Originally Posted by Tzelanit
Eh, I like determining who I am and what my motivations are and keeping things open-ended.
The idea of wandering around in my normal life for a while before I got scooped up doesn't appeal to me at all.
Escaping from the nautiloid is prologue enough for me.

I understand that but this was spurred by another discussion about how the presentation your custom character wasn't a total blank slate, meaning that your character isn't totally determined by your actions from the start.