THE STANDARD OF THE HOUSE
What every key carries
These expectations follow the member through every profile, character, Room, Salon, Chronicle, invitation, gathering, and private exchange.
Conduct & Courtesy
Treat members, guests, staff, Residents, characters, hosts, and House spaces with respect. Harassment, coercion, threats, discrimination, retaliation, humiliation without consent, and deliberate disruption have no place here. Accept every no, pause, declined invitation, and quiet departure gracefully.
Consent & Boundaries
Consent is specific, voluntary, informed, and reversible. A role, title, relationship, fantasy, invitation, outfit, prior encounter, or threshold entry never replaces present consent. Ask before flirting, touching, beginning explicit conversation, sharing media, or drawing someone into a scene.
Dress Code
Each gathering may name its own standard of dress, theme, or presentation. Honor the host's stated threshold and arrive with care. Attire and theme language never imply availability, role, or consent; guests ask, listen, and accept every answer gracefully.
Care of the House & Estate
Leave physical and digital House spaces better for having entered them. Respect property, hosts, staff, shared rooms, event instructions, and the privacy of those present. Off-site gatherings remain independent occasions governed by their own hosts, venues, and safety conditions.
Privacy & Discretion
Do not expose another person's identity, correspondence, private media, relationships, location, attendance, or activity beyond the permissions they chose. Do not screenshot, record, forward, publish, or retell private House material without specific permission for that act and audience.
Roleplay & Community Conduct
Keep in-character and out-of-character boundaries clear. Respect scene limits, content thresholds, room rules, and every participant's right to stop or step away. A character's fictional interests, title, history, or behavior never grants permission to the person playing that character.
No Politics
House Nova is a refuge from partisan campaigning, political debate, provocation, and recruitment. Political content does not belong in profiles, Rooms, Salons, Chronicles, events, correspondence, or character play. Members may hold any lawful personal belief; they may not turn the House into its arena.