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Okay so application is a very strong word and not entirely accurate, but it's a term we all know so bear with me. This is the page where you officially submit your character information for the game! Apps will not really be judged on its contents but more making sure everything fits into the setting of the game. If you want more information on the setting, please check out the FAQ!

To see the previous app page, you can find it here: Year 1 (2022) | Year 2 (2023) | Year 3 (2024)

How do I join the game?
This app page is currently open! Apps can be submitted by players at anytime. Apps are reviewed by the mod on the first and third weekend of the month, ending at 6pm EST on Sundays (so if you submit an app at 9pm on Sunday it won't get read until the following relevant weekend). Please check the calendar to see when apps will be processed next.

To join the game, you'll require an invite from another player. Players can invite up to 2 people per month. To invite someone, have the person apping list the name of the person inviting them, and then the inviter should comment to their app confirming the invite. Apps that do not have a invitation confirmation will not be looked at by the mods. If a confirmation does not come within two app processing weekends of the app's submission, it'll be automatically rejected.

A new player must be in the game one full month from their app acceptance date before they can invite another player (meaning if their app was approved on September 18th, they can invite people starting October 18th). This is so the new player has a chance to get acclimated to the game and community enough to assist any friends they later invite to the game.

Players who were in the game but who dropped/were swept will not need an invite to rejoin the game for up to one month after their drop date. After that month, they will require an invite to rejoin.

Once you submit your app, you'll get a welcome comment confirming that everything is a-okay. Sometimes revisions will be requested if there is a need to fix with power purchases or possessions.

Is there a player/cast cap?
There are a couple caps! The first cap ia an overall player cap. Kaisou allows a total of 75 players. Should we ever reach cap, apps will close until openings become available.

The second cap is on the number of players with an OU (original universe) character. To make sure OU characters do not dominate the game, there is a current limit of 35 OU players. At the start of each month, we will make sure there are at least 2 OU player slots open so new players get a chance to app an OU. To keep one cast from dominating the limited OU slots, there is an OU cast cap of 6 OU characters per cast.

Finally, there is a total cast cap of 14 characters.

PLAYER SLOTS: 25/75 filled.
OU PLAYER SLOTS: 14/35 filled.

Casts near or at Cap:
Final Fantasy XIV - 4/6 OUs NEAR OU CAP
Honkai Star Rail - 13/14 NEAR TOTAL CAP

What kind of characters do you allow?
Most things! Canon characters, Original characters, CRAU, AU characters - the list goes on. Double characters are also allowed so long as the doubles are notably different from one another (examples: MCU Peter Parker and Into the Spider-verse Peter Parker would be fine as they are two clearly different interpretations of the character. Alternatively, a canon version of a character and an AU version of the same character would be fine as long as the AU causes a notable difference in the character). Customizable protagonists and characters from canons with different story routes are allowed, and any characters with differing story routes would be considered AUs from one another.

The only requirement for a canon character is that they do require a consistent canon history. This is because many of the plot events and mechanics deal with memories and connections to their previous life (or current life if an OU). If you wish to app a mascot character that doesn't have a specific canon background (a vocalid, clippy, the trix rabbit, etc) - you are welcome to write an OC that's inspired by the character with a clear established background to work from. Characters who have multiple canon iterations (like Link from Legend of Zelda or Sonic the Hedgehog) will need to pick a single iteration to pull their canon background from. Characters must also have been properly introduced (not just a quick cameo) in their canon for at least one month at the time of apping.

As for Original Characters (OCs), they are more than welcomed to the game! The only difference is that upon apping, we request you provide a list of "canon abilities" that the character is capable of potentially regaining while in Kaisou. You don't need to provide price points or go in-depth about the powers, and it could be linked from an info page from elsewhere- we just want to have a list of things the character could potentially regain in the future. Should your character gain more "canon abilities" that goes beyond the original list, you can let the mods know through the canon update page. This does not apply for any OCs hailing from canons with established canonical powersets that the mods can look up (example: If you are playing a FFXIV Warrior of Light, you don't need to provide a list of every jobstone as there are wikis for that. If they're a D&D character, you can just provide their classes/specs and we can look it up from there).

