face claim help revamp

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FACE CLAIM HELP

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Face claims are an important part of the roleplaying experience, but sometimes finding one that fits just right is difficult, especially when you don't know where to start. This guide is available to member of Alohomora to help pick more interesting and diverse face claims. Please keep in mind that this does not reflect which face claims have already been taken - see this thread for that information.

Directories/resources:
Note that each directory might have slightly different face claims; check all resources for the most comprehensive list.

alohomora directory - allows multiple filters, Alohomora-based
angeldust mt - allows multiple filters
a model's guide - models only; only allows single filter
lazy resources - wide variety of ages available; only allows single filter
not another rph - rare faces; only allows single filter
poynter helps - allows multiple filters
rp helper 2.0 - allows multiple filters

older fcs - a resource for playbys 35+
indigenous rph - a resource for indigenous face claims

*if you have other face claim resources that you believe would be helpful, feel free to contact Ali or @puck so they can add it to this list!*

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CANON FAMILIES

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J.K. Rowling has stated before that the casting of an actor as a certain race is not necessarily binding, like in the case of Hermione Granger being cast as white in the films but black in The Cursed Child. That being said, any and all canon families that do not have currently played characters are considered open to be whatever race you wish them to be, unless their races is specified within the Harry Potter books or the lore staff requires them to be a certain race. Below is a list of canon families that must be portrayed as certain races, as per book canon, staff decision, or a character of that family already existing.

Required:
Corner - half Asian/half open
Jordan - black
Macmillan - half Indian/half white
Scamander - half Native American/half white
Shacklebolt - half black/half white
Thomas - half black/half Indian
Weasley (George and Ron) - half black/half white
Williams - half Asian/half white
Zabini - half black/half white

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DIVERSITY IN THE U.K. AND THE U.S.

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Both the United Kingdom, where Alohomora is set, and the United States, the country of origin for many characters following the ruination of Ilvermorny, are incredibly diverse places. However, even if we happen to live in one of those countries, it may be difficult to gauge the impact each racial or ethnic group has on the population. For your consideration, we've compiled a list of the most common ethnicities in both the U.K. and the U.S., available below.

The United Kingdom
The sum of these percentages is not 100%; many different sources were compiled to provide estimations on as many racial groups as possible, so there is less overall uniformity.

White British: 87.2%
Asian 6.8%
Black 3.4%
Chinese 0.7%
Arab/Middle Eastern 0.4%
Other 0.6%

The United States
The sum of these percentages is not 100%; many different sources were compiled to provide estimations on as many racial groups as possible, so there is less overall uniformity.

White American - 63%
Hispanic/Latinx - 14.5%
Black/African American - 14%
Asian American - 6%
Middle Eastern - 3.1%
Multiracial - 2.3%
Native American/Alaskan Native - 0.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 0.2%