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CHARACTER CLAIMS + CHECK-IN
CHECK-IN
While Amani doesn't have an Activity Check proper, it'd still be nice to know how everyone is doing!
The purpose of this post is to:
★ Give a small summary of what your character has been up to. Please try to do 2-3 sentences so the moderator has information to work with for events or ideas they have may for individualizing things!
★ General plans/ideas you have
★ See what characters are present and welcome new people coming into the game!
★ MOD NOTE: If you claim a character this month, you do not have to check-in until next month!
TEMPLATE
★ If you JOINED LATER IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH and don't have a lot to summarize right away, that's totally fine! You can wait until closer to the end of the month to give a summary after the month's event has happened.
While Amani doesn't have an Activity Check proper, it'd still be nice to know how everyone is doing!
The purpose of this post is to:
★ Give a small summary of what your character has been up to. Please try to do 2-3 sentences so the moderator has information to work with for events or ideas they have may for individualizing things!
★ General plans/ideas you have
★ See what characters are present and welcome new people coming into the game!
★ MOD NOTE: If you claim a character this month, you do not have to check-in until next month!
TEMPLATE
★ If you JOINED LATER IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH and don't have a lot to summarize right away, that's totally fine! You can wait until closer to the end of the month to give a summary after the month's event has happened.
CHARACTER CLAIMS
Welcome to Amani! We're happy you're here.
The basic guide to claiming a new character is:
★ Copy and paste the claim form to the comments below.
★ Fill out the subject line with: Character | Canon (CRAU if applicable)
★ Amani does not do claim challenges. Character claims submitted will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Make sure you check before placing a character claim!
★ IMPORTANT MOD NOTE: Once your character is claimed, please head on over to the taken page to make it official official! You will not allowed into the communities until commenting to the taken page.
TEMPLATE
Welcome to Amani! We're happy you're here.
The basic guide to claiming a new character is:
★ Copy and paste the claim form to the comments below.
★ Fill out the subject line with: Character | Canon (CRAU if applicable)
★ Amani does not do claim challenges. Character claims submitted will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Make sure you check before placing a character claim!
★ IMPORTANT MOD NOTE: Once your character is claimed, please head on over to the taken page to make it official official! You will not allowed into the communities until commenting to the taken page.
TEMPLATE
MOD NOTES
Just a few things from Chai to point out for the upcoming month! They are the usual general reminders to go over!
★ A reminder that players can add their own tags to the network and log communities! So, have at it! Tag all the things!
★ The flora & fauna submission mechanic is available! While originally new creatures/plants needed to have a sexy stamp for approval, you now just need to link your character claim (or check-in) comment if you want to start adding to it. Give me more horrifying beasties, please.
★ The calendar for January has been updated!
★ Due to the amount of drops, sweeps, etc. we have lowered the player cap back to 40. There are currently a few slots available though! Invite your friends to come on down to the sinulation for a good time!
Just a few things from Chai to point out for the upcoming month! They are the usual general reminders to go over!
★ A reminder that players can add their own tags to the network and log communities! So, have at it! Tag all the things!
★ The flora & fauna submission mechanic is available! While originally new creatures/plants needed to have a sexy stamp for approval, you now just need to link your character claim (or check-in) comment if you want to start adding to it. Give me more horrifying beasties, please.
★ The calendar for January has been updated!
★ Due to the amount of drops, sweeps, etc. we have lowered the player cap back to 40. There are currently a few slots available though! Invite your friends to come on down to the sinulation for a good time!
(frozen comment) CHARACTER CLAIMS
(frozen comment) Elidibus | Final Fantasy XIV
Name: Shesha
Invited by: Zorn
Contact: PM and Discord
Other characters, if any: N/A
CHARACTER
Character Name: Elidibus a.k.a. Themis
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Canon Point: End of patch 6.3, canon current.
Age: Actual age unknown, multiple tens of thousands of years.
Link to History: Wiki Link!