How many characters can I play at a time?
You can play up to four active characters at a time! Only two of these characters are allowed to be Original Universe and there is an overall OU player cap as mentioned above. You may only play 2 characters from the same canon.

Players who have been in the game consistently for one year (it doesn't have to be with the same character, just the player themselves is consistently in the game) and has never been contacted by the mods about their activity will gain two additional slots so they can app 6 characters total. In addition to that, their OU slot will increase by 1 and their Ronin AU slot will increase by 1, allowing them to app up to 3 Original Universe characters and/or 2 Ronin AU characters.

How frequently can I submit an app?
There is no time restraint on the first two characters you app. If you join the game with the intent of playing two characters, you can app them both immediately or wait it out! However after you app your second character, you will require to wait one month between each new character app (so if you app your second character on March 2nd, you will need to wait until April 2nd to app a third character). This wait time applies even if you drop a character.

Should I include content warnings on my app?
If you are asking this question, the most likely answer is yes! These apps are not only read by a human app mod, but it's also linked on the taken list as their character info, so we cannot control who reads the app. So it is usually best practice to add a content warning if your app covers any content that may be seen as triggering, just so no one is blindsided by the app's contents.

The content warning should be done in a bold and red font so it is clearly visible and is specific about the kind of content it's warning about.

Examples of content that may require a content warning include: Abuse, Child Abuse/Neglect, Animal Abuse/death, Sexual misconduct of ANY variety, Drug/Alcohol abuse or addiction, common phobias (spiders, sharks, plane crashes, etc), human trafficking, gore, torture, suicide/self-harm, and more. Basically if you feel it's something that may be triggering to another player or the mods reading, please add a content warning just to be on the safe side.

As an aside, if your character has a history of abuse, that's okay! However, when going over their personal history we ask that you not go heavy on the details of the abuse, especially when it's a case of abuse that could feasibly happen in the real world. There are human moderators that have to read through your app, and reading a detailed account of child abuse can be A Lot. It's okay to acknowledge in their backstory that abuse happened, especially if it's a major influence to why the character are the way they are, but just keep it to barebone descriptions.

What type of characters can I play in this setting?
At this time, brand new players have the option of choosing between Normal AU, Paranormal AU, and Original Universe. Players who have been in the game at least 3 months also get the option of apping characters from the Black Order, POKEGO, Zodiac factions or a "Ronin". Details for each category are below:

Normal Modern AUs

Normals AU are exactly what it says on the tin: they're normal people. These characters have lived entirely normal lives on modern day Earth. Up until the day they joined the Libra app (aka when they join the game), they've been completely oblivious to anything strange about the world. Even if something paranormal-related did happen to them, their memories remember it as a more mundane event (for example if they got attacked by a monster, they'll remember it as a dog attack) - and it's only once they join the app may they remember how those events occurred. For the most part, their AU backstory should consist of things that could reasonably happen in a modern day Earth setting.

Upon acceptance, Normal AUs will be allowed be given 9 extra regain points (in addition to the base 4 everyone gets, so 13 points total) to spend as they wish. Any regains purchased will ICly come into effect after they join the game.

Paranormal Modern AUs

Paranormal AU characters are characters who also grew up in modern day Earth, but have experienced supernatural occurrences throughout their lives. Their experiences with the supernatural can vary wildly as long as it fits into the setting of Kaisou. Maybe they've been raised by a family aware of the supernatural, or they started as normal people and ended up crossing paths with the paranormal at some point in their lives. They may even be involved with a player-run faction (aka any faction that's not Zodiac, Black Order or POKEGO), or a new faction that you made up yourself!

These characters will get 9 extra points to be spent on elemental powers (aka Kaisou original powers) they obtained during their AU backstory. These points cannot be used for canon regains (though you are welcomed to purchase elemental powers that are similar to their canon powers, or pick something entirely new!). These points can be used for monster traits, but you need to include some explanation for why they are a monster (were they cursed? An experiment? Are their parent a monsterfucker?) and they will need to be at least half-human.

Paranormal characters can also be possessed. You can read more information about on the possesion info page.

