Character Bank – Oldest Sibling

With many of my writing prompts I try to keep them gender neutral, but with this one I wanted to put a male child in this role rather than leave it to either. You can of course change that and... Read more

Character Bank – Solitary Mountain Ruins

The man in this prompt is living in an unusual place. To start with I have been researching geography a lot lately and one of the things that comes up more frequently than you would think is that solitary mountains... Read more

Character Bank – Tall Elf

There are some very common stereotypes for elves just as with any other common fantasy race. Some of the most common are thanks to J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional Middle Earth and the elves that resided there, such as tall, ethereal, and... Read more

Character Bank – From a Land of Ice and Snow

There isn’t a whole lot of info in this character bank, so let’s take a look at what we do know and then play around with some speculation. We know he’s a rogue, though not how that is defined in... Read more

Character Bank – Always Help Someone

The man in this character bank seems like a nice sort. He also seems a little reckless. While it isn’t explicitly stated, it does seem to imply that he lives alone, but that doesn’t have to be the case. He... Read more

Character Bank – Alternate Dimension Traveler

The first question I have when reading this prompt is how big is this alternate dimension and is it easily accessible for the normal dimension. I don’t think it’s possible to tell for sure from the prompt, so I am... Read more

Character Bank – Military Clerics

Sometimes there is a fine line between discipline and abuse. While it is possible that the main character is an unreliable narrator and this character was just being disciplined, that seems very unlikely. First is ways he was beaten. People... Read more

Character Bank – Purple Skinned Troll

I admit I haven’t much thought about trolls as characters to be developed and that’s why this prompt caught my attention. There isn’t a lot here, a normal situation for a character bank prompt, but what there is tells you... Read more

Character Bank – Translucent Man

There are a lot of takes on the idea of an invisible person. In this prompt by got-an-inkling the man in the prompt turns invisible with sunlight. This almost certainly has a massive effect on how he conduct himself. His... Read more

Character Bank – No Poison Meat Please

Every story of the apocalypse starts with something that goes wrong. Stop me if you’ve heard this one . . . After the weapon or energy source went off, everything was left a desert with hardly a tree in sight.... Read more