Talk:How to Create an OC/@comment-30195402-20161218183836/@comment-30622263-20161218190740

I'm sure tons of other people have their own takes on Roybel vs. Neutral, but I'll toss mine out there.

A Roybel is someone who supports both sides in the Royal/Rebel conflict, like Poppy O'Hair. They have sympathies for both philosophies, and I usually write them as a person who wants some essential part of their destiny (such as a magician who wants his title as a "great wizard") but doesn't want some other part (like that same wizard refusing to also grow the long beard in his legend, because he hates having facial hair). A Neutral, to the contrary, is someone like Kitty Cheshire who doesn't care about the Royal/Rebel conflict because they believe the argument shouldn't exist, or because they don't like to meddle in others' affairs, or because (like Kitty) they straight up don't care and just do whatever they want, whether it's their destiny or not.

Ultimately, it comes down to the semantics of "I support both sides" vs. "I support neither side", and the major difference there is character flavor. I think lots of other people, though, have their own interpretations of the matter, so it's ultimately up to how you want to interpret it! I don't think there's a right or wrong way to go about it. :)