Make a list of all your named characters!

Or just comment on another list that caught your attention.

If you make your own list, please add a small summary in front of every character.

I decided to do this list for the appendix I'll add in the end of the third book. I haven't finished the trilogy yet, so I'll probably still add a few characters. Anyway, this is the list for all the named characters in the Fourth Mystery series.

For clarification:

Bold and italic for main characters (protagonist, deuteragonist, main antagonist, etc.)

Bold for very important characters.

Italic for fairly important characters.

Plain text for minor characters.

Adam Henry Zadoc - Protagonist of the series. Unusually optimistic teenager capable of applying an inhuman intensity of effort when properly motivated. He discovers the Mystery of Time and Space in the first book.

Alexander Isyanov - A high-ranking officer of Noah Cartwright, who later becomes an ally in the first book

Alice Everest - Christian's wife

Andrew Ivory – Mark’s old friend, owns a large factory and helps in the creation of Mark’s spaceship.

Angela Campbell – Adam’s useless aunt.

Annes Ryanot – A famous racer.

Anthony Campbell – Adam’s useless cousin.

Arnold – Adam’s History teacher.

Arthur Hayden Gates – Adam’s classmate. He participates in the resistance against Noah’s revolution.

Arzaest – Ancient Guide (powerful spirit who helps lesser spirits evolve). She created our universe and was Zaevod’s lover.

Azureus – Protagonist of the Azurean Shifter comic book series, which both Adam and Iris enjoy.

Beatrix Taylor – Susan’s mother (Adam’s grandmother). Gives him a videogame and does absolutely nothing else in the story.

Bertrand Gilroy – Robert’s uncle. A famous engineer. He participates in the resistance against Noah by allowing the other members to use his secret hideout.

Blacklawn – Redarkleon (alien from another universe. They normally do not speak, so the names they choose for humans to understand are in human languages and are usually translations of their original names, or simply names they chose for themselves). Former agent(small independent cluster of minds) of Myriad , also the name used to refer to the leader of the cluster. Becomes an important ally of the heroes and even helps Iris in her training.

Blanca Ortega – Iris’ Cloud Cuckoo Lander friend.

Catherine Dee – Whiny girl with exceptionally good memory. She was captured by Myriad's agents, but later rescued.

Christian Everest – Mark’s old friend. Helps the resistance against Noah.

Clockwork – One of the minds that compose Blacklawn.

Cyan – One of the minds that compose Blacklawn.

Deluded – Ancient spirit tormented by The Error.

Derek Wilson – Ally to the resistance against Noah.

Diana Wilson – Derek’s mother. She happened to discover the cure for cancer.

Doom – Ancient spirit tormented by The Error.

Edmund Stout – Ally to the resistance.

Elizabeth – Iris’ friend.

Elliot – A high ranking officer of Noah’s. Very annoying.

Eluxya – Powerful Guide. Often helps Adam and company. Member of the High Council of Guides.

Erimosz – Extremely advanced A.I. whose name literally means “Greater Amplifier” in Zeran (ancient language). It is hidden in a nearly unreachable corner of existence. It is the tool that The Master uses to create clusters of minds and portals to other universes. It was created by Teraus.

The Error – The main antagonist of the series.

Frank – One of the members of Dendrite (group of monster hunters).

Gabriel Campbell – Adam’s other useless cousin.

Gabriel Martin – Iris’ friend who refused to join the resistance.

Hector Donovan Inoue – Iris’ cynical friend. Member of the resistance.

Hugo Bornholdt – Participates in the race with Annes.

Ifayro – The first Guide in existence, who mysteriously disappeared over 50 billion years ago (before the creation of our universe).

Ilieldran – Guide. Member of the High Council.

Iquaidran – Guide. Member of the High Council.

Iris Sylvia Mason – Adam’s best friend. Responsible for the creation of the resistance against Noah’s revolution in Adam’s hometown and one of the heroes in the second book, as well.

Jasmine Frost – Police officer that investigates the portals. Joins the resistance.

Johanne Delacruz – Adam’s classmate.

Johnny - Wayne's rich friend, who lends him an airplane during the revolution.

Jonathan – Member of Dendrite.

Joshua Corwin Stevenson – Joy’s brother.

Joy Luna Stevenson – Iris’ best female friend. Member of the resistance.

