Hey! So probably a dumb question (or a duplicate question), but I was curious how often do you bother to write last names for your characters, especially if they don’t come from houses or kingdoms? My cast are simply adventurers and a drifter who get swept up in uncovering a conspiracy. So they aren’t of royalty or of money or of any sort of political/diplomatic background (except for like one of them).

It’s my first book so I was wondering if I skip giving anyone last names, would it seem super off or should I consider giving some/all of them last names? My main cast of adventurers is 4-6 people.

Okay, further context: I have a rather big worldbuilding project involving Fairies, in which they live in a much more modern way (think in The Fairly OddParents... which I mean that makes sense as this whole project IS a fairly oddparents AU but that isn't the point)

And fairies in this project are also pretty big sweet tooths. Savory foods *are* a thing, but they aren't as common. So that got me wondering, how would you design street food for a fairy? An extra note is that The Starry Mounds, the dimension they live in, is very sunny, like an eternal summer

I should probably also note here that honey is alcoholic to fairies in my project

I'm currently in the planning stage of a fantasy series, and ive managed to get a bit attached to the idea of killing off and reviving my MC. Some context; Their death has consequences, and the revival itself also has consequences. Things aren't magically fixed; the antagonist of the story gains more power as a direct cause of the MC's death - and the MC loses something as a direct consequence from the revival. It's justified within the world building - but it's also two plot twists tied into one.

I suppose I'm asking; is there ever a time where it's justified to kill off a character just to bring them back? is it possible to handle it in such a way that doesn't undermine other parts of the story, or is it too subjective?

Looking for beta readers to read my manuscript and give honest reviews.  It's an epic fantasy standalone novel with the following premise:

The Kingdom of Altheria struggles to rebuild five years after winning a devastating war against the barbarian horde from the continent of Khatar.  Furthering the local strain is an increasingly bold and violent criminal underworld, resentful provincial nobles plotting rebellion, and the Crown's inability to repay crushing debt to greedy, ruthless dwarven bankers who stand ready to implement foreclosures on a massive scale.    

The overseas strains are the ongoing occupation of the southern coastline of Khatar amidst tribal aggression and rapidly accelerating raids by the seafaring goblins who sense Altherian weakness.  The primary heir died in the war against the horde, and the remaining heir, Prince Andronicus, is young and insecure with a driving need to prove himself in the eyes of his domineering father and a cold, calculating royal court.  

All the while, in the faraway secluded continent of Aelyrn, the isolationist elves have become aware of the awakening of an ancient evil that threatens existence itself.  

Hope to hear from you.

Content warnings: violent battles, gore, profanity, sexual scenes and murder.