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Character Types and Descriptions Guide

The document is a list of character types from the book "Creating Characters" with brief descriptions. It includes over 150 different character types organized alphabetically from The Accommodator to The Yawner. Each entry provides the character name and may also include references to similar character types. The purpose is to provide writers with ideas and inspiration for developing unique characters in their stories.

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Character Types and Descriptions Guide

The document is a list of character types from the book "Creating Characters" with brief descriptions. It includes over 150 different character types organized alphabetically from The Accommodator to The Yawner. Each entry provides the character name and may also include references to similar character types. The purpose is to provide writers with ideas and inspiration for developing unique characters in their stories.

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From Creating Characters

Character Type Page Number


The Accommodator (See also the 147
Bootlicker; the Pacifist, the Poltroon)

The Accuser 148

The Addict 148

The Adventurer (See also the 148


Braveheart)

The Adversary 149

The Amateur 149

The Authoritarian (See also the 149


Intimidator; the Warrior)

The Avenger 150

The Avoider 150

The Begrudger 151

The Believer 151

The Bootlicker (See also the 151


Accommodator)

The Bore 152

The Braveheart (See also the 152


Adventurer)

The Bungler 152

The Busybody 153

The Chatterbox 153

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The Concealer 153

The Conformist 154

The Critic (See also the Grouch) 154

The Dawdler 155

The Deceiver (See also the Hypocrite; 155


the Pretender)

The Diplomat (See also the 156


Peacekeeper)

The Disregarder (See also the Yawner) 156

The Dissipater 156

The Dreamer 156

The Dupe 157

The Eccentric 157

The Economizer (See also the Keeper) 157

The Egotist 158

The Explorer 158

The Extrovert (See also the Reveler) 159

The Flirt 159

The Giver 160

The Go-Getter (See also the Hound; 160


the Hustler)

The Griever 160

The Grouch (See also the Critic) 161

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The Hardhead 161

The Hothead 161

The Hound (See also the Go-Getter; 162


the Hustler)

The Hustler 162

The Hypochondriac 162

The Hypocrite (See also the Deceiver) 163

The Idealist 163

The Immoralist 163

The Intellectual 164

The Intimidator (See also the 164


Authoritarian; the Warrior)

The Introvert 165

The Jumper 165

The Keeper (See also the Economist) 165

The Know-Nothing 166

The Laconian 166

The Laggard 167

The Loner 167

The Loser 167

The Luminary 168

The Malcontent (See also the 168


Reporter)

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The Martyr 169

The Mentor 169

The Misfit 169

The Moralist (See also the Paragon) 169

The Neglector 170

The Nobody 170

The Nonconformist 170

The Optimist 171

The Organizer 171

The Outcast 171

The Pacifist (See also the 171


Accommodator; the Bootlicker, the
Poltroon)

The Paragon (See also the Moralist) 172

The Peacekeeper (See also the 172


Diplomat)

The Perfectionist 172

The Pessimist 173

The Plain Dealer 173

The Poltroon (See also the 174


Accommodator; the Bootlicker; the
Pacifist)

The Possessor 174

The Preacher 175

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The Pretender (See also the Deceiver; 175
the Hypocrite)

The Prisoner 175

The Prognosticator 175

The Promoter 176

The Protector 176

The Psycho 177

The Quibbler 177

The Rascal 177

The Realist 178

The Rebel 178

The Reformer 178

The Repenter (see also the 178


Malcontent)

The Reveler (See also the Extrovert) 179

The Rube 179

The Rut Walker 180

The Safeguarder 180

The Scoundrel 180

The Sentimentalist 181

The Skeptic 181

The Slob 181

The Smiler 182

5
The Snitch 182

The Snob 182

The Softy 183

The Sophisticate 183

The Spendthrift 183

The Stoic 184

The Stone 184

The Supporter 184

The Taker 185

The Traitor 185

The Vacillator 186

The Vegetator 186

The Veteran 186

The Visionary 187

The Warrior (See also the 187


Authoritarian; the Intimidator)

The Winner (See also the Luminary) 188

The Yawner (See also the Disregarder) 188

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