Brief history would be like “desc2”. It would basically be another description with historical information about a character rather than just his, her, or its physical appearance. Because there is the economy in FL, I think it could be built upon. As an economy, it should contain media. The explanation of people being able to use ‘bio/info ’ to learn his or her past would be that because there is gossip, a herald library, and city record offices, the player with the history willing to show that history could express it.
Needless to say, this could be optional, and like most people’s descriptions, assuming the player even writes a history, would end up being treated rather lightly (It is a rare and beautiful sight when I see players involved enough to respect someone’s actual description and perform emotes/smotes in honor of that appearance, but it is never ultimately needed). As I mentioned before, a player doesn’t have to file his history at all, though in doing so, he, she, or it displays his, her, or its involvement in the mud to be more than just loyal, but devoted. Of course, it would give people reason to pray for approval, and reason for immortals to be more active (IC wise) with the cities’ politics and citizenry.
Further more, the history can be vague or detailed, depending on how much the player is willing tell people without direct, face-to-face RP. Even in being detailed, it would help the player who wrote it stick to his, her, or its character more firmly – and, just because there is a history for everyone to read doesn’t mean that player can’t tell his, her, or its history to someone else. It shouldn’t be treated as a way to eliminate the need for characters to tell stories about what they’ve seen and done, but as a way to help people immerse themselves further into the world. That’s where the most fun is anyway.
