# characters (table)`Back-to:Characters`**The \`characters\` table**
This table holds vital static information for each character. This information loaded and used to create the player objects in-game.
**Structure**
<table>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p><strong>Field</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Type</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Attributes</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Key</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Null</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Default</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Extra</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Comment</strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p><a href="#characters(table)-guid">guid</a></p></td>
<td><p>int(10)</p></td>
<td><p>unsigned</p></td>
<td><p>PRI</p></td>
<td><p>NO</p></td>
<td><p>0</p></td>
<td><p>Unique</