Freya Hanig: Capitol

Freya's eyes are a deep brown; they aren't necessarily dark, but definitely deep. Her hair is naturally wavy, almost curly. It is thick and brown; she can't necessarily say she has light brown hair, or dark brown hair, for it is merely plain brown with not much else to it. Her hair is, in many cases, a bit untidy, and always unexpected, but Frey usually doesn't spend much time fixing it. She also has sidebangs that sometimes get in the way and only cause annoyance.

At about 5'4'', Frey is quite average in height. She is somewhere a little about 110 pounds, which is actually quite odd for Capitol citizens. Unlike many Capitol citizens, she refuses to surgically remove any of her body fat. Most Capitol citizens use this to make them skinny to the bone, but Frey is happy with the way she is, and doesn't complain.

Frey has strong legs from running, but not as much arm strength. Her appearance is not noticeable, not in the way that Capitol citizens are. She refuses to get any tattoos or other extravagant color dyes whatsoever. Instead, she has a very plain appearance, an almost boring appearance. Her face, along with her smile, both seem a bit too wide. Her eyes are a little too far apart and even a bit large, but she doesn't care. Frey is also far-sighted, meaning she has to wear glasses to see close-up. Her clothes aren’t as extravagant as most of the other Capitol citizens’ clothing. Most people's eyes seem to pass Frey--she doesn't physically stand out; however, that's only to the people that do not actually know Freya.

Freya is extremely determined and driven. Her determination and her persistence reaches such a high level that sometimes she takes things much too far. However, she is also brave for this reason. When Frey starts thinking about something, when she starts believing in something, she commits herself to it, and never drops the thought. Frey is stubborn because of this. She always wants things to go her way, and therefore, usually once she’s found her mindset and grown in her thoughts, it’s hard for her to turn back. However, Frey’s persistence shows a large amount of maturity. She has almost no cowardice in her, which can sometimes lead to trouble. Her straightforwardness is a bit dangerous, but she seems to ignore danger if she knows that what she’s fighting for is ethical.

Frey is always thinking; she’s actually quite smart, and always seeks more knowledge. She’s always busying herself, either by reading, by playing music, by writing, by running, or by mere thinking. Sometimes her thirst for knowledge reflects a bit of selfishness; however, Frey often shows selflessness when she acts upon her own bravery and uses her own knowledge to aid others. Frey is indefinitely ambitious and outspoken, but clever at the same time. Though, Freya does have many instances in which she forgets to think, and acts only on instinct. Frey focuses a lot on ethics, though. She spends a lot of time thinking of what is right and what is wrong. Her thoughts usually end up becoming some big plan, and she always defends whatever she supports. Frey never gives up. Never.

Frey is extremely independent, mostly because of her natural defiance. She is defiant to things she doesn’t believe are or should be right, causing independence to be one of her first instinctive traits. She is also extremely curious because of this; she finds curiosity in everything. Though, she is very judgmental too. Her easy-to-judge character causes prejudice.


Frey believes that what the Capitol does to the districts and their children is wrong; therefore, she has a hostile prejudice towards most Capitol citizens. Frey develops prejudices quite strongly. When she believes something, she usually believes in it so deeply that prejudices form quickly. Frey does everything she can to defend what she believes is right—this includes defending the district children that are forced into the games. Being outspoken, Frey protests, she voices her opinions, and tries to show people the wrongness of it. Frey isn’t afraid of letting her opinions known, and she doesn’t worry about the effects. She is also a major perfectionist. Many people find Frey annoying; her straightforwardness, her outspokenness seems almost arrogant to many people. Capitol citizens think Frey tries too hard to be perfect, and then goes around and accuses them for ruling out the districts. Frey does have a certain sense of overconfidence sometimes though, which annoys even herself. Sometimes her intelligence and her maturity causes her believe she’s better than many others. She looks down upon most Capitol citizens, and usually doesn’t talk to many of them unless she is required to. She is also very serious because of this; because of her straightforward mindset and her skeptical character, she is less of an optimist than she is a realist.

Frey was born an only-child. In fact, she had been an accident child too. Her parents had never really wanted to have a child; they knew it was too large a burden for them to handle. So, when Frey was born, her parents didn’t know what to do with her. From the start, she was already quite opposite her parents, not so much appearance as personality. They tried to raise her like a Capitol child by giving her everything Capitol children had, and by making sure she fit in perfectly. But they realized how defiant their daughter was from the beginning. They realized that Frey was different; she was just too clever to be kept out of the closet; she thought differently than other children of her age; she thought differently than her parents. Her parents started taking their daughter to playgroups; they wanted her to be in contact with other kids her age. However, she rarely got along with the other children. She always had to have her way, or she would stomp away from the other kids and play by herself. Frey grew apart from the other kids. She didn’t want all of the artificial things that all the Capitol children received; she didn’t enjoy them the way her parents wanted her to. Instead, they realized that her daughter, from the beginning, wanted to lead her own life. As Frey grew older, her parents realized there was no hope in trying to raise a successful child. They began to ignore her more and more; they stopped caring. They knew there was no way they could be impressed by their daughter, their accidental daughter: the little girl who just didn’t fit in.

Frey spent a lot of time by herself; she didn’t really care though, because it seemed like no one wanted to play with her anyways. Usually, when her parents left the apartment, Frey would run as far as she could through the Capitol, imagining, dreaming, thinking. Frey's family also had an Avox, whom Frey tended to avoid. Frey didn't like the thought of Avoxing; everytime she saw one, it made her angry, so everytime she came across her family's Avox, she would turn her eyes to somewhere else.

One day, when she was nine, Frey’s mother encouraged her to go out and run errands for people if she had nothing left to do. So, Frey started with her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Evington. Mrs. Evington wanted Frey to run over a message to her husband, who worked in one of the major Capitol buildings along the city square. She entered the building, but found herself wandering, overwhelmed by the hugeness of the place. So then, instead of delivering the message, she let her ambition take hold of her, and she began exploring quietly. She stumbled into the basement, finding stacks and stacks of books, piled against the walls every which way. They were all books that existed before Panem, before the Capitol. They were dangerous books, books that leaked truth. Frey picked up one and began reading; they were all history books, or at least most of them were. Some of them were old newspapers, or even old narratives. There were too many for Frey to read in a lifetime. She stumbled into that basement as much as she possibly could for the next few years. She did whatever she could to find her way into the basement, to read. She started to form her own opinions about the Capitol; she started to realize how wrong the games were, and how sick the Gamemakers were.

One day, when Frey was thirteen, she was sneaking down into the basement, when she was caught by one of the Capitol workers. They walked her back home and had a long talk with Frey’s mother. From then on, Frey couldn’t find a way back down there; if she went down there again anyways, she would be in much more trouble than the first time. Frey began to pursue different things during her free time; she began to play music, read other books, and even write. She had nothing else to do, not while her parents were gone, and she had no chores or no living to actually pursue; her family was rich enough, in the Capitol. Frey spent a lot of time thinking. Soon, she put her thoughts to action. She started speaking to people about the corruption of the Capitol; she started to argue against it, against the games, against the government. She was warned multiple times, but her parents were almost unaware. Frey was the outsider; she was watched, warned, and tracked. No one trusted her from then on; too many people knew, Frey was up to no good.