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In terms of age compared to species, who is your oldest ordinary mortal OC? Who is your oldest OC who's immortal or otherwise has an unusually extended lifespan?
In terms of age compared to species, who is your youngest OC? Do you have any OCs who are very young for their species but old compared to others (for example, a 200 year old alien who's just a teen on their own planet compared to a 45 year old human)?
Do you have any OCs who are reflective of a specific time or interest in your life?
Who are some OCs you'd like to develop more right now? If you'd like, list one tidbit about each of them to get the juices flowing.
Who are some OCs who are really on your brain right now? Give them a little introduction, even if you don't think they need it.
What's something you'd like to have more of in your OCs? It could be anything--certain physical features, some branch of diversity, genre elements, more detail into an area of their lives, etc.
Do you have any OCs whose pronouns aren't traditional for their gender? (For example, a woman who uses he/him, or anything that might throw somebody off if they didn't know better)
What are some common problems or struggles that many of your OCs have?
Which OCs are most like you? In what ways?
Which OCs are most like who you want to be? In what ways?
On a scale from Connecticut Clark to Malfina (or, in layman's terms, Just Some Guy to Badass Magical Creature), where do most of your OCs fall? Are there any major outliers?
If you could bring just one of your OCs to life, who would it be? Why them?
What's a piece of yourself or your life that you insert into a lot of your OCs? Is it deliberate, or just something that happens?
Do you have any current plans for any of your OCs? Development or changes? Art or writing in the works? Just fun stuff like playing dress up with them?
If you could sort your OCs into a handful of personality types, what would the main categories be? Which OCs perfectly embody each one?
What's your favorite work--visual art, written work, something more involved like a game, etc--that you've made for any of your OCs?
Do you have any OCs who fell flat after you created them? What's something you could do to breathe some life back into them? (For example, changing up their story or their look, giving them connections to other OCs, etc)
Who is your shortest adult OC relative to species? Who is your shortest adult OC in general, including creatures that are naturally tiny?
Who is your tallest OC relative to species? Who is your tallest OC in general, including creatures that are naturally large?
Do you have any OCs who were created for very specific purposes? Have they remained in that purpose or evolved into something else?
Looking at your OCs now and your OCs from many years ago, what's something that's changed overall among them? Are they the same batch of OCs you've always had? If so, how have they evolved? Or are they mostly new OCs? How are they different from the old ones?
Which of your OCs would be somebody's hear me out?
Who are some of your favorite OC combos? It can be any type of relationship--enemies, friends, partners, family, whatever. Why do you like that combo so much?
What do you most often use your OCs for? Stories? Drawings? Roleplay? Something business-related? Just playing and pondering?
Have other people drawn your OCs, either through a commission, as fanart, or as a gift? If so, which one has the most art? If not, which one would you dream of seeing drawn by another artist?
If you could switch lives with one of your OCs, who would you pick? Would they be happy with the swap?
Which of your OCs would be best turned into a marketable plushie?
The OC police are here to confiscate your OCs for being mistreated. What is their case against you? Do you have an argument for why they're safe in your hands?
Think of three songs you recently listened to. Which OCs can you see singing along to each one? (If not singing along, at least enjoying?)
Do you think about your OCs at all stages of their life, or mostly just whatever their present day is?