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PLAYER INFO
Player Name: eden
• Player Contact: pm
• Player Age: 18+
• Permissions: We ask that all players fill out a permissions form for both OOC/IC. Link it Here. Please note that this is a permissions page for a different game, but if I’m accepted I’ll do one specific to this game since I’ll be playing Nikolai in a new way here!
CHARACTER INFO
• Character Name: nikolai lantsov
• Character Age: 22
• Character Canon: grishaverse by leigh bardugo (books only)
• Canon Point: between ruin and rising and king of scars, in the very early days of nikolai’s kingship when he has just started transforming into the monster again.
• Character History: wiki, spoilers for the entire series here.
• Character Personality: Provide information about their personality, both negative and positive aspects — with three of each. Give examples of how they've behaved this way. You do not need to provide an essay, but please submit enough to give a feel for the character.
— SELF-SACRIFICING: nikolai suffers from terminal heroism and is always the first to jump into danger. despite knowing that a king does not belong on the front lines, that’s pretty much where you’ll always find him, as he does not believe in allowing others to wage war for him. he is fiercely protective of his friends and his people, and is constantly shown to be willing to risk his life for ravka’s independence and die fighting for what is right. he is very glib about his own death and shows no fear of the notion of dying. he can be reckless to the point of absurdity and would rather die than allow his mind to unravel completely, in part because he wouldn’t be able to bear the thought of hurting the people he cares for, and in part because of his stubborn pride.
— JUST: nikolai is seen as the only lantsov who has a sense of justice and cares about right and wrong. he does not approve of his father’s methods of ruling and takes it upon himself to save ravka from his own family. he strongly believes that the law should not bend to rank or status, and forces his father to abdicate when genya reveals the king raped her for many years starting at a young age. while in the first army he fights side by side with the other soldiers without concern for wealth or pedigree, and as king he makes a point to know all of his servants and guards not only by name but to know of their lives and families as well. he puts in place many reforms to ease the burdens of the common people, raises taxes on the rich, and works tirelessly to protect grisha from the persecution they’ve historically faced. nikolai gains the respect and love of his people by making promises and then putting in the work to see them done.
— CLEVER/JACK OF ALL TRADES: nikolai is incredibly gifted in many areas. he used to sneak away from the palace at a young age with his friend dominik and learned to fight in street brawls, and later trained in the first army and excelled in swordsmanship and marksmanship. he studied at the university of ketterdam, but left partway through because he doesn’t learn well by sitting through lectures, instead opting to apprentice with a civil engineer, a shipwright, and a gunsmith during his extensive travels. he is a gifted inventor and has designed and piloted his own submersibles, airships, and planes. nikolai’s true strengths lie in his fortitude, intelligence, and ability to think quickly through problems, which is why the darkling specifically targets his mind and will by infecting him with merzost as punishment for betraying him.
— DUPLICITOUS: nikolai is a lying liar who lies. honesty is the one thing he freely admits he isn’t very good at. he knows exactly when to be friendly, ruthless, or charming, and can easily slip into the role of the humble soldier, the arrogant prince, or the authoritative king. nikolai’s personality can be incredibly contradictory. he wears many different faces and changes the way he presents himself to manipulate his situations despite his personal desires or feelings. he’s stated before that he doesn’t have the luxury to be himself, so it can be hard to parse out which parts are really him and which parts are just what he wants you to see. this makes him difficult to trust.
— ARROGANT/SELF-FELLATING: nikolai is allergic to taking anything outwardly seriously, which makes everyone in the world want to slap him. he has little desire to express doubt or weakness except with brainless charm. his walls are almost impenetrable and it’s difficult to have an honest conversation about his (often) fragile emotional states. being the second son and a bastard child, he was never important at court, and so from a young age he decided to become charming as a way to gain sway and attention. this became an integral part of his personality that he uses like armor. he wears his confidence extremely well and it’s nearly impossible to rattle him, but it hinders his personal relationships to be unable to be honest about his many growing fears — the darkness eroding his will, his failures as king, the notion that he is largely unwanted and unlovable. he has a tendency to laugh off his angst, but the cracks are there for those who know where to look.
— INSECURE/LONELY: this may seem at odds with his arrogant confidence, but nikolai is a highly insecure person that parades as the opposite. he is keenly aware that he was never truly loved or wanted as a child and had his parentage constantly questioned at court and even into his kingship. he strives toward an impossible ideal of perfection and throws all his self-worth into ravka despite knowing that his country will never love him in the way that he loves it. he has a terrible track record when it comes to romance and tends to fall very quickly into things because of his perennial loneliness and constant craving for attention.