Original Universe

Original Universe characters hail from their original world and find themselves arriving into this world through the Spirit Realm. They will not lose any memories of their canon lives, will maintain their appearances no matter how anime, and are allowed to have any items that they could reasonably carry on their persons upon arrival without any enchantments (in other words, no cheating with a mary poppins bag). If they were carrying a magical bag, the bag will split open in the Spirit Realm and all the contents will come spilling out on the ground, forcing your character to grab only what they can carry.

Power wise, OUs will be alotted 6 regain points to spend on retained abilities. Feel free to consult the regain pagefor clarity on the point values. Any powers that are not retained will have to be purchased later using regain points.

Black Order/POKEGO AU

PLEASE NOTE: Due to this character type requiring a thorough understanding of the game setting, these options is only available for players who have been in Kaisou for at least 3 months.

Players are limited to only have ONE character from each faction at a time (meaning you can have one Black Order member and one POKEGO member- but not more than one in each faction) UNLESS their second character started as another character type and are undergoing an apprentice program. Brand new players, don't worry about that too much. .

Black Order/POKEGO are AU characters who started either as Normal or Paranormal AU characters. However, unlike the other AU types who only begin regaining canon memories once they join the game, these characters began remembering their past lives and regaining canon abilities at an earlier point in their life - usually after a traumatic or high stress incident. Sometime shortly after they began remembering their past lives, they were approached by one of two factions:

THE BLACK ORDER: A secretive group devoted to protecting and preserving the Spirit Realm, particularly any realms that are considered sacred, by dispatching agents known as "Guardians" to manage supernatural incidents of note. While it varies from member to member, the Black Order aren't exactly known for being a chill group. Some Guardians join willingly while others were "strongly persuaded" to join (though after a recent rebellion, those who wish to leave the Order are now granted permission to leave). While you don't need to be religious to be part of the Black Order nor does it adhere to a particular religion, it is said to be funded by numerous religious denominations around the world. Thanks to that, Black Order Guardians will enjoy free housing (within reason, no mansions) and a comfortable salary to live on - though some may get a daytime job/go to school to keep up a persona. After a recent rebellion, the Black Order is under new leadership who tend to rule more reasonably than the previous. Thanks to the constant unusual activity in Kaisou, they have decided to send members to Kaisou and join the app in order to investigate what's going on.


POKEGO: A group devoted to the research and understanding of the Spirit Realm. All in all, they tend to be less hardcore than the Black Order and all members join willingly, though sometimes in the past it was a means to avoid joining the Black Order. POKEGO is less structured than the Black Order, with the group actually being made up of several different cohorts that focus on different areas of study related to the Spirit Realm (such as flora, fauna, gate locations, gods, etc etc). For a long time they held a positive reputation in paranormal circles, but that recently took a serious hit thanks to Professor Willow and his faction's deeds. Thanks to that, a lot of sponsors (including Zodiac) have pulled out and funding has really dried up. This means POKEGO researchers will have to find their own housing and find ways to make ends meet (in other words, you're broke). These days, the remaining members of POKEGO are working towards rebuilding their organization and repairing the bridges that have been burned.

Characters apped will either be in the role of Black Order Guardian or POKEGO Researcher that's been sent to Kaisou to help investigate the situation, and will join the Libra app in the spirit of cooperation with Zodiac (and to keep an eye on everyone). It's up to you if the character had already lived in Kaisou for some time, or is completely new in town. While both of these groups are made up of people who remember their past lives, before the events of Kaisou it was well understood among these group that regaining past memories was an extremely rare occurrence (like 1 in a few million rare), that memories of their past lives were to be kept hush-hush from outsiders - and anyone who refused to comply with the rules would have their past memories erased and powers sealed. So some may not be entirely sure how to feel about these Zodiac app users that have a lot less rules to follow. Typically POKEGO/Black Order characters should be at least 16 years of age. If you wish to app a younger one, they will be considered a trainee and special accommodations will need to be made (aka you need to talk to the mod about it).

Due to their special situations, Black Order/POKEGO characters can start with 20 regain points for their pre-purchased powers (versus the 9 that paranormal AU get). These regain points can be used for both Kaisou elemental powers AND canon regains. Black Order/POKEGO characters may also be possessed, which works the same way as Paranormal AUs.

