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## Character Creation

Welcome, Hopeful Adventurers!

Take your first step into hero-hood by reading the many many Pages within the group. Though you’re probably wondering where to start. We’ll help you along the way, don’t worry! Here are the Pages, in order, you’d need to read through when making your character.

**Story ▶ Guilds ▶ Ultima ▶ Skills & Magic ▶ Races ▶ Character Growth**
Any questions might be answered here, and if not, feel free to note the group regarding any concerns/questions.

1. Every PixelQuests member will eventually be able to make 4 total characters.
2. A Primary Playable Character, a Secondary Playable Character, and 2 NPCs.
3. Primary and Secondary characters will be able to Rank up. NPCs do not have ranks or equipment.
4. You will begin with your [Primary] Character when you enter the group!

**Rules | FAQ | REZ**
After reading through these, please do head to the [Reservations Page]  to let us know what you’re going to be making! We want to keep track and try to balance out Races/Ultima Types for diversity.

## Character Design

* **Adventurers must be 18 years old and above in appearance and age.** We don’t want children/minors running around and getting themselves hurt.
* PixelQuests is based in a fantasy setting, your character’s clothing must be themed as such-- Which means, no modern or futuristic clothing. Go big! The world is your oyster.
* You may look up DND fantasy clothing for inspiration.
* Or anything from fairy tales etc!!
* Make sure your character is appropriately ready for battle/adventuring WOO!! This is a PG 16 group so we’d appreciate if your character design isn’t too sexualized.
* Make sure to read the [Races] Page or read the summaries below, especially whichever race catches your eye. Each race has race-specific attributes and physical traits!
* Please don’t be that person. That person who steals other people’s character designs (Direct copying etc) Taking inspiration is perfectly fine, we all take inspiration from the artists and designers we look up to!

### Picking a Race!

If you haven’t read the Race Page already, we will remind you to once more!! In PixelQuests there are Playable Races and Non-Playable Races. When you start out with your Primary Character, you will start with having to pick a Playable Race. Think of it as an MMORPG! Which race would you like to play?

#### Evas

[Click here for the Evas Page!]

* Evas are the ‘humans’ of Evacrest. They take up the majority of the population. They look like you, they look like your friends- they can have colourful hair and eyes because their genetics are better than ours in the real world! If you are unfamiliar with dipping your toes in creating other races, Evas is the beginner race for you!

#### Ailluin

[Click here for the Ailluin Page!]

* Ailluin are essentially ‘plant people’ crossed with ‘elves’. They are very much ‘human’ in appearance, but they have flowers predominantly growing from their hair, and other plant-like features. Ailluin are all connected to the sacred ‘Banyan Tree’. Some are born from this tree, some are conceived through humanly means. But all Ailluin are connected.

#### Valthos

[Click here for the Valthos Page!]

* Valthos are those of beast-kind. Yes, you furries. They are known to have a history of amazing craftsmanship and a sense of unity among diversity. Valthos come in many different walks of life, those aquatic, nomadic, avian, reptilian, or even insect-like.

### Limited Playable Race(s)

These races are LIMITED in a way which requires you to at least have been in PixelQuests for some time! You must fulfill certain requirements to unlock them, or perhaps wait for their introduction into the group as a whole through the group’s storyline. You cannot start with a Limited Playable Race!

#### Ignitia

[Click here for the Ignitia Page!]

* Ignitia are your ‘Dragons/Lava people’. Scales, Horns, Wings, Cracks of Ember, and Flame or Magma-like hair. They have been closed off to the rest of Evacrest for over a thousand years. Now with the civil war between the Ignitia's two factions, Drakrom is claimed by the [Aezei] and the [Meiyun] are forced from home.

#### Mythos

* Not much is known about the Mythos… Do they even exist?

## Choosing a Path

Where does my Character begin? How do I start? Simple!

* Read about the different character paths currently available/open for members and potentials. *These are not separate storylines, merely separate starting points to help you decide what kind of backstory, personality, and potential alignment, your character[s] may have.*
* Each path will be open for a limited amount of time before ‘closing’. A path ‘closing’ indicates that no newly created characters for the group will be able to start from that starting path. You may not make a character with a path that is ‘closed’.
* Some paths may close and open again in the future. It’s all dependant on the group’s current storyline. We will announce this publicly! Yes, we will have designated NPC Openings for current and future members!
* You may only make characters when paths are available/open for you to pick from.
* **If you are making an NPC or a Secondary Character, OR if you are choosing to replace any Character, please refer to the [Shop Page] and ensure you have purchased a [Character Replacement Slot]**

