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TheBlueCat says...



Blue Arrows (working title)

A novel by @TheBlueCat

With a ton of help from @Carina


The fantastical forest of the Sky Kingdom seems like a beautiful, perfect magical world. But the kingdom starts falling apart, both physically and internally, when the heart of the forest is stolen, and the five unlikely chosen ones must travel beyond the borders, into the unknown, to save it.


Characters:
Main five:
Eri Moonglow
Rhys Riverfire
Lupos Feathergem
Auris Stillwood
Fye Emberwind

Others:
The Phoenix
Queen Lyra Sunwing
[Redacted](see below)
Spoiler! :
Shell (Shelter)



Main Plot:
Five are chosen to find the heart of the forest, the object that holds the magic that created the forest and keeps it alive and healthy, and must go on a quest to find it. They have a hard quest ahead of them, and will find a lot more than just the heart. Lots of monster fighting and cool battles included. Drama not sold separately.


All spoilers will be placed in, well, spoilers for the safety of curious eyes. There will be a lot of myself thinking out loud, so lots of spoilers. Open at your own risk.
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Fri May 11, 2018 10:03 pm
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Jericho says...



This sounds intriguing.

May I ask, are the names of the main characters tied to any sort of elemental magic or personality trait thereof? Meaningful names are something I do love, however, we must always be careful not to cross the line into Overly Meaningful Names, of course. (That is, spoonfeeding our readers our characters' personalities by way of naming them things like "Brutus Nimrod" or "Isabella Swan" or some such.)

From the plot given, I'm supposing you're aiming for more of a light adventure fantasy (not light-hearted, all the way through, but not hardcore "here's the minute explanation for everything" fantasy), so your names may very well fit your world smoothly. I'm just curious, as it may be.

Best of luck writing this! I'll be certain to check this thread for updates.
  





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Why thank you @Jericho! I mostly picked names that sounded nice from this lovely site and never really thought about the meaning! xD I'm also not sure what I'm going for, so it's more of a let's-see-where-these-characters-take-me kind of thing.
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The lengthy character profiles begin

Eri Moonglow
Spoiler! :
Name: Eri Moonglow
Age: 17
Nationality: Mixed
Current Residence: A tree house at the edge of the Twisted Wood
Talents/Skills: Archer, persuasive(charm; lying), picking locks, climbing(parkour), sharp senses, self defense, reading people, and manipulating objects with magic(nonliving and unelemental(ex. swords, arrows, bricks, dishes, shoes, etc.), maybe a little plant later on).
Birth order: Only child as far as she knows
Siblings (describe relationship): None
Grandparents (describe relationship): None
Parents (describe relationship): None
Significant Others (describe relationship): Shyga Flamefeather, mother-figure; Maia, friend/younger sibling figure
Relationship skills: What are those? She's okay, but not great at quick friendships.
Physical Characteristics: She's 6'5, pretty slender but with lean muscles, has long black hair in a loose braid and bangs and all her hair is blue tipped, has black cats ears on the top of her head instead of regular ears(about the same place you would find actual cats' ears) with blue fur on the inside, a long sleek black cat tail, boots, leggings, and a long sleeved shirt all in black with some blue outline/small simple design on the edges, she also has finger-less black archery gloves and an arm guard, her face is angular like most fairies, but very much a human and not cat at all, large blue eyes, (possibly dark blue lipstick but other wise very light pink), she is also very pale skinned, has a very small and simple black vine tattoo on her left cheek(it's half hidden by her bangs) and she appears to be about 16 or 17 years old. I haven't decided on the actual look of her clothes, but they are very fantasy/medieval.
Height: 6'5
Weight: 155
Race: Cat-kin and fairy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black with blue tips
Skin color: Pale
Shape of Face: Angular
Distinguishing features: A simple black vine-like tattoo on her left cheek, half hidden by her blue-tipped bangs and her large sky blue eyes.
How does he/she dress? Simply and mostly in black, but with small blue vine-esque details on the edges and corners.
Mannerisms:
Habits: (smoking, drinking etc.)
Health:
Hobbies:
Favorite Sayings:
Speech patterns:
Disabilities:
Style (Elegant, shabby etc.): Simple yet stylish, but always practical
Greatest flaw:
Best quality:

Intelligence Level:
Character's short-term goals in life:
Character's long-term goals in life:
How does Character see himself/herself?
How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others? She feels like a freak and outcast, and generally alone in the world
How self-confident is the character? Pretty
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof? Mostly logic, but more-so emotion as the story goes on
What would most embarrass this character?

Strengths/Weaknesses:
Introvert or Extrovert? Extrovert
How does the character deal with anger?
With sadness?
With conflict?
With change?
With loss?
What does the character want out of life? To be accepted and recognized
What would the character like to change in his/her life? Uh NOT BEING AN OUTCAST FREAK
What motivates this character?
What frightens this character?
What makes this character happy? Praise and accomplishing her goals.
Is the character judgmental of others? No
Is the character generous or stingy? Somewhere inbetween
Is the character generally polite or rude? Polite
How character is different at the end of the novel from when the novel began:
Additional Notes on This Character:

(Unfinished)
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These are going from serious to meme level real quick

