Creation Guide/Character Page Creation Guide

On this page, you will find an in-depth guide on how to set up your character's page. Check this section of the Creation Guide for more information on how to make your character themself.

In order to be considered complete, each page needs to have all the following sections (unless stated otherwise) and an at least partially filled out "Gem Character Template" infobox in order to be considered complete; otherwise, the page should be marked as a stub.

To the right is an infobox with each potential field (except those related to the image) filled out with a brief description of that field.

Looking at starred character pages can also help you determine what your character page needs.

## Appearance

This section is reserved for a brief but detailed description of the character's appearance, including height (usually compared to other characters rather than a numeric value), build, colors, and Gem placement (assuming they are a Gem).

### Regeneration 1

If your character is a Gem with multiple regenerations, they should each be described separately, starting from earliest to latest, in a way as demonstrated here.

### Regeneration 2

You do not need to repeat features that are consistent across two consecutive regenerations, or across all their forms; in the latter case, just put those above all regenerations.

## Personality

This section should have a description of the character's personality. This includes their demeanor and how they interact with others. If they have had a change in demeanor at any point, it should be noted here.

## History

This section is reserved for a summary of the character's backstory. It should be fairly brief but descriptive, and explain how they got to where they are now.

## Abilities

This section should have a list of all the skills and powers this character has, including their summonable weapon (if applicable). All abilities should be organized as follows.

### Fusions

**This subsection should be omitted if the character has no "canon" fusions, or is not a Gem. Any hypothetical fusions should be put in the "Trivia" section****.**

If your character is a Gem with fusions that exist in Mars AU canon, here is where to list these fusions, and who they need to fuse with to form them.

### Natural Abilities

This subsection notes any abilities the character has that are common among their species, but are nevertheless exceptional for your character. An example is superhuman strength in Quartzes; all Gems have superhuman strength, but soldier Gems tend to be stronger.

### Skillset

If your character has a learned or innate skill, such as proficiency in a weapon (including summoned weapons in Gems) or a sharp memory, it should be put in this subsection.

### Unique Abilities

This subsection is reserved for any superhuman abilities relatively unique to your character. This includes abilities shared among their Gem type, such as future vision in Sapphires.

### Tools

Any tools and weapons besides the Gem's summoned weapon should be listed here.

### Former Abilities and Tools

Any abilities or tools that this character previously had but has now lost for one reason or another should be listed here.

### Weaknesses

Any relevant weaknesses that this character has should be listed here.

## Relationships

This section is reserved for all the important relationships the character has, friendly or otherwise, from the character's point of view. It should be organized into subsections based on the individuals they have relationships with, usually in alphabetical order. Characters with pages on the Mars AU wiki should always be linked to. For example...

### Crazy Lace Agate

This section should describe the character's relationship with Crazy Lace Agate. Notice that the header of this subsection links to her page.

### Yellow Diamond

This section should describe the character's relationship with Yellow Diamond. Notice that the header of this subsection does NOT have a hyperlink. It is not necessary to link to characters that are established in canon.

## Trivia

**This section is not necessary for a page to be considered complete and may be omitted.**

* This section is reserved for unimportant fun facts about your character, including "behind the scenes" information.
* If they have named hypothetical fusions, they go here, and not in their Abilities section.

## Gemstone(s)

**This section is not necessary for a page to be considered complete and may be omitted.**

**However, if your character is a Gem but does not have a completed Gemstone table (including a proper image), the GemstoneNeeded template must be used to indicate this.**

## Gemology

**This section is not necessary for a page to be considered complete and may be omitted.**

* This section, like the Gemstone(s) section, is only for Gems. It describes the real-life gemstone, mineral, or rock that your Gem is based off of.
* Ideally, this section will include both physical and supposed metaphysical properties of the stone.
* If your Gem shares gemstone information with another Gem in the Mars AU, feel free to copy-paste their Gemology section into your page.
* Since this section generally has little to do with the actual character, the Gemology section is optional even if your character is a Gem.

## Gallery

**This section is not necessary for a page to be considered complete and may be omitted.**

If you have multiple images of your character (including previous references), they belong in this section.