It was actually designed as a collaborative effort by me and some friends on the RWBY wikia forum.
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1) Basic info:

Name:(must be [url=https://twitter.com/montyoum/status/406894139746172928]CNR[/url] compliant)
Team/occupation:(keep it blank for now)
Species:(human/faunus only, if faunus please include common name of the animal species)
Age:
Sex:(male/female only, if they are trans or anything like that put it in the notes)
Handedness:
Aura/Effects:(color and VFX)
Symbol:
Physical traits:(include faunus traits here)
Misc traits:scars, tattoos, and so on)
Nickname(s):

2) Appearance:

Height:
Weight:
Eyes:
Face:
Hair:
Physique:
Combat Outfit:
Casual Outfit:

3) Characteristics:

Personality:
Background:

4) Combat info:

Position/Class:
Landing strategy:
Weapon:
Semblance:(name and function, if it causes a passive effect like a chill or increased temperature it goes in aura/effects)
Fighting style:

5) Trivia:

Relationships:
Notes:
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I only say my template since I was a primary contributor during the evelopment. another user did most of the formatting.