Workshopping
Characters here are in a state of active development, anywhere from "I don't know what to do with them yet" to "I need to take a look at this design and maybe touch it up" to "I need art for them and they are here to remind me to work on them". They will be moved to their new folders when whatever they're here for is no longer an issue. Some are auth-only, but all of them are being actively worked on; if you sold, traded, or gave me a design and they've been here for a while, please don't think they're just gathering dust.
Characters that haven't been assigned to any stories and are not part of any fandoms. These characters are in development limbo because I don't want to develop backgrounds and personalities for characters without an assigned setting, and are here as "reserve" in case they're needed, or until I figure something out for them!
These characters are simply unnamed, and may or may not already have development and a setting. If I put those that do in their assigned story/world folders, I'll just forget to name them. They'll be moved once named!
These characters have a design and setting but need better, completed, or redone art. They're here to remind me to work on that art!
These characters lack designs but have concepts and/or aesthetics. Some of these are ideas, others are characters I've already developed to some degree and just need to get drawn.