Hey, gang! I made a little thing to help with fleshing out AUs. @tidalfoam helped with making a quick-sheet as well for better visuals (which I have recently reblogged or you can find that on Ren's tumblr as well!) Here you go! Feel free to tweak as you need;
Visual Template
CULT OF THE LAMB - CHARACTER BIO
AU NAME (If applicable):
Is the AU Canon-Divergent? A Continuation of canon events? A separate AU / parallel universe?
Synopsis of AU – (i.e. An AU in which the Lamb escaped the slaughtering. An AU in which Narinder is a crown-bearer, etc.)
CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES
OC Name:
Alternative Names:
Age:
Gender:
Height:
Morals/Virtues: (i.e. Neutral good, lawful evil, etc)
Personality:
Temperament:
Educational Background, if any:
Hobbies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Fears/Phobias:
What is something that they would never admit out loud?
What is their most closely guarded secret?
TIMELINE
Life before the Cult:
• Domestics: Who was your OC before the genocide? Did they have a family? Siblings? Parents? Were they nomadic? Did they live in the outskirts?
• Lifestyle: What did they do to survive, if anything? Were they happy and oblivious until the last moment, were they on the run? Were they in any particular biome (Darkwood, Anura, so on) Etc.
• At what age were they captured/sacrificed? Who, if anyone, witnessed this event?
Vesselhood – Cooperation:
• First impressions of their patron God.
• Learning phase – were they a natural talent? Was there a steep learning curve as the new crown bearer? Were your OC’s vision aligned to their God’s, or was there a lot of resistance?
• Cult Responsibilities – Are they a responsible leader, or did they require interference/tending to by outside parties (such as Ratau)? Do they have a strict schedule, or were they more of a go-with-the-flow kind of person?
• Religious Ideals: Passive or Aggressive? Wrathful or peaceful? Cannibalistic or grass-eater?
Vesselhood – Resistance:
• Their inner thoughts and feelings on being asked to die for their God. What led to the betrayal?
• WHY DO THEY FIGHT?
• WHO DO THEY FIGHT FOR? Their cult? Found family? Themselves?
• Do any Ideals change?
Ascension: Infancy – 0-100 years*
• Is their ascension a slow progression? Is it quick?
• What physical changes happen, if any?
• What mental changes happen, if any?
• What changes about the cult? Expansion? Shrinkage? Location change? Nothing at all?
• Any love interests to note? Do they marry their God or cast them out?
Ascension: Adolescence – 150-500 years*
• What physical changes happen, if any?
• What mental changes happen, if any?
• What changes about the cult? Expansion? Shrinkage? Location change? Nothing at all?
• SHITTENS? MAYHAP?
*** Alter timeframe and notes as needed per your AU
Godhood
• What is their goal? Who do they want to be?
• Does their morality change? Do their domains change?
• How is the cult run after they properly ascend? Are they present in daily matters or do they become more of an unseen legend?
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Please let me know if y'all have any further questions about this. Not a rigid structure, tweak as you need. Just wanted to make a helpful little template for some of my creative writing friends out there. <3
