Voice/Accent Ideas (d256)

Here's a list of voice characteristics that can be used by PCs or for NPCs.

These ideas come from the r/100 community where the original post can be found here.

d256 Result

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abrasive

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acidic

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adenoidal

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airy

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animated

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anxious

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authoritative

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barbed

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barely audible

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baritone

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barking

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bass

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big

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blasé

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bombastic

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bored

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boyish

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bitter

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bland

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bleak

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blunt

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booming

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boisterous

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brash

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braying

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breathy

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breezy

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bright

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brisk

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brittle

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broken

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bubbly

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burbling

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calm

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caustic

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casual

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cheery/cheerful

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childish

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chirping

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choked

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clear

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clipped

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cloying

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coarse

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cocky

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cold

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cool

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complacent

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commanding

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contented

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contralto

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cracked/cracking

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creaky

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croaking

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crisp

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crooning

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curt

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cultured

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cynical

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deep

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devoid of emotion

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discordant

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dispirited

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drawling

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dreamy

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dry

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dulcet

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dull

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earnest

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easy

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falsetto

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faint

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feathery

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feeble

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firm

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flamboyant

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flat

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fierce

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forceful

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forgettable

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fretful

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gentle

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girlish

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glum

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goofy

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grating

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grave

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gravelly/like gravel

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grim

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growling

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gruff

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guttural

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hard

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harsh

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hateful

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hearty

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hesitant

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high/high-pitched

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hissing

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hoarse

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honeyed

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hushed

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husky

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immense

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indifferent

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insinuating

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intense

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intimidating

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ironic

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irritatable

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jubilant

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lazy

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lifeless

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light

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lilting

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lisp

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lively

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loud

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loving

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low/low-pitched

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matter-of-fact

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meek

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mellifluous

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melodious

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mild

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mocking

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monotonous

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muffled

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mumbled

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musical

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muted

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nasal

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nasty

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neutral

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nonchalant

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obsequious

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oily

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piercing

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piping

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polished

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powerfully

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quavering

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querulous

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quiet

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ragged

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rasping

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raucous

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raw

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reedy

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refined

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resonant

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ringing

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roaring

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robust

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rough

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rumbling

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saccharine

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sarcastic

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savage

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scornful

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scratchy

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screeching

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serene

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severe

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shaky

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sharp

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shrill

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sibilant

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silken/like silk

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silly

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silvery

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sincere

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singsong

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sleek

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sluggish

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slurring

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sly

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small

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smarmy

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smoky

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smooth

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snide

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soft

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solid

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somber

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sonorous

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soothing

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soprano

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sour

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spacey/spaced-out

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stark

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steely

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stiff

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stout

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strained

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strident

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stuttering

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stony

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suave

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suggestive

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sultry

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surly

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squeaky

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squealing

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sugary

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sweet

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sympathetic

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tart

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teasing

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thick

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thin

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throaty

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thunderous/like thunder

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tight

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timid

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tender

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tenor

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tense

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tired

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trembling

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tremulous

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trilling

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uncertain

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unctuous

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unsteady

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vague

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velvet/velvety

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warm

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wavering

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weak

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weary

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wheezy

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whiny

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whispering

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wistful

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With shortened breath

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With phlegm

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Deep but shaky, like a barrel full of monkeys going over a waterfall

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Dripping with false sincerity

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Speaking as if the crack in their voice threatens to shatter their entire body

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Smooth and dark, like treacle poured into black coffee

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Like Mr Bean

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Brash and brassy, as if amplified by an unseen microphone

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Like a cat bringing up a hairball (like Andy Serkis' Gollum)

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Every word a sneer, every pause a lie

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Twice as loud as necessary

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Starts off quiet and each sentence fades to inaudible, causing you to lean forward to hear better

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Unexpectedly feminine/masculine

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Like an east end gangster

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Like starting the day gargling hot coals

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Speaks in third person

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Random hiccups

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Only able to speak up to five word sentences

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Every #th word spoken shouts or whispers (fun for a CHAOTIC character)

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Heavy Accent (country / region)

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Speaks with quickened/snapped sentences