A little before the site went down temporarily, I got this notion in my head. I give you writters a couple characters and see what you do with them. Just to see how each person handles it. I thought it would be interesting to see what each person comes up with, with people thinking "Huh, I'd've never thought of that". Anyway, here goes.
Character 1 (Main Character)
Young male
Plays the flute
Orphan
Commoner
Has a job
Character 2
Man
Traveler
Edgy
New in town(Or whatever setting you have)
Character 3
Young female
Strong willed
Outgoing
Knows character 1
Character 4
Old man
Has great power
Wise
Mysterious
The specifics are a bit vague. For example: how young is young? Perhaps playing the flute is his self made job? Or maybe he works as a stable hand? Or works at a castle for some reason? Does edgy mean paranoid or untrusting? What relation does char. 3 have with char. 1? Maybe she's a princess, met character 1, hence why he works at a castle! Just who is the old man? You decide! Just don't insult my intelligence. If you say character 1 is 50 years old, that's not young, unless you make it clear that people live to be 300 or something. Anything not specifically stated, you can just add in, just make sure that the traits listed are in there somewhere. Now, you can have other characters, just make sure these four are the focal characters of the story. If you have any questions, just ask them here.
Okay, it's a fantasy setting, you make up the exact location. Just post the story (or opening to a novel) here. Have fun! I look forward to seeing what you people come up with. (And no, I'm not using this for story ideas, I've got plenty of those , just thought it would be an interesting little activity. )
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