Quick Start
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Step Three
Choose a Clan
Select a CLAN from the race you have chosen to pledge your loyalty to. Wargs do not often change their clans and you can only select one, so choose wisely!
Clan Gravenrail
Symbol and Banner: Icewarg Paw with Crown
Clan Colors: Silver, Teal Blue
Values: Honor, Power, Sacrifice, Impulse, Resolution, Unity
Clan Ulfang
Symbol and Banner: Dragon Ouroboros
Clan Colors: Gray, Black, Red
Values: Strength, Justice, Fortitude, Dominance, Authority, Ambition
Eik-Saer Clan
Symbol and Banner: The Stag
Clan Colors: Olive Green, Gold
Values: Cunning, Knowledge, Resourcefulness, Kindness
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Step Four
Design Your Character
Use the DESIGN GUIDE to ensure your character meets the mandatory requirements for their race. The "HOW TO DESIGN" page is an overview that covers everything from color usage to naming conventions. Be sure to check the individual design guides for the race you have chosen. These pages explain in detail the correct way to use both racial and free markings.
Once designed, place them on the corresponding APPLICATION SHEET for their race. If your reference is shaded or includes clothing, please include an unshaded or unclothed version as a link in your character bio. Characters must be YOUNG ADULTS or older for phase one of Beta.
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Step Five
Fill Out Your Character Bio
Containing important information such as mental/physical characteristics and backstory, it is important that the CHARACTER BIO is completed in full. You will need to download and provide the link to the mandatory PLAYER AND CHARACTER TRACKER in the "required" section on your character bio to track your character’s progression through Hvalla. Character biographies that do not follow the provided template will not be accepted. You CAN make aesthetic changes to your character bio if the original template and its order is preserved. The mandatory player and character tracker should not be altered in any way.
Be sure to apply your STARTING INVENTORY in your character bio. These starter chests contain one application of WAR PAINT, one CITIZEN'S COIN POUCH, and one set of STARTER ARMOR (Iringardian Trappings, Wargrun Battlegear, Ljosan Regalia.) Make sure you add your starter armor to the gear slots provided in the character bio. War paint and currency will be applied to your account by staff.
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Step Six
Upload Your Application to DeviantArt
Once you have completed your CHARACTER BIO, upload your application to DeviantArt. The uploaded application should have the original resolution of 1519 x 1298 px with a transparent edge around the outermost border. In the description, you should provide a link to the written character bio, and your level verification tracker.
You can create your LEVEL VERIFICATION TRACKER by duplicating this sheet. This sheet MUST NOT be structurally modified and must always only contain the necessary information to verify levels.
Please DO NOT attempt to create an Inventory. This will be done by staff once your warg has been approved, upon application for your bank account.
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Step Seven
Final Review
Before submitting your application, carefully review the common errors provided in the tabs below and double-check the following:
- Is the character biography and mandatory tracker set to "anyone with this link can view?"
- Have the minimum of 9 personality attributes been listed?
- Does the character history meet the minimum of 500 words?
- Is the starter armor received in the starter chest listed under "gear?"
- Have the uploaded application and mandatory tracker been linked in the "required" section in the character bio?
- Is the application uploaded at the original resolution of 1519 x 1298 px and is the edge around the outermost border transparent?
Drawn Application Errors
- Icewarg should have owl-like brows, and their overall appearance should be thickly furred to avoid looking too similar to Stonewarg.
- Stonewarg mane coverage includes the neck (minus the throat and chest), over and around the shoulder, the elbows, a line down the back, the rump, and the tail. The mane should be predominantly one color. If the dominant color of the mane is not readily apparent, reduce the amount of frosting/accent colors.
- Stonewarg must have points on all four paws. The color of the points should match the mane. Everything in red in the diagram provided below should be the same color (with the exception of frosting). See diagram HERE.
- Woodwarg have horse-like manes, going down the back of their neck in a thin line.
- All flesh tones must match with eyes, nose, lips, and pads presenting in the same hue range. Skin (nose, eyes, scars, paws and claws) should be dark, with the exception of Icewarg which may have light claws, and light (pink), dark, or mottled flesh tones.
- Armor and weapons that are not equipped cannot be in the drawn application or listed in the written application. You may depict your warg wearing the starting armor if you choose since this will be equipped at acceptance, but a reference image without the armor should be linked in the description. Depictions of accessories or clothing that look like armor or weapons, like leg wraps or weapon-like claw caps are also not allowed.
