SleepyWolf

you seem to understand Unathi pretty well! for your character, i feel like they COULD believe both The Ancestors and Sk'akh at the same time, if they liked - have a personalized belief (although still primarily Th'akh since it's not centralized in anything) that they both exist. you can usually bend Th'akh very easily to personal beliefs, and deal with this struggle of how to understand the Ancestors AND Sk'akh with a shaman in game if you really want that spiritual fun roleplay. ok anyways ACCEPTED

i absolutely ADORE it. I have made similar characters - where they go into the wasteland on a journey, and find themselves in a new one they didn't expect. this journey separates an Izweski-centric character from a Wasteland centric character, and you displayed it very well. Living in the wasteland is all about 'rolling with the punches' - and you leave some of the story points to be filled in game, and questions left to be answered. NICE. If you want, you can definitely fill in more moments to your story - A Gawgaryn attack, coming across a stray Diona in the middle of nowhere, almost getting eaten by a pack of wild Shriekers... you can play around, add tiny little stores that DEFINITELY could have happened over the course of life in the Wasteland - just let them come naturally while roleplaying, y'know. Also, you can have the choice of choosing between Hephaestus and Nanotrasen in your character - change up which corp was chosen for the lottery, and then become contracted by one of them. Hephaestus fits the general aesthetic of 'skilled labor' a lot better, and I just want to let you know that's an option. Accepted!

Another thing for those working on writing an article: Formatting should be easy for you, but if you have troubles with formatting just know that I will almost completely be focusing on the writing aspect of the article, and not the formatting. Formatting is easy to learn when you begin, because you can go back to other articles and steal theirs. There also is not a consistent formatting 'ruleset' or whatever, so just do whatever feels right for you, and whatever reads best. ALSO: Post your articles either UNDER or WITH your application. Under meaning, as a comment like this. And don't forget to also do the default standard application, which is... [b]Ckey/BYOND Username:[/b] [b]Discord Username Including #:[/b] [b]Position Being Applied For:[/b] (Species Maintainer, Wiki Maintainer, Lore Developer, Deputy Lore developer): [b]Past Experiences/Knowledge:[/b] [b]Examples of Past Work:[/b] [b]Additional Comments:[/b] OK ENJOY WRITING.

A Unathi Deputy position working alongside Sleepy, Shen, and the rest of the lore team is now open! I am the Unathi lore writer, and I'm looking for another deputy to help out with various arcs, articles, and wiki additions that will come to Unathi lore! I am seeking someone who feels they're capable of working with others, writing articles with a dramatic flair, and is willing to help rewrite wiki pages to be better organized and include up-to-date lore from story changes. For this application, I would like you to use the standard application format and post in in the 'Developer Applications' board. You will also be able to choose from one of these: Write a short novel (500-1000 words minimum) writing of your choice pertaining to Unathi lore, or your ideas or plans for Unathi lore. If you have something to add, something to change, you can talk about it here if you wish. Write an article for Unathi - able to be published on Wasteland Window or Sinta Articles. This article can be about anything - A self-contained single-article story, a continuation or finale of the Coronation Arc, the start of a new Arc you'd like to begin when you start writing with us... Even an alternate history article if you'd like, but still in the style of Unathi writing. If you are accepted, this article could even be published and canon! A drawing YOU HAVE DONE that you would like added to the wiki, or for an article. A drawing can be a thousand words, and will say a lot about how you view Unathi. Remember that it should be done in a timely manor - don't use 10-20 hours to draw if you know you wouldn't be able to hold yourself to that standard while writing with the fast-paced lore team. Simple sketches are accepted. Remember to only choose one of these! And, enjoy creating!

accepted! in the near future, there will be minor additions to Guilds and Religion, i'll be pinging in the unathi discord (which may soon change to the universal lore discord) about these changes, and they'll also be in #lore-diary on the main discord. these changes won't effect what you already know, they'll just add to it. just letting you know! your whitelist should be available by the next round

based on what...?

Many of the problems listed are problems with players - if someone is spamming the chat, communicate in looc "Please stop spamming :)" . This will almost ALWAYS make them co-operate. If it continues you can ahelp that someone is spamming the chat. The kitchen has readily available tools ALREADY to combat rats - rat traps. And they can even be hidden underneath vents/tables to kill rats. And if the station is ever in a situation where you CAN'T get the rat - that says more about the stations situations than the state of rats. I've always been an advocate for adding more vermin on station. Mosquitoes, cockroaches, bats... I just think it's funny how... nvm... ANYWAYS nah i like rats pls keep them? you can counter rats, they're not OP, they don't upset game balance or stop roleplay... they even start roleplay sometimes. keep them.......

