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BYOND Key: Prowler963
Character Names: Nathan Moberly
Species you are applying to play: M’sai Tajara
What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt): Wheat (RGB: 205, 186, 150)
Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes
Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format. One paragraph minimum per question
Why do you wish to play this specific race: I enjoy playing anything that’s not human. Human are ubiquitous (and logically so) in so many settings that it’s almost boring to use them all the time. The tajara specifically caught my eye because I have a love of cats and they have an interesting lore.
Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: The tajara were, until a few decades ago, a backwards people by galactic standards and they still carry ways of thinking that are different from those of humans. Anatomically they can’t wear the same clothing so they have to have accommodations, which could be a point of annoyance for humans who have to order or alter gear for their use. The most fun quirk (for role play at least) is the almost complete lack of personal pronouns.
Character Name: Innushka
Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs
Being born in an outlying town far from the nearest city of Orul Innushka spent her formative years without knowing of the strife that now embroils her people. She was ten when the fighting broke out between the People’s Republic of Ahdomai and the Ahdomai Liberation Army. She had seen how those who were not fortunate enough to live in the cities lived lesser lots and when her village was swept up in the conflict she joined up with the ALA, idealistically hoping to bring the gap between those less fortunate and those well off closed.
Unable to be a soldier on the front lines, but determined to aid the war effort, Innushka signed on with an artillery brigade. She helped set up mortar positions, set up artillery batteries, and perform maintenance on the equipment that her teams carried. On one mission her crew was ambushed by Republic paratroopers. Not being a full soldier herself when the well trained soldiers descended upon them the entire crew was either killed or taken captive. Innushka, having some skills useful to the Republic’s Nanotrasen allies was shipped off planet to be “reeducated” and absorbed into NT’s every growing workforce.
What do you like about this character?
How would you rate your role-playing ability? I would say that I have a fair proficiency with it. I’ve done some writing for fun and have several weekly sessions of table-top RPGs to keep the skill sharp. But I’ve always sort of developed stories beyond the immediate. Immersing myself in the position of the character makes their actions that much more visceral; their successes that much sweeter and their shortcomings impactful. Space Station 13 has been a real treat to have a new outlet for RP and to expand the exposure to other people’s styles.
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