**!! Important Note !!**

* **Main Characters [Primary and Secondary Characters which can Rank Up] are the only ones able to join ALL PixelQuests RP Events. NPCs might be excluded from certain Mini, Hybrid, or Main Roleplay Events.**

**Please NOTE THE GROUP if you have any questions or concerns!**

### Resistance

* *You may make a character for the [RESISTANCE] Path with only your PRIMARY or SECONDARY slots.*
* *NPCs cannot start from this path.*
* *You may only use Playable Races for this path!*
* **Disclaimer**: The Ignitia are a limited and special race. Therefore we will only be accepting **1 Ignitia per Member** into PixelQuests. You may make as many characters within your character’s backstory and plot, but they will not be able to enter into one of your 4 Character Slots unless you dismiss your existing Ignitian OC.

**Requirement**: N/A, available to all.

**Status: OPEN**

 [Click here for the latest Evacrestian News!]
**Description:**

You were fine with living your life. Doing good, doing bad, or maybe just doing enough. You didn’t bother with joining Guilds at first, or maybe you actually did at some point but couldn’t make it for whatever reason. Maybe you never felt compelled to join, or maybe it’s been a dream of yours for the longest time. Maybe you didn’t even know these Guilds existed. And yet.

‘Soul Snatched’ the headlines scream. Reduced into a husk of their former selves. People across Evacrest have been picked at random,forced into a comatose-like state with no immediate cure. Their body lives, but there is nothing past that. There are new leads, but what can you do to help? To help those who have lost, to help yourself, to help those of Drakrom without a home. The thousand years of peace won through bloodshed and righting wrongs is coming to an end. News of Evacrest changing around you grows grimmer with each passing day.

Did this affect someone you love, respected, or needed back? Or maybe you couldn’t bear seeing any more of this. It’s about time you fought back against an unknown terror. Something more than just the ideals of fate and freedom compels you! Without a soul, neither would exist.

A story between two ideals, twisted into discord by forces from beyond; beyond understanding.
The Guilds of Phericio and Centheria are once again recruiting, though within the main Kingdom of Plutonia rather than Roseshire. Maybe you’re joining because you’re afraid, maybe you’re joining for different reasons apart from heroism. But it’s your path to take.

Things can’t go on like this.
Many jumped at the opportunity upon hearing of Guild Recruitment in Plutonia. Brave ones, inquisitive ones, adventurous ones, fearful ones.

What of you?

**[RESISTANCE] Path requirements:**

Currently, you will have to pick between Phericio and Centheria. You may refer to the [Guild Page] for more information. The guilds are meant for friendly rivalry and future plot-relevant events, they are by no means against one another as it was a thousand years ago within the story. Depending on your character’s beliefs or how you choose for them to grow in the future, your guild plotline may have a positive or negative effect on your character!

* **Phericio**: A respected Guild who had been founded on the Princess Knight’s side. Those who believe in the Sun and in Order. For justice and for peace. A go-to for aspiring heroes looking to brandish their weapons righteously.
* **Centheria**: A respected Guild who had been founded by the Demon Lord’s allies. Those who believe in the Moon and Freedom. They only act when it proves them beneficial. A go-to for those who don’t wish to fight just because they need to, but because they want to.

### Civilian

* *You may make a character for the [CIVILIAN] Path with only NPC slot[s]*
* *All Unlocked Races are eligible for the [Civilian] Path*

**Requirement**: Have at least a Rank 5 Primary Character. \*\*Note that Special/Limited Races have their own Rank Requirements! Please check the [Race Page] for more information.

**Status: OPEN**

**Disclaimer:**
**Please know that your NPC will have to go through the same App Checking process that any character entering PQ will go through. GROUP NPCS are PLOT NPCS. They are not the Mods' personal NPCs that people can easily get to know & RP with under normal circumstances. Please do not use those NPC applications as an example.**

Civilians will not really be involved in the Main Storyline but they will be able to influence the other Playable Characters apart of that storyline. Despite them being normal civilians, they also have the most freedom. These are the people you see everywhere; those who live everyday mundane lives or those who live extraordinary lives detached or even intertwined with your own story. The local merchant, the baker, the blacksmith, someone you once knew, someone you dread, a lover, a family member, and the list goes on. There’s a lot you can do with them, even if they can’t be involved in the Main Storyline. **There’s more to the world than those who are directly involved with the plot. While Civilians will not be able to partake in many Guild-related Events, they may attend Random Events and Member-made Mini Events.**

Civilians are for development purposes. They can be anything so long as they abide by PixelQuests standards. You may make them powerful, weak, big and small. Any kind of backstory, any kind of alignment! This is for you to craft your own storyline, your own cast, your own characters behind the scenes. Not everything or everyone has to center around the main plotline of the group, after all! The world is your oyster.

