Gospel for the Wicked: Guidebook

by NightOwlCC

Here are some useful bits of information about the original content of my story Gospel for the Wicked. It's still ongoing and so far, and very successful. There is a link to the story inside, if you've never heard of it, or you can find it on my profile.

1. Introduction

Here is a collection of character sheets and other informative materials related to the story "Gospel for the Wicked". For those of you who do not know it, here is a link to the story: s/11360317/1/Gospel-for-the-Wicked

The character sheets refer to my own original characters, which I do own. Also, I own the plot of the story and the background information I've added both to original characters and borderline characters. Sometimes, I would also add up some events or important details to the background of canon characters, like Light Yagami. However, these sheets will only target my OCs and BCs.

For those who are not familiar with the BCs, those are canon characters that show up briefly and there is little information provided about their personality and their character. They lack depth and have no evolution through the canon series, but they had somehow managed to have an impact on some fans. One such character who is extremely popular, despite his very sketchy character and extremely short screen time, is Matt. Another way a character can become a BC is by playing a role which I see important for my own AU adaptation of the series. One such character is the girl Light calls to go on a date with him during the bus hijack incident when he learns Rye Penber's identity.

In both cases, I'm going to take these characters and develop them the same way I would develop an original character, but respecting the little information offered by the canon. The result are characters who are neither original nor canon, but rather somewhere in the middle. If you're going to say that nobody cares for that girl on the bus, you've got to admit that many, many fan fiction authors favor Matt and give him character depth, a complex personality and an important role in their stories, to the point where he becomes a main character.

One difference between the characters sheets you would read on the Death Note wiki and mine is that I will not write the plot section. There will be some spoilers in the relationships section, but I'm going to avoid showing the character's evolution in "Gospel for the Wicked" in order to keep your interest in reading the story. The background can include events that had helped shape the character's personality or morals, some bits of information about family, or associates, but it's going to stop right before the OC or BC enters the stage of my story.

After two years, I'm realizing the complexity of the story that I keep creating and so, I figured I should give the readers something like a guide. Hopefully, it will help clear away the confusion, and help you remember certain characters that will not make it until the end. Sadly, there are many great characters that will die at some point.

Aside from these, there will be some chapters on different organizations, and anything else that gets added to the Death Note universe. For example, everyone knows the Yotsuba Group in the canon series. If another major corporation makes it into "Gospel for the Wicked", you will be able to find its description here.

What is really important to keep in mind is that the information here could get updated sometime in the future, depending on the development of the story. If I post a character sheet and the said character is already dead doesn't mean that nothing will ever be added. The possibility is greater for living characters, of course, but it's still there for any of the OCs or BCs.

Before moving on, I'd like to mention that once again, I will be collaborating with my beta reader AbandonedSock. I am very grateful that we could keep collaborating for over two years now and that we could ensure the continuous flow of the story. I'm also very grateful to all of my readers, but especially to those who've offered their feedback and support.

There have been a few moments when I wanted to give up the story, or when I became stuck. Once, I deleted nearly five chapters before even sending them to be proofread, simply because they were leading me to a dead end. There had also been quite a few plot ideas that would have changed "Gospel for the Wicked" entirely. If you are interested in those, I'm going to dedicate one or two chapters to possible plot twists that never made it into the published story.

I'm still looking forward to hearing from you. The feedback I receive from my readers is extremely important to me and I encourage all of you to leave a review, follow, favorite, or even PM me.