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 === Summary - Key Points ===
 * '''DuD happens hundreds of years before mainline canon''', you are better off not mentioning/including events and characters from the canon because they likely don't exist yet.
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 If you're looking for character links, making a post on the Discord or Facebook group is a good place to start. The Game Team can also help advise on other PCs from similar backgrounds who might be appropriate for your character to know. If a PC has no ties to the party at the start of the game, it is likely that NPC orders from the Inquisitors will place them with a team or assign them a specific role to ensure everyone has a starting point for interactions.

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	==== Your Fanaticism ====		==== Your Fanaticism ====
	It's incredibly rare for an Imperial character to not have faith in the God-Emperor, some outliers such as the Adeptus Mechanicus have their own isolated religious beliefs ~~but those~~ characters with [[Faith and Fire]] are far more than simply faithful in the God-Emperor - they are devoted to the God-Emperor ~~(the trait cannot be used to reflect any other religious belief)~~ in a fashion that is far more extreme than is normal~~, some~~ would ~~call~~ them unhinged ~~to look at them,~~ certainly they are fanatical in their worship of the God-Emperor in whatever form they have been ~~risen and~~ in many cases this faith, while unquestioning and to outsiders quite insane gives their mortal souls protection against the grasping corruption of the Warp. But the God-Emperor is not a kind God, the daily toil such devotion takes upon mind and body is harsh~~, the~~ Imperial Cult is one built on toil and sacrifice not care and comfort, and those who give themselves so completely to it as those who have Faith and Fire often suffer far worse then the common Imperial flock.		It is incredibly rare for an Imperial character to not have faith in the God-Emperor, although some outliers such as the Adeptus Mechanicus have their own isolated religious beliefs. Those characters with [[Faith and Fire]] are far more than simply faithful in the God-Emperor - they are devoted to the God-Emperor in a fashion that is far more extreme than is normal. Some would consider them unhinged - certainly they are fanatical in their worship of the God-Emperor in whatever form they have been raised to believe in Them. In many cases this faith, while unquestioning and to outsiders quite insane, gives their mortal souls protection against the grasping corruption of the Warp. But the God-Emperor is not a kind God: the daily toil such devotion takes upon mind and body is harsh. The Imperial Cult is one built on toil and sacrifice not care and comfort, and those who give themselves so completely to it as those who have Faith and Fire often suffer far worse then the common Imperial flock.

			This trait cannot be used to reflect any other religious belief than devotion to the God-Emperor; consider a '''Unique Trait''' if you would like a similar effect.

	'''Update 20/02/2023:''' We are currently no longer accepting Faith and Fire unless a character comes from an '''Adepta Sororitas''' or '''Ecclesiarchy''' background as it has become quite common in the player party and risks dilution - this is designed to be an uncomfortable thing to roleplay and relies heavily on playing an unquestioning fanatic.		'''Update 20/02/2023:''' We are currently no longer accepting Faith and Fire unless a character comes from an '''Adepta Sororitas''' or '''Ecclesiarchy''' background as it has become quite common in the player party and risks dilution - this is designed to be an uncomfortable thing to roleplay and relies heavily on playing an unquestioning fanatic.
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	The questions we ask are:		The questions we ask are:

	* '''How does your character express their devotion to the God-Emperor?''' - Religious practices vary immensely across the Imperium, there are a myriad of sects each with their own beliefs about how the Emperor should be ~~worshiped, you~~ can find a few details of those beliefs [[Ecclesiarchy_Loyalists\|here]] (as well as others linked off of that page) but each character's expressions of faith are their own ~~and amongst~~ Inquisitorial Agents it is ~~likely~~ to encounter all sorts of deviant and accepted forms of religious practice due to the eclectic nature of the myriad of backgrounds they are recruited from.		* '''How does your character express their devotion to the God-Emperor?''' - Religious practices vary immensely across the Imperium; there are a myriad of sects each with their own beliefs about how the Emperor should be worshipped. You can find a few details of those beliefs [[Ecclesiarchy_Loyalists\|here]] (as well as others linked off of that page) but each character's expressions of faith are their own. Amongst Inquisitorial Agents it is common to encounter all sorts of deviant and accepted forms of religious practice due to the eclectic nature of the myriad of backgrounds they are recruited from.

