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thebardinator (thebardinator) wrote in savedacitydesu,
@ 2012-12-26 10:00:00

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Player signup!

Applying for a character? We've all done that in our lives. No shame about it. Sometimes, we may apply a character in a public place, which may cause some discomfort, nausea, or dizziness, but with The Form below you can make the process of applying your character simple, fast and fun.

Simply copy the material below, paste it on a comment and fill in the questions accordingly, preferably with your keyboard.

Don't reveal anything that would spoil others for your character's secrets!

BASICS Name: Age: Occupation: Character PB/Icon: BACKGROUND Character history: (Your character's past. Up to three paragraphs. No spoilers!) Personality: Appearance: EQUIPMENT Possible weapon: IMPORTANT NOTE: Your character will eventually be fighting Things. However, the game is magic-intensive, and weapons are extremely secondary, but are still allowed. Consider what kind of weapon they may specialize in. Since your character has very little chance of being a master of a SCOTTISH CLAYMORE or something like that, remember to try to keep it a credible thing for an everyday individual to have some amount of mastery over... and start them off with the simplest, most pathetic form of the weapon in question. I.E: if your character will eventually be good at swords, start with, say, a <A HREF="http://www.punillaikido.com.ar/files/story-images/bokken-01.jpg">wooden sword</A>. Accessory: An item that your character carries with them. It will become their first magical accessory. MAGIC Primary Element: The primary element determines your character's strongest affiliation. It sets their proficiency at certain spells, but also marks their weakness. <center>[FIRE/ICE/WATER/EARTH/WOOD/WIND/BOLT/LIGHT/DARK]</center> Secondary Element: Gives your character a small bonus. The secondary element supplements the first, and should be used to personalize your character a bit more. It cannot be contradictory with the primary element. (Fire and Water/Ice, Earth and Bolt, Light and Dark, just to give some examples.) <center>[FIRE/ICE/WATER/EARTH/WOOD/WIND/BOLT/LIGHT/DARK]</center> Arcana: Pick one of the Major Arcana of the Tarot that you feel strongly represents your character. A LITTLE QUESTIONNAIRE Does your character know martial arts: Does your character practice sports: Has your character suffered a major injury in the past that would lower their physical capacity:

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not_broody
2013-02-22 11:16 am UTC (link)

BASICS
Name: Niko Lovell
Age: 20
Occupation: College student/amateur musician/part-time coffee baristo
Character PB/Icon: Gilbert Nightray from PH

BACKGROUND
Character history:

Born into the Ookamine family, Niko was once the first son and heir to the Ookamine family. The Ookamines run the Eastern branch of a pharmaceutical company while their American close counterparts, the Wolfes, run the Western branch. However, Niko comes across very differently (read: misanthropic, grumpy asshole) than what you would expect from someone from such a prestigious family.

People who have known him far back enough know he wasn't always like that. Early on he was a well-behaved kid, excelled at school, and was sailing through life easily enough...and then he got older. As far back as late elementary/early junior high there have been behavioral issues with him. He used to fight a lot back then to blow off steam but seemed to have settled down once he got pressured into other activities, mainly music, and with the birth of his younger brother. However, something happened in the previous year that left Niko's hand burned, a lot of tensions in the Ookamine family, and Niko's foul attitude and habits taking a turn for the worst. It got to the point Niko went somewhere else for high school, giving both sides a much needed break.

Though Niko got somewhat 'better' again when he was away, there were fissures that were impossible to ignore. Outside or inside the family, it was very clear something was going on - at that point, it was a question of when the powder keg was finally going to go off. It finally did, not long after he entered college. The long short of it was that it ended with Niko leaving the family on terrible terms.

It's been a year since then. During the time he's officially changed his name from 'Nikolas Ookamine' to 'Niko Lovell', transferred from Tokyo to Hiyoku-cho for various reasons, struggled with 'freedom', and been more active in his musical pursuits. At the same time, there's a feeling of drifting and disconnect for Niko...

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not_broody
2013-02-22 11:16 am UTC (link)

Personality:

Niko's quiet, reserved, and the "brooding" figure of romances...until you get up close enough to realize he's actually a cranky bastard with misanthropic tendencies and a black sense of humour, making his default personality "prickly" to say the least. He's developing more control over his tongue and impulses recently but he can still be brutally honest and very stubborn about his views. He dislikes idiots or overly idealistic people, almost as much as he hates manipulative people or users. He also loves a good fight and is highly competitive IF you can get him interested in you.

That said, he can be a gentleman if he wants to - he believes in (loosely) doing the right thing and has chronic Knight in Sour Armor syndrome, especially involving females. He's just really awkward about being genuinely nice or showing that he caaaares, let alone dealing with people. Despite that he tries, in his own way, when he cares enough to try. To the people who he can care about (or a least people who stick around long enough to grow on him) he can be protective and loyal, sometimes to a fault, especially if he feels they're about to slip up bad. Or at least he's more prone to slipping into male tsundere mode. Despite what he might think about himself he’s not as uncaring or unaffected as he’d like to believe he is.

He does have his moments of NOT looking like he hates the world and everyone in it, usually when he's playing, but they're not common. Ways to his his buttons are to call him on his broodiness, keep pestering him about his hand, or just generally being nosy (ESPECIALLY about family).

Appearance: The most accurate way to describe Niko is the tall, mean, and broody. Niko's half American half Japanese on his father and mother's sides respectively. He's got wavy dark brown hair and light hazel eyes and stands at 6'3. He's got a killer smile but getting a genuine one out of him that's not sardonic or from battle-lust is hard. Usually, he's more likely to look "broody" (to his chagrin), scowly, or pissy.

Outside the school uniform or dressing up for gigs, he tends to favor casual and easy to move in clothing which usually might be whatever he grabbed off the floor that didn't stink or look a mess. Though not a slob, he prefers utility over appearances and as long as he doesn't look stupid. Also, he usually has his clip-on headphones attached to his shirt collar if they're not in his ears.

The most striking thing about Niko, however, is his burn scarred right hand. The scars have faded slightly but it can still be a lot of pain on some days and depending on what he's doing and in the worst cases it freezes up on him, to his deep frustration.

EQUIPMENT
Possible weapon: Fists/Weighted gloves->Knuckle Knife

Accessory: Headphones

MAGIC
Primary Element: Earth
Secondary Element: Wind

Arcana: Death

A LITTLE QUESTIONNAIRE
Does your character know martial arts: Does street fighting count?
Does your character practice sports: He did a bit of kendo in high school.
Has your character suffered a major injury in the past that would lower their physical capacity: His right hand, but it doesn't impede him most of the time. It only might but an issue if he's doing a lot a lot of activities that would strain it.

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