Help:Adding your character
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Adding Your Character
To add your character to BDWiki:
- Search for your character's full name. Chances are that you'll get a page telling you there were no results matching the query, and inviting you to Create the page "YOUR CHARACTER'S FULL NAME" on this wiki! Click that link!
- Copy-paste the following code into the edit box:
{{Infobox character
| name = <!--character name-->
| title = <!--noble titles, honorifics-->
| image1 = <!--character portrait file name-->
| alt1 = <!--character portrait alt text-->
| caption1 = <!--character portrait caption-->
| archetype = <!--character archetype-->
| hair_colour = <!--hair colour-->
| eye_colour = <!--eye colour-->
| height = <!--height in feet and inches-->
| build = <!--build - slender/skinny/stocky/muscular/fat/etc-->
| features = <!--notable features - tattoos/scars/birthmarks/mutations/etc-->
| birth_date = <!--date of birth-->
| birth_place = <!--place of birth-->
| death_date = <!--date of death-->
| death_place = <!--place of death-->
| spouses = <!--spouses-->
| children = <!--children-->
| profession = <!--profession(s)-->
| religion = <!--espoused religion-->
}}
==Description==
The character's typical appearance - physical features, posture, demeanour, typical mode of
dress, voice, attitude. What a stranger would first notice upon encountering the character.
==Background==
===Origins===
Where the character came from; their childhood and adolescence, their family circumstances,
their lineage.
===The Broken Dagger===
How the character found their way to the [[Myrken Wood]] and the [[Broken Dagger (Inn)|Broken
Dagger tavern]]. Significant events experienced since their arrival.
==The Present==
The character's current circumstances. Where they can be found, what they do for a living,
influential people in their life.
==Plots==
Major [[:Category:Plots|plot events]] in which the character has been involved.
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Active Characters]]
- Fill in the appropriate details. Please try to at least complete the Description section, as this provides a handy reference for other players. The Background subheadings are provided as suggestions, and are entirely optional.
- Click the "Show preview" button to check your formatting. If everything looks good, hit the "Save page" button. You now have a Character Profile page!