PEACEKEEPER PROFILE
Personality: He's a weird little guy that loves his brethren and will uphold his duty to the end of everything. Also:
Game Plan: Elidibus had known he was dead in canon, and with the return of his memory in said canon was at peace with how things had progressed. He had done all in his duty, and could now be with his brethren while the beautiful new day dawns. That being said, an adjustment will not be too difficult for him! This will especially be true because there are already those here that he knows from his own canon. As far as forging bonds with others, his previous duties as an Emissary will absolutely serve him well here. Elidibus is great company if you aren't his enemy, and he has no enemies left.
Interested in: I've never actually played in a sex game before! But I love Elidibus/Themis as a character and have explored that in the past with him before. I'm mostly here to see how things go. I have written monster fuckery in the past as well as a variety of 'basic' kinks.
Anything else?: He Comes In Many Different Flavors, Please Enjoy Him.
(frozen comment) A Plain Doll | Bloodborne
PLAYER
Name: Dex Davican
Invited by: Juli
Contact: Discord, PM
Other characters, if any: No others (so far).
CHARACTER
Character Name: Currently "The Doll," though she might choose or be given a name in the future.
Canon: Bloodborne
Canon Point: After the game's end; she's experienced all three endings, and was caring for a newborn god when her world ended.
Age: Ageless. Very limited world experiences but adult mentality.
Link to History: https://bloodborne.fandom.com/wiki/The_Doll
PEACEKEEPER PROFILE
Personality: The Doll is a gentle, otherworldly entity. Her only life experiences have been as a caretaker in a restful dream, a respite for hunters in an insanely violent world. She's kind in an unsettling/alien way, unused to looking at herself as a person, let alone having agency. She loves humans as her creators, and enjoys pleasing them however she can.
Game Plan: Never having considered herself "alive," the Doll isn't bothered by being dead--she views Amani as just another dream, with different rules she must learn. Through interactions with other people, she will gradually learn to see herself as a person, though her core of gentle service and comfort will probably be a constant throughout.
Interested in:
Tropes (using TVtropes lingo): Happiness in Slavery/Beloved Servant, Eerie Anatomy Model, Intrigued By Humanity, Cosmic Horror, Dream Walker.
Kinks: Sensory Deprivation, Teratophilia/Xenophilia, Agalmatophilia (attraction to humanlike objects, of course), Power-Play/Exchange, Caretaking, S&M (she can in fact feel pain). I'd be interested in exploring some darker stuff, but the Doll isn't the type to inflict unwanted pain on others.
Anything else?:
Relevant Powers: The Doll operates on dream-logic. When seen clearly, she's made of ceramic, but to someone in a more imaginary space (e.g. touching with eyes closed, intoxicated, dreaming) she feels like whatever her partner wants her to be. Depending on her partner's tastes, her imaginary body may be very different from her physical body, up to and including different genitalia, hair, body type, fangs, tentacles, etc. She can also enter others' dreams.
Meme Tax:
(frozen comment) Hraesvelgr || Final Fantasy XIV
Name: Raile
Invited by: Zorn, Maggie,
Contact: railehatesfun#6621,
Other characters, if any: N/A....? Yet? Unsure.
CHARACTER
Character Name: Hraesvelgr
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Canon Point: Pre-Endwalker
Age: 12,000 years... give or take.
Link to History: Here
PEACEKEEPER PROFILE
Personality: Extremely non-human, non-mortal being that he is, Hraesvelgr appears stoic to the extreme, and seemingly disinterested in so much of what goes on with mortals. This is profoundly untrue, as dragons have big, BIG emotions, and mortals have caused him the greatest agony, grief, and rage... as well as the greatest of joys, and he as yet still hopes for peace with them. He's actually very generous about it; he is moved by their passions, and despite the many MANY centuries he's had to watch them, still manages to find their doings and their ways a matter of actual interest. Not in the way that might lead to his own adoption of such things... honestly, it's more like a fetish? He's attracted to them. In more ways than one. He's still recovering from Immortal Tier Depression after some FUCKED UP SHIT that mortals did to his siblings, and also... you know, his beloved is with him at all times but also she's in him and not physically present outside of him, so he's coping hard.
