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- The application period is 3 days. We will process all apps at the end of the period.
- All applications should be posted in the character journal applying to the game and linked to when submitting to this entry.
- There is a 65 total player cap, but we may adjust it to account for volume.
- There is a 10 character cast cap. If we receive more than we have open, we will accept the ones that best fit and came first. Players are limited to one character in a specific cast.
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- For information about what kinds of characters are applicable, refer to the Applications section of the Game Info. Other information about character types and abilities can be found in their respective sections there.
- Make sure to check the Taken and the Reserved entries to ensure the character you wish to apply for is not already listed.
- Those who receive Revisions will have five days to submit the requested revisions before we consider it as a revocation of the application.
Fill out the following form and post it in the character journal you intend to bring into the game. When you submit your application, comment with the character journal with the link to the application.
PLAYER INFO
Player: Name
Age:
Invited by: Name of invite
Contact: Primary means of contact
Current Characters: For current players only
Age:
Invited by: Name of invite
Contact: Primary means of contact
Current Characters: For current players only
CHARACTER INFO
Character: Character you plan on bringing in
Canon: Canon and canon point. If an original character, simply note it as such. If a CRAU, note it here as well.
Age: (of the character)
Background Information: Just some basic background information about the character and what they've been through in their canon. We don't need a full biography, just a few paragraphs or even a bullet list highlighting key points will do. Wiki links are also acceptable. If this is a CRAU you will need to provide some brief information on what developments will be carrying over. We don't need a full history, just enough for us to get a feel of what kind of experiences they would have gone through that would cause changes in the character outside of their canon. 1200 word limit.
Personality: Please answer the following questions about your character. Be as clear as possible, and provide examples where you can. You can format this section as either 1) individual sections for each question; or 2) a more freeform essay/paragraph that covers all the topics. Please do not exceed 1200 words total.
1) Tell us about who your character is and what someone’s first impression would be upon meeting them.
2) What is a driving force your character has? What goals do they have, what motivates them, etc?
3) What are their flaws as a character? What is something they've messed up, or have done that they regret?
4) Optional: What is something unique and interesting about them, or what is a fun little tidbit that sets them apart from the crowd?
Abilities & Inventory: Describe or list whatever canon abilities and items that will be brought with the character, and be sure to mention any nerfs that will need to be made or else we'll decide on a nerf while processing the application. Linking to wikis is fine, just be sure to point out any particular abilities that need to be nerfed. Reminder: the only items that will be brought along with the character will be anything that is their personal belongings and is either on their person or near them at the time they enter Escordvi.
Canon: Canon and canon point. If an original character, simply note it as such. If a CRAU, note it here as well.
Age: (of the character)
Background Information: Just some basic background information about the character and what they've been through in their canon. We don't need a full biography, just a few paragraphs or even a bullet list highlighting key points will do. Wiki links are also acceptable. If this is a CRAU you will need to provide some brief information on what developments will be carrying over. We don't need a full history, just enough for us to get a feel of what kind of experiences they would have gone through that would cause changes in the character outside of their canon. 1200 word limit.
Personality: Please answer the following questions about your character. Be as clear as possible, and provide examples where you can. You can format this section as either 1) individual sections for each question; or 2) a more freeform essay/paragraph that covers all the topics. Please do not exceed 1200 words total.
1) Tell us about who your character is and what someone’s first impression would be upon meeting them.
2) What is a driving force your character has? What goals do they have, what motivates them, etc?
3) What are their flaws as a character? What is something they've messed up, or have done that they regret?
4) Optional: What is something unique and interesting about them, or what is a fun little tidbit that sets them apart from the crowd?
Abilities & Inventory: Describe or list whatever canon abilities and items that will be brought with the character, and be sure to mention any nerfs that will need to be made or else we'll decide on a nerf while processing the application. Linking to wikis is fine, just be sure to point out any particular abilities that need to be nerfed. Reminder: the only items that will be brought along with the character will be anything that is their personal belongings and is either on their person or near them at the time they enter Escordvi.
