Nighty's Guide to a Good Character

Say you alrady have your story planned out. There's a battle, a forbidden love, and a heartbreaking secret. But now you just need your characters......

.....and you can't think of any!

What to do, what to do? Keep reading!

Why a Character is Important
Why is a character important? . Take Bluestar from ''Into the Wild. ''Let's name her characteristics. Bluestar is kind and gentle, a fierce fighter, and cares dearly for her Clan. Now, let's pretend that Bluestar was instead evil and vicious and collected stolen kits for a pasttime. (I know, it's a bit overboard, but it's an example) If Bluestar was this way, would she have taken Firepaw into ThunderClan? .Most likely not.

A character is the root of a story. Without characters you would have nothing--only a setting and a handful of random cats. You'd have no opinions on anyone, and be left up to your own devices to determine cats. The story would focus on every single cat. Quite a confusing story!

Your character is equally important. Without him/her there wouldn't even be a story! So read on!

Your Character's Backstory
When I make a character, I start by making his/her backstory. Scourge is a perfect example. Scourge is a murderous tom with a lust for blood, a quiet, unlikely killer.

Now let's look at Scourge's past. He was the runt of his litter, always teased by his siblings Ruby and Socks. Scourge grew up believing that twolegplace was a harsh place filled with barbaric fiends that wouldn't hesitate to murder you. So when Scourge ran away he thought, Well, I have to survive somehow.

So he decided to fight for his survival. He formed BloodClan and became a killer. After a while it stopped being survival and just started being normal.

Now on to your character.