Character Creation/Development Shell and Guide

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Once its 100% done this version will end up deleted

General/Base Information:

Birth Name: (The name they were legally given at birth by their parents)
Name Origin: (Why was the name chosen? Where did it come from? Does it have a country of origin? What does it mean? Or was it made up out of the blue and means absolutely nothing? Repeat for name changes, nicknames, and alias’ if they are applicable)
Current Name: (Have they always kept the same name? Did their name change? If so, what did it change to? Nicknames don’t count as a name change.)
Name Change Reasons: (Why did they change their actual, legal name?(if applicable))
Nickname: (An alternate name that they are sometimes, or prefer to be called. This can be a shortened version of their already existing name(“Sam” instead of “Samantha”) or a different name entirely unrelated to theirs, but that fits them or they are commonly called)
Alias: (NOT to be mistaken as a “Nickname”. A false name given to protect ones identity, such as when a person gives a fake name when arrested, or a detective working a case gives a fake name and pretends to be someone else when trying to find out information)


Birth Date: (What day, month, and year was your character born?)
True Age: (How old is your character?)
Appeared Age: (Does your character look their age? Do they look older than they are? Younger than they are? How much older/younger do they look? What makes them look older or younger than they are?)
Horoscope: (What celestial zodiac sign does your character belong to?)
Chinese Zodiac: (What is your character’s Chinese zodiac animal for year? What is their secondary zodiac animal, for month?)


Actual Gender: (Was your character born a girl? Born a boy? Born a hermaphrodite?)
Appeared Gender: (Does your character look their gender? Are they a girl who looks like a girl, or a girl who looks like a boy? Are they a boy who looks like a boy, or a boy who looks like a girl? Are they very gender-neutral in appearance?)
Desired Gender: (Is your character content with their gender? Would they rather be the opposite gender? Is it just an idle thought, or have they actually tried to dress like or become the opposite gender?)


Species: (Species is typically the largest umbrella category that will determine your character's Race. For example, Human is a species, while African, Caucasian, Indian, et cetera would be Race. Elf would be a seperate race from human, while there might be different races of elf, such as forest elf or field elf. Wolf might be the main species while Grey Wolf, Red Wolf, Artic Wolf, et cetera might be the Race/Sub-species/breed)
Race: (What race is your character? Note: “White”, “Black”, “Tan” are NOT Races, they’re “skin colors”. Norwegian, Swedish, German, Finnish, Polish, French, Irish, Scottish, Swiss, et cetera would be an example of "White"; races. African, African-American, Egyptian, et cetera may be examples of “Black” races. “Tan” races could be a long list of things – Mexican, Pacific Islander, Arabic, Indian, Vietnamese, Native American, et cetera may be “Tan”(depending, some are lighter or darker in every race).
Sub-Race: (This might be a secondary or later-developed race such as a Werewolf or Vampire, while Race would be their race of origin or location such as African, Chinese, Caucasion, et cetera. Likewise, if you have a shapeshifting creature with multiple forms, the main race might be something such as a dragon, while the "sub-race" or secondary race/species might be human, if they take on a human form)
Heritage/Ethnicity: (Specific family/bloodlines and race history and where your character’s ancestors came from or were at. This includes social and monetary status as well.)
Nationality: (What country is your character legally a citizen of?)

Physical Appearance:

Image: (Optional, but some people like an image. Still, it’s best to know how to describe your character, not JUST use an image. So don’t get lazy, make sure you fill out the other sections too.)


Skin Tone: (This can range anywhere from “Albino”/really pale/pasty all the way to skin that legitimately is “black”, or somewhere in-between like ashen(kind-of-grey tinted skin, like when deprived of too much sun), sunkissed(very barely tanned), to mocha, to semi-dark. Whatever suits your fancy.)


Natural Hair Color: (Pretty self-explanatory. If going for realism, people are born with any shades or variations of black, sometimes gray, brown, blond, red/orange/ginger, and platinum/white. If you don’t care about realism…well then, go wild.)
Unnatural Hair Color: (Has your character changed their hair color? Dyed it? What did they change it to?(can be anything, really))
Hair Length: (Long? Short? Medium? BALD?)
Hair Style: (Strait? Curls? Loose? Tied up in a ponytail? Tied up in a braid? BALD with nothing to style?)


Natural Eye Color: (In realism, eyes would be any shade or variation of brown/hazel, green, or blue in humans. If you don’t care about realism, then just go wild!(just please, for the love of whatever diety you worship, steer clear of the rainbow eyes. Not nearly as attractive as you might think. Blek. It’s really just an eye-sore(aaaah, see what I did there?))
Contact Eye Color: (Does your character wear colored contacts?)
Eye Shape: (Everyone’s eyes have a distinctive shape. Wide, narrow, slanted, long and narrow, small, large, almond-shaped, marble-shaped, y’know, just whatever)


Head/Face Shape: (Does your character have a bit of a chubby, rounded face? An angular face? Something in-between?)
Body Frame: (Does your character have small features and narrow hips and shoulders? Do they have broad, thick hip and shoulder bones? Petite, or beefy?(not necessarily meaning ‘fat’, mind you))
Height: (How tall is your character?(inches or centimeters))
Weight: (How heavy are they?(pounds or kilograms) Overweight? Underweight? Perfect weight? This BMI calculator can give you a general idea of what’s realistic, just input the height and weight you chose and modify as you see fit: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/o… )
Muscle Mass: (Is your character athletic and muscular? Or are they lazy and flabby? Keep in mind, a character who loafs on the couch eating Bon-Bons and potato chips all day, every day isn’t going to be a skinny, muscular super-model and athlete, they have to actually get up, eat healthy, and work out!)


