Ever since discovering Limyaael's fantasy rants last night, I've been curious as to how "Gemsinger" would hold up in various topics, so we'll kick off the series with analyzing the female characters:
1. I don't plan on overdescribing their looks in the least--just a sentence or two on hair and eyes, and we're done.
2. Likewise, the description won't come all at once--when we first meet Miresa, for example, she's in her training outfit, so we'll describe that first, then mention hair and eyes here and there as she walks home with Bradlin.
3. No looking in pools of water, but a puddle will cause Bradlin to daydream about what he wishes she looks like (primarily because he's been reading poetry all day and is seeing in his mind's eye what Miresa would look like as the main character of the epic he is reading for class)
4. Miresa has flaws, all right--she is clumsy and can't wield magic very well when we first meet her--to the point where she is legendary for the accidents she causes.
5. This ties in to some other flaws--she has a tendency to doubt herself and is often hesitant to try magic related things.
6. No dark and mysterious past for Miresa--her past was mostly filled with laughter, hugs, and "I love you"s
7. People will not usually have instant love or hate for Miresa--they will get to know her or have an established relationship (good or bad) by the time the story begins
8. Miresa can be witty, but she knows there is a time and place for zingers.
9. There will be plenty of uncertainty to go around.
10. Likewise, she will be losing some things--as no character truly grows without some bumps in the road on the way.
11. I hope to have great repartee between Miresa and those she meets.
12. While I do enjoy Miresa, I do take criticism as an opportunity to make her, her friends, and her world better.
13. Miresa will not be getting into a romantic relationship--the kind of love I want to focus on is the love between friends.
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