These are questions intended to act as a guideline toward further development of your persona. You don't need to answer every single question -- basically, the more you answer, the richer your persona will become.

The Basics

What is your name?

In what century were you born?

What is your native country?

What is your occupation?

How old are you?
 
 

A Bit More Information

In what 25-year period were you born?

What was/is your parents’ occupation(s)?

What city do you claim as "home"?

In what city/town/barn were you born?

What is your ethnicity?

Who is your current employer?

What kind of money do you use?
 
 

Some Personal History

What year were you born?

What were/are your parents’ names?

What level of education do you have?

Do you fight? If so, where did you learn to fight?

List your skills/hobbies. For each, write down where you learned.

What "class" are you? (i.e., royalty, nobility, merchant, middle, artisan, slave, etc.)

How widely have you traveled?

In what capacity have you traveled? (I.e., military, sailor, rich person’s hobby, etc.)
 
 

This Takes Some Research

Who is your current monarch?

Who is the current Pope?

What religion are you?

Where were you educated?

With respect to international relations, do you favor colonization, isolationism, conquest/conversion, open trade, etc.?

Name your favorite musicians/artists/dances.

How long do people like you tend to live?

What major events have occurred during your lifetime? (Natural catastrophes, wars, revolutions, discoveries, etc.?)
 
 

Getting Pretty Deep

What political figure/party/movement do you support?

Who is the most significant thinker of your time?

What’s the greatest social problem in the country today?

What is most likely to cause your death?

List at least three of your current goals. (Usurp the crown, learn to write, explore the New World, etc.)
 
 

Enlightenment

What’s the most striking scientific achievement of which you’re aware?

Is the Earth flat, round, or hollow?

Does it revolve around the Sun, or vice-versa?

What causes criminal behavior?

What is the true measure of a man?

Who has most influenced your thoughts on these questions?
 
 

That's it so far,
However it must be reiterated that this is not the end, simply a guidebook to start yoyu on your journey. Welcome to the SCA!
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