Game Plan: Hraesvelgr will not handle being DEAD very well at all. He will, however, adapt to living amongst mortals quite well. He'll just have to ride the storm of grief first... which requires him to actually BELIEVE it.... but he does have exciting new bodily sensations, and uh forms of intimacy he and his beloved never had? And Shiva is by definition always TECHNICALLY right there in him, so.... uh, by magic extension, she is also participating? So there's no cheating happening. Very important.
Interested in: NO actual vore.... not because I'm against it (I actually really like hard vore lmao) but because that's cheating on his beloved. Also no snuff or even snuff roleplay where he's the killer. That's a berserk button and his character canonically can't be brought back from that one.
Very interested in oral, size difference, micro/macro... bdsm style roleplay or like... the closest I can describe it as pet play? That would entertain him immensely. Either domming or subbing. Feral/xeno stuff like drooling, fangs, animalistic traits are a BIG plus. I am also into like... making him more feral on a temporary basis, and so on.
Anything else?: I had a meme but Dreamwidth thinks it's cursed????
(frozen comment) Re: CHARACTER CLAIMS
Name: Marz
Invited by: Ace
Contact: discord Marz#7416 , pm
Other characters, if any: n/a
CHARACTER
Character Name: Red XIII (Nanaki)
Canon: Final Fantasy VII Remake
Canon Point: End of Remake (for now ;) )
Age: Human equivalent of late 20s, early 30s. (Best guess is 70-75 years, based on canon)
Link to History: link
Keep in mind this version of Red is aged up from what the wiki claims is his equivalent age.
PEACEKEEPER PROFILE
Personality: Inquisitive, polite and almost even cold on the surface; sharp-witted, sarcastic with a dry sense of humor underneath. Calm, a warrior type with a deep sense of spirit, empathy, and honor. Though reserved, he is a bit more talkative and incredibly loyal to those he finds a bond with. Despite the prior traits, he is more than able to fall into a feral, animalistic state. Red can be brooding, and often questions where his place is- caught between humanlike conscience and habits and his animal-like form and mannerisms.
Game Plan: Firstly, Red is going to need to work on adjusting to his new(ish) body he's found here in the city.
Whilst Red has a bit of a critical view of humans and humanity- as well as human or human-adjacent society, his insatiable curiosity leaves him interested to interact with the new world and inhabitants around him. Perhaps, in time, he will forge bonds of friendship- and bonds far beyond just that. Amani is an opportunity for him to explore interpersonal relationships both emotional and sexual.
This is going to be a big ol learning experience for him.
He can and will be discovering new kinks...and kinks in general, at the *very* least.
Interested in: UHHH terato/furry yeah? Idk I am super open to a lot of things, all manner of kinks and such- you need only ask!
Anything else?: In being uploaded, Red has found himself in a bipedal form, though looking largely the same besides being anthropomorphic.
Red tends to just introduce himself as Red to most as opposed to his given name...
Art of the lad Ace did as part of their agenda to get me here wheeze
and, obligatory meme of him when he wakes up like that:
(frozen comment) Kazuki Hihara | La Corda d'Oro (College Arc)
PLAYER
Name: Otter
Invited by: James (Angeal) / Maggie (Caspar)
Contact: Plurk: Otterbeans
Discord: themodestotter #7416
Other characters, if any: N/A
CHARACTER
Character Name: Kazuki Hihara (western order)
Canon: La Corda d’Oro
Canon Point: From the College Arc manga, before the epilogue
Age: 21
Link to History: Kazuki is from a canon that’s pretty old (although more content is continuing to be published even today!) and not very well known outside of Japan, so I can’t really find a proper wiki for him. I’m more than happy to provide a history myself!
If you’d like to know more about his canon in general, please feel free to reference my Hyperfixation Manifesto. I also have access to the entirety of the manga adaptation (with the excellent VIZ translation) if you’d like to take a look yourself!
CRAU: No AU information for Kazuki :)
PEACEKEEPER PROFILE
Personality: If you’ve ever heard the term “genki,” (Japanese for “good health” or “energetic,” denoting a sunny personality) that’s basically Kazuki in a nutshell. He’s got pep in his step. We’re not talking simple cheerfulness here… more like he could power a small city with his sheer enthusiasm for everything. He doesn’t do anything small; every part of him is loud and bright and exuberant. He almost always has a smile on his face, he loves being around people, and he enjoys life in an almost childlike fashion. Even the most simple things, like a sunny day, a gathering with friends, playing sports, or nailing a performance can make him very happy.
