User blog comment:Vinnnn/Character Critiques, Tips, and Hints/@comment-26445347-20150529113636/@comment-33209858-20150530051613

Hello again! I'd be happy to help you with your new character :D

Alrighty, so the first thing that came to my mind when you said you wanted a young female from Swan Lake, my mind jumped to the word 'cygnet' which means young swan. So, varients of that might work such as Cygnia, Cygmina, Cyglissa, etc. etc. I'm not entirely sure about the last name though, since the character you're basing her off of is such a minor role. Perhpas you could ask Zam for some name ideas, as she's really good at coming up with names~

Well, since she's from Swan Lake, I'd say she'd probably be a dancer of some sort. Also, her design will definitely depend on whether or not she's one of the royal families or one of the townspeople that are mentioned. Let's say she's from the royal families - In that case, she'd could have a very classy design - something pretty and flowing, since she's a dancer. I'm not entirely sure about motifs, though, since she's a minor character and doesn't seem to have any. Perhaps a couple of swan motifs here and there to suggest the tale she's from. And if she's a peasant, then what I would do is look up peasant fashion - from modern times as well as olden times, and perhaps add them together.

If I were you, I'd make her the daughter of one of the nobles - It would make her personality much easier to write for. For example, you could make her like this diva character who thinks she's the best fairytale to ever live. She's super confident and thinks that out of all the townspeople and nobles at that next Prince Siegfried's birthday, she should be the only one who he notices - Forget Odette and forget Odile who pretends to be Odette. She could be mean and snotty and a brat; I just love characters like those because they're so fun to write about and write with.

Or you could go the exact opposite way with her and make her super shy, clumsy, and awkward. She knows she's a minor character, but has come to accept that. She's someone who doesn't think much of herself and usually blends into the background. Maybe she sort of feels sorry for herself because she truly does want to stand out, but isn't sure how. Maybe her best quality is that she's extremely selfless and loveable - Maybe some of her later character developement could show that she manages to make all of these friends who love her for who she is and it doesn't matter anymore what her role is. I like that idea, because there's already plenty of OCs of minor characters that complain about being a minor character, so it'd be a nice change to see one who is perfectly fine with it~

Of course, these are only ideas and it's totally up to you what you do with your character in The End c: If you need any more help, that's hexactly what I'm here for~