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phantasmods) wrote2018-01-17 08:32 am
phantasmods) wrote2018-01-17 08:32 am
APPLICATIONS
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Please note that apps are processed in batches at the end of the application period!
IMPORTANT: Be sure to post your app with the journal you intend to use for the game!
Post your applications to this entry in the following format: First comment should contain the OOC information section only. Successive comments should be posted in reply to that comment, as many as you need. Moderator responses will be appended to the last comment of the application.
A reserve is not required to app! Please note that while the total cap for characters per player is four, you can apply a maximum of two characters per application cycle.
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- OOC Information
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Inventory: [What's on your character's person when they arrive, magically or otherwise?]
Samples: [Threads from the test drive are strongly preferred, but any thread of at least eight comments from your character will do.]
Please note that apps are processed in batches at the end of the application period!
IMPORTANT: Be sure to post your app with the journal you intend to use for the game!
Nyx Ulric | FFXV
Player name: Sera
Player age and gender: 32 female
Player Contact:
Any other characters in game? Nope
no subject
Character name: Nyx Ulric
Character canon: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Canon point: Moments before his death
Physical Description: Lbr we know that's not all his tatts
About the Character: Nyx has spent much of his life trying to find a balance between who he was and who he's become. Once he was a masterful hunter, honored by his people. A son of Galahd, a hunter, a fighter, wild and untamed and now trying to get by in the high-tech city of Lucis without, as his best friend puts it, selling out our heritage. There are plenty of Galahdians and Glaives that think poorly of him for having such loyalty to the crown, convinced that loyalty is some sort of betrayal to their home land.
Nyx sees it as the only right thing they can do to show their gratitude to the man that took them in, trained them, gave them the power to protect what was left outside of Niflehiem control. He values the opportunity to prove himself, to distract himself from the loss of his sister that still haunts him and, in no small part, he greatly values the power the role of Kingsglaive brings with it. Never again does he have to be helpless and unable to protect those he cares for. It's partly this reason that he pushes himself so hard in battle, reckless to the point of near suicidal because he honestly feels he has nothing to live for but the rush of power. It's only a matter of time before he finally dies, he's been on borrowed time since King Regis pulled him out of a collapsed building in his youth.
If he can protect others with what time he has left he will push himself well beyond normal or safe limits to do so. It is this reckless, and often rebellious, nature that sets him apart from his fellows, earning him the nickname of "hero" though it is often tinged with bitterness and rarely a compliment. It's also this intense dedication to a set of morals that are not shared by the other Glaives that leave him out of the loop of the treachery that is happening behind the scenes within the Kingsglaive.
Because Nyx is not content to sit back and be a meat shield. He wants to be involved. He is curious, interested in the goings on of the kingdom, worries about his charges and even when he's placed on gate duty as a punishment he still finds a purpose in it. He does what he does not out of a hunger for glory, like so many of the younger Galahdians, but out of pure loyalty. He has absolutely no reservations about giving his life for those he deems worthy.
Earning that respect, though, is not always easy and even when it is earned it hardly means that he will hold his tongue for propriety's sake. He will always speak his mind and do what he thinks is right, even if it means telling off his captain, a princess, or even his King. He has no patience for standing on ceremony. He is, always, a man of action.
In some ways he's used this for over a decade now to run from his past, prone to sitting at home and wallowing when the others can't convince him to join them for a few beers. Not that it's usually difficult but he cannot be around the others all the time and when he's off duty without the distraction of friends and the good natured banter between them he slips into the darker parts of his mind all too easily.
Usually he can keep the memories at bay but he is, unsurprisingly, haunted by the death of his sister, his family lost in the taking of Galahd by the empire and he and Libertus are some of the eldest of the Glaives now, many of the others having been too young to really remember or fully understand the political and cultural rammifications of what happened all those years ago. It is why the two of them wear the marks of their culture so proudly, the braids, the tattoos, the accents to Nyx's uniform. All pieces of the past just as the altar he keeps in his small apartment. For so much of his life the time between missions is a strange series of disconnected moments, too caught up in memories, in nightmares, in the kind of PTSD that plagues all soldiers, leaving him unable to fully function in a city at peace.
If he's not on a mission, not actively putting himself at risk, then what is his purpose?
It's actually Lunafreya, outspoken and merciless, that helps him see the worth in what he does beyond the immediate effects. That what he has seen for years as "getting by" has a greater purpose. Once he has that purpose to latch onto, someone to protect, a future that someone else believes in, he is, if anything, even more ruthless (and self-destructive) in his determination to safe guard it.
This is a huge turning point in his outlook on things. Where his life had been a series of moments, always trying to save one or two people that were important to him, Luna gives him the clarity he needs to look at the bigger picture, the broader scope of things and it is only with this determination and resolve that he manages to see his King's dying wishes fulfilled. Not all miracles are magic. Something Luna tells him early on that he goes from dismissing to embracing. It's not the magic that makes miracles. it's the strength of will behind it.
He believes in Luna and, even if he doesn't know the full story of the prophecy he believes in the future she sees. That is enough for him. Enough for him to do what he always does, throw caution and his very life to the wind in order to safeguard that hope for others. So people like Luna have something to look forward to.
After all, his life is nothing.
Character abilities:
Nyx's innate abilities do not exceed human norms. He is an incredibly intuitive fighter, acting on instinct before his brain can really catch up with what he's doing, never thinking far enough ahead to be predictable. He is in peak physical condition, focusing on speed and agility more than raw power. His weapon of choice is a pair of wickedly curved kukris that give him power in throwing as well as slashing. His usual prey when he was young and learning to hunt was usually extremely fast or could actually teleport. This gave him the keen intuition he has and what makes him such a natural at warping later.
Once he becomes a Glaive he gains access to King Regis' powers which he is said to excel at. In addition to being able to warp after his weapons as the rest of the Line of Lucis does he has access to Thunder, Blizzard, and Fire spells. Protect and Invisible are also demonstrated by the Glaives. The drawback of this magic is that it wears down the user's body, leaving extensive scarring over time and it will, eventually, kill them.
At the end of the movie Nyx is granted even greater power, his life energy being given to sustain the Old Wall and the full power of the LIne of Lucis being granted to him. This allows him to burn through magic at a much, much higher rate, slinging spells that are both stronger than the previous ones as well as simultaneously casting. He is also able to modify how the spells work slightly, such as using Protect as a one handed shield instead of a full circle he has to concentrate around himself. His strength and speed are also greatly enhanced. The extra power comes at a cost, though. His life.
Inventory:
Tattered Kingsglaive uniform (including his sash and coeurl horn)
One Kukri
His cellphone
Crowe's cellphone w/ malboro charm
Crowe's watch w/ tracker (his own melted off)
Samples:
This exists but also a TDM
ACCEPTED
Additionally, if you use a secondary journal for icon space or other purposes, please respond to this comment with it so that we can get it included!
For your participation in the Test Drive, your character also receives the following items of loot;
Potato Chips: A tightly sealed bag of potato chips. These are "bacon 'n' bits" flavour. There is no indication anywhere what the "bits" might be.
Winter Coat: A nice warm duffel coat, in pea green. It's made to fit someone of average build.