Skin Condition: (Probably something not often thought of, or that people don’t want to think of. Is your character kind of scuzzy? Do they have baby-soft skin? Maybe they have kind of rough skin? Maybe it’s broken out from hormones? Who knows o3o )
Hygeine: (How clean does your character keep themselves or how much attention to they give to their cleanliness and health? Directly coensides with skin condition)
Scars: (Does your character have any sort of scars from past injuries? It could be small and unnoticeable, or it could be huge and glaring, maybe something that your character is even ashamed of…or maybe they brag about it and show it off.)
Tattoos: (Any purdiful tatt’s to show off? What is it of? Where is it located? Is there any sort of special meaning behind the tattoo? Does it symbolize something or mean anything?)

Clothing Type:

Piercings: (Earrings, gauges, snakebites, brow piercings, belly button piercings, tongue piercings, et cetera?)
Worn Accessories: (Anything that’s just an addition to the main clothing(besides piercings), such as necklaces, scarves, hats, glasses, monocles, belts, bracelets, arm socks/sleeves, bandanas, et cetera)


Preferred Tops: (Anything they like to wear that is worn on the top half of the body around the chest, everything from bikinis to tank tops, to long-sleeves and turtlenecks, to army vests or big chest-plate armor. Or, heck, maybe nothing at all.)
Hated Tops: (Anything they DON’T like to wear that is worn on the top half of the body around the chest, everything from bikinis to tank tops, to long-sleeves and turtlenecks, to army vests or big chest-plate armor. Or, heck, maybe nothing at all.


Preferred Bottoms: (Anything they like to wear that is worn on the lower half of the body around the abdomen and legs, everything from bikinis to skimpy skirts, to shorts and jeans and khakis, to army pants or chainmail greaves. Or, heck, maybe nothing at all(Hide the children!).)
Hated Bottoms: (Anything they DON’T like to wear that is worn on the lower half of the body around the abdomen and legs, everything from bikinis to skimpy skirts, to shorts and jeans and khakis, to army pants or chainmail greaves. Or, heck, maybe nothing at all.)


Preferred Shoes: (Any sort of foot-wear that the character likes to wear, from moccasins and socks, sandals and flip-flops, 1-inch heels to stilettos, to tennis and skateboard shoes, to sports cleaves or combat boots, maybe even armor-plated shoes. Or perhaps barefoot.)
Hated Shoes: (Any sort of foot-wear that the character DOESN’T like to wear, from moccasins and socks, sandals and flip-flops, 1-inch heels to stilettos, to tennis and skateboard shoes, to sports cleaves or combat boots, maybe even armor-plated shoes. Or perhaps barefoot.)

Voice Qualities:

Accent: (Does your character have an accent?(well, of course they do!) Wherever they're from, they've picked up an accent, or basically verbal quirks and manner of speaking, of the area they live, even if they don't realize it! Their accent may be mild or so extreme that it sounds like they're speaking different languages when they aren't!)
Pitch: (Is their voice deep? High? Maybe they are very soft-spoken? Maybe they have a rough, gravely voice? A smooth, silky one?)
Inflection: (Basically the type of emotion that goes into their voice. Do they sound perpetually sarcastic or rude? Sassy? Maybe they sound very shy and uncertain? Casual? Friendly and boisterous? Inviting? Maybe they sound very monotone and lack emotion to their voice?)

Alliances:

Character’s Morality: (Are they a good guy? Bad guy? Undecided? Neutral? Just your average-Joe with no particular alliances? Do they THINK they are doing/are good when they are doing bad? Do they think they are bad when they are good?)


Affiliation: (Are they a part of a group/gang/cult/club/team/etc? What’s the name of their group? What does their group do? Why did your character decide to join them? Or do they work solo, not working with anyone else?)
Group’s Morality: (Are they good? Bad? Does your character think of them as good or bad? Why?)
Rank: (How much power and influence do they hold in the group? Are they the bottom tier that’s avoided or made to do things for the others in the group? Are they the big-bag-Alpha-Dog who commands everyone else with charisma or induced fear? Maybe they fit nicely in the middle somewhere.)
Reputation: (Are they *generally* well-liked and respected? Or do others hate them and talk ill of them?(This is how most OTHER characters perceive yours, not how your characters perceive themselves. And don’t assume EVERYONE will like them. Everyone has enemies. Even God’s and Angel’s – whether you believe in them or not - have enemies, so why wouldn’t your character have them? So avoid putting down “Everyone loves him/her”.) Why do others feel this way about them? Have they earned this reputation and image? How have they earned it?)
Contributions: (What are their most notable achievements that help the entire group, which they are recognized for? How much have these contributions helped?)
Hindrances: (What are their most notable failures that have affected the entire group and caused trouble?)


