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applications.
Applications are currently: OPEN.
As of April 2021, Redshift is a sandbox game! We still have apps for some degree of quality control, but the form has been simplified to streamline the process for new players. Here's how it works:
▶ New Players joining us after April 2021 will need to submit an application for their first character coming into the game by using the appropriate form below. This is so we know who you are, and so we can make sure your character will be a good fit for our players!
▶ Returning/Current Players who have been with us since before April 2021 or are coming back to us only need to claim their character using the form below to bring in new characters. New players may do the same after two months.
▶ Returning/Current Players who have been with us since before April 2021 or are coming back to us only need to claim their character using the form below to bring in new characters. New players may do the same after two months.
Application Guide.
▶ Submission Format: All applications must be posted to this entry, and must fit within one comment with a subject line in the format of "CHARACTER NAME | CANON | RESERVED/NOT RESERVED." While applications should not be linked in the entry, players may link to an alternate source such as a wiki for the character's history and powers; for original characters, the world history may also be linked from an alternate source such as an entry on the character journal.
▶ Accepted Character Types: Fandom Characters, Original Characters; CRAU is welcome and encouraged. Please see the Rules & Game Standards page for more in-depth explanations of appable, non-appable, and case-by-case characters.
▶ Application Verdicts: Applications will receive a verdict of ACCEPTED, REVISIONS, or DECLINED. Revisions must be submitted within 48 hours of the revision request being sent out. If this is impossible due to extenuating circumstances, please contact the mod team. Declined applications can be reworked and resubmitted during the next application cycle. If an application is declined 3 times, it cannot be resubmitted.
▶ App Challenges & Reserves: Redshift will not have application challenges, but if you would like to apply for a character that is on reserve, please submit the application with "not reserved" noted in the subject line, and your application will be considered if the reserved application is declined or not turned in by the end of the application cycle. Applications will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.
▶ Character Limits: Players may have a maximum of 3 characters in the game; the option to increase the number of character spaces may become available at a later date. A player may submit up to two applications at a time.
▶ Samples: Linked samples should be from a publicly accessible source, and no more than 1 year old. Screencaps or transcripts from locked sources are not acceptable as samples, unless the character is being apped as a CRAU from a locked game, and in these cases permission from the other participant(s) in the thread must be obtained and submitted as screencaps along with the sample. All samples should represent the character as they are being applied for; for example, samples cannot come from an AU setting or break the fourth wall (Dear Player, etc.) As long as they meet this criteria, samples from other games, museboxes, memes, other websites (Tumblr, Insanejournal, etc.) or any other source are acceptable. For CRAU samples a link from the character's original game would be preferable, in the form of a link to their tag on the relevant communities, or specific thread links.
Submit an Application.
To submit an application or claim a character, please fill out the information in the appropriate text box below, and paste it in a single comment in response to this entry. Applications should not be linked, though portions of them may be if a bulky history or world section would put them over the character limit for one comment.
Noctis Lucis Caelum | Final Fantasy XV | Reserved
Name: Emily
Contact: Plurk:
Current Characters: N/A
Name: Noctis Lucis Caelum
Canon: Final Fantasy XV
Canon Point: Just prior to leaving for Altissia, after acquiring Ramuh.
CRAU Timeline/Game(s): N/A
World Description: N/A
Character History: History
CRAU History: N/A
Personality: Noctis is a fantasy royal as written for a modern setting and it shows. In place of grace he has all the awkward vanity of a boy his age; rather than being introduced as ready to take the throne he’s reluctant and less than enthusiastic about his destiny. Born into the Lucian line of kings, his life was mapped out from a young age: go to the best schools, be attended to at all times by his adviser Ignis and his personal guard Gladiolus, and in time, following his father’s passing, take on the mantel of protecting the kingdom. This is a task encompassing not only the symbolic weight of rule, but also a very literal one; a large barrier around the city of Insomnia places a great physical strain upon its king. Despite knowing this, Noctis spends most of his free time avoiding the reality of his situation when possible. His main hobbies are fishing and video games, and prior to leaving Insomnia he’s shown to be particularly fond of spending time with his best friend Prompto at the arcade.
