Story-Telling General Writing Resource
prowritingaid.com
You have to sign up but this site has thousands of articles and resources to help you improve your writing. Our community has recommended this learning hub in particular as a good place for broad and supportive information.

What Does a Panic Attack Feel Like?
healthline.com
This article focuses mainly on panic attacks, the symptoms, the myths behind them and how they alter from anxiety attacks. Use this resource if your character is struggling in this way and you'll be both experientially relatable and scientifically accurate.

A Panic Attack vs. An Anxiety Attack
healthline.com
This one focuses more on the difference between the two types of attack, giving more detail on anxiety attacks than the resource above. Again, this comes from a reliable health resource site and is worth a read if your character is falling into this kind of stress level.

British Dialect Translator
whoohoo.co.uk
This is a resource page with multiple translators for different british accents/dialects. Whilst this is of less use on general Aeipathy boards, it may be helpful to members' own writing or in alternate reality boards etc.

How to Write a Stutter
wordpress.com
A fantastic resource, from a writer who has a family member with a stutter, this article gives information on how a stutter works, how to punctuate it on the page and how to use it in story and character development. Highly recommend it! Character Creation Personality Types
16personalities.com
Have a general idea of the kind of character you want to make? This questionnaire is handy for working out the more intricate personal relationships a character like yours might build or struggle with.

Character Flaws
writerswrite.co.za
This article is a great resource for explaining the significance of character flaws, their variability and provides a long list of potential weaknesses you can incorporate into your character.

Personal Quirks
listography.com
A long list of quirks for your character, both personal and physical. It includes potential injuries, verbal cues, nervous habits and general demeanor. It's not organized in the most helpful of manners and you may have to skim and scan but the ideas listed are great.

Physical Characteristics
yourdictionary.com
This list works more on the linguistics of describing physical appearance. Which is really helpful for the profile application when you need to pick one word to describe your character's build. It's also useful in the writing, when describing your own character's impression of others and wanting to diversify your choice of language.

Descriptive Terms for the Physical
macmillandictionary.com
The language options in this article are more 'high-brow' and descriptively fanciful. Terms like 'barrel-chested' and 'herculean' find their way onto this list, which is focused on the physical shape/build of a character.

Secrets and Memories
tumblr.com
This article is old and its images and design broken so it's a little hard to read. However, we recommend highlighting the text or copy and pasting it elsewhere to read properly. This list is long and whilst many of its ideas for "secrets” border on the excessive/dramatic, it's a good starting point for inspiration. BIPOC / POC Characters Writing Characters of Colour
tumblr.com
This is an interactive resource that you can submit questions to regarding writing people of colour. All answers come from experienced writers who (we believe) are of colour themselves. Disabilities / Non-Able Bodied How to Write Deaf Characters
youtube.com
This video resource is presented easily and pointedly, from the perspective of a deaf person. It's only three minutes long and focuses on how to write deaf characters, especially if you, yourself, are hearing.

Writing Deaf Characters
tfrohock.com
This article goes into detail on the different types of deafness, which your character might have and how it will impact their learning/viewing of the world differently to a hearing character. This is a super useful and non-judgmental article all about inspiring understanding between different kinds of people.

Writing Deaf Characters (From a Deaf Person)
tumblr.com
The writer of this article is a little less empathetic than the above but this helps with blunt and factual delivery. They themselves are deaf and explain the difference between deaf and 'deaf', as well as the general culture of the deaf and hard of hearing and incorrect perceptions the hearing world has upon it.

Writing Without Sound: Deaf and Hard of Hearing
wattpad.com
This one is a super quick terminology lesson on when to use Deaf, 'deaf', 'dumb', 'hearing impaired' and all those other terms that the hearing world may mistake to be synonymous. It rules out the terms that could be offensive and explains the differences between those that are left.

Introduction to Writing Disability
wordpress.com
This article is wordy and told in experience rather than factual bullet points but it's a good introduction to the idea of writing disability and the reasons of 'why'. I.e. avoiding tokenism or the exoticism of giving a character a 'side-trait' of a disability just to 'keep things interesting'.

Disability Writing Guidelines
rootedinrights.org
Less wordy than the above and a little more list-like, this article is geared towards people writing disabilities in their novels or long-stories. But there's also plenty of information that can then be translated into roleplay!

Ask: Physical Disabilities
tumblr.com
This resource is a Q&A interactive source where users can submit questions to those with disabilities to see how they might better write disabled characters. Read the guidelines carefully on how to best ask your question and get the most useful answer.

