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APPLICATIONS!

Currently: Open!
Applications are checked roughly weekly unless otherwise stated.

We ask that potential applicants post their application in comments rather than linking. If their application contains explicit references to 'hard' spoilers (character death, unforeseen plot twists, big reveals, he was evil all along etc), players should put the application in their own journal or their character's journal and link it, making sure to mention the presence of spoilers within. For further clarification on our spoilers policy and whether or not your application needs to be linked, please check this page. Thank you for your cooperation!

The comment character limit on Dreamwidth is 16,000 characters so apps no longer need to be split into multiple comments; however this is at players' discretion.

While players are welcome to play multiple characters (five characters maximum are allowed per player!), please only apply for one character at a time, and wait for a decision before submitting another application!

A reminder for those waiting to hear back: Please don't be worried if we skip yours while going through them. It only means we needed a little more time to research!

Please use the form below to apply! If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of the mods.

Helpful links!
Taken / Reserves
Please do not app a character from either of these unless you reserved them!
Starter Pokémon!
A compiled list of the starter Pokémon to choose from offered in Victory Road!
Word Count Tool!
Word count! It has other pointless stats too.
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Player
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Preferred Contact: Plurk, AIM, personal journal, PM, etc.
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Current Characters in Victory Road:

Character
Name:
Series:
Timeline:
Canon Resource Links: Here we would have the links to wikis and other information sites. If none of those seem to provide enough information, feel free to add more about the character here. However, please do not use this section as a full history section unless your canon is ridiculously obscure. General rule of thumb: if there are a good amount of descriptive resources, please just link them and use this section to add in what may have been left out, as opposed to writing an entire history section.

Original Character Background: THIS SECTION IS FOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS AND CUSTOMIZABLE/SILENT PROTAGONISTS ONLY! In lieu of canon resources, please write for us at minimum 2-3 full paragraphs describing the following for your character:
- Their world (OCs): Is it magic? Medieval? Futuristic? An Earth like ours?
- Their history (OCs and customizable/silent protagonists): What have been the key events in their lives to date? What kind of background do they have?
- For customizable/silent protagonists: How are you justifying your portrayal of the character? What is your in-canon evidence? Please explain how, if your character lacks dialogue or a set background, you determined their history and personality.

Personality: Give us at minimum 2-3 full paragraphs of how you understand your character's personality. Talk about basic characteristics, any major developments over the course of their canon, their motives, their social behavior, strengths and weaknesses, and anything else you can think of that shows off your knowledge of this character.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: What career path will your character be taking? Breeder, Trainer? Or maybe even down the dark path of becoming a member of Team Rocket? Note: All Rocket members start as grunts. (For right now, only those three positions are available, whether your character chooses to follow their assigned path or not.)
Starter: What starter Pokémon do you want your character to have? Please use the list linked above to choose from.

Samples
RP Sample: The sample must be a thread, with at least five comments from you, that you have made anywhere with this character in the last four months at the canon point you have chosen for said character. Linking to a post or log containing multiple threads will also suffice, as long as at least one of the threads has the required number of comments. This thread sample can be in any format (e.g. network post, prose log, actionspam, Dear Mun post, and so on). While it does not have to be set in Victory Road's setting, you can use a Victory Road test drive thread for this sample, as long as it's a different thread than one used for the second sample below. What we are looking for here is grasp of your character's voice and a sense of how you operate as a role-player. If we feel that the sample provided is not adequate, we reserve the right to ask for another.

Victory Road Sample: This sample must take place in Victory Road's setting and can be EITHER a written post OR another thread if you would prefer not to write a post. The minimum is 300 words for a prose sample, eight sentences for a network post/actionspam sample, or ten comments total (five from you) in an RP sample. What we are looking for here is how the character responds to the Pokéworld's setting. You can also use a Victory Road test drive thread for this sample, but you cannot use the same top-level for the first sample above.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Player
Name: Horse
E-mail: grimsley.aymeric@aol.com
Preferred Contact: Plurk @ horsechiffon
Timezone: PST
Current Characters in Victory Road: None

Character
Name: Hythlodaues
Series: Final Fantasy XIV
Timeline: Post 5.1
Canon Resource Links: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Hythlodaeus
https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Amaurot

Personality:

Hythlodaeus as we know him is a reconstituted shade from the past, born from a mixture of Emet-Selch's desire to show the protagonist what the city they once was like and an error on Emet-Selch's part. This city is full of people and places all unaware that they're essentially in an ultra-complex dollhouse. However, he erred as he was creating Hythlodaeus for two reasons: they're best friends and Hythlodaeus is extremely keen and perceptive. So anyway, in this fake city with all these unaware shades walking around, Hythlodaeus has been granted near-life. He has his memories and abilities although he is a simulacrum. Even in this weird, cruel state he aims only to be helpful. He is sad and worried for Emet-Selch and speaks at length about him.

In the short story about him and Emet-Selch, we get to see him in a more normal context. Hythlodaeus is smug, chipper, calm, lazy, and a bit of a relentless busybody. In the side-story, he has turned down the position for Emet-Selch, prompting the next best candidate to become that person— the man now known as that title. He states that he likes to see for seeing's sake and not for any constructive purpose... In spite of being the head of the bureau that deals exactly with the constructive purpose. When he notes his friend trying to ignore him, he merely patiently waits in a quiet battle of wills, eventually winning.

He loves to tease and poke at his close friend. This is seen in contrast to how he reacts to the player character whom he is simply kind and patient with. He can see the player character's soul, however, and recognizes them as a close friend from the past.

Like all Amaurotines, though they have their individual quirks and personalities, he skews towards calm and patient. He values the acquisition of knowledge and the steadfast preservation and improvement of the world. One of the most important buildings in the city is the Akademia, after all. The governing body is closely tied to it.

He's clever and witty, able to quickly trade good natured barbs with others. Because he holds the office of the Chief of the Bureau of the Architect and he was even considered for the position of Emet-Selch shows that he is considered to be among the very best of the best. Even though all of this makes him smug, he is still very kind and humble.

The most recent bite of informaiton we get from him is from a seasonal event. Even after Emet-Selch has been defeated in game, he remains in Amaurot and sits and waits. It is there he is brought gifts of sweets and conveys that he is aware of where Emet-Selch is now and informs the narrator of their ancient customs, further demonstraing his intact sentience.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Tropius
Password: atomic fireball

Samples
RP Sample: Here!

Victory Road Sample: And here

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Pokemon!
Congratulations, you have a fun and exciting adventure awaiting you.

Now that you've been accepted...
[○] Respond to this with your character's journal. This is a must!
[○] Comment in the Taken Characters post, alphabetized by series: Here.
[○] Join the following communities:

victory_road,

the_plateau, and

ohmyarceus. Only Team Rocket personnel should join

silph_co, but we ask that all Victory Road members subscribe to it.
Note! You will not be accepted to the main or logs community until you've commented in the aforementioned places.
[○] If you're still on the reserved list, please let us know that they've been accepted.
[○] Please make sure to check out the Calendar for the weather and upcoming plots and swarms!
[○] You can also find our mod plurk at

victoryroad; if you have a Plurk, we suggest you become a fan!

We'd also like to take this moment to inform you of the Eastern Kanto Ferry! For only P2000, you can take a three day, all-inclusive ferry ride from New Bark Town to Pallet Town and begin a new pokémon journey in the Kanto region! Otherwise, feel free to start in Johto!

Thank you! See you in the Pokémon world!

HERE HE IS!

APPLICATIONS

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ACCEPTED!

its hythlodaeus baby