Charlotte Vanden

**Charlotte Vanden** is a resident of Lower Duck Pond.

## **Biography**

*Charlotte, or Char, as she prefers to be called, runs a local tea shop/book store called "Teas & Tales", which offers homebrewed & imported teas. She is a bubbly, loving individual who will - and has - talk for hours about her beloved dogs. A bit of a bookworm, Char spends most of her time in her shop, reading, or talking to others about reading.*

### **Early life**

Born in Houston, Texas, to Lucille Arboche and Brian Vanden, Char grew up in a stuffy, high-class society. A bit of a wild child, Char never got along well with her parents, who wanted her to be a picture-perfect daughter. Most of her childhood was spent in boarding schools for girls or, during the summers, camping in the mountains with the few friends she had made without her parents' intervention. While her sheltered and privileged upbringing resulted in Char being awkward and a bit ditsy when it came to normal society, Char never wanted to be like her parents and secretly longed for the day she could escape.

#### **Moving to LDP**

In 2010, Charlotte and her family bought a summer home in Lower Duck Pond, and sixteen-year-old Charlotte became infatuated with small town life. Two years later, on her eighteenth birthday, Char dumped a note on her parents' kitchen table explaining she was moving out, and later found a place of her own where she could begin the life she always wanted.

### **Adult life**

At twenty-five, Char was able to open her dream business, Teas & Tales Bookshop. She lives in a two-bedroom house with her two dogs. The second bedroom is used as an indoor garden. While not as extroverted as she was in her teenage years, Char still enjoys socializing, though nowadays her idea of a party is sitting in front of the fireplace in her shop, drinking tea with a few friends.

## **Personality**

Char is a social butterfly, and loves to talk to anyone who will listen. She's friendly and likable, if a little loud at times. While she can first appear to be a bit socially inept, Char has a heart full of love that she's dying to share. Her awkwardness is endearing to most, once they get to know her.

## **Appearance**

Char is never one to spend much time on her appearance. She does, however, have a particular fondness for overalls and can generally be seen wearing one of several pairs under her teal work apron. Her shirts are usually described as "loud" and range from baggy hawaiian shirts to neon turtlenecks. She's slender and tall, and likes to wear high heeled boots as often as possible. Char usually wears her curly hair in a bob around her cheeks, though she's said she'd like to grow it out so she can put it up into more buns.

## **Hobbies**

* Tea making
* Painting
* Gardening
* Technically a part of the local chess club, but mainly goes for moral support. And to bring muffins.
* Camping: Charlotte goes hiking with her dogs every second weekend, a hobby she picked up as a teenager.

## **Trivia**

* Owns two dogs: Miska (2.5 yrs, husky/german shepard cross), & Cherry Pie (10 months, blue heeler)
* Favourite tea is Misty Mountain Blueberry. (Homebrew)
* Lives three doors down from the Websters at 652; first appeared on Lower Duck Pond's forums complaining about an odd noise coming from their yard.
* Has absolutely no preference when it comes to dating, gender wise. Loves to love.
* Does not tolerate any sort of rudeness, especially in her store. Was once seen physically shoving a particularly rude customer out the door after he continuously harassed a young woman trying to shop
* Favourite food is the poutine from Maxine's Pub