	* '''What has your character suffered for their Faith?''' - The Faith represented by '''Faith and Fire''' is not born of a single revelatory moment, rather it is the work of a lifetime of unquestioning devotion, and with that has come suffering for your character ~~- they~~ have put Faith ahead of all other concerns in their life, they have suffered already in order to PROVE that faith, they have overcome obstacle after obstacle in their demonstrations of devotion to the God-Emperor and they bear the scars of that...what is your characters journey of Faith?		* '''What has your character suffered for their Faith?''' - The Faith represented by '''Faith and Fire''' is not born of a single revelatory moment, rather it is the work of a lifetime of unquestioning devotion, and with that has come suffering for your character. They have put Faith ahead of all other concerns in their life; they have suffered already in order to PROVE that faith, they have overcome obstacle after obstacle in their demonstrations of devotion to the God-Emperor and they bear the scars of that... what is your characters journey of Faith?

	* '''What hatred does your character hold for others amongst their fellow Inquisitorial servants?''' - The Imperial Creed is built on intolerance, and a character with Faith and Fire is demonstrably more likely to hold those intolerances not only for the enemies of the Imperium, but likely some amongst their allies. The obvious targets of hatred are those who display mutations have have caused them to drift away from the human norm, mutants, psykers, abhumans - but not everyone holds such hate, some hate the Adeptus Mechanicus for their deviation from the Imperial Cult, or those who show insufficient devotion to the God-Emperor or simply those born of low status. This hatred needn't manifest violently, but it will often mean that the presence of such individuals presents a challenge for the Faithful in finding rest and spiritual peace.		* '''What hatred does your character hold for others amongst their fellow Inquisitorial servants?''' - The Imperial Creed is built on intolerance, and a character with Faith and Fire is demonstrably more likely to hold those intolerances not only for the enemies of the Imperium, but likely some amongst their allies. The obvious targets of hatred are those who display mutations have have caused them to drift away from the human norm, mutants, psykers, abhumans - but not everyone holds such hate, some hate the Adeptus Mechanicus for their deviation from the Imperial Cult, or those who show insufficient devotion to the God-Emperor or simply those born of low status. This hatred needn't manifest violently, but it will often mean that the presence of such individuals presents a challenge for the Faithful in finding rest and spiritual peace.

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	* '''What hatred does your character hold for others amongst their fellow Inquisitorial servants?''' - The Imperial Creed is built on intolerance, and a character with Faith and Fire is demonstrably more likely to hold those intolerances not only for the enemies of the Imperium, but likely some amongst their allies. The obvious targets of hatred are those who display mutations have have caused them to drift away from the human norm, mutants, psykers, abhumans - but not everyone holds such hate, some hate the Adeptus Mechanicus for their deviation from the Imperial Cult, or those who show insufficient devotion to the God-Emperor or simply those born of low status. This hatred needn't manifest violently, but it will often mean that the presence of such individuals presents a challenge for the Faithful in finding rest and spiritual peace.		* '''What hatred does your character hold for others amongst their fellow Inquisitorial servants?''' - The Imperial Creed is built on intolerance, and a character with Faith and Fire is demonstrably more likely to hold those intolerances not only for the enemies of the Imperium, but likely some amongst their allies. The obvious targets of hatred are those who display mutations have have caused them to drift away from the human norm, mutants, psykers, abhumans - but not everyone holds such hate, some hate the Adeptus Mechanicus for their deviation from the Imperial Cult, or those who show insufficient devotion to the God-Emperor or simply those born of low status. This hatred needn't manifest violently, but it will often mean that the presence of such individuals presents a challenge for the Faithful in finding rest and spiritual peace.