I agree completely about character customization, and I'd like to find some way to allow it. An idea I had was lowering the cost of the augments by giving them huge negatives in some way - A leg augment that lets you run at high speeds without the cost of stamina, but damages your legs with its use. Changing the adrenal system to a new one, that forces your stomach to digest itself for a boost of adrenaline. Damages the stomach organ as it does so, enough to give a good amount of pain after the adrenaline has worn off. Changing the haemodynamic control system to inject not only stabilizing agent, but also soporfic - doping the individual with 10 units. These adverse effects are to fit into the Unathi's view - short term goals, brute force, and that noble view of 'I will do it so others do not have to' that I think a lot of unathi players have in dire situations. They'll do these things, even if it hurts them, because they want to protect their ideals, family, or something greater. I'll definitely see about a lot of this, and push for a better Aut'akh mechanic system. Hopefully lowering the augments price with adverse effects is a good way to balance it.

To address the main subject of this thread - I don't plan on returning the full body prosthetics. I want augments and little gadgets that would be on the character, such as an iron jaw, half metal face, wires, Aut'akh clothing that has mechanical use to it... But I don't want the full body back in the way it was, as a subspecies. The Aut'akh are definitely going to get less of a focus on them, temporarily, as I work on other areas of Unathi. I want to make the central strong culture of Unathi stronger so that the Aut'akh will seem relatively weaker - less like a few towns and more like a movement that lives under, or exiled from, Unathi society. Although you could argue they already are that, I don't feel it's properly displayed, and doesn't subvert Unathi culture in the RIGHT way. The removal of the FBP allows me to build UP from a less augmented Unathi, instead of building DOWN from a fully augmented Unathi - giving me more room to be flexible, if that makes sense.

What Schev's said is completely how I feel - I have so much trouble writing anything for Aut'akh. I've been attempting to write rewrites of them for YEARS, and the MASSIVE problem holding my reworks back was their full body prosthetics. I just can't find a way to implement it without what feels like ass-pulls, and compared to everything else in Unathi lore that has GREAT answers and amazing connections between everything, I just can't work with what Aut'akh have myself. For a roadmap, I have been mostly focusing on the main aspects of Unathi lore instead of Aut'akh. With NBT coming up, I want a smooth transition into the new era of Aurora, in terms of lore. I've been working with the guild system to expand it, planning to integrate women into more of society, and update every single little piece of character lore (we have some characters in notable-unathi page that aren't updated to the lore movements, like High Priest Unzi.) If not for everything going on, I definitely WOULD have asked for feedback - I've shown I do this consistently in the past, not just with Unathi lore but with Skrell and Diona lore. As well, I apologize for my bad handling of the situation. Real world situations have effected my life in various different ways, from quarantine to the protesting that I've had to be active in.

FOR WEALTHY SK'AKH, MOSTLY SEEN IN NOBLE HOUSES AND CATHEDRALS/SCEPTS/CHURCHES: and for those who are a little less capable of having giant intricate statues/busts/murals/paintings of our great Three Headed God, something a little more minimalist and reserved a symbol capable of being worn, depicting the Warrior, Healer, and Fisherman for Si'akh i definitely imagine things are far more physical, with less identifying marks on the body (unless you've burnt your horns off to really show your faith) Something simple like a flaming ring that would be held up on a stick. What defenders of Si'akh hold up to guide wandering voyagers to their firebrand meetings/holdings, or maybe symbols of where Si'akh has been AND for aut'akh, the two circles make sense. Maybe... overlapping circles, more like a venn diagram. TOTALLY like all the ideas though, you spurred my creativity into thinking about this ty zundy you hairy, beautiful man. I'll have to write something up for the wiki, but would love to hear more people talk about this.

Overall I think you really get the species, and you made a really interesting character I'd love to see more of on station. Great job on the application, and with responding to the questions! And thank you for being patient with me taking a look at this. Accepted! Enjoy integrating into the culture of Unathi, and if you ever want to join the unathi community discord it's in the main discord's #affiliated_groups channel. Or it can be joined here https://discord.gg/ZnrqMfG

Overall, I enjoy the responses and I love the fact you're wanting to play in the Compact. You seem to understand the unathi vibe, and I'd love to see your character in game! Enjoy!

totally vibed w them, i was betlejuice and like it felt good. saw some stuff in an antag round and they didnt like, shut down shit, so real cool. yea

I really enjoy the story, it's great. You definitely have the right idea for Unathi, and even understand women and the struggles of everything around that. As a Guwan, you'd have to have your last name be Guwan, because if the courts on Moghes have decreed you a Guwan they'll document you and send the paperwork towards Tau Ceti. Just letting you know. ANYWAYS ACCEPTED. Enjoy Unathiness

i spoke to Shadow and the character is not going to be Izweski, because the Izweski clan would lose a bit of 'clan name value' if just any Izweski was on station. I think looking over the app and the responses to questions, as well as the interest they seem to have in learning the lore/playing Unathi, this is going to be accepted. ENJOY. It should come about by the next round after the current one.

