Before you begin to create your character, please be aware of a few things:
- EF is not a canon board and only accepts original characters.
- Plagiarism (the stealing of characters), either from officially copyrighted sources (such as books, films or TV) or from unofficial sources (such as other players), is not tolerated.
- Fields with an arrow (
^) are mandatory. Those marked with a squiggle (~) are mandatory where they apply to your character, but can be ignored otherwise. Please make sure you remove these symbols from the finished application, thanks!
If you need any assistance, you can contact an admin or post in our Help & Feedback board. :)
We very strongly recommend using this guide while you fill in the Application Template, whether this is your first or tenth character. EF has a lot of quirks and setting-specific information, but we've done our best here to guide you through them and help you make a character that truly belongs in the Elysian Fields.
How many characters can I have? — Answered in the Character FAQ!
Out-of-Character Section
The Player^
Most of these are self-explanatory.
- ID^
- Please provide your name, nickname or handle.
- Age^
- EF is rated PG-13, but if you're over 21 then you can access our Mature Threads forum.
- Gender
- Rather than being called "it"…
- Other Characters^
- Please list all of your other EF characters.
- Referral
- Please let us know how you found us. If you were referred by a member, they can get a reward!
Player Limits^
- General^
- What are your general views are towards godmodding and powerplaying; what is and is not acceptable?
- Injury^
- How badly can characters injured yours before asking permission to go further? Are you okay with your character being killed?
- Torture^
- Are you okay with your character being tortured (either mentally or physically)? How far can it go before you draw the line?
- Transformation^
- This mostly applies to things like vampirism and the Hind. Do you mind if someone physically alters your character (for instance, by turning them into a vampire), or is that a big no-no?
- Helping^
- Would your character welcome a helping hand, or would they resist being touched by a healer? Would you rather people ask first?
- Other^
- How do you feel about characters using their powers to do something to yours (eg. a telepath reading your character's thoughts)?
- Sexual^
- Keeping in mind that we fade to black, what kind of sexual situations are you comfortable with and which would you rather avoid?
- Notes~
- Include any other notes you want here. If you have a regular RP partner, or a character is involved with yours, you can list them as having permanent or long-standing godmodding permission.
In-Character Section
Character Basics^
- Full Name^
- Please provide your character's full name. (Middle names are fairly uncommon in Elysia, but if your character has one you should include that too.)
- Note:
- Account display names and characters' given names (the ones they usually use) should be the same. For instance, if your character is called "Ezekiel Taskel" and goes by the name "Kiel", your account display name should also be "Kiel".)
- Try not to duplicate names that already exist in our database.
- We strongly encourage you to choose names that fit your character's culture and background, unless you have some background as to why they differ. While our races are influenced by and derived from certain Earth-based languages, they are not exact duplicates so you can get a little creative.
- Nicknames
- Include any aliases and nicknames, official or otherwise.
- Gender^
- Is your character male or female?
- Real Age^
- How old is your character? Characters created with the Starter Pack must be in the Young Adult age band. Vampires created with the same pack cannot have been infected for more than 15 years.
| Age Chart
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| Anyeli
| Dracovari
| Humans
| Nymphs
| Therians
| Zanaryans
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Young
Adult
| 100-199
18-23
| 120-499
18-23
| 18-24
| 19-24
17-20
| 18-23
| 150-399
18-23
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| Adult
| 200-799
24-39
| 500-2499
24-39
| 24-59
| 25-81
21-55
| 24-65
| 400-799
25-45
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| Elder
| 800-1000
40
| 2500-3000
40
| 60-85
| 81-100
55-70
| 66-80
| 801-900
46-55
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| Highlighted = actual age; Normal = apparent age
| Vampires have a different life cycle.
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- Apparent Age^
- How old does your character look? (See the chart above.)
- Race^
- Choose from the list of playable races. Please read their profiles first, though — they're all unique!
- Secondary Race~
- Is your character a hybrid? If so, what is their "other half", their secondary species?
- Original Race~
- If your character is a Vampire, what were they originally?
- Class~
- What is your character's class? (Note: While many characters don't get an in-character say in which class they end up in, the choice is entirely yours out of character.)
- Anyeli join either the Skotadi or Apali factions between 100 and 200 years of age, so you need to choose a faction right away.
- Dracovarians can be sponsored to join the Aurumus, Peteulanus, Rutilus or Viridis Septs from the age of 120 up. You can Sept them right away, but it isn't essential.
- Nymphs bonded with one of the four elements to become either an Ayad, Dryad, Nereid or Nyad at 16–17, so you should choose an element right away.
- Vampires automatically become either Charmer or Hunter when they're turned, so you need to choose your character's class right away.
- Zanaryans can only bond with an element if they are an Azat serving one of the four Shrine Lords from the age of 150 up, so you should choose their class right away. You can leave it for now, but mature Djans (those who don't swear an allegiance) are treated very poorly by other Zanaryans.