	* '''What oath would your character swear to the God-Emperor in order to show their true devotion?''' - at the '''Marked''' level of a character's Faith and Fire track they must swear an Oath to the God-Emperor that they must then enact for the rest of that event and until the middle of the next '''Campaign Event''' (numbered event rather than a Tale) that they play~~. These offer no benefit for the character as they are acts of sacrifice but~~ the [[~~Willpower_Traits#Preacher\|Preacher Oaths~~]] offer some ideas for the level of impediment a character might place on themselves in order to fulfill their oaths - ideally oaths should be specific either enduring some kind of personal sacrifice or swearing to defeat a specific individual. How this oath plays out depends on the nature of the oath, a melee character whose oath is, for example, sacrificing the use of their dominant arm may be expected to do so until the Saturday of the next Campaign Event (numbered DuD events) but if they were to go so far as literally carving it from their body as a demonstration of their faith it would likely fulfill the oath there and then (though replacing the limb at the game with a bionic would probably void the sacrifice so think about consequences you are physically and mentally willing to roleplay and phys rep for the remainder of an event) - such demonstrations of faith are often rewarded then with miraculous displays of the power of Faith, but are often then followed by the angry backlash of the Dark Gods.		* '''What oath would your character swear to the God-Emperor in order to show their true devotion?''' - at the '''Marked''' level of a character's Faith and Fire track they must swear an Oath to the God-Emperor that they must then enact for the rest of that event and until the middle of the next '''Campaign Event''' (numbered event rather than a Tale) that they play or sooner, you can read more about these in the [[Faith and Fire]] section

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	==== Your Fanaticism ====		==== Your Fanaticism ====
			It's incredibly rare for an Imperial character to not have faith in the God-Emperor, some outliers such as the Adeptus Mechanicus have their own isolated religious beliefs but those characters with [[Faith and Fire]] are far more than simply faithful in the God-Emperor - they are devoted to the God-Emperor (the trait cannot be used to reflect any other religious belief) in a fashion that is far more extreme than is normal, some would call them unhinged to look at them, certainly they are fanatical in their worship of the God-Emperor in whatever form they have been risen and in many cases this faith, while unquestioning and to outsiders quite insane gives their mortal souls protection against the grasping corruption of the Warp. But the God-Emperor is not a kind God, the daily toil such devotion takes upon mind and body is harsh, the Imperial Cult is one built on toil and sacrifice not care and comfort, and those who give themselves so completely to it as those who have Faith and Fire often suffer far worse then the common Imperial flock.

			'''Update 20/02/2023:''' We are currently no longer accepting Faith and Fire unless a character comes from an '''Adepta Sororitas''' or '''Ecclesiarchy''' background as it has become quite common in the player party and risks dilution - this is designed to be an uncomfortable thing to roleplay and relies heavily on playing an unquestioning fanatic.

			The questions we ask are:

			* '''How does your character express their devotion to the God-Emperor?''' - Religious practices vary immensely across the Imperium, there are a myriad of sects each with their own beliefs about how the Emperor should be worshiped, you can find a few details of those beliefs [[Ecclesiarchy_Loyalists\|here]] (as well as others linked off of that page) but each character's expressions of faith are their own and amongst Inquisitorial Agents it is likely to encounter all sorts of deviant and accepted forms of religious practice due to the eclectic nature of the myriad of backgrounds they are recruited from.

			* '''What has your character suffered for their Faith?''' - The Faith represented by '''Faith and Fire''' is not born of a single revelatory moment, rather it is the work of a lifetime of unquestioning devotion, and with that has come suffering for your character - they have put Faith ahead of all other concerns in their life, they have suffered already in order to PROVE that faith, they have overcome obstacle after obstacle in their demonstrations of devotion to the God-Emperor and they bear the scars of that...what is your characters journey of Faith?

