Step One - Race: Human, troll, dwarf... what is your character's heritage?
Step Two - Class: Paladin, rogue, mage... what is your character's calling?
Step Three - Description: Male or female? How old? Appearance? Family?
Step Four - Character Diamond: Your character's unique and unchanging temperament.
Step Five - Backstory: How did your character come to be who he or she is?