Outsourced Allies: (Any who are not a part of the group your character and their group is in, but are considered friendly, neutral, or may even come to your group’s aid in times of trouble(Think the timely arrival of the Elves and the battle of Helm’s Deep in the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
Group’s Morality: (Are they good? Bad? Does your character’s group think of them as good or bad? Why?)
Reputation with the Ally: (What is your character’s reputation amongst their allied group? Are they respected despite being from different alliances? Does the enemy group hate them? Are they allies out of actual like and respect for each other, or are they only allies out of temporary necessity, with very fragile loyalties? Why?)


Enemies: (Meaning rival or enemy GROUPS only(personal enemies and rivals will be in a different spot).)
Group’s Morality: (Are they good? Bad? Does your character’s group think of them as good or bad? Why?)
Reputation with the Enemy: (What is your character’s reputation amongst their enemy group? Are they respected despite being from different alliances? Does the enemy group hate them? Why?)

Legal Record:

Minor Infractions: (Things like getting a parking ticket, or getting a fine for littering, or getting caught not wearing a seat belt, or not cleaning up after a dog they were walking that crapped on a public lawn. Something small like that. Maybe they have a squeaky clean record.)
Criminal Charges: (What sort of crimes have they been caught and convicted of, if any? How serious are they? Is it just something minor and stupid, like stealing a pack of beer? Guilt-by-association? More serious crimes? Accessory to crime? Car theft? Armed robbery? Maybe they’re so bad as to have been charged with murder?)


Legal Recourse: (Have they ever been made to do anything because they broke or got in trouble with the law? Did they have to pay a fine(how much?)? Do community service? Parole? Go to juvenile hall? Prison? Did they get taken to court and walked free for lack of evidence?)
Time Carrying Out Sentences: (If convicted of a crime, and having to do certain things(community service, parole, juvie, jail, et cetera) how long did they have to do it?)


Status: (Are they completely free and have all their rights? Do they have restricted rights such as under parole? Are they monitored to make sure they stay out of trouble? Are they locked away in jail or a detention center? Are they Wanted and running from the law? Et cetera)

Medical Record:

Overall Health History: (Were they quite healthy and rarely got sick? Do they still rarely get sick? Did they catch colds a lot? Maybe they had something a lot more serious than a head-cold. Perhaps they got a serious infection in the past? Maybe they battled cancer and won? Maybe they were just chronically ill, with no explanation as to what caused it? Maybe they suffered mental or emotional disorders that affected their physical health as well? Or just mental and emotional problems in general, not necessarily limited to physical)
Injuries: (What sort of injuries did they get in the past? A broken arm during soccer practice? An injured neck from whiplash in a car accident? Slipped on a rock and cut open their leg really badly? Kicked in the head by a horse? All kinds of crazy stuff happens out there)
Disabilities: (If any. How serious is the disability? Is it physical, mental, or emotional? Do they have to have special accommodations for their disability?)
Allergies: (Anything they’re allergic to, that makes them sick, or causes adverse health problems, when exposed to them? What are these allergies? How severe are they?)


Treatments: (Have they ever had to undergo any sort of treatment for their health? Go out and buy some cold medicine for that flu? Attend regular chemo treatments? Have regular, daily doses of medication for that insomnia, or maybe they have schizophrenia? Did they have to go to physical therapy to rehabilitate an injured limb? Be institutionalized for a dangerous emotional state? Go to counseling or therapy for help?)


Current Physical Health: (How are they doing physically? Do they still get sick, or are still really healthy? Injuries? Are they permanent or temporary? Are they being treated? How are they being treated? Et cetera. Pretty self-explanatory)
Current Mental Health: (Do they have any sort of mental disorders or disabilities going on? Are they permanent or temporary? Are they being treated? How are they being treated? Et cetera.)
Current Emotional Health: (Are they happy as a clam? Undergoing a lot of stress? Have some sort of tragedy happen that they’re upset or depressed? Are they long-term problems or have they only recently appeared and are short-lived? Are they being treated, if they’re long-term problems? How are they being treated? Et cetera.)

Addictions:

Tobacco/Cigarettes?: (Does the character smoke tobacco cigarrettes? Do they maybe take another form of tobacco(such as chewing tobacco)?)
Frequency: (How often do they smoke? For how long have they been smoking?)
Effects: (How significantly do their smoking habits affect other areas of their life? Has it gotten in the way of relationships(such as caused a breakup), or other adverse effects? Have they had health problems because of it, such as lung cancer?)


Alcohol?: (Does the character drink? What do they drink? Beer? Fine wine? Even if they only drink once a year, the answer is yes)
Frequency: (How often do they drink? Do they just drink one day a year, or only during special events? Are they a social drinker that goes out every weekend to bars and clubs? Are they a pure alcoholic binge-drinker that goes home and has a pack of beers every night?)
Effects: (How significantly do their drinking habits affect other areas of their life? Has it gotten in the way of relationships(such as caused a breakup), or other adverse effects? Have they had health problems because of it, such as alcohol poisoning? Has it caused them any legal issues, such as drunk driving charges or accidents? Maybe fatal accidents? How has it affected them? Do they become violent when drunk? Happy and bubbly? Maybe even premiscuous?)


