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title: Initial Book
category: Characters
tags: characters, relationships, books, fields
contextKey: characters.relationships.initialBook
micro: Choose where this relationship baseline begins.
quickTitle: Initial book
quickSummary: Choose the earliest book where this starting relationship matters.
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# Initial Book

Choose where this relationship baseline begins. Use the earliest book where the starting relationship matters.

If the relationship exists from the start of the project, choose the first book or leave the baseline at the project start, depending on the form option available.