DREAMCATCHER.
Because we don't know every single canon that comes to us, it has come to our attention that, in order to give you all the best experience, we should have a page dedicated to making sure we have as much information on your canons as you can give us. Oftentimes, some canons can be obscure, not fully translated, or hard to find information on, and we will have to rely on our players to find information.
Because of this, we'd like to ask that all accepted players comment to this post with the following to help give us a generalized idea of what their character's minds might be like just in case the application isn't enough information. Using this post and the application, we will be able to build a better experience for you.
Name: Your character's name | (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) apatheticguide) EXAMPLE JOURNAL.
Canon: Your character's canon | OU/AU/CRAU/OC
Fears: What is your character most afraid of? Give us every single detail your mind can come up with. From small things to snakes, to big things like being abandoned. Don't leave out anything you can think of--every single, last bit is important, and it helps us build the Alice Worlds and the puzzles, riddles, and each Week better. Don't worry if your comment at any section gets long, either; we'd LIKE them to be long, it helps us.
Attachments: Things that are very important to your character, things very near and dear to their heart, that they care about an awful lot. This could be people, places, foods, animals, clothing, flowers, etc. If the places or locations overlap, feel free to go into more detail below but just mention them vaguely here. Even if they just REALLY LOVE A CERTAIN FOOD, don't worry--nothing you say is too silly, trust us! All of this is VERY IMPORTANT. Please, please, PLEASE be sure to include PEOPLE in this list. Include the how and the why of the people, not just the names. (This is especially pertinent if you have a CRAU.)
Important Locations: What are some locations in your character's life/canon that are important to them? If possible, explain them a little, or link some pictures. This helps us when we make/build the worlds and create the setting for the OOC page, because then we have a point of reference. If no images are available, having a good description will help us find things that match it decently so we can make one that looks proper. Be sure to tell us why these locations are important, too.
Recommended Heart Elements: This can range from anything to "I'd like to see a bunch of framed colorful underwear on the wall because my character would hate it and he remembers that from ___ time" to something more serious, like deep bothersome scenarios, puzzle suggestions, fears, monsters, or even NPCs you think would fit well into their Alice World. These would be things that would be related to secrets they keep, and their everyday life at the same time, encompassing everything about the character, so feel free to be lengthy! All your suggestions will be taken into account when building your character's World, and more information can only help us improve the experience for you and make it as close as possible to what you would want for your character. (This is especially important as the mods are often canonblind, so feel free to ramble off ideas if you want.)
Anything else: Anything else you can think to add would go here. If it doesn't fit into the above categories and you want to talk about it, by all means, do so. This can include concerns you have, things that might be a 'definite no' as a player, so forth.
THE FORM:
And that's it. All comments are screened so that we may keep some of the mystery/intrigue, but there's no harm in speaking about it amongst yourselves, if you'd like! Speculation is fine.
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EXAMPLE COMMENT.
Canon: Alice Mare | OU
Fears: He is terrified of having to do actual work. More than that, Rabbit has a kind of apathy to him and doesn't like being broken out of that shell. The idea of actually feeling bothers him greatly. More than that, he's afraid of always losing his keys and being reprimanded. Because his face and name are always changing, he's afraid of his appearance and name never staying the same for long (aside from his torn-off ear and pale skin), and as a result, he's entirely tired, gloomy, and boring all the time. He is afraid of failing his guide duties and does not like the idea of the Alices not getting his keys back. Them staying and being stuck in the World is a far greater concern to him than anything else. He hates stuffy places and parties, loud things, metal, machinery, and basically anything overly noisy or crowded. Crowds especially make him uncomfortable, and he's something of a hermit. He's antisocial, so being thrust into a situation he doesn't understand and isn't prepared for terrifies him. He is, deep down, rather fearful of cats, to the point that he'd sooner kill one than deal with it, due to what happened to him, and he hates people who argue with him. Also, he's been the White Rabbit and whatever else for so long that he can no longer remember his real name or face, if he ever had one at all.
Attachments: He is most attached to his keys, and losing them puts him into a panic. The idea of having to change from this form yet again also bothers him. He's become attached to his identity as the White Rabbit, and actually doesn't mind it as much as he might pretend otherwise, he'd always liked the story, and felt the Rabbit seemed helpful to others. He wanted to be like that. He enjoys tea and keys a lot, and he also very much savors nice clothing and warm spots to rest, but none of those reside where he lives anymore, really. He likes children, he supposes, and feels more at home helping them, since they tend to be lost in the World most often.
Important Locations: The World is the most important location of all to him. It represents itself as a large cobblestone hub with many dead trees, strange axe-shaped lamps, gravestones, and a connecting room with a large dried up fountain and old bloodstain at it. This room has an infinitely changing number of Doors in it. This room, while he can't go into it anymore (supposedly), is important to him because he manages these Doors himself and cares a lot about their upkeep and keeping them locked and safe. If anything were to happen to the World, he would view himself as responsible. Here are some images of what it looks like. The blood is long-dried, so who knows why it's there. The hub is important because not only does he live there, but he got injured there and he's spent so much time seeing people in and out of there that it's insane.
Anything else: I'd put more in this example comment but he's an NPC. You understand.
... Most of this information is a bit exaggerated and may or may not be true, players, so take it with a grain of salt.