PART I: PHYSICAL

FULL NAME
SEX
AGE
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
SHAPE (Of body: pear, muscular, long legs, heavy, tall drink of water; face & head: round, large, thin, long, etc.)
HAIR (Color: is it natural? Style? Is it high-maintenance? How do they feel about their hair, or lack thereof?)
EYES (Color, shape, description, level of eyesight, gaze)
POSTURE/STANCE (How do they carry themselves: slouch, erect, military? How do they walk?)
IDENTIFIERS (Deformities, diseases, birthmarks, scars, limp, twitch, glasses, teeth, hearing aid, allergies, etc. How do they feel about these? Accepting? Angry?
APPEARANCE (Good-looking? If so, by whose definition? Broken nose, unkempt, dirty, hair needs combing, neat, sloppy, immaculate, has freckles?)
RACE & HEREDITY (Ancestry; who does this person take after in their family, if anyone? Do they know their heredity?)
SPEECH (Do they have an accent? Clipped, lisp, stutter, loud, soft-spoken, etc.)
FITNESS (Are they physically fit? If so, what do they do to stay that way? Have they always been? Are they a couch potato? If so, what is their idea of strenuous activity?)
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
HABITS (Nail biting, finger tapping, hair twirling, humming, whistling, shaking a foot while sitting, pushing glasses up on nose, sniffing, rolling eyes, etc.)

PART II: SOCIOLOGY

CLASS (Upper, upper middle, lower? Have they always been there? Are they nouveau riche? Homeless who used to work on Wall Street?)
OCCUPATION/CAREER (What do they do? Do they like it? What type of hours do they work? Are they self-employed or do they work for a company? If a company, how large is it? How long have they worked at this job? How do they feel about it?)
EDUCATION (How much schooling do they have? Was all their education formal? What types of schools did they attend: parochial, public, private, large, small? What sorts of grades did they make? Were they involved in extra-curriculars? What were their least and most favorite subjects? If college, what was their major? How many times did they change it?)
HOME LIFE (Parents: are they living? Healthy, ill, or disabled? Are their parents still married? History of parents work, class, etc. any history of physical abuse at home? What is their relationship with their parents? Is the character married or involved with someone? How long? Do they have children? Do the children live with them? Do they live with their children?)
RELIGION (If any. Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, etc.? How do they feel about their religion? Do they practice it or is it strictly cultural to them? Were they raised with a religion?)
PLACE IN COMMUNITY (Involvement: local politics, clubs, sports, friends. How much does this person rely on the opinions of others for his/her self-worth?)
POLITICAL (Republican, Democrat, Independent, conservative, liberal, not involved, doesn't vote? How do they feel about politics? What impact do they believe they have in the process of government?)
RECREATION/ENTERTAINMENT (What magazines does this person read? Are they the same ones that they would feel okay leaving out if they knew company was coming over? Favorite books/authors? Movies, television, collections, hobbies, activities?)
FRIENDS (Who are they? Why are they friends? What kind of people do they like to have surrounding them?)
PLACES (What kind of places do they like? What is their home like? Do they have a favorite spot? If so, where is it? Do they have an imaginary place they go to? Are they an outdoors or indoors person?)

PART III: PSYCHOLOGY

MORALS (Sexual morals, ethics in their life; Do they cheat--would they cheat if they knew no one was watching?)
AMBITION (What would they do if they could do anything, free from any responsibility or societal constraints and opinions?)
FRUSTRATIONS (What do they dream about and what keeps them from living their dreams; what goal did they have that they lost along the way?)
REGRETS (What are they sorry for: something they said or did, an action not taken, a moment of carelessness, a lesson not learned soon enough, a love not expressed?)
TEMPERAMENT (Optimist, realist, fatalist? How did they get this way? How does it affect their live and those around them?)
FEARS (What frightens them the most? What frightens them a little? What sorts of superstitions do they believe in? What inhibitions do they have? What obsessions? Phobias?)
ABILITIES (What are they good at? What talents and attributes do they possess? An ability to learn foreign languages? Great interpersonal skills? Gifted piano player? Excellent teacher?)
QUALITIES (Imagination, judgment, taste; how do they face life?)
INTELLIGENCE (Brilliant, below average, lots of common sense, bright-but-scatter-brained?)

PART IV: HISTORY

What are some memories of this person? Think of specific moments or activities the person experienced in their life. Would those impact their actions today? If so, how? Write out the details. Examples
• A special birthday present (what is it, how old were they, do they still have it, who gave it to them)
• A visit for the country when they were seven and caught their first fish
• An older brother leaving for Vietnam---did he come back? What shape was he in?
• Their draft lottery number coming up
• The three story brick elementary school where they had Miss Wheelman for kindergarten
• The Christmas they know they saw Santa's boots as they peeked from under the door
• Grandpa in the funeral parlor
• Making out with Jim Allen in the '68 Nova at the end of a dead-end road and remembering all the stories about Hook Man
• Walking along the railroad tracks
• The first math test they ever flunked
• The scent of the mock oranｇe bush in the front yard
• The secret hiding place where no one could find them
• The first time they saw the person they would marry
• The love, pain, laughter, and tears at first seeing their newborn child
• Where they buried Red, the greatest dog in the world
• The first time they pulled someone out of the water when they were a lifeguard
• Their high school mascot
• Saying "goodbye" to someone they loved