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I want to see a work of fiction that reverses the "vampires are snobby upper class, werewolves are brutish lower class" stereotypes

coldgoldlazarus

Consider a vampire's reliance on blood as a metaphor for living paycheck-to-paycheck and depending on the kindness of others to get by, and the desparation that can make one slip into taking.

myreia

FEBHYURARY IX: SUN

Wherever she treads, the stories grow—like blossoming wildflowers to some, like weeds to others. To her enemies she is the soldier, the warrior, a weapon forged in the blazing crucible of Garlemald’s military, stolen by their foes and unleashed to bring doom upon them. To her allies she is the saviour, the guardian, a shining beacon sent to shield them from harm. But regardless of where she goes or which story she embodies, there is always one constant: she is a daughter of the dark burning bright, with the power to harness the sun’s flames.

datasoong47

moonbellscrossing

Hank hill would probably love this

nyxvaledoeswriting

I never posted this on here cause I drew it like last year before I made my tumblr, but I started drawing silly FFXIV drinks. And one recommendation I got from my FC was a vuln soda. So here it is!

Part Two of the drink series!

Want to recommend a FFXIV drink for me to draw? Send an ask!

#dena no!

joleneghoul

i just watched a professional cat judge call a cat a “sack of oats” in a positive way

Edit here is the video.

“It’s a female, I love the length of her body. Pick her up here she hangs like a sack of oats. Nice, round, open expression.”

eyesofthesunflower

Additional Audio Description: when the person picks up the cat, it makes a a polite squeak of indignation

mewwile

LOVE her series of body language/expressions…

starts curious, stimulated from all the things happening- hands come near her and her tail raises in a friendly way like ‘oh? pets? nice?’ and then she gets picked up and squeaks indignantly and afterwards her ears go back a little in a sort of ‘well that was RUDE’ expression. decides she wants to walk away after considering things for a moment with a funny annoyed face. LOVE cat expressions…

eldritchbauble

You're just a mammal. Let yourself act like it. Your brain needs enrichment. Your body needs rest. You feel hunger and grow hair. You need to pack bond with other sentient things so you don't become unsocialized and neurotic. You are biologically inclined to seek dopamine and become sick when chronically stressed. "Hedonism" is made up to place moral value on taking pleasure in sensory experiences. I am telling you that if you don't let yourself be a fucking mammal, as you were made, you will suffer and go insane. No grindset no diets no trying to be above your drive for connection. Pursue what makes you feel good and practice radial rejection of the constructs meant to turn you into a machine. You're a mammal.

Boop

s-n-arly

Name Resources

Updated on May 19, 2020 Here are some resources for choosing and creating names for your characters. Reminder, Asia and Africa are land masses, not countries, and there are significant differences in culture and naming across these land masses.

Baby Name Wizard Lists of popular names around the world. I’ve linked to the international list, so you can find all of them instead of the American default list. These are popular names now, so less useful for historical or less common names. Allows filtering for boys or girls, but not both at one time, and doesn’t list gender neutral names.

Baby Names A standard American baby name repository. It’s a little too cutesy for me, and I really have no interest in celebrity baby news, but it’s still a potentially useful resource. If picking a Native American name, see the Wrong Names resource below so you can avoid names incorrectly attributed to these cultures.

Behind the Name A database of names from around the world. Includes any meanings that go along with each name, and variations on names. Has some filtering for male, female, and unisex names. You can now search by meaning, pattern, and number of syllables in the advanced filters. While the database has moved beyond just European names, some lists don’t show up in the master list, and you may need to search. For example, Bengali and Indonesian surnames have their own lists that don’t appear in the master list.

Chinese Surnames Wikipedia lists common surnames in mainland China (and which provinces are most common places to find the names), Taiwan, and in the Chinese diaspora.

Fantasy Name Generator Very simple name generator with some basic filters.

Fantasy Name Generators This site features over 1200 name generators (real names, fantasy names, place names, pop culture names) and many description generators. While likely built with gamers in mind, it can be equally valuable to writers.

Filipino Surnames Wikipedia lists the most common family names in the Philippines according to a genealogical research project in 2014.

Indian Surnames Indian family names are most often derived from religion, occupation, region, and caste.

Korean Family Names Wikipedia lists the most common family names in the Philippines according to a genealogical research project in 2014.

Medieval Names Archive Impressively thorough lists of names based on church and city records, so it’s great if you’re going for authenticity. It is delightfully NOT Eurocentric, which is unusual for most websites on this time period.

Mithril & Mages This is a fantasy writer and role player’s playground that includes name generators for a variety of needs, utilities for role playing, and even a few generators using modern data (businesses, city blocks, college majors, criminal history, wound and disease prevalence).

Modern Mongolian Clans This Wikipedia list includes the subset of the clans and the clan names within those subsets. There are also links to Mongolian rulers, states, and medieval tribal names, as well as the history of naming conventions in Mongolia and how they have changed over time. Surnames are a relatively new convention

Nameberry This is a large name database and name generator. I’m not sure why sites like this specify that they are for “baby names,” since babies quickly grow to toddlers and teens and eventually adults, but if you’re able to ignore the baby pictures, this can be a useful site. You can search for names by origin, nationality, gender and starting letter. There’s a list of names that are not gender specific, which is nice to see. While this has some Hawaiian, Russian, Latinx and African names, the list tends to be pretty heavily European, completely lacking any Asian content.

Native Languages Wrong Names Just as important as picking an accurate name, it’s critical to avoid names that are just plain wrong if you’re going for an accurate representation of an ethnic group. Apparently there are a fair number of names that are inaccurately attributed to Native Americans. This list will help you avoid some of those.

Pakistani Family Names Wikipedia lists common family names coming from Arab naming conventions, tribal names, and ancestral names.

Seventh Sanctum This site provides random generators to help name characters, design settings, and inspire people’s creativity. Generators include character types, equipment, names, magic, organizations, settings, and superheroes. Click Generator Types at the top of the page.

Syrian and Sephardic Jewish Surnames Surnames collected from several Syrian Jewish databases in one place, including origins (when known) and definitions.

US Social Security Administration You can find popular names by state, decade, or year for the United States.

Please visit my Resources for Writers page for other subject areas.

#names #NAMES