5 Tips for Well-Rounded Disabled Characters
scottishbooktrust.com
This is a great, short and easy article that focuses on the top five mistakes people make regarding disabled characters. It's a great resource for avoiding cliches and stereotypes.

Writing About Disabled Characters
goteenwriters.com
A short article focused on how to write disability into novels and longer-form stories, this article is more for the background reading on how disabled characters can often be stereotyped and how this isn't necessary. Great introductory reading and food for thought.

Writing Disabilities
wordpress.com
Long format article and very wordy, this article is another food for thought. It takes the matter from the perspective of abled authors who have the wrong mindset when approaching disabled characters, highlighting the issues so that you can be more aware of them when generally writing disabled characters.

Writing About Disability
fmwriters.com
A good introduction to the topic of disability and why it's important for abled writers to take on the challenge of writing disabled characters, this article also includes further research links at the bottom that could be of use.

Introducing a Disabled Character
urbancripple.com
This article focuses on actually introducing a disabled character within a scene and how to ensure that their disability does not override them as a person. It also gives great tips on how to be a better writer of disabled characters in general.

How Not to Write Disabled People
tumblr.com
A short article that is written in a paragraph chunk - no structure or headers - this article is nonetheless useful for expressing the biggest issues with disabled character representation in fiction.

Ableism
rabbitwitharedpen.com
This article takes ableism in both fiction and everyday language. It takes each issue at a time and is well structured, with plenty of additional resources and links under each heading. It's a great place to start for really in-depth learning regarding disabled characters/personnes and how they are often viewed by the rest of the world.

The Ableist Problem
ravishly.com
This article is less to do with writing disabled characters and more about understanding disabled writers. We recommend this article as a means of understanding others in our community - and those you may meet in the writing world.

5 Signs Your Story is Ableist
mythcreants.com
Simple and to the point. Not only does this article highlight the five main signs of ableism in writing, it also offers helpful advice on how you might correct the stereotype and adjust your story telling.

Ableism: Words and Phrases to Avoid
hbr.org
This article talks about the unconscious bias of ableism and how it may be subtler than you originally think. It highlights terms and language to avoid if you don't want your character displaying that same ableist mentality.

Acceptable Alternatives to Ableist Language
therollingexplorer.com
This resource focuses almost exclusively on the nitty gritty linguistics of ableist language and how to adjust your word-choice to both avoid offense and adapt and adjust your mindset along the way. Explicit / Violent Themes Opium Abuse
marines.mil
This is a pdf file from the marines, specifically designed to show the mistreatment and symptoms of opium use. This is obviously written for a contemporary audience but many of the details can be used and reworked for the Aeipathy context.

Opium Overdose
harmreduction.org
A healthcare information resource about opioid abuse and overdosing. This article can help writing characters who have indulged too much and might need the help of a physician. Remember that opioid use is a spectrum, so a character could start to develop some of these symptoms without going into dangerous overdose territory.

How to Kill Your Character
youtube.com
This is just one video in a series of good writing-help vids. Specifically, it focuses on how to kill a character in a way that is meaningful to your audience and appropriate to your story. Please note that this video contains spoilers from shows like Game of Thrones and Vikings to make its point. Faith and Spirituality Ancient Greek Religion
britannica.com
A reliable resource that offers short, easy-to-understand articles about other Aeipathy related articles, not just religion. Some introductions to topics are behind a paywall but the links on the left side of the screen will send you to more fuller explanations (and those are free!).

Greek Theories on the Human Soul
thecollector.com
This offers a nice explanation of common philosophical views of both the Ancient Greek philosophers and the public at the time. Nice if your character is struggling with their identity or spirituality.

Sacrificial Rituals
openedition.org
Very wordy but this long resource offers a lot of detail if you plan on writing about human or animal sacrifice for your character's faith practices. It also links to primary sources if you are looking for even more information.

Greek Faith and Christianity
britannica.com
This page offers a short article giving a snippet about the origin of Christianity and its interaction with Greek religion at the time. Whilst this is not our era of writing, it could help in understanding the Grecian way of viewing other faiths.

Gender Within Religion
purdue.edu
This source is heavy on the sexuality piece and light on religion. The walls of text make it difficult to read but it does have some interesting information about the sexual outlets of Greek men, including household servants, professional courtesans, and homosexual relationships.

Hellenic Polytheism
learningreligions.com
A bite-sized article with brief descriptions of the general "gist" of what Greek polytheism aka paganism was about. Good as a taster if you are looking for a brief introduction/overview of the religion.

