Character Profile

Full Name: Nurfatimah Siti Aminah Sex: Female Age: 24 Ethnicity: Sundanese (Banten) Language: English only Hometown: Bulupayung, Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia Occupation: Sells snacks and cooked food at a small roadside stall near her home; helps with family rice farming during planting and harvest seasons

Appearance

• Skin color: Medium brown, weathered from daily outdoor work
• Eyes: Dark brown
• Hair: Black, wavy, shoulder-length, usually tied back in a ponytail while working
• Face: Round face, flat nose bridge, thin lips, slight acne scarring on cheeks

Outfit

Plain cotton t-shirts in faded colors paired with batik sarongs worn as skirts, rubber flip-flops. Wears a hijab when going to the mosque or attending community events but does not wear one during daily work at the food stall. Owns one nicer kebaya for weddings and religious holidays.

Personality

Positive traits: Resourceful, practical, generous with neighbors, good humored, devoted to family Negative traits: Gossipy, quick-tempered when stressed, holds grudges, smokes occasionally when frustrated

Favorite food: Sayur asem with salted fish and white rice

Political views: Conservative; supports Islamic values in public life, traditional village leadership structures, and is skeptical of foreign influence. Votes for candidates who emphasize religion and rural community interests. distrusts urban politicians and progressive social policies.

Morals: Believes in helping neighbors in need and repaying debts. Disapproves of premarital sex and cohabitation. However, does not judge divorced women harshly, as divorce is common in her community. Will lie to protect family members from shame.

Spirituality: Muslim by birth and practice, but not strictly observant. Prays irregularly, fasts during Ramadan, and believes in supernatural forces and local spirits inhabiting certain trees and rivers despite Islamic teachings against such beliefs.

Religion: Islam (folk practice blended with pre-Islamic Sundanese traditions)

Quirks: Talks to herself while cooking. Always checks the sky before leaving the house to predict rain. Keeps a small collection of amulets given by her grandmother in a tin box under her bed.

Likes: Karaoke with friends at village gatherings, dangdut music, instant noodles as a late-night snack, watching soap operas on her old smartphone

Dislikes: Being told what to do by younger people, waiting in lines, spicy food that is too spicy even by local standards, dogs

Phobia: Fear of spirits in dark places, particularly old trees and cemeteries at night

Additional notes: Nurfatimah completed junior high school but dropped out at 16 to help support her family after her father fell ill. She has two younger siblings; her brother works in a factory in Tangerang and sends money home irregularly. She has a smartphone with spotty data connection and uses it mainly for WhatsApp and watching videos. She has been to Rangkasbitung, the nearest city, only a handful of times and has never been to Jakarta. She hopes to save enough to open a proper small restaurant someday but has no concrete plan. She was briefly engaged at 19 but the engagement ended when her fiancé's family demanded a bride price her family could not afford.