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Welcome to the first Fa'e contest in many a moon!

Onuris' Guardian, Syrenrei, is leaving Breedables behind - but, before she goes, she's looking to find her handsome and beloved Fa'e a new Guardian. And that, my friends, is where you come in!

This contest will run from August 18th until September 1st at Midnight PST.


Want to learn more about the Fa'e? Visit our home thread!

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Link to this contest?

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This contest is designed to judge your creativity and writing ability. Please read the rules to come prepared! 3nodding


Contest Rules
  • First and foremost, this contest is not for a custom Fa'e. It is for a pre-existing character who comes with a personality, a background, pre-defined abilities, relationships which MUST be maintained, etc. If you feel you are not able to pick up where Syrenrei left off and play Onuris according to his current character and Syrenrei's own wishes, this is not the contest for you.

  • Fa'e are RP-intensive! We're looking for someone to make Onuris active again; by entering this contest, you agree that if chosen, you MUST keep active as much as possible.

  • There is an entry fee of 1k per person, which is to be sent to the Fae HQ mule account.

  • All entries (please see the prompts two posts below) are to be posted in the thread.

  • There is one entry allowed per person.

  • NO EDITING YOUR ENTRY. Once you post, Sosiqui will be saving a copy of the entry to her hard drive. If when the judging happens, the entry posted in the thread does not match Sosiqui's saved version, you will be disqualified.

  • If you win, you MUST keep Onuris yourself - you cannot enter and then give him to someone else. This contest is to judge writing ability, creativity and skill... and we want the person who excels in those features to actually *play the character*.

  • Please no drama, rudeness, etc. in the thread. XP You know the drill.

  • This contest ends Friday, September 1st at midnight PST. Entries submitted after that are not accepted.



Your contest judges are Anya! XD, Sosiqui, and Syrenrei; with assistance from Yuumei Tenshi and chirigami (the Guardians of Rei, Onuris' lover - if you win Onuris, you'll be RPing with Yuu and Chiri a LOT!).

All entries will be judged based on creativity, legibility, general writing skill, RPing skill, and trueness to character.

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So, who is Onuris? To help you get to know him, and get in character for your prompts, there are several important references! Please note that if you win Onuris, you will be expected to keep him in line with his pre-existing character and with Syrenrei's wishes.

First, there is Onuris' Diary.
This is where Syrenrei chronicled Onuris' life, from childhood until the youth he is now. (NOTE that due to Gaia database weirdness, that diary's posts cannot be edited and thus, the cert displayed is incorrect. The cert there is of his Teen stage; Onuris is now a Youth, and has the art displayed in this thread.)

Secondly, there is Rei and Onuris' Home, containing more details about Rei and Onuris' relationship, including a more detailed at-a-glance summary of Onuris.


Lastly, Syrenrei has written up some more detailed information on her Fa'e son:

Syrenrei
PAST LIFE: Onuris was once Isis, a goddess in ancient Egypt. As Isis, he has a son, Horus, and a "husband", Osiris. As Isis, he gained all his power through the people who followed and prayed to her. His and Osiris' relationship is still friendly, but there is no passionate love; their romance was a concoction of the people who prayed to them. While their lives, actions, and powers were ruled over by their worshippers, they still had souls. Despite their followers' stories, Osiris and Isis had more of a platonic love than one of deep-seated passion.

When Christianity started to grip the world, older gods and goddesses like Isis and Osiris lost power. Isis was somewhat glad; she knew the people didn't need her to lead healthy lives. And maybe now, even with waning power, she could have a life of her own. As she watched the world change, she noticed a certain angel of death named Rei. As Rei was reborn as a Fa'e, Isis decided to be reborn as well. She wanted a life not governed by others, one of her own creation; and since she had fallen in love with Rei from afar, she decided to be reborn a man.

CURRENT LIFE: When I left Onuris, he was working construction. He is very good with his hands in many fashions; art, carpentry, masonry, etc.. He wanted to also try to see what it was like to live a normal human life, and this seemed a job that suited his talents, was fulfilling, and was something other normal people did.

With Rei, Onuris is devoted. Although he is never around, his heart never waivers from her. Although this is certainly rare among Fa'e these days, Onuris has an unfailing undying love for Rei. While he is certainly kind and compassionate to other women, since he was a teenager he didn't so much as bat an eye at another female. New role-players MUST work with Yuumei/Chiri, who will also be judging the contest. Any ideas to have him leave Rei for any reason won't be considered. Sorry, this is the one thing I refuse to have change. (Note also that there are plans for Onuris to have children with Rei; these should not be changed either.)

