u/Ferseus

So weird question, but I’m creating a character based off a fae. Long story short, she was once a fae who abandoned her power (and memories) to become a mortal and live in the material realm. (Feel free to ask questions if needed, this is a very rough draft of just the barebones.)

I of course will have her be a magical caster, and naturally inclined towards more ‘fae like’ magic (like illusion and enchantment) but I’m unsure on which exact class she should be, mostly between sorcerer and bard.

I have two main arguments for each. Sorcerers are born with their magic, it’s part of them, just like how fae are naturally magical creatures. (So I can just say she has traces of her old magic. Not making her op, but just explaining her power.) But bards are musical and whimsical, fae are often expressive and associated with music and performance, like a bard.

So yeah, what class do you guys think a fae would be, / which best fits a fae?

(First off to be clear, I’m not trying to misunderstand or generalize words, I’m gonna use words like ‘insane’ just to get my point across using the more sensationalized media versions. This won’t be based off any specific real mental illness or disorder. I just need help figuring out how to write a personality like that during her ‘breaks’ and ideas.)

Okay so I’m making a character with heavy themes and based off the whole Eldritch god, mostly the madness thing. The rough summary of her character: An Eldritch god linked itself to her at birth due to her having a strong mind that won’t break like most. Due to this early link, she (as an adult) is skittish, frantic, anxious and paranoid, hearing voices and visions and seeing things from other layers of reality. In return for her link, she can access her patrons powers, which manifest through her own mind as inflicting madness and chaos on others, and making her highly observant, with frequent ‘hunches’ about what to do.

But a fun trope I wanna do for her is kindve the ‘split personality thing’ (and to be clear I know this isn’t how split personality works, I’m using the term in the more unrealistic movie version and just to get what I mean across.) for her because I would like to have her character have a struggle with sanity, as a way to add stakes and risks, as I’d like to make it so when she’s ‘snapped’ she has more powerful magic, giving her a risky last resort.

I don’t necessarily need it to be 100% realistic, and I will be very clear that it isn’t supposed to be a realistic telling or representation, which is why I’m making it its own thing. More of a fantasy or magical version. (Like how the Joker I’ve heard is an extremely inaccurate representation of insanity, yet people still love him.)

I have researched somewhat into some related mental illnesses and actual insanity, but it’s such a broad subject, and there are various made up stories with fictional versions I could base off instead, and since this is supposed to be more of a personal writing thing over a serious psychological documentary, I feel like it would be better to just ask other writers how you write it and avoid any potential harmful stereotypes.

So my main actual question is, how can I write her when she’s in her ‘insane’ state, how should I depict her ‘switching personalities’, and how can I avoid making her just a stereotyped cringy crazy person.

Just watched the second one (so obviously spoilers) and I’m curious about how others feel about a few things.

First off, what happened to Cole. I never liked him, and I heard most don’t like him, but damn, felt like the writers just wanted him gone. He was barely mentioned, barely had screen time, and then died. Even after he died, he’s mentioned like once, and everyone moved on. It was funny, but they coulda made him a little more plot significant, especially after they said he was their “best fighter” XD

Second, idk if this is just me, but Shao Kahn felt kinda weak. Like every fight was pretty even, he never felt like a real, scary big bad threat. I know he’s not exactly supposed to be good defensively, but I feel like it could have been handled better. Like if it felt like he was constantly getting hit on purpose so he can attack more it would be cool, but it just felt like he was getting injured just because he was a bad fighter. The scene where he’s stabbed in the hand and he uses it as leverage was badass, and I wish they did it more, or atleast he had more fights where he dominated and felt like a real threat, instead of an even fight. Idk, I just never felt too threatened by him.

Finally, and this one could just be me missing something so I’m less concerned, but the final round felt weird. Like they were allowed to two on one Shao Kahn during an official match? And then Kitana was just allowed to swap sides, and Shao Kahn doesn’t get a replacement? Essentially becomes a 6v4.

But overall I liked it, fights were cool, gore was great, and I don’t think it’s supposed to be taken too seriously, but I’m curious how others feel about these things.

How to make a shy, meek and ‘submissive’ main character?

I’m writing a new plot, the story is still in very early stages and rough draft, but the general idea is it will follow a meek and anxious girl who’s haunted by some greater being (think a DnD warlock), she will be tormented and haunted by visions and tricks this being gives her (either indirectly or on purpose), which causes her to be very anxious, worried, and as said, meek. The general plot will follow her and this being and her trying to rid herself of it.

But my main struggle is idk really how to write her for this. I enjoy the idea of writing a character with this personality since I like making diverse characters different from my last, and I’ve yet to make one like this, but she’ll also need to go on some form of quest and face hardship and battle (I like writing action lol), so idk how to write for both.

(Also if it’s relevant, her own magic will come from her ‘patron’, probably a lot of mental or madness themed attacks, with the idea of her inflicting others with her own turmoil and such.)

I have tried researching other main characters, but none really seemed to match what I’m looking for, either being just not a combatant at all, or relying more on power of friendship to gain bravery.

TLDR, how can I write someone who is shy and meek, yet also able to face hardship and fight for her goal? This entire thing is in very early stages still, so I’m mostly just looking for ideas and brainstorming, and if anyone else has done similar.

Edit: Also to be clear, this is still very early stages and unspecific, I generally want her to be more anxious and meek, but I’m open to ideas and I’m still heavily working on her character. I don’t necessarily mean she’s submissive in that she just bends over backwards at anything.