- There should be a TRANSPARENT EDGE around your application with no solid color around the outermost border.
- Dropshadows or “halos” are acceptable but must be a dark color, soft-edged and not distracting. Light or brightly colored dropshadows will not be accepted.
Written Application Errors
- Age must be a number. Listings that solely state "pup," "adult," "juvenile," etc., and do not include a numerical age will not be accepted.
- A job and home must be listed, even if its "unemployed" or "homeless."
- Markings should only list the markings available for your chosen race (e.g., dapple, ticking, appaloosa, etc. ) anything else should be listed in coloration.
- Any accessories you have drawn on your app should be listed under "appearance," NOT under Stats & Gear. Accessories under the Stats & Gear category on the bio are only for accessories that are equipped in game. You will not have any accessories equipped at the start so this section should be blank.
- If you choose to only list out your personality traits, your personality overview should be longer and touch on every specific trait listed.
- If you choose to put a short description under each personality trait, your personality overview can be shorter and does not need to specifically name every trait.
- Drug use, drinking, and mental illnesses are not considered personality traits. Do not use technical terms to describe mental illnesses, e.g., "bipolar" "schizophrenic." Descriptive traits, e.g., "unhinged" "unstable" "obsessive tendencies" are preferred.
- You must have at least one fear and one ambition listed, even if they are very shallow, like "fears death" and "wants to live."
- Gear should list the NAME of your starting armor in every slot, either Wargrun Battlegear (Stonewarg), Iringardian Trappings (Icewarg), or Ljosan Regalia (Woodwarg). Do not include anything else; these specific names must be in each slot.
- You must at minimum, have both parents listed in family. In the event they are an orphan, they should list their caretaker. If you name a family member in the history, they must also be listed in the family section by name.
- Classes are a meta mechanic and not something that wargs are aware of. Terms such as "warrior" may be used, but a warg does not "choose" to become a warrior, ranger, rogue etc. If you used the phrase "they decided to become a (class)" this would be incorrect. Class names are only used to describe the combat style a warg uses. Any warg, of any class, can do any job. A ranger can be a doctor, a diplomat, or a brewer, class and role have nothing to do with a character's job.
- Wargs do not "choose" a clan. They are born into one (even orphans) and 99% of the time, they will complete the rite for that clan. Wargs generally do not "decide" to pledge to their clan. It is considered the default and doing otherwise is considered unusual and a steep betrayal. Strongly consider the consequences of your warg switching clans before deciding to do so. They should also not switch clans more than once.
- Treat your history more like a prologue. They don’t need to have full character arcs and go through a long life journey before they start the game else you won’t have a lot of room for your character to further change and grow while playing. Its okay to have a “they were born, they went to school, and now they are here” without much excitement.
- The only thing that should be linked in the required section under additional information is the DA application link and the mandatory tracker. Everything else should go under for fun.
- The mandatory tracker only has two pages, the player tracker, and the character verification sheet. If it has anything else, you may be using an earlier version and will need to make a copy of the latest version. The up-to-date version of the level verification tracker only tracks XP. Make sure you put your name at the top of the player sheet, your character’s name at the top of the character sheet, and update the tabs at the bottom.
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Step Eight
Submit Your Application
Once you’ve completed the above steps, follow the instructions in the JOURNAL provided on our DEVIANTART group page.
Next Application Window: TBA
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Step Nine
Accepted Applications
If your application was accepted, you will need to make an ACCOUNT. You will be issued your unique player ID and your inventory will be created by the admin team. Once your account is opened, you will submit your design for APPROVAL. Wait for an admin to review your character and follow the instructions provided. It's normal to receive corrections at this point of the approval process! If you have been asked to make corrections to your application sheet or character bio, please submit your changes within 24-48 hours.
You are welcome to start plotting immediately, however, we ask that you do not submit any artwork or literature to the group until your character has been added to the character gallery. Any art or literature created and submitted to DeviantArt before your acceptance to the group will not be counted for XP.
Rejected Applications
Unfortunately, application windows for beta are highly competitive and we are unable to accept every application received. If you were not selected, we encourage you to apply again during the next application window. You are welcome to remain a member of Discord server to get to know the community, discuss character ideas, ask questions, etc.