**However, there are limits to this freedom!**

* You may not make a God/Deity [in or out of physical form]
* You may not make any character which might alter the established lore of PixelQuests. Minor royals and nobility of your own created kingdom is fine! Please don’t go making the surprise step brother of our Guild Masters! Don’t go making someone of a race which does not exist!
* If you make any underaged character as an NPC like a little brother or a child of your older character, they must be appropriately clothed and not sexualized. They cannot enter or be in a romantic relationship with an adult. We cannot control what you do behind closed doors, but if we find out you have been engaging in questionable behaviour such as this, you will face serious repercussions.
* Keep in mind that Phericio and Centheria are the biggest Guilds.
* Keep in mind that the biggest threat is currently ye olde ‘Soul-snatching Occult’
* **Note the group if you have any questions or concepts you wish to discuss!**

### Occultist [Locked]

* *You may make a character for the [OCCULTIST] Path with only NPC slot[s]*
* *All Unlocked Races are eligible for the [Occultist] Path. \*\*Note that Special/Limited Races have their own Rank Requirements! Please check the [Race Page] for more information.*

**Disclaimer:**

* **We will only be accepting [???] total Occultists regardless of race. [Mod OCs do not count so we don’t take up space. This cap will increase in the future, don’t worry!]**

**Requirement: ???**

**Status: CLOSED**

**Description: [LOCKED]**

### Legacy

* *Legacy characters are Beta Member exclusive. It’s merely a title given to characters which have been in PQ from the very start!*

**Requirement**: Be a Beta Member

**Status: CLOSED INDEFINITELY**

**Description:**

From clunky beginnings and mishaps, you had been accepted into the Guilds of Phericio and Centheria at the very start of the Roseshire enrollments. Mistakes were made, battles were won, plenty had been discovered. You’ve come far!

## The Application

### Visual Applications

#### Non-playable Character App

Here are some ground rules for filling out your Visual Application!

1. The art on the application must be finished. **It's not a requirement to have anything in pixel art but do so if you'd like, no worries!!!**
2. Please don’t change the colours of the application or remove anything. Make sure the background is transparent!
3. On the uppermost pixel box to the left, you may put a headshot OR a pixel chibi of your character. Any art on your application does not need to be pixel art. If you pixel on a small canvas, you may enlarge your pixel to fit with Photoshop or CSP’s “Nearest Neighbour” settings. *\*Note that you may only increase the size of Pixel Art by 100% at a time.*
4. Your character’s full body goes on the blank platform on the right, Feel free to take some artistic liberties!!
5. Remember to toggle between guild applications in the PSD file based on which Guild your character is joining (or simply choose between the two separate guild application PNGs)
6. We accept Traditional Art for the application so long as it is cleaned up and pasted on the application appropriately.

**What we will not accept:**

1. Traced art, Coloured over bases, stolen art, etc. Anything that isn’t made by you cannot be on your application. Unless the art you have on your application is purchased and paid for by you (commissioned), we will not accept it.
2. Preferably we’d like art from you.
3. Grayscale/Monochrome. We need colour references for consistency.

### Written Portion

#### General Information

* **Name**: [Your character’s real name. It doesn’t matter if no one knows your oc’s real name, it has to be on the written application]

* **Nickname(s)**: [Any aliases or nicknames you character goes by?]

* **Age**: [How old are they? Each race has a different lifespan, so be sure to read the {Race Page}. Remember! The character must be adult in age and appearance!]

* **Gender**: [All Genders are accepted. Be open minded!]

* **Race**: [Which Race are they? There are currently only 3 races which are available to non-members! Members may unlock Playable and NPC races along the way!]
* **Height/Weight**: [Again, make a note of Race specifics but really, anything goes.]

* **Birthdate**: [Approximately, when were they born? If you list at least a birthday month out for them, your character will be added to the calendar and anyone drawing characters during their birth month will receive a gold bonus! You may view the Calendar HERE. Please at least have the month in our modern terminology in parentheses if you want to use the Old Evacrestian names for months! ]

#### Statistics & Magic

* **Guild**: [Phericio or Centheria. You might not need to include this if you are writing for an NPC. Please read about the different NPC path(s) first!]

