Your background should give a good idea of who your character is and how he/she got to where he/she is today. It should cover important events in your character’s past, and present a well-rounded portrait of your character.
The maximum length available is 8000 characters, though this is by no means how long it has to be. It should be no longer than it needs to be. It is, however, very important that it is proof-read, spell-checked and formatted in such a way that it is easy to read. For example, it is strongly recommended that %R (this creates a linebreak) is used to break a background into paragraphs. It is also a good idea to use %T (this creates a tab) to indent each paragraph.
