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Welcome to the second ever L.O.T.U.S. auctions! If you don't know what Lotus is, please click on the above banner to find out.

There are two separate auctions taking place in this thread, both for a Lotus character drawn by Jyoti. There will be restrictions on the country you can choose for your character's nationality:

(1) You may not choose a country already in use. (This excludes Italy, Germany, Scotland, England, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France and the United States.)

(2) Each auction if for a character who comes from a specific geographic region. You will design the character yourself, but they must come from the indicated region.

Please note that these characters are RP-required, and ROLEPLAY HEAVY. If you do not have the time or dedication to roleplay, please do not try for one. Also note that this shop will be full-literate, which means grammar and spelling do count. If your English is not so hot, please use a spell-checker.

[ rules ]

1. All Gaia and Lotus rules apply.
2. You may only bid on one character.
3. No co-owning. Co-bidding is allowed.
4. Please do not retract bids.
5. Only bid what you have, please.
6. Do not PM anyone. Please post all bids and queries in this thread.
9. The only items accepted will be donation items and letters and any other items worth 20k or more.

Items will be valued in accordance with Tektek.

[ info ]

Start date: Saturday January 27, 2006
End date: Friday February 9, 2006, 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST/6:00 PM MST

Starting bid: 5k
Minimum bid increment: 1k
Autobuy: None set at the moment.

High bid - Character A: 159k by krunkkid

High bid - Character B: 196k by Sayuri_Nitta

Dapper Codger

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.

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

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Please specify which character you are bidding for!

Dapper Codger

[ resources ]

These lists and links are to help you figure out and fine-tune a nationality for your character, should you need to do so.

Please note that these lists are not the be-all, end-all! Any past or present country is fine...this list is just here to give lesser-known--but very cool!--countries more chance of being used.

[ european countries ]

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Scotland
Serbia and
Montenegro (Yugoslavia)
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
Vatican City
Wales

[ north american countries ]

Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Trinidad & Tobago
United States

[ south american countries ]

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

[ australian/oceanian countries ]

Australia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

[ asian countries ]

Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Burma (Myanmar)
Cambodia
China
East Timor
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Korea (north)
Korea (south)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand (Siam)
Tibet
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen

[ african countries ]
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Reunion
Rwanda
Saint Helena
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Western Sahara
Zambia
Zimbabwe

If you need any information about any country, the World Factbook is great for a brief summary.

Dapper Codger

I declare you OPEN!
40k on student A pwease Jyoti heart
krunkkid
40k on student A pwease Jyoti heart


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Jyoti
krunkkid
40k on student A pwease Jyoti heart


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It wont win though but its a nice start right XD
*raises hand* Ryry has questions...
Ask away! I love questions. I'm weird like that. Or maybe not...

Anyways, feel free to ask! xD
Unfortunately, it's been a long, long time since Ry was in school and he doesn't remember much about his world histories. *coughs and decides to stop talking in third person* Anyway, I'm not all that familiar with the history of most the countries that we'd be able to choose from, so having a historical character from, say, most anywhere but maybe Japan would mean I would probably botch any historical knowledge they possessed.

How important is it that we're knowledgable about the country the character is from, or is it possible to have a 'future' character that would be more free for us to mold without exact historic fact?

Dapper Citizen

5k on Character B. <33
*sits in his little corner and waits*
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
So, just for familiarity's sake, let's talk Japan. Now, nowadays Japan is a forerunner in technology, but back in the day, say....I dunno, sometime in the fuedal system eras, things were MUCH different. So, which would be more likely from which to draw the character?

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