Hellenism
paganfed.org
Similar to the above source but with a little more detail, this resource is still a very manageable length with some descriptions of specific gods whom the ancient Greeks worshiped, outside our primary pantheon.

Legalization of Hellenism
theoutline.com
This article outlines what hellenic ceremonies might have looked like in ancient times. There's pictures showing clothing and objects similar in style to what would have been used.

Historica Hellenism
theoutline.com
This resource outlines a timeline of events of Greek mythology as our Aeipathy characters would probably believe they happened. Use this if your character is telling stories, myths or legends.

The Met Museum: Cults
metmuseum.org
A lengthy article about the secretive cults (both rumoured and factual) of ancient Greece, including secret rituals used to purge sins, and the music and dancing associated with them.

Greek Mystery Cults
mibckerala.org
A full on book describing religion, cults, and mysteries in ancient Greece. If you are looking for detail then this is the full, academic source for you. Just remember to compare it to our Aeipathy lore.

Ancient Greek Cults
academia.edu
A free pdf download with lots of information about cults in Ancient Greece. For Aeipathy cults and groups see our Factions and Orders page. For how to create one of your own see our World Contribution page.

Dionysus and Demeter Cults
jstor.org
A paid resource article on the cults of Dionysus and Demeter. Only the first page is free to access but if your character is a maenad or strong follower of Dionysus, you may be interested in the whole source.

Raising the Veil on Women Cults of Antiquity
nytimes.com
A medium length article focused on the cult of Bona Dea which was made entirely of women, and the female role in secret societies of the time. Feel free to use this source as inspiration for your own cult or your female character's practices.

Perverse Practices
atlasobscura.com
A lengthy guide to crossdressing, sexual deviance, and written stories of depravity from all over the ancient world. Health and Wellbeing Ancient Greek Viagra
sententiaeantiquae.com
This source has some snippets of writing found by archeologists regarding sex and some ancient home remedy equivalents of viagra. Not the most descriptive or visually easy to read.

How the Ancients Invented Prosthetics
theconversation.com
This is a nice medium length article about prosthetics in the ancient world. Concise and easy-to-read, this source includes information from different geographic regions within Hellas.

History of Toilets in Ancient Greece
toiletology.com
This is a short piece that includes general information about plumbing, toilets and the hygiene of ancient Greece. This is great for general knowledge on cleanliness standards for the time.

Ancient Greek and Roman Bathing
medium.com
A great, medium length article that describes the bathing practices of the Greeks and the Romans. It includes info about the "spas" of each culture and the social aspects of bathing.

Medicinal Plants Used by Ancient Physicians
mitsishotels.com
An excellent (if short) list of medicinal plants used by the ancient Greek physicians, where they grew, and what each was used for. For an extensive list, see our own list of Flora and Fauna and their uses.

Eretgenic Drugs in Greek Medicine
jstor.org
An article hidden behind a paywall, it describes the relationship between drugs and sexual activity in ancient Greece. Everyday Life Women in Religion
womeninantiquity.com
10/10 resource. Great explanations of how virginity and homosexuality were viewed in ancient Greece. Easy to read with relevant photos. It's actually a better resource because of the links in the top menus, which have what the lives of Greek and Roman women were like in detail.

Food Timeline: History Research Service
foodtimeline.org
An easy-to-follow timeline of the history of food, with clickable links that lead to further snippets of information if you're looking for the full timeline context. You can also use our Flora and Fauna resource for origins of ingredients.

Ancient Greek Cuisine
wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, how we love you. The source you know and love, with a page dedicated to Greek food, mealtime information, and the social aspect of eating in Greek society. Short and to the point.

Greek Architectural Orders
khanacademy.org
Everything you didn't know you wanted to know about pillars is contained in this article. It's short with great diagrams depicting the differences in Greek styles of architecture, useful for writing building descriptions.

Classical Order
wikipedia.org
Another Wikipedia article describes the different architectural detailing common to the era in which Aeipathy is set, specifically the proportions of different sections of buildings.

Clothing in Ancient Greece
wikipedia.org
A short wikipedia article about ancient Greek clothing, definitely useful when deciding what sort of clothes and fabrics your character wears or remembering the terms of underwear or particular garments.

Money in Ancient Greece
parliamentfederation.co.uk
What kind of money was used? How much was it worth? What did money look like? How much did things cost? All these questions are answered in this short but sweet article.

