'BACKGROUND' Syntax: background create - start a new background entry background edit - enter the background editor (HELP EDITOR) background title <string> - titles the background entry background show - preview background entry background clear - clears the background entry background publish - finalizes the background entry for review background protect - makes background private to just you background list - list all the background entries background search <keywords> - search existing backgrounds (Consortium only) background edit # - edit an unapproved background entry background read # - read the background entry background remove # - remove an unapproved background entry background - display a list of all background commands A background provides an opportunity to define the early-life experiences that have helped shape a character into what it is in the present day. It is a recollection of significant events, people, and/or places that hold great meaning to a character, perhaps enough to affect the aspirations that he holds. For example, a background may state that the character was born into poverty in farmlands to ordinary parents, and the yearly visits of a rich travelling circus persuaded him to leave the farms behind and travel the world performing as a bard. Another example may be the character entered into slavery at birth, was eventually rescued, and swore himself to become a paladin to save others who suffer at the hands of evil men. Backgrounds should end at the time your character emerges in the realms for the first time. There is no need to stick purely to childhood and teenage experiences for backgrounds, but once the character is roaming the realms in plain sight of other people, their background should be considered the past. As your character ages, you might wish to add additional pages into your background. These may be a requirement for roleplaying rewards such as alignment changes and can be used to justify your character's actions. We recommend to always add a new page of background when anything major happens to change the direction of your character's roleplaying. Members of the Consortium and Immortals are in charge of reviewing backgrounds and can also recite a character's history.
4.7. SUMMARY > YOUR CHARACTER > BACKGROUND