What are the races of your cast? http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561 Nikk_E Out of sheer curiosity, as the thread title states, do you have a diverse cast? Feel free to share here from most the MC's to supporting cast. I'm writing a fantasy so I'll put in the fantasy race as well as what Earth race I imagine them to be close to being. Feel free to explain however you see fit. 1. Everin- Female. Dark elf. Close to indian/arabian at least in my mind. 2. Kyrith- Male. Moon demon. European. Perhaps German-like or something close. 3. Vencent- Male. Seer (human). Haven't placed a significant race in my mind lol. Letting the audience see him as they will. 4. Amriel- Female- Human. Bi-racial. Half-white (Irish in mind), half nomadic aboriginal. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:43:52 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_790156 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_790156 GatsbyGal Oh, interesting topic! :D Kaz Karzaq -- He's from "Westland", the western-most continent of my made-up world, which is mostly inhabited by warring, nomadic desert tribes. He's got darkish, sun-baked skin and dreadlocks. Ferran Ramses -- The "emperor" of Bal Hadar, capitol of the central continent. Bal Hadar is mostly modeled after Constantinople/Istanbul, so you'd think he's be sort of tan-skinned, but he's actually pale and fair-haired - his father was Bal Hadaran, but his mother was from Grenfeld, the northern continent I modeled after the UK. Nemassi -- She's originally from the southern-most continent (K'okoai), which I imagine is something like central Africa and Hawaii combined - lots of thick jungles and volcanos and a loooooong coast. She has super dark skin (described as "obsidian" in the story) and extremely short black hair. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:10:53 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_790269 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_790269 louizzza In this nano's book no :p in some of the other things i've done/got planned i will have (: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:56:36 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_794229 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_794229 Stacey B The three main characters are white but there are also some Hispanic and Navajo characters, well it takes place in Northern New Mexico so it would be hard to have an all white story, without missing something about the place. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:32:17 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_796828 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_796828 lcplsnd My MC is very Nordic. My favourite secondary character is black. And the rest of them I either don't mention anything conclusive or they're white or Hispanic. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:02:55 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_798436 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_798436 Apiecalypse Hmm. I don't think about this that much, actually. Howard: Chinese. Well, half. His mom was chinese and his dad was quite white bread. Nicky: German descent, I think, but a couple generations into the Americas. Ethan: One of those everything-white people. You know the type? Like- a twentieth English, a tenth Scottish, a tenth French, blah blah. Hudson: Indian. I never say so in-book, I just describe his pretty skin, but I know what his race is. Felix: The closest race to albinos, I guess. Antarctican? Hmm. I guess most just ended up kind of white, since race plays very little in my book about magic. I actually hadn't considered it until now :P Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:22:57 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_798668 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_798668 42n8 Me My characters are mixed, for the most part. FMC - Mixed: White, African American, Native American. MMC - Alien-human hybrid, but looks like a pretty average white guy. FMC lives with her African American grandmother. Another, lesser character is Chinese American. The rest are either white or not designated. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:11:03 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_800078 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_800078 Lydia_Ember I have a few: Wilyna and Vertoo- human; She's from the Islands to the south while he's from the Forest the story begins in. Has a little to do with the plot. Lucia- Nagami- She's what a select few humans are reborn as. Her race watches over the realm of the dead. Dusk- Ferrie This is what a few more humans are reborn as. His race are reapers and work for the Nagami. Cresent, Wintelle, Coco, Bloodpaw- Guide beast Technically not a race, but a catagory. This is what a select few Ferries are re-born as. I milked a few funny scenes out of this, namely how Dusk's grandfather turned into a raccoon and Cresent and Wintelle meeting and arguing about how one of them died in their past life. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:05:26 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_803506 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_803506 Charlie X I have eight characters in my book, but there are three core protagonists: An English white male from... somewhere bland. Norfolk, probably. An Indian female who's never left London before. An English black male who's my pop-culture reference guy. Also from London but he's been about more than the female. The white, female protagonist who's guest-starring in this chapter was born in Wales, moved to France, then managed to almost totally eradicate any trace of an accent, being a fan of neither place. Or anything else, to be honest. But bits of her heritage creep in. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:30:55 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_804116 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_804116 Cephalopodesque … Shoot. I feel like a bad person now. Uh, does a Russian count? Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:21:53 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_825103 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_825103 Poison Blade Raylene - Fallen Angel in one of many lives she's lived so far, although she doesn't know until the end Kyran - Human Sable - True Angel, placed on earth with Raylene to keep her from causing trouble. He remembers everything she forgot Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:32:38 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_825249 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_825249 hypocritelecter There's a guy from Jamaica, two people from Japan (related), there's one who can trace their lineage to Germany and Poland, and the antagonist is Dominican. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:59:04 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_825549 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_825549 Marie.94 To be completely honest, until about 5000 words ago, I'm not sure I had anything other than Caucasians which makes me seem really racist even though I'm not. o.O I guess it's probably because in my mind, I have imagined my story taking place in the area I live in and my neighborhood is in fact mostly white. Recently though, all the leaders from different regions (my people split the world into 5 'regions') got together so I had some people from Africa, South America, Asia, etc. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:39:30 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_834479 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_834479 Nikk_E Lol I want to point out that if you do not have minorities in your cast I'm not trying to single you out or make you feel bad. A lot of writers (especially fantasy writers) forget, or just don't think about it-which is ok. It's nice to consider when putting in diversities your novel to help your world come to life, but I'm not saying have to, or trying to make you feel bad if you don't. I was just planting a seed of thought, because if you successfully do so, it will help make your world come to life. Also remember that no one likes to be stereotyped or tokened, and putting them in just to be politically correct, most would agree, is worse than including them. I do understand it's a new pressure to add diversities to your cast, especially if you do not come from that race/sexuality, or have little experience with it. If you do make an effort to put them in, remember, they are human too, and removing the whole 'us' vs. 'them' makes it a world easier to write. I got this article from another thread I started in fans in critics from a fellow user- http://matociquala.livejournal.com/1544111.html It talks about writing minorities in your cast without stereotyping or tokening. Again not saying you have to. Just responding to the few who noticed and felt bad. And remember you won't please everyone so it's best to write for yourself. Just thought I'd throw this out there. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:53:25 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_835590 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_835590 Spuggey It's in an alternate earth but... The main characters are all human, obviously... How do I imagine them? Brewster and Jayden are black, Jasira is brown (Indian probably), Saskia is mixed, Gregor, Carolyn, Sanderson and Simon are white, Ramiro, Ciro, Xavi and Emilio are mediteranean. Villains... Zadkiel is white. Or was before he became a hideous deformed monster thing. Just as a not, having read the comment above... I'd never really thought about that! I'm mixed race, black English and white Italian, and I come from an area which has pretty much everyone you could imagine (London). I don't tend to let race influence personality much, it's just how I imagine their looks... What sort of a person you are, in my experience, is based more on upbringing, community and experience. So I write them all as individuals! Interesting, topic though. I don't like 'token' characters. There's no point in just making someone black or gay or whatever because you want one in the plot! Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:44:40 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_839470 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_839470 Shinigamiko Because I am procrastinating, the main cast of my book is: Kijika-- The MC, human (Japanese), with Sparks blood (Fire Fairies :P) Azuchi-- MC's adopted mother. Canid. Xing fox/Wolven (Ala gijinka) Kish-- Tree nymph/Human construct Anthony-- Ampithere dragon soul wrapped in the heart/body of a human (Irish) Whiskey-- Native American (Tribe unknown???) Sunshine/that *******-- The present villian. Human. French-American with some Gaelic mixed in. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:04:45 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_842936 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_842936 Nikk_E Lol I agree. I usually choose the races by location. (I'm a fantasy writer mainly) If I need a character from a specific area I choose the races accordingly to what types of mythical creatures, legends and what natives reside. I'm also a mix (white, filipino) so though I'm conscious about white-washing and racebending (i.e. Avatar: The Last Airbender and Prince of Persia) I understand that if you come from a place where there isn't much diversity, that it would be difficult to write it as so. It doesn't make anyone racist. I'm pretty sure it's not a big deal in the UK, but fair representation in America for all diversities is still a problem. And I think many people, who approach the issue, with too much stress on themselves. In most cases it's as easy as taking a character and changing their race. Not much else has to change. You're not representing that race as a whole. You're presenting one character. Of course depending on what type of novel you're writing some extra research and effort might be involved. I can see why a lot of people who just don't want the stress just skip it altogether. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:05:21 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_844848 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_844848 mollyyymo Interesting topic... But all of my characters are white. My NaNovel takes place in Nazi Germany, so I mean... yeah. The only time any non-white person is mentioned, it's because one of the more evil characters has said something profoundly racist to my main character, who is an American (and still has her own prejudices anyway). I'm never clear on the MC's ethnicity though, only that she is somehow "genetically desirable" enough to the Nazis that she isn't (immediately) killed. She mentions at one point that she "thinks her grandmother might be Dutch," but that's as detailed as it gets. Later on, when she gets pregnant and goes to see a doctor, they confirm once again that yes, she is indeed "Aryan," and therefore will be allowed to have her baby. So oddly, race is an important part of my plot, but diversity is intentionally missing, because I want anyone who reads this to *feel* the lack of color, and feel how haunting that is. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:07:45 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_845458 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_845458 Nikk_E Oh that's interesting, and quite understandable. I guess any other race would be out of place. Well done. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:04:39 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_845978 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_845978 mollyyymo I mean, historical fiction kind of does your work for you with decisions like this. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:28:03 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_846187 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_846187 Nikk_E And rightly so. It wouldn't be very accurate if there were so many races running around. It's understandable. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:06:38 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_846551 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_846551 BlackScorpio In my cozy mystery, the protagonist is a black female; her best friend is a white female; her other friend is a bi-racial female; her love interest is a white male; murders suspects are two white males, one biracial female; victims are one latina female and one white female; and antagonist is white female. I'd say I have a very diverse cast! LOL Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:42:48 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_847639 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_847639 MouseShadow Macy-human Luana-human Rila-human(I think) Glimmer-mostly werewolf L-half werewolf/half human Demo-demon Ari-demon Scipio-demon Darkness-demon (These demons look like humans except for pointed ears, a tail, claws, pale skin, wings, and fangs. And their eye colors aren't the usual eye colors.) Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:50:06 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_850689 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_850689 C. M. Koenig Hm. Well. Peter Lyon-- Human. Partially Irish Traveller and one-eighth African-American/French (from Louisiana). Kaspar Brady-- Fey, but appears human--thinks he's human. 'Born' to Irish Travellers. Albino. Darlene-- Human. Caucasian. Camille-- Human. African-American but would perhaps be called names because she has enough of 'other' in her to have straighter, lighter-colored hair. Amelia Airheart-- Human. Caucasian. Few generations back, a few relatives were Native American--but no one talks about them. (Her family has a bit of misplaced pride.) Feidhelm Rinne-- Human possessed by fey spirit. Irish, English--Caucasian, basically. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:46:39 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_854408 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_854408 Macdp I usually don't pick out races, but here are a few of the main characters. Dyana Erikdottir - of some sort of Icelandic descent (hence the "dottir" part of the last name.) Yueh Michel - mixed Japanese-white. Zven Sokata - Asian. Plyosifer Adefin - no idea. lol usually thought of him as white. Milian Cadd - probably white. Tyron Skager - probably white. Falcus Kjorthur - European of some sort. Everyone's human, by the way. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:40:48 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_856774 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_856774 115 I have a diverse fantasy cast. I have Fearies: Think the realy old style scary scotish version, alergic to iron, tall, pale, litteraly have blue blood, inteligent, shape shifters, wings, magic, glamours, these things are predators, and since they are the old fashioned kind they occasionaly hunt humans. They are what makes you lock your doors at night and freeze when you hear a sound at night. Some are also immortal. They are split up into the good and evil camps but the good guys have just as much distane for humans and some times the "good guys" are the villians in my story though if you knew what they knew and thought like they do you might not consider it so unreasonable. Vampires: slightly less blood crazed or are they? Most of the rest of the characters are human but many of them have just a touch of something else. Most of my charaters are eruopean with the odd off world exception Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:41:18 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_858104 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_858104 gxeninjo Usually I don't think about the race of my characters, or they tend to all be of the same race as most of the characters of that novel are usually part of a family, but this novel has a bit more diversity. All of my characters are from the same country. The-white, FMC (I know, it's a weird name, but it's part of the world's naming system) Stephanie Marie-white, The's sister Emily Cleopatra-no clue, mixed race, has a nice light brown skin tone. Emily Cleopatra's family seems to have been from just about everywhere. Jacob Marc-Emily Cleopatra's current love interest-I have no clue. He hasn't told me anything about it one way or the other. Nathaniel Gregory -MMC? Black, dark skinned. Other characters have been mentioned, but since I haven't seen them yet, since my characters have only talked about them, I have no clue about anything about them. Race really isn't an issue in this book, since in the world of the novel almost everyone has memories of their past lives, and most people have lived lives as more than one race, it isn't discussed much except as a description. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:07:20 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_860722 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_860722 FICEM I hope you don't mind that I giggled at Antarctican. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:57:33 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_881182 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_881182 Marietta Gabriella -- Female / Caucasian / Human Time Traveler Darien -- Male / Caucasian / Human Time Traveler Connor -- Male / Caucasian / Human Time Traveler Unnamed Uncle -- Male / Caucasian / Human Time Traveler Michael -- Male / Caucasian / Human Time Traveler Ezra -- Female / Caucasian / Humanoid Angel Nehemiah -- Female / looks half Caucasian and Hispanic / Humanoid Angel Cat -- Male (?) / Feline / Demon Familiar Almost all of the main cast is related though. I pictured Ezra as being a blonde bombshell from the very beginning though. I wanted Nehemiah to be more dark skinned though. I'm not bothered by it. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:05:36 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_881291 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_881291 thegreatescape2014 Well, pretty much all of my characters look really similar. Pale skin. Blond hair. Blue eyes. Fairly skinny. (I blame the Nazis, they rule this world). The only difference between mine is height, length/style of slightly different shades of blond, and slightly different shades of blue eyes. Kind of hard to get all that much diversity in my society though... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:04:20 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_882045 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_882045 carlsbadmom I have made my fictional planet somewhat diverse. One of my characters comes from a mountainous region and looks Sikh. I'm trying to make up different nationalities which might sometimes mean different races. As for my characters from Earth, I have three Russians, an Asian, and a Latina, as well as caucasians. