Player characters should fill out this as a post in their characters to help the DM create some background entities and better understand the character.
Early Years
Fill these questions out to describe how the character grew up as a child and before adulthood. You can leave some questions blank if you want to discover these in game, or let the DM decide. For the questions that you answer, you can list a few bullet points or write a few sentences.
What was your home like growing up?
Who else is in the home? Parents, siblings, animals or pets?
Where is your home? Is it a village, a farm, a city, or something else?
What does your family do to make money?
How religious are you and your family?
Tell me about a rumour you heard about the surrounding area.
Tell me a rumour you heard about one of your parents.
Tell me about your friends. Please list at least two.
Tell me about your enemies / rivals. Please list at least two.
The Maturing
Fill these questions out to describe your character and how they see and live in the world now. Again, you can leave some questions blank, or fill them out with a few sentences.
What kind of work are you required to do? Do you have an apprenticeship? Or education?
Tell me about your teachers/mentors/masters. How was your relationship with them?
What are you interested in outside of your work or studies? What are your passions or hobbies?
Tell me a rumour about one of your rivals.
Tell me about a tragedy that you experienced.
What are your ambitions or dreams? If you were granted a wish that had to be selfish in nature, what would you chose?