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Family

Who are your character's parents?

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Does your character have siblings? If so, list here.

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What are their relationships like? All positive? Some negative?

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Where is your family located? Where are you from and how far away are they?
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Write down a moment or a memory that explains how or why you have a good or bad relationship with
each person from your childhood.
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Any other information about your family?

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Friends/Enemies/Mentors

Does your character have a good friend or a mentor?

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Has your character ever been in love? Are they still?

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Does your character have any rivals/enemies?

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Write down memories and interactions your character would have with these folks as well.
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Where are these people out in the world? Are you likely to run into them again?
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Hardship

What was hard about this character’s life?

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What was really good and easy about their life?

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How did they process and get through the hard times?
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How do they celebrate good times?

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Coming of Age

When did they start to get involved with their training in their class (like studying spells or fighting
techniques, etc)
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Who or where did they learn these things from? How did they get exposed to it?
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For every skill your character is proficient with, write out where or how they learned to be good at that
thing. Was it through learning under someone? Did they have to figure it out on their own? Get creative
here too!
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Why is your character seeking a life of adventure?

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If they have a home and friends or relationships, why are they leaving that life behind?
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What is your character hoping to gain and accomplish?

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Goals

Short term goals (within the next week of adventuring)

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Medium term goals (a month of adventuring)

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Long term (The major goal. What does success look like for this character overall?)
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Motivations and Fears

What are things your character fears? What drives your character and motivates them? What guides their
decisions?
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What types of characters would your character get along with easily?
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Who might they distrust or be wary of?

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How would your character show that they appreciate someone else?
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Secrets

What fate might be sneaking up behind your character? Is there anything from their past they are
ashamed of? What information about your character would be hard for them to share?

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Events

Any other major events or shaping moments in your character’s life?

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