havenmods | Applications Three

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!
RESERVATIONS ARE OPENED!

NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR PROCESSED FOR APRIL, DUE TO A CURRENT DISCUSSION ON THE GAME'S FUTURE.
RESERVATIONS WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR A LONGER PERIOD.
MAY APPLICATION CYCLE WILL BE POSTED HERE AS SOON AS IT IS DETERMINED.

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 posts can be found here and here if you would like to look through past accepted applications.

Applications will be open on the following dates (from 7pm EST):
10th-17th April
8th-15th May

Applications will be processed on the following dates (at 7pm EST):
17th April
15th May

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.

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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

(Sorry for my delay on this!)

The effect of Zeno’s immortality on his personality is a great one. He states that before he was given the blood of the dragon he was a normal human being, lacking in skills or fighting courage, but if him receiving dragon blood could give him the power to make the world a peaceful place or even make people happy he would take it. After receiving it he seems to have a rather carefree nature, which shows he might have always had this kind of nature to a degree. Once spending time with the king and the others, he began to feel hopeless and even useless to help. Even when he showed the king his ability by smacking his hand onto the stone wall and wounding himself only to have it heal, he was still told not to fight, instead being given the pendent, the one presented to the king of the dragons Hiryuu, that he still holds dear. This kind of protection continued to the point that the other dragons knew if Zeno was injured then the king would cry. So when he would venture on the battlefield it was usually to pick up Seiryuu after he was paralyzed from his powers. This kind of thing proved to be a mistake even when Zeno was attacked and cut down. In that moment he felt the pain and thought he would die, it was then he heard the attacker scream monster and he was left in shock of his fatal wound healing. This was the point where his immortality is found out and it begins to have a major effect on his personality and state of mind.

Over time Zeno continues to question his powers as the others age around him and he remains the same. He never grows, never gets sick or stays wounded as the pain lasts a moment and then vanishes. Zeno asks Hiryuu of this and before he can receive an answer the king passes away. He continues to show a carefree nature to the others not revealing any of this to them, instead keeping it to himself since the only person he told of it was king Hiryuu. While the others leave he remains and continues to help with Hiryuu’s son saying he will leave when the son is grown. In truth, he remains longer because he is scared of seeing the others who have aged and would be allowed to return to heaven while he remained behind. Never does he show a break in this nature until he feels Guen’s death, screaming for none of them to leave him behind when they already have.

Zeno in present tells the others that he had spent most of his time wandering, even getting married since with that long of a life it makes sense to be married at times. It can be felt that the length of his life adds more to his carefree nature since after a certain amount of time passes anyone would become numb to stressing over things that most humans find stressful, like death or time running and if they achieved anything in their life. With the length of his life he feels that continuing to be carefree is easier than constantly remembering things like they were, even to the point where he stopped counting the years he’s lived since it became too much work to do so. Zeno knows he has eternity as he waits for the reincarnation of king Hiryuu so there is little point to worry and the best option is a carefree way of approaching things and offering wisdom when he feels it might be needed.

Congratulations on being accepted, Zeno, your apartment block and number is #23.3, and your tag is character: zeno. 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: The IC mingle log for new characters is already up. You are free to post there or make network or log posts once community acceptances come in.

Applications Three

-> REVISE

-> ACCEPTED