Drugs?: (Has your character taken any other kinds of drugs(perscribed medications only count if they're abused or taken more than perscribed, otherwise don't count them. Properly used medications and perscriptions go under Medical Record>Treatments)? What drugs do they use?)
Frequency: (How often do they drink? Do they just drink one day a year, or only during special events? Are they a social drinker that goes out every weekend to bars and clubs? Are they a pure alcoholic binge-drinker that goes home and has a pack of beers every night?)
Effects: (How significantly do their drug habits affect other areas of their life? Has it gotten in the way of relationships(such as caused a breakup), or other adverse effects? Have they had health problems because of it, such as overdosing? Has it caused them any legal issues, such as driving under drug influence charges or accidents? Maybe fatal accidents? How has it affected them and their life?)

Education:

Education Level: (Did they pass Elementary?(one would hope so XD) Middle school? High School? Did they go on to college? What degree did they get? Did they drop out of any of them? Did they pick them back up and try again to succeed in their education?)
Grades: (Did they get excellent grades? Poor grades? Did they do well at classes? Did they do well with tests?)
Good Marks: (Do they have anything that shows they exceeded regular standard and achieved something greater? Won a national contest? Made Honors with excellent grades? Helped win the biggest sports game of the school season?)
Bad Marks: (Did they get into trouble at school? Skipped classes? Got suspended or expelled for fights? Got in trouble for pulling the fire alarm? Stole from others on campus and got caught? Argued and swore at a teacher?)

Powers:

Overview: (If any; what are these special powers? What do they do? How to they enhance the character?)
Population Frequency: (How many others might this power occur in? Just your character? An entire race or species? Only in certain individuals, depending on certain factors?(age, gender, color, et cetera))
Origins: (Where did these powers come from? How did your character get them? Were they just born with them? Were they given these powers later? Are they a learned power?)


Strengths: (How strong are these powers? What are they best for? How are they helpful?(or harmful, depending on how they’re used and if your characters are good or evil)).
Limitations: (What can their powers NOT do or help with or affect? Is there a reason for this limitation?)
Weaknesses: (Can overlap with limitations. What can your character’s powers NOT overcome or are weakened by? Can they be taken away, restricted, or stopped? Very important, do not leave out weaknesses!)


Ability’s Reputation: (How are your character’s powers viewed? As a good thing, or a bad thing? Why? Does your character have the same feelings as others about their powers?)

Skills and Talents:

Note: Not all "talents" or "skills" have to be something like art, music, or sports. Here's an extensive list of possible talents, and it's not limited to ONLY these things either: www.michaelhartzell.com/Blog/b…
Natural Talents: (“Talents” doesn’t mean a character automatically knows how to do something. A “Talented” artist doesn’t just pick up a pencil at the age of two and draw Leonardo Da Vinci’s works perfectly in a few days. Talent just means it’s easier for them to learn over time without as much guidance. Talents can also be undiscovered by the character, but still exist.)
Learned Skills: (Can overlap with Talents, but doesn’t have to. Any skill that a character has worked at trying to be good at, and knows how to do.)
Hobbies: (Things that the character may enjoy doing on the side, but doesn’t necessarily always focus on it, or plans on making it into a career or taking it seriously. Basically, casual skills, like doodling for fun, or sewing just because it relieves stress)
Forever Failed Skills: (Anything the character isn’t good at, or can’t do, no matter how hard they try. Everyone has something they can't do.)

Checks and Balances:

Greatest Strengths: (Your character’s BEST, BEST traits. Traits that are probably obvious to everyone else. It can be anything; skills, appearances, intelligence, reputation, health, whatever! Just try not to go overboard, try to be reasonable and realize when enough good traits is enough. Your character has awesome traits, it doesn’t mean they’re “Perfect”)
Greatest Weaknesses: (The downfalls of your character, those things that no one wants to have, but that doesn’t mean they don’t(Anyone who tries to take this part out or say their character has no flaws or weaknesses is going to get slapped in the face with a chainsaw). Some traits may be easily visible to others, some are more hidden away, but they must be significant. It can be anything; skills, appearances, intelligence, reputation, fears, health, whatever! Try and balance it out about-evenly with good traits.)

Personality Development:

Personality: (How does your character behave, think, and feel? What are their positive personality traits? What are their negative ones? How do they react to others? To being alone? Do they act differently in public than in private? Do they act differently on the surface than how they feel inside? Are they honest? Or liars? Why do they have the personality and beliefs that they do?)


Fears: (What are they afraid of? Are these fears minor, or serious/phobic? How do they respond to these fears? For example: an arachniphobe. Do they get a little edgy, and go get a shoe to squish the spider with? Or do they scream, hyperventilate, and demand someone else squish it for them because they’re too scared to get close to it? Are they SO fearful that they take extreme measures to prevent experiencing these fears? Are they on medication for some of their phobias? Are they seeking special treatment to get over their phobias? Have they had a huge impact on how they live their lives, or how they function in the real world(Such as a person with Agraphobia, the irrational and extreme fear of people, may stay home and not leave most of the time to interact with other people or work a job/school)?)


