I have started to realize that there's a lot of my worldbuilding that I didn't do for plot reasons. Most of my POV characters won't notice these so it's not useful as decoration either. But so often, they turn out to be a card I can play at the most unexpected time.

#AwesomeCharacters She doesn't like violence, and she tries to avoid it, but she was raised to use violence and she's somewhat desensitized to it. Generally this means she will avoid harming another person if it can be avoided at all. If pushed to fight, she's more of a threat than 1/2

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#NovemberWorldbuilders 6 It will be a bird. It's a tiny bird (~2.5 cm including both beak and tail), brilliant white in colour, and lives in enormous flocks apparently feeding on nectar. They are said to be partially composed of light. They are considered a good omen.

#ConlangNovember 6 1. The script they use is a syllabary, that is composed of units marking the starting consonant, vowel, and ending consonant in that syllable. One or both consonant components can be missing. Writing is composed of these blocks, written left to right in general. 1/3

Probably some kind of tiny wildcat that is surprisingly dangerous. If asked she might pick a shadow beast (creature unique to the setting) but honestly she doesn't have the intimidation to pull it off until someone has seen her fight. #AwesomeCharacters

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#NovemberWorldbuilders 5 There are a few choices, but I will pick this famous wildflower meadow that is generally left untouched. It stands above one of the outer suburbs of the city, and blooms with purple wildflowers for a short time in spring. It's a big place, but 1/2

#ConlangNovember 5 It's sounds, and I have gone for a fairly limited set of phonemes. It follows a simple consonant-vowel-consonant structure, with both consonants optional. There are 6 vowels, and they distinguish between short vowels and long vowels. There is a set of allowable consonants 1/3

Some are protective, some are a little scared of her, and some are curious and are trying to drag her out of her shell. There's also one who hates her but not for something she is directly responsible for.

#AwesomeCharacters Depends on your definition. I planned to have 5, but at this point I would say it's closer to 15. The number is much higher if you count antagonists.

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#NovemberWorldbuilders 4 Right again, there's a lot. There are two contenders I could talk about. I'll go with mourning dress. The mourning colour in the country where the story happens is usually white with green accents/jewelry, believed to be because it's the colours associated with 1/3

#ConlangNovember 4 It's not directly inspiring by anything, but I did want a limited but a little challenging set of phonemes, and a relatively simple grammatical system. The writing system is sort of inspired by Korean. Nothing is directly based on existing languages.

#AwesomeCharacters She might raise awareness of the situation in her own country, if she's guaranteed anonymity. She will not be popular because she will not hold back on how messed up all factions are, and how ordinary people suffer regardless of the side they're nominally on. 1/2

#ConlangNovember 3 Thread incoming There are so many dialects. There are dialects upon dialects. The 3 dialects everyone knows are from the three major cities. These dialects feed into each other a lot so they are mostly mutually intelligible but they make fun of each other's pronunciation. 1/5

#NovemberWorldbuilders 3 There is very little of these colours specifically, but there are a couple of things I can think of off the top of my head. One is a kind of wildflower that is bright yellow. The other is the goose named after it who is a bright gold colour, but she is a character 1/2

She expects to be lied to, so I guess she's forgiving because she had no expectations in the first place.

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I don't know, but there are a few candidates. MC is definitely one, but there are a few others who definitely need it.

#NovemberWorldbuilders 2 Blue is heavily associated with the water element and the god of water as well as other water deities (the river, notably, wears a lot of blue in his human form). (Also fun fact their sun is a little hotter so their world tends to be just a little bluer in general)

#ConlangNovember 2 It's the lingua franca of the (very big) country that the story is set in, though there is a lot of variation within said country. It is also the first language of many people and there are a lot of monoliguals who speak just this language.

