Guide:How to Make a Fanon Character

This is a simple guide to give pointers, and help the inexperienced at making their own 40k fanon characters. Naturally this is a very important part of the work that people do on this site as their characters shape the story that they are trying to tell.

Alignment
Probably one of the first things that you would want to consider is whether you want to make a good or evil character.

Please keep in mind that any Necron, Chaos or DarkEldar character will be evil by default. Necrons have no souls, and if you want to make a good CSM or Dark Eldar character, well that is what Craftworld Eldar and normal Space Marines are for.

Also keep in mind that your character does not necessarily have to be good or evil. There are many morally ambiguous characters. Orks are a good example of this. Orks don't always have to be evil, but they are rarily ever good.

History
Your character's history is their story, and really that is what this site is about. this is where you will most likely be doing most of your work regarding whatever character you are making. It is here that you will tell us of his or her numerous exploits. in other words this is the meat of your character article. It is also good to give others a peak at your character's early life, so that people can get some insight into how your character ended up like they did.