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:11:51 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_884081 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_884081 Alice Majella Sasha - Australian-Russian Clem - Australian, British background Frances - Australian, British background Elodie - Australian, half-Chinese Marius - some sort of middle-eastern. Haven't actually decided yet. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:01:38 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_884761 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_884761 aeschyles MMC and his family is spanish, his mother is irish, FMC and her family are french, and its all set in california of the early 1990s Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:45:10 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_889114 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_889114 XRoryX My four main characters are white humans I then have a bartender and his little werewolf brother who are black Also I have a purple eyed half demon and a green skinned half demon Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:24:55 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_933297 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_933297 Nasokoukaii Most of my stories are set in Japan...Even though I don't know (nearly) any towns/cities/places there...I kinda make them up. So I'd guess it's safe to say most of my cast is Japanese? :3 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:59:28 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_962370 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_962370 Elle Wolff Most of the characters in my NaNo this year are Caucasians frpm the US . . . Though I did have a Japanese American character that is a part of the main five in my novel. Since I wrote a sci-fi novel that had human like aliens (my MC was actually one of these instead of a human), I tried to make them as diverse as possible, though I think that I need a few more diverse characters. There are also no Asians in the alien society, just because they don't have the DNA for it . . . So they're all kind of fascinated by my Japanese character. XD I do try to make a point of having a diverse cast, though, because I think it's important, and I don't like to discriminate against people because of their race, religion, sexuality, etc. I try to make diversity somewhat of a theme in all of my stories/novels. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:39:43 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_975177 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_975177 Gazoinks Heroes: Liam-- Human. Ethnicity isn't stated. Tran-- Carnen. Somewhat dog-like people. Have hair on their bodies, snoutish mouths, very lean. Cinder-- Ymbre. Ymbre are basically people made of fire. Villains: Flynn-- Human. White upper-middle class sixties businessman. The Shadowfolk-- Shadowfolk (Gasp!). They're basically made out of shadow, so they can take any form. Their standard humanoid form is a gangly male or female with black skin and a pure white face, almost mime-like. The Lifetree-- Tree. Er, yeah... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:11:28 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_975672 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_975672 scammer Jara and Beram are Madorran. Ramel is ... well, the body he's possessing is Madorran, but he himself is Seirthrian. Raiu, Cenally, and Nemm are Seirthrian, and Sidrian is Ara Seirthrian. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:57:30 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_996343 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_996343 XVisiEX Ari -African American Lillian -African American Sage-White Scotty-White Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:29:56 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_999638 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_999638 crossing Well, my characters are NaNoWriMo Angels, so that's technically their race. These are the races they look. Domi: Spanish Lucio: Italian Josep: Catalan Zubie: Indian Much more diverse than my usual casts, I'd say. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:26:37 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1009815 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1009815 lil87blue As far as earthly races I've got white, black, hawaiian, just about every race there is. As far as mythical races, I have vampires, sirens, witches, shape shifters, a couple unique characters that are pretty much their own race since I can't classify them as human in particular or any other known being. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:50:47 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1010309 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1010309 Earthsick Everyone is human, except Sparrow, he's half human, half spirit-something. He dislikes it though since the special powers he gets because of his heritage are more trouble than they are worth (he can't control them properly). Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:27:33 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1055450 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1055450 Steampunk avi8or All of my characters are human. Beatrix: Female/Half American half French, kinda one of those 'everything white' people mentioned above Wren: Female/English Okapi: Male/African American/I don't say his race, just that he has dark skin Axel: Male/English/Albino Marie: Female/American with some French ancestry Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:27:59 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1064476 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1064476 Wonder Also writing a fantasy, I have two main races. The first has a culture based mostly on Ancient Chinese/Inuit culture, so that's what race I imagine the characters to be. The second, I imagine as Caucasian (French, for some reason). Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:46:28 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1074894 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1074894 BeeJayCue well, in the novel Im planning for NaNoWriMo the human is European The dwarf is basically Welsh The elves are, well, Elvish There is an Arabic/Egyptian type human culture south of th Elves There are Lizardmen, goblins and faeries but I don't know if any of them will appear in the story Then there's a creature based on the Chinese qilin, with changes so it's not exactly one Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:39:36 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1098373 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/40561?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1098373