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🌟 Creating Character Names: A Non-Basic Guide for Fantasy Writers 🌟

Listen up fellow writers! aggressively slides into your dashboard with chai in hand Let's talk about one of the most CHAOTIC yet FUN parts of writing - naming your precious book babies!

👀 First things first - throw out everything you know about "normal" naming conventions because honey, we're going WILD today!

Here's the tea: Your character's name is literally their FIRST impression on the page. It's their brand™️, their essence, their whole vibe condensed into a few syllables. And in fantasy? The rules? We don't know her.

🔮 Non-Basic Methods for Name Creation:

The Vibes-Based Approach

Close your eyes and picture your character

What color are they giving off?

What texture?

Now translate that into sounds

Example: A character who feels like liquid silver might be named Sylthra or Mercurine

2. The Meaning Mashup Method

Take 2-3 words that represent your character

Break them apart

Frankenstein them back together

Example: Brave (Fortis) + Storm (Tempest) = Fortempest

3. The Aesthetic Alchemy Instead of just picking random syllables, think about:

How does the name look on the page?

Does it have strong consonants or flowing vowels?

Would it look good written in blood on a magical contract? (IMPORTANT)

🌙 Pro Tips That Nobody Talks About:

Test Drive Your Names

Write them in different fonts

Yell them dramatically

Whisper them mysterously

If you can't dramatically whisper "Lord Xylophone the Terrible" without giggling, maybe reconsider

2. The Name Evolution Game Your character's name should have:

A formal version

A nickname

What their enemies call them

What their mom yells when they're in trouble Example: Theodora → Thea → The Midnight Witch → THEODORA BLACKTHORN GET DOWN HERE THIS INSTANT

3. Cultural Consideration (but make it fantasy)

Create naming patterns for different regions/species

Maybe elves use lots of 'ae' and 'th' sounds

Perhaps dragon-folk names always start with a hiss

Desert dwellers might have names that sound like wind through sand

🔥 Advanced Name-Crafting Techniques:

The Emotional Echo Method

Write down the key emotion of your character

Find its opposite

Create a name that somehow bridges both Example: A character who's both gentle and fierce → Lysander (means "liberator" but sounds soft)

The Musical Approach

Names have rhythm

They have melody

Try singing your character names

If it sounds like a spell, EVEN BETTER

💫 Remember:

Names can be weapons (looking at you, True Name magic systems)

They can be prophecies

They can be curses

They can be LIES

🚫 What to Avoid (but like, in a non-basic way):

Names that look like you headbutted your keyboard

Names so complex your readers need a pronunciation guide every 2 pages

Names that are just regular names with random 'y's thrown in (looking at you, Kathryn → Kathyryn → Kathyyryn)

✨ Final Thoughts: Your character's name is a spell you're casting on your readers. Make it memorable. Make it meaningful. Make it YOURS.

And remember, if all else fails, you can always name them after what they had for breakfast. (Looking at you, Toast the Dragonslayer 👀)

sips chai aggressively

That's all for today's chaotic naming advice! Drop a 🌟 if you're gonna rename all your characters now! - Rin T.

[Note: Feel free to reblog and add your own chaotic naming methods! Let's build this resource together!]

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TO THOSE MAKING NATIVE OCS

I see this a lot, no one has actual names, or any reference for names, that are legit Native American, varying among the tribes, for their characters.

Babynames.com and shit like that will give you names made up by white people.

However, I’ve got your solution.

Native-Languages  is a good website to turn to for knowledge on a lot of native things, including native names. If you’re unsure about the names you’ve picked, they even have a list of made up names here!

Please don’t trust names like babynames.com for native names, they’re made up and often quite offensive to the cultures themselves.

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1. Does your character have good aim? 2. What would history remember your character for? 3. Does your character prefer to work in silence or with noise and of what kind? 4. Has your character ever been handcuffed or tied up? 5. Can your character cook? 6. Who did your character look up to as a child? 7. Do any of your characters have depression? 8. Who has the worst luck? 9. Could your character win an arm wrestling competition? How well would they do? 10. Would your character give up the chance to come back to life as a god so that someone else could be saved?

11. What is your character’s favorite historical or fairy tale figure? 12. Would your character marry someone their family didn’t approve of? 13. Do/Did any of your characters have large ears they had to grow into as a kid? 14. Are any of your characters nonverbal? 15. Did your character ever want to be a cowboy? 16. How does the way your character present themselves in public differ from how they are in private? 17. How petty is your character? 18. Is your character pro or anti union? 19. Does your character like carrots? 20. How self-confident is your characters?

