I do think though that if we do cut out the history we should have the players at least write a sentence or 2 about one or 2 major events in their past. (Unless they're something like Neko's who might not even have much of a past) I know we want people making characters quick to get in RP, but when people start having to not 'think' about their character in order to make it they start autopiloting and characters get shallow and samey, or flanderizations of tropes.