Well, it's not an overwhelming response,but it's good enough! I got a lot of other things going on IRL and in the forum, so don't expect anything too fast, but here's the CS whilst you wait:

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Name: Self-explanatory
Age: The FFL is made up of the dregs for the most part; if you look the right age, they won't care if you're fourteen or forty. We're trying to keep this relatively... Open-ended, but for the most part, the age caps will be set so that the youngest you can be is [b]17[/b] and the oldest you can be is [b]35[/b]
Gender: Yes, this will be accepting females. No, you cannot be public with it. If you're female, strapped chests, short hair, all of that needs to be done. [i]And,[/i] you better have a damn good reason for a woman joining the legion.
Religion: Christian, Hindu, Orthodox Christian... No muslims please, for pretty obvious reasons. Atheists [i]maybe[/i] allowed, but this is the mid-to-late 19th century, so it's highly unlikely.
Nationality: It's not called the foreign legion because a bunch of Frenchmen are in it! Most European nationalities are fine, as well as 'west' Asians, Russians. No northern Africans though, sorry!
Speciality: We really only need three people as specialists: a drummer, a fife player and a flag bearer. I'll be RP'ing the officer, so no need to take care of that.
Appearance: Fairly simple this one. Mostly writing please, at least a paragraph, preferably two or three, with an occasional reference picture if you wish. Note that we'll all be issued legionnaire uniform, so bear that in mind.
Backstory: A good few paragraphs, around three or four is minimum. Early childhood, young adulthood and motivations for joining the legion need to be included in here please.
Personality: Sum up your character's outlook on life in a few sentences so we all know what s/he's about.
Strengths: What's your character good at? Is s/he particularily strong, or maybe s/he has exceptionally good eyesight, or local knowledge. Everyone's good at something, so tell us what it is!
Weaknesses: On the flip side though, nobody's perfect. Maybe your character's one of the duller tools in the shed, or perhaps s/he's a few marbles short. 
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