@Cyrania, they pulled Nor out the front door, which is opposite the balcony, and they were being extremely quiet until they got outside, hell, they were being pretty quiet until Nor got pissed and started shouting.

Sorry, I thought the balcony was over the courtyard. I'll change it then right now.

Much appreciated, if you're unsure in the future feel free to ask here in the OOC.

OK, sorry. Is my post better now?

Yup.
Honestly it wouldn't be a big deal, but this was somewhat of a character development thing for Nor and a character establishment moment for the racists.

Its OK. I was just a bit worried about missing the deadline so I assumed the courtyard was below the balcony and it wouldn't make sense then if she slept through the it all.

Understandable.

So in the worst case scenario that we don't have the two absent people, any ideas on how to go forward?

We're actually in the market for 2 new players as of now.

Ah, cool cool.

Is there a word minimum for the posts?

No word minimum, but i prefer at least one full paragraph. no guarantee of character being accepted, either.

Is there a place where we submit our characters for review? Also, I don't know where the team name page is, for finding an available initial.

you have a C or an L.
character application goes here in OOC.
only me, spirit, and fox are allowed to post in the character tab for organizational purposes

One thing you really should know, I'm going to be wanting specific examples, clear limits, and possibly exact numbers, depending on the nature of the semblance.

IF it's fine by you, I'll just be using one of the characters I've posted into the OC forum before, just changing their first name. Of course, I've made changes to their details and whatnot.

We'll take a look at them.

1) Basic info:

Name: Layla Samara
Team/occupation: Student 1st year - Team: ?
Species: Faunus
Age: 17
Sex: Female
Handedness: Ambidextrous, Right favoured
Aura/Effects: Deep blue coloured pulse/ripples
Symbol: 3 white diamonds. A large one in the middle and two smaller ones placed on either side in a diagonal fashion.
Physical traits: Snake eyes and slightly larger fangs
Misc traits:
Nickname(s): Lala (by her grandmother)

2) Appearence:

Height: 5’7”
Weight: 125lbs
Eyes: Blue snake eyes
Skin color: Slightly tanned
Face: Round faced
Hair:Short, black hair which stops at the base of her neck. Has a long side fringe which grows past her chin, has a darkish blue highlight in it.
Physique: Slender, somewhat small bust size and hips (a solid B-cup)
Combat Outfit: A black, golden trimmed long coat which as a pronounced collar and is pulled together slightly at the hip with a thin silver belt; the sleeves are folded back, so it reaches the elbow. The undershirt is unbuttoned at the top, showing her chest area which is covered by a black undergarment. Her midriff is covered by a dark blue cloth sash. She wears a pair of black trousers with a brown buckle belt, and pair of black, knee-high, greaves which have silver trim and a small heel. The greaves go over the trousers. Her emblem is on her left shoulder. She has a sling box, filled with different dust ammo.
Casual Outfit: [See combat outfit]

3) Characteristics:

Background: Layla was born into a family of weaponsmiths, based in outskirts of Vale, who provided the White Fang with armaments for their operations. In return, the family was paid in money and a percentage of dust that had been seized on an given venture. Her family, despite being Faunus and associates with the White Fang, didn’t actually like the White Fang at all. This was purely a business venture to ensure the survival of their family. Layla’s grandmother was the one who taught Layla how to create weapons from scratch, her very first creation being the shotgun which we all know and love. Not long after Layla had turned 12, her grandmother was taken away by the White Fang and executed due to suspicions of revolt. In her sadness, Layla fled to the city of Vale, only to stowaway on a boat which lead straight to Signal academy. Signal permitted her to stay and train there until she was able to be accepted into Beacon.

Personality: Layla can be described as a ‘absentminded’, since she has a tendency to misplace things and she has a lack of concentration, especially when it comes to academic work. She tends to daydream causing her to lose focus on her school work, so her grades aren’t that great. However, when she enters combat, she’s a very focussed individual. She procrastinates a lot when she has homework to do, because it’s just so boring to her. She favors practical work rather than mental. In social interactions, she tends to segway into different topics, unless it’s about her inventions. Despite her being inattentive in her school work, she likes to draw blueprints for different weapon ideas and tinker with her current projects, which are usually things like automated drones, most of them being weaponized. She also enjoys sharing said drones with other people.

