Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-5078678-20131102155608/@comment-3468598-20131111155438

LittleBulleteye wrote: I have problems finding background stories for my characters. I used the character designs for Hilliard and Ilona (and their friends, who still have to come up) long before there was such a thing as Ever After High, but they were actually just younger versions (and female, in some cases) of their parental characters. But since they're the children of those characters now, I have to make up different background stories.

I had this idea in mind for Ilonas story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwkzU91ZgDw In this version, her dad is actually a prince. Or at least, he sais so. I thought it would give a different demention to the story if Ilona doesn't know about the 'Royal' history of her family. On the other side, I think it is a little cliche of a character finds out that 'she is actually a princess' (Watched too much Barbie movies...) Besides, I have no idea who her mom would be.

I haven't read The Six Servants, but when I'm coming up with backgrounds for my characters I tend to start at the end of their original tale, I think about who their non fairy tale parent is. How they met, and then what sort of parents the Fairy tale character would make. I don't worry about filling in every aspect of things, but I like to get an idea how the home life is, the relationship with their parents. And then maybe on or two life changing events. You can sort of add details as you go. I don't think there's anything wrong with her secretly being a princess. It's a pretty common tropey thing. Though I'm wondering why her dad would hide that sort of thing, and if it effects her destiny. (Cerise's secret has a big effect for example.)

As for the mom. It doesn't have to be anyone special. Bullet Eyes could just meet a nice random woman. You could even use a quick character genorator. I do that when I need an extra all the time.