Nerian, emotionally complex and extremely loyal to Osiris, the sentient spaceship, is an important non-player character of Imperfection.
Having little to no time for proper character design and writing iteration, I searched for a voice actress I knew from a previous collaboration.
As I'd already directed her, I knew her voice, acting style, and ideal characterisation. Therefore, I completed the character design and writing by tailoring my content on the actress' timbre and performance.
In the meantime, I provided constant feedback to the character artist with a brief version of the already essential character sheet for the actress. Reference pictures (not available on this portfolio) were also shared on a dedicated Miro page to support her work with some visual.
Character Designed in September-October 2024.
Nerian's first impression is that of an arrogant young girl, very confident and with quite a competitive spirit.
Nerian's loyalty to the ship forces her to deny her own words. She can feel a deep sense of betrayal towards the player-character, and gets hurt if he willingly risks their success in the Test to seek the truth.
However, her concerns and insecurities are revealed (depending on the player's choices) in every dialogue, as much as her real attachment to the player-character.