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How To: Create Your Fantasy Hero/Heroine

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NOTE: Don't forgot to check out my other book in the 'How to' series: How to Build Your Fantasy World. More 'How to' guides coming soon!
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So, you've got your fantasy book all sorted out; a world built and a plot fleshed out. Now, you're ready to put some characters into that world to really start building your story. 

I am an avid fantasy reader, writer and watcher, here to offer you a guide on creating that epic hero, heroine, or both. Including qualities of what makes them both a good and a bad hero.

Here is a content list, feel free to skip to a chapter you feel you need most:

Introduction
1. I NEED A HERO
2. Who am I?
3. What's the Score?
4. Strengths, Weaknesses and Fears
5. Realism
6. Likability
7. Hero or Superhero?
8. Cool Powers... How do I Use Them?
9. Every Hero Needs a Sidekick
10. Topic SuggestionAll Rights Reserved

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Two Separate Lives: Ashen Series I by FeVAchelois05

We all know the basic isekai story, yeah? Die in this world, and then reborn to a fantasy one, yadda-yadda-yadda. However, in this scenario, we get to learn this fantasy world's inner workings alongside our precious main character, his journey, his struggles, and finally, a situation that will come up. The question is... What kinds of struggles shall he endure? Will it be simple for him to deal with? Or will it be hard? Just know that... Life, even if it gives you enough powers to be considered a god, it will still find a way to bite you from behind, caught unawares. "Death is unavoidable But so is life And everything you knew Can be taken away all at once But what happens when Two lives merge as one It wouldn't be the same, yes? And it can still shatter one's perspective in life? Have we really learned of everything we could learn? Know what one is thinking? Can we truly know their struggles and problems With just one look at their face? We sometimes say That someone has their own world In a way, that is true But what if that is the literal truth? Ground shaking, is it not?" TWO SEPARATE LIVES: A NOVEL FOR ANOTHER WORLD (BOOK ONE OF THE ASHEN SERIES)

'Broken Image' ♡ (MXM) ♡ by Fangkun6

(This is targeted for people 16+) "Same with hurting you. Or marking you.." He slid his arm gently down to his back, closing his hand around a bruise that lay on the hero's waist. The hero flinched at the action, still keeping his lips sealed. "I can be the only one capable of doing it.." "Your fucking crazy..." The hero sighed with a bit of fear hidden in his tone. The man smiled with the description, turning his head in the direction of Oxzy's ear, he spoke with a sweet voice. "I can make you go even crazier than me Ox..." ------- A hero and a villain in the same low-profile town, they battle. One protecting, one destroying. The town tries to break them apart, but instead... They grow closer. The hateful and spiteful relationship can only last for so long. So long until it becomes something that can be remotely called anything like love. Love that ends up revolving around trauma and the hindering of emotions. The hero will run, and the villain will follow. ------- WARNING: - Mature & sexual content on certain chapters, - A r*pe scene;(DO NOT ROMANTICIZE) - Sexual assault, - A toxic relationship & characters, - Real like trauma scenarios, - Death, - Gore, (excessive blood description 😅)

The Tertian Expanse Saga: Dabria's Rage (Rewritten - Ongoing) by Sora-The-Runaway

After sixty-seven years of peace throughout all known lands of human and Tertian alike, the last remaining Blessed, the oracle, has predicted war. Tensions amongst the people outstretched along the known world and possibly even beyond as those of the next generation of The Blessed begin to emerge. Although with such great power also comes the rise of the Barbaric. With the Dabrian's new leader beginning to rise, there is little time prepare The Blessed for the treacherous journey on which they must embark. Traveling the far corners of the Tertian Expanse and even the human provinces, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as those who must save it must first find themselves. ⚠️Trigger Warning: This novel contains intense action sequences, stylized fighting, slavery and death. ❤ Lesbian, Gay and Hetero Romances 📚 High Fantasy/Romance/Adventure/Epic. Book One of my high fantasy saga with lots of world building and a long journey. !!!My novels are completely off-limits to any adaptations and if plagiarized, you will be reported!!!

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