basic info

• full name:
• name meaning:
• nickname:
• reason for nickname:
• birth date:
• gender:
• pronouns
• sexuality:

__ physical appearance__

• age:
• how old does he/she appear:
• weight:
• height:
• body build:
• shape of face:
• eye color:
• glasses or contacts:
• skin tone:
• distinguishing marks:
• predominant features:
• hair color:
• hair texture:
• hairstyle:
• voice:
• physical disabilities:
• usual fashion of dress:
• favorite outfit:
• jewelry or accessories:

personality

• personality
• good personality traits:
• bad personality traits:
• mood character is most often in:
• sense of humor:
• character’s greatest joy in life:
• character’s greatest fear:
• character is most at ease when:
• most ill at ease when:
• enraged when:
• depressed or sad when:
• priorities:
• life philosophy:
• if granted one wish, it would be:
• character’s soft spot:
• is this soft spot obvious to others?
• greatest strength:
• greatest vulnerability or weakness:
• biggest regret:
• minor regret:
• biggest accomplishment:
• minor accomplishment:
• past failures they would be embarrassed to have people know about:
• character’s darkest secret:
• does anyone else know?

goal

• drives and motivations:
• immediate goals:
• long term goals:
• how the character plans to accomplish these goals:
• how other characters will be affected:

past

• hometown:
• type of childhood:
• pets:
• first memory:
• most important childhood memory:
• childhood hero:
• dream job:
• education:
• religion:
• finances:

present

• current location:
• currently living with:
• pets:
• religion:
• occupation:
• finances:

family

• mother:
• relationship with her:
• father:
• relationship with him:
• siblings:
• relationship with them:
• spouse:
• relationship with him/her:
• children:
• relationship with them:
• other important family members:

favorites

• color:
• least favorite color:
• music:
• food:
• literature:
• form of entertainment:
• expressions:
• mode of transportation:
• most prized possession:

habits

• hobbies:
• plays a musical instrument?
• plays a sport?
• how he/she would spend a rainy day:
• spending habits:
• smokes:
• drinks:
• other drugs:
• what does he/she do too much of?
• what does he/she do too little of?
• extremely skilled at:
• extremely unskilled at:
• nervous tics:
• usual body posture:
• mannerisms:
• peculiarities:

traits

• optimist or pessimist?
• introvert or extrovert?
• daredevil or cautious?
• logical or emotional?
• disorderly and messy or methodical and neat?
• prefers working or relaxing?
• confident or unsure of himself/herself?
• animal lover?

self-perception

• how he/she feels about himself/herself:
• one word the character would use to describe self:
• one paragraph description of how the character would describe self:
• what does the character consider his/her best personality trait?
• what does the character consider his/her worst personality trait?
• what does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic?
• what does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic?
• how does the character think others perceive him/her:
• what would the character most like to change about himself/herself:

relationships with others

• opinion of other people in general:
• does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others?
• person character most hates:
• best friend(s):
• love interest(s):
• person character goes to for advice:
• person character feels responsible for or takes care of:
• person character feels shy or awkward around:
• person character openly admires:
• person character secretly admires:
• most important person in character’s life before story starts:
• after story starts: