Aforementioned girl was brave

She rode on the train in a haze

Who cares if this rhymes

I don't have the time

At this rate, I'll be up for days.

District One: District One produces luxury items, and is favored by the Capitol, making it easy for a blind eye to be turned on training. Your tribute from District One most likely volunteered for the pride of winning, or the sport of competing. Since District One is the wealthiest district, your tribute is probably about as privileged as they can get without, in actuality, being a Capitolite. If you have the girl from this district, more often than not, she'd be at one end of the spectrum; not an in between. The girl from District 1 will either be a complete girly-girl, competing to show off (See Sapphirina), or a dedicated, trained contender in the games for the glory of being in the games (See Ruby). The males would be relatively similar, either being a pretentious jerk (See Ambrose) or someone incredibly down to earth (See Jared). The tributes from One are almost always in the Career alliance of 1, 2 and 4. All in all, your tribute from District 1 should be no younger than 16, unless there is a quarter quell that says differently, or they are extremely hated by the district for some reason, and no one volunteered when he/she was reaped.

Avoid: Glimmers, Cashmeres and Glosses.

District Two: District Two is another one of the Capitol's lapdogs. They are very well trained, and the tributes from the masonry district are almost always a force to be reckoned with. They're more well trained than District 1, but not as wealthy, so the two districts are at a roughly even playing field. The guys from this district are almost always ruthless, confident and arrogant (See Ethan and Mason), but rightly so, with their superior weapon skills and high muscle content. The girls from District 2 are generally confident, with a sort of superior air about them (See Jasmin and Sianna). With both girls and guys, District 2 produces the most evil geniuses. The tributes from Two are almost always in the Career alliance of 1, 2 and 4. All in all, your tribute from District 2 should be no younger than 16, unless there is a quarter quell that says differently, or they are extremely hated by the district for some reason, and no one volunteered when he/she was reaped.

Avoid: Cloves and Enobarias.

District Three: District Three is assumed to be one of the more wealthy outer districts, as they make all the technology needed to run the Capitol. Tributes from District 3 are usually very intelligent, but not very physically strong (See Elizabeth, Arthur and Techa). There are some cases of orphans, beggars and people that were too poor for school where they may not be as intelligent as the average citizen from District 3, but they're usually, to use Beetee's description, intuitive and intelligent. Males from District Three in SYOTs tend to be in their mid-teens (14-16) while girls are usually younger (12-14). Both tributes from this district are usually weak, scrawny and underfed, and as a general rule, require glasses. There is no real age limit for your tribute from District Three, because there is hardly ever a volunteer. District Three is the most common district to find psychopaths, sociopaths, murderers and rapists.

Avoid: Wiresses.

District Four: District Four is the third "Career" district, and is generally considered the weakest. Why? I don't know. We would think that they follow the Capitol blindly, as they are a Career district, but in the second rebellion, they were one of the first districts to have an uprising. They are often trained, and if they aren't, they probably use the cliché "Work on the fishing boat with my father and brother" story. In this case, even if they aren't trained, he or she will be good with a trident, as well as being a strong swimmer. District 4 isn't as wealthy as District 1 or as well trained as District 2, but they are still trained and still Careers. The tributes from this district can be any number of things, from a scared, reaped tribute to a confident volunteer (See Star). District 4 is the district that always has either the best tributes (See Aiden, Riley, Tim and Star) or the worst. If your tribute from District 4 volunteers, he or she should be no younger than 16, but it is acceptable for him or her to be reaped.

Avoid: Finnicks

District Five: Ah, District Five, one of the great unknown Districts of Panem. With only one cannon character, there really isn't much to go off of. This does not give you permission to make your character a carbon copy of Foxface. District 5's industry is power, be it electric, solar, nuclear or wind, and the citizens are considered to be almost as intelligent as those from District 3. District 5 citizens in the games are generally very cunning, manipulative and deceitful, or they are sweet and helpful (See Essie and James). However, every story needs the average citizen that doesn't have a tragic back story, so District 5 is the district that usually has the bland characters that don't have much going on with them (See Sam Collins in 7 Days to Live.) There is a lot of leeway with tributes from District 5.

Avoid: Foxfaces

District Six: District Six is the district that you can get almost the most creative with. With no cannon characters other than Titus and the morphlings, we can assume that the people of this district are pretty fucked up if they produce cannibals and drug addicts. District 6 is really nothing but train conductors and we can assume that like in District 12, citizens don't start work until they're 19, leaving them with no advantage. I have very few points to make about tributes from this district, other than that they are incredibly poor and the average citizen cannot afford to be addicted to morphling. That's just the victors, guys. Also, it's morphling. Morphine is a drug from our time. Also, not every tribute from 6 is going to go batshit crazy and eat the competitors. Not how it works.

Avoid: Morphlings, Tituses.

District Seven: Oh, District Seven, home of the whimsical badass Johanna Mason. Yes, Johanna. This does not mean that every tribute from this District is Johanna. District Seven produces the most amount of non-Career volunteers. In some stories, District 7 is seen as a quasi-Career district, in which tributes are let into the career pack with not much hesitation. Tributes from 7 are almost always lumberyard workers and know how to use an ax (See Ivy). However, these tributes can use an ax to cut down a tree, not decapitate someone. I mean, usually. Next to District 3, District Seven has the most tributes that either enter the games insane or leave insane. Your tribute can be reaped, volunteered, any age, or any personality. There's a lot of creative choice here.

