How to fill and edit a character profile

This instruction is created for a sole purpose of helping people to fill and edit the character profiles. Can be edited and updated later.

## Profile parts

Every character profile has 2 main parts - the text (with possible pictures) and the character infobox (the blue box in the upper right corner).

## Character infobox

The character infobox consist of 4 sections. The infobox is inserted by clicking 'insert' -> Template -> Character infobox (collapsible).

### Picture

The picture must be square or close to it, more or exactly 250px wide.

For adding a picture, upload it to the wiki (Add a photo) and copy the file name to '**imagename**', for example, 'Iskyhead.png'.

'**Imagesize**' is 250px.

### Profile

This section is the biggest. However, you mustn't fill every line.

Fill in the following parameters:

* **full name** - your character's full name (for example, Isky Blackpaw);
* **aka** - also known as - if your character has a nickname, add it here;
* **age** - usually is filled as 'teen, young adult, adult, etc'; for darkers - 'Unknown';
* **status** - alive, deceased, MIA (missed in action), killed in action, unknown;
* **gender** - male, female, etc;
* **species** - for example, western dragon, eastern dragon, alicorn, armadillo, dark dragon, etc;
* **type** - this parameter is filled ONLY if your character is a western dragon (fire dragon, ice dragon, etc) or a darker (see the darkers for types);
* **elements** - list the elements your character wields (dragons, darkers only);
* **family** - list the family members, for example, 'Cirika (mother)'; if the relative is dead, add 'deceased' after the role ('father, deceased'); if there are no known relatives, skip it;
* **civil** - for creatures of Warfang write what class they belong to (1st class civilian, 2nd class civilian, 3rd class civilian); for non-Warfang write 'Not a citizen of Warfang'; if the character is a Freedom Flyer, write 'Freedom Flyer';
* **occupation** - for Warfang citizens only - what job they do at the moment or/and what they did in the past (if your character is a Freedom Flyer, skip it);
* **dark** - for darkers only - what is their status in the dark army - **see RANKS article**;
* **team** - for Freedom Flyers only - Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta or Omega;
* **trank** - for Freedom Flyers only - 1st in command (leader), 2nd in command, 3rd in command, navigator, healer; if just a team member with no assigned rank, don't fill;
* **arank** - for characters who are in the Warfang army only - **see RANKS article**;
* **rwrank** - for Royal/Warriors Guards only - **see RANKS article**;
* **sklevel** - skill level - for dragons and darkers only - **see the SKILL LEVEL article**;
* **intellect** - for darkers only - low, average, high;
* **speak** - for darkers only - can a darker speak or not.

### Ownership

* **creator** - who created the character (just a nickname is fine, for example, 'RusCSI');
* **redesign** - for canon LoS characters only, for example, Ember, Cynder (nickname);
* **belong** - who is the owner currently (nickname).

### Appearances

* **comics** - if your character appears in any comic, write the comic title here;
* **fanfic** - if your character appears in any fanfic or story, write the title here.

## Text

This part includes the following sections:

### Short information/summary

A few sentences (or maybe even 1) about the character.

### Personality & Character

Describe your character's personality here.

### Skills & Abilities

If your character fights a lot and/or has well-trained skills and abilities, write about it here.

### Weaknesses

Add your character's weaknesses here if there are any of importance ('weak against ice attacks', 'can't fly well', etc).

### Relationships

If your character is connected to any other character, write the character's name and describe the relationship.

### Gallery

A place for art with the character (concept art mostly).

### Notes

Any other information you would like to add.

## Categories

Once you're done creating, click 'publish' and scroll down to categories. Type the first letters of a category, choose the needed and press 'enter'. For finishing, press' done'.

* Characters - a category for all characters;
* Dragons - if your character is a dragon, but not a darker;
* Freedom Flyers - for Freedom Flyers only;
* Royal Guards - for Royal guards only;
* Guardians - for Guardians only;
* Royal family - for royal dragons only (Warfang royal family);
* Citizens - for Warfang citizens (everyone who lives in the city);
* Darkers - for dark dragons only;
* Half-darkers - for half-darkers only;
* More categories can be added.

## Profile samples

Darker profile sample -> Photilarimas

Non-fighting citizen sample -> Princess Ember

Any fighting character (except darkers) -> Isky Blackpaw