Editing Advanced Application

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The following is the Advanced Application: This questionnaire is available to you in-game by selecting the Advanced Background option in [[Character Creation]], and you will answer the questions directly in-game through that process. This page is to provide players the opportunity to explore the application offline.

<p style="color: #FF0000;">This option will require a staff to read and approve your application before you can leave the Harbor. Depending on time of day, this can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 24 hours for response.</p>

=Instructions=

Any historical events and real-world history are considered canonical for our setting up to the year 1866 AD. From there, our alternate [[Timeline of Events]] begins. Our timeline primarily reflects a European perspective, as the setting is largely dominated by survivors originating from that region of the world.

If you wish to explore perspectives from other regions and cultures, please keep your narrative reasonable, focused on your character’s personal journey. For larger-scale ideas or questions about conceptualizing your character’s background, please consult with staff for guidance.

Please write your answers in a narrative paragraph format. Your responses will be combined into a cohesive story once completed, and can be referred back in your characters codex (as well as by staff).

=Origins=

Describe your character's birth and heritage. Who were their parents, and what was their socioeconomic background? Where were they born, and how did these origins shape their identity?

=Childhood=

How was your character raised? Did they experience poverty or privilege? How did they spend their days, and what lasting impact did their early years leave upon them?

=Adolescence=

What defined your character's teenage years? Were they educated formally, apprenticed, or forced into labor? Something else entirely? Note significant experiences or events that marked this period and influenced their worldview.

=Adulthood=

Briefly detail your character’s adult life prior to the great collapse. What profession or occupation did they have, what social class did they belong to, and how did they otherwise get by in the Old World?

=The Last War=

As the long autumn shortened growing seasons and famine spread, global conflicts arose over dwindling resources and habitable land. What did you do to get by, and how did this period of violence and societal collapse impact your character personally?

=The End of the World=

By 1884, civilization had unraveled completely into a frozen wasteland. What steps did your character take to survive?

=Sacrifice=

The world as you knew it is gone. Everyone who survived has lost something precious. What was the deepest loss your character endured, and how does this profound loss continue to shape them?

=Purpose=

In a world reduced to stark survival, resources are scarce and existence harsh. Yet you persists... Why? What drives you forward? What gives life meaning to you in a dead world?

Select from the following options:

*Hope: You believe there’s a future beyond the frost, and you’re willing to fight for it. Despite the endless winter, you cling to the idea that things will get better, that one day the sun will rise again, and you’ll be there to see it.

*Defiance: Sheer willpower fuels you. You survive because death is not an option. Against the cold, the collapse, and the world itself you fight on, driven by nothing but the defiant fire burning inside you.

*Opportunity: You aim not just to survive, but to thrive. In the collapse of the old world lies the chance to rise, to seize what others have lost. This is your proving ground, and you’ll carve your place in it.

* Community: You live for others, bound by the belief that survival is a shared burden. Whether it’s duty to loved ones or the hope that unity will see you through, you survive because you believe in people. Together, we can weather any storm.

* Posterity: You’re driven to leave something behind, a legacy that outlasts the cold. Whether for your name, or the belief in a future you’ll never see, you live to build something that will stand long after you’re gone. You’ll light the way for those who come next, even if it’s just a flicker in the dark.