About the character

 Naming our character:

We decided to take from her gambling problem and create a name from it.  For her last name, we were first considering using the word Gamble, but we felt like it was too obvious that the name Gambelle or Gambale would come from Gamble. Instead we googled synonyms of gamble and the world Punt came up, and it sounded like a real last name so we decided to go with that. For her first name, we googled "Girl names that mean risk" and we saw Alea, which we thought was a very pretty name. Her name is Alea Punter. 

Background of Alea:

Alea: 23, an unemployed college graduate. She majored in acting, which her parents didn't approve of, and unfortunately, that also meant they wouldn't pay for college. She wanted to figure a way to get rid of the debt quickly so she could pursue her dream of becoming a celebrity actress, however, that led to her taking advice from the internet... Which lead her to her addiction, she's a mess and does nothing all day but watch TV, bet and gamble her few winnings hoping for a larger one.

Alea Punter's mood board:

Alea's Personality:

Alea is lazy, naive, and a risk taker. She's always wanted to become a famous actress, but she didn't put much effort into it. Now in debt and not being able to hold a job, she started gambling and buying lottery tickets all because of a random person on Reddit... She'd rather take the risk of the lottery rather than working hard. 

Sources: 

Nameberry. (n.d.). Alea - Baby Name Meaning, origin, and popularity. https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-alea#google_vignette