#AwesomeCharacters The grey skin. She does not like being noticed in general and it also says some things about her that she doesn't want advertised on her face.

#DecemberWorldbuilders 22 There's quite a few and I'm wondering how to ration it given the rest of this week's questions. I guess I'll pick shadow beasts (that's what their name translates to anyway). They're ambush predators made of shadow and have been known to snack on humans. 1/2

FYI if I see anyone post one of those 'share this or you're cursed' posts I will instantly block you.

#AwesomeCharacters She has had an exceptionally good education until about 12 (equivalent of mid teens), and no formal education since. For now.

#DecemberWorldbuilders 21 I guess their job is partially one, dealing with magical threats. Other than that energy management, I guess. The way they approach heating/cooling and lighting of buildings is very different (magic) and individuals have to manage their homes.

#AwesomeCharacters She has no idea how to respond to compliments most of the time. She hates it and will usually try to deflect it. (Also she's usually trying to figure out what they want from her)

#DecemberWorldbuilders 20 In the world in general, yes. In the country where the story is set, no. It's been illegal for a while. It does occasionally slip through the cracks and necromancy adds another dimension, but generally it's illegal. In the world in general it's more based on 1/2

#AwesomeCharacters It's hard to choose. It's between banter and plans followed by them immediately falling apart.

Out of the main cast, the wind mage is left handed. There are a few others hanging around too.

#DecemberWorldbuilders 19 It's actually fairly common. There's people cleaning and maintaining all the public or commercial spaces, and they're usually paid by the government or by whoever's employing them. As for household chores, it's uncommon to have helpers unless 1/

Please do not give me ideas I don't have the time. There are so many shenanigans that the side characters could be getting into while the main plot is happening.

#AwesomeCharacters She definitely dreams and wishes she didn't, because it's mostly nightmares. It's mostly about her past.

#DecemberWorldbuilders 18 She has to clean her living space and do her laundry when she's home (the laundry gets a little complicated at times because of a curse, long story). She also adopts a little shadow monster and then she has to take care of him. She's the only one 1/2

#AwesomeCharacters She'd just stick with the rest of the misfits at her workplace/home. It's a relatively large group.

#DecemberWorldbuilders 17 They don't really wear armour as it's not particularly useful against ranged magical weapons (thought it can have niche applications). For clothes, there are professional tailors, and ready-made clothes are also a thing. 1/2

She would be relieved to die, I think. She'd be disappointed if they brought her back.

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#AwesomeCharacters I'm pretty sure she's chaotic neutral. She doesn't care for the law other than to avoid getting into trouble, and she's definitely no all-loving hero for a variety of reasons.

#DecemberWorldbuilders 16 Most of my characters do very little food related chores, except the few times when they're out surviving in the wild. Helps that MC is reasonably good at cooking by a campfire, though her knowledge of local plants is a little lacking. Usually though, 1/3

#AwesomeCharacters That she really cares about other people. It's doesn't fit her tough facade so she rationalises it as the logical thing to do in the situation instead.

#DecemberWorldbuilders 15 The answer is pretty boring for the city they live in. It's mostly maintaining the foliage and cleaning up the leaves and maybe bird poop and such. And plant stuff related water blockages (drains, gutters, etc.). Or tying up stuff before the winds hit. 1/2

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#AwesomeCharacters She is quite good at this, especially over land navigation, thanks to her military training. She also knows the basics of using the stars, though she is yet to master compensating for latitude. She wouldn't be great in the open ocean, but she's aware of it. 1/2

#DecemberWorldbuilders 14 As usual, restricted to the country where the story happens. Traditionally, it is multigenerational households so the elderly stay with their families. It's less common in urban areas, but if they want to stay in the city and get some support, it's available, or 1/5

They're fairly common, and it's more or less upto the person in question and their aesthetics. The main cast usually don't sport one except the 'had no time to shave' variety occasionally though. (I also suck at drawing beards at present)

#AwesomeCharacters I'm not good at emoji but here goes, purely based on vibes 🐈‍⬛🕵‍♀️🔮🌙

#DecemberWorldbuilders 13 Again answering for the country where the story takes place because we'll be here all day otherwise. The aristocracy generally have family crests and flags that can be used in battle. Surnames are important (generally a particular estate is tied to a particular surname) 1/2

#AwesomeCharacters They're not speaking English, and it's transcribed for the reader (names are not translated, and some untranslatable concepts are left in and explained). The main language spoken in the region is not MC's first language, but she's fluent in it. The language barrier comes up 1/2

#DecemberWorldbuilders 12 This is going to get complicated if I answer for every culture, so as usual, I'll stick to the dominant culture in the place where most of the story happens. This is different in the three social spheres--ordinary people, mages, and the aristocracy. 1/4

#AwesomeCharacters She likes riding horses and biking, but she doesn't do it often because: a) she owns neither a horse nor a bike b) both activities involve large amounts of sun exposure. She does go for the occasional walk though.