ARMADA SELECTION
Choose between Corsairs or Paladins and include a brief blurb explaining why. We would prefer if there's some thought put into it, such as including why they would fit in the faction and what they would do. Some ideas of what you'd like to explore with the character will help. We will try to slot them into your preferred choice, but if there is an imbalance in the two we may have to put them in the other armada. If your character can fit in either, please consider and note it down!
SAMPLE
Test Drive Sample: Link to TDM thread(s). These can be either toplevels or threads tagged into (toplevel NOT required). You can also supplement with other threads outside of the game if needed.
Questions: Any questions you might have.
Questions: Any questions you might have.
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Re: REVISION
Shallan is from a noble family, however her home was an unhappy one. It's not so much haughty, but when she's not trying she just doesn't have a filter, though this is a symptom of not trying to consciously keep a "good noble girl" image, which is either frustrating, amusing, or sigh-inducing for some, depending on who and when it is that her wit gets carried away. This feeds back into the same cw territory as the wiki link in her app, so with that in mind:
She notes that she was scolded plenty by those same tutors to Jasnah when she goes to plead her case to become her ward and learn, mentioning that her tutors didn't like that she would try to be witty or "talk back":
She does realize that she shouldn't fall back on it too often, but actually speaking her mind conflicts with the "perfect daughter" ideal that was driven into her in order to avoid any conflict or yelling, which sets Shallan on edge, as this is something that happened often with her father on bad days. Being perfect meant she could avoid it, but it also meant that when she was with other people, she felt more herself instead of someone else.
Regarding Vorinism, the religion of basically all of Roshar after the Recreance, a point in history when the Heralds betrayed humanity (at least, what is written in history as this moment), it is part of every day life.
As the times have changed slightly after the appearance of the Everstorm, a more violent storm that circles their world opposite the Highstorms, which are already something you don't want to be caught outside in— think of a Cat 5 hurricane but stronger: it travels at 370 mph! The Everstorm is different, more like a Cat 1 or 2, but the two colliding is quite violent. Because of this, a lot of the traditions are being left behind since there are bigger things to worry about beyond men not reading or women not taking up a weapon, or if a noblewoman wears a glove over their safehand instead of a full havah. Hard to care about such things when there's the Everstorm or the Voidbringers fighting the humans to wipe them out to worry about. Some things, of course, are still observed, such as being chaperoned when you're courting— something Shallan asks her spren, Pattern, to do when her fiancé at the time visits her in her room. He reminds them, quite happily, to have "no mating" happening... something he repeats even when they are married.
Shallan is openminded to a point, however. Jasnah is an atheist, and despite Shallan being fairly devout she does try to make sure she keeps an open mind in order to learn from Jasnah, even though her initial reason for pursuing a wardship with the princess is not for her to expand her horizons. It helps when there are certain revelations that turns everything that she knows upside down:
That the true Voidbringers, who they thought were something completely different, were the humans all along. The Parshendi, those who killed the Alethi king 5 years prior to the happenings in The Way of Kings are the original inhabitants of the planet.
Having an open mind does help soften the blow of this info, though what one was been raised to do is still ingrained pretty well into her, though wearing a glove instead is still a little alien to her, even if it's easier.
Shallan's DID, as mentioned before, is a major part of her character: it helps her cope with what she's already lived through, and also helps her deal with things that she doesn't think she'll be able to deal with.
At the present, only Radiant is the one that she can call on, as Formless comes out when she pleases, and Veil reintegrated with her after Shallan realized that she didn't necessarily need the personality any longer: Veil was helping in suppressing some memories that Shallan had recalled but didn't want to remember, regarding her family, her murdered mother, and how her father truly died. As Formless has not really been introduced to others, she will try to keep that under wraps and not show anyone... if she can help it.
Formless is a facet of Shallan, of course: one that seems to be much more pessimistic than Shallan would normally feel or let on, much colder than Shallan would be; Formless snaps at Adolin, who knows Veil and Radiant but not Formless and though he knows something is off, he doesn't press or realize it isn't the three he knows. Formless has the ability to 'lock' away the others, though if the others are strong enough, they can break free as well.
