Do you create character biographies?

backyardserenade

Do you create character biographies?

May 12 2012

Hey fleeties,

I just finished a biography for my Klingon Gorn character Silesh. He's been without one for far too long. And I've been playing him a lot recently. My Bajoran character Kanrim got a biography quite a while ago.

So I was wondering: Do you create biographies for your characters? What do they look like? Are they autobiographic or just some crazy stuff you make up? Anything special about it?

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If anyone's interested, here are my bios. And yeah, I like Bajorans.

Kanrim Enoel
Bajoran science officer

Kanrim Enoel was born in 2384 in the city of Janir on Bajor as the son of Starfleet engineering officer Kanrim Jabara and civilian scientist Kanrim Makobar.

From an early age Enoel started travelling the stars with his mother Jabara, who was stationed on the USS Hood, the USS Berlin and Jupiter Station. It was there were Enoel decided to join Starfleet Academy, aiming for a career in xenobiology and minoring in astrogeography.

Shortly before the Borg invaded Vega Colony, Enoel was assigned to the USS Murakami. He took command of the ship after its senior crew perished in the attack.

Currently Kanrim Enoel is the commanding officer of the Defiant class USS Crescent. He is engaged to Starfleet officer Jonathan Brokaw.

Kejal Silesh Hak'Aar
Gorn engineering officer

Silesh Kejal hatched in 2384 on an Orion Marauder. The Slavers had uncovered a Gorn nest on Cenotaph. In early 2385 the Orion ship was raided by joint Federation-Klingon border patrols. The crews' possesions were taken, including the remaining three Gorn hatchlings.

Silesh was given to a Bajoran-Klingon family on Ajilon Prime. Formal contact with the Gorn Hegemony was established but soon ended when hostilities between the Gorn and the Klingon Empire broke out. As diplomatic relationships with both, the Gorn and the Federation, worsened, Silesh's family moved to the Klingon homeworld.

Raised between different cultures, Silesh grew to appreciate the ways of Klingon warriors. Yet he also learned lessons in empathy, creativity and modesty from his Bajoran foster parents.

In 2404 Silesh joined the Klingon Defense Forces, together with his foster sibling Tidud. Both young men overcame prejudices and suspicions by fellow young warriors and started their careers on Klingon border patrol ships in 2408. After he survived a skirmish with Starfleet vessels in the Archanis system, Silesh was given command of a small Klingon Bird of Prey. He choose to take loyal friends with him, among them his brother Tidud.

Edited May 12 2012 by backyardserenade

nicholasjohn16

Re: Do you create character biographies?

May 14 2012

I've done it for a couple of mine, but not all of them. You can check out my Meet the Boffs post to see some of the story lines for my main is. :P

Also, there's the amazing Strength from Diversity and The Stonewall Resistance fanfiction that's the fleet's backstory.

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Edited May 14 2012 by nicholasjohn16

Angelsilhouette

Re: Do you create character biographies?

May 14 2012

I do it for most of my characters that have in game bio sections. I sometimes get some compliments on them, too. :)

backyardserenade

Re: Do you create character biographies?

May 14 2012

Thanks for the links. The backstory was interesting to read. And I might breathe some live in the BOFF thread. :)

Good to know that some other players create serious back stories. Most often when you click on characters in-game, those biographies are blank. Or they are only small, non-sensical blurbs of text.

lilithvf1998

Re: Do you create character biographies?

May 27 2012

I wrote a short biography for my current character, Admiral Kestra Lwaxanna Litalto, but I may expand on it. I have heard that STOwiki is a good place to place longer biographies, but I also heard that it isn't being updated anymore. :(

RodgerPM

Re: Do you create character biographies?

May 27 2012

I have a short biography for my fed character, nothing for my KDF though. Her name is Liami Ezrana and her bio says

A Trill with an unknown past, she entered Starfleet Academy later in life and has impressed many with her calm and attentive manner.

I didn't want to commit to too much before playing her and seeing how it went, haha. I feel she's a little like a mellower Janeway, and not just because she's flying a kick-ass Intrepid-class. ;)

SamRonin

Re: Do you create character biographies?

May 27 2012

I usually create some on the fly small bio for each character. I think there were only a couple I have left blank.

I try not to get too involved with them as the times I do I usually run smack bang into the limits of it.

I usually keep it somewhat simple. Something about their ideals and goals and what led them into Starfleet or the KDF fleets.

For instance I created a Caitian who was at the Starbases where the Atrox was being built for Starfleet and it gets attacked by a KDF force trying to stop the Feds getting carriers. I avoided the classic "Sole Survivor" cliche. Having others also be rescued by Starfleet and it was the rescue and help that sees him sign up with them as well.

Most feature some reference to Sexuality. Not trying to suggest that they are actively persecuted but especially on the KDF side most races there seem like they would be pretty intolerant of anything not classed as their "norm".
This is less obvious on the Fed side although what Lore exists for stuff like Caitians suggests strong links to family and the bonds between family etc.

Nova

Re: Do you create character biographies?

May 28 2012

I make bios, but I keep them so short that there's no need to scroll down. Brevity, wit, etc.

RodgerPM

Re: Do you create character biographies?

May 28 2012

Even your post is a fantastic example of brevity being the soul of wit, nice job. :D

Nova

Re: Do you create character biographies?

May 28 2012

Quote by RodgerPM

Even your post is a fantastic example of brevity being the soul of wit, nice job. :D