yay! I have characters! yay!

[elsajeni]

Jonas, my male MC, has brown eyes and black, curly hair, which he starts out wearing up in a style that requires a lot of effort and vaguely resembles a cobra's hood; before long, he stops putting much effort into it and starts just wearing it down around his shoulders. He stands about 5'9" and tends to wear a lot of white and red, the colors of the guild creche where he was raised. He's of rather low class and spends most of his time at work; he's a maker of musical instruments by trade.

Tentatively Named Marianne, my female MC, is solidly built. She has grey eyes and straight, reddish-brown hair, which she wears short, around earlobe-length. She's about 5'3" and wears mainly green, because she knows it looks good on her. She's aristocratic and, when frightened, takes refuge in mindless entertainment.

So, help me find a different name for Tentatively Named Marianne, please? Marianne doesn't seem to fit, and Tentatively Named Marianne, although it would add to my wordcount, is a bit awkward to type every time I refer to her.

I can't believe it. Oh man, I am so ready for this.

ETA: Tentatively Named Marianne is now not-so-tentatively named Engel. Yay! Yaaaaaay!

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Jenna? ~Suz

[oruhamiko.livejournal.com]

I don't know, I think Marianne is a properly aristocratic name. Mary or Victoria or Catherine would probably work well, too.

[elsajeni.livejournal.com]

Aristocracy's different in this setting, though... I think it's more likely that the underclass has foofy "princess" names like Marianne and the aristocrats have sensible, businesslike sort of names. Hmm.

[oruhamiko.livejournal.com]

Hmm.. businessy names? That, to me, sort of sounds like simpler names - Jane, Hillary, Abigal, Agnes, Ida, Margeret, etc.

[canemex.livejournal.com]

Margaret sounds sort of businessy!

I'm terribly amused that you used my names, elsajeni. :D

[elsajeni.livejournal.com]

Engel! Her name is Engel! Yay!

[kandelschwartz.livejournal.com]

I recommend Sophia.

[elsajeni.livejournal.com]

I've definitely settled on Engel. Who's this, by the way?

[kandelschwartz.livejournal.com]

NetOwl, from the NaNoWriMo forums. Kandel Schwartz is my pen name.

Sorry for the invasion, but I was bored last night.