Rhys Riverfire
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Name: Rhys Riverfire
Age: 15
Nationality: Wood
Current Residence: A cottage in the Enchanted Forest
Talents/Skills: Knowledge of explosives and weapons, knife throwing, high pain tolerance, mechanicalling inclined, sleight-of-hand, a way with animals, and multitasking.
Birth order: 2/2
Siblings (describe relationship): A really annoying older sister, strained and lots of hatred
Grandparents (describe relationship): N/A
Parents (describe relationship): Also strained, parents not approving of lifestyle choices
Significant Others (describe relationship): None
Physical Characteristics:
Height: 6ft
Weight: 130
Race: Elf
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Light brown
Skin color: Tan
Shape of Face: Rounded and oblong
Distinguishing features:
How does he/she dress?
Mannerisms: Eye rolling, figeting(can't stay still), and crossing his arms.
Habits: (smoking, drinking etc.)
Health:
Hobbies:
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Disabilities:
Style (Elegant, shabby etc.):
Greatest flaw:
Best quality:

Intelligence Level:
Character's short-term goals in life:
Character's long-term goals in life:
How does Character see himself/herself?
How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others?
How self-confident is the character? He shows he's self-confident, but he's a little wavy
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof? Logic
What would most embarrass this character?

Strengths/Weaknesses:
Introvert or Extrovert? Extrovert
How does the character deal with anger?
With sadness?
With conflict?
With change?
With loss?
What does the character want out of life?
What would the character like to change in his/her life?
What motivates this character?
What frightens this character? Heights and
What makes this character happy?
Is the character judgmental of others? Yes
Is the character generous or stingy? Stingy
Is the character generally polite or rude? Rude
How character is different at the end of the novel from when the novel began:
Additional Notes on This Character:

(Unfinished)
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Procrastination is the bane of my existence

Lupos Feathergem
Spoiler! :
Name: Lupos Feathergem
Age: 53
Nationality: Wise
Current Residence: An old small library on Dawn Territory
Talents/Skills: Knack for languages, organization, metalism, photographic memory, basic first-aid, baking, very talented with words, human calculator, and throwing her voice.
Birth order: 2/5
Siblings (describe relationship): Confused at her and her ways, but still treat her like family
Grandparents (describe relationship): Dissaproving but loving
Parents (describe relationship): Mostly dissapointed
Significant Others (describe relationship):
Physical Characteristics:
Height: 6'11
Weight: 984
Race: Centaur
Eye Color: Purple
Hair Color: Pale blond
Skin color: Pale/chocolate brown
Shape of Face:
Distinguishing features:
How does he/she dress?
Mannerisms:
Habits: (smoking, drinking etc.)
Health:
Hobbies:
Favorite Sayings: Wait, what?
Speech patterns:
Disabilities:
Style (Elegant, shabby etc.):
Greatest flaw: Easily distracted
Best quality: Reads everything so she knows a lot

Intelligence Level:
Character's short-term goals in life:
Character's long-term goals in life:
How does Character see himself/herself?
How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others?
How self-confident is the character?
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof?
What would most embarrass this character?

Strengths/Weaknesses:
Introvert or Extrovert? Introvert
How does the character deal with anger?
With sadness?
With conflict?
With change?
With loss?
What does the character want out of life?
What would the character like to change in his/her life?
What motivates this character?
What frightens this character?
What makes this character happy?
Is the character judgmental of others? No
Is the character generous or stingy? Generous
Is the character generally polite or rude? Polite
How character is different at the end of the novel from when the novel began:
Additional Notes on This Character: Probably OCD,

(Unfinished)
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Will I ever finish these profiles? Good question. Tune back in later. Way later.

Auris Stillwood
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Auris
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How self-confident is the character?
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof?
What would most embarrass this character?

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Introvert or Extrovert?
How does the character deal with anger?
With sadness?
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With change?
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What does the character want out of life?
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What motivates this character?
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Is the character judgmental of others?
Is the character generous or stingy?
Is the character generally polite or rude?
How character is different at the end of the novel from when the novel began:
Additional Notes on This Character:

(Unfinished. Actually not even started xD)
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TheBlueCat says...



Last main-ish character, I promise xD

Fye Emberwind
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Name: Fye Emberwind
Age:
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Character's short-term goals in life:
Character's long-term goals in life:
How does Character see himself/herself?
How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others?
How self-confident is the character?
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof?
What would most embarrass this character?

Strengths/Weaknesses:
Introvert or Extrovert?
How does the character deal with anger?
With sadness?
With conflict?
With change?
With loss?
What does the character want out of life?
What would the character like to change in his/her life?
What motivates this character?
What frightens this character?
What makes this character happy?
Is the character judgmental of others?
Is the character generous or stingy?
Is the character generally polite or rude?
How character is different at the end of the novel from when the novel began:
Additional Notes on This Character:

(Not started)
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Other characters:

Spoiler! :
Shyga Flamefeather
Maia Softbreeze
Queen Lyra Sunwing
Shell (Shelter)
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BluesClues says...



Question: what makes these "unlikely" Chosen Ones? Based on the character profiles so far, these sound like exactly the people you'd want to choose! Good at archery, swordplay, languages, magic, etc.

I don't mean they can't be good at these things, but you should think about what other qualities make them unlikely. Are they shy? Are they good at these things but someone else is known to be the best? Do they all hate each other? Why are they "unlikely" Chosen Ones?
  





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@BlueAfrica Hard to say exactly, but in my head this world is very "you are this species and this is how you act and what you are good at" and all these characters don't conform to that. No idea if it's actually going to work out like that, and then at that point only my MC is going to be the very unlikely one.
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Oh, okay! That makes sense.
  








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