He's also very kind. When he sees people in trouble, he wants to help. He doesn't like to see people hurting or sad. For example, he stands as a pillar of encouragement for Kahoko during the earlier parts of the manga, and is probably the closest to him before she gets to know the other contestant better. He also stands up for his best friend Azuma when his family treats him poorly... And to good effect, as it gives Azuma the courage to stand up to his grandmother and continue to pursue music.
When he does get upset or depressed, he’s really obvious about. It doesn’t take a master of subtlety to understand what Kazuki is feeling. His heart is 100% exposed and on his sleeve. He slows down considerably, he stops smiling, spaces out, and hems and haws and sighs. But sometimes it takes time, or a nudge from someone close to him, for him to realize he's acting that way at all. When he first starts pining over Kahoko, Azuma has to point out to him that he looks a mess, and Kazuki is surprised that someone could tell... When he's been zoning out for days. You could say he's especially thick in that manner.
As you can see, he tends to get lost in his worries when he doesn't know how to solve them. His approach is straight-forward-- if a problem is too complicated to talk out in earnest, he may not be able to fix it at all without someone else's help. And he will ask for help, that doesn't bother him, but it may take time for that to happen.
But he rarely gets depressed for his own sake. Most of the time, he can take a hard time and still be perfectly fine (he never places well in the competition, but that doesn't get him down), and small mess-ups don't bother him. When he is sad, it's usually because he’s worried for someone else. Or if he’s having romantic issues, which he is clueless about in general.
His case of puppy love with Kahoko is a prime example of this. It doesn't take very long at all (much faster than the other boys, for sure) for him to become attached to her, smitten with her attention and kindness towards him, as well as her dedication in general. Even the smallest things, like eye contact, or their hands brushing, sends him all in a fluster. And it takes several volumes for him to finally admit to himself that he loves her.
Even then, he only admits it to himself. He thinks about telling her, but after getting advice from Azuma, and having a few days to think, he decides not to, because he doesn't want to burden her with his feelings when she has more important things to worry about. He vows to himself to do this best, with his music and as a human being, and if he's worthy of her, she'll notice him. Her happiness is more important than his romantic feelings. Then he cheers up almost immediately.
So you could say that he's naturally an emotional person, but not the best at picking up on his own vibes. He can tell right away when someone else is hurting, even if they're trying to hide it, like Kahoko often does, but doesn't realize it when he's in just as much pain. He has a lot of empathy for others, but little for himself.
Still, it's rare for him to be down. We're talking like, a 90%-10% split here, 90 being happy and 10 being sad. He's normally super cheerful nearly all the time, I promise. He's not a very complicated character at all. I don't even think he's ever been really angry in canon, and there definitely isn't an ounce of hate in his heart.
In conclusion, more than anything, he wants the people around him and the ones he cares about to be happy. He just wants to feel good and have a good time, and share music with anyone who will listen! Kazuki is a great person to go to if you’re feeling down because it’s nearly impossible to be upset around his completely genuine cheerfulness. Even Kahoko admits that he has a sort of “magic” about him; all doubts seem to fade in the presence of his smile.
Game Plan: Kazuki is going to have a bit of trouble with all this lol
On things like being dead and whatnot—I think Kazuki will hold out hopes that there is some kind of future for his world, whether it be a cycle of reincarnation, or maybe that everyone he loves ends up in other worlds like he has. I don’t think he could just… accept that everyone he loves is dead, especially not without concrete proof. He wouldn’t be able to cope with that. At least not right away.
As for “peaceful interactions,” Kazuki is an absolute turbovirgin and is going to need Help, at least at first. And he’s going to need a gentle introduction to all things sex and kink. Once he gets over the awkwardness of first encounters, I think he will acclimate to having sex in order to get things he needs/wants. He is a self-admitted romantic, and he’s going to still need meaningful relationships with people to be happy, but he will separate that from the act of sex eventually. Hopefully. Maybe.
