[AW] from the void [SOVEREIGN AUDITIONS]

[Official Night Account]

Denoctian Sovereign Auditions

blackness will swallow us all

The darkness hummed.

At first it was a quiet white-noise, ever-present but nothing more than a pinprick at the edge of her senses. But then it deepened, its grasp pulling her closer and closer like the gravity of a black hole. Days, years, centuries - how long had it been that she had slumbered under her sky so dark, littered with the stars she loved so? 

She fought the sensation of restlessness, turning back into the void she was swathed in. 

But He would not be ignored. "Wake up, daughter," the quiet call reached out across the expanse of the universe. He pulled at the edges of the void that surrounded her, unravelling the nest she had buried herself in. "You are needed."

Eyes as sharp and unforgiving as the rough edge of a diamond, she awoke with a rolling thunder under her hooves. It felt like she had no breathed for an eon, existing only on dark matter and the silent vacuum of space. 

And so she unfurled herself from its grasp; Caligo - beautiful as ever, tall and strong and so very wild - regarded her Father with silent but knowing eyes. Words were never necessary between them, for their bond went far beyond anything time had ever known. 

And just like that, Tempus led his demi-goddess daughter across the sky. Where their hooves touched, rolling thunder and a spark of lightning echoed a sad chorus that filled Novus' night skies. He led her to the edge of the clouds and stopped - but she did not. 

Bright and burning eyes glanced back at her Father for a moment before she descended, never wondering if the pull she felt was the same one her brother Oriens did when he too descended.

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In that moment, her statue disappeared. The black ink of it dripped and dripped and dripped, seeping into the snow-capped ground atop Veneror peak. The diamonds bled and buried themselves into the earth, and all that was left was the twisted base of her statue reaching up from the depths — grasping at nothing and everything. In the shadows the demi-goddess stood for just a moment as the icey air shocked her lungs - but she did not linger. She was tall and grandoise, her wild mane a swirl of tendrils about her. And it did not take her long to descend that mountain.

So here she stood, in the middle of the Court filled with dreamers, and artists, and beautiful souls. "Denoctians," her voice was the echo of the thunder from when she had walked across the sky. "Morrighan is no more," the demi-goddess quickly regarded the growing crowd before her.

"She has been killed, and I cannot tell you how or why." and a hush fell over them all, their silence a deafening sound that bested even the darkest depths of space. 

"What I must ask you instead: who will step up and prove themselves worthy to fill the void left by her?"

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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!

• 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.


• 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!


• 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.


• 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 Night Court members may participate in that final vote.


• We'll be judging on writing quality, how well your character fits into Denoctian 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 Denocte?</span>
Tell us why your character would be a good choice to be Sovereign of this Court. Match up their ideals and values with Denocte and Caligo. 

<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 Denocte? 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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