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PAST

1. Briefly describe the way their parents grew up, and how it affected the way they raised them.
2. Which social class did they belong to growing up? How did it affect them?
3. Describe their family. Who raised them, and who had the most impact on them? Did they have any siblings? Who were they closest to? What were the family dynamics like?
4. What was the most common argument between them and whoever raised them?
5. Where did they grow up? What was it like? Were they happy there?
6. Did the location they grew up in affect them significantly? Do they still go there?
7. Who were their friends during childhood? Are they still in touch with them?
8. What was their childhood/teenage bedroom like?
9. When they got hurt as a child, who did they go to? How did they react?
10. What did they dream of doing when they grew up? How and why did it change, if it did?
11. Were there any events in their childhood that led to phobias or other fears?
12. What are some of their biggest regrets?
13. What part of their past (death, other significant event) do they think affects them the most?

PRESENT

1. How do they fit into their story? Give a brief summary of the effect they have on the events around them.
2. What is their current occupation, if any, and how did they end up there? Do they enjoy it?
3. Do they belong to any factions or groups? Why and how did they join, and how do they feel about it?
4. Do they have any enemy factions or groups? Why and how are they opposed, and how do they feel about it?
5. What kind of people do they usually interact with? Who are their friends, the people they look up to/trust, and who are their “associates”?
6. What is their current relationship with their family?
7. Do they have a partner? How did they meet, and what’s their relationship like now?
8. What hobby or pastime of theirs do they consider most important to them and why?
9. What kind of place do they live in?
10. What do they always carry with them and why?
11. What’s a typical night’s sleep like for them?
12. If someone mentioned their name to someone else, what would they immediately think of (i.e. defining characteristic, appearance- or personality-wise)?
13. What’s the worst (in their mind) way their current situation could end up?
14. What matters most to them right now?

FUTURE

1. Briefly describe their life in the future, regardless of how far into the future this is.
2. Are they content with their future situation? Is there anything they would change?
3. How would their beliefs or morals change in the future, if at all?
4. What’s something they were sure would happen in their future but didn’t?
5. Did they get married or have a family? Why? If otherwise, why not?
6. How do they react to the changing times? Are they adaptable or do they reject modernity?
7. Are their friends still a part of their life? Are there people they are no longer in touch with, or newly important people?
8. Would they become a mentor figure for anyone?
9. How do they feel about getting older and eventually dying?
10. How do they want to be remembered after they die?