Borrower Karmal

I don’t really see these much? So I figured I’d be the change I wanna see in the world and start making some of my own.

🏡 What does home life look like to your little guys? Are they house-bound, woodland folk, or have their own societies elsewhere?

⚜️ What defines your little guys’ culture? Are they loners or societally-driven, and what customs and faux pauxs exist?

🏔Regional differences: do they exist, biologically or culturally?

🧪 Aside from size, are there other factors which make your little guys unique from humans? What’s their chemical makeup?

🫐 What are their dietary habits? Are there any specific dishes that stand out in their societies, or vary by region?

🥀 What romantic customs do they have? Do they mate for life? How many partners is customary? Are there specific attributes they look for in choosing a spouse?

🐉 Do your tinies have mythology attached to their cultures? What kinds of stories do they pass down to their children?

🍇 Do your tinies have a specific religion? What tenets do they follow?

🐈‍⬛ Are your tinies superstitious? Give an example of one if so.

🐁 Packbonding: does it exist within their societies? What species do your tinies tend to bond with, and which are off limits?i

🪤 Are there specific entities that hunt them down? What are common methods used, and by what (or whom)?

🔍 How well-known are your tinies to others? Are they Cryptids or common sightings?

🧵 Are there “rules” with interacting with them?

🪡 What does weaponry look like?

📚 Is there an education system in place? What does it look like?

💥 What kind of prejudice exists within your world? Do the larger and smaller beings get along?

🎨 Let’s talk about the arts! Visual, written, theatrical — how do these play a part in the world?

🎲 What do your tinies do for fun? Celebrations?

🛍 If a community is present, do they use monetary measurements, the trade system, or something else to buy necessities?

(Keep in mind that this book is from the 1950's, so a lot of these things aren't kept in homes anymore)

sewing needles

pencils

match boxes as drawers

cigar boxes as bedrooms, with the embellishments as wallpaper

matches, as firewood

sealing wax, used as glue

hair pins

drawing pins

safety pins

thimbles, used as pots

hat pins

miniature book volumes, some with readable text in them and others are blank

scraps of letters for wallpaper

stamps as decorative portraits

blotting paper, as carpet, that needs to be replaced every so often

chess pieces as sculptures

mustard pot to hold fuel

cogwheel as a fireplace, and an inverted brass funnel like a chimney

(see this image, the fireplace on the right. it also shows most of the items on this list)

they scrape off bits of bar soap to use for themselves, even having different scent preferences

kids gloves used to make shoes

blackheaded pins and darning needles used as knitting needles, with silk and cotton to act as yarn

turren as a bath

lacquer trinket box as a settle

manicure scissors as scissors

Cheese graters, cash box lid, pierced zinc old meat safe, wire fly swatter > all used as protective gates in the walls

hair pins and safety pins used as clasps and locks on those grates.

doll chinaware as tea cups, but often big enough to be a mixing bowl instead of a teacup

(On that note, their soup bowl is once described as being knee-high when placed beside them)

I can't find what this one is, but a borrower was after a "liver pull" on a mantle shelf

jet beads as buttons

bristles from a doormat used to make brushes

cotton spools as stools

a sliced hazelnut shell as a cup

keychains as decor

rings as crowns

perfume bottle caps as oil lamps

doll furniture

aspirin bottle lid, as a pot

acorn and bone thimble as cheaper teacups

surgical bandages as towels

nametape on the pin heads to aid climbing

a wristwatch to use as a timer

This is an ask game for g/t people to reblog and have people ask about their ocs or themselves. Feel free to specify which you’d like people to ask.

            About OCs (A)

Do your characters have human height equivalents? (Ex. How tall would they all be if they were the same size?)

If your character could choose, would they be a different size?

Does your character enjoy their size difference with others? Or do they find it a hindrance to their relationships?

Are relationships between people of different sizes considered weird/taboo in your character’s world?

Your characters favorite way to be carried/carry someone?

What’s your characters relationship with animals like? (Are they scared of them?, like to see them from far away? Etc)

How common are size shifters in your character’s world?

How careful is your character around those of a different size? Does it make them nervous?

Do you think about the small details about how things work in your oc worlds? (Logistics wise or otherwise)

How would your character react to switching sizes?

What’s the worst experience your character has ever had with someone of a different size. (Or the best?) 

If your character was a magical being (or a different species if already a magical being), what would they be? How would this change who they are as a person?

Is there something thats too big/small for your character to use/do that they wish they could? 

An au you’d like to explore someday?

After meeting someone of a different size, how has your character's opinion on giants/tinies changed?

Something that your character’s different sized friends do that annoys them.

How common are interactions between the different sizes in your characters world?

What’s one big cultural difference between giants and tinies in your character’s world. 

How does your character feel about being reliant on others/relied on? 

Random fun fact about character please

            About You (B)

What’s your favorite size dynamic? (Tiny/human, human/giant, other)

Do you like to imagine yourself in g/t scenarios or just characters?

Do you prefer original character g/t content or fan g/t content?

What’s your favorite type of tiny? (Fairy, borrower, etc. Can also refer to personality tropes.)

What’s your favorite type of giant? 

A trope you’d like to see more of

Least favorite trope/aspect of g/t?

Favorite setting for g/t? 

Favorite size ranges for giants/tinies?

Guilty pleasure in g/t?

Favorite g/t media? (Show, book, comic, etc)

Favorite giant/tiny item you own?

Have you had a dream about g/t?

Do you prefer writing or drawings for g/t? (Either creating or consuming)

Do you prefer gentle giants or scary ones?

Do you like more animalistic or more human giants/tinies?

Favorite way to refer to giants/tinies? (Borrower, bean, etc.)

Do you have a character from your mind or from a show/comic/book/etc you’d want to see in g/t scenarios?

Do you have a favorite g/t writer/artist on tumblr? 

Borrowers are revealed to the entire world. Everyone, everywhere suddenly knows about them.

There are a lot more than the Humans expected.

A cheap, reliable "Borrower Detector" hits the market almost overnight.

In less than a month about 80% of domestic Borrowers have been found by homeowners, completely at their mercy.

Now, a decade later, The species has been scattered to the winds...

Borrowers got their rights far too late. And they're nothing but empty words on a piece of paper.

Kidnapping a Borrower is laughably easy. Anyone can do it. And the police response is mostly dependent on whether or not they gave a shit. The laws are basically unenforced.

So, half the species has fucked off into the wilderness, and the other half takes their chances with Humans. As 'equals', as pets, or as one of the lucky few who were able to stay hidden.

The Humans live another day in a changed world.

But Borrowers? Their 'world' ended a long time ago…

Basically: What if Humans suddenly gained an ability / technology that makes it impossible for Borrowers to hide? And what if they all get found at the same time with no real warning?