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APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
The next processing date is Friday 11th October
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 two weeks, 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. If you wish to request a specific apartment, please do so in the relevant part of the application. 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.
Every attempt will be made to place a character in their chosen apartments, though this may not always be possible depending on the slots available.
Applications are open constantly, but are only processed every other Friday at 7PM EST. The Saturday following acceptance, an IC mingle log will be posted for characters to be introduced to the game.
We now have a test drive community athaventest 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.
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)
Previous Game History:
Sample Application (Abel Nightroad/Mayfield RPG)
Sample Application (Bolin/Discedo)
Applications will be processed on the following dates:
11th October
25th October
8th November
22nd November
6th December
20th December
To apply for a canon character, please fill out this form:
To apply for an original character, please fill out this form:
ABILITIES [3/4]
Rationality and Logic: these two key traits in a Vulcan and is a prime focus of the current Vulcan life and philosophy. Vulcan’s have the ability to concentrate so completely on rational and logical thinking that it purges their ability to understand the irrationality of emotions. Vulcan's have numerous unique practices, beliefs, and traditions that you can read about here
Logic affects Spock by his own choice. He explains later on that he chooses to take the logical path because of his overwhelming emotions. While he does not understand them as well as someone else who has a more natural control over their emotions, he does understand them well enough that he has to be cautious in how he expresses them. However, this still leads to misunderstandings and he still has to explain himself and the lack of emotions that others perceive.
Martial Arts
Many Vulcan are naturally skilled at self-defense. The nature of their self-defense skill is very methodical and aims to disable in the most clear, sound, and least volatile method possible. They (typically) do not desire any barbaric approach when defending themselves.
However, as we witness with Spock a few times, this skill coupled with his anger turns him into a lethal weapon; a weapon in which rivals and inevitably triumphs that of Khan (a genetically engineered human considered superior in military art). Spock can become very volatile and lose sight of his control under certain circumstances. This fact, coupled with his vast knowledge of sciences (likely including anatomy of various species), makes him quite a challenge.
Nerve-Pinching
This specific skill ties in with the above Martial arts. It is a skill practiced by many Vulcan which utilizes the knowledge of a species and their nervous system to quickly and efficiently impose a temporary unconscious state upon them. It targets a nerve located on the neck. Unconsciousness often occurs instantly but occasionally with small delay. Very rarely does it not work but there have been instances where it does not.
Telepathy
Most Vulcans have something called contact-telepathy which insists that one must be in some form of contact with the other to read them, similar to mind-melding but not the same. However, it is suggested in other incarnations of Spock that he is capable of reading and ‘sensing’ events as they happen without any form of contact. To be capable of reading minds without touch requires a Vulcan of great training. Whether this has carried through to this reboot is uncertain but not impossible.
Mind-Melding
Mind melding is both dangerous and powerful due to what it all entails. It is a method of sharing thoughts, feelings, and experiences with another and it happens through physical contact. During this contact, the person being melded with is experiencing everything that the one doing the melding had experienced as they personally experienced it. It is dangerous due to the overwhelming depth of emotion a Vulcan can feel.
Katra
It is undetermined at this time whether or not this is something that the reboot of Spock can do. However, it is known that some Vulcan are capable of sealing their ‘katra’ or spirit/essence into an object and therefore cheating inevitable death.