A Friendly Reminder
Just so everyone knows, a 'neutral' player faction exists under only certain circumstances. It is not expected to be lasting if you create OCs and we're attempting to avoid having too many players who are Neutral. We would really like to encourage the creation of OCs, and more people in the Penombra faction as it is outnumbered at the moment.
The following situations are those under which a player faction can be neutral:
1. Player uses only fandom characters. (Which is discouraged. We love fandom as much as everyone else, but with only fandom we cannot build up our world, so please feel free to take a crack at that character you always wanted to make. We're a lot easier on OC applications than fandom ones as well.)
2. Player yet to decide upon faction. (In these cases they can make only Neutral and fandom characters and once they decide which faction to be play they will be placed in that faction.)
3. Player yet to make any characters. (While you can decide before you make any characters that yo want a certain faction and can pass this on to a moderator, it is assumed that all players are neutral until a side is chosen).
Please remember that the only way you can have an OC start in the Penombra or Luce factions is for you to be a member of that faction. Only the mods can make characters on all sides, and that is an attempt to create balance. Just because your player faction is Neutral does not mean that you can make characters on all parts. But if you are neutral you are free to decide which side you want to help with your characters, and which side you will be a part of.
Also, don't forget that neutral characters can later join the Luce or Penombra side, so just because you have only fandom characters doesn't mean you can't be involved in the warring factions.
Finally, we love your OCs, so please try to use them alongside fandom characters. OCs have a lot more free reign in the city and are less likely to have your character carted off to an 'asylum' for talking about other worlds. We all remember the backstory after all, right? This is an OC world that fandom has been dropped into, so OC should really outnumber fandom if at all possible.
-Signed
Your Friendly Neighborhood Mercale (Mod)