Sexual Orientation: (Heterosexual/straight? Gay? Lesbian? Bi? Pansexual? Asexual/Abstinent? Etc)
Relationship Interests: (What is your character looking for in a relationship? Committed, loving, life-long relationship with a loyal, nice guy? A risky bad-boy who’s into all kinds of “interesting” things, and living on the wild-side, but maybe not incredibly loyal? Uncommitted, “open” relationships? One-night stands?)
Type Turn-On’s: (What types of people, physical or personality-wise, is your character attracted to or prefers? Why?)
Type Turn-Off’s: (What types of people, physical or personality-wise, is your character really NOT attracted to(on an exclusively romantic level)? Why?)


Social Standing: (What type of person is your character, socially? Are they that really popular person surrounded by tons of friends and partiers? Are they semi-liked and have a good number of friends, but maybe not SUPER-popular? Are they very exclusive, and don’t have many, but very good friends? Maybe they’re a loner, and don’t like others?
Friend Interests: (What type of people does your character like to hang around? Outdoorsy, sports-type people? Cheerleaders? Book-worms? Scene/Emo/Goth type of kids? Gangsters? Nobody? Etc. Why?)
Social Dislikes: (What types of people does your character really NOT like to be associated with? Why?)


Religion: (What is their religion/what god’s do they worship, if any?)
Faith: (How strongly do they believe in their religion? Are they simply spiritual? Are they an extremist? A skeptic? Did they choose their religion, or was it chosen for them? Do they simply claim their religion to be “one with the crowd”? Are they simply following a religion because it’s their parent’s religion, or societally expected, but they don’t want to be a part of it?


Absolute Loves: (No, I don’t mean people. I mean their absolute, favorite things that they love to do excessively, be around, think about, and learn about. Such as someone might be obsessively into horses, or perhaps into fixing up cars and tinkering with technology.)
Likes: (What are the things they enjoy, or look forward to, or favor over other things, but more casually than their most-loved things? Why do they like these things?)
Favorite Foods: (What do they enjoy eating most, perhaps even to the point of obsession or excitement when they think about it?)
Favorite Media: (Do they enjoy television? Music? Video games? Or exclusively board games, books, or real life stuff? What, out of those media(types/genres of shows, movies, music, video games or consoles, etc.) do they like? Why?)
Favorite Activities: (Anything they like to do. It could be sitting at home, playing on the computer, or going outside and hiking, or going swimming, or going to the mall to hang out with friends, etc. Why?)


Absolute Hates: (Anything they can’t stand more than ANYTHING else. Maybe they really, really hate loud noises, or perhaps they can’t stand children, or they get irritated by disorder and uncleanliness, or bad/reckless drivers, or the color pink, etc)
Dislikes: (What are the things that annoy or anger them, but not as much as their Absolute Hates? What do they try to avoid, or show disgust towards? Why do they hate these things?)
Hated Foods: (What sort of foods can they not stand? That disgust them or that they just don’t particularly like the taste of?)
Disliked Media: (Do they hate television? Music? Video games? Do they not like books, or tabletop board games, or other real-life activities? What, out of those media(types/genres of shows, movies, music, video games or consoles, etc.) do they dislike? Why?)
Disliked Activities: (What sort of activities or events do they NOT like to participate in? Why?)

Immediate Family/Relatives Relationships:

Parents: (Birth parents only; Do they know their parents? Both of them? Only their mother? Only their father? Who are they, and what are their names? Are their parents married? Divorced? Separated? Are both their parents alive? Does your character like or dislike them? (Try not to put “Unknown” for either one if it can be avoided(especially/at least with major characters, though minor/background/"Only-seen-once" characters without major roles you could probably get away with excluding it), even if deceased or not around, or not talked about, as it usually only shows laziness in character development. A character STILL had a mother or father, even if they aren’t mentioned or unknown to the character. They STILL exist(ed).))
Aunts: (The sisters of your character’s parents. Who are they? What are their names? Does your character know them, or not? What side of the family(mother’s or father’s) are they on? Does your character like or dislike them?)
Uncles: (The brothers of your character’s parents. Who are they? What are their names? Does your character know them, or not? What side of the family(mother’s or father’s) are they on? Does your character like or dislike them?)
Grandparents: (Who are your character's grandmothers and grandfathers? On what side of the family(the parents of which of your character’s parents)? (Chances are they have at least 4, one grandmother and one grandfather on your character's father's side, one grandmother and one grandfather on your character's mother's side) Does your character know them, or not? Are they still alive, or dead? Did they die before your character was born, or old enough to know them? Does your character like or dislike them?)
Great Grandparents: (Who are your character's great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers? On what side of the family(the parents of which of your character’s grandparents)? Does your character know them, or not? Are they still alive, or dead? Did they die before your character was born, or old enough to know them? Does your character like or dislike them?)