I also want to make it clear that Kazuki is from modern Japan and his knowledge/expectations when it comes to sexuality and gender are woefully incomplete. He doesn’t know a good god damn about the gender spectrum, and while he’s aware of homosexuality and the like, his personal experience is lacking.
HOWEVER, Kazuki is an incredibly kindhearted person, and he would never, ever judge or mistreat someone because of his lack of knowledge on these matters. As stated in his personality, all he wants is for the people he cares about to be happy, and he doesn’t care how they find that happiness for themselves. He would be easily educated in these things with just a little bit of handholding.
I also play him as a closeted bisexual, as I always found that he had more fondness for Azuma than he’d like to admit to himself. Unfortunately, he’s terrified of social rejection, and could never indulge these feelings for fear of being ostracized. I’d really love to play out him becoming more comfortable with his sexuality when he realizes that no one in Amani would judge him for his feelings.
Interested in: I’m open to all sorts of things! I’m the kind of person that can be convinced of most kinks with a little bit of education, so if there’s something you’d like to do, please feel free to talk to be about it! One of these days I’ll get a kink reference sheet done, but for now, I’d say my only Hard Nos are things like physical abuse (like, beyond your average bdsm play), hard non-consent, bathroom stuff, age play, and other kinds of hard torture.
Anything else?:
(frozen comment) hermes | ffxiv: endwalker
Name: Pudding
Invited by: I made this gamebox with popsicle sticks and duct tape
Contact:
Other characters, if any: Dimitri Blaiddyd (3 Houses, AM Route |
CHARACTER
Character Name: Hermes
Canon: FFXIV: Endwalker
Canon Point: oh my god don't make me remember quest titles uhm idk the one where he fucking ruins everything but right before he forgets ruining everything
Age: So many, of the years
Link to History: history! "Pudding, why does this say Fandaniel?" don't worry about it
PEACEKEEPER PROFILE
Personality: Hey, kids, you ever hear about DEPRESSION? Hermes is that thing. All the time! He's basically the kind of guy who shouldn't be a veterinarian because he loves animals too much, y'know? So when they die - or, in his canon's case are disappated - he starts to wonder what's the point of anything and accidentally causes a nihilistic doomsday.
Otherwise, he is a very empathetic and curious individual! He wants to know more about life, the universe, and our place in it. Why are we here? What's out purpose? What are birds? We just don't know.
Game Plan: Hermes, for the most part, will take a lot of time to get acclimated. Depression ain't really all that great for heading on down to pound town so... Y'know. He'll be interested in it though from a scholarly perspective and wanting to know more about why people like it, why does he like what he does, etc.
Interested in: Off the top of my head I can't of anything but!! I'm sure I'll be down for like 98% of things honestly
Anything else?:
(frozen comment) Venat | FFXIV: Endwalker (now in the right place aaa)
Name: Clamor
Invited by: Zorn
Contact: PM,
Other characters, if any: N/A
CHARACTER
Character Name: Venat
Canon: FFXIV: Endwalker
Canon Point: Shortly before meeting the WoL and Emet/Hyth in Elpis,
Age: Like a gazillion years old idk. She's old enough to have held a seat in the Convocation and relinquished it, not to mention conducting her own studies for some time afterwards. "Cool postgrad" by ancient standards probably ig.
Link to History: assload of spoilers ahoy
PEACEKEEPER PROFILE
Personality: Chaotic dog mom that messes with the undergrads for fun but also goes out for drinks with them. Former government jackass, now retired with way too much time on her hands which means, predictably, more ridiculous shenanigans whenever she damn well feels like it. FFXIV equivalent to the older traveller that hops from hostel to hostel getting stuck in with the culture and stays up until ungodly hours in the morning partying with the locals.
(If you know you know l o l)
Game Plan: With the Convocation's tradition of stepping down and all, she'll likely just shrug emoji and plunge into new adventures with zero hesitation. New friends? Great! Questionable decisions? Even better! If it's new and exciting (and mildly horrifying) Venat will 100000% be down to clown. Come at her, bros.
