Instructions for Creating Your Character

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Instructions for Creating Your Character

**To anyone with an old profile that was already approved on S.O., you may PM one of the admins and request it be immediately copied to the approved profiles board.  Please provide us the name and type of character it was.**

(Sidenote: Some of this is copied from S.O. because the same rules would apply either way.)

-Use the correct profile posting form that we provide to all members below these rules.  Do not edit or add anything new to the form, as this will allow for quick and easier approval of your character's profile. A character's biography can contain any kind of information, so use that section for any extras you wish to add.

-Post each individual character's profile in a new topic.  Do not combine two characters into one profile. You may mention other characters if they have special relationships, but a single profile is reserved for a single character.

-Do not create absurd characters. Inanimate objects or food cannot be made as characters. Cloning characters from popular culture such as Transformers, anime, real or famous people is not allowed. You may loosely base them off of existing cartoon characters, but do not drag any canon stories into Noctre Imperii. We encourage original ideas and encourage individual imagination so don't be limited or use other peoples' ideas!

-Gods, half-gods, demi-gods, or any type of god-like beings are not allowed. Gods only exist in legends, myths and religions. Gods never exist as actual characters and characters never come into contact with them. They also cannot have been created by gods, as this is god moding(Or Mary-Sue, etc.).

-Do not copy or steal information off of another character's profile for your own. That information is copyright to the person who created them.

-Wolves cannot be taller than 4 feet. We are keeping this limitation here on Noctre Imperii because we don't want there to be a flood of unrealistically large wolves.

-Make an effort to be descriptive.  Profiles should be detailed and in depth. A single sentence isn't enough to tell us all about a character. (This is mainly for the personality and biography section, but can also apply to character descriptions as well).

-This should be obvious but, WE DON'T ACCEPT MARY SUES/GARY STUS. Your profile will be reviewed before it is accepted, naturally. So if your character has Mary Sue qualities, we'll be sure to point them out. For more information on what is a Mary-Sue/Gary Stue quality, feel free to ask.

-YOU CANNOT ROLEPLAY UNTIL YOUR CHARACTER'S PROFILE HAS BEEN APPROVED.

Character Profile Guidelines

When creating a character, the post's subject should read:
Wolf's Name - Pack (Rank can be included if you want.)
Or, if they do not belong to a pack:
Wolf's Name - Loner
Non-wolf creatures should show:
Creature's Name - Race

Character Profile Template

Name:

Gender:

Race:  (Put down the basic race that your character is, for example: Wolf, Human, Dragon, Hawk, Bird, Domestic Dog, Horse, Cat, Lion, etc. You may only fill this in as "Unspecified" if your character is a shape shifting creature that has more than two forms and does not have a permanent base species.)

Sub-Race:  (For an explanation on Sub-Races, look for the thread in the Noctre Imperii "The Story" board. The 7 sub-race choices are: Demon, Celestial, Werewolf, Vampire, Shape shifter, Ghost and Undead. If your character isn't any, put N/A. This is optional and is mostly used to give more information about your character and where it fits in.)

Breed: (For species like wolves that have different breeds, like the timber, red, arctic, dire, maned, etc. Or fantasy/made-up breeds such as winged or Druin.)

Appearance:  (Appearance, personality and biography should be detailed and descriptive. Short, single sentences will be unacceptable. Do not post just a picture for their appearance, you need a typed description that is at least a paragraph of what they physically look like. If you would like, you can make individual lines for each body attribute. For example:
Eyes:
Hair:
Build:
Clothing:
Etc...
You can also include any physical weapons here.)


Magic:  (Magic is the element(s), also known as spirits, that characters can use. Refer to the MAGIC RULES section before choosing magic and spells. Also remember that magic is not a spell, it is simply a single word used to describe the type of magic or spirit being used.)

-Spells:  (If you choose a magic for your character, don't leave the spells area blank. Spells are the actions used to perform the magic, so it'd be silly to have no spells if you have magic.)

Skills: (Skills are non-magical abilities that characters can do, such as being good runners or having knowledgeable skills in healing plants. They are the physical abilities that a character can perform. Anything ethereal like seeing energy or absorbing things that do not physically exist is a magic spell, not a skill.)

Personality:  (Please give structured sentences and a good description. Simple answers like, "she's angry and mean" will not be accepted.)

Biography:  (Basically a character's biography is a description of their past or history. Other than that though, a character's bio can contain just about any information, from their history to their family trees and any extras you'd like to include such as age, mates, friends, etc.)



Human/Anthro Worlds

The Human/Anthro world is a separate world from that of Noctre Imperii and thus has a separate profile that must be specified at the top. Since there is NO CROSSOVERS, remember these characters cannot go to the Noctre Imperii territories. These characters may be futuristic or advanced in technology if it is desired.

HUMAN/ANTHRO WORLDS CHARACTER

Name:

Gender:

Race:  (Put down the basic race that your character is, for example: Wolf, Human, Dragon, Hawk, Bird, Domestic Dog, Horse, Cat, Lion, etc. You may only fill this in as "Unspecified" if your character is a shape shifting creature that has more than two forms and does not have a permanent base species.)

Sub-Race:  (For an explanation on Sub-Races, look for the thread in the Noctre Imperii "The Story" board. The 7 sub-race choices are: Demon, Celestial, Werewolf, Vampire, Shape shifter, Ghost and Undead. If your character isn't any, put N/A. This is optional and is mostly used to give more information about your character and where it fits in.)

Breed:  (For species like wolves that have different breeds, like the timber, red, arctic, dire, maned, etc. Or fantasy/made-up breeds such as winged or Druin. Human characters can change this to Ethnicity.)

Appearance: (Appearance, personality and biography should be detailed and descriptive. Short, single sentences will be unacceptable. Do not post just a picture for their appearance, you need a typed description that is at least a paragraph of what they physically look like. If you would like, you can make individual lines for each body attribute. For example:
Eyes:
Hair:
Build:
Clothing:
Etc...
You can also include any physical weapons and pictures here.)

Magic/Element:  (Magic is the element(s), that characters can use. Refer to the MAGIC RULES section before choosing magic and spells. Also remember that magic is not a spell, it is simply a single word used to describe the type of magic or spirit being used. Since the Human/Anthro World is separate from the Noctre Imperii Territories, the spirits are different as well as the process of how magic is given, but the rules are still the same.)

-Spells:  (If you choose a magic for your character, don't leave the spells area blank. Spells are the actions used to perform the magic, so it'd be silly to have no spells if you have magic.)

Skills:  (Skills are non-magical abilities that characters can do, such as being good runners or having knowledgeable skills in healing plants. They are the physical abilities that a character can perform. Anything ethereal like seeing energy or absorbing things that do not physically exist is a magic spell, not a skill.)

Personality:

Biography:  (Basically a character's biography is a description of their past or history. Other than that though, a character's bio can contain just about any information, from their history to their family trees and any extras you'd like to include such as age, mates, friends, etc.)