			* '''What hatred does your character hold for others amongst their fellow Inquisitorial servants?''' - The Imperial Creed is built on intolerance, and a character with Faith and Fire is demonstrably more likely to hold those intolerances not only for the enemies of the Imperium, but likely some amongst their allies. The obvious targets of hatred are those who display mutations have have caused them to drift away from the human norm, mutants, psykers, abhumans - but not everyone holds such hate, some hate the Adeptus Mechanicus for their deviation from the Imperial Cult, or those who show insufficient devotion to the God-Emperor or simply those born of low status. This hatred needn't manifest violently, but it will often mean that the presence of such individuals presents a challenge for the Faithful in finding rest and spiritual peace.

			* '''What oath would your character swear to the God-Emperor in order to show their true devotion?''' - at the '''Marked''' level of a character's Faith and Fire track they must swear an Oath to the God-Emperor that they must then enact for the rest of that event and until the middle of the next '''Campaign Event''' (numbered event rather than a Tale) that they play. These offer no benefit for the character as they are acts of sacrifice but the [[Willpower_Traits#Preacher\|Preacher Oaths]] offer some ideas for the level of impediment a character might place on themselves in order to fulfill their oaths - ideally oaths should be specific either enduring some kind of personal sacrifice or swearing to defeat a specific individual. How this oath plays out depends on the nature of the oath, a melee character whose oath is, for example, sacrificing the use of their dominant arm may be expected to do so until the Saturday of the next Campaign Event (numbered DuD events) but if they were to go so far as literally carving it from their body as a demonstration of their faith it would likely fulfill the oath there and then (though replacing the limb at the game with a bionic would probably void the sacrifice so think about consequences you are physically and mentally willing to roleplay and phys rep for the remainder of an event) - such demonstrations of faith are often rewarded then with miraculous displays of the power of Faith, but are often then followed by the angry backlash of the Dark Gods.


	=== Your Inquisitor ===		=== Your Inquisitor ===

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 * '''What negative behaviours don't you feel comfortable roleplaying?''' - The obvious inverse of the above, please do tell us what kinds of behaviour you aren't comfortable playing out - you do not need to explain why no questions will be asked, we just want to make sure that things remain -fun- for you.
 ==== Your Corruption ====
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 '''Note - Prohibited Themes:''' We will not include anything in your Corruption effects that would breach our [[System_Policies_and_Ethos#Behaviour_at_Games|prohibited themes]]. Additionally, we will not include anything about sexuality, gender and sexual acts in Corruption effects (or in any mechanical effect). Death unto Darkness is a sex- and kink-positive game, but we don’t want to force players to interact with such themes. While we don’t discourage you from having them or roleplaying them as part of your character’s story, we find that they are better contained to controlled spaces, where only people who actively consent to interacting with them will do so. Importantly, in this setting, themes such as sexual promiscuity or experiencing sexual attraction are not considered inherently ‘corrupt’ or a marker of the taint of Chaos.
-The questions we ask are;
+==== Your Fanaticism ====
 === Your Inquisitor ===

High Lords: /* Your Corruption */

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Your Corruption

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	==== Your Corruption ====		==== Your Corruption ====
	Corruption represents the growing taint of Chaos within reality, be it through whispered promises or exposure to warp energies from the tainted Realm of Chaos within the Warp. You can find its full details for the mechanic [[Corruption_and_Faith\|here]]. This taint affects every person differently, with physical changes occuring only in extreme cases of exposure; in most cases, it first twists the mind, often enhancing an individual’s negative traits in ways that fuel the powers of Chaos or assist the goals of the Dark Gods.		Corruption represents the growing taint of Chaos within reality, be it through whispered promises or exposure to warp energies from the tainted Realm of Chaos within the Warp. You can find its full details for the mechanic [[Corruption_and_Faith\|here]]. This taint affects every person differently, with physical changes occuring only in extreme cases of exposure; in most cases, it first twists the mind, often enhancing an individual’s negative traits in ways that fuel the powers of Chaos or assist the goals of the Dark Gods.

			Characters with Faith and Fire are asked instead to answer '''Your Fanaticism''' questions.