Sort of, except power level wise he's way above MC. They hate each other's guts, but they have a powerful mutual enemy which means they can't actually kill each other. Both also believe (correctly) that the other is crucial to fighting said mutual enemy. #AwesomeCharacters

#ConlangNovember 1 It is for a fictional setting. I have a few languages floating around in the setting, but the one I'm talking about is the lingua franca of the country where most of the story takes place, and is also the first language of a lot of characters.

I am working on my usual WIP, a long serialized fantasy adventure/ mystery project. My goal is to finish this huge chaotic battle I'm stuck at (there may be zombies involved. And gods. And wildlife. And merpeople). If I have time to spare there's a bonus arc I want to start as well. #Writevember

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#NovemberWorldbuilders The most obvious I can think of is the god of fire, whose name translates to fire. The sacred flame in the temple complex is also red because of this (they use specific woods to get a mixture of red and gold).

There's a lot. She has taken part in some military campaigns she would not approve of now, and she has killed more than once which she never quite gets over. #AwesomeCharacters

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She never intends to cause trouble for most people. It's just that one thing leads to another and before you know it there's destruction of some sort. Or she's in trouble. She's better than most others in the cast though. #AwesomeCharacters

If she's alone, probably get some candy, leave it outside the door, turn the lights off and pretend she's not there. With her previous flatmates she'll probably pay her share and let them organize it. With her current friends, she's going to be preoccupied explaining - 1/2 #AwesomeCharacters

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Maybe? She's a tiny human, but she's not exactly friendly looking and she's a powerful mage. She has also gained a reputation as someone who's willing to kill (not entirely unjustified) so there's that too. I would say the people who should be scared of her aren't. #AwesomeCharacters

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Knives. She has two at the moment that she uses for fighting, but this will keep growing.

Her go-to method is to read a book. The second option is to ask the group's admin guy who has access to a lot of information and magic that helps him organize it. If that fails there is the lawyer but she's busy all the time and specialized. The last option - 1/2 #AwesomeCharacters

She doesn't really enjoy them, or at least, she hasn't really expressed her liking for a particular genre. She likes puzzles, but she doesn't really like thriller elements because it's 'too much like work'. She doesn't like romance stuff, and nitpicks historical stuff. #AwesomeCharacters 1/2

MC's uncle, if I remember right. All round evil guy. #AwesomeCharacters

She's well above average with magic. She has a solid foundation (though in an unusual style for the part of the world she's in) and a strong natural affinity for it. That's why she can work as a mage. #AwesomeCharacters

#PlotTober 22 I can't answer this one fully because it's a spoiler but MC will reach her lowest point because the evidence leads her to the answer being the worst possible one for her personally. And she can't even tell the supporting cast, because they don't have crucial background info.

She's average with time. She's mostly on time because she is generally polite and a little anxious, but life happens sometimes. (Also she will be on time in the morning but not mentally present until about 10 am at the earliest) #AwesomeCharacters

The parrot with human level intelligence (arguably he's smarter than most of the human cast). No one knows what he is in universe either (except possibly a few powerful spirits but they don't count).

#AwesomeCharacters There are a few, but I guess I'll pick the lava man (not his real name. It's just what other characters call him when they want to annoy him mildly). He starts out doing anything to advance in a horrible system, but quits abruptly once his best friend/mentee - 1/2

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#PlotTober 19 Probably when the first body that goes into the water once they're there, and their client showing up and reminding them of the cost should they fail. Or possibly discovering the identity of said corpse, which is a bit of a surprise but not really.

#PlotTober 18 Again, not super clear on this. There will be a lot of finding out how the temple works, which is very new for MC as it's not even her religion technically. As for the about herself part, it's continued from the last arc.

#PlotTober 17 (Sorry I got distracted actually writing) I'm not sure this arc quite fits the 3 act structure, but I guess this would be when the group essentially infiltrate the temple. Happens pretty early though.

It would have been her sister in the past, but at this point, I don't know. She's afraid of getting attached at this point, because she's afraid of hurting herself or hurting the other person. (Her friends, for their part, are trying to drag her out of it) #AwesomeCharacters

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