Nature and Demeanor are sort of like Jungian Archetypes. Each describes an essential form of your character's personality. A character's Nature shows the underlying element making up a persona (i.e. the "true" self), while the Demeanor is the "face" that the character shows to others around them. What follows is a list of Natures and Demeanors along with a (very) brief description of each. Those presented below are the archetypes permitted for play in the End of Eternity Game.
 

• Architect – You hope to leave a lasting legacy, to build something for the future.
• Autist – You hide your secrets from others; more importantly, you hide your true self.
• Autocrat – You want to take charge, since nobody else can do the job right.
• Avant-Garde – You must always be in the forefront, always the first with a piece of news, a dance or fashion trend, or a discovery in the arts.
• Barbarian – Civilization is the crutch of the weak.
• Betrayer – You can’t help it – you can never keep trust for long.
• Bon Vivant – You want to have a good time; it's the only thing that makes life worth living.
• Bravo – Other people can only get in your way; don't hesitate to bully them to make them get in line.
• Capitalist – You are the ultimate mercenary, realizing that there is always a market to be developed – anything can be a commodity.
• Caregiver – You want to protect and comfort others.
• Cavalier – You are the hero who tries to live up to glorious ideals and codes of justice. You seek to preserve the society that made you what you are.
• Celebrant – Happiness springs from your overriding passions, and you want to share that joy with others.
• Child – You need someone to nurture and take care of you.
• Competitor – Everything is a contest, and you will be the winner.
• Confidant – You understand people, and, more importantly, you like them. You are a facilitator who listens and advises.
• Conformist – You want to take the lead and cues from someone else; let them handle the responsibility, you'll just go with the flow.
• Conniver – Why should you do anything? There's bound to be a way to get someone else to do it.
• Critic – Nothing in the world should be accepted without thorough scrutiny and examination.
• Curmudgeon – Nothing is perfect, everything sucks, and you want to make sure everyone knows it.
• Dabbler – The world is filled with new things to learn, and you want to sample them all.
• Deviant – Normality? Ha! You have no need for social norms and mores.
• Director – You want to take control and impose order onto things.
• Drunk Uncle – When things are going well, you’re everyone’s best friend. When they are going poorly, you’re their worst nightmare.
• Eye of the Storm – Despite your calm outward appearance, you surround yourself with chaos, suffering and death.
• Fanatic – You have found the one real truth/cause/purpose; you serve it and spread the word with zeal.
• Gallant – You are flamboyant and excessive, drawing the attentions of those around you.
• Guru – You seek enlightenment and cling to your idealism, trying to convert others
• Idealist – You are utterly committed to some purpose greater than your own wants and needs.
• Innovator – There is always a better way to do things. Your task is to bring it about.
• Jester – Always the clown, you can’t seem to take life - or death - very seriously.
• Judge – You know what is right and what is wrong, and you will make sure others know, too.
• Loner – You just don't belong, either by choice or by nature.
• Manipulator – You attempt to manipulate any situation for your personal advantage in order to discover more information about your chosen subjects.
• Martyr – Everyone else benefits when you take on the burdens of the world.
• Masochist – You test yourself with suffering, and find meaning through enduring pain.
• Mediator – You are the diplomat, the middle child, the perpetual person in the middle.
• Monster – Your purpose comes from a malignant drive to showcase evil.
• Optimist – Everything always turns out for the best. If you can just stay cheerful and stop worrying, your problems won’t be with you forever.
• Pedagogue – Everyone can learn from your example and experiences; you just have to teach them.
• Penitent – You are a sinner, and you cannot rest until you have atoned for your sins.
• Perfectionist – Everything must be done immaculately. There is no excuse for flawed efforts.
• Praise-Seeker – Your self-worth is based entirely on the opinions of others. You crave approval and praise, and will go to extreme lengths to get it.
• Predator – The surest way to be safe from harm is to place yourself firmly atop the food chain, whether this “food chain” is metaphorical or all too carnal.
• Rebel – You lash out at "The System" and will break it down, one way or another.
• Recuiter – It makes sense to build up your side before trying to tear down theirs.
• Rogue – You look out for number one, first, foremost and always.
• Scientist – Diligent, rational examination of the universe can reveal all of its secrets.
• Shamanist – You see your vampiric nature as a part of the supernatural order.
• Soldier – You take pride in following your orders fully.
• Survivor – Your will to pull through at all costs is unstoppable.
• Sycophant – There is no limit to the depths to which you will lower yourself in order to be accepted, and you have no pride.
• Thrill-Seeker – You're always after the next high, pushing danger to the edge.
• Traditionalist – The old ways are the best ways, so you do your best to preserve and follow them.
• Trickster – You fill the absurd and pain-filled thing called "existence" with humour and irreverence to survive.
• Visionary – A goal fills your mind, and you do what you can to fulfill it.

Ghoul Natures and Demeanors
Typically ghouls, whether Player Characters or NPCs, should have either their Nature – if not both Nature and Demeanor – chosen from the list of archetypes below.

Typical Ghoul Natures: Architect, Caregiver, Child, Confidant, Conformist, Idealist, Martyr, Optimist, Praise-Seeker, Soldier, Survivor, Sycophant and Visionary.

If the Ghoul Player seeks a different choice of Nature then he or she may do so with HST Approval.
 

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