Kazue Fujihara – Reiko’s mother.

Kurtis Cliff – General that provides weaponry and armed forces to Noah.

Leonardo de Oliveira – One of the main heroes in the second book, along with Adam, Iris, Reiko, Mark and Noah.

Logos – Powerful Guide. Obsessed with logic.

Louis Franco Vince Mc Farland – Member of the resistance.

Lucas Silva – One of Noah’s officers. He is actually a double agent.

Lucid – Ancient spirit tormented by The Error. Ryan Wake.

Manoel – Adam’s college friend.

Mark Daphiel Wess – Deuteragonist of the series. Adam’s mentor. Discovers the Mystery of Time and Space in the prologue and knows the Mystery of Matter and Energy for the rest of the series.

The Master – Antagonist of the second book. Also known as “Master of Minds”, the spirit who controls Myriad. His original name is unknown.

Masato Fujihara – Reiko’s father.

Mathias Johnson - A famous researcher in Adam's school, responsible for several discoveries concerning dark matter.

Matilda – Iris’ obnoxious aunt.

May – Member of Dendrite.

Mike Wisener – Mysterious police officer and skilled hacker thought to be working for Noah. Joins the resistance.

Mist – Redarkleon that was rescued by the main heroes.

Mosz – Erimosz’s predecessor, whose name means “Amplifier”.

Mukund - Indian kid who was kidnapped by Myriad's agents and later rescued by the heroes. Mark adopts him.

Myriad – The great cluster of minds controlled by The Master.

Noah Cartwright – Mark’s old friend and antagonist of the first book. Responsible for a major worldwide revolution.

Norton - An employee in Adam's high school. Narrates part of a lecture about science and technology in the third chapter of the first book.

Noxat – Guide. Member of the High Council.

Olivia – A high ranking officer of Noah’s. Extremely annoying.

Overflow – One of Myriad’s agents.

Parsec – One of the minds that compose Blacklawn.

Peace – One of the minds that compose Blacklawn.

Peter – Adam’s college friend.

Polyanna – Member of Dendrite.

Razor Wire - One of Myriad’s agents.

Reiko Fujihara – One of the main heroes of the second book.

Robert Sykes Gilroy – Iris’ friend. Member of the resistance.

Roy Carlisle – Participates in the race with Annes.

Rupert Snider – Leader of the Dendrite group. Joins the resistance, along with the rest of the group.

Ryan Aldrich Wake – Very mysterious opponent to Mark in the third book. Becomes an ally fairly quickly.

Samuel Lester Fleetwood – Another cop that joins the resistance.

Sandy - Robot that helps Adam, Iris and Wayne in their struggle against Noah's revolution. Possesses notions of cooking, first aid, geography and artillery.

Santiago - Human that was captured by Myriad's agents and later rescued by the heroes.

Savant – One of the minds that compose Blacklawn.

Scott – One of the main heroes in Azurean Shifter.

Sharon Vega Holloway – Iris’ friend. Joins the resistance.

Sierra Mary Wake – Ryan’s older sister.

Susan Duncan – Adam’s mother.

Sziraxya – Guide. Member of the High Council.

Teraus – Not me. Read the books to find out.

Thandiwe Paki – Adam’s classmate.

Todd - Random city boy who makes surprisingly accurate guesses about the whole setting. Appears very briefly in the first book.

Tripolar – Myriad’s most powerful agent.

Unlock – One of the main heroes in Azurean Shifter.

Vortex – Myriad’s ex-agent. Helps the heroes.

Wally – Member of Dendrite.

Wayne Duncan – Adam’s father, who is a pilot. Joins the resistance.

Wedge – Most skilled member of the Dendrite group. Very important member in the resistance against Noah. His original name is unknown.

Yago – Member of dendrite.

Yara – One of Noah’s officers. Betrays him.

Zaevod – Powerful Guide that created many universes. Leader of the High Council.

Wow, that was difficult. I barely remembered some of the minor ones. Am I good with names? I have no idea.

edited 13th Sep '12 4:45:01 PM by Teraus

Not to be rude... but what, exactly, is the point of this thread?

At any rate, I won't be participating, as I can be reasonably certain that my list would break the post.

