I have a fairly important secondary character (one of the main characters’ childhood best friend/older brother figure) who completely vanished almost ten years ago. Do I need to figure out what happened to him? Should the characters figure out what happened to him? I need help.
[name_m]Austin[/name_m] totally fits this vibe. I think it goes with more a quiet personality.
One of my characters was named [name_f]Destiny[/name_f]. I switched between [name_f]Destiny[/name_f] and [name_f]Hope[/name_f] for a while, finally landing on [name_f]Hope[/name_f]. While I love the nicknames for [name_f]Destiny[/name_f], (Des, D) it simply didn’t fit the character. To me it gives off more clunky, vintage vibes. This did not fit my quiet, empathetic character. Is it possible you could give us more of a description on her? <3
I would only reveal so much–bit by bit. It also depends on the MC. If they had such a special connection that his backstory would kind of takeaway from the whole average-high school feel, then I wouldn’t reveal his past. I think this is so cool that you’re doing this with your siblings! I really hope this helps!
Oh the disappearance is a different story, sorry I should have mentioned that! This is definitely not average high school, this is angsty frost mage gets arrested a lot and falls in love with a badass noblewoman with a sword. Thank you so much for your help with the other story too! I like the nickname Des a lot–I might could get behind that if my sibling’s really set on it, which is super helpful for both my own snobby peace of mind and our sibling relations in general lol.
How would you spell Annabelle/Annabel? This is for a hard-core, no nonsense overprotective girl.
That makes so much more sense 
Honestly, that’s the only reason I stuck with [name_f]Destiny[/name_f] for a little haha. I think the nickname is super cute!!
If a girl named Annie interview four boys who are named Danny (ENTP), Jon (ESFP), Lawrence (INTP) and Gordon (ENFJ), and she is spend the entire day with each of them and learning a lot more and new about them, all three of them did a good job with her and they give her a good time and they acted like what she have in mind but except for one, who has acted completely different than what he perceived to be, he’s going to turn this interview around to test her abilities as an interviewer to see if she can handle it while turning the questions on her to get learn something about her, He’s intelligent and likes to have real conversations instead of phony ones and is also nobody’s dummy or fool, he gives her advice about how things are more than what they are and they are layers to them not believing what they initially assumed to be, she apologized for how she’s come off in the interview and he accepted her apology and he told her why he act he did is because to give her a boost and so after all that, they have lots of fun and it turns out they have a lot in common, she says goodbye to him and he gives a big bear hug and says to her that she was his favorite interviewer and he will never forget about her to she makes her feel proud, the two become friends and still keep in contact with each other, as she was saying goodbye to all of them she felt brand new and learned something new about the boys and new ones also, she can never that one member make a big impression/impact and still is till this very day, who would that be?
To all my writers out there, how many of you take names or name combos you personally love and repurpose them into character names like I do?
Just curious.
the majority of my characters have names that I like but can’t / won’t use!
How to make a poll?
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you have to be a member or something?
When you open a reply box, you can see a little gear icon in the far-right corner at the top of the screen. When you click on that, it’ll present you with four options: insert table, hide details, build poll, and blur spoiler. Obviously, you’ll want to click the “build poll” option, and then you’ll be presented with multiple buttons that’ll let you adjust your poll to your liking.
In case my explanation is confusing, here’s a step-by-step visual instruction posted to the Nameberry guidelines:
I don’t believe you have to be a member in order to build polls, but then again, it was quite a while ago when I was brand new to Nameberry and my memory has faded a bit.
I have hereditary magic in my story, but the main character has magic and her older twin sister doesn’t. How should I make this work?
Thanks so much. I just had to scroll down a bit
I’ve got a couple of polls about Paris Calloway! The things I know about them are that they’re a close friend of Kai Green, the main character of the story, and that they play D&D.
What is their gender?
Are they Kai’s love interest?
Are they the group’s Dungeon Master?
If they’re the love interest and not the DM, should their character and Kai’s character also be love interests?
The other members of the D&D group are Archie Torres, Edith Fern, and Maeve Weiss. If Paris isn’t the DM, who is?
Thanks!
Tell me what names you prefer for my characters!
My main character
-Grew up homeless and orphaned in medieval setting. He was raised by other beggers, and learned how to live off of the land at a young age in the woods. He became a bugler, for the town walls, and became a very skilled trumpet player. Joins a medieval, dnd style band as a trumpet player. Very quiet, but also strong and skilled and very smart.
Main character two
-Kind of the love interest for my main character. She’s going to be the twin or younger sister of the leader of the bands best friend, she plays the lute, and has curly hair. Shes very lively and outgoing with her friends, but is quiet around the other band members, due to feeling left out by her brother and his friends
Side Character 1
-He’s the brother of my girl main character. He’s very talented at french horn, but cocky about it and likes to be in charge of his sister, which makes her upset. He likes interrupting everybody and gets annoyed easily.
Side Character 2:
The best friend of my male main character: the son of a pirate captain who grew up at sea, he learned how to play the flute on the ship and is very skilled, he is funny, but also crafty and very very smart.
