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APPLICATION
PLAYER INFORMATION
Name: player name
Preferred pronoun(s):
Contact: plurk, discord, pm (default)
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Name: western order (firstname lastname)
Canon: wiki link appreciated if available!
Canon point: include any notable injuries/abnormal state of being
Age: both actual age and apparent age if there is a discrepancy
Personality: Please answer the following questions:
» What traits do your character admire in a person?
» What do they dislike most about themself?
» What discrepancies are there between their inner self (who they feel they are) and their outer self (how they present themselves to others)?
» Who are two influential people in their life (can be positive or negative)?
» What do they get excited about?
» What is something they are very bad at?
» What is one thing they would tell their younger self if they had the chance?
» How do they want to be remembered?
Powers/abilities: either link to a wiki page or write out as succinctly as possible. may include magical powers, species-specific abilities, mundane skills, etc as you see fit. please note that all characters will be nerfed upon arrival, but can regain powers through bonus activity.
Inventory: characters may arrive with the clothing and items (including weapons) on their immediate person, excluding anything alive. for characters with hammerspace, please choose up to five items. anything magical will be nerfed upon arrival, but can be regained through bonus activity.
Sentimental item: please choose one small (i.e. portable) item the character did not have on them at their canonpoint and which belongs to a different character from their canon. briefly explain the character's feelings towards the item and/or its owner.
Gemstone: please choose one primary color and one secondary color, and optionally describe the gemstone in terms of pattern, size, amount of polish, etc. it should be no larger than the palm of one's hand.
Lost memory #1: briefly describe a memory that the character will lose, which may be an event, a person, a concept, etc and does not have to be a major memory. explain the effect this loss will have on the character's beliefs, personality, etc.
Lost memory #2: same as above.
Altered memory: briefly describe a memory that will be altered, both the original memory and what's changed in it. explain the effect this alteration will have on the character's beliefs, personality, etc.
Sample: samples must be within the last 12 months, with a minimum of five comments from your character.
Please use the subject header "PLAYER | CHARACTER | CANON" and post the app in the comments below.
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Candace | Tao Isonokami | Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Name: Candace
Preferred pronoun(s): she/her
Contact:
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Name: Tao Isonokami
Canon: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Canon point: After the final confrontration with the Qadištu in Shinjuku and her death
Age: 18
Personality:
» What traits do your character admire in a person?
Honesty, integrity, kindness, loyalty, compassion, etc. However, she tends to try to see things from the perspective of others, so she also admires those who are brave, passionate and outspoken, even if she doesn't always agree with their extreme stances, as with her high opinion of Yoko.
» What do they dislike most about themself?
Tao becomes frustrated at her own passivity, and inability to help her best friend Sahori when she needed it most while being bullied. She constantly wishes she could do more to save others, and it's a source of grief and upset when she isn't able to live up to her own expectations.
» What discrepancies are there between their inner self (who they feel they are) and their outer self (how they present themselves to others)?
Tao is perceived as the Saint of Bethel, and before the events of the game, secretly works with the organisation fully aware of the Shekinah Glory (the God of Law preserving a false, recreated Tokyo which in reality had already been destroyed in the conflict between angels and demons) while continuing the front of her ordinary school life. She's clearly used to using her authority to command others, as she's able to get the Archangel Abdiel to stand down when she challenges the Nahobino for defying the Condemnation. Still, she's just an ordinary high school girl underneath it, and seems visibly relieved when Abdiel leaves. She still doesn't understand her strange dreams or the voices guiding her to a higher purpose, and the tension of her character is torn between her ordinary high school concerns of a popular well-liked student, her knowledge that Tokyo's existence is a dwindling, and her role as the Saint whose duty is to save everyone, which all cause her to often put up a brave front and try to mask her insecurities and fears.
» Who are two influential people in their life (can be positive or negative)?
