Dornarei Dafirith

I'm still pretty new to playing d&d. I have played a handful of games with friends in the past but we never could get a decent group to stay together for long enough so that a storyline could come through. I'm really interested in creating interesting and unique characters with a variety of different backgrounds. I'm here to learn and have fun so please let me know if there's anything I am doing that may hinder progress!