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=Customising Your Character=
=Customising Your Character=
As you progress exploring the lands you might want to add more detail to your character. Detail helps you to [[roleplay]] with more consistency and shows others what you are like. Here we try to describe a few of the many ways you can detail your character.
As you begin your adventures, you may wish to add a little spice to your character and his or her appearance. There are a few ways to do this, the easiest being your [[description]]. Anyone who LOOKs at you will see what you have written yourself to appear as. To describe yourself, you simply use DESCRIBE ME <[[description]]>. It will always start with "(He|She) is a(n) <adjective> <race> and is ...", where the ellipses denote where your custom description goes. The best way to see how it works is to try it, so ''DESCRIBE ME tall'' and ''LOOK ME'' to see the result. Of course, a good description is somewhat longer than that, but it's up to you to write it. More tips and guidelines are detailed in [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=DESCRIPTION HELP DESCRIPTION].


==Your Description==
You can also robe yourself in any number of different kinds of clothing: you must be tired of those dull robes from the Trial of Rebirth by now. All around the realms are [[shops]], some of which stock a variety of clothing. Do some window shopping! If you find something you like, PROBE it. (For more information on shops for the informed newbie, please see our section on spending your gold above) Some adventurers are also tailors or jewellers by profession, and many can craft pre-designed items for you, or even design custom clothing for you (though often at a higher price). You can wear nearly anything you like, and it can show a lot about your character's personality. Your clothing will be listed at the end of your description, so it's a great idea to have both a proper description and clothing. (For more information, please see [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=CLOTHING HELP CLOTHING])
One of the first things you will want to do normally is to describe your character. Your description is what someone who looks at you sees. You can use DESCRIBE ME <[[description]]> to edit your personal description. It will always start with "<name> is a <sex> <race> and is ...". The easiest way is to try a simple example and look at yourself, so try DESCRIBE ME tall. and have a look. Of course a good description is usually somewhat longer than that. Description guidelines are detailed in HELP DESCRIPTION.


==Clothing Yourself==
Thirdly, you may set a warcry or motto (only one or the other), which are simply phrases which are displayed on your [[honours|HONOURS]] page. They can be used similarly to emotes, simply by using the MOTTO or WARCRY commands (depending on which you have set). To set such a phrase, you can SET WARCRY <message> or SET MOTTO <message>; to clear, simply use "CLEAR" as your message. Remember, warcries and mottoes are to be kept strictly in-character. (For more information on mottos and warcries, please see [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=MOTTO HELP MOTTO] and [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=WARCRY HELP WARCRY])
After you have described yourself and are still only wearing the simple clothes you were given during the introductory tour you might want to find something more interesting to wear. Around the lands there are many shops with different clothing items and there are also tailors that can design custom clothing and jewellery. Shopping for clothing seems to be something that some male and female characters enjoy very much. Your clothing will be listed at the end of your description.


==Your Warcry/Motto==
Finally, you may create a background for your character. Such backgrounds are meant to detail one's history before the Trial of Rebirth, and separate "chapters" may be added on as one's life goes on. You may only ever create '''ONE''' background and it can '''NEVER''' be edited (except in the form of subsequent chapters), so be sure that the one you enter in is free of typos, errors, and you're happy with it! If you decide to write a background, perhaps you should write it into an external editor such as Notepad and read through it several times, sit on it for a few days, then decide whether you're happy with it. Remember, '''your background can never be changed once you submit it'''. For more information on the background system, including syntax and use, please see [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=BACKGROUND HELP BACKGROUND].
Your warcry and motto are simply phrases that you may customize, and then use in a similar way as emotes. If you have a warcry/motto set, you can use WARCRY/MOTTO to say that particular phrase.
 
* SET WARCRY <message> - sets your warcry to that message
* SET WARCRY CLEAR - clears your warcry completely
 
* SET MOTTO <message> - sets your motto to that message
* SET MOTTO CLEAR - clears your motto completely
 
Note that your warcry/motto will be displayed in your honours. You may have only a motto, or only a warcry. Also, warcries and mottoes are to be kept strictly in-character.
 
==Your Background==
Backgrounds are a chance for players to write their history before the age of 18 and continue it with chapters as new things happen.
 
Here are some important things you need to know about backgrounds, in case you ever plan to use them.
 
COMPOSE BACKGROUND takes you into the Achaean editor, where you can write your background down. Please be VERY careful, as you can never alter this once it is saved. We strongly recommend writing it offline, running it through a spell-checker, proofreading it, proofreading it again, then submitting it when you are completely satisfied.
 
COMPOSE HISTORY takes you into the editor to compose a new chapter of your background. Like backgrounds, they can never be altered once saved.
 
COMPOSE HISTORY TITLE <CHAPTER #> <DESIRED TITLE> (perhaps this would read, COMPOSE HISTORY TITLE 7 Chopping the Redwood Tree) assigns a title to a chapter number.
 
VIEW BACKGROUND <CHARACTER> (perhaps this would read VIEW BACKGROUND SARAPIS) shows you the background of the person you choose, assuming they have allowed you to read it. You can also simply VIEW BACKGROUND, without supplying a name, to read your own.
 
VIEW HISTORY SUMMARY <CHARACTER> shows you the chapter summary of the person in question. Omit the character to view your own.
 
VIEW HISTORY <CHAPTER> <CHARACTER> (perhaps this would read, VIEW HISTORY 7 SARAPIS) will show you a specific chapter in detail. Omit the character to view your own.
 
SET HISTORY PUBLIC/ALLIES/PRIVATE to control who can view your character background.


=Class and Skills Learning=
=Class and Skills Learning=
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