Interested in: I am super mega rusty at anything smut so it'll take some easing into, but chances are Venat is willing to try most things at least once.
Knowing her, beating each other up for fun and/or as a form of flirting is inevitable.
Anything else?:
(frozen comment) Estinien | Final Fantasy XIV
Name: Famine
Invited by: Zorn sure is enabling a lot of people this month
Contact:
Other characters, if any: N/A
CHARACTER
Character Name: Estinien Varlineau
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Canon Point: 6.3
Age: 32
Link to History: FF Wiki
PEACEKEEPER PROFILE
Personality: Local catholic elf found out revenge wasn't really a great reason to live and now that he actually accomplished it is sort of at a loss as to what to do with his life. In the process of finding out what he’s supposed to be now that he’s not fighting in a thousand year war of attrition he's slipped headfirst from dragons being his special interest (negative, murder) to dragons being his special interest (positive, adopt). Also spending his life focused on his revenge quest has not really lent itself to close relationships with other people--until recently he's had one friend and never talked to his adoptive father, though he has been making progress in that regard that I'd like to continue here.
He's usually content to sit off to the side when things are calm–he’s a semi-recovered loner who likes to be on the periphery of the group, listening to what others has to say more than contributing himself, though he will certainly do so when he has something to say. Usually that something is conveyed in as few words as possible–he definitely seems like the stereotypical gruff loner type. He just also happens to also have a massive soft spot for kids, animals, and his friends.
As a consequence of his possession by the dragon Nidhogg, he’s also soul-bonded with what aether remains of the great wyrm–aside from giving him great power to call on in battle, it gives him vague memories and impressions of Nidhogg’s lingering emotions. He feels a connection with the great wyrm’s siblings, for instance, saying once that he feels responsible for Tiamat as a sibling would, and he very quickly becomes close with Vrtra.
Game Plan: He’ll be shocked and angry–the Scions just stopped an apocalypse and what do you mean there was another and they knew nothing of it? He’ll also be confused, because please, he’s a farm kid turned knight, he doesn’t know what in the seven hells an AI is.
So, just like pretty much all his time spent with the Scions.Interested in: Up for discussion! I'd just like to avoid bathroom stuff, vom, and non-con. I'm also more generally a fade-to-black type of gamer.
Anything else?:
(frozen comment) Ashe Ubert | Fire Emblem: Three Houses (CRAU)
Name: Alba
Invited by: i ALREADY PLAY HERE DANG IT
Contact: Alba#4125 or PM
Other characters, if any: Zero |
CHARACTER
Character Name: Ashe Ubert
Canon: CRAU from a PSL, as we discussed!
Canon Point: Technically post-squid ending of Bloodborne
Age: 22
Link to History: Canon source and Bloodborne source
CRAU: Yes
AU Clarification: Much of Ashe's personality is the same, if not a bit more bold but also lacking self-preservation. His experiences are much more bleak and dark, following the majority of the events of Bloodborne with some twists and influences of FE3H. While canon source Ashe might be much more considerate of things like honor and knighthood, this version does still have an explicit moral code but is less concerned about fighting fair than he is surviving. Though he does remain fairly optimistic, he is not that naive and can settle with a cruel reality. One massive change other than the fact that he is a Hunter is that he is technically the new Moon Presence, but due to the trauma of events he is for the time being completely locking that truth away right now and is still functioning as a human/Hunter for the time being.
PEACEKEEPER PROFILE
Personality: Despite the terrors that linger in Yharnam's streets, Ashe is still a kind person who does want to help protect innocent people, even if there aren't a ton of those left. Above all else, for better or for worse, he is intensely empathetic to others, to the point of foregoing his own well-being.
Game Plan: Ashe isn't hugely surprised about supposedly dying, he's kind of an EXPERT ON IT. Mostly, he's just confused how he ended up in Amani instead of the usual Hunter's Dream. Other than that, I'm looking forward to him interacting with others and being a foil to my other character so I can play someone more social and upbeat by comparison while also confusing the hell out of the other FE3H characters.
Interested in: MONSTERFUCKIN
Anything else?: