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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Sample Entry:

[ The world really could be cruel.

Upon waking in a world that wasn’t even his home, it had honestly been a shock to him as he was without anyone he knew. Yet when his face appears on screen, there’s nothing but an air of calm with the aid of a smile; albeit somewhat unnerved a bit. ]

Uh, hey.

I don’t think I really understand just what’s going on here. I mean, I know where I am, but that’s just about it. [ A pause and he looks thoughtful for a moment. ] I’d be really grateful if someone could fill me in with some more information.

I do have to admit it was a little weird waking up here, though I’m sure that I’m definitely not the first one who’s probably said that.

[ Jude then seems to go quiet and he glances out the window nearby, remaining so for a second or two before his eyes widen a little and he looks back to the screen with a somewhat determined look on his face. ]

Could anyone tell me if there’s significance to that billboard you see when you wake up here? Something seems off about it and it isn’t just the message or the picture itself, but I could just be reading into it too much.

Sample Entry Two:

Everything would be alright now, wouldn’t it? He’d spent too long in the dark, burned by the words of Muzet’s that she’d said so coldly and the idea that Milla was really gone. Believing that there was nothing left for him to do and in doing so nearly lost the life that Milla had spared; his and Leia’s as well whom he still felt awful for how he’d treated her recently.

His wounds were still fresh but they were healing up, and once they found Maxwell – the real one – they could maybe all get some answers and he wasn’t going to back down. Not after everything so far. Leaving it be left a bad taste in his mouth and he knew Milla long would have made the step to go ahead and search for answers herself instead of acting like he had. Nobody was going to save them, they had to take responsibility for their own actions and speak for themselves.

Live out this life that he’d taken for granted.

It was a thought that lingered in the back of Jude’s mind even as he rolled over in his sleep, though something about the action itself just felt off. Perhaps it was the light that shone in onto the bed, or even the loud buzzing of something right near him, completely waking Jude with a jolt as he sat bolt upright in the bed. Golden-brown eyes went wide as he took in the surroundings with a bit of alarm, as nothing looked at all familiar, and not to mention that Rowen, Elize and Leia were completely gone when they’d just been with him a moment ago. “…What…?” He whispered the question to nobody in particular as he moved to get up off the bed, turning to look at it and then everything else before crossing his arms over his chest idly.

“…This doesn’t make sense. Just what is going on here?” Jude shook his head and slowly walked over to the window, taking in the desolate environment with mute shock and disbelief. This definitely wasn’t Rieze Maxia, and this couldn’t even remotely be Muzet’s doing, so it left the question of just who could be behind him ending up here?

Mutely he took a brief glance at the billboard and then back over to where he’d woken up, catching something dark sitting on the pillow. Oddly shaped but why hadn’t he noticed it before? That’s when an idea hit him. Maybe… this could help and he could try and see if anyone else really had ended up here besides him.

Edited 2014-05-16 09:04 (UTC)

Congratulations on being accepted, Jude Mathis, your apartment block and number is #22.1, and your tag is character: jude mathis. Please use this tag when you are the poster of the entry or log, and when you tag into an entry or log, thank you. Please note that tags will not show up on the tag list until they have been entered manually once, this does not mean we have forgotten to give your character a tag.

Please make sure to complete the following:

-> Join havenrpg, havenooc, havenlogs and havenplots.
-> Check out who your character is sharing an apartment with.
-> Optionally join havenmemes, the Haven Meme community, and haventest, the Haven Test Drive community.
-> Fill out this form - please note, all re-apped characters are also required to fill out this form fresh, thank you.
-> Fill out your details on the taken characters page.
-> Introduce yourself in the OOC community.
-> Make sure you have read this guide

IMPORTANT: An IC mingle log will go up on Saturday at 7PM EST, where new characters can intro with the rest of the game. Feel free to join the communities and introduce yourself OOCly before then.

Applications Two

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