May 2016 Adoptable Opening

General and Rules//
- These designs must be used for Starborn-Alignment. If you leave SA, you cannot keep the design. If you no longer want the character, they must be returned to the admins - NOT gifted away to other members or non-members.
- You may try out for as many adoptables as you like, but you can only win one. The one you win will be the one you made the best application for.
- To apply, you must reply to the appropriate comment below. Applications that do not reply to the correct comment will be ignored.
- These adoptables are not guaranteed! If none of the applications are up to SA's standards, none will be picked.
- If won, you may make minor tweaks to the design. Breed and species cannot be changed.
- Winners will be announced within seven days of the applications closing.

Application Template//
Name:
Age: (Refer to the age restrictions below)
Personality: (minimum of six traits and 250 words)
History: (minimum of three paragraphs)

Tips for Success//
- Your character should have a balanced personality, or at least one that is more negative than positive. This gives them room to grow.
- Consider having your character born into their herd. Changing herds is relatively uncommon in Hireath (slaves not withstanding), and to be quite honest, the 'easy way out' when trying to make an interesting backstory.
- Think critically! Do your character's motivations make sense? Do they fit into the world? Their herd? How do the politics of their people effect their way of thinking? If they disagree with the norm, why? What sparked rebellion in them?
- Your character shouldn't have an accent that's not from Hireath (IE: British, Australian, etc) - those places don't exist in their world! Similarly, they shouldn't speak any language but the Common Tongue. Please don't write your apps in an accent, they make them very annoying to read!
- Don't gloss over the juicy bits! If your character travels from one place to another, tell us what that was like. Hireath is HUGE and full of perils - crossing borders isn't a Sunday stroll through the park!
- Real world religion and their symbols (Crosses, pentagrams) have no meaning in SA. Those religions don't exist, so please, don't put them in your applications!
- Know your herd and its culture well!


References:
Overo donkey 3
Donkey
Zebra
Asian Wild Horse 1