Trying to decide the number of antagonistic characters for a medieval fantasy rp the antagonists introduced will be a number of higher up hench people who will be getting names and whatnot as well as the family running this group
First For The Number Of Hench People
Now For The Number Of Family Members
Another Thing That I’d Like Your opinion On Is Should One Of The Children Of The Main Antagonist Switch Sides And Help The Main Group And If So Why?
Which of these duos do you think I should use?
Duo #1
Max is a young energetic and humorous boy who has a faithful companion and best friend who is a big brown dog; he and his dog go on adventures together while discovering new things. He’s from Southfield, Michigan and he lives in a suburban neighborhood with his Mom and Dad and a older brother and younger sister. His parents are usually busy and his siblings are doing other things and they are older than him which leaves him all alone by himself which leads to him wanting to have someone to talk to; He has a few friends at school but he wanted who would stick with him till the end of the day of school and wanted to spend all of the time with at home and school and someone who will listen to his dreams, secrets and desires that wouldn’t share with no one else; someone who can play with, hug with and even tell him the truth even if it does hurt. Until he got his wish at the age of 7 on his birthday, he got a big brown dog who at first didn’t respond to him at first but eventually he comes around.He is charismatic, energetic, active, adventurous, affectionate, creative, empathetic, enthusiastic, witty, clever, friendly, humorous, loyal, observant, optimistic, playful, quirky, spontaneous and supportive though he can be awkward, arrogant, obnoxious, boastful, impulsive, immature, selfish, insecure, stubborn and narcissistic at times. He would even do split second changes from costumes, and impressions.He likes to play with his yo-yo 
and he uses it whenever he needs to.He wanted to be an actor, comedian and performer when he grows up, he wanted to make people laugh and to entertain others. What he wants to learn is to how to talk to people and wanting overcome his shyness so that he can so that he can talk to other people.
Digby is Max’s pet dog who is his best friend and faithful companion who goes along with him on his journey. He serves as the boy’s protector and straight man to the boy who provides voice of reason to him. For transportation, he casually rides him like a man and his horse. He likes gives the boy a great big bear hug.The boy uses someone as a stand in or a prop in his routines, he always uses the dog but he sees him as a friend not a just a foil or some sidekick. He is best described as down to earth, sensible, honest, brave, intelligent, clever, strong, easygoing, mature, wise, loyal, practical, confident, serious, responsible, genuine, helpful, analytical,caring, loving and protective he can also be sarcastic, cynical, clumsy, moody, pessimistic, irritable and hypocritical at times. Whenever the boy comes up with a plan that is crazy or outlandish or even stupid the dog always tries ground him in reality or give him a different solution and sometimes he would join in on his crazy antics and routines showing that he also he can have fun as well.
Duo #2
Grant is a twelve year old boy who is friends with Emily and they like to go on adventures together. He is loyal, creative, smart, intelligent, down to earth, responsible, selfless, mature, imaginative, logical, serious, bright, witty, humorous, strong, confident, laid-back, clever, knowledgeable, wise, and honest though he can be a bit pessimistic, cynical, sarcastic, moody, critical, grouchy, and harsh at times. He likes to draw, reading books, play sports, ride his scooter, go to the arcade, skateboard, and like having a good time with Emily.
Emily is a twelve year old girl who is a friend of Grant and second in command to him. She is best described as bright, friendly, nice, kind, sassy, feisty, optimistic, enthusiastic, compassionate, fun-loving, active, helpful, clever, loving, loyal, sweet, outgoing, confident, sociable, and considerate she is known to be naive, bossy, stubborn, arrogant, immature, narcissistic, and a little insecure; she is also a tomboy. She likes to hang out with Grant watching reality shows, roller skate, reading magazines, listen to music, get on social media, going to the mall with friends.
I need a name for my villainess in a story. She is a cruel and sadistic woman, (allegedly) immortal, and seeks out people with elemental powers to serve as spies/assassins/agents on her behalf. She torments and brainwashes them into serving her and is not willing to let them go free, so she is furious when my MC escapes from her.
I’ve two Native American characters of mixed Sioux, Cherokee and Quapaw descent living in 21st century Arkansas. They are brother and sister, named Dakota (in honor of his mother’s heritage) and Maya. See, their mother, Robin, is a South Dakota native of Sioux descent and their father, Ned, is of majority Cherokee and Quapaw descent, with an emphasis on Cherokee. I have a bit of a rule when naming characters, and that is for their name to reflect their ancestry. Unfortunately, I cannot find a Cherokee surname suitable for this family, who are currently surnamed Redhorse. The vast majority of authentic native surnames I’ve researched are of Navajo origin, which is not an ancestry I intend on giving them. I’m aware that the majority of Natives bear European surnames as a result of colonization, and I’m not opposed to using one for them if I feel it fits. Problem is, aside from Walker, I can’t find an European surname I like for them, and I don’t want to give up the search for Cherokee surnames either. What should I do?
For the record, I’m primarily looking for surnames that gel well with Dakota, as he’s the member of this family with the most importance.
Additionally, if you have any advice regarding this subject, please share!