The personalities can 'talk' to Shallan, and Veil very much does when it comes to Formless, going so far as to call Shallan out on what Formless really is:
Formless is Shallan, but the Shallan that feels that she is weak and unable to do anything. While Veil reintegrates with Shallan after this particular scene, it is to be seen if Formless will continue to be or if Formless has also disappeared like one of Shallan's illusions, as this is the end of Rhythm of War and the only other Shallan-centered chapter after this doesn't mention Formless. It is possible this persona will come back.
In terms of first impressions, flaws, and motivations:
Radiants' first impression is regal, noble, someone who knows what she's doing and will see it done. She is likely based off of Shallan's impression of Jasnah, who is smart, regal, and can be a little condescending; Radiant does have a streak of "you're not smart enough to talk to me" on occasion. Her motivations would be to take what Shallan thinks she should have in terms of knowledge of how to be a Knight Radiant but keep her femininity, and to eventually reintegrate like Veil did. She will eventually, perhaps, when Shallan feels she's strong enough to wield a shardblade again after everything that happened to her, but the main goal is to become one again.
Shallan's relationships are generally all right; she has a healthy relationship with her brothers, and she gets along with them just fine; they are the ones who trusted her with her initial quest to steal Jasnah's soulcaster in Way of Kings after she pitched the idea.
As mentioned earlier, Adolin is aware of two of her personas and interacts with them. Though Radiant thinks she would do better with Kaladin, as he is also a Knight Radiant and Adolin is not, she respects Adolin's abilities as well.
Her relationship with Jasnah is still very much a student and teacher relationship; Shallan has an immense respect for Jasnah, and looks up to her. Though they were off to a rocky start, their relationship has improved. As long as Shallan is truthful in her wants and needs, Jasnah is willing to help.
Kaladin and Shallan also had a rocky start— it seems to be a repeating pattern here with some beyond Adolin and some like the sailors on the Wind's Pleasure— her first encounter with him was her acting like a Horneater princess in order to get into the warcamps on the Shattered Plains and taking his boots when her own shoes were gone or falling apart. When they meet again in the warcamps, they go back and forth in banter quite a bit:
While they have warmed up to each other after a tenuous night in a chasm, being hunted by a large monster known as a chasmfiend, during a Highstorm, they still banter but it's much more friendly. There is now a trust between them and the knowledge that they would do what they could for the other helps it along. The need for trust with Shallan is important to her. Veil held some romantic interest in him, but that has gone with Veil not only gone, but after she figured out that it was Kaladin who killed her eldest brother. So far that hasn't strained their relationship again.
As these are her main relationships, they are the most developed. She does hold trust with those in the Unseen Court, a group of followers and Shallan herself, that use Lightweaving abilities for those that have banded together with the rest of the newly awakened Radiants to stop the bigger threats to the world between the Fused, Odium, and the Everstorm, though they are mostly mentioned in passing or not in as great detail as the previous entities.
Since she has been sheltered most of her life, it doesn't feel like she cares much for first impressions unless she needs to care. It usually goes from her trying to make a decent impression if she has to, but she will always devolve into being herself, instead of feeling the need to impress. Being herself (or enough of herself) is easier than putting on airs.
Motivations are something she deals with either by herself or with Radiant at the helm to do it for her. During her attempt to steal Jasnah's soulcaster, it really did take a lot of pushing herself to try: remembering her family's situation after her father's death, the trouble they could be in without a way to make money and pay back debt collectors, among others, was enough to keep pushing her forward. Remembering what she needs to do and why, especially when it is important, is good motivation for her. When it comes to needing to learn how to wield and fight with a shardblade, that is where Radiant comes in... but she was borne from the desire to do what Shallan knows she needs to do. Having Radiant to be the middleman, so to speak, makes it easier on her and is a way for her to deal with her traumas involving the weapon.
Her flaws, well... she knows she can go too far, as mentioned before, when trying to be witty, or just speaking without a filter. Her Veil persona was a little more calculated and with her reintegration, Shallan likely is now as well. Radiant is well-spoken and does think before she speaks, something Shallan will gain (maybe) once Radiant also reintegrates with her, whenever that will be. Shallan does strive to be better, to be stronger, and while that is where Formless initially came from, she knows she can be the things she wants to be. Getting there and past her traumas may require hiding from them and creating ways to deal with them, but she does, in the end, do just that.
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