OOC Section
IN-GAME NAME (IGN):
guitaristrp
DISCORD NAME & TAG:
Therainbowlemon
WHAT IS YOUR TIMEZONE?:
GMT +5:30hrs
DO YOU HAVE A MICROPHONE?:
Yes
DESCRIBE YOUR ACTIVITY ON THE SERVER:
IN-GAME NAME (IGN):
guitaristrp
DISCORD NAME & TAG:
Therainbowlemon
WHAT IS YOUR TIMEZONE?:
GMT +5:30hrs
DO YOU HAVE A MICROPHONE?:
Yes
DESCRIBE YOUR ACTIVITY ON THE SERVER:
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
(9PM - 10PM) 1 Hour | (9PM - 10PM) 1 Hour | (9PM - 10PM) 1 Hour | (9PM - 10PM) 1 Hour | (9PM - 10PM) 1 Hour | (Varies) 3 Hours | (Varies) 3 Hours |
While my playtime has reduced due to IRL job responsibilities, I usually log in on weekends.
List your current roles on the server:
List your current roles on the server:
- Andy Chusi Arya / Anastasia Malet (Professor QP)- Play them the most regularly.
- Mako Akage (12th Grade) - Play him pretty regularly as well (Applied for club leader in an alt as him)
- Valor 'Val' Andreas (12th Grade) - New Character
- Katrina Douglas (12th Grade) - Play her on and off
- Angel Yamashita (12th Grade) - Play her on and off
- Maggie (Bear) - I do not play her at all (Sometimes a month but that's it)
- Zayven Hartono (12th Grade) - New character, I am yet to work him out (He may be my final professor)
Link any previous applications:
Lore Team Application [DENIED}
Professor Application [ACCEPTED]
KPD Application [DENIED]
Doctor Application [DENIED]
Shrine Application [DENIED]
KPD Application #2 [DENIED]
Event Team Application [DENIED]
Lawyer Application [DENIED]
Music Club Application [DENIED]
Psychiatrist Application #2 [DENIED]
Professor Application [ACCEPTED]
KPD Application [DENIED]
Doctor Application [DENIED]
Shrine Application [DENIED]
KPD Application #2 [DENIED]
Event Team Application [DENIED]
Lawyer Application [DENIED]
Music Club Application [DENIED]
Psychiatrist Application #2 [DENIED]
WHAT POSITION ARE YOU APPLYING FOR?:
Maiden
WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION FOR APPLYING ?
I have been denied before in the last wave and honestly it was rather upsetting as I had left a previous role just so that I could pursue this as it fit my characters lore. My character Erza's lore leads her to the shrine and she is stubborn enough to keep trying, she believes she is meant to serve here because it's the only place she has truly felt acceptance.
I've had the opportunity to attend events and figure out the little details about shrine and the work maidens do. It is always pleasant to play in a role which is so selfless, and cares about helping others. I am truly excited to join in the ranks with other great roleplayers and I believe i've had the change to largely improve my detail RP'ing while playing as an outsider, I can only imagine how creative I will have an opportunity to be if I were a part of the shrine.
I am personally an agnostic person, yet shinotism, specially at the shrine meets a lot of the criteria of my personal belief systems.
WHAT KNOWLEDGE DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE OF SHINTOISM AND ARE YOU PREPARED/WILLING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RELIGION?:
I understand that Shinotism is a unique religion that originates in Japan. I was not aware of its existence before I started playing SRP. I know in the religion they worship various Kamis (Dietys with unique powers). It is sort of similar to Buddhism, apart from the Kami bit. I honestly found it rather similar to Hinduism when it came to the different gods, but that's mostly my personal knowledge.
I know that the kami's are worshiped with offerings and occasionally with Music and Dance known as Kagura.
Basis my research and understanding of the religion, there is no dual concept of good and evil, and there is a general belief of balance being maintained in the world, grounding the religion as a whole and also being accepting of human nature, which definitely is more complex.
I understand purification is an important part of worship, and one must properly follow the purification ritual before entering the place of worship, and the best purifier is considered to be water.
There are also concepts of the soul, better known as Yurie. According to Shinotism, every human being carries a god inside them, a Reikon. After a human being dies the Yurie is supposed to go to the plane to live amongst the gods again. If the person dies in a traumatic or unexpected fashion there is a chance that they end up staying on the current plane wandering till their issues are resolved.
