All characters must fit the guidelines for that type. For example, no vampires can run around outside in broad daylight without having major problems (like bursting into flames). Since this is a fantasy/horror group, we don't want Alien Princes From Beyond the Stars or any other kind of alien. No characters may be crossovers--i.e., they cannot have their origins in another book, movie, Tv series, or game system. So no Highlander-style Immortals, no Blade daywalkers, no Changelings from White Wolf are allowed. Aside from preferring original characters because they are more fun, we made this decision to void copyright infrignement problems. Some publishers and entertainment bigwigs regard fan fiction on a website as violation their copyrights.

All characters must have a weakness, usually the ones for their character types. There will be no indestructible, all-powerful characters.

No gods or goddesses are allowed, except as walk-ons. There appear to be several versions of Deity in Sanctuary, depending on the character's belief system. We don't take sides, but assume they are all correct and that a witch's Goddess is as real as the Christian Savior. Of course your character will either be tolerant or believe he has the One True Way.

Characters belonging to the Fey, Magic-User and Other classes should be based in folklore or legend, and magic should have some relationship to magic as it is practiced IRL (in-real-life).(You don't have to believe in magic, but it helps if you do a bit of research into the system your character is using).

In other words, no Wendy Pini elves, and no Sabrina the Teenage Witch stuff--magic isn't easy, though a truly powerful mage can forego ritual in an emergency.

If you have a very old character and wish to link him or her to historical events or personages, please do your homework. This world is exactly like ours in almost every way, and that means the history is the same. If you want your vampire to have been a pal of Cesare Borgia, please check Cesare's dates.

A major factual error destroys the illusion of reality, and that "willing suspension of disbelief" is gone. We've all read stories or books where the author got sloppy, and we giggled or tossed the book in the trash. So check facts, historical and otherwise. There's plenty of stuff on the Net and in the library to answer just about any question. And most of the research can be done with an encyclopedia. We aren't demanding you become an expert.

Submit bios in the proper format. You don't have to tell us everything about your character, but give the Character Approval Admin and Character Type Admin enough information that they know whether this character will work in Sanctuary. Three lines is way too short. Ten pages is too long. And please put each section on a separate line--it's much easier to read that way!

The proper format is:

NAME: (character's name)
WRITER: (your name)
AGE: (your age)
CHARACTER'S AGE:
NATURE: (Vampire, were, Fey, dragon, goblin, etc.)
DESCRIPTION: (Hair and eye color, height, weight, etc--so we know what he, she, it looks like, how they dress, etc.)
PERSONALITY: (Tell us a bit about them; are they patient? quick-tempered? arrogant?)
ABILITIES: (What special powers do they have?)
HISTORY: (Doesn't have to be long; hit the high points--i.e., who changed the vampire? why is the character an immortal? Why did this Unseelie Fey change sides? Do they have a history with another character in Sanctuary?)



Please do as the welcome letter instructed. Read for a week, then familiarize yourself with the guidelines, Rules, and bios of characters already being written. You will be assigned a mentor who will help you to create a character that will work. Listen to his or her advice. They are there to help. They can tell you if a character bio is way out of line or if it comes too close to duplicating a character. And PLEASE wait the required week before submitting a character.If your character is rejected, or the Admins tell you to make changes, please don't argue. We know what we're doing, and we aren't picking on you. Generally changes are minor, and are requested for a reason which we will state. Don't take it personally, please. And sometimes we get a bit over-worked and don't take time to sugarcoat it, but please don't be offended. We want to get your character into the game ASAP.

We would also ask that you not argue or insult us. Asking questions because you don't understand something is vastly different from arguing. We're here to help you.

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