Marriage in Ancient Greece
wikipedia.org
All the details about the social and legal aspects of marriage, expectations for each gender and the finer points of marriage ceremonies. Please also make sure to check our site lore for differences.

Marriage and Divorce for Women
pbs.org
A quick and easy overview of Greek marriage and the expectations of the spouses. Not very detailed but easy to check over for a general "feel" or "tone" of the ceremonies and how they were perceived.

Stanford's Geospatial Model of the Roman World
stanford.edu
This is a cool resource which you can explore like an interactive map. Specific only to a Roman world more recent than our own, it's still a useful tool for imagining the geography of the Romani kingdoms.

Ancient Hellas Taboos
baringtheaegis.com
A detailed page on the general taboos (both major and minor) of the ancient Greek world. Easy to search for key terms - just remember to compare the information here to our overriding lore on-site.

The Taboos of Ancient Greece
prezi.com
With similar information to the above, this resource is laid out more like a presentation that you can scroll through and watch like a college lecture. Language and Lexicon Hittite Lexicon
assyrianlanguages.org
This is a much simpler format than the below resource and lists common terms and phrases from ancient Hittite that you can use in your posts for an additional immersive quality.

Dictionary of Ancient Occupations
rootsweb.com
A comprehensive list of occupations throughout history (though England-focused). Hugely useful if anyone has a character concept but is less confident in what role they should play in society. Whilst almost all of these 'jobs' will work in our ancient world, be careful not to use terms specific to other historical contexts.

The Hittite Dictionary
uchicago.edu
This text is highly confusing and detailed but it can provide you with examples in the Hittite language that might be useful in your posts.

Graphics and Images Unicode for Cuneiform
xahlee.info
If your character is from Hattusa or the Sharqaan lands or you are trying to write in ancient Sumerian, check out this page for the unicodes to basic cuneiform. These can be a fun addition to your posts.

Unicode for Rune
xahlee.info
If your character is from Ostjord or you are trying to write in ancient Norse, check out this page for the unicodes to basic norse runes. These can be a fun addition to your posts.

Unicode for Hieroglyphs
xahlee.info
If your character is from K'm't or you are trying to write in ancient Egyptian, check out this page for the unicodes to basic hieroglyphs. These can be a fun addition to your posts.

Random Face Claim Generator
webb.app
Need some inspiration for your character's face? Try this generator to give you some ideas for popular faces that might work with your preferences. Remember to check them against our Face Claims list to make sure your newly discovered face is not already in play.

Free Icon Vectors
flaticon.com
Looking for something to add to your account, suggest as a new member award or put into your character's pinterest page or extras? This site has a great database of icons in collections of style and size.

Free Stock Images
pexels.com
You'll find some great aesthetic images and high quality photographs or artworks on this site, if you're looking for something additional for your profile or your character's pinterest page.

Free Stock Images
unsplash.com
You'll find some great aesthetic images and high quality photographs or artworks on this site, if you're looking for something additional for your profile or your character's pinterest page.

Texture Vectors
transparenttextures.com
For brushes, vectors and textures to use in your image editing software, this is a great database to choose from - you just download your favourites and install them into your preferred programme.

Free Stock Images
pixabay.com
You'll find some great aesthetic images and high quality photographs or artworks on this site, if you're looking for something additional for your profile or your character's pinterest page.

Painting and Art Images
artvee.com
You'll find some great aesthetic images and high quality photographs or artworks on this site, if you're looking for something additional for your profile or your character's pinterest page.

Online Image Editing
photopea.com
If you don't have image editing software like PhotoShop or GIMP, you can use this online resource for basic editing tools. Or seek support from other members in our #graphics-help channel on Discord.

Remove Backgrounds From Images
remove.bg
This resource will help you turn an image into a vector by removing block colour backgrounds. This can be helpful for side-profile images or pictures for your character's pinterest.

Edit Gifs Online
ezgif.com
You can edit GIFs online here including: cropping, resizing, changing the speed of the GIF or image effects such as the contrast, lighting, colour palette and border effects. You can also trim the GIF to avoid subtitles or additional footage.

ImgBB: Image Upload
imgbb.com
A useful host for images, should you not already have your favourite. Can be used in conjunction with the resource below to create changing side-profile images if you have more than one picture you wish to use.

Different Side Profile Image on Page Refresh
grumpybumpers.com
A useful tool for creating a varied side-profile image. Just upload your different images to your preferred host server and then copy their URLs into this website. You'll get a new URL that will automatically update your image randomly on each page refresh.