Yokais are trickster spirits with malicious intent, which are not human. They come in various forms and are very dangerous. The closest way to describe them would be a demon.
The main purpose of any shrine is to protect the natural or aritifical made holding that resides the Kami, the same could be a waterfall or even jewellery (Amaterasu is jewellery). This is known as a Shintai, and every Shrine has one.
My knowledge of shinotism is limited to the interactions i've had with the shrine staff members as well as some personal research.
Extra details I know about the shinsei seinaru monastery:
Karakura was the home of many kami before they all left after the monastery was burnt down 2 times(they were under different names). Only Chiharu remains as the sole Kami in Karakura, upset about being alone, affecting Karakura's weather system. The Shrine itself was founded in 744 AD by some monks who followed Buddhism and was burnt down a few times It was under different names each time. It was made a Shinto shrine much later. I understand that a few rituals while entering the shrine are washing or cleansing your hands, and then bowing at the Torii gate. There is also a dojo in which some people practice Kendo. The Monastery has expert knowledge about dealing with spirits and Onis.
The Kodama of Karakura
An avid lover of nature and people, the gods and nature also were in love with her beauty, but what made her stand out was her soul. It was pure and blessed and always catered to people. She became one with nature at the end of it, but I believe the tree at the bottom of the shrine celebrates her, because where nature is, she will be.
Burning Down of the Monastery
The monastery has been historically burnt down two times, once when it was known as Akatera monastery, a rivalry between powerful clans led to the monastery being burnt down in 1176.
In 1228 the monastery was rebuilt under the name Kisune Monastery. A strange urn was found within the monastery which had noises coming from within. The urn was nicknamed 'Himitsu no Tamishi' or 'the urn of secrets'. It was unknown what secrets the urn possesed, or who manufactured the urn, but it did enrage the political climate at that time. Around 1573 , despite talks of neutrality, civil unrest led to the shrine being burnt down again.
The Shinsei Seinaru Monastery was rebuilt in 1617 by the Nashima branches, Saiky houses, and Moritachi clans. The Monastery still holds strong, and has not been burnt since, however human actions have driven the other kami away.
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In-Character (IC) Section
SECTION 1: Character Details
CHARACTERS FULL NAME:
Erza Delarosa Scarlet
CHARACTERS TITLE (E.g. Mr. Mrs. Miss):
Miss
CHARACTERS AGE (E.g. 21-80):
22
CHARACTERS MARITAL STATUS:
Married
CHARACTERS NATIONALITY:
Japanese/Australian
Degree/Certifications (If applicable):
Bachelors in Law for University of Japan.
BACKSTORY (100+ Words):
Erza's Biography
Erza was born on a remote island near Australia and had been abandoned on the streets alongside. One day her Village was attacked and a lot of people were taken captive, including Erza.
She was used as a manual labor for 4 years on a remote island where she was (I'm just going to make this simple because it's kinda evil) tortured. She had one of her eyes lost in the process of her captors torturing her and one day when she saw one of the innocent people get beat up, she lost it. She went on a violent rampage and destroyed everything on the island.
Finally, Erza felt free and asked her best friend(Erik) if they could just leave the island, and be safe again, to which the friend turned around and said no. This was their life now, and Erza could stay and help or leave and never come back. Erza did not want to fight her friends so she ended up running away. She arrived at Karakura shortly after.
She was taken in by the Yamashita family when she was 17, and they gave her a sense of safety for the longest time. When she turned 18 she got a call from an unknown number telling her about a brother she had and she was his only family. She took her brother in when she was 18 and he was 10, and they both bonded over time.
Erza got engaged to a beautiful girl when she was 18, however, when things started getting violent with her family she decided to break off her engagement and leave the town forever with her brother and friend(Crimson). While she was out of town, she found out that she had lost her brother in surgery for his long-term illness. She couldn't bear to see her dead brother so she had a closed coffin at his funeral.
Erza eventually received some pictures via email of her brother getting tortured. This naturally surprised her as she had assumed her brother was dead, she eventually found out that her friend(Erik) from the island had blamed Erza for all the torture they faced as children. When she revisited the island to see if the island was okay, he saw her and followed her to Karakura, found out she had a brother, and took his opportunity to get revenge on her by attempting to kill Hoshi.
