Celestial Dawn Saga
Project Overview
A long time ago, during the birth of the world, the great Spirits of the Zodiac fed their energy into the Earth.This great allocation of elemental magics gave birth to all the creatures of the world, both magical and non-magical. Unfortunately this power proved too great for some whether they had magic or not. Both humans and animals became corrupt by this magic and the desire for more, some turning into monsters from the darkest recesses of our worst nightmares.
Chaos roamed as evil was allowed to prosper. The great Spirits heaved with the weight of evil in the world and focused their individual energies into twelve people, making the first Celestial Avatars. Taking on the ideals, characteristics and elemental magics of their Zodiac, these champions brought peace to the world, restoring the faith of all living things in the Zodiacs. Many years have passed, Celestial Avatars have come and gone and the world knew peace again. The great Spirits, confident in the peace their champions had created, begin to rest, turning their backs to the world believing it to be safe. In this respite, no Celestial Avatars were created.
Several centuries have passed and now people begin to wonder whether they even existed to begin with, doubtful of the feats these godlike beings accomplished… But there are some who know they were real. Darkness seeps back into the world. People disappear, monsters return, whole villages abandon the Zodiacs and there is no-one capable of stopping this sudden and unnatural change. A great evil has risen, living off of the powers of the Zodiacs, leeching the elements out of them. To combat this threat, the Zodiacs risk it all by imbuing the remainder of their powers into twelve new Celestial Avatars, leaving themselves open to the assault of this dreadful new enemy, their hopes for the world left in the hands of twelve new heroes, many of whom have yet to even discover who they truly are.
Hello everyone, my name is FunkyT and this is the casting call for the Celestial Dawn Saga. “What is the Celestial Dawn Saga?” I hear you ask. It is a fantasy audio drama for youtube that shall be told in the style of a visual novel incorporating themes of romance, comedy, adventure and action. I have been working on this for a while with a group of very talented people and now we are ready to start casting! Below you will find the characters and a list of requirements for anyone wishing to audition. Thank you for your time and good luck! :D
Audition Guidelines
Do not worry about pronunciation, it won’t affect your audition.
Once cast, each actor will be expected to join the discord server to go through scripts with me and, potentially, the other cast members for each episode. So discord is a must.
Mic quality is also important. Auditions with poor mic quality will not be considered.
Record each audition in mono 44100 hz.
Those cast as Celestial Avatars will also voice the Zodiacs.
Auditions will last until 28/08/20 6pm gmt
For those of you who are interested, check out the google doc to see more of the artwork for the project https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ikDPofqhK9j86T3CVYz4yUz0JNOCmvYI8fpo8fEqAic/edit
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Latest Updates
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Good evening everyone! So, as I have said before, I am still in complete and utter awe at the number of people who have auditioned for the project. It really means a lot to me and I’d like to thank you all for taking the time to audition for this. But now for the main reason we’re all here, I’d like to officially announce the cast for the Celestial Dawn Saga! Lead Cast Kaydence Penaud: NovaVandorwolf Celeste Benvenuti: laniesaturn Elijah Aelriksson: MVO Melanie Dimakos: ahrine Richard: Maier: MarlonVoiceActor Extras Co-writer: noxiouspoet Lyricist: NaelaNightshade To everyone who auditioned, thank you so much. There were a lot of people who really made me think (and suffer) with the decisions I made here. If you are interested in joining this project then do not fret, for I shall return to CCC with new characters requiring voice actors. Thank you all so much for this. You guys keep on keeping on! :P Cheers FunkyT
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Deadline and Casting
Hello everyone :) Just a little information for everyone. First off, I am genuinely shocked, flattered, surprised, baffled and excited by the number of auditions this project has received. To everyone who has auditioned, thank you so much. Now, back to business. Tomorrow at midnight gmt (7pm est) this audition will have reached its deadline and the cast will be announced. I will pm each of you shortly after with all the details about joining the group etc. To those of you who really wanted to join but didn't make the final cut, DO NOT DESPAIR!!! There are many more characters and Celestial Avatars that shall appear later on in the series. While it most certainly will not be anytime soon, if you do see an audition for the Celestial Dawn Saga, I would encourage you to audition again! :D Thank you all for your time and dedication to this project, it truly means the world to me. Cheers FunkyT -
Feedback and thank you
Hey, it's me again! Thank you to everyone who auditioned so far. I've spent the past week listening to each audition with intent and a great big smile on my face that would make father christmas say "Ok, no-one's that happy". Today I will be sending out feedback through pm's to everyone. If you want to resend an audition based on said feedback, you are more than welcome to. Sorry about doing this so close to the deadline, I had planned to do it on Friday but my family had a lot of birthdays over the weekend. I'd like to thank each and everyone of you for your time and patience. Cheers :)
Age: 20
Title: The Shooting Star
Zodiac: Aquarius
Motivation: To build a place where she and her fellow avatars can belong and work together to do good in the world.
Character: Gentle, kind, intelligent, motherly.
Accent: Generic American
An incredibly intelligent and kind young lady, Kaydence was born to a noble family forced to give her up before her first birthday. Since then she has been travelling the world with less than savoury characters who were able to hide their true nature from her. These characters soon found out she was a Celestial Avatar and turned on her. With the help of others she was able to escape and is looking forward to building a bright new future for everyone, especially those dearest to her.
