Characters
Names & Name Generators
The etymology and history of first names.
Fantasy Name GeneratorsHuge variety of name generators for both people, places, and things.
20,000+ Names from Around the WorldThousands of names from around the world sorted and categorized by country, language and meaning. Many of the names include detailed etymology.
TitlesThe Wikipedia page for titles that signify generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification.
Surname GeneratorYou can add a first name which will stay constant while cycling through the vast quantity of last names in this generator.
Italian Naming TraditionsItalian naming traditions and their ramifications.
Find Out What Your Name Would Be if You Were Born TodayShows you which name had the same popularity in the past year and every decade since 1890 as yours did the year you were born.
Futuristic Unisex Science Fiction Name GeneratorIf we don't all have cool names, how will we know it's the future?
List of Cool NicknamesJust some radical nicknames for friends.
Character Ideas, Generators, & Worksheets
(And All The Crazy Plot Stuff That Surrounds ‘Em)
Springhole.netRun out of ideas for your latest novel or roleplaying game? Has your writing or artistic muse abandoned you? Does your creativity just need a kick in the pants? You've come to the right place - with the click of a button, new ideas are yours for the taking.
Dets's Characterization ProcessHow the author of Sansûkh creates characters.
Seven Things to Define a CharacterDeconstructed into 7 major categories.
Character TraitsMassive character creation sheet.
Character Motivation GeneratorClick the button to get some motivations and goals for your character.
Interview With a HitmanTranscript of interview with hitman named 'Diamond'.
Character Motivations
What's so tragic about young pretty conservative women
An interesting mindsetTERFs, anti's, fash, incels, and others
Anti-villain motivationsA few options besides “tragic past”
How to make a scary villainHere are a few tips on how to make an effective villain that makes your readers sleep with a nightlight.
Mindsets & Rationales That Lend Well To VillainyA list of mindsets that can plausibly and realistically drive and motivate villainous behavior in a character, be it a highschool bully or a full-blown supervillain.
TVTropes Goals and Objectives IndexWhat are the characters trying to accomplish?
Character Arcs
The Lie Your Character Believes
Changing Alignments, Allegiances, & Loyalties More BelievablyHere are some tips that should help you write a more plausible shift in character loyalties.
How Good People & Well-Intentioned Groups Can Go BadThe ways and reasons how cults and noxious movements can turn relatively decent people into irrational bigots terrified and/or in loathe of outgroup members and how well-meaning movements can turn into a pits of vipers or go completely corrupt after awhile
List of Character Flaws123 Ideas for Character Flaws
The Complete List of ArchetypesArchetypes drawn from several different sources.