12-18-2012, 03:50 PM
I make a point of checking character descriptions (generally more than once, since I can't possibly keep names and faces straight on one read), but I tend to skim the ones that are too long. I generally stop at a paragraph, but that's typically because I rarely have more than that in mind when I initially whip up a character anyway. I can think of several instances where I'd have added to a description if it had been an easy option.
"Survival of the fittest and the winnowing of the weak are Malar's Legacy. A brutal, bloody death or kill has great meaning. The crux of life is the challenge between the hunter and the prey, the determination of who lives or dies. View every important task as a hunt. Remain ever alert and alive."