If you were awake you’d probably respond “Do you even know what love is?” and you know what… I do know. I may not know the ins and outs of what love is, but I do know that I love you.
Because I… I am determined that I will see this through, but I am still terrified of what that might mean and, to be honest I’m a little bit scared of you…
I may be a Celestial Avatar, but that doesn’t make me any less human. And that goes for the others too. Well, maybe not Gabriel or Celeste…
Age: 25
Title: The Minstrel
Zodiac: Pisces
Motivation: To create the perfect story.
Character: Cheeky, energetic, bubbly, gullible, playful.
Accent: Generic American
Unlike the other Celestial Avatars, Celeste came from humble origins. Being the daughter of a family of fishermen, she never had much to look forward to in life. That is, until a troupe of travelling performers came to her hometown. From then on she became obsessed with music, eventually moving out to travel West Haven as a bard. Since then she has gained the attention of the wealthy and nobles alike, requesting her presence at their court. She has rejected every single one of them as she values her freedom too much.
Extra: Unlike the others, Celeste is a talented singer, as such the actress must be too. To that end, anyone auditioning for Celeste must record themselves singing or send me a link to a song they’ve already performed. If you do record something, please send it to the email in the google doc and label it Celeste’s song _your name.
Don’t be silly, so long as pretty little Melanie is here we’re set for life! You’re so pretty, how are you so pretty?
I’m gonna go find those two meatheads, and I’m going to tell them we are a team and that we work together as a team. If they don’t like it, they’ll learn to like it!
Oh I’m sorry, did you not hear me? Let me whisper it in your ear then…
Age: 21
Title: The Hero
Zodiac: Leo
Motivation: To show everyone (including himself) that he can do anything.
Character: Confident, brave, arrogant, loyal, buffoon.
Accent: Scandanavian (doesn’t have to be perfect)
Elijah is one of the few Celestial Avatars not native to West Haven. His father, Aelrik the Great Oak, is the current warchief of the Eikstamme, a large clan in central Rimeland. Elijah became the eldest of his many siblings at the age of nine when his elder brother, Karsten, died saving him from a great, mutated wolf. Since then Elijah has decided that he will make his family proud by proving he is ready for the role of warchief, replacing his father. To that end, he has travelled to West Haven alone, hoping to achieve something worthy of his family’s name.
If my clan were to help then how could I claim them as my achievements? I am alone in this, which is how it should be.
What in Virgo’s viscous vomit happened?!?! What did you idiots do?!
Yeah… Yeah.... Those two morons after one second shout “I’m bored, let's go outside!” and then run around the market leaving me to pay for all our supplies even though they have all the money!
Age: 22
Title: The Poet
Zodiac: Gemini
Motivation: To find her missing half.
Character: Shy, gentle, brave, curious.
Accent: Generic American
Born to wealthy merchants in Armanvelle, Melanie is a direct descendent of Kostis Dimakos and, by extension, his twin sister Thalia. They were the first kerási, a breed of ab-humans created through a magical ritual involving the sacrifice of a human and a lynx. Being Kostis’ descendent has caused all kerási to view her as a great leader and saviour of their species. But all this has done is forced her to retreat deeper and deeper into herself, terrified of the responsibilities that others have placed at her feet.
What’s Caligo like? My ancestors are from Vourestia but I’ve never actually seen the continent myself.
You say that, but I get the feeling you enjoy being the clown. It gives you a positive outlet for your emotions.
They all taught me something… That I am important, that I have value. That I can do good in this world. I may be different from when we last saw each other, but I’m still the same girl that stood by your side and comforted you when you needed it!
Age: 24
Title: The Apothecary
Zodiac: Virgo
Motivation: To find everything’s perfect place in the world and why it fits perfectly.
Character: Intelligent, polite, generous, hard working, patient.
Accent: Generic American
Richard is an introverted young man who spends much of his time reading books and interacting with animals. Coming from a poor background, Richard spent much of his youth working odd jobs as a way to earn money to help his family. Only when he came across Maurice, an apothecary in Greenfaire did he find his true passion, the practice of medicine. However this passion grabbed the attention of a priest of Virgo who became convinced that Richard was a Celestial Avatar. The priest tried to force him to announce himself, which backfired, causing Richard to become cynical to religion. Since then he has been working away, eventually taking over Maurice’s position as apothecary.
Oh please it’s fine. I’m not used to hosting so I think I went a little overboard. Don’t worry about leaving any leftovers.
The Avatars, the followers of the Zodiacs… they don’t care about us yet the Astronoists see fit to force their beliefs on others. Tell them how to think, act and live. Why would you want to associate with them?
You have nothing to apologise for. I, however, have been a terrible host and friend. I hope you can forgive my hideous behaviour.
Any new writer who would join the project will be working with me on writing the series to make the best possible script we can. While experience will help you, I’m far more interested in your passion and willingness to make this project succeed. To that end, anyone auditioning for this role will send a dialogue between two characters (any will do, even characters in this audition) to fill ¾ of an A4 sheet of paper and beneath that, a small summary of why you’re interested in joining and what you bring to the table. Please check the google doc for details on sending auditions.
Say something you think would fit
This would be a one time role. Whoever fills this role will work with the composer to create the opening and ending of the series. Anyone auditioning for this role just has to send me any previous work they’ve done or (if you’re feeling ambitious) write a small English folk song. Please check the google doc for details on sending auditions.
Say something you think would fit