Though he — reluctantly — allows the importance of his position to be impressed upon him following his father’s death and the occupation of his city by enemy forces, Noctis still retains a number of his more human traits. For example, he has a penchant for resting whenever he can and takes frequent deep naps, even sleeping through the team’s car running off the road. Seriously. When he’s not sleeping he’s often wishing he was, regularly complaining about the terrain and his associated fatigue whenever the team is out traveling for too long. This ties into his generally spoiled nature as a whole, indicative of his sheltered and pampered upbringing — he expects his meals to be made for him, is almost always ready with a smartass comment (or what he thinks is smart), and wears designer clothing in totally inappropriate situations while also refusing to eat any food that he even remotely doesn’t like (such as anything containing vegetables).
Another lingering remnant of his childhood is the result of his relative seclusion from most people; Noctis is shy and struggles to show his relaxed side around people he’s not very close to. Around those individuals he tends to put on a front, either acting more responsible as suits his station with people that know he’s royalty (such as young Talcott, particularly when he’s consoling him over his grandfather’s death) or standoffishly and affectedly "cool" (such as with his fishing buddy Navyth).
All that said, Noctis is very pure-hearted and has good intentions, always wanting to help people that need his assistance and accepting great sacrifices along a path he doesn’t desire in order to save his homeland. What he lacks in intelligence (definitely not one of his strengths by any stretch of the imagination) he makes up for in genuine selfless kindness. This trait is seen in him even at a young age: when Iris, Gladiolus's younger sister, is set to be punished for leaving the Citadel without permission, Noctis takes the full blame to spare her despite not actually being at fault. This shows a strain of compassion that goes beyond mere showmanship for the sake of the crown. He is also always willing to jump into the fray to protect any of his good friends, even in spite of the fact that it's their duty to protect him instead.
CRAU Development: N/A
Powers/Abilities:
Weapons proficiency: with staves/spears, swords, guns, broadswords, daggers, axes, bows, shuriken, offensive shields, maces, and tridents
Warping: can warp short distances (as far as he can throw, really) to his weapons; he utilizes this by throwing his weapons and teleporting after them to travel more easily
Weapons summoning: can summon his weapons and otherwise stores them (along with other items he deems useful (they rarely are)) in his own personal hammer space
Team support: also can support both summoning of weapons and short range teleportation for others — he gives his party members the skill to call their weapons in the main game and also bestows the ability on the player character (with warping as well, this time) in the Comrades expansion
Healing item creation: can make potions out of ordinary soft drinks
Dodging: in the same vein as his teleporting, Noctis can dodge almost any physical attack while leaving behind an after-image
Elemancy: Noctis can draw one of three elements from any applicable source where they exist (fire, ice, and electricity) and store them within himself to combine them into magical spells later; these can also be utilized by his party members. They do not require mp to use, then, but he can only store one spell per flask. These range in power depending on how much elemental energy he puts into them, from a very weak attack to a strong one with a wider range (a few meters in diameter) and multiple hits.
Armiger: can call the thirteen legendary Royal Arms (assorted weapons used by those in his bloodline) and use them in tandem for a brief period of time for a vicious physical assault (less than a minute unless imbued with an extra significant source of power)
Astrals: Noctis also has two astrals at his beck and call (Titan and Ramuh) by his canon point, essentially gods with major destructive power capable of leveling cities and destroying all but the strongest of enemies in one hit - Note: According to game standards and rules for abilities, I believe these should be nerfed and removed entirely.
Inventory: Several magic flasks, his weapons (sword, broadsword, spear, handgun, shield, daggers), a fishing pole, and a few assorted completely useless items that he feels the need to collect throughout the game regardless – lizard scales or rusty coins, anyone?
Anything Else? Please let me know if anything should be nerfed or scaled down! I realize the inventory is a bit extensive, for example, since he acts as a bit of a pack mule for the party’s nonsense throughout the game.
Prose/Brackets Sample: In-game log post
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