POKEGO characters will be allowed 1 free pokemon that's up to horse size (and isn't a legendary) upon apping. This Pokemon will be completely depowered, but for 1 point you can unlock up to 4 of the abilities that are available for the Pokemon at Level 1 in the games. Any abilities beyond that would cost the same rates as if those abilities were on a player character. Additional pokemon would cost the same rate as a magical animal companion (aka based on size and they'd start with their level 1 abilities).

Zodiac AU

PLEASE NOTE: Due to this character type requiring a thorough understanding of the game setting, this option is only available for players who have been in Kaisou for at least 3 months.

Want to live out life as a corporate employee? Join Zodiac! Players are limited to ONE Zodiac employee at a time. Exceptions are made if a character decides to start working for Zodiac, but why would you.
Much like the Paranormal AUs, you were aware of the supernatural. But unfortunately, unlike the other AUs who received powers that'd make them protagonists in their own right -- you got the short end of the stick in the ways abilities manifested in you. Not only did your abilities make it difficult to maintain a life among normal citizens, but you were overlooked by elite groups like the Black Order and POKEGO.

Instead, you had to make peace with being an NPC in another hero's story and took a job with Zodiac. You have spent the past few months or years working for Zodiac and if you're particularly unlucky, helping clean up any messes the Libra app users have been leaving. Sure, it's a soulless corporation, but at least it's got dental for your fangs.

Then one day, the Libra App will appear on your personal devices and you'll begin recalling past memories. Perhaps your time as protagonist has come after all.

Due to their less-than-special situations, Zodiac characters start with 4 regain points for their pre-purchased powers (versus the 6 that paranormal AU get). They will also be allowed two free appearance regains (but nothing that gives them extra powers). Possessions are allowed, but they are possessed by lesser beings (as such, their contract price can be less severe if desired).

If you wish your Zodiac character to have more starting abilities, or you just like making them suffer, you can have them start off with flaws that will contribute to their overall pre-purchased point pool.

Players are limited to play one Zodiac employee at a time for now.

Zodiac Characters can have their apps submitted now, but won't make an IC appearance until July 2024 unless given mod permission.

FINALLY, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT DUE TO THEIR FACTION'S REPUTATION, ZODIAC CHARACTERS ARE LIKELY TO HAVE A GOOD DEAL OF NEGATIVE CR FROM OTHER CHARACTERS EARLY ON. Please be prepared to deal with this should you choose to app from these factions. Even if your character is a nice person, they will likely have to work extra hard to gain the trust of those around them.

Ronin AU

PLEASE NOTE: Due to this character type requiring a thorough understanding of the game setting, this option is only available for players who have been in Kaisou for at least 3 months. In addition, it is highly recommended you discuss your plans for a Ronin AU with the mod team beforehand, as this is the app route the app mods will be strictest about.

Players are limited to only have ONE Ronin character at a time (unless you've been here for 1 year, and then it's 2)..

Much like POKEGO/Black Order characters, Ronin are AU characters who started either as Normal or Paranormal AU characters. Just like POKEGO/Black Order, these characters began remembering their past lives and regaining canon abilities well before the Libra app ever came into their lives - usually after a traumatic or high stress incident.

However unlike their Black Order/POKEGO counterparts, their life path deviated. Perhaps wanting to avoid being under any faction's thumb, your character spent their life living on the run - trusting no one and never staying in one place for long. It's only when you began to hear stories of Kaisou, about the folks who have destroyed Krusnik and taken a stand against the Black Order, did you decide maybe this was a refuge safe for you.

Or perhaps you shared a much worse fate than your roaming brethren. Perhaps you were taken in by the old leadership of the Black Order, but was deemed unfit for Guardian duties for some reason. Instead of sealing your abilities and memories, you were locked away by the Black Order either for safe keeping or for research. Some of these prisoners were put under a magical sleep during their time, only awakening now to a whole new world. Or, if you were very unlucky, you were awake the entire time and only now are getting to taste freedom.

Finally, Ronin status may also apply to former Black Order members who have left the organization. Ronin status will also be applied to any Black Order members who decide to leave, but more on that later.

Due to their special situations, Ronin characters can start with 20 regain points for their pre-purchased powers (versus the 9 that paranormal AU get). These regain points can be used for both Kaisou elemental powers AND canon regains. Ronin characters may also be possessed, which works the same way as Paranormal AUs.

