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There are two Lotus characters up for auction, both done by Jyoti.

Character A must be from The Americas or Oceania.
Character B must be from Asia or Africa.

Following are examples of existing Lotus characters and some of the newest art done by Jyoti.





The following image is not a Lotus character; he is Jyoti's newest piece.



Please specify which character you are bidding for!

I declare you OPEN!

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*raises hand* Ryry has questions...

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5k on Character B. <33

Well, it's not that important that you get everything about a country's history correct. I do want you to know something (Wikipedia and the CIA Factbook are both very good for a brief look) about the country your character is from.

The way in which LOTUS works (or is supposed to work, at any rate) is that a character will start as someone very closely tied to their country and the traditions of said country. As they stay at LOTUS, they will move farther away from that, and more towards a "global" view of the world. That's how the stages progress, but I don't want to give too much more info because I want it to be a surprise when someone advances a rank. xD Of course, no one has yet due to random disappearances just when the player is on the verge of advancing, so I think if you want more info on that aspect, I'll provide it.

You may definitely have a future character, but not all countries have a stereotypically futuristic future. (Hopefully that made sense. xD) Some countries, like Spain for instance, have actually gone back to a very "traditional" way of life. The only one that's blantantly futuristic is the United States. I do have little histories written up for many countries, but there are many more that I haven't thought about yet. If you would like, I could give you a little more information on countries you're interested in.

In terms of molding your character-- they don't have to be molded too heavily on historic fact if you don't want it that way. For example-- Eponine, the French Lotus recruit, is based on the character from the musical "Les Miserables", and is from the period of the French revolution. However, she's actually a robot from the United States who's only purpose is to put on shows for people's amusement. She's sort of historically based, but there's a twist! Another example is Samantha, the recruit from the United States. She really is not grounded in any sort of historic reference; it's her personality that's been at the forefront.

Another thing to take into account is that pretty much everyone in the world has some form of amnesia due to the time fluctuations. Thus, your character doesn't have to remember very much of anything.

The only thing that has to necessarily be dependent on knowledge of the country in question is the appearance of the character. The first stage is meant to reflect the character in a very "traditional", cultural dress.

Hopefully that makes sense. I know it was a little rambly, but I had a lot of information I wanted to impart. xD