* **Guild Rank**: Recruit [You start as a Recruit. You might not need to include this if you are writing for an NPC. Please read about the different NPC path(s) first!]

* **Character Rank**: 1  [You start at Rank 1. Leave as ‘N/A’ or ‘???’  if you are writing for an NPC]

* **Stats**: [Everyone starts with 13 SP! **Must have at least 1 SP in every stat.** You may read the {Character Growth Page} to get a better idea of how you want your stats distributed.]

	+ **VIT**: ?/7
	+ **DEF**: ?/7
	+ **STR**: ?/7
	+ **INT**: ?/7
	+ **SPD**: ?/7
	+ **DEX**: ?/7

* **Equipment Set**:  [Everyone starts with the Default Set! Remove this section or leave as ‘???’  if you are writing for an NPC]

* **Helm**: Default Helm

* **Upper** Body: Default Armour

* **Lower Body**: Default Pants

* **Weapon**: Default Weapon [or N/A]

* **Accessory**: Default Accessory

* **Weapon Description**: [What kind of weapon to they have? If they don't have a weapon, then you'd be missing out on a piece of EQ]

* **Ultima Type**: [Please read the {Ultima Type Page} since it will be a big deciding factor on what kind of Magic they can use and how many affinities they can learn.]

* **Magic Affinities**: [Please read the {Skills and Magic Affinities Page}. If your character is Type O, E- or IN, you may leave your other affinities locked if you haven't decided. But you must have at least 1 visible.]

* **Skills**: [You start with 3 at Rank 1, please read the Pages mentioned above or you can take a look at this {**In Depth Skill Example Guide**} **\*\*Optional but a very good resource to see what is and isn't possible\*\*** --if you are unclear about how to write skills!! Please take into account that every skill must have drawbacks.]
NPCs may not Rank Up & therefore, cannot gain new Skill Slots like Playable Characters [PCs], they cannot be given new Skill Slots, and Skill Slots can only be bought from the Shop Page for your PCs. NPCs will retain 3 skills and 3 skills only.
Playable Characters which switch into NPC slots will retain however many skills they have gained during the course of their Play Time. But they may not gain or buy anymore! Bought skill slots will remain with the previous PC turned NPC.

#### Personal Information

* **Personality**: [At least 5 positive and negatives please! Try to balance your character out. At least write one or two paragraphs about them so we can get a grasp on how they’d act and behave.]

* **Biography**: [How did they grow up? What noteworthy experiences have they gone through to become who they are today? If you are making a Playable Character, please include your character’s motive for applying to the guild and actually intending on applying. Be it inspiration from a pamphlet or from their childhood hero etc. Other than that, your character may be from any established Kingdom or towns/cities around the Kingdom which you could come up with. Or you could go with a town from elsewhere (but keep it vague if it's a blacked out area on the map. Ex: From another continent. YES!! You can come up with your own (minor) kingdoms and locations!!!). If your history exceeds 1,000 words please write a summary! We still have to read your WHOLE history so please keep that in mind!!]

#### Trivia

* **Likes**: [At least 5 to show what your character favours]

* **Dislikes**: [At least 5 to show what your character dislikes]

* **Extras**: [Anything else?]

* **Timezone**: [Just so we can organize Events with you in mind!]

* **RP** **Preference**: [What platform/style do you prefer RPing with 1 On 1? What are you comfortable with? Lit, script, HCs, etc]

## Application Checks & Join Requests

Once you are done with the written portion of your application, you may note the group with a link to your application for all admins to look over. Please give us time to respond, do not hurry or pester us about this. You may note the group **twice** for **two application checks.**

**!! App Checks are open to members revamping their OCs or bringing new characters into the group !!**

Join Request are **OPEN FROM NOVEMBER 5TH 12PM ET [Eastern Time] > NOVEMBER 28TH 12PM ET [Eastern Time]**

Please fill out this very simple form before hitting send:

## Discord & Questions

During openings, we will have a Discord Server for potential members to mingle, post art, banter and chat! You may ask questions in the questions channel or on the respective Pages, but if you have any inquiries that range past simple Q&A **please** do check the [ Rules ] and [ FAQ ] before noting the group.

We ask of you to be mindful of others and be friendly! Please do not be insensitive, we only ask for decency. **Do not DM the Mods about group-related issues, even if it’s a ‘simple question’, there will be a questions channel. If there is anything else or if there are any other concerns to be brought up in private, please note the group. We will redirect you time and time again.**