Please note that unused points from your app will NOT roll over once you app (aside from Normal AUs who will be rewarded extra points after their app is confirmed), so please don't hesitate to spend them all!

Applications
Please fill out the corresponding application and comment below! Subject should be "PLAYER NAME | CHARACTER NAME | APP TYPE".

Normal Modern AU	Paranormal Modern AU	Original Universe	Black Order/POKEGO AU
<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Invited by:</b> <b>Other Characters:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Canon:</b> (If OC or CRAU, please note it here) <b>Canon History:</b> (A link to a wiki is fine. If there is no wiki, homemade history is fine. Doesn't have to be super long or detailed, just give me an idea who this character is. If they are CRAU, please give a quick synopsis of previous games) <b>Canon Abilities:</b> (ORIGINAL CHARACTERS ONLY. If you are apping an OC from a universe that can't be easily looked up, please provide a list of "canonical powers" they could potentially regain in Kaisou so the regain mods know for future reference. Doesn't need to be indepth and can be linked from elsewhere. Does not apply to OCs from canons that have established powersets that can be researched such as FFXIV, D&D, World of Warcraft, etc. If this does not apply to you, feel free to delete this section!) <b>Canon Personality:</b> (Can be written in bullet points or paragraphs. Doesn't have to be super long, just enough to give me a clear picture of the character. ) <b>AU Name:</b> (if different from canon name, otherwise put N/A) <b>AU Age:</b> (please note if different from canon) <b>AU Birthday:</b> (Canon or headcanon birthdays are fine. This is so we can track it for the birthday skeleton) <b>AU History:</b> (Give a quick rundown of their AU history in Kaisou) <b>AU Personality Differences:</b> (Please note if there's any differences from their canon personality due to the AU setting)	<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Invited by:</b> <b>Other Characters:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Canon:</b> (If OC or CRAU, please note it here) <b>Canon History:</b> (A link to a wiki is fine. If there is no wiki, homemade history is fine. Doesn't have to be super long or detailed, just give me an idea who this character is. If they are CRAU, please give a quick synopsis of previous games) <b>Canon Abilities:</b> (ORIGINAL CHARACTERS ONLY. If you are apping an OC from a universe that can't be easily looked up, please provide a list of "canonical powers" they could potentially regain in Kaisou so the regain mods know for future reference. Doesn't need to be indepth and can be linked from elsewhere. Does not apply to OCs from canons that have established powersets that can be researched such as FFXIV, D&D, World of Warcraft, etc. If this does not apply to you, feel free to delete this section!) <b>Canon Personality:</b> (Can be written in bullet points or paragraphs. Doesn't have to be super long, just enough to give me a clear picture of the character. ) <b>AU Name:</b> (if different from canon name, otherwise put N/A) <b>AU Age:</b> (please note if different from their canon age) <b>AU Birthday:</b> (Canon or headcanon birthdays are fine. This is so we can track it for the birthday skeleton) <b>AU History:</b> (Give a quick rundown of their AU history in Kaisou. Please note their experiences with the paranormal.) <b>AU Personality Differences:</b> (Please note if there's any differences from their canon personality due to the AU setting) <b>Element:</b> (what element the character pulls powers from. If the character isn't receiving any powers, just put N/A) <b>Purchased Powers:</b> (refer to the element page for reference! You have 9 points to spend at this time! Please note these points will NOT carry over if they are go unused, so spend them now! ) <b>Possession:</b> (If they are possessed, tell me about what they are possessed by and their contract price. If they aren't possessed, go ahead and delete this section)	<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Invited by:</b> <b>Other Characters:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Canon:</b> (If OC or CRAU, please note it here) <b>Canon Point:</b> <b>Age:</b> (if unsure, just give a best estimate) <b>Birthday:</b> (Canon or headcanon birthday is fine. This is so we can track it for the birthday skeleton. If they come from a world with a different calendar, pick