21. Do any of your characters have heterochromia? 22. Do any of your characters have someone named after them? Or are they named after someone else? 23. Do any of your characters have facial markings? 24. What is your character’s opinions on squirrels? 25. Does your character experience sexism for the job/title they hold? (ie: she’s a girl, she can’t be x,y,z because only boys can be) 26. Are any of your characters missing fingers? 27. Does your character know how to tie different kinds of knots? 28. How much does your character giggle? 29. Are any of your characters nameless? (In that there is no legal record of them existing, they just don’t have names in canon, or history remembers them but not their name?) 30. How independent was your character as a teen?

31. How much does your character care about their appearance? 32. Do you have any characters who are twins? 33. Does your character like math? How good are they at it? 34. Do any of your characters collect sea-shells or wear shell jewelry? 35. Naptime, yes or no? 36. Would your character prefer to sit around and chill or be up and moving and doing something? 37. Did any of your characters have a fever they almost died from as a child? 38. Does your character worry about breaking the rules and getting in trouble? 39. Do any of your characters have the responsibilities of an adult despite being a child, or did they when they were? 40. If a loved one died, how long would they stay in mourning?

41. Do other people around your character dictate their life or do they get to choose for themselves? 42. Did/do any of your characters have an arranged marriage? 43. Do you have any widows/widower characters? 44. Are any of your characters overshadowed by other siblings? Or have parents who clearly have a favorite? (ex: Boromir and Faramir) 45. Would your character kill someone to get what they want? 46. Does your character prefer to lead or follow? 47. Has your character ever stolen anything? 48. Are any of your characters apprentices? 49. Are any of your characters certified Bird Nerds ™? 50. Are any of your characters Good Dads ™?

51. Do any of your characters have grandparents who are named and living in canon? 52. Would your character prefer to have history know the truth or have many different versions of their life? 53. What if the furthest your character has ever walked in a given stretch of time? 54. Would your character prefer to visit a new city or stay at home? 55. Do you have any characters who despite trying their best ended up being horrible parents? 56. Do any of your characters have step-family? 57. Do any of your characters consistently wear hats? 58. Does your character prefer the ocean or the mountains? 59. What kinds of things does your character use as paperweights? 60. If faced with certain death, would your character continue to speak out against injustice?

61. Have any of your characters struggled with addiction? 62. Have any of your characters adopted anyone? 63. How far would your character go to help those in need? 64. Do your characters know any old blind swordsmen per the trope? 65. Is your characters energetic? 66. How much of a disappointment/scandal to their family is your character? 67. Would your character be willing to do something they consider morally wrong in order to achieve their goals? 68. Are any of your characters intimidatingly beautiful? 69. Has your character ever found themselves in with the wrong crowd and had to attempt to break from it? 70.  Does your character have any guarded/secret guild knowledge or family recipe?

71. How good is your character at reading people and navigating social situations? 72. Would your character care for someone who needed it if it meant being ostracized from their society? 73. Has your character been to/ ever explored any ruins? 74.  Are any of your characters associated with flowers? 75: Do any of your characters wear glasses, sunglasses, goggles, or monocles? 76: Would your character like to live on a farm and raise sheep? 77. Have any of your characters had to kill a friend? 78. Have any of your characters been exiled from their society? 79. What is a humanizing thing about a villain/antagonist/generally horrible person character that you have? 80. Was your character ever considered shy?

81. Does your character look like what others think they should from their reputation? 82. Describe your character’s handwriting. 83. Did/do any of your characters start a dynasty? 84. Do any of your characters have gaps in their teeth or are missing teeth? 85. Has your character ever been led down the wrong path because of their anger? 86. Is your character’s fear reaction to fight, flight, or freeze? 87. What are your character’s nails like? 88. Are any of your characters part of a spy network? 89. Would your character throw themselves in harms way to protect a loved one? 90. Can your character start a campfire?

91. Does your character engage in gossip? 92. Have any of your characters started and/or led a revolution? 93. Do you have any characters that are stuffed animals? Or characters who have them? 94. Are any of your characters mechanics? 95. If given total rule over a country, would your character step aside to turn it into a democracy? 96. Which character is The Proudest ™ of their kids? 97. Do any of your characters have a tendency to dislocate joints? 98. Has your character ever had to question their beliefs and realized they were wrong? 99. Do any of your characters have social anxiety? 100. Are any of your characters queer?

