Greetings Everyone! Astrarche here and today we've got some big news. The other admins and I have decided since the Wizard Saints are quite outdated with old characters and old users, now is the time to bring them up to the modern era!

So, we're giving you all this heads up almost half a year in advance to give you all time to edit characters or create characters you think fit the role. We don't have a concrete date for when applications will begin, but it should be sometime this summer.

As for criteria, here's what we're looking for:

• Your character shouldn't explicitly exist *just* to be a Wizard Saint. They should have a purpose and story of their own, being a Wizard Saint is just a potential facet of their overall character.
• They should meet a basic strength requirement. Your character should at least be of "S-Class" level. By no means do they have to be a world-class fighter, but they should be able to hold their own.
• They should be in good standing with the Magic Council. Your character does not have to be any sort of Saintly person (badumtish), though they should have no grievances with the law. Destructive characters in a similar vein to Natsu, are probably not your best bet.
• Your character should have a quality that is admirable to the people of Ishgar. As seen in canon, with Jose, your character doesn't have to be a glowing sunshine individual. Despite his selfishness and status as an antagonist, Jose obviously was a Saint because he held some sort of admirable quality, whether that was leadership, strength or something else. Your character does not have to be a world-destroyer to be admirable. All they need is a quality that common people can respect and look to.
• You may only submit one character. We don't want the wizard saints to be comprised of only three users. This is an opportunity for greater diversity.

So, what we need from you all is to keep this in mind this winter and spring, start coming up with or tweaking characters you think would fit these requirements. Your character should be at least 70% complete by the time we do applications (solid personality and abilities/magic at the least) and you should be able to tell us why they would be a saint.

Please leave a kudos or a comment on this thread (or both) so we can gauge how many people are active and interested in this process.

Thank you!