Yes, that was rude (you wouldn't have said "not to be rude" otherwise). It's an interesting activity for writers with a huge number of characters, and it helps others to obtain a good notion of others' works. Not to be rude, but, if you don't care, you shouldn't have posted.

edited 31st Jan '12 7:38:53 PM by Teraus

In the very least, glancing down a list could help other get inspiration for their own characters.

I'm not trying to be rude; I said that because my comments could easily be interpreted as such. But I just don't see what the goal of this thread is: even more so then many other threads here, it just feels like posting stuff about your story for no good reason, with a risk of one-upsmanship - "I have a larger cast then you!" - as well. Simply reeling off a list of characters with minimal context or information isn't really a good way to interest people in your story in the first place, but making a thread full of such lists guarantees what you post is likely to be lost in the crowd.

And on an unrelated note, this seems like this would be better for writers who do not have a huge list of characters, as their posts would be more readable and less wall-of-text-y.

edited 31st Jan '12 8:00:17 PM by nrjxll

Alright, let me clarify this: when people spend hours organizing something to post on a forum, maybe to get minimum feedback without trying to be obtrusive (instead, just suggesting an activity for whoever is interested), having the very first answer as "I don't see the point in this" is very annoying. Seriously. Maybe it wasn't your intention, but your comment still has that effect. If you don't see the point, let the people who see some point (like Parable and I) enjoy doing whatever pointless thing they are doing. This is a forum thread related to writing, not some pedantic, serious work that is supposed to satisfy everyone.

That would be asinine. Having a larger cast is meaningless by itself.

If you don't want walls of text, I think you should avoid threads like this.

edited 31st Jan '12 8:24:10 PM by Teraus

What is a deuteragonist anyway?

Deuteragonist

Oh.

Why do some characters have no last name? I can see that some are code or nicknames but there seem to be normal people with only one name.

For several plot issues, only some of the characters have shown their surnames. Some had to write their full name on a list (the resistance members, for example). The others do have surnames, but they didn't see a particular reason to mention them, or were just introduced very quickly. Some minor characters are only mentioned once, too.

I should probably look for surnames for them, too, even if they only show up on this list.

edited 31st Jan '12 8:17:34 PM by Teraus

Thing is, it's not just a matter of "don't like don't read". There's basically four kinds of threads on Writer's Block. There's the threads that are actually about helping people with their writing problems. There's threads specifically devoted to one person's work. There's various just-for-fun threads like the "What would your character do in this situation" thread. And then there's these: threads where people throw out long lists of some element in their work, devoid of context and meaningless to those that aren't familiar with it.

People have complained in the past that the preponderance of threads like that drowns out the ones that are actually about letting people genuinely show off their work, and/or get help or reviews for it. There's been proposals in the past to try and split off the "serious" threads, but nothing's come of them, so the problem continues. And I've come to agree that it is a problem. So I think I'm entitled to question the purpose of a thread like this.

edited 31st Jan '12 8:25:04 PM by nrjxll

There are many threads I have no interest in whatsoever. "What would your character do in this situation?" is one of them. "Character Resort" is one of them. Why? Simply because nobody cares about what other people say in these threads. They care only about their own characters and their own works. Still, I don't post complaints on these threads.

In this thread, you are allowed to act like that. You have the right to completely ignore my list and make your own. You might, as well, comment on the choice of names of a particular author, if you care. You could get some inspiration from a list, too. Even if it's not the full work (which would be too long for a thread, and even less likely to receive feedback) the characters summary can give people some notion about your story. Maybe they can even become curious about your work. It can help writers organize and record their characters, making it much easier for them to find a particular surname they don't remember, for example, or the name of a minor character they gave very little attention to, and that could be useful in some moment.

Either way, I respect your opinion about finding my thread pointless, and utterly disagree with it.

Are we done?

edited 31st Jan '12 8:38:49 PM by Teraus

While I have my reservations about this thread, I'll go ahead and join in.

Lennik Sykari: Anti-Hero protagonist of the series, a selfish, greedy, and extremely boisterous Karaiyan elf swordsman with an unwavering fighting spirit and a strong enthusiasm for freedom. Age: 17. Alignment: Chaotic Neutral. Pictured in my avatar.

Vala Landas: Secondary protagonist and Lennik's love interest, a red-haired Eastern elf rebel with severe pride issues and a dominant and hateful personality, coupled with very heroic objectives. Age: 17. Alignment: Chaotic Good.

Arakin Sykari: Lennik's immortal great-grandfather and the king of Arakin City. One of the primary antagonists. Age: 120, but looks 40. Alignment: Lawful Evil.

Cargon: Usurper king of the Lavaran Mountains. Another primary antagonist. Age: 200+. Alignment: Lawful Evil.

Crendis Millson: A human boy with cripplingly low self-esteem, a timid personality, and a secret angry side. A Shout-Out to Shinji Ikari. Age: 14. Alignment: True Neutral.

Takon Garens: Lennik's best friend, an apathetic but formidable Karaiyan elf with a sense of duty and altruism. Age: 17. Alignment: Neutral Good.

Varya Landas: Vala's younger sister with similar pride issues, although she's much better in social situations. A Shout-Out to Asuka Langley Sohryu. Age: 14. Alignment: True Neutral.

Vincent Poole: A large and powerful man with a confident demeanor and hidden trauma. Age: 28. Alignment: Chaotic Good.

Lida Rakin: Vala's guardian, an enthusiastic woman and an Officer of the Curaewyn Federation. Age: 28. Alignment: Neutral Good.

Sakarac Sykari: Arakin's son, Lennik's cousin. Like most Karaiyan elves, he possesses a love of battle. Age: 16. Alignment: Lawful Evil.

Salena Kallin: A Karaiyan elf Empress who runs Salena Prison in the Lavaran Mountains, one of Cargon's most reliable fighters. Age: 18. Alignment: Lawful Evil.

Valoraz Landas: Vala and Varya's father and the General of Arakin's army. Age: 42. Alignment: Lawful Neutral.

Leah Sykari: Lennik's estranged older sister, an Officer of the Federation. Treats Lennik with an icy formality to hide her regret about their strained relationship. Age: 27. Alignment: Lawful Neutral.

Just to name a few.

This is the problem with what you're saying, and the only reason I continued to post in this thread - you seem to think that this thread is somehow going to be useful to people. I've seen this kind of thread time and time again, and they are not by any sense of the word useful. I'd use the term "echo chamber", but that's a false analogy: even with an echo, you'll be getting something back. With threads like these, you're just shouting out onto the void.

I don't like seeing new variants of these list-stuff-about-your-work threads created, but it's not my place to prevent it. And obviously some people enjoy them in some way. But you really are deluding yourself if you honestly expect this thread to be about the stuff you listed instead of just people listing their characters.

At any rate, though, I don't see this argument going anywhere good, so yes, I'm done.

edited 31st Jan '12 8:53:25 PM by nrjxll

So, why is this worse than the "Just for fun" threads you mentioned, if some people enjoy it? Aren't you being hypocritical?

Either way, if any mod agrees with him, please go ahead and lock the thread. I'd love to avoid further stress.

edited 31st Jan '12 8:56:18 PM by Teraus

Well, why not? Most of the characters listed are in Book 2 which I'm currently writing, but Book 1 is available for free on iTunes.