- Specialty^
- Specialties are the second class for a character. Not all of the races have them. Your character must have upgraded their character's class-based skills at least 5 times to choose their specialty, so you only need to worry about this field if you're creating a character with a Standard or Hybrid pack. Otherwise, you can add it later.
- Date of Birth^
- What date and year was your character born? Note: Please use the appropriate calendar for your character, and put the Earth date in parentheses
() after it (eg. "9533 XA (1533 AD)").
- Date of Infection~
- When was your Vampire infected? Please use the Elysian calendars and put the Earth date in brackets after (eg. "
10,005 XA (2005 AD)").
- Financial Standing^
- To keep things balanced and fair, you must have a non-wealthy character for every one that is wealthy, starting with the former. (Characters do not have to remain financially static, however.)
- Sexual Orientation^
- Which way do they swing? Elysians are not overly concerned with other peoples' sexuality; there's no more prejudice against homosexuals or pansexuals than there is heteros.
Appearance^
- Model (aka Play-by)
- Who do you want to represent your character?
- Height^
- Please keep your character within four inches of the average for their species.
- Hair Colour & Style^
- Describe the colour of your character's hair and the way they wear it. Natural hair colours are the same in Elysia as they are in the real world (so no green hair, etc, unless it's dyed), except for the Zanaryans who can have white hair. Elysia also has many of the same hair styles as we find on Earth, although you can get a bit creative in this area because the fashions vary across the realms.
- Eye Colour^
- What colour are your character's eyes? (Zanaryans can have red eyes, and 'Varian eye colour is determined by the Sept they joined, but otherwise eye colour is the same as in the real world.)
- Build & Complexion^
- Briefly describe your character's body build and skin tone.
- Anyeli and Nymphs are typically fair-skinned blondes or brunettes. Red hair and green eyes are virtually unheard of among them.
- Therians and Dracovarians are usually fair, though slightly darker than Nymphs and Anyeli. They can be redheads, brunettes or blondes. 'Vari eyes are usually a off-white or light blue until they're Septed, at which point they turn a shade of that Sept's colour.
- Zanaryans tend to have darker colouring towards a Middle Eastern complexion. They have either dark or white hair. Common eye colours are red and brown.
- Wardrobe^
- What kind of clothes does your character like to wear?
- Distinguishing Features~
- Does your character have any distinguishing features, such as tattoos, scars, birthmarks, brands, etc? If we met them down a dark alley or were held up by them in a robbery, would there be anything to set them apart from the rest of their species?
- Description
- This isn't a field on the form, but if you'd like to add more about your character's appearance in general, you can do so at the end of the Appearance section. :)
Remember to avoid sweeping, godmodding statements such as "he was enormously handsome" or "every man she met fell head over heels"; let the other players decide for themselves what their characters think of yours.
Personality^
Describe how your character acts, how they view others, and how they view themselves. How do they act around other people?
You only need to write enough to get the point across, but we may ask for clarification or elaboration if we feel it's necessary. Remember to include weaknesses as well as strengths!
Background & History^
- Birthplace^
- Where was your character born?
- The vast majority of non-human characters should hail from Elysia or their respective realm (ie, Zanaryans coming from Zanarya, etc). We like it when you get creative and specify their hometown or village, but this is optional as long as you include the general region. (If you need help, don't be shy!)
- Current Residence^
- What is your character's current address?
- Occupation~
- How does your character earn a living?
- Daily Life
- Describe a day in the life of your character. How do they spend their days when they're not in threads with others? Give us an insight into how they act and behave when no one's looking.
- Family History
- How has their family life been until now? How deeply has your character been influenced by their relationships with their family members?
- Family^
- Name your character's family members, and indicate if they're still alive or deceased, male or female. (You can change names of family members at a later date, but you need an admin's approval first.)
- General History^
- Describe your character's life to date. How did they come to the point where we meet them? What kind of life have they led until now?
Inventory~
All items on EF must be paid for in some manner even if it's purely an out-of-character transaction, except where the item is included in the Special allowance from your skill pack. The exception is things like clothing, which is limited only by your character's financial standing.
Don't feel like you have to mentally catalogue everything your character has, it's just the expensive and special stuff we're strict about. However, make sure you keep your inventory up to date because you can only use items that are already listed in your inventory, and should strike items out when they've been used rather than deleting them outright.
Property
- House^
- See Housing for information on how to acquire a home for your character.
- Address: What is your character's address? Please also provide a link to your house thread if you have one.
- Tier: What tier does your character's home belong to (eg. One or Three)?
- Type: Please specify the type of house they're living in (eg. barrel house, cottage, villa, etc).
- Pack used: Which skill pack are you using to buy this house?
- Description: Please briefly describe the exterior and interior of your character's home, especially the areas that visitors are likely to see. Note: You can post this description in greater detail in a house thread if you want, but if you do make such a thread, be sure to provide a link in the Address field of this section as well as the Current Residence field under Background & History.
- Shop~
- See the market rules for more information on how to acquire a shop.