Likes: Warm things (The sun, heat lamps, people with good blood circulation, etc), Firework displays.
Dislikes: Rain, cold things (of course), Nevermores

4) Weapon

Name: Shelly
Maker/Smith: Layla Samara
Type: SA-RVS (Semi Automatic-Reinforced Vented Shotgun.)
Weapon Derivation: The shotgun shares its appearance with a Flintlock Musket
Holstered/Sheathed Appearance: Slung on her shoulder, hanging vertically with a leather strap.

Form 1: Shotgun (The shotgun has no stock and is used with one hand.)
Form 2: Dust Vented blunt weapon.

Features/Capabilities: The shotgun uses dust ammunition. Layla can activate an exhaust vent in the barrel of the shotgun using a switch, when she uses it as a melee weapon. This vent will expel the dust element of given ammunition in a violent burst when Layla pulls the trigger. Layla can also hold down the trigger to concentrate the power of her shot, but this will use more dust than a regular shot.
Usage: Used as a shotgun or a dust enhanced cudgel
Planned/Possible Upgrades: -
Notes: The shotgun was named after her (Now deceased) grandmother.

5) Semblance:

Name: Shift
User(s): Layla Samara
Type: Physical
Purpose: Utility
Short description: Directional change
Visual effect: It would show up as Dark blue ripple effect beneath her feet.
General limitations: She cannot do this to anyone or anything else, other than herself. This uses a lot of stamina, so it must be used sparingly. She can only use this when she's on the ground.
Passive ability(s) (if any): Enhanced balance
Active ability(s) (if any): She can change directional movement of her body regardless of her current directional momentum.

Dust interaction (if any): None

6) Combat info:

Position/Class: Frontline/Assault
Landing strategy: Use the gun grip to hook onto a tree branch and swing off, or use a concentrated shotgun blast to soften landing.
Fighting style: Layla mostly engages at close to mid range, allowing full use of her shotgun’s range. She is quite adept at melee combat, using her shotgun as a melee weapon.

7) Trivia:

Relationships: -
Notes:
Her name (Layla) means Night in Arabic
She has actually made a few weapons, but they were left at Signal for new students to test out.

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We would like to know what kind of snake she is and are interested in knowing how the symbol ties in with her overall personality. When you say snake eyes, do you mean a venomous snake's slit pupils, or every snake's brille, the layer of skin that protects their eyes?

Is she actually cold blooded? Because you state that she likes warm things and have her fairly rugged up, but don't mention it anywhere in the sheet. If so, in this particular AU cold blooded humanoids are not allowed as faunus are still mostly human, even the non-mammalian varieties like snakes and birds. If she isn't cold blooded, she will likely overheat in that many layers, due to Remnant being a fairly temperate place so far. Also, when you say sling box, do you mean a sling pouch like the military use for ammunition?

The main problem we have with her background is the way you have portrayed the White Fang. The White Fang may have started up before the main characters of the show started at Beacon but they were a peaceful protest group, not a gang putting out protection rackets on Faunus families. It was only three years before RWBY's start date (so four years before this RP's start date) that they had a change of leadership and started using more aggressive tactics, which would have been around the time Layla arrived at Signal, and most certainly were not executing Faunus for protesting against the increased aggression. And even then, they seem highly Underground focused, relying on established criminals like Roman to get what they need rather than abusing the very people they are supposed to be fighting for.

Her personality seems somewhat one dimensional - very stereotypical 'unfocused and terrible during academic pursuits but focused during physical pursuits'. The interest in creating automated drones is somewhat unique, though a bit redundant due to the fact that the Atlas Military has literally cornered the market on creating new automated and mechanical weaponry, unless she was planning to join the R&D branch of the Atlas Military. It seems like something that would be better suited to a scientist character than a Hunter.

I'm sure you remember what Phantom had to say about the weapon. I won't go into it here, but it's still really basic and not something a person who was raised as a weaponsmith and went to Signal for four years would have. It is stated in-show that everyone who attends Signal crafts their own weapon (Ruby's sniper-scythe being the most obvious example), and even if she didn't get rid of the basic shotgun, she would have at the very least upgraded it to be more effective in combat and have more capabilites, such as a dedicated ranged and melee form using the transforming technology readily available in-universe.