#by the way what does “mun” mean? it sounds very cute /gen question

[sunstruck-traveller]

Hi, Aether mun! I hope you don't mind me asking this OOC question. Could you please provide more details on how to create an rp blog like yours? I'm interested in setting up something similar… Thank you in advance!

Oh hello! I didn't really have much of a plan going in so I don't quite know how to describe it, but I suppose I could just tell you in what order I did things? And hope it helps?

So, after having spent over a week following other blogs and sending in asks; I chose to make my own and portray Aether and Paimon. One of the reasons being that I main him in genshin and was Very familiar with his character.

Next i made a "secondary" account. I looked at how the blogs that I enjoyed a lot did things, and then use that as a guide for myself. I chose official art of Aether for both the banner and profile picture, wrote down the rules and made that my first post; which I then pinned so that it's easy for everyone to find.

Now what I've noticed from watching other new blogs pop up, is that if you can find a blog that portrays a character that Your character has relations with; it's a really good idea to simply send them asks over, reblog their stuff with your own interactions, and simply have fun. The visitors of that person's blog will then be made aware of your existence and will most likely stop by to pay a visit!

Since I was playing Aether I couldn't really do this, so every day I'd post two - four posts which basically just showed what he was doing through out the day (waking up, doing a commission, eating food, going to sleep. That sort of stuff) to keep the blog alive while mostly just waiting for any askers that might accidentally find me while going through Aether's tag on Tumblr. Oh tagging things clearly helps a lot too!

I would pay attention to the other blogs as well, seeing if there would be any posts made that I could interact with (usually not with much luck because I'm an incredibly socially anxious mess) and when there were, I'd do what I described above: interacted. Honestly not being afraid of showing others you exist is a very key part to this, I've noticed.

Oh! By the way, even if most of us mods are strangers to each other; we still try and support one another. For example say, someone starts a Nahida blog, right? They post their rules and are all ready to go. The second you happen to spot them, reblog their rules onto your blog. (And give them a follow and ask while you're at it!) It helps them get seen and hightens the chances of them getting anons. Plus it'll probably just make them happy too (I was a giddy mess when people did that with me)

But uhh yeah! Simply have fun, interact with other blogs, and be kind <:)

I really hope any of this made sense to you, for I am not really good at describing things clearly in a short amount of words ^^;;

[iincinere]

Really  LONG  CHARACTER  SURVEY.    RULES.  repost, don’t reblog.    TAGGED.  stolen from @oceanpanic   TAGGING.  anyone who wants to subject themselves

BASICS.

FULL  NAME :   Blaire Scarlett/Blaire Fall (verse dependent with the Fall part) NICKNAME :   n/a AGE :   29 BIRTHDAY :  August 22nd ETHNIC  GROUP :  Mistrali/Chinese equivalent NATIONALITY :   Mistrali LANGUAGE / S* :  Common, Remnant’s equivalent to Chinese SEXUAL  ORIENTATION :  bisexual ROMANTIC  ORIENTATION :   biromantic RELATIONSHIP  STATUS :   single ( Taken in Next Gen ) CLASS :   n/a HOME  TOWN / AREA :   Mistral CURRENT  HOME :   Salem’s Fortress PROFESSION :   Cultist/Assassin

PHYSICAL.

HAIR :  Medium length, straight, black EYES :   Amber NOSE :   I dunno it’s a nose, a cute one tbh FACE :   Round LIPS :   full COMPLEXION :  sunkissed BLEMISHES :   Few, she’s very meticulous about that SCARS :  None you’ll ever see TATTOOS :  Branded with Salem’s Eye under her left breast, partially hidden by her underboob HEIGHT :   5′8″ WEIGHT :   130lb BUILD :   slender / toned FEATURES :   n/a ALLERGIES :   none USUAL  HAIR  STYLE :   straight, bangs pulled away from her eyes, flat USUAL  FACE  LOOK : contemplative USUAL  CLOTHING :   Red halter top, black pants, parkour shoes, leather fingerless gloves, yellow sash across her waist

PSYCHOLOGY.

FEAR / S :   failure / death / disappointing Salem ASPIRATION / S :  Whatever her Mistress desires / to become the Summer Maiden / to be Salem’s successor if anything were to happen to Salem POSITIVE  TRAITS :  loyal / intelligent / quick-witted / reliable NEGATIVE  TRAITS :  cold-hearted / manipulative / dishonest / sadistic MBTI :   No clue not gonna bother ZODIAC :   Leo TEMPEREMENT :  again not gonna do the quiz this laptop is on its last legs

SOUL  TYPE / S :   No Quizzes for me ANIMALS :  Might come back later though VICE  HABIT / S :  incessant foot tapping, chewing on the inside of her cheek

FAITH :  Salem’s Cult GHOSTS ? :   Yes AFTERLIFE ? :   Yes REINCARNATION ? :  Yes ALIENS ? :  yes POLITICAL  ALIGNMENT :   ECONOMIC  PREFERENCE :   SOCIOPOLITICAL  POSITION : EDUCATION  LEVEL :   “Homeschooled”

FAMILY.

