Keep "tell my story" but also give me options like "there was this time in chapel when we were supposed to be entirely silent . . ."
I wonder if there's a way for Character Creator to let us select a few memories?
That's a great idea. Keep "tell your story but allow for some pre chosen responses as well. And yes, put Tav McBlanderson at the same level as the other characters -- in 5th E you are supposed to have a bond, a flaw and such and it would nice to see those implemented in an interesting way.
Even better if it could be edited by the player -- in BG you could rewrite your biography to fit your own head cannon story. Which was primitive compared to what would be needed here but it would be nice to have something that captures that spirit.