- Address: Where is your character's shop?
- Description: Please briefly describe what your character's shop looks like, including the surrounding area and especially the parts that shoppers are likely to see, and outline what they sell. The majority of this information should be in your shop thread, this is just a quick overview.
Pets & Companions~
List any animals your character owns. Companions (for Nymphs and 'Vari) and enchanted pets should be marked by an asterisk (*). Everything else is a standard pet. For example:
Details for these animals should come later in the NPCs section. You can use your special item allowance to buy standard pets (including mounts) but not enchanted pets or their abilities.
Special Items^
Depending on the Skill Pack you buy, you're allowed up to three free items that you would ordinarily have to buy from the Bazaar or the Prize Shop (such as weapons, books, armour, pets, transportation, etc). They could be heirlooms handed down through generations, or something your character has picked up along the way, but it just means that you don't have to start out with nothing.
The Special Item allotment of your Skill Pack does not include Enchanted Items, real estate property, or companions that require either enchantment or a skill bond.
You need to list your special items here by name and then give a brief description of the item's appearance and how your character came to own it. For example:
Quarterstaff
Zeko's staff is made of a common rosewood inscribed with Zanaryan script that details his lineage. It was a gift from his wife's father for their 100th anniversary. The caps and star charms at the ends, both made of gold, were later added as part of the same set Layla gave him for his wings when Ikram became an Azat.
You don't have to use your special items right away if you don't have any ideas for them, but it is recommended. If you add them later, you must inform Emma of the change.
Enchanted Items~
Enchanted and cursed items, including weapons and enchanted pets, must be purchased from the Prize Shop using Karma because they can only be created by Xanth and are thus extremely rare. (Note: You can give an enchanted item to a starting character by using the karma from another character, as long as both characters are yours.)
Please list the name of the item and give a brief description of the its appearance, origin (specifically how your character came to posses it) and what the enchantment does. For example:
Elias' Ring
An incredible golden ring with tiny angel wings. It flies on its own and will follow its owner wherever he or she goes. Elias acquired it by angering Xanth.
Enchanted pets should be listed here and in the Pets & Companions section.
Weapons & Armour~
Please list any weapons and/or armour your character owns, and include a brief description.
The cost of battle gear must be covered in-game by either buying it from a usershop, the Prize Shop, or by using your Special Item allowance, even if your character has owned the equipment for a while in-character.
Supplies~
Please list any supplies your character owns (such as healing potions, camping equipment, animal/plant ingredients, etc) and include a brief description as necessary.
For the most part, supplies don't need an in-game transaction so you can simply claim them. However, we may ask you to reduce the numbers, especially on expensive item types.
Clothing & Miscellaneous
Please list any clothing or items that don't fit the other sections. These shouldn't need to be paid for in-game (as long as your character's financial standing allows for them) unless there's a usershop that sells them or they have some unique or expensive quality.
Books should be purchased from the Prize Shop if you aren't buying them with your Skill Pack, and then listed under Miscellaneous.
Therian Forms~
You need to fill this in for every animal form your Therian character knows.
- Form Name
- What is the species name of the animal your character can morph into (eg. "
Orange-breasted falcon", "Fae squirrel", etc).
- Type
- Is the animal a predator or non-predator? What size category do they belong to?
- Physical Description
- Briefly describe your character's version of this animal. (Please note that animals here have the same possibilities as animals in the real world (except those specifically listed in the bestiary) so no purple wolves or green squirrels!)
- Distinguishing Features
- What, if anything, makes your character, in this animal form, stand out?
Knowledge^
Please outline any abilities, skills, crafts, trades, areas of knowledge, talents, languages, or areas of expertise your character has learned, and to what degree they've learned them. that is not a part of the official skill system. For example:
Sylvan: Fluent
Terin: Amateur
Carpentry: Apprentice
We expect a character's Knowledge to be realistic. We discourage child prodigies, and most Elysians learn only what they need to survive with their chosen craft.
If your character has a companion, an NPC form for them is essential. We strongly recommend including a form for each standard or enchanted pet your character owns, and any other non-played characters (such as family or mentors) your character is involved with.
We also encourage submissions to the NPCs section of the wiki!
Skills^
Please read over the Skills information before attempting to fill in this section.
- Packs Used
- Which Packs have you used during your character's creation? If you want to use a Standard or Hybrid pack, you should have already paid for it and posted the purchase form on the Upgrade Application thread.
- Posts Used
- How many of your character's (IC) posts have been used to buy upgrades? (This field will usually not apply to brand-new characters since they have no post count to deduct from, but in some instances you're allowed to transfer the value of posts from one character to another if the donating character's skills are maxed-out.)
- Skill
- List the full name of the skill you're upgrading and the level you're ugprading to. For instance:
Mind Shield 2
Telepathy 1
Further Reading
Remember that if you have any issues filling out or posting this template, or would like to consult an administrator before you submit a character, you can contact us in our shoutbox, Help & Feedback board or by private message.
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