• Character Skills: Does your character have any particular skills that might help them in game? Maybe they have knowledge of firearms, carpentry, fishing, maybe foraging or how to make clothes. List them here in bullet-point form:
• Civil engineering (can draft and build houses, structures, ships, planes, etc)
• Weapons (good with both guns and swords)
• Can captain/pilot both ships and planes
• Can build weapons (guns, bombs, canons, etc, but will question their use)
• Basically can attempt to build anything if he applies himself and has the materials
• Tells amazing jokes that will make everyone want to die and/or kill him
• Basic army training (can patch wounds in a pinch or sew someone up but he is a man with horrible bedside manner who thinks he has great bedside manner so you don’t want him as your nurse)
• He is a king and has a huge amount of political knowledge including how to be a smarmy politician to get what he wants
• Character Inventory: Characters may bring THREE items with them. These can be items a character owns, but might not happen to have on their person when they are brought to this world. They may bring tools they may already own to help them survive, or cherished personal items. The clothes they're wearing do not count as a slot, but if they have really good winter coat at home, that would count as a slot.
— ITEM ONE: a gun
— ITEM TWO: another gun (he carries 2)
— ITEM THREE: a knife made from grisha steel so it’s stronger than a normal blade
• Important Notes: Is there anything else you need to add? Any details about character functionality in game for characters such as androids or undead characters? Please see the FAQ or send mods a message if you have any questions!
nikolai was infected by merzost, which is a kind of bad science/magic in his canon, and it left him with a shadow monster living inside of him. the monster takes over his body when he’s unconscious, often while sleeping, and he uses a sleeping tonic that slows his heart and puts him as close to death as possible to stop this (with moderate success). i asked you guys how his affliction would work since it’s not really something he would consider a power and it’s not something he would attempt to win back in game, and you gave me some fantastic options of which i’ve decided to go with option 2! i’m excited to explore his bouts of animalistic cravings!
• Writing Samples: Players must provide TWO prose writing samples. These both must be log threads. Due to the fact there is no network in this game, 'network' or 'texting'-style threads will not be accepted.
— SAMPLE ONE: Here
— SAMPLE TWO: Here
Player Name: eden
• Player Contact: pm
• Player Age: 18+
• Permissions: We ask that all players fill out a permissions form for both OOC/IC. Link it Here. Please note that this is a permissions page for a different game, but if I’m accepted I’ll do one specific to this game since I’ll be playing Nikolai in a new way here!
CHARACTER INFO
• Character Name: nikolai lantsov
• Character Age: 22
• Character Canon: grishaverse by leigh bardugo (books only)
• Canon Point: between ruin and rising and king of scars, in the very early days of nikolai’s kingship when he has just started transforming into the monster again.
• Character History: wiki, spoilers for the entire series here.
• Character Personality: Provide information about their personality, both negative and positive aspects — with three of each. Give examples of how they've behaved this way. You do not need to provide an essay, but please submit enough to give a feel for the character.
— SELF-SACRIFICING: nikolai suffers from terminal heroism and is always the first to jump into danger. despite knowing that a king does not belong on the front lines, that’s pretty much where you’ll always find him, as he does not believe in allowing others to wage war for him. he is fiercely protective of his friends and his people, and is constantly shown to be willing to risk his life for ravka’s independence and die fighting for what is right. he is very glib about his own death and shows no fear of the notion of dying. he can be reckless to the point of absurdity and would rather die than allow his mind to unravel completely, in part because he wouldn’t be able to bear the thought of hurting the people he cares for, and in part because of his stubborn pride.
— JUST: nikolai is seen as the only lantsov who has a sense of justice and cares about right and wrong. he does not approve of his father’s methods of ruling and takes it upon himself to save ravka from his own family. he strongly believes that the law should not bend to rank or status, and forces his father to abdicate when genya reveals the king raped her for many years starting at a young age. while in the first army he fights side by side with the other soldiers without concern for wealth or pedigree, and as king he makes a point to know all of his servants and guards not only by name but to know of their lives and families as well. he puts in place many reforms to ease the burdens of the common people, raises taxes on the rich, and works tirelessly to protect grisha from the persecution they’ve historically faced. nikolai gains the respect and love of his people by making promises and then putting in the work to see them done.
— CLEVER/JACK OF ALL TRADES: nikolai is incredibly gifted in many areas. he used to sneak away from the palace at a young age with his friend dominik and learned to fight in street brawls, and later trained in the first army and excelled in swordsmanship and marksmanship. he studied at the university of ketterdam, but left partway through because he doesn’t learn well by sitting through lectures, instead opting to apprentice with a civil engineer, a shipwright, and a gunsmith during his extensive travels. he is a gifted inventor and has designed and piloted his own submersibles, airships, and planes. nikolai’s true strengths lie in his fortitude, intelligence, and ability to think quickly through problems, which is why the darkling specifically targets his mind and will by infecting him with merzost as punishment for betraying him.
