Deluminian Sovereign Auditions
It felt like it had been a century, asleep underneath an expanse of vivid pink sky. But when he opened his eyes this time, summoned with the gentle pull at the edge of his consciousness, his gaze met Tempus'. And as soon as it did, he felt the hole in his heart.
"Father?" the inquiry as Oriens took his place at his father's side. Tempus' four knowing eyes left his son's gaze and instead focused on the horizon, where the sun was cresting up to awaken Novus for the day. Oriens asked no more for he now knew all he needed to know... and together they stepped. They traveled in silence but there was nothing louder than it.
The god of Dawn's steps were silent but powerful, his golden gaze drifting down towards the peaceful landscape far beneath them. Tempus had led his god son across the sky, stopping shy of the clouds' edge. Oriens briefly stalled and their gazes met once more; years of knowing passed within a single blink of an eye.
And without another word, he too descended just as his sister Caligo did.
His statue disappeared, swathed in a thick fog that poured from the orb atop the statue's head. As it inched down the statue and swallowed it whole, nothing was left except the pristine stone of the navy-colored base. Yet there Oriens stood, taller and more radiant than ever before. He did not linger or wait, for he knew - knew where he was going, knew what he had to do, and knew the news that must come alongside that.
Oriens left the mountain, no part of himself left behind, and appeared within his Court. Stunned silence applauded his entrance.
"Deluminians," his voice echoed and more gathered. "Ipomoea and Thana have run off into the wilderness to hunt old gods, and as such have taken their feral children with them."
He knew no words would come from their silence; so he continued. "Who will step up and take the helm of Sovereign?" A hoof was placed forward, imposing but somehow welcoming all in the same step.
"Come, stand before me."
Rules to Apply
Before filling out the form found at the bottom of the page, you must read the rules and guidelines below, as well as everything posted on this page! Please ask us if you have any questions or concerns at all!
If you have read through the rules, understand the requirements, and still want to audition for Sovereign, please make an IC reply to this post and put your completed OOC audition form (below) underneath it!
Character Requirements:
- You can audition both existing characters and brand new characters, however both are required to make an IC post responding to this post! This thread has been temporarily opened so that both OOC, pending, and accepted IC accounts may make their replies for the audition.
- Anyone from any Court can apply.
- Your character must be at least three years old.
- You (the member) will need to have originally joined Novus at least 2+ months ago.
- You do not have to create a character account unless you are chosen. In the event that you are chosen as Sovereign, you will have 2 weeks to create your character's profile (it should be easy, since all of the information is already required to fill out the audition form).
- You can audition as many characters as you'd like! Each needs a fully separate post and application in this thread.
General rules and requirements regarding Sovereigns:
- Regarding Sovereign vulnerability: Sovereigns will be deemed Vulnerable if you make 10 IC posts or less per month (this means that it will be extremely easy for anyone to win a Challenge against you), and posted absences only make you immune for 2 weeks.
- Sovereign activity requirements: To promote activity within their respective Courts, the Sovereign must setup 1 IC event every other season.
- Once you are selected and your profile approved, your first duty will be to create a Court Rules thread in your respective Court forum. Read this thread for things you can do as Sovereign.
Regarding this audition:
- All auditions are due by 11:59PM EST on 01/10/21. Novus-standard time is listed on the main page.
- You must make an IC post replying to this post AND post the OOC audition form! Both must be included in the same post, with the IC post first and the OOC audition form underneath it.
- At least temporarily, those on the staff team will not be able to occupy a Sovereign position while Ink determines how she'd like to move forward. This may change - but please keep this in mind if you intend to apply for a moderator role when applications are opened soon!
- Please, only reply to this thread if you are auditioning for Sovereign.
- The IC post can have your own personal coding and art - but that will not affect the outcome.
- All responses to this thread will be considered complete, whether they are actually finished or not. Please do not post Work in Progress auditions!
- Please do not alter the OOC audition form itself. Although we love to see special coding and pretty pictures, we want to be as impartial as possible - and as much as we'd like to say we're fairly objective, special coding and pretty pictures can impress us! We want these to be bare-bones.
- As you're filling out the audition form, pretend you're filling out an actual profile. Make sure you adhere to all Character Rules set out here.
- Staff will narrow down their top three applicants, then put those top three to final member vote. Only Dawn Court members may participate in that final vote.
- We'll be judging on writing quality, how well your character fits into Deluminian ideals, your proposed plans & goals, and general activity.
If you have read through the rules, understand the requirements, and still want to audition for Sovereign, please make an IC reply to this post and put your completed OOC audition form (below) underneath it!
Code:
<button class="acc_ctrl"><h2>Click here to see this character's OOC audition form!</h2></button><div class="acc_panel">
<div class="tcat"><font style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold;">About the RPer</font></div><blockquote><blockquote>
<span class="sidebarheaders" style="font-size:12px;">Thanks for auditioning! Let's start with your name.</span>
What is your OOC name?
<span class="sidebarheaders" style="font-size:12px;">Great! How old are you?</span>
How old are you?
<span class="sidebarheaders" style="font-size:12px;">Have you ever held a Position of Power before?</span>
Have you ever had any characters in a leading position, on or off-site? What did you like about it? What did you not like about it?
<span class="sidebarheaders" style="font-size:12px;">Have you read the Sovereign Rules?</span>
Yes/No - if No, please read the rules above and follow the links to the rules regarding Sovereigns and Courts
<span class="sidebarheaders" style="font-size:12px;">What aspect of Novus are you most excited about?</span>
Tell us something that stood out to you when you read the Guidebook, or something about the site in general.
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<div class="tcat"><font style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold;">Sovereign Questions</font></div><blockquote><blockquote>
<span class="sidebarheaders" style="font-size:12px;">Why would your character be a good candidate to lead Delumine?</span>
Tell us why your character would be a good choice to be Sovereign of this Court. Match up their ideals and values with Delumine and Oriens.
<span class="sidebarheaders" style="font-size:12px;">What would be their goals as Sovereign? What would they do with their new power?</span>
What are your plans for the Court? Do you have a vision for Delumine? What rules would your character set? Would they hold any events to garnish activity? If so, what?
<span class="sidebarheaders" style="font-size:12px;">You've got us convinced. Is there anything else you'd like to add?</span>
Here's your chance to add anything else at all!
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