	The questions we ask are:		The questions we ask are:
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	'''Note - Prohibited Themes:''' We will not include anything in your Corruption effects that would breach our [[System_Policies_and_Ethos#Behaviour_at_Games\|prohibited themes]]. Additionally, we will not include anything about sexuality, gender and sexual acts in Corruption effects (or in any mechanical effect). Death unto Darkness is a sex- and kink-positive game, but we don’t want to force players to interact with such themes. While we don’t discourage you from having them or roleplaying them as part of your character’s story, we find that they are better contained to controlled spaces, where only people who actively consent to interacting with them will do so. Importantly, in this setting, themes such as sexual promiscuity or experiencing sexual attraction are not considered inherently ‘corrupt’ or a marker of the taint of Chaos.		'''Note - Prohibited Themes:''' We will not include anything in your Corruption effects that would breach our [[System_Policies_and_Ethos#Behaviour_at_Games\|prohibited themes]]. Additionally, we will not include anything about sexuality, gender and sexual acts in Corruption effects (or in any mechanical effect). Death unto Darkness is a sex- and kink-positive game, but we don’t want to force players to interact with such themes. While we don’t discourage you from having them or roleplaying them as part of your character’s story, we find that they are better contained to controlled spaces, where only people who actively consent to interacting with them will do so. Importantly, in this setting, themes such as sexual promiscuity or experiencing sexual attraction are not considered inherently ‘corrupt’ or a marker of the taint of Chaos.


	==== Your Madness ====		==== Your Madness ====

High Lords: /* Your Decline */

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Your Decline

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	** As a note, '''please''' don't include behaviours in here that would take you out of play, for example 'laziness' or 'being by yourself' we have no issue with you roleplaying these traits but we're not going to issue you with roleplaying effects that encourage you to disengage with the game.		** As a note, '''please''' don't include behaviours in here that would take you out of play, for example 'laziness' or 'being by yourself' we have no issue with you roleplaying these traits but we're not going to issue you with roleplaying effects that encourage you to disengage with the game.

	* '''What negative behaviours don't you feel comfortable roleplaying?'' - The obvious inverse of the above, please do tell us what kinds of behaviour you aren't comfortable playing out - you do not need to explain why no questions will be asked, we just want to make sure that things remain -fun- for you.		* '''What negative behaviours don't you feel comfortable roleplaying?''' - The obvious inverse of the above, please do tell us what kinds of behaviour you aren't comfortable playing out - you do not need to explain why no questions will be asked, we just want to make sure that things remain -fun- for you.

	==== Your Corruption ====		==== Your Corruption ====

High Lords: /* Your Decline */

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Your Decline

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	While these effects are meant to be bad for the character, they are meant to be fun for the player: we don’t want to force you to endure stressful, boring or uncomfortable roleplay. This is meant to be a fun part of the system for you, even as your character experiences horror at their downward spiral.		While these effects are meant to be bad for the character, they are meant to be fun for the player: we don’t want to force you to endure stressful, boring or uncomfortable roleplay. This is meant to be a fun part of the system for you, even as your character experiences horror at their downward spiral.

	We have ~~one question~~ that we ask for this section in order to establish player comfort;		We have two questions that we ask for this section in order to establish player comfort;

