Board Thread:Help and Support/@comment-37644598-20181127185029/@comment-25924729-20181127234215

If you're going to be doing things strictly AU here too, like AU RPs or fanfics, those technically don't have to be reviewed or restricted by the guidelines, though it is still highly recommended to make them for canon.

However, if you do plan on getting them reviewed and accepted, then use them for canon RPs, then yeah, you will have to make the backstory and location comply with the rules.