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#1
Hello all, I am new and I'm not quite sure where to start. I have filled out some of the IC information. So far I have filled out Personality and Appearance.

Well first of all I need to know if my character is okay, or do I need to be way more realistic. I also need to know what would be a good starting age? I do not think I want to start as a newborn pup, something like a young adult? I am quite confused...sorry if this is in the wrong forum or anything.

Thanks in advance.

Oh and, P.S: Should my avatar be IC or can it be completely random?
#2
Hiihiihiii. Welcome to 'Souls. Big Grin You're posting in the right place, so no worries! Glad to have you. Big Grin

Well... 8D We had a wolf who dyed herself completely green before, so dying really isn't a problem. Her real markings are normal, hm? So long as she dyes her fur, it should be alright! For some of the markings, though, maybe she would have trouble reaching some of the areas herself--e.g., the marking across her back would probably have to be dyed by someone else.

But, I mean, so long as you have her with a continuous supply of some kind of dye and maybe someone to grab the harder-to-reach areas, it should be alright. 8D There are lots of characters around here into body modification and so forth, so chances are you could find another character to help you out. Big Grin And sometimes you'd probably like to mention how her dye is fading out and she needs to re-dye, or sometimes she is freshly-dyed... you know, just maybe variations in the brightness of the dye so it's as if she has to continuously re-dye herself. You can actually roleplay this out, too, if you want. 8D It would be cool to see it played, but it would probably get pretty old pretty quickly for you to roleplay the same thing over and over again. Tongue

For her age, the minimum you can play would be a two month old puppy, so it's good you don't want a newborn, haha. Tongue When you're thinking about her age, though, think about how far she's had to travel and where she's been. It's almost guaranteed a two month old puppy would die coming from anywhere outside of the general area of 'Souls, whereas a two year old can come from virtually anywhere with a plausible explanation because it can obviously survive longer journeys. If you want her to be proficient at dyeing herself, I would recommend an adult. Over 9 months of age is considered "adult rank" in most pacts, and 1 year 6 months is considered "completely matured adult" so anywhere between those two ages would be a good start, in my opinion. :]

I also notice you have a question mark next to the Luperci question on your profile--if you're confused about what that is you can check out the Roleplay Guide and check them out! They're basically our species of werewolf. If you want to play as a normal wolf, though, that's perfectly alright! Just remember though that she can later become a Luperci if you'd like. Big Grin

Her personality sounds pretty good, actually--I really do like the way you worded her there. Big Grin

If you have any further questions, keep posting here! Or, if you'd rather, I have MSN and I'm down to answer whatever you want to throw at me. It's nakesblood@gmail.com">snakesblood@gmail.com -- just send a request over my way. Big Grin

Oh, and uh, as you can see by my avatar... >___> Silly avatars, weird avatars, etc, are all okay. The only thing about avatars is they should generally not contain extra bloody/violent/pornographic images that would be inappropriate for the board. You can use silly avatars or avatars not relevant to your character if you want, but most people do like to use a serious characters image for an avatar. It's really up to you. Big Grin
#3
Welcome to 'Souls!

Looks like Sie's covered most of the basics, though I'd like to point out that since your character appears to have a naturally black coat, she would need to bleach her fur before dyeing it or the aqua wouldn't show up very well, so that's an extra step. Depending on what sorts of natural dyes your character uses, it may also be unsafe to dye patterns so close to the eyes. (It'd be hard to dye very specific patterns in general, though not impossible.) Personally, I think it'd be best to err on the side of realism, but as long as it isn't too outrageous, it's really up to you. :3
#4
Thanks for the help guys, I think I will remove the 2 Xs on her(the two on her back and face). Since you are right Arkham Lykoi, she would need to bleach her fur, I'm pretty sure that she would be able to do that.


Quote:I also notice you have a question mark next to the Luperci question on your profile--if you're confused about what that is you can check out the Roleplay Guide and check them out! They're basically our species of werewolf. If you want to play as a normal wolf, though, that's perfectly alright! Just remember though that she can later become a Luperci if you'd like. Big Grin

Ohhh, I see now ^^ Thanks! I'm pretty sure Keychain will stay a normal wolf but I could change my mind in the future.

Quote:For some of the markings, though, maybe she would have trouble reaching some of the areas herself--e.g., the marking across her back would probably have to be dyed by someone else.

But, I mean, so long as you have her with a continuous supply of some kind of dye and maybe someone to grab the harder-to-reach areas, it should be alright. 8D There are lots of characters around here into body modification and so forth, so chances are you could find another character to help you out. Big Grin And sometimes you'd probably like to mention how her dye is fading out and she needs to re-dye, or sometimes she is freshly-dyed... you know, just maybe variations in the brightness of the dye so it's as if she has to continuously re-dye herself. You can actually roleplay this out, too, if you want. 8D It would be cool to see it played, but it would probably get pretty old pretty quickly for you to roleplay the same thing over and over again. Tongue

That's true! I never thought about that, I will keep that in mind.

Quote:For her age, the minimum you can play would be a two month old puppy, so it's good you don't want a newborn, haha. Tongue When you're thinking about her age, though, think about how far she's had to travel and where she's been. It's almost guaranteed a two month old puppy would die coming from anywhere outside of the general area of 'Souls, whereas a two year old can come from virtually anywhere with a plausible explanation because it can obviously survive longer journeys. If you want her to be proficient at dyeing herself, I would recommend an adult. Over 9 months of age is considered "adult rank" in most pacts, and 1 year 6 months is considered "completely matured adult" so anywhere between those two ages would be a good start, in my opinion. :]

I think that she will be 1 year and 5 months, coming from just outside of 'Souls maybe?


I'm pretty sure that I will remove some of the aqua off of Keychain, because it would get a bit annoying since she would have to dye it frequently.

Quote:Her personality sounds pretty good, actually--I really do like the way you worded her there.
Aw shucks Big Grin.

If I have any other questions I'll be sure to keep you guys in mind!


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