Avoid: Johannas

District Eight: District Eight is widely considered to be the district with the nicest people. However, this is also the district that I've seen the most prostitutes come from. District 8 is the district that produces clothing and textiles, so if your character is average to poor, (s)he is a factory worker, where wealthier tributes would be sons and daughters of seamstresses. Tributes from District 8 are generally underestimated when it comes to physical strength, but you would need to have a good amount of upper body strength to work in factories. So odds are, if your 18 year old boy from District 8 is reaped, he should be able to muster up the strength to hold a sword or an ax. With not many cannon characters, there's not much standing in the way of your creativity in District 8.

Avoid: N/A

District Nine: District Nine is literally the District that we know the least about. In both the first and second books, both tributes from the grain District were bloodbath tributes, not to mention in Capitol's Picks. Just as most tributes from District 7 can use an ax with some ease, tributes from District 9 will use a sickle without much trouble. Any tribute that works in the wheat fields would be able to use a sickle to cut down wheat, but again, not to decapitate someone. The citizens of District 9 are generally very reserved, closed off people, and they're generally not the first to form alliances (See Felan and Robyn). However where there is a rule, there is an exception (see Robyn). With no cannon characters, District 9 is far and away the district that you can be the most creative with.

Avoid: N/A

District Ten: District Ten is another District with limited cannon characters. The only ones we know of is the crippled boy from the 74th Hunger Games and Dalton. Obviously, you can't base your tribute off of a middle aged man, but if I receive any tributes from District 10 with any sort of physical deformities, they will not be considered. Just because one nameless character has a crippled foot, it doesn't mean everyone in the district does. Also, District 10 is another case of Districts 7 and 9, meaning that they slaughter cows, pigs and chickens: not people. We can assume that most tributes from District 10 would be able to handle a knife, (See Fenton) given that they use them to kill animals for a living. While District 10 is no match for the Careers, they should, theoretically produce some of the most capable tributes to win from the outer districts.

Avoid: N/A

District Eleven: District Eleven. I know, I'll make up a happy-go-lucky twelve year old girl that knows a lot about plants and has a flower name. Or would it be better to do a tough and stoic eighteen year old boy that's the size of a small house? Answer: Neither. Far too often, tributes from District Eleven are nothing but clones of Rue and Thresh, and they shouldn't be. An alliance between Districts 11 and 12 is extremely unlikely. Say you're a scrawny, starving kid. You'd want to ally with a stronger person to try and help you make it to the end, not someone just as weak as you to have a pity party with. There are far more creative things you can do with these slots (See Ralix and Amina). I mean, wouldn't District 11 be the place to be for escaped convicts, undercover rebels and Capitolites that were revoked of their privileges? Get creative and have fun with this district. It's always nice to read a District 11 reaping and think "These could not be further from Thresh and Rue."

Avoid: Rues, Threshes

District 12: The "Avoid" section says it all.

Avoid: Katnisses, Peetas, Gales.

My Most Commonly Submitted Tributes

District 1 male: Someone who was pressured into the games, mostly by family.
District 1 female: A girl based loosely off of myself.

District 2 male: A Hunger Games fanatic that's been waiting his whole life for the chance to volunteer.
District 2 female: A Hunger Games fanatic that's been waiting her whole life for the chance to volunteer.

District 3 male: A smart guy that just wanted to live a quiet life.
District 3 female: Badass extraordinaire, sometimes certifiably insane.

District 4 male: Someone who just wants to get the games out of the way.
District 4 female: In a word, feisty.

District 5 male: A somewhat geeky guy that doesn't have trouble making friends.
District 5 female: As a general rule, I don't submit girls to five unless they're moved there from 3 or 6 because of Alicia.

District 6 male: A stoic guy that just wants to be let alone.
District 6 female: A girl that has her own problems and doesn't need the Hunger Games to worry about.

District 7 male: A crazy guy that volunteers with a grudge on his District partner.
District 7 female: A party girl that is, to put it lightly, a skank.

District 8 male: An average guy that doesn't have much faith that he'll win.
District 8 female: A thoughtful girl that asks a lot of questions.

District 9 male: A sweet guy not designed to win.
District 9 female: A sweet girl not designed to win.

District 10 male: Even though he was reaped, he's confident he'll come home because of his experience with ranching.
District 10 female: A friendly girl with a rough history that sees the games as a salvation.

District 11 male: A nice enough guy that sees power in numbers.
District 11 female: A prostitute who's doing everything she can for her family.

District 12 male: A Seam kid that could probably use his charm to get allies and sponsors if he really tries.
District 12 female: An optimistic merchant girl that tries not to see society's negatives.

If you ask me to submit a tribute to your story, you'll get one of these. If I submit one out of my own free will, you might not.

Next chapter will be the difference between a good submission and a bad one, and should be up tomorrow.