Brothers: (Full-by-blood relation only, meaning having the same mother AND father. Who are they? What are their names? Does your character know them? Do they live together, or are they separated?(such as living under a different household, much older and living on their own, etc). Does your character like or dislike them?)
Sisters: (Full-by-blood only, meaning having the same mother AND father. Who are they? What are their names? Does your character know them? Do they live together, or are they separated?(such as living under a different household, much older and living on their own, etc). Does your character like or dislike them?)
Half-Brothers: (Half-by-blood relation only, meaning having the same birth-mother and a different father, or the same birth-father and a different mother. Does your character know them, or have they never met before? How did these half-siblings come to be, and when?(Husband/wife cheating with someone else, re-married after divorcing your character's other parent, married and divorced BEFORE marrying your character’s mother/father? etc). Does your character like or dislike them?)
Half-Sisters: (Half-by-blood relation only, meaning having the same birth-mother and a different father, or the same birth-father and a different mother. Does your character know them, or have they never met before? How did these half-siblings come to be, and when?(Husband/wife cheating with someone else, re-married after divorcing your character's other parent, married and divorced BEFORE marrying your character’s mother/father? etc). Does your character like or dislike them?)
Nieces: (Usually younger female/girl children of your character’s (usually immediate) Aunts and Uncles. Does your character know them, or have they never met? Does your character like or dislike them?)
Nephews: (Usually younger male/boy children of your character’s (usually immediate) Aunts and Uncles. Does your character know them, or have they never met? Does your character like or dislike them?)
Cousins: (Other children of other members of your character’s family, some of them possibly very distant. Does your character know them, or have they never met? Do they like or dislike them?)


Step-Parents: (Parents who are not genetically related to your character, but are legally considered family-by-marriage; Who are they, and what are their names? Are they a wife, or husband? Does your character like or dislike them?)
Step-Brothers: (Sons of the Step-parent that your character is NOT related to by blood, which legally became a member of the family when the step-parent married your character’s parent. Does your character know them, or have they never met? Does your character like or dislike them?)
Step-Sisters: (Daughters of the Step-parent that your character is NOT related to by blood, which legally became a member of the family when the step-parent married your character’s parent. Does your character know them, or have they never met? Does your character like or dislike them?)


Foster Parents/Legal Guardian: (A non-blood-related guardian that may have taken in or adopted your character, either temporarily or permanently, and is legally responsible for the care of your character as a minor(under 18 years of age). Who are they, what are their name(s)? Male or female? Foster Parent or merely an older guardian? Why are they your character’s guardian/Why was your character put into their care? Does your character like or dislike them? Why?)
Foster/Step-Brothers/Step-Uncles: (Sons or possibly younger brothers of the foster parent or guardian that your character is NOT related to by blood, which legally became a family relation to your character when they were adopted or put into that guardian’s care. Does your character know them, or have they never met? Does your character like or dislike them?)
Foster/Step-Sisters/Step-Aunts: (Daughters or possibly younger sisters of the foster parent or guardian that your character is NOT related to by blood, which legally became a family relation to your character when they were adopted or put into that guardian’s care. Does your character know them, or have they never met? Does your character like or dislike them?)

Romantic Relationships:

Relationship Status: (Single? Taken/Dating? Engaged? Married? Divorced? Widowed? Why?)
Virginity?: (Are they a virgin? Meaning, have they never, ever, EVER had sex with anyone before? When and how did they lose it?(lol, awkward question gets awkward ;D )(If they have children related to them, obviously the answer is no, they are not))
Relationship Credibility: (Is your character loyal to their relationships, or do they cheat on their partner, or often break up with others to hook up with someone else? How good are they in relationships in general? Do they have a high break-up rate, or do they have only a couple, or maybe even just one, steady and great relationship? How long do their relationships last? Why do they succeed? Why do they fail? How much of it is “their fault”? How much of it is “the other person’s fault”? Do they make good choices in who they hook up with, or do they have terrible taste in romantic interests, that are usually doomed to fail from the start?)


Romantic Interest/Crush: (If any; Who are they? Why is your character interested in them? Is the person they are interested in of the same or opposite gender? How old is their romantic interest? Does their romantic interest know they are interested? Are they also interested in your character? Is your character’s romantic interest already taken/in a relationship? Is YOUR character already taken/in a relationship? If so, how does your character feel being interested/attracted to another character while one or both of them are already in relationships, and what do they plan to do as a result? Why?)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend: (If any; Who are they? Why is your character interested in them? Why and when did they hook up? Is the person they are interested in of the same or opposite gender? How old is their boyfriend/girlfriend? How long have they been together? Is their relationship good, or does it have problems? Do they have future plans of marriage or an extended relationship? Is your character AND their boyfriend/girlfriend single, or already/still in another relationship? If already in a relationship, which relationship are they most loyal to? Do the characters involved know about it, and how do they know about it? How does your character feel about it, and what do they plan to do as a result? Why?)
Fiancé: (If any; who are they? Why and when did your characters meet and hook up? Is the person they are engaged to of the same or opposite gender? How old is their fiancé? How long have they been together? Is their relationship good, or does it have some problems? Is your or the other character being disloyal, and seeing other people? Does your or the other character know about it? If so, how do they know or how did they find out? How does your character feel about it, and what do they plan to do as a result? Why?)
Spouse: (Husband or wife, if any; Who are they? Why and when did your characters first form a relationship? Did it start as a friendship, work relationship, or something else? When were they married, and for how long? Is their husband/wife of the same or opposite gender? How old is their spouse? Is their relationship good, or does it have some problems? Is your or the other character being disloyal, and seeing other people? Does your or the other character know about it? If so, how do they know or how did they find out? How does your character feel about it, and what do they plan to do as a result? Why?))