a day that's a close equivalent. If they an ancient being that existed before the invention of time/calendars, their bday will be celebrated January 1st. ) <b>History:</b> (A link to a wiki is fine. If there is no wiki, homemade history is fine. Doesn't have to be super long or detailed, just give me an idea who this character is. If they are CRAU, please give a quick synopsis of previous games) <b>Canon Abilities:</b> (ORIGINAL CHARACTERS ONLY. If you are apping an OC from a universe that can't be easily looked up, please provide a list of "canonical powers" they could potentially regain in Kaisou so the regain mods know for future reference. Doesn't need to be indepth and can be linked from elsewhere. Does not apply to OCs from canons that have established powersets that can be researched such as FFXIV, D&D, World of Warcraft, etc. If this does not apply to you, feel free to delete this section!) <b>Personality:</b> (Can be written in bullet points or paragraphs. Doesn't have to be super long, just enough to give me a clear picture of the character. ) <b>Time of Arrival to Kaisou:</b> (they can arrive anytime up to three months before your app date. If they've been around awhile, what have they been up to? Additionally, OU characters will arrive through a labyrinth that will reflect the character's mental space or a significant place in their lives. If you have a specific idea of how you'd like this labyrinth to manifest, suggest it here! Otherwise the mod will come up with a labyrinth based on your app. ) <b>Items:</b> (Tell me what items they are arriving with. Items should be things that would reasonably be on their person) <b>Retained Abilities:</b> (list the abilities that you wish to retain, refer to the regain page for more point reference. You have 6 points to spend at this time! Please note these points will NOT carry over if they are go unused, so spend them now!)	<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Invited by:</b> <b>Other Characters:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Canon:</b> (If OC or CRAU, please note it here) <b>Canon History:</b> (A link to a wiki is fine. If there is no wiki, homemade history is fine. Doesn't have to be super long or detailed, just give me an idea who this character is. If they are CRAU, please give a quick synopsis of previous games) <b>Canon Abilities:</b> (ORIGINAL CHARACTERS ONLY. If you are apping an OC from a universe that can't be easily looked up, please provide a list of "canonical powers" they could potentially regain in Kaisou so the regain mods know for future reference. Doesn't need to be indepth and can be linked from elsewhere. Does not apply to OCs from canons that have established powersets that can be researched such as FFXIV, D&D, World of Warcraft, etc. If this does not apply to you, feel free to delete this section!) <b>Canon Personality:</b> (Can be written in bullet points or paragraphs. Doesn't have to be super long, just enough to give me a clear picture of the character. ) <b>AU Name:</b> (if different from canon name, otherwise put N/A) <b>AU Age:</b> (please note if different from their canon age) <b>AU Birthday:</b> (Canon or headcanon birthdays are fine. This is so we can track it for the birthday skeleton) <b>Faction:</b> (are they with the Black Order or POKEGO?) <b>AU History:</b> (Give a quick rundown of their AU history. Please note their experiences with the paranormal and the circumstances in which they began remembering their past life and joined their current faction.) <b>AU Personality Differences:</b> (Please note if there's any differences from their canon personality due to the AU setting) <b>Element:</b> (what element the character pulls powers from. If the character isn't receiving any powers, just put N/A) <b>Purchased Powers:</b> (refer to the regain page for reference! You can pick anything from canon abilities or kaisou original abilities. You have 20 points to spend at this time! Please note these points will NOT carry over if they are go unused, so spend them now!) <b>Possession:</b> (If they are possessed, tell me about what they are possessed by and their contract price. If they aren't possessed, go ahead and delete this section) <b>Starting Pokemon:</b> If you are POKEGO and want a free pokemon, please list which kind it is! If Black Order, please delete this line you only get trauma.
	Zodiac AU	Ronin AU
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Thorn | Jade Curtiss | Black Order AU

