs without realizing it, refuses to throw away any piece of wood "in case it's useful later" (his van is full of scraps) Likes: Football — plays Sunday league with SVW Elsoff, watches Bundesliga when Bayern isn't playing, cold beer after work on Fridays, his cat Minka, driving on empty country roads in the evening, the smell of fresh-cut oak Dislikes: Paperwork, being told how to do a job by someone who's never done it, Mondays, his phone's autocorrect, large crowds, being expected to make small talk with strangers Phobia: Dentists — hasn't been in four years, knows he should go, keeps putting it off Additional Notes: Jonas lives in a small flat above his parents' garage that his father built for him. He's been in one serious relationship that ended two years ago and hasn't really dated since, partly out of inertia and partly because the dating pool in a village of a few hundred people is limited. He spends most evenings alone or at the local pub with the same three friends he's had since childhood. He's not unhappy but hasn't thought much about what he wants his life to look like beyond the next few months. He has a driving license but no car of his own — borrows his mother's when needed. His uncle's shop is struggling a bit with competition from cheaper furniture retailers, which is a quiet source of anxiety he doesn't voice.