Interested in joining Finding Sanctuary, are you? Willing to toss your character into a world of fun and joy? Brilliant, let’s get started with the very basics. First, you’ll want to make a reservation for your character to get your power in mind (if applicable) and character’s spot put aside for you! This is so we have accurate numbers and an idea on how many people are prospective for the group! You can find the Reservations here.
Once you have had your reservation accepted -- please read through all of our information! The entire website has exceptionally important information for your character creation, and is essential to understanding the group and how it works!
Now, if you’ve done that, then we shall proceed!
For the visual application we require two fullbodies, one with the character in casual clothing, and one with the character in uniform. Revivals have no set uniform, but typically wear dark colors. Whereas Peacekeepers have set uniforms depending on rank, which can be found here. Art can be commissioned or requested, but the artist must be credited. Art theft will NOT be tolerated, and bases are not allowed.
The appearance of your character will be influenced by their mutant status as well, so please keep this in mind while designing your character. More information about appearance and status can be found in Character Creation and in Magic.
Please note: There's one (1) very important requirement for the drawn application; your character’s number location needs to be shown on their arm, if it’s not covered! You won’t know what the number is until you reserve, but depending on the faction you are you have two choices: As the number assigned to you is on the same right underside of the arm where the chip that tracks you is installed, Revivals can have a scar there from the chip’s removal and will likely cover it while in the city. Peacekeepers have no scar, so they can freely show their number.
The visual application must be accessible on some sort of image hosting website (Google Drive, DeviantArt, etc). It can also be placed at the very end of the application, but there still should be a link somewhere where it is accessible.
Once your character is accepted, we will also ask for a transparent headshot of the character in UNIFORM for the allegiances. This can be the same art that was used for the application, or a completely new headshot, as long as it is big enough for the website to display at high quality.
After the visual application, comes the fun part. This is where you fill in the blanks that the drawn application doesn’t cover. As this group is really development heavy, make sure you put time and thought into the character you want to play! Your first character will hold a special place in your heart, I’m sure!
Located in the description of your application, fill out the fields below. This information MUST go on a Google Doc. You are free to customize the doc to your heart's content! Just be sure to include all the fields shown below in a similar order and that it is legible.
A template of the description for docs can be found here, simply click on "File" at the top and then click "Create Copy".
>>BASICS
Name:
Nicknames:
Age: [Old wobbly, or a smol? You decide, within reason of course.]
Gender: [what do they identify as? Can also simply be their sex]
Birthday: month/day/year, or Month Day, Year
Status: [You’re either a True Mutant, Synthetic Mutant (Synth), or not mutated (Human). Remember, you’re a mutant if you have powers, even if no physical manifestations of said powers exist; i.e. pointy ears! Learn more about each of them here!]
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Faction: [Revivals/Peacekeepers]
Position: [The rank you reserved for.]
Codename: [REVIVALS: Your codename can be anything. As long as it’s not your character’s real name. PEACEKEEPERS of HIGH RANKING ONLY can also have a Codename.]
Number: [Your number will be assigned once your reservation is confirmed.]
Sensitivity: [What magic sensitivity your character has on a scale of 1 to 10. Learn more about sensitivity here!]
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Visual App: [You must include a link using an image hosting website (DeviantArt, Google Drive, etc) either here or at the very end so that people may easily download it for reference.]
>>POWER [If Applicable; you don’t have to include it if you have no power!]
Positives: [What’s good about your ability? What does it do? Minimum 3 positives!]
Negatives: [What are the downsides to this ability? You have to have a downside to every positive side; balance is everything, and your character is still human! Minimum 3 negatives!]
>>EQUIPMENT
Weapon(s): [What weapon(s) does your character have?]
Proficiency: [Non-mutants get 1 proficiency (Light, Unarmed, or Heavy) for free! Learn more about them here!]
Inventory: [Anything else your character may have on their person!]
>>STATS AND REPUTATION
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>>PERSONALITY
[Here we’re looking for a minimum of 3 positive and negative traits, and two neutral traits with at LEAST 2-3 sentences describing each. This is so we can get a glimpse into your character; it’s where you tell us what they’re like, as a person! Here’s a template just to get you started. If you have a preferred way of organizing it, go for it (Including paragraph form)! Just make sure whether they’re positive or negative is easily discernible. ]
+ [Positive trait]:
+ [Positive trait]:
+ [Positive trait]:
/ [Neutral trait]:
/ [Neutral trait]:
- [Negative trait]:
- [Negative trait]:
- [Negative trait]:
>>HISTORY
[Here’s the super duper fun part. What made your character the way they are today? What do they think of the dystopian society they live in? What did they do to get to where they are right now? How did they join the Revivals? If not the Revivals, then the Peacekeepers? Put a minimum of at least 500 words! The older the character, the more likely however they’ll be involved in group historic events, so make sure to refer to the timeline and setting to look for things that your character could of been involved in! Also note, that doing connected histories and characters is totally encouraged and we’d love to see them -- just cross reference and make sure everything is consistent between characters!
Please make sure that if there are any sensitive topics in your history, to put a trigger warning at the beginning of your history.]
>>RELATIONSHIPS
[A relationship tracker of any sort can go here! Just make sure there is one, please!!! Relationships are important in F-S, as everyone will interact with one another at one point in time! It’s good to keep track of who your character likes (or dislikes) for events and role plays down the road!]
If you have any further questions, remember to look at the F.A.Q. and don’t be afraid to ask for help in the discord, which is linked on the front page!
Once your Reservation is accepted, and your application is completed, please open a ticket in the #ticket channel with the Character Submission widget, where you will be prompted with the following form:
Character Name: [Full name - First and Last]
Link to Character: [Link to Google Doc]
In order to submit a second+ character, please be sure you've met the requirements to do so.
[For a secondary character, this is as simple as having your first officially in the group! For tertiary and onward, you need to have purchased a new character slot from the THE BLACK MARKET ]
And be sure that your Reservation is accepted.
Once this is completed, send in another ticket in the #ticket channel with the Character Submission widget where you will be prompted with the same form as before.
To submit an NPC to the group, you are to fill out the NPC Application we have! Draw them as you would your player character and fill out the information needed. The description changes based on what type of character they are:
Name:
Gender:
Birthday:
Power: (Only if applicable!)
Faction:
Position:
Rank:
Personality: (A brief synopsis of their personality, please at least 3 positives and negatives and 2 neutrals much like your Player character.)
Brief History: Give a bullet point history of core events in their lives! What have they been through? Maybe detail relationship to your player character if applicable here!
Trivia: Optional!
Visual App:
Name:
Gender:
Birthday:
Power: (Only if applicable!)
Occupation:
Alignment:
Personality: (A brief synopsis of their personality, please at least 3 positives and negatives and 2 neutrals much like your Player character.)
Brief History: Give a bullet point history of core events in their lives! What have they been through? Maybe detail relationship to your player character if applicable here!
Trivia: Optional!
Visual App:
Please put this in the written description either in a doc and make sure we can read it. Once your NPC is posted and ready to be checked over please send in a ticket in #tickets with the Character Submission tickets AFTER filling out THIS FORM. We'll then look over it and make a request for the NPC to be added to the group if everything is clear, and respond to you with feedback in the note if there's something up!