The "doctor" Hoshi was seeing was a guy who worked for the said friend(Erik) and was a malpractice doctor, and sent to kidnap Hoshi and proclaim him as "not making it through the surgery" to Erza and her friend(Crimson). Erik's goal was to torture Hoshi before killing him off and sending his body back with photos to Erza. But when Erza noticed Hoshi's body was not found, she wouldn't give up on him and kept looking for him because she knew he was alive. (He was)
She came back to Karakura after a few years, hoping to find some peace after having lost her brother. She finally got adopted by Evangaline Delarosa , a kind priestess, and managed to find her brother. The time she spent at the shrine made her start appreciating the beauty about life, nature and service, and she feels like everyone in the shrine is her family now.
CHARACTER KNOWLEDGE / SITUATIONS
How does your character act around shrine grounds? How do they interact with guests and other staff?
Erza is a bit of a stickler for rules. While she is very hospitable in nature, she can get particular if she notices anyone break the rules. She would ideally be welcoming towards the guest, and with the staff she'd be usually fan girling since her mother is a priest and she always wants to set a good example. It can occasionally get annoying to people.
Example -
Erza followed her mother around like an eager maiden trying her best to get the ropes on her first few days. She wanted to be better, as she promised to Haruka, and she wanted to be kind. As she saw her mother bow and greet the guest, she would bow down and smile at the guest welcoming them in.
You see a guest jumping around the roofs of the building and overall disrespecting shrine grounds, how would your character handle it?
Erza would first politely ask the guest to get off the roof explaining the disrespectful nature of the activity. However if they do not listen, she would explain the consequences of said action, if they still do not listen she would patiently try to deal with the situation before deciding to give a final warning and blacklist them from the shrine. If the guest refuses to leave, a police escort would be asked for them to leave.
Example -
Erza took a step towards the building and looked up at the child running around the roofs. She would take a deep breath centering herself before very calmly calling on the child and saying, 'Please get off the roof, it is disrespectful to the Kami.' She would then watch the child get down as she smiled kindly at them before saying, 'thank you for respecting this place, please do not do that again.'
Why does your character want to become a shrine maiden/priest?
Erza had started visiting the shrine after she had been wrongfully arrested for a violation of a restraining order. This is when she met Haruka for the first time. She was extremely kind and did not judge her, which made her feel warm and welcome.
She had always had to fight for what she wanted, ever since she was a child, and the Monastery was a nice contrast to the life she had lived. It eventually became a safe haven where she found peace and acceptance.
She used to initially go to the monastery and draw as she got a sense of peace there and the shrine was beautiful to draw. The maidens and priests were kind about her art, always motivating her to do better.
One day Haruka told her that she would make a good shrine maiden, and she took that as very serious advice for her life.
Soon after she was adopted by Evangaline Delarosa, the kind priestess who showed her guidance and love. She learnt how to resolve things without having to use her fists. She learnt a lot about shinotism and the duties of the maidens and priests. She learnt how to make tea, and was super excited to make tea for everyone! She also learnt how to read Tarot cards from Haruka, and eventually developed her own style of reading. She got close to Sho, who had always been kind to her, and told her he would teach her Kendo.
She feels that the monastery is family to her, and knows that she wants to be there.
SECTION 1: Character Details
CHARACTERS FULL NAME:
Erza Delarosa Scarlet
CHARACTERS TITLE (E.g. Mr. Mrs. Miss):
Miss
CHARACTERS AGE (E.g. 21-80):
22
CHARACTERS MARITAL STATUS:
Married
CHARACTERS NATIONALITY:
Japanese/Australian
Degree/Certifications (If applicable):
Bachelors in Law for University of Japan.
BACKSTORY (100+ Words):
Erza's Biography
Erza was born on a remote island near Australia and had been abandoned on the streets alongside. One day her Village was attacked and a lot of people were taken captive, including Erza.
She was used as a manual labor for 4 years on a remote island where she was (I'm just going to make this simple because it's kinda evil) tortured. She had one of her eyes lost in the process of her captors torturing her and one day when she saw one of the innocent people get beat up, she lost it. She went on a violent rampage and destroyed everything on the island.
