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Mintoons — Using Elements for Characters
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Use the four elements and think about what personality traits would be associated with each element. Assign an element to a character. You do not have to use all the personality traits associated with an element, but you should make sure you have a nice balance of good and bad traits. Good traits make the character likable, while bad traits (or character flaws) make them relatable.For more unique characters, try combining elements, like water + earth = mud, and fire + water = steam. If any traits clash or cancel out each other, remove one of them. I wouldn't recommend you combine more than two elements, because the character might become unbalanced.
Earth:
Good:
- reliable
- sturdy
- brave
- strong
- busy
- wise
- patient
- empathetic
- quiet
- resourceful
- loyal
- frugal
- creative
Bad:
- strict
- stubborn
- easily annoyed
- grouchy
- lazy
- fussy
- obnoxious
- disinterested
- serious
- anti social
- snobbish
- messy
Summary: Earth is a sturdy and strong element, commonly associated with the "strong silent type". Earth can have much knowledge, but they aren't going to share it with just anyone. It can be a little hard to impress and earn the trust of an earth element, but to be guided and educated by them is well worth it.
Fire:
Good:
- brave
- competitive
- assertive
- adventurous
- ambitious
- fun loving
- excitable
- funny
- eager
- enthusiastic
Bad:
- aggressive
- fierce
- hostile
- mischievous
- evil
- arrogant
- greedy
- ignorant
- annoying
- impolite
- dangerous
- foolish
- careless
- cunning
- selfish
- tense
- cruel
- combative
- rebellious
- anti social
- narcissistic/vein
- overconfident
- crazy
- irresponsible
- hot headed
- over emotional
- destructive
- impatient
Summary: Fire is an aggressive and furious element. Although fire can be adventurous and brave, it can also be very destructive and foolish. Fire of course has a heated temper which can at times spiral out of control and drive others away.
Air:
Good:
- adventurous
- social
- caring
- fun loving
- ambitious
- curious
- cooperative
- funny
- assertive
- encouraging
- excitable
- lucky
- friendly
- fair
- cheerful
- helpful
- gentle
- pleasant
- perfectionist
- imaginative
- optimistic
Bad:
- foolish
- mysterious
- ignorant
- wild
- rebellious
- impatient
- narcissistic/vein
- pushy
- absent minded
- forgetful
- messy
- clumsy
Summary: Air is the good side of fire. Free spirited and excitable. Air craves adventure and excitement in their lives and gets bored easily. Air attracts many friends, because of its bubbly personality and courage, but also because they don't get angry or frustrated as easily as fire does. Unfortunately air can get so wrapped up in their optimistic view of the world that they may accidentally ignore or forget important things, and don't easily recognize it when their friends are hiding their true emotions.
Water:
Good:
- agreeable
- calm
- caring
- cautious
- clever
- polite
- social
- quiet
- curious
- cooperative
- obedient
- empathetic
- loyal
- smart
- friendly
- wise
- patient
- helpful
- generous
- pleasant
- neat
- perfectionist
- creative
- easily impressed
Bad:
- bewildered
- mysterious
- shy
- lazy
- pessimistic
- unlucky
- doubtful
- forgetful
- nervous
- insecure
- clumsy
- anxious
Summary: Water makes a good friend, as it is a kind, caring and wise element, however it is also easy for others to take advantage of. Of course the water element will like to keep everything in their life neat and organized. In most situations water will try to remain calm and relaxed, but sometimes it might get out of their control, causing them to become anxious and doubtful. Some water elements may be so anxious that they may depend on others to accomplish things.
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*when you have seven elements in your story*
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thanks for sharing.
it's going to help me with my characters
i'm also trying to find one with Animals.
~Trance~
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I was going to make something like this for animals, but the problem is there's so many animals out there. It's also applying the same basic technique, finding out what traits you'd normally associate with the animal and then applying them to your character. Or you could use the opposite of those traits to go in a different direction.
Just a thought.
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