How to write Supportive Characters? 6 Examples

• Supportive Characters are meant to be Likeable.
• Likeable Characters are Helpful, Proficient & Supportive.
• Their Likeability factor makes them Memorable.
• Supportive Characters can be Main Characters or 2ndrary ones.

Summary – 7 steps to a Supportive Character

1. Define her Function in the Story.
2. Define her Role, if she’s part of a Team.
3. Decide of her Origins.
4. From her Origins define her Name & her Goal.
5. Define her Behavior traits.
6. Define her Relationships & Alignments.
7. Give her Quirks.

• Creating Characters is easier if you make use of an Archetype system.
• Here are 6 Supportive Profiles you can use:
  • Enticer
  • Manager
  • Builder
  • Protector
  • Supplier
  • Advisor

Roles	Does	Doesn’t	Strength	Weakness	Motivation	Accessories
Enticer	Motivate	Dwell	Enthusiastic	Fervid	Discovery	Bag
Manager	Orient	Doubt	Resilient	Lenient	Achievement	Case
Builder	Study	Discard	Inventive	Outlandish	Life	Toolbox
Protector	Stand	Falter	Endurant	Rough	Security	Armor
Supplier	Funnel	Waste	Reliable	Slanting	Safety	Stock
Advisor	Proposes	Antagonize	Empathetic	Attached	Satisfaction	Pendant

• This is a General Table displaying the Advantages of each Role.
• As well as the Character’s potential Goal – Strengths – Weaknesses.
• It is a canvas allowing you to develop diverse Evolution paths.

Darynn – The Enticer

• Identity
• Origins : Nephelae
• Name : Darynn – Gift
• Goal : Try all dishes of the other Worlds
• Function : Protagonist

• Behavior
• Role Trait 1 : Entertaining
• Role Trait 2 : Confident
• Individual Strength : Generous
• Individual Weakness : Needy

• Relationships
• Role : Enticer
• Passion : Food
• Alignment/Affinity : Enthusiasts & Gourmets
• Comfort : Eats Ramen
• Crisis : Release a Shining Blast

• Quirks
• Hairstyle : Cloudy Updo
• Clothing : Toga
• Tool : Giftbox
• Phrase : If you need to act, have a meal 1st.

If you want to know more about Enticers.



Jyotis – The Manager

• Identity
• Origins : Broken Capital
• Name : Jyotis – Sunlight
• Goal : Learn how to Federate
• Function : Protagonist

• Behavior
• Role Trait 1 : Empathetic
• Role Trait 2 : Individualist
• Individual Strength : Temperate
• Individual Weakness : Lenient

• Relationships
• Role : Manager
• Passion : Rhetoric
• Alignment/Affinity : Relativists & Managers
• Comfort : Classifies demographic Data
• Crisis : Use a Deeper Voice

• Quirks
• Hairstyle : Shaved
• Clothing : Fluid Armor & Solid Rings
• Tool : Spherecase
• Phrase : There is no such thing as a Leader.

If you want to know more about Managers.



Azzur – The Builder

• Identity
• Origins : Neapolis
• Name : Azzur – Assistant
• Goal : Retrieve the Wholly movements
• Function : Antagonist

• Behavior
• Role Trait 1 : Learning
• Role Trait 2 : Curious
• Individual Strength : Sharing
• Individual Weakness : Competitive

• Relationships
• Role : Builder
• Passion : Strategy Games
• Alignment/Affinity : Builders & Strategists
• Comfort : Plays games & eats Pitta
• Crisis : Taps Mace

• Quirks
• Hairstyle : Short messy & small hat
• Clothing : Tunic & Belts
• Tool : Multi-tool Mace.
• Phrase : I will now imitate the Wholly movements.

If you want to know more about Builders.

Rysc – The Protector

• Identity
• Origins : Tribum Vaga Officii
• Name : Rysc – Rush
• Goal : Bulk Up
• Function : Protagonist

• Behavior
• Role Trait 1 : Assertive
• Role Trait 2 : Relentless
• Individual Strength : Protective
• Individual Weakness : Reckless

• Relationships
• Role : Protector
• Passion : Handball
• Alignment/Affinity : Strong People
• Comfort : Dribbles & Punches
• Crisis : Shaking Legs

• Quirks
• Hairstyle : Medium green Curly
• Clothing : Fur Jacket/boots & Leather pants/gloves
• Tool : My Ball
• Phrase : It’s just my Ball.

If you want to know more about Protectors.

Ezer – The Supplier

• Identity
• Origins : Blue Gardens
• Name : Ezer – Help
• Goal : Become an Exemplar
• Function : Antagonist

• Behavior
• Role Trait 1 : Dedicated
• Role Trait 2 :Participative
• Individual Strength : Providing
• Individual Weakness : Predictible

• Relationships
• Role : Supplier
• Passion : Fashion
• Alignment/Affinity : Righteous People
• Comfort : Designs Accessories
• Crisis : Shrilled Voice

• Quirks
• Hairstyle : Short wavy Cyan
• Clothing : Robes, Dresses, Jackets, Skirts, various Jewels.
• Tool : Redstone Pendant
• Phrase : Sadness is useful.

If you want to know more about Suppliers.



Dae-Hyun – The Advisor

• Identity
• Origins : Indigo Feather
• Name : Daimao Dae-Hyun – Great Evil, Great Honor
• Goal : Hierarchize Emotions
• Function : Antagonist

• Behavior
• Role Trait 1 : Pondering
• Role Trait 2 : Self-Aware
• Individual Strength : Empathetic
• Individual Weakness : Attached

• Relationships
• Role : Advisor
• Passion : Calligraphy & Fresco
• Alignment/Affinity : Thinkers & Dignitaries
• Comfort : Draws (pure comfort), Revises the Hierarchy (post crisis)
• Crisis : Fan his face

• Quirks
• Hairstyle : Long straight Indigo
• Clothing : Kimono (Kinkou), Hat & pendant (Pakua)
• Tool : Brush & Ri-Gam Fan
• Phrase : Sometimes emotions are relevant. Sometimes, they are correct.

If you want to know more about Advisors.

Here’s an application of the aforementioned Template :

Role	Name	Origins	Goal	Passion	Affinity	Quirk	Role Trait 1	Role Trait 2	Individual Strength	Individual Weakness	Comfort	Crisis
Enticer	Darynn	Nephelae	Try all of their dishes	Food	Enthusiasts/ Gourmets	Giftbox	Entertaining	Confident	Generous	Needy	Eat Ramen	Shining Blast
Manager	Jyotis – Sunlight	Broken Capital	Learn how to Federate	Rhetoric	Relativists/ Managers	Spherecase	Empathetic	Individualist	Temperate	Lenient	Classify Data	Deep Voice
Builder	Azzur – Assistant	Neapolis	Retrieve the Wholly movements	Strategy games	Builders/ Strategists	Multi-Mace	Learning	Curious	Sharing	Competitive	Play & eat Pitta	Taps Mace
Protector	Rysc – Rush	Tribuum Vaga Officii	Bulk Up	Handball	Strong people	My Ball	Assertive	Relentless	Protective	Reckless	Dribble & Punch	Shaking Legs
Supplier	Ezer – Help	Blue Gardens	Become an Exemplar	Fashion	Righteous people	Pendant	Dedicated	Participative	Providing	Predictable	Design Accessories	Shrilled Voice
Advisor	Dae-Hyun – Great Honor	Indigo Feather	Hierarchize Emotions	Calligraphy & Fresco	Thinkers/ Dignitaries	Brush & Fan	Pondering	Self-Aware	Empathetic	Attached	Revise the Hierarchy	Fan Self