If you are planning on making a character who has a relationship to or an unRP'd history with another character (especially a canon), take our advice, and just don't. It's perfectly okay to create characters with backstory and ties to other characters so long as it has already been agreed upon by the player of the character. Similarly, we cannot accept any more characters who are, for example, Iroh's long-lost son or Pakku's most special student. There is no problem with forging a relationship with a canon in-game, so long as they have a logical reason to meet. Don't be discouraged if the canon's player has to decline--it's not personal; sometimes canon characters have a lot going on. :3

The basics (name, gender, age, basic appearance, short biography) and a few RP-specific pieces of information, such as bending type - if your character bends - and affiliation, such as The Dawn, Jade Shark, Original People of the Flame, or Groupless). After that, you can be as creative as you want to be, as long as the basic information is right up front.

When determining your character's height, keep in mind your character's heritage. A Fire Nation character would be on the tall side, men and women, whereas Water Tribe would be short. Here is an estimation to help you when deciding:
--Fire Nation Male: 5'11"' to 6'4''.
--Fire Nation Female: 5'6'' to 5'11''
--Water Tribe Male: 5'8'' to 6'0''
--Water Tribe Female: 5'0'' to 5'4''
--Earth Kingdom Male: 5'10 to around 6'3''
--Earth Kingdow Female: 5'4'' to 5'9''
--Airbender characters in Hou Tian are essentially of whatever country they have been born into and should abide by those estimations.

Nope. But there are plenty of other options out there, so go wild!

Blonde? You mean straight up yellow? No. There are restrictions dependent on nationality and lineage. If your character lives in the canon of ATLA’s world, then it is a definite no… Your character who is from the Earth Kingdom or the Fire Nation or the Water Tribes may not have blonde hair. It is impractical, impossible, and downright senseless.

…However there is one Hou Tian exception.

The Scepia People of of Jibade have a very distinct desert appearance. Their hair tends to be a light dusty or platinum colour, and their skin very dark. If you wish to partake in the blonde hair club of platinums and yellows, then create a character of the pure Scepian race. More Info Here

The closest thing you'll get to a redhead is auburn. Suki's hair is a perfect example.

If you guessed the answer was no, you guessed right. Remember, we are going for authentic here.

Has it/can it feasibly occur in the Avatar universe? If the answer is yet, then you are golden.

We honestly cannot accept any more characters like this. This RP only takes place 6 years after the end of the war, meaning your character’s parents would have had him or her during the war. Considering that they were enemies at the time, what are the chances that they got to spend enough time together in peace to fall in love and conceive a child? We have several mixed-heritage characters like this already that have been accepted but any more would just be unrealistic. This isn’t to say no more mixed-heritage families period: let’s just try to limit this to children born after the war, okay?

On the note of mixed heritages, there will be absolutely no mixing of the natives of Hou Tian canon kingdoms such as Jibade and the Plains area. Likewise, Sun Warriors should not be mixed heritage either. This isn't to say it would never happen, but it would all need to have been Roleplayed out. Ie; No one adult character will be of a mixed race/lineage from one Ancient tribe to the next.

Initially, no. In order to keep the level of chaos to a minimum, we cannot have characters that start out more powerful than the canons, bending-wise. Your character cannot have learned the art simply “because they are amazing.” He or she must have learned it from someone who is already a master (Katara or Hama for bloodbending, Toph for metalbending, and perhaps Azula for lightning) either through roleplay or through mutual agreement with the person currently roleplaying the master character.

Do note, that this only applies to members with seniority. You must have actively roleplayed here for at least a year.

We prefer our characters to "level up," so to speak, in the game. A child character should be a beginner, a teenager should start at intermediate, and so on and so forth.

Yes, and no.

Recipients of the The Plains may create master, intermediate, or beginner Tribal Benders if they so wish. These characters are secluded to the Si Wong Desert boards, however, and are only permitted elsewhere with the Head Mod's approval.

Other Airbenders (Monks, Nuns, Nomads) are also allowed, but more in the sense that they have the potential to learn the art. Aang is the last airbender of his kind -- that's it. We won't have any new characters who are amazing airbenders of the show's variet; the Avatar is the only master alive. Though the lucky thing is that he takes on students! If you'd like your character to learn airbending, send a private message to Aang's player requesting the tutelage and make sure you note in the profile that the character is learning from him, if you are accepted.

First of all, we do not accept any waterbenders from the southern tribe. Katara is, as we all know, the only waterbender from the South. It is possible, however, to have a waterbender from the northern tribe who is currently living in the South. For the northern tribe:

These conditions are keeping with the known customs. It is possible however, for your female character to learn combative waterbending. If you’d like to do this, you should contact Katara’s current player with the request. As with airbending, both genders may have the potential to learn the other gender-specific art: it must be obtained through roleplaying.

OH WAIT! LOOPHOLE!
Gosh darnit! you saw right through our facade, didn't you? From now on, advanced waterbenders from the Foggy Swamp will not be accepted if that is not their current living location. Swamp benders trekking along the Earth Kingdom as freelance artisans will be rejected at the post.

Again, we are going to have to go with no. Like it says in the F.A.Q, we consider it to be highly distasteful to create a character that is to the detriment of canon character.

Teal is not an eye color normally seen in any universe. Remember that eye color is determined by ethnicity, and do not stray from that. Hazel, green, and brown eyes belong to the Earth Kingdom. If you are set on teal, consider one of those alternatives.

Yes, but only as a casual acquaintance. In the case of a character involved in politics, it is obvious that he/she would have a pre-established relationship with any of the canon leaders of his/her nation. However, we would prefer any closer relationships be developed through roleplay. Since we are further into the roleplay itself now, it would be odd if some new character claimed to be, say, Katara’s BFF out of nowhere. So please, form it through actual interaction with the characters! It’s more fun and makes it more believable to everyone else. The one exception here is if your character had any kind of past relationship with our man Touda (just be sure to warn him if you create another ex for him to deal with!)

You can head on over to The Character Index to post your profile.

You just start a new thread right where that link sends you. The sub-boards are used by the archive mods to sort the different affiliations so you can keep track of characters in the same boat as yours. If your profile is approved, it will be moved to the appropriate sub-board and you can be on your merry RPing way!