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Current Adoptables

Adoptable Terms

Contracts

Application

Whether you're looking for an adoptable with fleshed-out plot ideas and active family, or hoping to create your own character with some connections, there's hopefully something here for everyone! :D

Current Adoptables

Delphine Haskel
Portrait
Basics
  • Gender: Female
  • Species: Wolfdog
  • Date of Birth: 2022
  • Affiliation: L'Autre Cour
  • On-Board?: No
  • Contract: Moderate
Summary

Daughter of Galilee Haskel, Delphine was born in L'Autre Cour and raised to be as wild and bold as her mother. With a love of the ocean and the physicality of fighting, she takes strongly after Lee. Now, she wishes to see the wider world that her mother alluded to in countless stories.

  • Consistent activity and communication are expected.
  • Some pre-adoption changes are acceptable; listed traits can be interpreted and fleshed out.
  • Drastic post-adoption changes or developments should not occur without discussion.
  • Without prior discussion, should not have puppies until she has been played for at least 1 year.

Apollo Haskel
Portrait
Basics
  • Gender: Male
  • Species: Wolfdog
  • Date of Birth: 2022
  • Affiliation: L'Autre Cour
  • On-Board?: No
  • Contract: Moderate
Summary

Son of Galilee Haskel, Apollo was born in L'Autre Cour and raised to be as wild and bold as his mother. Somewhat spoiled due to resembling his grandfather, he became something of an arrogant youth. Now, he wishes to see the wider world that his mother alluded to in countless stories.

  • Consistent activity and communication are expected.
  • Some pre-adoption changes are acceptable; listed traits can be interpreted and fleshed out.
  • Drastic post-adoption changes or developments should not occur without discussion.
  • Without prior discussion, should not have puppies until he has been played for at least 1 year.

Freeform Creations & Connections

Many of my old adoptables have been retired because they have lost relevancy. However, these characters may still be available for adoption on a very Relaxed basis, or serve as companion or historical NPCs for original characters -- or even ancestors of those characters! This may allow you a freeform character with some preexisting connections for development. For example, maybe you'd like to play Tletica Lykoi, have her as your character's cNPC mentor, or even play her child.

If you're interested in one of these characters, or on collaborating on a new character with a connection to them, please reach out to me. Some former adoptables were never referenced as on-board and have a lot of freedom (denoted by [⁎]), while others were former companion NPCs or played characters. Regardless, discussion will be needed to hash out details -- most of these characters haven't been around in a long while, so who knows what they've been up to! ;)

A non-exhaustive list of possibilities is as follows.

Adoptable Terms

Player Considerations

More than anything, I appreciate players who demonstrate good communication and engagement with the site -- those who are willing to talk ideas or issues with me and strive to engage their adoptable in plots. I am, of course, more lenient with some characters than others depending on their contract.

I may not adopt to players who:

  • Constantly pick up, drop, and switch characters.
  • Show severe streaks of inactivity or constant absenteeism.
  • Have a history of issues such as rule-breaking or discourteous behavior.
  • Arbitrarily and/or excessively beget progeny from their characters.
  • Are brand-new to 'Souls (unless seeking to adopt a Relaxed-contract character).
Reclaiming an Adoptable

I reserve the right to reclaim an adoptable if...

  • ...the character has been removed in an activity sweep, or dropped after brief or inadequate play.
  • ...any stipulation in the character's contract has been broken.
  • ...the player has failed to join with the adoptable in a timely manner.
  • ...the player has otherwise broken boardwide rules, been banned, or caused OOC issues.

If you need to drop the character but intend to pick them back up, we can discuss this! Additionally, I tend not to reclaim adoptables who have extensive (1+ year, >200 posts) play.

Art & Bauble Terms

  • All baubles (art, titles, icons, etc.) originally given with the adoptable return with the character.
  • Gift art and gift graphics are typically considered reclaimable with the adoptable. If you bear a particular attachment to a table or something, let me know; I am flexible.
  • Commissioned and bought art is considered your property. New players must request your permission to use such items, even in the case of art customized to that particular character.
  • Titles and icons...
    • ... earned via game points, contests, etc. are considered your property; however, you must request removal/transfer within two (2) months after dropping the adoptable or they become property of the new player.
    • ... purchased via the 'Souls store are considered your property and may be removed/transferred to your own character at any time.

