Bark Reddenbok - District 7

Let's not mince words, shall we? When you get right down to it, Bark is gorgeous, it's as simple as that. He has his mother's high cheekbones and his father's dark eyes and hair, his dad was constantly telling him he was the spitting image of his grandfather. He's about the opposite of his sister; tan and tall, nearly 6 feet 2 inches, with dark brown eyes and dark brown hair, although he does have the same wave in his hair as his sister.

Having enough to eat, Bark is pretty well-built. He works a double-shift (his and his sister's) so he's decently toned, and some would say the nicks and scars he's aquired from hard labor as a lumberman add to his 'rustic charm'. But those who look too closely at his face would be shocked at the stereotypically 'unattractive' shadows and bags under his eyes from staying out so late, and from taking care of Osage when she gets stressed. He has three long claw marks on his neck he says he got wrestling a puma in the woods, but really got when Osage went into a dellusional fit and acidentally scratched him. He's also partially blind and deaf on his left side; not due to anything, he was just born with it.

Bark doesn't dress too fancy; he has clothes to work in, and slightly less grimey clothes to go to school in. He isn't terribly concerned with what he wears, and he doesn't seem to think it matters much, seeing as annoying girls fawn over him no matter what he wears. He has this little beard-goatee thing he's been growing out for a while, mostly just because Osage teases him and says it makes him look 'wise.'

Is there anything better than a hot guy who has a soft spot for his little sister? Well, Bark really isn't the angel he likes others to think he is. He isn't even as great as Osage thinks he is; deep down, he's more like the boy his father always tells him he's destined to be. Bitter, angry, condescending, you name it. Oh sure, he's kind and generous to strangers and people he hardly knows. He can even be downright complimentary and self-sacrificing to friends and Osage, but really, Bark isn't so sweet.

It's not like he blames Osage for his life. He knows she's a product of his father's mistreatment, but on some level, he is bitter towards her for his current situation. He's a good-looking guy from a wealthy family; he should be having fun with friends, flirting with girls, but instead he works both his and his sister's shifts at work, does his and her homework, takes care of her, cleans the house, you name it. Like I said, he loves Osage, and doesn't blame her, but he's not exactly happy.

No, it isn't Osage he blames. It's his mother. He's very bitter towards his mother, even more so than he is towards his father, whom he dislikes greatly. He wishes she'd had the strength to live and take care of them, so he could have had a normal life. He also blames her for what happened to Osage, and figures if she would have lived, maybe she could have kept their father from making Osage so insecure and dellusional.

Born to Olive and Frank Reddenbok, Bark was first born, and named for his skintone and hair color; he was tan even as a baby. He obviously took after his father's side of the family, seeing as Olive was incredibly pale. His middle name is 'Brown'. (The Reddenbok's were fond of colors for middle names) 14 months later, Bark's sister Osage was born. And then about two weeks after that, Olive died.

Born to a wealthy father and yet still forced to work, Bark has had to deal with an extreme amount of stress from a very young age. Unlike Osage, he learned to deal with it in an effective way; he channeled all his anger into work so he wouldn't take it out on Osage.

Bark is extremely worried about the Hunger Games. Neither he nor Osage has ever taken out Tessera, but he's terrified of either of them getting reaped. He knows if Osage gets reaped, she wouldn't last a day. And if he were reaped, he'd have a decent day, but if he died, there's be no one back home to calm Osage down, and she'd just get worse.