Ex-Wife/Husband/Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Fiancé: (Do they have any major past relationships which ended? With who, and why? Did they simply decide they weren’t the right match and mutually agreed to break it off? Did one dump the other? Did one character cheat on the other while still in a relationship, and they broke up, divorced, or called off a wedding? Did their partner die, or mysteriously disappear(possibly presumed dead), leaving the other single?)


Sons: (Does your character have any male/boy children? Who are they, and how old? Do they belong to their current partner(if they have one currently), or one from a past relationship? Are they a legitimate or illegitimate child? Is it known to any other characters besides your own that the child really is legitimate or illegitimate, or does only your character know the truth? Do they have custody of their children? Do they ever see them, or not? Does your character like or dislike them?)
Daughters: (Does your character have any female/girl children? Who are they, and how old? Do they belong to their current partner(if they have one currently), or one from a past relationship? Are they a legitimate or illegitimate child? Is it known to any other characters besides your own that the child really is legitimate or illegitimate, or does only your character know the truth? Do they have custody of their children? Do they ever see them, or not? Does your character like or dislike them?)


Adopted Sons: (Do they have any male/boy children who are not their direct children or related to them by blood? Who are they, and how old? Where did these children come from? How did they come to be under your character’s care? Why? Did your character choose to adopt them, or did their spouse choose to adopt them? Does your character like or dislike them?)
Adopted Daughters: (Do they have any female/girl children who are not their direct children or related to them by blood? Who are they, and how old? Where did these children come from? How did they come to be under your character’s care? Why? Did your character choose to adopt them, or did their spouse choose to adopt them? Does your character like or dislike them?)


Other Relationships: (Any other relationships that came about because of a romantic relationship or marriage not already covered in the other categories? What are they, and to whom?)

Friends and Enemies / Social Relationships:

Closest Friends: (Those friends that have been the best to them, through good times and bad, no matter what. Have they always known each other, since they were very small? Or are they more recently acquainted? How long have they been friends? How did they meet? Why and how did they become friends in the first place? Have they ever had a falling-out/stopped being friends, only to join back up later? Why?)
General/Casual Friends: (Anyone they really spend time with, but maybe aren’t so loyal or long-standing to be particularly or inseparably close, but they still do a lot of things together or talk to each other a lot. For instance, people that your character may go shopping at the mall with, or go hiking, or any number of other activities together)


Acquaintances: (People who they are on good terms with and MIGHT talk with regularly, or know, but they don’t particularly seek out or make it a point to talk to and get together with, such as classmates that your character ONLY associates with in school or a particular classroom because they sit next to each other, or a person who your character sees and recognizes/talks to regularly working at a restaurant or store)


Rival: (Someone that your character may have a personal grudge against or tries to compete with(whether they be a “friendly rival” or an “enemy rival”). Your character may or may not like or have respect for them, and may be envious or jealous of what their rival has. Usually, this is someone pursuing the same or similar goals, that your character wants to compete with, such as a fellow artist or another person on a team, or they may pursue everything their rival is trying to do(or vica versa) to be “better” than them or earn respect from them. Basically, in most cases, a rival is a person that your character will try to get into personal “contests” with, even perhaps when it’s inappropriate or they don’t need to, but feel compelled that they HAVE to.)


Worst Enemy: (The person your character hates above all others. This could be a person that bullies your character, a character that your character bullies, or someone that they just argue and get into a lot of fights with, and hates above all else, holding no like or respect for them whatsoever in ANYTHING. Someone that your character gets angry or annoyed just seeing, even if they haven’t done anything(or done anything YET, or perhaps just not at the present time(like perhaps they did something to your character in the past)))
General Enemies: (People that your character doesn’t like, but maybe not as much as that one worst enemy or who doesn’t set their blood boiling as easily)

Animals:

Common Pets: (Do they have any animal companions they keep(livestock that they are going to eat don’t count as “Pets”)? What species and how many? Dogs? Cats? Birds? Turtles? Fish? Horses? etc. Does your character’s family approve of these pets?(Animals that are used/cared for but do not belong to your character, such as riding a horse at a riding school owned by someone else, doesn’t count as your character’s pet))
Outside-owned Animals: (Animals not owned by YOUR character(such as a schooling horse in a riding school, or stray/confiscated animals at a shelter your character works at) that your character often cares for or interacts with regularly or that they recognize more than other animals, or a neighbor’s dog that your character might walk, dog-sit, or play with regularly)
Service Animals: (Specially trained animals that help compensate for certain disabilities or serve as comfort animals for a person/character who may have a disability or need for special services utilizing animals(therapy animal, seeing-eye-dog, et cetera))


Exotic Animals/Pets: (Do they or their family keep exotic pets? What species? Wolves? Tigers? Monkeys? Bears? Elephants? Penguins? Camels? Large snakes? Crocodiles? Spiders? How many exotic animals? Why do they keep these exotic animals? Do they run a zoo or wildlife center? Or simply as personal pets? Does your character’s family approve of these animals/pets? How do they keep these animals? In large enclosures? Inside their homes? Do they have the proper resources and enough money to care for these animals as they should? Do they interact with these animals as if regular pets, or do they try to minimize close contact with these animals, and keep them as "wild" as possible?)