I have a lot of antagonists and they're everything from unrepentant evil to those who are doing what they're doing because of circumstances and everything else in between. The scope of their villiany also varies a lot.

#DecemberWorldbuilders 11 I can't go with the series antagonist for obvious reasons, so I'm going with the obvious one, the king of MC's home country. If you ask him who he considers his family, it would be his parents, and his family line, maybe his main wife. 1/3

#AwesomeCharacters I wouldn't alter the characters. If they have to act out of character I'd give them a reason to do so, or if that's not possible/doesn't work with the character for whatever reason, the plot changes.

#DecemberWorldbuilders 10 In short, it's a mess. Long form: this is mostly spoilers because her real identity is hidden from the reader for the first part of the story and the context for her identity doesn't come until later still. Basically, her 'family' happened entirely for political 1/2

I would like to inform you that despite my best efforts, I have failed. I have started writing a new series based in the same world. If anyone knows how to give the day ~12 extra hours I'd love to know.

#AwesomeCharacters She doesn't use nicknames (try it and she'll threaten to stab you) but there's the slightly complicated issue of whether the name She uses is her real name. Basically she's using fake documents, and the name on them is not her government name, but it's not a false name. 1/2

#DecemberWorldbuilders 9 Not something that really comes up in my current WIP, but the medical side is more advanced than ours and it's an area the law doesn't get involved in. Religion has opinions but it's not enforceable in any sense (the different parts of it can't agree on anything for one) 1/2

#AwesomeCharacters She is quite aware of her flaws and tries to work around them whenever possible. I would almost say she's hyper aware of them. That being said, if something needs to be done she'll face her weaknesses to do it. In short her tendency to put herself in danger has nothing 1/2

#DecemberWorldbuilders 8 This depends on the culture you're talking about and there are a lot of cultures. For the area MC generally lives in, the family unit is generally multi-generational for rural areas and nobility, just a sort of nuclear family (?) in more urban areas, though you see 1/2

She is neither. Powerful spirits exist, but some of them are nice and some are not. This means she will do what they want her to do, but she's not necessarily emotionally invested in it. #AwesomeCharacters

#DecemberWorldbuilders 7 Well. They went through several astrology phases as a culture--it's less predicting stuff and more lucky and unlucky times and stuff, and predictions are very general--and thanks to that, they have very advanced astronomy for their level of tech. The first recorded 1/2

Somebody tell me how to temporarily shut off the 'start another series' part of my brain please because I do not have the time right now

Her strategy is to ignore it until it goes away. No this doesn't work but she has been raised to not show weakness. #AwesomeCharacters

#DecemberWorldbuilders 6 Depends of how you classify necromancers, certain business people, and politicians lol There's a few specific ones, such as birds dependent on a particular tree, and general ones like fleas and mosquitos, but this hasn't really come up in story. 1/2

#DecemberWorldbuilder 5 There are diseases unique to the setting, but I haven't worked them out. The medicine itself is surprisingly advanced for a society with a fear of dead bodies, and their knowledge of the body is quite accurate, helped by a type of magic used exclusively for healing. 1/3

She doesn't actually think about the future that much, because she doesn't expect to have one. She fully expects her past to catch up with her at some point, she's just worried the fallout would affect a lot of other people. #AwesomeCharacters

She lives in a building where they work because the building has lots of extra space that they're letting out to the employees only at a low price (given the nature of the business they can't let anyone else live in the building). #AwesomeCharacters

#DecemberWorldbuilders 1 It is difficult to describe. They're more advanced than us in some ways (their tech is extremely clean for one) and they're less advanced in others (no mobile phones but they have landlines and phone booths everywhere). Their tech is also fundamentally 1/2

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#AwesomeCharacters She 'rescued' a mage who was apparently in trouble against her better judgement, and then he took one look at her and guessed (correctly) that she was basically completely lost and dragged her along to get her a job where he works. They have been very good friends since.