Player Character Backstory?

[Fadeglow]

Is there any backstory for the main character, either so far or planned for the future? I'm not very far into the game, I've only just started the Portia Bridge quest, so please no spoilers... but the questions that bug me about the MC are:

Why did they come to Portia, why they've made it their life's goal to help everyone in town, how they can do everything (though lol, this is probably a video game mechanic that will never be explained), why they aren't looking for their father, what happened to the rest of their family?

I mean, it doesn't ruin the game not having any info on them, but it's distracting wondering what's the deal with the person I'm playing as and it'd be really cool to know they get a backstory/character motivations, too.

[Cutlass Jack]

That's something you get to decide for yourself.

Personally I'm glad they didn't saddle me with a backstory beyond having a deadbeat dad. Half the fun of an RPG is making your own character.

[Xuhybrid]

Did you completely miss the part at the start about your father?... Do you need more?

[Adesanya]

I love the provided backstory PLUS I add details of my own throughout!

[Rafein]

You do find out a bit about family at the end

As for why you came, cause your Pa left you a house/workshop

Why are you helping people. totally up to you. Could simply be for the money.

[Bowlfreak_not]

I'm not very far either, but one thing I noticed at the beginning that I thought was interesting, Presley says, "Nice to see you again." So has the player been to Portia before as a child or did they meet Presley somewhere else?

[JVC]

At the end of the storyline is a bit more backstory. The town knew the builder's dad and he worked there, so it is likely that he lived there with his family. Two other family members are also mentioned.

[Fadeglow]

Originally posted by Rafein:

You do find out a bit about family at the end

As for why you came, cause your Pa left you a house/workshop

Why are you helping people. totally up to you. Could simply be for the money.

THANK YOU for actually answering my question instead of giving me a smart ass response (I mean that seriously.) I appreciate it.

[Fadeglow]

Originally posted by JVC:

At the end of the storyline is a bit more backstory. The town knew the builder's dad and he worked there, so it is likely that he lived there with his family. Two other family members are also mentioned.

THANK YOU for actually answering my question instead of giving me a smart ass response (I mean that seriously.) I appreciate it.

[Fadeglow]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

That's something you get to decide for yourself.

Personally I'm glad they didn't saddle me with a backstory beyond having a deadbeat dad. Half the fun of an RPG is making your own character.

YMMV, I suppose. I was just curious to see if there was more information besides setting up a semi-blank slated character for you to play as.

[Fadeglow]

Originally posted by bowlfreak_not:

I'm not very far either, but one thing I noticed at the beginning that I thought was interesting, Presley says, "Nice to see you again." So has the player been to Portia before as a child or did they meet Presley somewhere else?

I didn't notice that, I was just scratching my head as to why the MC cares about the town at first. A year in, I get it, but right away?

[Cutlass Jack]

Originally posted by squeenoname:

I didn't notice that, I was just scratching my head as to why the MC cares about the town at first. A year in, I get it, but right away?

Its not really a big mystery. Your dad abandoned you, left you a shack. You need to make money to live off of. Through any method you choose.

No one makes you care about the town. That's fully up to you. Its not really different from anyone who moves to a new town looking to make a fresh start.

[Fadeglow]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

Originally posted by squeenoname:

I didn't notice that, I was just scratching my head as to why the MC cares about the town at first. A year in, I get it, but right away?

Its not really a big mystery. Your dad abandoned you, left you a shack. You need to make money to live off of. Through any method you choose.

No one makes you care about the town. That's fully up to you. Its not really different from anyone who moves to a new town looking to make a fresh start.

I get that, I was curious if there was MORE because this game was story-driven despite the sandbox elements. Which there is, I just haven't found it yet. Voilà, question solved.

I'm truly glad you all like the game as is, I do too, this was not criticism - it was curiosity.