• Alexandrine "Allie" Ericka Taliano - Half Irish/Half Italian, Friend of Tomika
• Anastacia di Stacci - Major Italian fashion designer, very Willy Wonka-esque
• Beef Wellington Kilroy a.k.a. DJ Stunnaballs, The Hamburger Helper - Egotistical, sex-obsessed kid but can be sensitive to a girl's feelings. Kinda chubby
• Benn Savage - Jizzelle's boyfriend. Has a mean sense of humor
• Britney Jo Kefferstein - New kid at Hester Prynne High School, family has a "Holocaust Hex" on them because grandparents tripped an old lady to escape the Nazis in Poland
• Carmen Maria Trecille Cordova Tomika and Jina's Puerto Rican/Colombian mother. She goes by Trecille and owns her own fashion line
• Cassadee Stacks - A ghost. She was killed by a rapper who was afraid she might out him as gay.
• Coach Mademoiselle Michelle - A Coach at Hester Prynne High. Favors big-breasted teens.
• Daisy Buchanan Orlova - Kayleigh's Android daughter. The more sensible one of the twins
• Danielle Carelle Marcelle - Self-centered Canadien. Famous for being a star on a popular drama.
• Dr. Doctor Connor - A doctor. Obviously.
• Dr. Mistress January - A teacher at Hester Prynne High. Former dominatrix, very sexually-liberated.
• Felicia Mercado - Trecille and Steffennie's fashion rival
• Jesse Janee - A French Witch Pirate. Completely eliminated Jules' village in the 1800s
• Jina Marie Polliana Cordova Tomika's half-sister. Very self-conscious about her height and thin body. Bisexual
• Jizzelle Violeta Quezada - Friend of Tomika
• Jules Lenoira - Tomika's ancestor and First Princess of a village in the Bahamas. Currently the Queen of the Spirit World
• Kalita "Niki" Sotnik Orlova - Russian weapons expert
• Kayleigh Orlova - sister of Niki, mother to her artificial daughters Peach and Daisy
• Kelly Farrow - A ghost. Murdered in the 90s after her boyfriend became overly jealous
• Kennedy Monroe - born in New Jersey, leader of the gang the Super Kawaii Yakuza Girls
• Kerou Carolyn Cassady Karlrissian - friend of Tomika. Clinical genius but doesn't like to show it. She claims to be a "post-scene girl" and hates being called emo
• Kimora "Jayla" Nijayla Cooke - Jina's best friend, has a deep crush on her. Lesbian
• Marc Kearney - Tomika's boyfriend. Formerly Danielle's contractually-obligated "boyfriend" because of his role on the Canadian show with her
• Mardi Chienne - hot-headed member of the SKY-Gs
• Morgan Rayyan Harischandra - Tomika's friend. A self-proclaimed "Party-o-sexual" (is sexually attracted to any kind of person, inanimate object or fictional character) and "Christuslim" (half Christian, half Muslim)
• Naomi Drake - Tomika's birth mother
• Peach S. Geldolf Orlova - Kayleigh's android daughter. The more impulsive of the twins.
• Peppermint "Pepper" Lane Shareena Mills - Tomika and Jina's neighbor
• ''Princess Princess Lucy "Cici" Diamond - A Demon-Werewolf. Idolizes Cassadee Stacks
• Principal Peter O'Lanski - Principal of Hester Prynne High School, has a crush on 14-year-old Kerou
• Robert Drake - Tomika and Jina's father
• Shay Middle - Friend of Beef.
• Steffennie Astrid Lindgren - Trecille's assistant, born in Sweden. Male-to-female transgender
• Superintendent Boss Hogg - Superintendent of the Queen City School District. Can be somewhat racist and bumbling, but he means well
• Sweetie Mittsu - Member of The SKY-Gs
• Tomika Nicole Drake (main protagonist) Born with purple eyes. Has the ability to control nature and uses this to protect the city against crime and monsters and whatnot along with Kerou, Morgan and Jizzelle.

edited 31st Jan '12 9:16:42 PM by PancakeMckennz

"Dr. Doctor Connor" was that a typo? I lol'd either way.

You are definitely better at finding uncommon human names than me.

@Lennik Are the elvish names based on some preexistent language?

I find it funny that there are no lawful good characters there.

edited 31st Jan '12 9:10:24 PM by Teraus

Just to clarify, I don't think this thread should be locked - it's entirely within what the bounds of what Writer's Block is currently for. I'd like to split the serious writing help/review/etc. threads and the "writing stuff" into two separate forums, but until that happens it's perfectly within the rules for people to make threads like this. I just wish they wouldn't.

Haha. No, his name is Doctor. And yeah, I try to have fun with names. I want them to be memorable.

edited 31st Jan '12 9:12:17 PM by PancakeMckennz

>50+ named characters

...I'd prefer not to waste my time, tyvm.

It seems like an interesting concept. I wasn't expecting super powers when I started reading your list.

I try. Believe me.

Where can I read your stuff?

Well... Can you read Portuguese?

I still need to translate my books to English... I hope I can manage that as soon as possible.

I'll take a look at yours tomorrow.

edited 31st Jan '12 9:23:21 PM by Teraus

The only Portuguese word I know is "Deixa" haha

When you get all of that sorted, I'd love to read.

edited 31st Jan '12 9:27:41 PM by PancakeMckennz

"Arakin Sykari"

I look at this name and see Anakin Skywalker.