FATHER :    Unknown/deceased MOTHER :   Unknown/deceased (Cinder Fall in Next Generation) SIBLINGS :   Erika Summers, Aiden Summers (deceased) EXTENDED  FAMILY :   Pyralis Summers (niece through Aiden) NAME  MEANING / S :   Blair is an English-language name of Scottish Gaelic origin. The surname is derived from any of the numerous places in Scotland named Blair. These place names are derived from the Scottish Gaelic blàr, meaning "plain" and "field". The given name Blair is derived from the surname. The name Scarlett is an English name. In English the meaning of the name Scarlett is: Red. HISTORICAL  CONNECTION ? :  Blaire has a couple of allusions both intentional and unintentional.  Her name comes from the Blair Witch Project, in an effort to keep a naming tradition with Salem’s subordinates being named after witches (Note: My friends and I came up with this shit before Tyrian, Watts, and Hazel were known).  Her story also has developed to unintentionally resemble a reverse Anakin Skywalker.  Rather than be a kind soul who was corrupted, she was raised in evil and slowly comes to see the light, if not a bit too late.

FAVORITES.

BOOK :  Anything horror or historical MOVIE : I doubt Salem gets cable 5  SONGS :  

She doesn’t listen to a lot of music

DEITY :  Salem HOLIDAY :  doesn’t have one MONTH :   august SEASON :   Summer PLACE :   beside the Grimm Goop pools WEATHER :   pleasant, sunny days with a slight breeze SOUND :  the sound of her own breathing in the silence / the low hum of a Beowolf SCENT / S :  Wood fire / the breeze from the ocean / her girlfriend’s shampoo TASTE / S :   fresh fruits / a nicely aged wine / falafel  FEEL / S :  her fists against a sandbag / beowolf fur  ANIMAL / S :   dogs NUMBER :   4 COLORS :  red gold black

EXTRA.

TALENTS :   singing / contortion / things that are too NSFW for this  BAD  AT :  video games / math / learning an instrument TURN  ONS :   biting / scratching / hair pulling / blood play  TURN  OFFS :   anal / being slapped / anything that would cause nonconsensual pain  HOBBIES :   martial arts / singing / reading TROPES :  Big Bad / Sixth Ranger / Spy (didn’t have the laptop power to actually go on TV Tropes) AESTHETIC  TAGS :  x QUOTES :  "What do you know?  You weren't raised in her monastery for all thirty years of your life like I have been!  She loves me, Karissa, I know she does!  She only wants what is best!  Sometimes, sacrifice is necessary for the greater good...” --Blaire as she fights Karissa Hatch atop a crumbling building during Atlas’ destruction in the Next Generation AU

FC INFO.

MAIN  FC / S :  Velvet Crowe (Tales of Berseria) ALT  FC / S :  Arden Cho OLDER  FC / S :   Maggie Q YOUNGER  FC / S :  N/A VOICE  CLAIM / S :  Cristina Vee  GENDERBENT  FC / S :  

MUN QUESTIONS.

Q1 :   if  you  could  write  your  character  your  way  in  their  own movie ,   what  would  it  be  called ,  what  style  would  it  be filmed  in ,  and  what  would  it  be  about ? A1 :   A crime drama, most likely.  I can see Blaire being an elusive murderer.  

Q2 :   what  would  their  soundtrack / score  sound  like ? A2 :  somewhat like this, heavy guitar and heavy bass, very brutal-sounding

Q3 :   why  did  you  start  writing  this  character ? A3 : She was created out of necessity.  We needed a villain for the Next Generation AU I do with my friends on Skype.  I saw a gifset of Velvet Crowe and it inspired me to make a character using her as a faceclaim

Q4 :   what  first  attracted  you  to  this  character ? A4 :  I made her, I came first in this case lol

Q5 :   describe  the  biggest  thing  you  dislike  about  your  muse. A5 :   I think Blaire is a fucking idiot, tbh.  Not in the unintelligent sense, far from it she has a sharp mind.  She’s simply is blinded by her own beliefs to the point where she refuses to see what is right in front of her.  Salem is so obviously evil, but this is all she’s ever known, so I can’t fault her much.  Still, she refuses to let her girlfriend, Karissa, show her everything that is wrong with the way she lives.

Q6 :   what  do  you  have  in  common  with  your  muse ? A6 :   I’m not entirely sure what Blaire got out of me, to be honest.  I mean, I used to have a tendency for blind faith, so she got that much from me.  I haven’t been that way for years, though.  

Q7 :   how  does  your  muse  feel  about  you ? A7 :   Oh she fucking hates me lolol.  I make her life hell, but she can’t complain much because she gets a somewhat happy ending sorta.

Q8 :   what  characters  does  your  muse  have  interesting  interactions  with ? A8 :   I really like writing with muses who can sense something is wrong about her, but don’t know exactly why.  I love it when she makes them uncomfortable and is just like “Something wrong?” because she knows.  And she just pretends to be a normal person, but on the inside she’s imagining what it would be like to break every bone in their body.

Q9 :   what  gives  you  inspiration  to  write  your  muse ? A9 :   The Doom 2016 soundtrack and Disturbed are good music to get me in the mood to write her.

Q10 :   how  long  did  this  take  you  to  complete ? A10 :  Fuck probably an hour