[quote=Ciphra]
Lol. Honestly Chris is my name and Claire is the name of my girlfriend's sister XD Then I changed Claire's personality to be like my friend Nikki, who's more like a little sister to me. So honestly Chris is essentially me, mixed with one of my best friends. And the last name was the last name of the closest person I had to a grandfather since mine were both dead before I was born. And there's part of my life in a nutshell for all of you to read ^_^
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I find that quite interesting, and I can also agree with your method I always put a little bit on myself into characters, Nero's intellect his quotes he uses (my latest post a good example) his wisdom are all traits in which I possess in real life. My entire concept for Nero was actually inspired by one of my favorite artists Luciano Pavarotti and Italian Tenor and one of the best of his age before he passed, because of him I enjoy Italy and Italian culture therefore Nero is from Italy originally and his name reflects that. I would guess the major difference between me and Nero is I am only 21 lol.