	* '''What negative behaviours do you feel comfortable roleplaying?''' - This is an opportunity for you to tell us the kinds of "bad" behaviour that you as a player can enjoy acting out, this can be anything from being very comfortable engaging in PvP violence, to a joy of sneaking around sabotaging your friends, to simply being comfortable roleplaying addiction, or paranoia, or loss of intellect/spikes in violence...and so on, the kinds of behaviour that, if trapped by a Madness or Corruption card into doing so, you would be comfortable playing out for potentially an entire event.		* '''What negative behaviours do you feel comfortable roleplaying?''' - This is an opportunity for you to tell us the kinds of "bad" behaviour that you as a player can enjoy acting out, this can be anything from being very comfortable engaging in PvP violence, to a joy of sneaking around sabotaging your friends, to simply being comfortable roleplaying addiction, or paranoia, or loss of intellect/spikes in violence...and so on, the kinds of behaviour that, if trapped by a Madness or Corruption card into doing so, you would be comfortable playing out for potentially an entire event.
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	* '''What weaknesses of personality does your character have?''' - This is a question about a character's exploitable flaws: a character who has specific prejudices might be goaded into acting on them more and more intensely. The ways in which these cracks manifest will be defined by the Game Team for you to discover in play, but your input in providing us with these hooks is key to this part of your story. What outlets do they rely on when they are under stress: Do they turn to some past addictions? Do they lash out, or take their feelings out on the innocent or those they perceive as weaker? Do they show a compulsive habit? ny information about how you think your character’s flaws could be used against them helps us a lot.		* '''What weaknesses of personality does your character have?''' - This is a question about a character's exploitable flaws: a character who has specific prejudices might be goaded into acting on them more and more intensely. The ways in which these cracks manifest will be defined by the Game Team for you to discover in play, but your input in providing us with these hooks is key to this part of your story. What outlets do they rely on when they are under stress: Do they turn to some past addictions? Do they lash out, or take their feelings out on the innocent or those they perceive as weaker? Do they show a compulsive habit? ny information about how you think your character’s flaws could be used against them helps us a lot.
	** Please keep in mind the scope of a LARP game, however: answers such as “desire to gain political power”, while good to define personality, don't really offer something we can reflect with these mechanics, similarly "I want to keep my friends safe" is quite a standard desire and not one that offers much creative options to us.		** Please keep in mind the scope of a LARP game, however: answers such as “desire to gain political power”, while good to define personality, don't really offer something we can reflect with these mechanics, similarly "I want to keep my friends safe" is quite a standard desire and not one that offers much creative options to us.



	=== Your Inquisitor ===		=== Your Inquisitor ===

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	* [[Life in the Imperium]]		* [[Life in the Imperium]]
	* [[The Prosperitas Sector]]		* [[The Prosperitas Sector]]
	* [[Life in the ~~Prosperitas Sector~~]]		* [[Life in the Imperium]]

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	While these effects are meant to be bad for the character, they are meant to be fun for the player: we don’t want to force you to endure stressful, boring or uncomfortable roleplay. This is meant to be a fun part of the system for you, even as your character experiences horror at their downward spiral.		While these effects are meant to be bad for the character, they are meant to be fun for the player: we don’t want to force you to endure stressful, boring or uncomfortable roleplay. This is meant to be a fun part of the system for you, even as your character experiences horror at their downward spiral.

			We have one question that we ask for this section in order to establish player comfort;

			* '''What negative behaviours do you feel comfortable roleplaying?''' - This is an opportunity for you to tell us the kinds of "bad" behaviour that you as a player can enjoy acting out, this can be anything from being very comfortable engaging in PvP violence, to a joy of sneaking around sabotaging your friends, to simply being comfortable roleplaying addiction, or paranoia, or loss of intellect/spikes in violence...and so on, the kinds of behaviour that, if trapped by a Madness or Corruption card into doing so, you would be comfortable playing out for potentially an entire event.
			** As a note, '''please''' don't include behaviours in here that would take you out of play, for example 'laziness' or 'being by yourself' we have no issue with you roleplaying these traits but we're not going to issue you with roleplaying effects that encourage you to disengage with the game.

			* '''What negative behaviours don't you feel comfortable roleplaying?'' - The obvious inverse of the above, please do tell us what kinds of behaviour you aren't comfortable playing out - you do not need to explain why no questions will be asked, we just want to make sure that things remain -fun- for you.

