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APPLICATIONS
Apps will open on June 23rd at 11:59 am EST
Player Cap: 30/70
| Before you submit your application, please review the Applications and Reserves section of the info / faq page, as there are additional rules regarding malleable protagonists, CRAU characters, fandom OCs, canon caps, player caps, and other important things to note. Applications will be processed in the order they are received and after the application cycle closes. We will only accept as many players as we have player slots, however, we will review all applications submitted during the cycle. Application cycles are not first come first serve, and instead will be judged on clarity of the app and samples. Application revisions will have three days to submit adjustments. If not submitted in time, they will have to wait until the next application cycle to resubmit. Application rejections will have to wait until the next application cycle to resubmit unless otherwise specified in the original rejection. You may either post your application in a comment to this post, or link to it from your character journal. Please use the following format for your comment in the subject line: CHARACTER | CANON | RESERVED / NOT RESERVED There is a limit of 2 characters initially maximum that can be played. (You can redeem additional character slots by way of the rewards page.) As with reservations, you may apply for 2 characters at a time. Proxy applications are not accepted. We do not accept application challenges. We do not accept duplicate characters. We only accept applications for 1 malleable protagonist in a cast. Malleable protagonists may not have preexisting relationships with other characters from their canon aside from base storyline. (Exceptions will potentially be made for CRAUs and handled on a case-by-case basis.) Fandom OC characters are accepted, but may not have preexisting relationships with other characters from their canon. (Exceptions will potentially be made for CRAUs and handled on a case-by-case basis.) CRAU characters are accepted, however, must not be so removed from their original canon state that they are unrecognisable. CRAU characters who carry a multitude of prior games may only carry over memories, relationships, and experiences from their most recent game. |
APPLICATION FORM
| Player: Contact: Age: Current Characters: If applicable. Character Name: Character Canon: If applicable. Canon Point: Age: Crime: All characters are accused of a crime upon their arrival, and it's printed on their indestructible parchment. This crime can be fitting of your character or ill-fitting. It can be a crime they've committed or a crime they would never commit. Consider that Expiation's definition of crimes may not mirror reflect what we think of when we consider crime in the real world. Feel free to think a little out of the box and more abstract. Fiction versus reality here doesn't so much make a difference. Please choose one crime, bearing in mind that there may be occasions in which the crime chosen could affect how a character interacts with certain events or situations. Background: You may provide a link to a wiki, for canon characters. If your wiki has limited information, or your character may not have much canon behind them, you are expected to write supplemental details without leaning too heavily into headcanon. For OCs, you don't need to provide an overly verbose background, just enough to give an accurate portrayal of the world they come from and definitive experiences that are important to their character. For CRAUS, please specify additional information about what they are carrying over from their prior game. This can also be limited to definitive experiences and relationships. Personality: Although this game heavily relies on the analysis and reflection of a character, we don't expect a dissertation. Please provide information on your character's motivations, how their relationships and experiences have affected or shaped them, and other related information. You may use character dialogue to further showcase this, but it's not expected. If you find it easier to use bullet point formats, feel free to do that. Please do not exceed 800 words. Abilities: If your character has any special abilities (magic, weapon skills, and so on), please list them here. Remember that world-breaking abilities will be diluted. Inventory: A list of inventory that your character is carrying on them can be put here. Characters will not have access to an infinite hammer space, so please only list things that would make sense for your character to be physically carrying. Samples: Two recent samples from the last year are required and must adequately convey a character's voice. In a thread, we prefer at least five comments from you. At least one sample must be from the current TDM post. Other threads may be taken from bakerstreet, other games, or other memes. During application review, not only will we be judging for characterization, but also longevity and completion of threads. Not all threads have to be finished before being submitted, but the mod team would like to see an effort in furthering the thread if it's not completed. Questions: If you have any questions for the mod team, please include them here and we will address them during the processing of your application. |
Ethlyn | Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War | Reserved
Contact: PM or
Age: 33
Current Characters: N/A
Link to Reserve: Here!
Character Name: Ethlyn
Character Canon: Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Canon Point: After her death in Chapter 5.
Age: 20
Crime: "The crimes of the Grannvale Empire."
Background: Ethlyn at the Fire Emblem wiki.
Personality: Ethlyn seems like everything that a noblewoman of Jugdral ought to be: kind, courteous and motherly, the perfect sort of wife for a crown prince who will inherit a kingship. And she is all of those things. What this seemingly-sensible exterior conceals, however, are the hallmarks of of the Chalphy family. The descendents of Baldr possess a strong streak of reckless obstinance, and Ethlyn is no exception. When she makes a decision, she stands by it and plays it to the hilt, even when the better thing would be to back down. She can easily cross the line from courage to rashness. Worse, she may not even realize that she's doing it if it's motivated by a desire to help someone who has done something more reckless than what she's doing now.
The reason Ethlyn can come off as more mature than her years is her mother's early death, which put her immediately into the position of Lady of Chalphy. Having spent the last years of her youth maintaining the good order of a ducal household when the duke and his heir let themselves grow slovenly in their bereavement, Ethlyn has a somewhat overdeveloped sense of responsibility. She'll mother people shamelessly, even if they're years older, and she'll readily give them a piece of her mind if she thinks it necessary. She has no compunctions about making other people's welfare her own business.
Ethlyn hasn't lost the instincts of the younger sister, playful and teasing and pushing things right up to the boundary. But equally apparent is that Ethlyn is a deeply empathetic individual. She is devoted to her loved ones--her brother, her father, her husband, and her children. She's quick to accept her brother's sudden new wife as her own sister and grieves deeply when she goes missing. She stalls on handing the Gáe Bolg lance to her husband, fearful that its tragic legend will catch up to them. Her tender heart leads her to bring her toddler on a military journey, and it leads her further into accompanying her husband for just a little too long into danger. As moral, compassionate, and determined as she is, these traits ended up combining into fatal flaws.
Abilities:
- Staff magic: Ethlyn is skilled in the use of magical staves. Mostly these are imbued with healing magic, but she's also been known to use a teleportation staff as well.
- Swordplay: Although her main role in battle is that of a healer, Ethlyn is a skilled swordswoman as well. Moreover, her strong magical abilities make her particularly effective when using magical swords.
- Holy blood: Ethlyn is a descendent of the Crusader Baldr, a man blessed with the divine power to excel at swordsmanship. Although she is not a major scion (that would be her brother Sigurd), his blessing still gives her the ability to wield almost any sword expertly and makes her slightly stronger than she would be by physical training alone.
Inventory:
- Sword: Although Ethlyn fought with a sword imbued with light magic for most of Sigurd's campaign, she wasn't wielding it at the time of her death. Instead, she's carrying a plain metal sword.
- Healing staff: A staff imbued with healing magic.
- Money: A purse of coin with a suitable amount for a journey of several days by horse.
Samples:
TDM #1
TDM #2
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