[Here we can put a quote from the character, or a line from the book you’re writing.]
Here we can write a quick overview of the character. Cover their general background and life up to this point, however try not to include story significant spoilers or too much detail.
Give a detailed description on their physical appearance. We can talk about their height, weight, hair and eye colour, and so on, as well as make notes of their clothing, accessories, weapons, distinguishing features, and so on.
This is where we can talk more about less physical characteristics, such as their habits, mannerisms, sleep patterns, particular speech patterns or peculiarities they may have.
Here we can write a biography for the character. You can detail when and where they were born and raised, their childhood, and so on. Go into as much detail as you can, but try to keep it to their personal history rather than going into too much detail with story details.
Use sub-headings to break up the information by period or section.
Use sub-headings to break up the information by period or section.
In this section we can write about the character’s personality, as well as their emotional traits. What sort of person are they? Do they have a good sense of humour? What are their likes and dislikes? Do they have any personality flaws or strengths? Cover more of their inner characteristics than outer; talk about who they are as a person, and how they might change and develop throughout the story.
This section is for the character’s interpersonal relationships. Do they/did they have any family? Tell us about their friends, workmates, the people they know and how they know them. Cover both those they have a good relationship with, and those they don’t.
Here we can write about this character’s role in the narrative of your book. Where do they first show up? What significance do they have to certain events? What are they doing throughout the story?
If there’s any information that you don’t want to include in other sections because they might spoil parts of your book or character development, you can put them here.
CHARACTER ART
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| Sexual Orientation | |
| Residence | |
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| Family | |
| Goals |
To make this a proper wiki, make sure you link to different pages within your story bible. For example, if you have a section in the character’s BIO saying that they grew up in a town called Havenhold, you should create a link to the page you would have created for that place. Do this with places, people, and any other significant pieces of world building that you make pages for.
Add or delete sections as you see fit. If you’re writing a fantasy book that is heavy on magic worldbuilding, then maybe add a section for that. Maybe your character has a very particular career history before he became the CEO of his own company, so you can add a section called “Career (1997-2012)”. Add headings and subheadings to flesh out the categories you need.