Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5823163-20130514184814/@comment-25225264-20130529230333

1. Make sure your characters are completely different to the original characters, and don't make them directly related because that's a generic backstory.

2. Try to be original with everything. Look up interesting or unknown species instead of just using something like a cat or a fox. BUT if you're going to use a cat/wolf/fox/dog etc. give them a particular species, like for example instead of just saying your character is a cat: you could say they're a Russian Blue, or a Ginger, or a Norwegian Forest Cat. Look up species that are interesting/original.

3. Give an interesting name: look up names from different nationalities i.e Polish, Hungarian, Spanish etc. because there are millions of different names out there we don't know that are intersting or original. Or just come up with your own. I've come up with loads of names like Reina, Ivysa, Javuis, and more.

4. BACKSTORIES. Every character needs a backstory. A FULL ONE. Because events in their backstories can influence who they are in present time. Don't make it too boring, but don't make it too generic or unrealisitc. Somewhere in between.

5. Personality. They need a balanced personality. Pros and Cons. Nobodie's perfect, but nobody just has flaws.

6. Appearence. They need to look intersting, but make sure they look like their species. For example a wolf isn't going to have wings unless it's a hybrid with a winged animal.