# CREATE YOUR IDENTITY

This is your first step, and to say it will influence each and every following choice would be an understatement. Your character’s Identity is a short sentence that quickly summarizes how they currently see themselves.

When you create your Identity, keep an eye on the list of available Classes (see page 160) and make sure there is a combination of two or three Classes that fits your Identity. If you really can’t find what you need, try adjusting your Identity and adapting it to fit one of the available combinations.

Here are a few examples of good identities:

- Royal Knight.
- Queen of the Desert Thieves.
- Battle Priestess of the Old Faith.
- Warrior Princess of the Moon People.
- Elderly Amnesiac Sorcerer.
- Former Imperial Strategist.
- Freedom-fighting Brawler.
- Magitech Scientist.
- Tormented Veteran.
- One-eyed Samurai.

Keep in mind that you can invoke your Identity to give yourself an edge when making Checks: pick something that will prove useful in play.

Over the course of your adventures, you will be able to change your Identity: a Captain of the Crimson Reapers might redeem herself and change her Identity to that of a Knight of the White Flame, for instance. This is a good thing: it means your character has grown into someone different!

## Example: Robert is creating his first character.

Previously, he and the rest of her group worked on their game world: a land in early industrial development, where magic is tied to family bloodlines.

They are going to be heroes of the resistance, fighting against a technological empire that seeks to imprison anyone who can channel magic. Robert’s character, Camilla, is going to be the (supposedly) last surviving member of Platea's royal dynasty.

Contrary to her older brothers and sisters, Camilla never developed any magical ability: however, she has been trained as a knight and diplomat.

Camilla's Identity is going to be “The Last Princess of Platea”.

While talking with the rest of her group, Robert points out that he’s open to Camilla discovering her “latent magical powers” over the course of the game.