Sahori is her best friend, and a former member of the lacrosse team who left due to an accident on the team. Criticised for her strict attitude towards the other members, Sahori was targeted by other girls at the school owing to a grudge, and eventually her suffering called out to her 'other half', the demon Lahmu, who goaded her to kill her tormentors until she finally snapped and unleashed hell -- literally -- on the school. Tao does her best to save her, even goes as far as trying to kill her bullies in Sahori's place so her friend doesn't have to become a murderer, and this shocks Sahori back to her senses. They embrace and die in on another's arms; even after Tao's revival, her first concern was Sahori, and her death was devastating to her.
Another important person to her is Yoko: they grow close across their adventures in Da'at, and while they often argue about morality and ethics in their interactions with various demons and humans and the conflicts presented before them (often more shades of grey spins on the classic Law vs Order of SMT), they come to a mutual respect for one another. Tao learns that she can't always save everyone, and avoiding conflict can sometimes have harmful consequences, while Yoko learns that the world has bright spots to it that might be worth saving and protecting. Tao has utter faith in Yoko, and is shocked when Lilith reveals Yoko would betray them -- Yoko's bond with Tao and the Nahobino is enough for her to change her mind and defend them. After her chosen canon point, Yoko's influence is even enough that Tao is able to retain her human emotions and memories, even after fully assuming her role as a Goddess of Creation.
» What do they get excited about?
She's athletic, a member of the lacrosse team, and always seen wearing her school varsity jacket; she enjoys sports and gets excited by working with a team against friendly competition.
» What is something they are very bad at?
She dislikes conflict and can sometimes seem naive or idealistic, preferring to see the best in others and the world in terms of how she'd like it to be rather than how it is. This can make her passive and slow to act, and her loyalty to others can blind her to their potentially malicious intentions.
» What is one thing they would tell their younger self if they had the chance?
She would have told her to look out for and stand up for Sahori much sooner, even when Sahori tried to push her away and not let her get involved, so the bullying would never have escalated to the level at it did.
» How do they want to be remembered?
She would want to remind others of the goodness of humanity, and as a source of hope and strength for others to lean on.
Powers/abilities: Her specialism is healing, support and light magic. In gameplay she has access to the following:
Her healing powers seem to work even on the brink of death, when she uses the last of her magic to save the Nahobino from being completely consumed by Tiamat.
She can also deadass hear voices of higher beings that call her towards her purpose, which could be the Great Will, various angels (Mastema is at least one of them), etc. Ori pls feel free to use this to mess with her ingame you have 1000% license
Inventory: Her cellphone (the screen is cracked from battles in Da'at and the battery is currently dead), 3 Life Stones and a Revival Bead. Nahobino had most of the inventory :(
Sentimental item: A photo of her and Sahori with their arms around each other, smiling at the camera.
Gemstone: Sky blue and white. It's round and polished to an almost unnaturally perfect, smooth sheen.
Lost memory #1: She can't remember what happened after she picked up the broken glass and said she'd kill Sahori's bullies in her place, creating lingering doubt whether she murdered them herself or not. She does, however, remember Sahori's fate, even if the details are fuzzy. This may make her more likely to cross her own red lines in future and less likely to moralise to others about killing, as she knows she'll be a hypocrite if she judges others for something she may have done herself.
Lost memory #2: She loses her memory of learning Yoko is also a creation goddess with ties to the Qadištu all along, and only remembers Yoko helping to try to prevent the resurrection of Tiamat. Her new bestie would never betray them, what are you talking about :) This will make her more trusting and less guarded around others, as she is earlier in canon.
Altered memory: Her memory of Mastema turning Dazai and the Fairy Village into pillars of salt has been completely removed, making her more trusting and less sceptical of angels and doubting their roles as protectors of humanity than she had become. Instead, her memories are that Dazai is continuing to work with the angels as his regular goofy self (albeit more battle-hardened), and received a blessing from Mastema so that he could better work with Abdiel, without significantly changing his personality. She doesn't blindly trust in the angels and their 'justice' in the same way Dazai does, but she's far more inclined to believe their intentions are good and trust them over the average demon.
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