Finally, Erza felt free and asked her best friend(Erik) if they could just leave the island, and be safe again, to which the friend turned around and said no. This was their life now, and Erza could stay and help or leave and never come back. Erza did not want to fight her friends so she ended up running away. She arrived at Karakura shortly after.
She was taken in by the Yamashita family when she was 17, and they gave her a sense of safety for the longest time. When she turned 18 she got a call from an unknown number telling her about a brother she had and she was his only family. She took her brother in when she was 18 and he was 10, and they both bonded over time.
Erza got engaged to a beautiful girl when she was 18, however, when things started getting violent with her family she decided to break off her engagement and leave the town forever with her brother and friend(Crimson). While she was out of town, she found out that she had lost her brother in surgery for his long-term illness. She couldn't bear to see her dead brother so she had a closed coffin at his funeral.
Erza eventually received some pictures via email of her brother getting tortured. This naturally surprised her as she had assumed her brother was dead, she eventually found out that her friend(Erik) from the island had blamed Erza for all the torture they faced as children. When she revisited the island to see if the island was okay, he saw her and followed her to Karakura, found out she had a brother, and took his opportunity to get revenge on her by attempting to kill Hoshi.
The "doctor" Hoshi was seeing was a guy who worked for the said friend(Erik) and was a malpractice doctor, and sent to kidnap Hoshi and proclaim him as "not making it through the surgery" to Erza and her friend(Crimson). Erik's goal was to torture Hoshi before killing him off and sending his body back with photos to Erza. But when Erza noticed Hoshi's body was not found, she wouldn't give up on him and kept looking for him because she knew he was alive. (He was)
She came back to Karakura after a few years, hoping to find some peace after having lost her brother. She finally got adopted by Evangaline Delarosa , a kind priestess, and managed to find her brother. The time she spent at the shrine made her start appreciating the beauty about life, nature and service, and she feels like everyone in the shrine is her family now.
CHARACTER KNOWLEDGE / SITUATIONS
How does your character act around shrine grounds? How do they interact with guests and other staff?
Erza is a bit of a stickler for rules. While she is very hospitable in nature, she can get particular if she notices anyone break the rules. She would ideally be welcoming towards the guest, and with the staff she'd be usually fan girling since her mother is a priest and she always wants to set a good example. It can occasionally get annoying to people.
Example -
Erza followed her mother around like an eager maiden trying her best to get the ropes on her first few days. She wanted to be better, as she promised to Haruka, and she wanted to be kind. As she saw her mother bow and greet the guest, she would bow down and smile at the guest welcoming them in.
You see a guest jumping around the roofs of the building and overall disrespecting shrine grounds, how would your character handle it?
Erza would first politely ask the guest to get off the roof explaining the disrespectful nature of the activity. However if they do not listen, she would explain the consequences of said action, if they still do not listen she would patiently try to deal with the situation before deciding to give a final warning and blacklist them from the shrine. If the guest refuses to leave, a police escort would be asked for them to leave.
Example -
Erza took a step towards the building and looked up at the child running around the roofs. She would take a deep breath centering herself before very calmly calling on the child and saying, 'Please get off the roof, it is disrespectful to the Kami.' She would then watch the child get down as she smiled kindly at them before saying, 'thank you for respecting this place, please do not do that again.'
Why does your character want to become a shrine maiden/priest?
Erza had started visiting the shrine after she had been wrongfully arrested for a violation of a restraining order. This is when she met Haruka for the first time. She was extremely kind and did not judge her, which made her feel warm and welcome.
She had always had to fight for what she wanted, ever since she was a child, and the Monastery was a nice contrast to the life she had lived. It eventually became a safe haven where she found peace and acceptance.
She used to initially go to the monastery and draw as she got a sense of peace there and the shrine was beautiful to draw. The maidens and priests were kind about her art, always motivating her to do better.
One day Haruka told her that she would make a good shrine maiden, and she took that as very serious advice for her life.
Soon after she was adopted by Evangaline Delarosa, the kind priestess who showed her guidance and love. She learnt how to resolve things without having to use her fists. She learnt a lot about shinotism and the duties of the maidens and priests. She learnt how to make tea, and was super excited to make tea for everyone! She also learnt how to read Tarot cards from Haruka, and eventually developed her own style of reading. She got close to Sho, who had always been kind to her, and told her he would teach her Kendo.
She feels that the monastery is family to her, and knows that she wants to be there.
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