Oh, I'm a writer. :) I do the lore for Splinterlands, and I just think it makes it more fun to create a character, especially for marketing purposes. It has nothing to do with the actual game.
I wrote up a fun little "ad" that I will post tomorrow morning. Then maybe it will make a little more sense. :D
Great, me too! Back in my Galaxy Wars days (which is basically the same game as NextColony or Ogame), I used to write some epic RPG pieces for my guild.