havenmods | Applications

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 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.

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:
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. Preferred Apartment: If you have no preferred apartment, just put None. 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, please. A link to a previous post or thread with the character is also acceptable. Sample Entry Two: A third person sample of at least two paragraphs.

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. Preferred Apartment: If you have no preferred apartment, just put None. 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, please. A link to a previous post or thread under a year old with the character is also acceptable. Sample Entry Two: A third person sample of at least two paragraphs.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Name: Colonel
Contact Info: Personal:

colonelofspades
Plurk: http://www.plurk.com/ColonelofSpades
AIM: colonelofspades
Skype: egoistikos
Other Characters Played: N/A
Preferred Apartment: None

Character Name: Henry Townshend
Canon: Silent Hill IV: The Room
Canon Point: End Game: Escape Ending.
Background/History: Not much is known about Henry, really. Unfortunately, the only mention he gives of his past is that it’s unmemorable. It can be speculated that he’s been a loner and introvert most of his life, giving question as to what his home life was like early on that caused him to be that way. However, what is known was that he was quiet and internally focused in school. Where he moved from before he went to Ashfield Heights is also in question, but he has been living there for two years, which points to him at least having a job, and he mentions being happy in his living arrangements before being trapped in 302.

Personality: Throughout the game, Henry appears to be somewhat shy, especially when it comes to being vocal. Most of his dialogue is internal, and when he speaks to others, he does a lot of thinking on his words. He doesn’t seem to be bothered by much, both the creepy settings and some of the character’s words to him being met with silent contemplation instead of fear. While he does seem to fear some of what’s going on, he keeps his head level and stays calm no matter what.
To add to this shyness, Henry seems to be a bit of a recluse. Even before being trapped in the apartment, his neighbor mentions that conversations were sparse and he didn’t leave his apartment on a regular basis. The apartment itself looks very lived-in, but clean, most likely pointing to Henry having a lot of time on his hands and spending most of that in the apartment. He mentions at one point in game that his past and school life were ‘unmemorable’, likely pointing to his being a loner.
As a contradiction to his introversion, Henry shows multiple times to be altruistic and brave. Multiple times he is faced with deformed and terrifying situations, which he confronts with a steely gaze and some form of makeshift weapon. When he travels with Eileen Galvin, multiple times he makes sure to stand defensively in front of her and does the same when traveling the subways with Cynthia. For a man who seems to enjoy books, photography, and information collecting, he seems to have a mean swing and good eye for guns.
During his exploration from world to world, he also shows an intuitive mind. Presented with a riddle, puzzle, or something of that ilk, Henry is quick enough to solve it and move on. When given a riddle and a broken doll in the forest section, Henry searches wells with a makeshift torch for the body parts, connecting them and discovering a new area. In the wash room, walls coated with odd symbols, Henry is able to figure out in which order to put some odd tablets he’d collected before to open a new hole.
To bring the bravery and shyness together, Henry is a very reactive person. He doesn’t talk much save for when spoken to or talking to himself. The only instance to the contrary is when he first is trapped in his room and yells to try to get himself noticed. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work. However, despite being very reactive, Henry does well to not let his emotions show. All situations are handled with a carefully calm and level mask. Only in instances of extreme sadness, such as Eileen’s supposed death, anger when he’s defending her, fighting Walter, or when he’s facing a particularly gruesome foe, does Henry show real emotion. Oddly, he watches people like Cynthia, Richard, and Travis die with the same steely gaze after being unable to help them. Whether this was because of that inability to really help or because he didn’t know them well enough is uncertain, but it’s likely the former, given his personality.
When it comes to Eileen Galvin, it could be speculated that Henry develops feelings for her during the course of the game. Her ‘death’ is the one he laments the most and she seems to have something for him, as she is the first to recognize his disappearance and make an effort to try to get to him. He also makes the most effort to protect Eileen throughout the game, taking her with him rather than leaving her somewhere where she can get hurt more. At the end of the game, in the best ending, Henry is seen speaking her name and visiting her in the hospital with flowers. Whether this points to more of a connection of just kinship through having survived her possession and subsequent battle with Walter is unknown, but speculated that they do have something through their shared experiences.
Above all, Henry doesn’t actively seem to want any troubles, trying to just find a way to get back to normal life. He is pushed on by this desire, as well as one to protect those he meets in the strange and macabre environment. From then on, he actively solves the problems presented, but mostly out of a want to put it all behind him. He cares for others and spends a lot of his time trying to help them throughout the game. His kind soul and brave personality make for a good mixture when it comes to sticky situations.
Abilities/Powers: Nothing in specific. Like all Silent Hill protagonists, Henry’s only real power is the ability to pick up anything and make it into a weapon/know how to use it
Items/Weapons: Steel Pipe, handgun, Rusty Axe

Sample Entry: What the hell…? How is it that I always get into these situations..? How long has it been since I got out of that mess with Walter Sullivan and the apartment..? Is Eileen safe? I seem to have weapons this time, and… Well, I suppose things could be worse. This doesn’t look at all like Silent Hill or any of the worlds I visited through the hole… Is it another world? Is there something else…? There are way too many questions, and it doesn’t look like I’ll be getting answers anytime soon… Who are these people and have they been brought here with me? I haven’t gotten out of the apartment enough to really know anyone else around the area; at least not since the Walter incident. If they’re neighbors, they might be in danger, just like Eileen and Richard… But Walter is dead… Isn’t he?
Sample Entry Two: [Henry squinted his eyes closed, trying to quiet the ringing in his head. He thought all the strangeness was over… Walter was dead, Eileen was recovering, and the locks were off his room. So why…?
Wait… He didn’t remember having an alarm clock- at least not one that worked quite yet. He frowned and finally opened his eyes, staring around the room at the other inhabitants. They didn’t seem to know anything more than he did. It might be better to try to gain his bearings a bit before he troubled those others for any introductions- assuming they were friendlies, at least. The view out the window was dismal, not unlike the one from his apartment, but it certainly wasn’t South Ashfield and this wasn’t his room; not unless Frank had decided to give group housing now in the worst place… And South Ashfield had suddenly become deserted. He finally did get to sitting up, holding his head and hoping he was dreaming, like all the nightmares he had after being trapped in 302.
”In Haven we are all safe… together”
That was oddly alarming… Beyond that, he seemed to be in some kind of… hospital? All these people, and the beds. No, it was more like a living situation than anything else. He surveyed the room and its inhabitants with a wary eye. Those he usually met either died or were otherwise unlucky to come into contact with him; usually the former, unfortunately. No monsters yet. Creepy dogs and ghosts were nowhere to be found, and luckily this apartment didn’t seem to be chained shut. Well, as he usually did, it was time to make do and try to solve the situation. Somehow…]

Hi there,

There are just a couple of things that I'd like to see, please.

-> A revised background section. A link is fine for this, but if one can't be found then an extra paragraph or two will be fine, as the one you have is very brief.
-> A revised first person sample. This is because the sample provided doesn't adequately show Henry's personality, perhaps due to it being an introduction where panic eclipses other personality traits. A link to a previous first person post or thread can be used.
-> Finally, please take care with your formatting in the revisions.

I apologize for the inconvenience. You have one week to submit these revisions, thank you.

Unfortunately, as revisions were not submitted within one week, this application is now declined.

You are welcome to apply again, thank you.

Applications

Henry Townshend | Silent Hill IV: The Room | Reserved 1/3

Henry Townshend | Silent Hill IV: The Room | Reserved 2/3

Henry Townshend | Silent Hill IV: The Room | Reserved 3/3

-> REVISE

-> DECLINED