: You should develop those long-lived characters as you would any other. Think about people that come to be in their 80s or 90s. Some are wiser and more patient than younger ones. Some are

You should develop those long-lived characters as you would any other.

Think about people that come to be in their 80s or 90s. Some are wiser and more patient than younger ones. Some are bitter and impatient. Many feel like the world is moving on faster and they've been stranded (because it's more difficult for most older brains to catch up with novelties).

The point is that one's experiences help to determine how wise or bitter you'll turn out to be. So look at the long lives of your characters: what kind of experiences did they have? Did those experiences lead them to lose faith in society and the future?

Besides that, think about their culture. Is it a culture that values experience or novelty? Is it conservative or is eager to find a weakness in the knowledge of the past while hunting for the more valid, freshly acquired knowledge?

Older or younger, your characters are all the same deep inside: human (or human-like).

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