Character Creation Guide for The Festering Lands

A world of quarantines, corruption, and survival.

This guide will help you create a character that belongs in the world of Norvostra, whether they are a native survivor or an outsider drawn into the chaos of the Rotmire Blight. Every character must have a reason for being in Faulmoor and an even stronger reason for being in Greymire.

Below are examples to help inspire your character’s background and motivations. You are not limited to these choices—use them as a guide to craft your own story.


Background & Origins

1. Where is your character from?

2. What was their life before the Rotmire Blight?

3. What have they lost?


Why Did Your Character Come to Faulmoor? (For non-natives—what drew them into the heart of the Blight?)


Why Did Your Character Come to Greymire? (Once in Faulmoor, what led them here?)


Survival & Morality

4. How has your character adapted to life in the Blight?

The world is cruel—how has your character survived?

5. What is your character willing to do to survive?

Everyone has limits—what are yours?

6. How does your character view the quarantines?

Faulmoor is a land of walled-off towns and forced isolation. What is your stance?

7. What does your character think of the Blighted?


Political & Social Ties

8. Which noble house (if any) does your character support?

Do you serve one of Faulmoor’s noble houses, or do you despise them all?

9. How does your character view the Silver Crisis?

Silver is rare, and its ability to harm the Blighted has made it more valuable than gold. What role does it play in your life?

10. Does your character have connections to the criminal underworld?


Faith & Superstition

11. Does your character believe in the gods?

12. Has your character witnessed something beyond mortal understanding?


The Journey & Motivations

13. What is your character’s goal in this world?

14. What would push your character to the edge?

15. What is your character’s ultimate fate?


Revision #10
Created 21 February 2025 13:17:51 by Sean Green
Updated 28 February 2025 13:48:31 by Sean Green