— DUPLICITOUS: nikolai is a lying liar who lies. honesty is the one thing he freely admits he isn’t very good at. he knows exactly when to be friendly, ruthless, or charming, and can easily slip into the role of the humble soldier, the arrogant prince, or the authoritative king. nikolai’s personality can be incredibly contradictory. he wears many different faces and changes the way he presents himself to manipulate his situations despite his personal desires or feelings. he’s stated before that he doesn’t have the luxury to be himself, so it can be hard to parse out which parts are really him and which parts are just what he wants you to see. this makes him difficult to trust.
— ARROGANT/SELF-FELLATING: nikolai is allergic to taking anything outwardly seriously, which makes everyone in the world want to slap him. he has little desire to express doubt or weakness except with brainless charm. his walls are almost impenetrable and it’s difficult to have an honest conversation about his (often) fragile emotional states. being the second son and a bastard child, he was never important at court, and so from a young age he decided to become charming as a way to gain sway and attention. this became an integral part of his personality that he uses like armor. he wears his confidence extremely well and it’s nearly impossible to rattle him, but it hinders his personal relationships to be unable to be honest about his many growing fears — the darkness eroding his will, his failures as king, the notion that he is largely unwanted and unlovable. he has a tendency to laugh off his angst, but the cracks are there for those who know where to look.
— INSECURE/LONELY: this may seem at odds with his arrogant confidence, but nikolai is a highly insecure person that parades as the opposite. he is keenly aware that he was never truly loved or wanted as a child and had his parentage constantly questioned at court and even into his kingship. he strives toward an impossible ideal of perfection and throws all his self-worth into ravka despite knowing that his country will never love him in the way that he loves it. he has a terrible track record when it comes to romance and tends to fall very quickly into things because of his perennial loneliness and constant craving for attention.
• Character Skills: Does your character have any particular skills that might help them in game? Maybe they have knowledge of firearms, carpentry, fishing, maybe foraging or how to make clothes. List them here in bullet-point form:
• Civil engineering (can draft and build houses, structures, ships, planes, etc)
• Weapons (good with both guns and swords)
• Can captain/pilot both ships and planes
• Can build weapons (guns, bombs, canons, etc, but will question their use)
• Basically can attempt to build anything if he applies himself and has the materials
• Tells amazing jokes that will make everyone want to die and/or kill him
• Basic army training (can patch wounds in a pinch or sew someone up but he is a man with horrible bedside manner who thinks he has great bedside manner so you don’t want him as your nurse)
• He is a king and has a huge amount of political knowledge including how to be a smarmy politician to get what he wants
• Character Inventory: Characters may bring THREE items with them. These can be items a character owns, but might not happen to have on their person when they are brought to this world. They may bring tools they may already own to help them survive, or cherished personal items. The clothes they're wearing do not count as a slot, but if they have really good winter coat at home, that would count as a slot.
— ITEM ONE: a gun
— ITEM TWO: another gun (he carries 2)
— ITEM THREE: a knife made from grisha steel so it’s stronger than a normal blade
• Important Notes: Is there anything else you need to add? Any details about character functionality in game for characters such as androids or undead characters? Please see the FAQ or send mods a message if you have any questions!
nikolai was infected by merzost, which is a kind of bad science/magic in his canon, and it left him with a shadow monster living inside of him. the monster takes over his body when he’s unconscious, often while sleeping, and he uses a sleeping tonic that slows his heart and puts him as close to death as possible to stop this (with moderate success). i asked you guys how his affliction would work since it’s not really something he would consider a power and it’s not something he would attempt to win back in game, and you gave me some fantastic options of which i’ve decided to go with option 2! i’m excited to explore his bouts of animalistic cravings!
Nikolai remains possessed, but you can treat as more of an affliction than an ability. The demon remains within him in a mental capacity only. It will not have any powers, nor will it take over his body/make Nikolai transform. But Nikolai is aware of its presence within him — just perhaps in a weakened form. Maybe it simply haunts him/bleeds into him. Nikolai himself could suffer bouts of more animalistic behaviour/craves human flesh/animal flesh, for example.
• Writing Samples: Players must provide TWO prose writing samples. These both must be log threads. Due to the fact there is no network in this game, 'network' or 'texting'-style threads will not be accepted.
— SAMPLE ONE: Here
— SAMPLE TWO: Here