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

Abilities/Powers:
Magic is a force that fills almost everywhere in Merlin's world which makes the attempts to squash it out seem impossible. Merlin himself has been called a "creature" of magic and the Old Religion, having been born with magical abilities. He has an instinctual control over certain parts of magic, telling Gaius that he could moves objects with magic even "before he could talk." It has also been shown that he also has the ability to slow down time for a short period and conjure certain elemental magics (such as fire, wind, and lightning) on his own without a spell.

With spells examples of things he has been shown to do include opening locked doors, bringing a dog statue to life, created a shield from magic, putting people to sleep, healing, . (a list of spells used in the show and by whom is here) Most of the spells he uses are spell from the Old Religion, although while using a Sidhe staff it's been shown that he can use spells that use their magic as well, at least while in possession of the staff.

While he is foretold to be the greatest sorcerer there ever was in his world, he is still young. He has a lot of raw power but is still trying to learn and train in spells and a wider variety of magic, and although he is talented and a fast learner he is doing just that: learning, and new spells can take him a bit to get the hang of still.

After learning of the existence of his father Balinor, Merlin learned that he is also a Dragonlord. This position is something that is passed down from father to son and when Balinor died Merlin inherited it. This gives him the ability to speak in the tongue of the Dragons, whom are their spiritual brothers. They can use this language to control them (and relatives such as wyverns) and also summon them, along with abilities such as a stunning spell using a roar similar to a dragon's. They are also the only ones that can help dragon eggs hatch, calling them into life by giving them a name.

Items/Weapons:
- A now blank (thanks to Haven) spell book
- A small wooden carving of a dragon
- A brown satchel
Sample Entry: test drive meme

Sample Entry Two:
There was something about this that just screamed "bad idea!" to him.

The tunnel was dark, although he had brought a torch with him (a real torch, not one of the weird clicking things someone had offered him), but that wasn't the problem. Even in the darkness he felt as though something was watching him, but as far as he knew he was the only one around. At least, he'd been very careful in making sure of that before he lit the torch by magic. Despite the fact that nearly everyone here had something (whether it be called magic or not) he was still a little hesitant to let too many people know about his own abilities.

Old habits die hard, he guessed.

He'd hesitated at the entrance long enough, so even though he continued thinking "bad idea, bad idea" Merlin took the first few steps in, taking a moment to appreciate the strangeness of what had been called a "subway tunnel," if he remembered correctly. What he'd have given to see this thing while it was working! Well, not now. Not while he was trying to walk through it. From what he'd heard the walk was going to be hard enough but he had his eyes on the prize: a library. A library full of books, books that had been read by people here previously but that he hadn't seen. And he was quite eager to see them. There had to be something helpful in there; he was starting to get a little desperate, because he just had to get back home as soon as possible. There was no telling what was going to happen without him there! Bad enough things happened with him there to stop them, and now that he was here he'd spent a lot of time worrying about Gaius, Gwen, Arthur, and the kingdom in general. So even if there wasn't anything in these books… he was just going to have to try. And on that thought, he started walking.

Congratulations on being accepted, Merlin. You will be living in apartment #1.004, and your tag is character: merlin. 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 make sure to complete the following:

-> Join havenrpg, havenooc and havenlogs.
-> Optionally join havenmemes, the Haven Meme community.
-> Fill out this form.
-> Fill out your details on the taken characters page.
-> Check out who you'll be sharing an apartment with on the apartment listings.
-> 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.

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