RWBY: Gears of Fate
AaronRelf for Narrator
The narrator is not a character, but the voice that guides the reader - or listener - through the story. If it isn't dialogue, the narrator is communicating it to people. Their main purpose is to be a soothing voice for people to listen to for extended periods of time, whenever the characters aren't talking.
Because they'd be reading all text that isn't dialogue, they're probably the most important role, as well as the one that will have the most work to do, so that's something very important to keep in mind, should you audition.
I read through the four chapters that make up the Volume 0.5 that is being cast, totaling up the amount of words this role would say, and how long it took me to read them to myself. The estimated word count is that number rounded up to the nearest hundred and the total time rounded up to the nearest minute. As I was keeping time, I would round up by a second or two. So the count and read time aren't exact, but should be very close.
[Summer has just finished telling her daughter a story while they're at a local park. The Narrator is describing the scene the two are in.]
"The fair skinned woman looked down at the little girl sitting on the bench beside her, who shared her same complexion and jet black hair. The girl was looking at her with wide, gleaming silver eyes. As she ended her story, she reached down and lightly poked the girl’s nose. The girl started giggling wildly."
[Ruby and Yang are at their mother's grave, passing the time talking to her, something Ruby finds very soothing.]
"She stopped by Summer’s grave, a somber smile on her face. Ruby patted the blanket and scooted over so Yang could join her. The two sisters spent a few hours talking to their mother. She wasn’t there anymore, but Ruby found comfort in moments like this, taking time to visit her, and update her on what was going on in her life. Even if her mom couldn’t talk to her, or hold her anymore, the thought of her soul being out there somewhere, watching over and listening to her made her miss her less, even if only a little bit."