With other Fa'e, Onuris gets along with most of them- except Aadil. He finds Aadil foul-mouthed, rude, and also harbors some ill-will since he was friends with Arakel and Aadil "took Nyoka away" from Aadil. More the former reasons than the latter. He is also good friends with Kia and Nyoka, although he has a hard time understanding how Nyoka can waiver between men.

Overall, Onuris is strong and compassionate. He treats female Fa'e like goddesses (because he knows how hard it was being female) amd treats the men with respect. He has a somewhat goofball sense of humor that comes out now and then. I think, since he is wiser than he looks, it could be fun for a new role-player to have him offer advice when sometimes it isn't wanted. XD Another fun thing with him is that he can not STAND Fa'e who hurt others. For example, although he is friends with Silver, he would probably sternly give Silver a talking to/scolding for his current attitude. Fa'e being cruel to one another is the only thing that makes him outright angry and prone to angry outbursts, yelling, and perhaps even a well-placed punch or two.


If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the thread - many Guardians will be watching, and Syrenrei herself will also be around now and then to help you out. ^.^
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Ready to enter? Then, without further ado, here are the prompts!

Please note that yes, there are TWO PROMPTS. Yes, you must respond to BOTH OF THEM.

Syrenrei
Onuris knew his mother had a darker past she kept hidden, but he never anticipated going to visit her and finding her comatose on the floor, bleeding from the head. After rushing her to the hospital and using a touch of his own powers, he found that she was still very much alive, but her coma had slipped her into a world he couldn't enter. Despite all the magic and wonder of Gaia, her mind was completely guarded from him and everyone else; he supposed that's what happened when a private person who happened to be a psion slipped into a coma.

While he was worried, he kept hope that someday the woman he regarded as his mother would wake up. As weeks passed, however, he found himself more tired than usual. Taking a sabbatical from his work, he was walking around town one day when he noticed that his hands and feet had started to become faded, almost... transparent.

It was then that he decided to run away. He loved his common law wife, Rei, and their adopted child. He loved them too much to let them see him fade away. He spent most of his time at the hospital. The doctors gave him curious looks, and he quickly learned why this was happening; Sy wasn't just asleep. She was in a different world, a world of randomness and memories and completely governed by her subconscious. And the longer she dwelled there, the more she made it her reality, the more that she became disconnected from the real world.

And that meant him.

Onuris wasn't usually the sort to run away, but he didn't want to let people who loved him so much essentially see him die, and he was harboring pain from seeing his mother sickly. What if he had been there? She could take care of herself usually, but was this karma for leaving her alone? For not being there? He left Fa'e for a long time. The more he traveled, the more he started to fade, and the more the real world seemed to dull to him. He wondered if memories were just figments of his imagination.

When Onuris was found by a good samaritan on the street, he caused much worry. After taken to several people for help, it was realized he was a Fa'e, and having no where to take him, he was taken to Fa'e HQ. Currently he drifts in and out of consciousness and he looks more like a ghost than a real person. Despite this, he is amazingly calm; he has led a good life, and if this is his fate, so be it. All visitors to Sy find the same thing; mentally, she is drifting farther and farther away.

Something must be done...

Both prompts MUST be answered. I want to see who not only can role-play Onuris well, but also has a character that he might really bond with. XD

PROMPT 1:
Onuris is hesitant to bind himself to anyone else, not that he particularly wants to die, but because he has such attachment to his "mother." What would you say to convince him to bond with another guardian? How might he respond?

PROMPT 2:
Onuris has not seen many of the Fa'e for a long time; actually, he's been absent from Fa'e HQ itself for a really long time. Considering that he at least believes he could be dying, he is more than willing to give visitors to him some advice... wanted or not. (Sometimes people might not want to hear what they need to be told). RP as Onuris with one of your characters.


Frigoris's Partner

Enduring Muse

CONTEST NOW OPEN!
FIRST POST GET

Swashbuckling Sentai

Wheee! *cheers everyone on*

Magical Lunatic

20,775 Points
  • Tipsy 100
  • Magical Girl 50
  • Brandisher 100
*tucks into subscriptions* Can't wait to see who enters. X3

Infinities's King

Aged Codger

*Subscribes* Still haven't decided if I'll enter or not =D But we shall see. Can't wait to see other entries.
*cheers!* Good luck to all the entrants!
Good luck to everyone who enters.
Good luck to everyone! heart
YARRR CONTEST!!!! Sosi, you rock hard crying

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