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: (continued.)

Because of his disdain for things like compassion and kindness, he doesn't seem to possess any. All of Kamui's actions to date point to his apparent status as a sociopath. Even if he smiles often and is usually quite civil in his mannerisms, those are all empty gestures; Kamui doesn't seem to care for any of the people around him. His subordinates, for example, have always followed his orders obediently, and most likely aided him in achieving his position as Commander. Kamui killed Ungyo without so much as batting an eye, however, even treating himself to a taste of the dead man's blood right after. Kamui also cared little for the state of Abuto, who had lost an arm as a result of Kamui's reckless actions. Later on, he casually told Abuto to not get caught up with such 'little things', as if the fact that a man was dead and another had lost his arm was but a small hiccup in their plans. It is clear that his regard for their well-being is minimal to none. This nonchalant treatment of the people around him is extended to family as well. Kamui has repeatedly remarked that he cares little for Kagura, that she was 'no one' to him;, and judging from their interactions so far this appears to be true. Kamui also has nothing nice to say about his father, whom he finds 'weak' and 'soft' for choosing family over a life of battle. While it would be a stretch to say that Kamui can care for someone, he does appear to have developed a slight fondness for Abuto, however. He spared the other man's life despite the fact that he had lost in battle - an act so unprecedented that Abuto could only react in shock - and even helped support him out of the alley they were in. It's probably no coincidence that Abuto still poses much use to him, but the casual and almost friendly way they interact on a daily basis indicates some sort of familiarity. If anything, Kamui probably doesn't have the capability to show concern, but he can like someone, at least.

In Kamui's world, there is only the strong, the weak and the ones with potential. He has remarked that he dislikes killing children and women because the former may grow into strong fighters and the latter may birth some (that didn't stop him from massacring dozens of Housen's female guards, however). He also spared Gintoki's life because he acknowledged his potential, describing himself as a person who 'chooses to save their side dish for last'. He could see that Gintoki was too wounded at that moment to provide a satisfying fight, and he also wanted the other man to get stronger before Kamui tastes him for himself.

A lot of Kamui's background in shrouded in mystery, but there is evidence implying that he was not always the ruthless killer he is now. Umibouzu had mentioned this explicitly in his talk with Gintoki, remarking that Kagura wanted to 'save' Kamui and bring back the person he once was. The fact that he may have actually cared for someone once is also implied in Housen's comment to him -- that he must be wishing to reunite Hinowa and her son as 'penance' for abandoning his sick mother. While this was definitely not true, Kamui had to have shown some shard of care for his mother as a child for Housen to make a comment like that. How, exactly, Kamui was like back then, or what - if anything - had triggered his shift in personality remains unseen.

Before Housen passed away, he had given Kamui one last piece of advice. He could see himself in Kamui, he had said. They were both people who only knew how to fight, who would take everything they wanted by force. They were both people who would tear through battlefield after battlefield tirelessly with no understanding of what it was like to love or hate, what meaning it all had. Housen predicted that Kamui would turn out exactly the same way he did - a victor only in name, because he had destroyed everything he held dear in the crossfire. The strongest, with nothing left to show for it. It wasn't an assessment that Kamui disagreed with; he certainly believes that he has that fate in store for himself. However, Kamui is extremely resigned to it. He doesn't actually care about the future or past, after all. There are no things he has particular ties to, and no people he's locked in bonds with. He is a creature who only lives in the present, in the moment's pleasure, and he has described in his own words that 'I can't see what lies ahead. Everything blurs together into a new and everlasting battlefield, and there I feel most at home.'

Edited 2014-03-20 17:51 (UTC)

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