havenmods | Applications Two

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!
The next application opening date is Friday 16th January, 7pm EST.
The next application processing date is Friday 23rd January, 7pm EST.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE POST YOUR APPLICATIONS HERE ON THE NEW APPLICATION PAGE

We're so glad you're thinking of joining us in Haven, where we are all safe.

In order to apply for a canon character, please fill out the information below and post it in a comment in this entry. For an OC, please apply using the OC information. Please do not link to applications, all applications must be posted here. Please do not delete your applications; if you do not want it to be seen, you can request for it to be screened after a decision is made.

You may apply for two characters every application round, to a total of six characters. Only two of these may be from the same canon, and they cannot be too familiar with one another. Please make sure to mark the header of your comment(s) with RESERVED or NOT RESERVED, as well as the character name and canon. App challenges are not allowed currently.

Try to remember spelling and grammar are important, and in app length quality and not quantity is what matters. All parts of the application must be your own work, plagiarism will not be tolerated, though you are welcome to reuse your own old applications.

If you are asked for revisions, please don't panic! It doesn't mean the mods don't like you, only that we probably need more information before making a decision. If you are asked for revisions, you will have one week to supply them.

Applications are open on a monthly cycle, where they will be opened on the second Friday of every month for a week, and then processed on the third Friday of the month, before being closed again.

We now have a test drive community at haventest which is continuously open. Posts there may be used in lieu of a sample in the application. You may also link posts, logs, or threads from other games and memes in lieu of samples, though we ask that they be no more than one year old. As of November 22nd 2014, samples cannot be "where am I" intro posts. The reason for this is that we often find it hard to gauge characterization from those, as most people when immediately in a new surrounding are confused or frightened.

While we encourage players who have dropped to re-join us, we do not encourage the continual rapid dropping and re-apping of the same character in a short time period. You are welcome to request specific housing, and all attempts will be made to accommodate that request, but it may not always be possible.

To see what we are looking for:
Canon Characters:
Sample Application (Faith Lehane)
Sample Application (Iroh)

Original Characters:
Sample Application (Mors)
Sample Application (Vera de Barr)
Sample Application (Malkus Iverwelling)

Previous Game History:
Sample Application (Abel Nightroad/Mayfield RPG)
Sample Application (Bolin/Discedo)

The old application post can be found here if you would like to look through past accepted applications.

Applications will be open on the following dates (from 7pm EST):
12th-19th December
16th-23rd January

Applications will be processed on the following dates (at 7pm EST):
19th December
23rd January

To apply for a canon character, please fill out this form:
Name: Your name or nickname Contact Info: Email, plurk, IM... as long as there's a way to contact you, it's fine! Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Haven. Requested apartment: Please put N/A if you have no preference. Character Name: Names and nicknames, in Western order (first name, surname) Canon: Canon Point: Where in the series are you taking them from? Background/History: A link to a source about the canon is fine for this. Previous Game History: At least two paragraphs on important events for the character and how they have been shaped by the previous game. If this is not applicable, please delete this section. Personality: This is the most important section! There is no specific word count, but anything less than three paragraphs likely isn't detailed enough. Abilities/Powers: Please assume canon-blindness and explain in as much detail as possible. Items/Weapons: Which three items and/or weapons will your character arrive with? Sample Entry: At least ten sentences in first person/action bracket format, please. A link to a previous post or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome. Sample Entry Two: At least two paragraphs in third person/prose format, please. A link to a previous log or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome.

To apply for an original character, please fill out this form:
Name: Your name or nickname Contact Info: Email, plurk, IM... as long as there's a way to contact you, it's fine! Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Haven. Requested apartment: Please put N/A if you have no preference. Character Name: Names and nicknames, in Western order (first name, surname) Background/History: At least three paragraphs, please. Try to focus on events in the world history that have had an impact on the character. Previous Game History: At least two paragraphs on important events for the character and how they have been shaped by the previous game. If this is not applicable, please delete this section. Personality: This is the most important section! There is no specific word count, but anything less than three paragraphs likely isn't detailed enough. Abilities/Powers: Please explain in as much detail as possible. Items/Weapons: Which three items and/or weapons will your character arrive with? Sample Entry: At least ten sentences in first person/action bracket format, please. A link to a previous post or thread under a year old with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome. Sample Entry Two: At least two paragraphs in third person/prose format, please. A link to a previous log or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome.

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Personality:
Heine is, to put it simply, a jerk. He's rude to everyone, with very few exceptions, and he's not even the kind of jerk with a heart made of a gold. He puts intent behind every insult, though they amount of actual interest varies. He's apathetic, unsympathetic, and can be passively cruel. He would have walked past Nill if he hadn't noticed her wings, and even then he's reluctant to get close. People who try to become even casual acquaintances are usually insulted or ignored until they leave, and the people who try to get any closer have to deal with the same, even after or if they gain his trust. His attitude stems from both the results of the few times he placed his loyalties in one person or another during his time in the laboratory, and the harsh city in which he lives.

Because he's so hard to approach, the few who do make it past his barrier (more like general atmosphere) of prickliness are stuck inside it forever. Or at least until they do something really stupid. Heine does, in his own way, care about people. He just shows it by trying to take care of them without actually telling them that he's okay with them or anything remotely resembling communication. Then again, if he actually has some sort of emotional investment in their wellbeing, then it's likely they can tell what he won't say (e.g. Nill, who can communicate with him better than almost anyone, through verbally one-sided conversation).

Outside of his tiny, tiny circle of at-least amiable contacts, Heine is... well, not friendly. He hates the thought of being controlled, another effect of his past, and is liable to lash out at anyone who tries to restrain him. Being pitied or patronized is nearly as bad, because he has his own sense of pride — he knows he's pathetic in comparison to what Einsturzen wanted of him and what he thought he was destined to be, but he accepts it because it's still better than being under the mastery of anyone but himself. Heine is well aware of his situation and doesn't make the best of it, but he recognizes that it matches his temperament more than being contained.

In addition to just being flat-out rude, Heine is also, as mentioned, not nice. Not even on the inside. Nill is the only one who gets the slightest genuine smile from him, and that's partially because she reminds him of Lily, who was his anchor in the past. He would have ignored Nill if he hadn't noticed that she was genetically screwed up like he was, and it's likely that he wouldn't have regretted it either. He's a mercenary; he doesn't care about who he shoots, maims, and/or kills so long as it doesn't take too long, no one he kind-of-sort-of likes doesn't die, and he gets paid.

He does have a sense of humor, if terrible (Requiem for a Dream should not be remembered with an amused smile), that shows up at the most morbid of times. The 'black dog' or persona of the Kerberos spine is equally awful and markedly more vulgar and sexual, considering Heine's gynophobia. The 'black dog' is constantly bloodthirsty and almost hungry, advocating disemboweling evisceration, and general violence at pretty much all times. More concerning, maybe, is the fact that Heine sometimes agrees with it.

Applications Two

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