Thanks for the pointers! :o) I must confess that character is much harder for me... settings are a lot easier. :o) I suppose I was holding back, because I do tend to babble when it comes to environment and props. One of the things I do for settings is that I model the entire environment out. Actually, it's almost the other way around... while I am modeling the environment, there's a short story writing itself out in the back of my head. LOL! I know it sounds a bit possessed, but take a look in the Developer's Forum I'm creating the setting that the main character, Arius, will be visiting in Lo-Mes. It's a noodle shop called "Feng's". Cheers! M

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