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

Name: Steve
Contact Info: darkspineshadow @ AIM | abnormacus @ Plurk
Other Characters Played: N/A
Requested apartment: Please put N/A if you have no preference.

Character Name: Yu Narukami
Canon: Persona 4
Canon Point: Persona 4 Arena Ultimax | Episode P4, Chapter XII
Background/History: The Protagonist @ the SMT Wiki | Persona 4 @ the SMT Wiki

Personality: One simple look at his name alone can tell you just about everything you need to know about Yu Narukami. For instance, the way “Yu” is written can refer to a state of calm, tenderness, or superiority, while “Narukami” itself refers to a howling god of thunder. So, is Yu Narukami a peaceful young man, calm and quiet on the outside with the thunderous potential of godhood within him? Yes, you could most certainly say that.

Yu may not speak much, but when he does, it’s undoubtedly something important. Whether it’s something as simple as correctly answering a question when his history teacher calls on him at random, as complex as explaining the concept of death to an innocent little girl, or as courageous as calling out a close friend on their bullshit. If he has something to say, you can guarantee people will listen to him without question.

(Unless he tries making a joke, that is. His deadpan sense of humor isn’t always the most well-received.)

What he has to say, of course, depends not only on the circumstances, but on whom he's saying it to. At the guidance of both Igor and Margaret, Yu gradually comes to learn that his bonds with others are what gives him power, and as such, he winds up with a pretty eclectic social circle. Apart from his friends on the Investigation Team - a group that's certainly diverse, if not just a little off-beat - Yu's capable of getting along well with various people and personalities, positive or negative.

How else could we describe Narukami at a first glance? P4 Character Designer Shigenori Soejima actually refers to him as the “Blue Ranger” of his group of friends. Unlike the Red Ranger, who would function as the “obvious leader” of the group, the Blue Ranger would “stand silently by the Red Ranger’s side… ready to back him up with an equal amount of skill.” But even if Yu might not be “the obvious leader,” it’s a position he accepts without reluctance when he and his newfound friends embark on a strange mystery in his new hometown of Inaba.

Not only is Yu quick to assume his role as Leader of his friends’ Investigation Team, he’s also quick to make new friends. Over the course of his year in Inaba, Yu makes an acquaintance in practically everyone he meets: family, friends, coworkers, strangers, even animals. And as those friendships grow stronger, so, too, does Yu’s power within. Despite his usual soft-spoken demeanor, he does show off a bit of charisma every once in a while. Not even a week into their new school year together, Chie tells Yu that “there’s a funny air about [him],” that perhaps “that’s what draws people to [him].” Yosuke agrees with her assessment of Yu as a pretty open guy, suggesting that perhaps he has nothing to hide.

But what if he does have something to hide? The anime adaptation of Persona 4 (creatively titled Persona 4 The Animation) explores this question in considerable detail and comes to an interesting conclusion. We begin to see this explored around Episode 12: “It’s Not Empty at All,” in which Yu, confronted by the Shadow of Mitsuo Kubo, is revealed to have a bit of an abandonment complex. It’s definitely understandable. Had our hero’s parents not taken a job overseas, Yu wouldn’t even be in Inaba; he’d still be experiencing a normal, everyday school life in the city. Considering that not only do we, as players, not see or hear much mention of Yu’s parents, but we also don’t see Yu keep in regular correspondence with them at all over the course of his year in Inaba, one could certainly make the argument that his relationship with his parents is incredibly strained, and that they are, more than likely, not nearly as dedicated to their son as they are to their respective careers. One can only assume that this sort of a dramatic removal from his usual environment thanks to his parents’ demanding careers isn’t the first time he’s been forced to cope with abandoning everything (and everyone) he used to know.

And having been flung into a strange new place like Haven? It surely won't be his last.

Abilities/Powers: Yu has the ability of the Wild Card. In other words, not only is he capable of summoning a Persona---a spectral figure that represents a facet of your True Self---but he's also capable of housing multiple Personas within his consciousness, switching between them in battle and fusing them together to unlock new potential. In the interest of fairness and balance, however, Yu will be given a bit of a handicap upon his arrival and will only be able to summon one Persona out of a possible 215 for the time being.

Izanagi, the first Persona that Yu awakens to after his first trip to the Midnight Channel. Though weak against Wind-type attacks, Izanagi has a very high resistance to Electricity and has the following abilities:

Zio - Light Electricity damage. One foe.
Ziodyne - Heavy Electricity damage. One foe.
Cleave - Light Physical damage. One foe.
Rakukaja - Increases Defense for three turns. One ally.
Rakunda - Decreases Defense for three turns. One foe.
Tarukaja - Increases Attack for three turns. One ally.

Apart from his Persona-summoning abilities, Yu is fairly skilled at wielding most two-handed weapons, especially katana.

Items/Weapons:
- Yasogami High School Winter Uniform, Second Year
- Yu's katana
- Yu's cell phone

Sample Entry: Sample Thread from

dear_mun
Sample Entry Two: Sample Log from

bakerstreet, with use of the Protagonist's name in the manga, Souji Seta.

Congratulations on being accepted, Yu Narukami, your apartment block and number is #26.2, and your tag is character: yu narukami. 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.

NOTE: A mini event will take place later in the month, if you are interested in potentially signing up, please see this post.

Applications Two

Yu Narukami | Persona 4 | Reserved

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-> ACCEPTED