	==== Your Corruption ====		==== Your Corruption ====
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	The questions we ask are:		The questions we ask are:

	* '''What ~~weaknesses of personality~~ does your character ~~have? And how might these aid Chaos~~?''' - ~~This is a question about~~ a character~~'s exploitable flaws: a character who has specific prejudices might be goaded into acting on them more~~ and ~~more intensely. Slaughtering criminals where they should take them in for questioning would fuel~~ the ~~blood god; a perfectionist might waste time trying to get something perfectly right~~, ~~even if it meant opening themselves to harm~~, to the ~~delight~~ of ~~She-Who-Thirsts~~. The ways ~~in which these cracks manifest will~~ be ~~defined by the Game Team for you to discover in play~~, ~~but~~ your ~~input in providing us with these hooks~~ is ~~key to this~~ part of your ~~story. Any information about how~~ you ~~think~~ your ~~character’s flaws~~ could be ~~used against them helps us~~ a ~~lot. Please keep in mind~~ the ~~scope~~ of ~~a game, however: answers such as “desire to gain political power”, while good to define personality, reflect something it would be hard to make happen in~~ the ~~few days that a LARP event lasts~~.		* '''What does your character value most about themselves?''' - The things that a character holds most important and dear are the things that the Dark Gods target first - this doesn't mean friends, or items, or possessions though - this is the PERSONAL traits and capabilities of a character that they value most and that losing would hit them hardest. The In the initial levels of the corruption track the Dark Gods sap and mutate your character in ways that degrade and rob them of what they value most try to be honest, having Corruption that impacts your character meaningfully is a part of the system.

			* '''What does your character's "Darkest Self" look like?''' - There are always paths not taken, and roads unwalked, especially in this dark era, if you looked at your character, how could you imagine them at their very worst, what would that look like? Who would they be. This shouldn't be a full profile of some sort of mirror universe version of your character but just some sort of insight into the darker parts of their soul if they were less inhibited by the strictures of the Imperium.

	* '''~~In the midst of the stress of a mission, what is~~ your character ~~most worried about? And~~ what would they ~~seek to alleviate that worry~~?''' - ~~This~~ is the ~~component~~ of ~~temptation in Corruption: everyone wants something~~, and the ~~nature of~~ the ~~Powers~~ of ~~Chaos is they are often able to empower people with~~ the ~~ability~~ to ~~gain it. A panicking leader of~~ a ~~cell might love her companions and want~~ to protect them ~~above all else, and the Plaguefather could answer with~~ a ~~gift~~ to ~~defend her loved ones;~~ a ~~helpless scholar may feel powerless when~~ in ~~battle,~~ and ~~the Changer of Ways might loan them~~ a ~~spell~~ to ~~fight back. These are all immediate gifts that are~~ useful ~~during the space of~~ a LARP - while the Dark Gods certainly offer paths to long-term goals, Corruption’s temptations generally focuses on short-term gifts needed in difficult moments, easy to use in a moment of weakness (and easily represented by mechanical effects).		* '''If your character could have any supernatural power what would they desire?''' - The Dark Gods offer things that twist reality and break its rules, it is a part of the temptation that Chaos offers to mortal souls that they can provide tangible supernatural aid - this is very much the wishlist question, the thing your character dreams they could do. Preferably while answering this honestly from your character's point of view, try and focus on practicality of the wish within the limits of a LARP?
			** We strongly discourage "the power to protect their friends" as an answer, a more practical way to protect them is being 'better as a doctor' or 'fast enough to intercept bullets' but to be clear we get this quite a bit in submissions and it's just a little too selfless to be useful as a tool.

