Wow 8 pages.
 So I started something similar, I choose to work with the lore as much as possible (, leaving my characters history a giant 'blank', beyond the Calamity, so that way it could be filled in with more lore appropriate stuff.
Here is the thread if you want to watch the development: Back Story Help.
Basically I started from a similar place. I wanted her to be fresh faced, but also not be so blank.
Keep trying, we're all hear to help. Sometimes you find that cutting of extraneous stuff is worth it. So far the RPC has been great about helping me find lore appropriate choices and alternatives.
If you're character is a Valkyrie, then perhaps you'd want to choose Roegadyn, they're very norse/Germanic in flavor itseems at least with the names and strongly maratine culture.
I'd say most of us spend a hours roleplay. I know just today, I ran about Ul'dah (the desert city) and had a great time with people, who were standing front of an NPC I needed to use so I jumped into RP, but accidentaly eavesdropping.. (big old miqo'te (catperson) ears.. her things)
 So I started something similar, I choose to work with the lore as much as possible (, leaving my characters history a giant 'blank', beyond the Calamity, so that way it could be filled in with more lore appropriate stuff.
Here is the thread if you want to watch the development: Back Story Help.
Basically I started from a similar place. I wanted her to be fresh faced, but also not be so blank.
Keep trying, we're all hear to help. Sometimes you find that cutting of extraneous stuff is worth it. So far the RPC has been great about helping me find lore appropriate choices and alternatives.
If you're character is a Valkyrie, then perhaps you'd want to choose Roegadyn, they're very norse/Germanic in flavor itseems at least with the names and strongly maratine culture.
I'd say most of us spend a hours roleplay. I know just today, I ran about Ul'dah (the desert city) and had a great time with people, who were standing front of an NPC I needed to use so I jumped into RP, but accidentaly eavesdropping.. (big old miqo'te (catperson) ears.. her things)
