Quickpoll for 11th March 2010
submitted by beetnemesis
Best humble origin for the Chosen One to come from?
Farmer (24.38% - 39 votes)
Urchin (14.37% - 23 votes)
Hooker (31.25% - 50 votes)
Retired Soldier (8.75% - 14 votes)
Mathematician (18.13% - 29 votes)
Other (Please specify!) (3.13% - 5 votes)
Pet bunny. *NM*
I said Hooker.
Just because I've never heard of that one before.
are there any books with hooker-heros?
if so, why haven't i heard of them? someone "hook" me up here!! (pun intended and punch deserved)
Rhapsody was a hooker i think
Elizabeth Haydon was the author.
Other. Musician. *NM*
Hobo, you'd probably like the Spellsinger series, then
There's also the Soprano Sorceress series, but I never liked it that much.
Urchins for the win! They don't need your "manners" or "silverware!" They have WITS!
Urchins for the win! They don't need your "manners" or "silverware!" They have WITS!
What about a 34 year old scientific researcher
on a Dutch university, who saves the world somewhere around, oh I don't know, next Tuesday?
Chosen One
Weird, I read the poll and I was thinking of the Forsaken in Wheel of Time. It seemed an odd question.
Hooker
Either male or female - they have the will to do something about hopeless situations and sell the only thing they have as an asset to make a living, thus they are more sympathetic.
Sales rep. Or rapper.
Obviously.
I voted hooker as well.
@Apsalar_Shadowdancer... Rhapsody was indeed a prostitute; was sheltered and raised in a brothel after her "disgraced" childhood and fleeing from home.
Also, in Feast of Souls (The Magister Trilogy by C.S. Friedman), the heroine Kamala was a prostitute before becoming a Magister. It was even hinted at that her apprenticeship to her Magister master involved sexual favors.
And isn't the protagonist in Kushiel's Legacy a courtesan?
Anyways, I think the hooker is a great background for would-be heroes. It adds depth to the character. Farmer is fine too, especially a certain fisher girl from Itko Kan.
Also, in Feast of Souls (The Magister Trilogy by C.S. Friedman), the heroine Kamala was a prostitute before becoming a Magister. It was even hinted at that her apprenticeship to her Magister master involved sexual favors.
And isn't the protagonist in Kushiel's Legacy a courtesan?
Anyways, I think the hooker is a great background for would-be heroes. It adds depth to the character. Farmer is fine too, especially a certain fisher girl from Itko Kan.
Um Celia you are forgetting Jaquiline Carey books *NM*
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