Contracts

Note: Each adoptable has a specific contract that must be read and agreed to; the following overviews are examples of expectations.

Relaxed

These adoptables are freeform and do not come with additional constraints. Generally, many aspects of the character can be fleshed out by the adopter! I will be pretty "hands-off" with these characters.

  • Pre-adoption changes are generally acceptable.
  • Adoptable likely does not have additional stipulations.
  • Activity and engagement expectations are low; you're mostly free to do your own thing with the character.
  • May adopt out as a companion NPC to another character with discussion.
Moderate

These adoptables may have some constraints, or have details that can be changed with discussion. They often have active on-board connections for plots, but without many strict expectations.

  • Pre-adoption changes may be acceptable, if they don't contradict IC details.
  • Adoptable may have additional stipulations (e.g. required to join a specific pack or participate in a specific plot).
  • Consistent activity and communication is expected, but not to a high degree; just keep me in the loop!
Strict

These adoptables come with specific stipulations and high expectations for engagement and communication, but also are the most likely to have active connections and plot opportunities to partake in as well.

  • Pre-adoption changes are not acceptable.
  • Adoptable likely has additional stipulations (e.g. required to join a specific pack or participate in a specific plot).
  • Consistent, good activity and communication is expected. You should be posting more than the minimum with this character and keeping in touch with me about any big plans with them.
Pre-Adoption Changes

For characters without IC development, such as those coming from off-board, pre-adoption changes are often acceptable with discussion. Relaxed-contract adoptables often have a lot of "blanks" to fill to make them your own!

Changes may not be possible for characters who have been referenced ICly, such as adoptable cNPCs, as this would require retconning. However, some details might be interpreted or fleshed out if not contradictory to prior play -- e.g., if a character's sexuality or beliefs on a certain topic were never brought up in roleplay, you're usually free to decide this!

Strict-contract adoptables likely have a more solid "vision" in mind, so pre-adoption changes are unlikely to be approved.

Post-Adoption Developments

While some adoptables may have specific stipulations, I am never looking to control every aspect of how you roleplay them! It's expected that you grow them as a character, engage in your own plots, and otherwise have fun with them!

That said, please communicate with me about drastic developments -- e.g. amputating one of their limbs, wildly changing their worldview, random elopement, or killing them off. Major developments can occur as a natural progression of plots, of course, but I would prefer that you do not radically alter the character for no reason or do something like kill them for shock value or out of boredom. :( In cases like this, it's better for me to be able to redopt them to someone who would like to continue on with them as originally envisioned. <3

Application

Form

You must use the form if you are serious about adopting a character. I cannot adopt a character out to you unless you have used the form to indicate that you agree to my adoption terms.

[list][*][b]Character:[/b]
[*][b]Interpretation:[/b] Tell me how you might intend to play their personality, their motives, etc.
[*][b]Ideas:[/b] Fill me in on your plans for their plots, character arcs, pack ranks, etc.!
[*][b]Changes:[/b] List any pre-adoption changes you might like to make to the character.
[*][b]Intended Pickup Date:[/b]
[*][b]Have you read, understood, and agree to the terms on my adoption page?:[/b][/list]
Process

Private message my OOC Account with your official application.

While I'm happy to discuss adoptables and answer questions over Discord, nothing is official until you PM me with the agreed-upon contract; if you express unofficial interest over Discord, I may still adopt them out to someone else! Likewise, I will send you an official acceptance via PM when I agree to adopt the character to you.

A note on pickup dates -- I will only "hold" an adoptable for so long. Generally, if you cannot join with the adoptable within two months, I will reclaim the adoptable. (I will work with players on this; for example, if you are actively working toward the character and just need a couple more weeks to get post counts in order, that's fine.) The exception to this is puppies, if you want to skip the "baby stage," but this will still require communication.

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