	'''Note - On “I want a specific God” Requests:''' In the past, we included questions about which power was likely to take an interest in your character.. We’ve moved away from that because we feel that it lost an element of surprise that comes with the final step of the tracks. In the same vein, we discourage trying to think up flaws based on the specific tropes associated with a specific god: it produces a less organic writing process and makes your specific path less unique. We recommend doing your best to disregard what you know about Chaos when answering these questions. This will also help to avoid disappointment if the narrative elements the Writing Team sees in your background do not match the dark power you had in mind.		'''Note - On “I want a specific God” Requests:''' In the past, we included questions about which power was likely to take an interest in your character.. We’ve moved away from that because we feel that it lost an element of surprise that comes with the final step of the tracks. In the same vein, we discourage trying to think up flaws based on the specific tropes associated with a specific god: it produces a less organic writing process and makes your specific path less unique. We recommend doing your best to disregard what you know about Chaos when answering these questions. This will also help to avoid disappointment if the narrative elements the Writing Team sees in your background do not match the dark power you had in mind.
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	* '''What horrors does your character's mind dwell on most?''' - Have they committed some act they have come to regret? Are there ghosts that haunt them~~? Is there a specific thing they fear or are paranoid about, such as a species of xenos or a specific conspiracy theory that they latch onto~~? Be as detailed as you can: the more we know, the more personal hooks we can find for your character’s madness effects.		* '''What obsessions or addictions does your character have?''' - Many characters has some sort of obsession, be it common things like protecting those they love, keeping their uniform pressed and neat, or keeping themselves clean of taint and sickness. But unhealthier obsessions do exist, be it an addiction to the weird and wonderful chems of the Prosperitas Sector, or the cannibalistic beliefs of some Death Cults or simply something as simple as hatred of the Witch or Mutant pushed to logical extremes. We tend to avoid addictions with real-world analogues as largely they don't make as interesting drawbacks for gameplay as addiction to, for example drugs that make you temporarily able to see the future, or something equivalent, it's not to say these flaws are invalid and can't be part of your character just that we're not looking for that style in this context.

			* '''What horrors does your character's mind dwell on most?''' - Horror stalks any character who has stepped outside of the "normal life" of the Imperium to become the Agent of the Inquisition they now are, it is unavoidable that your character has seen things that have tested the limits of their sanity, it's likely why they were drawn into the Inquisition in the first place. What horrors does your character see when they shut their eyes, what sights are burned into their retina? What nightmares stalk them when they sleep? What conspiracy theories now weave themselves together in their head as they are forced to reflect on what they've seen? Be as detailed as you can: the more we know, the more personal hooks we can find for your character’s madness effects.

			* '''What events haunt your character still?''' - The Inquisition often demands that its Agents carry out acts that are, to us in the modern world, horrific and evil, there is a toll for that, and it can haunt a character for years after it. Even without those, many characters come from unhappy pasts and backgrounds and continue to be haunted by them and have lived through experiences that continue to scar their memories...what are these, and how do they torment your character? Have they committed some act they have come to regret? Are there ghosts of lost friends or victims that haunt them? Be as detailed as you can: the more we know, the more personal hooks we can find for your character’s madness effects.

			* '''What weaknesses of personality does your character have?''' - This is a question about a character's exploitable flaws: a character who has specific prejudices might be goaded into acting on them more and more intensely. The ways in which these cracks manifest will be defined by the Game Team for you to discover in play, but your input in providing us with these hooks is key to this part of your story. What outlets do they rely on when they are under stress: Do they turn to some past addictions? Do they lash out, or take their feelings out on the innocent or those they perceive as weaker? Do they show a compulsive habit? ny information about how you think your character’s flaws could be used against them helps us a lot.
			** Please keep in mind the scope of a LARP game, however: answers such as “desire to gain political power”, while good to define personality, don't really offer something we can reflect with these mechanics, similarly "I want to keep my friends safe" is quite a standard desire and not one that offers much creative options to us.

	* '''What negative behaviours does your character have that you feel comfortable roleplaying?''' - What outlets do they rely on when they are under stress: Do they turn to some past addictions? Do they lash out, or take their feelings out on the innocent or those they perceive as weaker? Do they show a compulsive habit? This question is designed to inform us what madness roleplay you feel you either enjoy or would be comfortable exploring. You can give more than one answer - in fact, a bullet-point list is more useful than prose; wishlists are completely appropriate, as madness, much like corruption, exists to tell the story of your character’s descent.. We can’t promise you to be able to give you everything on the wishlist (as we need to be aware of other players' limits) but we will try our best, so the more material you can give us the better.