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dark-sheikah β Ideas for Character Pasts
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Life-Changing Events- Rite of passage (birth, adolescence, marriage, joining a religion or club, etc.)
- Death of a family member, mentor, lover, pet, or best friend
- Committing a crime; murder, stealing, break-in, kidnapping, arson, rape, drugs, adultery, forgery, treason, etc.
- Victim or witness of a crime
- Falling in love
- Converting beliefs
- Switching jobs/careers
- Switching lifestyle
- Saving a life
- Scientific discovery
- Personal discovery; destiny, spiritual goal, family secrets, hidden potential, power, or talent
- Fighting in a war
- Winning or losing a battle
- Being recognized for a skill, trait, endeavor, or heroic deed
- Falling into/out of an addiction or habit
- Gaining an inheritance or gift: money, a weapon, armor, jewelry, privilege/rights, property, pet, etc.
- Moving to a new residence
- Going to live with a different family member or guardian
- Achieving a long-term goal
- Earning an award, winning a prize, trophy, certificate, badge, etc.
- Separation from family member, friend, teammate, or spouse
- Becoming rich or poor, change in financial state or status, going into debt
- Forming a new friendship/partnership, alliance
- Gathering allies; hiring or recruiting people for a task or mission
- Becoming rivals or enemies with someone
- Illness or injury; poisoning, broken limb, blindness, deafness, virus, disease, etc.
- Undergoing healing or purging of a disease, poison, injury or curse
- Becoming cursed, possessed, or instilled with a new power
- Lifting a curse from a person, place, or object
- Joining a group or organization; art club, publishing, activist, services, terrorist group, etc.
- Marriage or divorce
- Imprisonment/being held hostage
- Escaping from imprisonment
- Retirement
- Quitting or being laid-off from a job
- Being exiled from a group or society
- Pregnancy/birth
- Adopting or stealing a child
- Change in acceptance by peers
- Traveling/Vacation, pilgrimage
- Bonding moment, reconnecting to a person, place, or memory; reunion (family, high-school, etc.)
- Volunteering in humanitarian services
- Promoting a belief, value, or cause to a group of people
- Founding a society, organization, or group
- Running a business
- Elected as a leader, manager, overseer, etc. of a society
- Offered a job under a powerful or prestigious person
- Attending school or being tutored; teaching self; learning a new skill
- Mentoring someone else in knowledge or skills
- Write and publish journals or books.
- Expanding on, revising, or establishing a new theory, philosophy, or way of doing things
- Being disowned or sold away by family
- Being discriminated against, denied rights
- Being bullied, harassed, stalked, molested
- Undergoing surgery; medical or body-modifications
- Being experimented on
- Forced to live in isolation due to illness, a crime, protection, etc.
- Battling for power, influence, or ownership over a person, group, city, nation, property, or object.
- Caught up in a natural disaster; earthquake, hurricane, fire, flood, building collapse, draught, etc.
- Victim of war or revolution; different ruler, government; terrorist attack; bombing, arson, raid
- Becoming inspired by, and striving to be like, a famous or honorable person
- Finding out a friend or loved one has been diagnosed with a serious illness or has suffered an accident
- Attempting or contemplating suicide or suicide-by-cop
- Resurrected from the dead
- Reincarnated into a different body
- Physical fight or argument with a friend, falling out
- Being lied to; tricked or deceived into doing something humiliating, dishonorable, illegal, or dangerous
- Being betrayed, having rumors spread about them, blackmail
- Betraying, deceiving, or abandoning someone else
- Exacting revenge, punishment, or retaliation against someone
- Defending a person, object, or place against attack
- Running away from home
- Trapped for days in a wreckage
- Imposing religious beliefs upon others
- Getting lost in the wilderness, or stranded in unknown territory
- Experiencing visions, hallucinations, or vivid dreams
- Exposing secret or vital information to the public or a special group
- Setting loose a demon, monster, criminal, spirit, plague, etc.
- Intervening in government affairs; settling a dispute or making one worse; foiling a plan
- Entertaining a crowd with a speech, comedy, dancing, singing, music, acrobatics, sparring, tricks, etc.
- Questing to find and retrieve a valuable item, person, creature, or knowledge
- Capturing a person, animal or creature
- Stumbling upon a valuable artifact, resource, or magical item
- Taking or stealing an artifact or magical power, for oneself or for another
- Rivalry between a family member, teammate, fellow worker, fellow student, or a political opponent
- Falsely accusing another of a crime
- Placed in a cryogenic sleep, or experiencing a coma
- Fighting for a person's affections, love, or acceptance
- Helping to popularize an item or drug
- Survived a fall from a building or cliff
- Surviving an animal, creature, or A.I. attack
- Being rescued by someone; by fire, wreckage, attack, imprisonment, sacrifice, death sentence, etc.
- Ordering or taking part in a building project: roads, bridges, palaces, renovations, facility, weapon, etc.
- Destroying an important or dangerous piece of machinery, weapon, robot, or other scientific invention
- Taking part in a contest or tournament
- Leading a revolt or conspiring against someone; mutiny
- Going into hiding or assisting another person or people into hiding
- Repaying someone for favors or good deeds
- Redeeming oneself or making up for past crimes, injustices, or debts
- Being mistaken for committing a crime, having awesome power or talent, being a famous person, etc.
- Signing a contract; making a deal or promise with someone
- Breaking a promise
- Auditioning for a play or talent show
- Being interviewed for a job or report
- Sending an important message or item to someone, or serving as a spy
- Journeying to Heaven, Hell, Limbo, a different dimension, or someone else's dream world
- Emergency landing in a flying aircraft
- Becoming lost or stranded at sea, or shipwrecked
- Appointed and tutored at a young age for a specific roleβsoldier, nun, artist, slave, ruler, criminal, entertainer, etc.
- Being the first in a group to achieve something extraordinary
- Receiving guidance from a ghost, spirit, angel, demon, or god
- Getting caught in a trap
- Being summoned by a friend, family member, stranger, rival, enemy, deity, etc. to meet somewhere
- Holding a meeting or attending one
- Having something stolen or taken away by force
- Being pressured into choosing a side
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Is being kidnapped as a child in this list? Cause some of my Characters have that past
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Hey dark-sheikah? could you do one involving making fictional societies? Particularly these?
The government
The law codes
The History (Public)
The Religions
Well, and more if you can come up with them...
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So many ideas. I just recently submitted a drawing that had to do with the second one.Β
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Wow. Thank you! For whenever my idea lab dries out, I'll check this list <3
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More than a couple of these actually apply to the two main characters of a story I'm working on. 
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Some of my characters have those backstory's.
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Ideas:
- Taking a life (I didn't see it on your list, correct me if its already there)
- Contemplating suicide
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"Committing a crime; murder" is up there, and I can add contemplating suicide under the suicide category. Thanks!
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Wow kudos to you for brainstorming all that. Can't thank you enough for your contribution. You may have just helped me past my writers block..
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a secret life or identity they want to leave behind
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I love you too. 
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Yay! *Drags you off to somewhere dark and naughty*
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