Livestock: (Farm animals which may be kept to produce certain products(milk, eggs, wool) or be kept to slaughter for meat. What types of animals do they keep? Cows? Pigs? Goats and sheep? Chickens? Turkey? etc. Why do they keep these animals? More like pets or for things such as petting zoos, or merely as a production business? What kind of business? Such as with cows, as a dairy farm? Or as a slaughter farm? etc.)

Job Relationships and Economic Status:

Work History: (What are all the places, or types of places, that your character worked at? How long did they work at each of these jobs? How old were they in these jobs?)


Current Job(s): (Where does your character currently work? How important is their job? How long have they been working in that job? Or perhaps are they currently unemployed? Are they even old enough to work?)
Boss: (Who does your character work for? Does your character like or dislike them? Why?)
Co-Workers: (Who does your character work with? Does your character like or dislike them? Why?)
Rank: (How high up in command at their job are they? Are they the simply bag-boy or shelf-stocker at the grocery store who gets paid minimum-wage and does all the jobs no one else wants to do? Are they a veteran employee with benefits from continuous, good work? Are they a manager? CEO of a huge company? Maybe even the founder of a company? Maybe they’re just a jobless hobo?)
Annual income: (How much money do they make in a year? Do they make a lot, triple-digit figures in a high-end job? Do they make a decent amount, like $60,000 a year? $30,000 a year? Are they poor and make less yearly income than what’s considered the “poverty-line”($25,000 annual or less)?
Social/Economic Class: (Is your character considered rich? Poor? Middle-class? Royalty? Peasant? Business leader? Peon? All-powerful figure? Minion? etc.)


Assistance: (Are they wealthy enough that they don’t need or get welfare/monetary aid/assistance? Do they get food stamps? Housing assistance? State or federal medical? Do they need welfare, but haven’t been able to get it? Why or why not?)


Housing: (Do they live in a house? A mansion? A condominium? A townhome? An apartment? A dorm, such as in college or a boarding school? Do they rent out of a private house? Do they have a spouse or roommates who helps pay rent? Are they homeless and living in a shelter? Are they living on the street?)
Transportation: (Does your character own a car, truck, or van? A motorcycle? A boat? A plane or airship? Do they have to take the bus? Ride a bike? Walk? Ride a horse? Ride a wheelchair? etc.)
Consumable Resources: (How does your character obtain food and drink? Do they go to the store and buy it? Do they have to grow it themselves? Hunt down animals and shoot them with their trusty bow-and-arrows? Do they steal it? Scavenge it from the trash? Dig a well for water? Walk to a stream and bring back buckets of water? Collect rain-water in open containers on stormy days? etc.)
Other resources: (How do they obtain other resources, such as clothing, furniture, etc?)

Biography / History:

(An abridgement or overview of your character’s life and all of its most notable or important events: basically everything that shaped your character to be who they are now. Where were they born, and to who? What was their home/family life like as a child? Were they raised in a loving home? A terrible, abusive home? Were they abandoned and never knew their family? If so, who raised them, and what sort of life did they lead without their family? What were their greatest achievements? Their greatest failures? Their most vivid memories or examples of what kind of person they should be? Who were their role models? Their enemies and people who tried to cause harm in their lives? What were their aspirations? Their beliefs? Did their aspirations and beliefs change? Why did they change, and when? Did they have moments in their life of great happiness, that made the world seem like a perfect utopia where nothing could go wrong? Did they have times of great sorrow and tragedy? Did they gain important relationships, such as a best friend or a new baby sibling that they love(d)? Did they lose people they cared about, such as a destroyed friendship, or the death of a beloved family member or dear pet? Did they live to see any weddings? Divorces? Did they have older siblings? Were these older siblings their role models? Did they hate their older siblings, or did their older siblings hate them? Did they have younger siblings? Did they try to be role models for their youngers? Did they hate their youngers and reject them? Were they a straight-A student? Did they make honors, or get special recognition for doing great things? Did they go far in life, and become a model citizen who always loved and obeyed their parents, teachers, adults, and the law? Did they have fueds with their parents? Did they ever run away? Join into criminal activity? Do drugs? Get into trouble with relationships and pregnancy? Did they get into trouble with the law, maybe sent to a detention center or jail? Did they reform and turn their life around? Did they continue being a criminal? Did they move on to college and achieve a great, promising career? Did they make a lot of money, and lead a fulfilling life? Did they continue down a darker path, get into trouble with the law, participate in gangs or work a dead-end job? Et cetera)

Current Status:

(Where is your character now? What are they doing? Where are they in life, and what are they pursuing? Is their life going how they want it? How are their current relationships? Are they doing well in life? Poorly? Do they need help in anything, and are they getting it? Is their life going just fine-and-dandy? Are they facing a lot of hardship? What are they looking for, or what are some of their goals? etc)</b></b>