This guide is meant to aid anyone in writing a POI (Person of Interest) page. It refers to topics that are necessary in the creation of such a page, such as proper documentation of life; a POI page should not be created. unless of the utmost importance, if it lacks in general information.
Power Limitation
Unless otherwise done correctly, most POIs need a limit to the amount of power they can possess. For instance, although very powerful, The Storyteller and The Historian balance one another out due to their opposite natures; this, however, is simply an example, and this should by no means be overdone as a limit to a POI's power. Some vague ideas that may aid in limiting the power of an overpowered POI include:
- A limiting object; for instance, a POI may not be able to harness the full realm of their power because of an object blocking them from doing so.
- Mental conflict; is the POI limiting themselves from achieving what they want?
- Powerful, but surrounded by those of equal or greater power; is the POI powerful to most, but not to those around them?
There are more concepts that can be used for power limitation; original ideas are highly encouraged, so as to not ruin the originality of a POI.
Proper Documentation
Unless a POI is extremely important to the Backrooms and the lore surrounding it, if there is hardly any information surrounding it, it should likely not be created as a page. This would only clutter up the Wiki with an unnecessary page; nevertheless, if you do desire to make the POI into a page, you may add onto your own lore, benefitting both you and the Wiki in the end.
Concept
Is your POI's concept original and beneficial? If not, revise it; if this fails, do not make the POI in the first place. A good POI will have genuine conflict, documentation, and power limitation; one that is lacking in such qualities would likely be deleted, as it could easily break the lore of the Backrooms and the many canons that are on the Wiki.