[keterclass]

Player Name: Thorn
Contact: thornweaver on discord, mod can reach me in person
Invited by: ;)
Other Characters: Dr. Ratio, Maxima, Baizhu, Gwendal

Character Name: Colonel Jade Curtiss
Canon: Tales of the Abyss
Canon History: wiki link here

Canon Personality:
- Perpetually cheerful and snarky, extremely difficult to read.
- Highly intelligent to the point that he has trouble relating to others or breaking things down into simple enough concepts for them to understand easily (so he makes other people explain things for him instead).
- Seems lazy, unambitious, and unwilling to do work, actually afraid of what he's capable of accomplishing if he does work hard (what he did accomplish back when he did work hard).
- Unaware of his own emotions, believes himself cold and unfeeling until presented with evidence otherwise.
- Pragmatic and ruthless when necessary, willing to do whatever violence it takes to end a conflict quickly.
- Deeply socially awkward and has trouble fitting in with others of any age.

AU Name: Nephrite Curtiss
AU Age: 42
AU Birthday: November 20
Faction: Black Order

AU History: Content warnings: death (animal, adult human, child), necromancy, emotional neglect of a child

Nephrite came into his powers very young. When he was nine, his six year old sister came to him crying that the stray cat she'd been feeding had been hit by a car. She led him to the body, and in order to soothe her tears, he found he could wish the animal back to life. This began a fascination with life and death that only grew with time, since for whatever reason, he had no other ability to heal: reviving dead things was all he could do, and he quickly begain to discover the limitations of this power, as he toyed with any other dead animals he could find to experiment on, quickly and emotionlessly putting down any failed attempts that returned as anything less than a healthy living creature. The apparent obsession with playing with dead animals, needless to say, frightened his sister and concerned his parents, and generally made him few friends.

He caught the attention of the Black Order, who sent a Guardian to monitor the situation. All Neph knew was that the nosy next door neighbor knew he had magic powers and had advice on how to get his abilities more under control. Unfortunately this didn't do anything to stop him from pushing his limits, and one day he lost control of an attempt to harness even more power. The backlash might well have done him serious harm, but instead the Guardian stepped in to take the blow, and died of it. He tried to bring her back immediately, of course, but this was the first time he'd ever tried to bring back an entire human being, and...something went wrong. She revived, but incompletely, as a horror, and other Guardians had to step in before the situation could get any worse.

Naturally this traumatic event also triggered memories of a past life when Neph had done the same thing, and so he didn't resist when they took him from his childhood home and had him placed with a new family. They were of course entirely under the guidance of the Black Order to monitor and manage this potential future recruit, and gave him little in the way of warmth, not that he asked for any. Guilty and distraught, intensely aware that he'd screwed up his entire life by killing someone and convinced that he was some kind of coldhearted monster of a person who was destined to cause destruction, he fell in line and did as he was told, learning control and discipline from his adoptive "family", and eventually joining the ranks of the Black Order when he was old enough to sign on.

From this point until sometime in his early twenties, he obsessively researched necromancy and developed his powers further, working as hard as he could to understand the limits of what his magic could do and find ways to overcome them, in a vague half-conceptualized hope that he could one day bring back the person who he'd accidentally killed as a child and ask her forgiveness. This obsessive phase culminated in another incident in which he pushed his limits so far that the strain on his body nearly ended up killing him, and after some serious talking-to in the aftermath of it, he gradually, resentfully began to accept that there were simply things he was never going to be able to do.

The next decade or so saw him rethinking his priorities and realizing that he needed to grow up and move on with his life. He was, of course, stuck in the Black Order forever, there was no helping that - and as a monster in human shape, it was surely the best place for him anyway - but over time he began to abandon his obsessive studies and learn to deal with the people around him instead of trying in vain to remedy the mistakes of the past. Treating his work like a job instead of the entire purpose of his being led in turn to a sarcastic attitude toward the people who made that job harder, and when he found that played better with his peers than obsessive tunnel vision, he eventually refined this approach into a cheerful dark humor.

And then one day, near the location of a reported attack by Krusnik-aligned forces, he found a small body washed up on the riverbank. It turned out to be a boy, maybe five years old, apparently drowned, who bore an unsettlingly strong resemblance to someone Nephrite remembered from another life. Reviving him would be a risk without knowing for sure how long he'd been dead, but he couldn't just let that go...so he used his magic to bring the kid back, and brought him home to clean him up. Learning that his name was Asch sent a shiver down Neph's spine, but it was hardly unexpected: he'd have known that shade of red hair anywhere, in any lifetime. It was probably just as well, he told himself, that it was this one and not Luke.

