Creating a character is about creating someone who fits into the world of Ad Nauseum that would like to play. By nature of our setting in the sanctuary, every character is magical, which means every character has had at some point a rapture (an event that deeply upset your character). It is not necessary to describe your rapture, but if you feel it adds to the backstory of your character you can include it in your bio.

Aside from a rapture, everyone has desires and possessions in this world, and the consequence of living in a magical city is that everyone's desires and possessions are too often taken for granted. So, what does your character value: what is their most valuable possession (doesn't have to be material), and what is their greatest desire?

This has been brewing a while now, but dissent against magic is more visible. Some say that the sacrifices we make when we perform magic are too great and thus magic is inherently evil. Others say the ends justify the means and that magic helps people get one up on a cruel world. But what does your character think? Have they been showing off their magic ever since they had their rapture, or do they resent magic and the damage it causes, only hiding out in the sanctuary for fear of what's outside.

Finally, your character will have innate characteristics that describe who they are. We call these quirks. Quirks describe your characters abilities and interactions with the world. How well they can do this, how poorly they can do that. Quirks are where your character becomes truly unique, with each set of quirks meaning your character has a tangible set of strengths and weaknesses. As your character lives their life in the Sanctuary, they may develop new quirks to bolden their strengths (or maybe enhance their weaknesses).

So, to summarise, in character creation you will come up with:

• A name
• Pronouns
• Your greatest desire
• Your greatest possession
• Your view on magic
• Quirks (Summing up to +1 and including at least one negative quirk, at most 7 quirks)
• A private bio that only the GMs and you read, telling us as much as you want about your character
• A public bio that every PC can read, what others in the Sanctuary may have heard about you
• A keepsake, an item from the item list that you bring along with you everywhere.

Note: Alongside attribute quirks, there are also playstyle and affiliation quirks. You can have one affiliation quirk, and as many or as few playstyle quirks as you want. They do not

The template below can be filled and emailed to a GM, or you can fill in this google form here

Age: Are you over 18 or not?
OC Name:
OC Pronouns:
Email: 
Discord Handle: 

Character Name:
Character Pronouns:

Greatest desire:

Greatest possession:

View on magic:

Quirks:

Keepsake item: 

Private Bio:

Public Bio:

Ballot position: 

Accessibility & anything else: 

Best wishes, and may a long and happy life in the Sanctuary await.