101. Which character is The Most dramatic? 102. Are any of your characters d/Deaf or HoH? 102. What is your character’s greatest source of guilt? 103. How well does your character deal with their anger? 104. Do any of your characters have pottery as a hobby? 105. Favorite winter activity? 106. Do any of your characters have noticeable acne? 107. Do any of your characters feel confined by their lives and the expectations placed upon them? 108. Are any of your characters dogs? 109. Would your character blackmail a god? 110. What color is associated with your character?

111. Do any of your characters have dogs for pets? 112. Does your character believe in wishing fountains and shooting stars? 113. Would your character commit treason if the law was wrong? 114. Do any of your characters insist on going by their fullname rather than a nickname? 115. Do any of your characters have an honorary father figure? 116. Have any of your characters (almost) drowned? 117. Could your character build a house or possess the knowledge to build one? 118. Have any of your characters come from a position of privilege that they’ve never had to examine? 119. If someone made a statue of your character, what would it look like? 120. Do any of your characters have PTSD?

121. Do any of your characters have prosthetics? 122. What is your character’s greatest secret? 123. Did any of you characters have nannies or governesses growing up? 124. Does your character workout? 125. Who is your token cis, straight, (optional: white) male? 126. Are any of your characters on good terms/still friends with an ex? 127. Has anyone ever stolen your character’s identity or impersonated them? 128. Has your character’s home ever been destroyed? 129. Has your character ever had to compromise on what they thought was right in order to maintain peace? 130. Do you have any characters who are retired?

131. Who is redhaired and has a mustache? 132. Who is the precious cinnamon roll? 133. Have any of your characters ever been caught in a fire or explosion? 134. Has your character ever been alone in a hostile environment and been forced to travel a long way to reach a safety that wasn’t for sure? 135. Would  your character be content to go back to a normal and quiet life after going on an adventure? 136. Has your character ever been forced to deal with the ‘I want to speak to your manager” kind of person? 137. Are any of your characters bipolar? 138. How good is your character with money and accounting? 139. Has your character ever survived a fatal wound? 140. Can your character play an instruments?

141. Who has a weapon collection? 142. Do any of your characters use wheelchairs, transportation devices, or mobility aids? 143. Has your character ever had some part of their culture made illegal? 144. Are any of your characters adventurers by trade? 145. How much first aid and medical knowledge does your character have? 146. Were any of your characters disowned or abandoned by their parents? 147. Do any of your characters have albinism? 148. Do any of your characters have an eating disorder or food contamination phobia? 149: How good is your character at lying? 150. Do any of your characters have to deal with family being concerned more about appearances and reputation than personal wellbeing?

151. Would your character ever go cliff diving? 152: Do you have any characters with the jr. sr. I II or III thing? 153: Do any of your characters embody the spirit of a flapper? (Bonus points for style and or lifestyle) 154: How much does your character care about other people respecting their authority? 155: Does your character cut and/or color their hair for any specific reason? 156: Were/Are any of your characters under less pressure and fewer expectations than their siblings? 157: Do any of your characters live on their own? 158: Have any of your characters even been bit by a zombie or rabid animal or otherwise exposed to a deadly pathogen? (Did any of them survive?) 159: Does your character have any tattoos? And are any of them symbolic or significant? 160: Do any of your characters have asthma?

161: Your character’s opinion of pineapple? 162: Has your character ever thrown a tantrum over things not going their way? 163: Are any of your characters autistic? (If so, do they have special interests and what are they?) 164: Are any of your characters tinkerers or inventors? 165: Who is a “girls just wanna have fun” character? 166: Are any of your characters blind or visually impaired? 167: Are any of your characters fat? 168: Is your characters easily embarrassed? 169: Are any of your characters married to the sea? 170: Are any of your characters infamous?

171: Are any of your characters hallmark villains in terms of personality? 172: Do any of your characters hold a grudge against someone? 173: How loyal is your character? 174: Does your character get homesick? 175: Are any of your characters badass (lesbian) pirate queens?

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Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

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Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

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notice how this new tab’s url ends with “.gifv”? or some kind of code converting a normal image to a webp (ie “.png?type=webp”)? literally just manually edit the url so it just ends at “.gif” or “.png”. delete the “v” or delete the code. then hit enter so the image reloads under this new url, and hit save. it should save correctly this time <3

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