He had to keep Asch for a month or so to monitor him and make sure there were no side-effects from the revival, given his uncertainty with the time frame, but then he told himself he'd find the boy some suitable guardians to adopt him, since his original family didn't seem to be an option. Unfortunately, in order to get Asch to come home with him, he'd had to tell the boy that they would look for Luke together, and Asch refused to entertain the idea of giving up or letting Neph handle that search on his own. After several failed meetings with very nice couples who would surely give the boy a perfectly ordinary home upbringing, he even had the boy's DNA tested to see if there were any actual living relatives he might be settled with, hoping that the sentimental argument of "these are your actual family, don't they deserve to know you" might hold some weight. Although the test did return a few results, Asch continued to refuse to countenance the notion of moving out, and...Neph finally gave in and adopted the boy.

Asch was a challenging child to raise on occasion, but Neph had the advantage of his memories to guide him, even if his past life hadn't known Asch nearly as well as Luke. They weren't able to find his brother even with all of Neph's resources, and eventually with no leads that search had to go on the back burner. At some point during this time, Asch and Luke's birth father (also the father of Zelos, Belle, and Wise) discovered the ping on Asch's DNA test and tried again to make sure his son couldn't come to light and ruin his reptuation, and Neph killed him to protect Asch and all his siblings.

Neph was also generally concerned about having Asch exposed to the Black Order, but there wasn't much he could do about it, and at least he could keep the Order's hands off his son as long as he never got any of his own memories back. When Asch did inevitably start getting memories back, he did his best to keep the knowledge under wraps, never having been particularly devoted to the Order's core mission, but they both knew they were on a time limit by that point. So Asch signed on with the Order when he was old enough to do so, and they've been working together for the past couple of years. He was quietly relieved when the rebellion took place, and in full support of the rebels for his own reasons: sooner or later, he knew, they would be asked to do something that Asch simply couldn't countenance, and if his son went against the Order then Nephrite would have no choice but to join him in it. He's very grateful to be under new and more reasonable leadership.

AU Personality Differences: Nephrite is a full seven years older and more mature than Jade was, and his time spent raising a kid has also done a lot for his emotional intelligence overall. He's still very awkward and detached, but somewhere in the process he was forced to admit that he isn't a monster who's incapable of loving anyone, and in fact was just really fucked up by his own childhood.

Element: Wind
Purchased Powers: Appearance - Red eyes (1)
Healing - Extreme (8) - He can only revive the dead as per the ability description, the lower tier powers don't apply.
Hammerspace (1) - Canon ability. He can disintegrate a single object (usually a weapon) and phase its atoms into his arm, then retrieve and reconstruct it at will.
Elemental Spells - Master (4) - Wind/Lightning - Canon ability. Has access to the following spells:
Turbulence: Creates a damaging whirlwind with a small radius.
Thunder Blade: A spear of lightning appears in the air and then crashes to the ground, damaging enemies in its path.
Indignation: Calls down powerful lightning bolts over a large radius.
Conjure Wind - Large (3)
Conjure Lightning - Large (3)

[kaisoumods]

Hello! Master Elemental Spells only covers one element. Please choose between Wind (Turbulence) and Lightning (Thunder Blade/Indignation) and let us know what you've chosen.

Thank you!

[keterclass]

Sorry, I didn't realize that was how it worked since wind element gives access to lightning too. I'm happy to drop Turbulence from the list, it's not important.

Welcome!

[kaisoumods]

Welcome to the game!

Please take the following steps before you get started:

• Comment to this response with the journal you'll be using!
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• Comment to the Player Contact page.
• Comment to the Activity Check post.
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• [OPTIONAL] We have a discord server for the game you can join here! This is purely optional.

Additionally, if you want to make a personal inbox for your character, feel free to do so!

At some point recently Nephrite received orders to investigate the situation in Kaisou. Today, they will be sent an invite to join the Libra app in order to help with their mission. It's up to them if they wish to disclose their affiliation with the Order, but other Order members will know their identity. All Black Order members are issued a uniform - tailored made and customized to fit their personal aesthetic - that they can wear as much or as little as they like. The Black Order also has its own private group chat, which can be found here.

You are welcome to make a network post, an intro log, or just start tagging around! Officially Zodiac will welcome them to the network on their next post (which will be on the 15th), but you are more than welcome to post and comment before then on the last post. The June event log will be posted around the 15th.

You now have 4 points that can be spent on any Regains for the month. These regains will ICly take effect after the Libra app appears on the phone.

[keterclass]

this journal, thank you!