Mysterious past

RisingLight

I like the idea of integrating a mystery element to the characters we play in the sense of having flashbacks to a bloodline before the apocalypse channeled through events or milestones in the game that not only the character is unaware of until that point but also the player so that we don’t “already know”

Tryol

I don't think our characters will have their own identity in the overarching plot of AoC.
The world is the main character of the story and we are just random adventurers.
It doesn't mean you won't be able to become someone special on your server, r, but it likely won’t be through cutscenes or pre-written story events.