Coronation of the 68th Hegemon, The Tomb of the Rulers of Moghes Not’zar Izweski is soon to be the 19th Izweski to become Hegemon, and 68th since the reign of the First Hegemon, Tryazali of the Kres'ha'nor. The beginning of the ceremony started at sunrise today in Skalamar, with Not’zar following the traditional path through the Tomb of the Ruler of Moghes. Further ceremonies will continue throughout the week, and many will be broadcast galaxy-wide through holonet, or visible in the skies above Moghesian cities as holograms. The coronation has several steps that Not’zar has to go through - beginning with the Ancestral Path through the Tomb of the Rulers of Moghes. The Tomb is located in the Noble District’s underground catacombs, which stretch through the underground. Not’zar was followed by priests who came to his side during the Civil War, with the oldest among them adding a piece of jewelry for every Izweski Hegemon he passed. After an hour inside the Tomb, the eldest priest came out with Not’zar behind him, covered in several dozen pounds of heavy gold, silvers, and hides. The elder priest began, speaking in front of a small crowd of vassals and noblemen: Not’zar looked visibly worn out from the heavy jewelry across his body and leaned on his cane heavily, but began speaking. After every name, he would take off a piece of associated jewelry that was accumulated in the Tomb. The names continued throughout the Izweski Royal line for 15 minutes. The jewelry was removed, and then a young priest would take it and return it to its place in the Tomb. Not'zar removed a luxurious and flashy gem-encrusted belt. At this point, Not’zar had reached a final piece of jewelry. A simple, circular red gem on a plain ring. The gem seemed to glow prismatically as the rising sun reflected off of it. The priest took the ring from Not’zar, and gave it to a younger man who went back into the Tomb. After this, the elderly priest spoke. With this, the Ceremony of the Tomb of the Rulers of Moghes ended. The Coronation of Not’zar Izweski is the first to be broadcast publically across the galaxy, and holoprojectors have been set up on Behemoth blimps to display the affairs to the populace of Moghes. Three Behemoths currently fly above Skalamar showcasing the ceremony throughout the week, and a dozen others have been sent to fly above other cities to celebrate. After this ceremony, Hizoni Razi spoke to human reporters stating… Next is the Ceremony of Sk'akh, which traditionally would take place in the Great Scept of Sk'akh, however since the Great Scept was burnt down in the civil war, it is unknown how the ceremony will proceed.

Not'zar Izweski Makes An Announcement As the sun set across the Izweski Citadel in Skalamar, a crowd of noblemen and camera crews came to stand in the Royal Square below. After some time with no word from the Izweski following the controversy of the previous month, the silence was once again broken as Not’zar arrived to the balcony, flanked by his Mother and a guest, the azure Hizoni Razi of the Razi Merchant's Guild. Lady Razi is most well known for saving Not'zar from an assassination in 2459, and is the third daughter of Guildmaster Razi. Not'zar started his announcement by first thanking the city garrison for keeping the capital safe in these trying times and then began his speech. Not'zar adjusted his ornamented cane as he paused, surveying the journalists and noblemen in the crowd. With that, Not’zar Izweski stepped away into the citadel. From behind him, the azure Hizoni Razi stepped forward and spoke for a moment. The crowd outside the Citadel cheered, and then after a few moments began chanting the Izweski clan motto, “Honor, Fire, Burn thy Fear.” Already, citizens of Skalamar have put back up the Izweski banner outside their windows next to their own clan banners. Local news stations across Moghes have been hosting segments where they discuss all of the moves Not’zar has done to secure the Hegemony, with a large number of them receiving positive feedback. Respect for clan Izweski has increased greatly since last month, according to Guild experts. The Coronation ceremony seems to already be in preparation, with the Razi Family (known for heading the Merchant Guilds) being seen moving in large amounts of supplies to the capital. It’s unknown how Not’zar will follow Izweski Hegemonic Coronation Ceremony tradition with the Great Scept of Sk’akh’s destruction, the area still simply being rubble and foundation.

I definitely do want to work on keeping things consistent at some points, for arcs in the past definitely. However, there are SOME things I'd want to work on - not things talked about in articles, but just primary points like the origins of the Aut'akh. I don't feel like I have a concrete place on reworking Aut'akh, but I'd want them to end up in almost the exact same position they're in right now, and with the same vibes... hopefully all i'll have to do is add some cultural things and artwork to help liven it up, though. I didn't bring up the Grim Compact but I should have - i'd have plans for redistributing their same stuff to possibly somewhere else or something. i'll go with the vibes of the ocean like the great pirates once did with the stars or some sht

you might be right here, i simply saw similarities in how the Aut'akh and the Vaurca might go about battle and thought they might have some 'mutual understanding' with that. they would definitely not be besties, but notable warriors would definitely come about on both sides. and, the actual physical conflicts would bring active movement to their ideas pushing forward. Gakal'zaal is one situation i haven't kept completely up to date on, since i always thought of it as a work in progress and didn't want to get too interested until it was complete. however, it would interest me in multiple ways depending on how it goes or what's been planned/done so far.

something to go off of, is the idea that diona are a great example of... 'The whole is greater than the sum of its parts' - stuff like that. so, nymph health doesnt have to equal the gestalts health

like the tides of the heart that many skrell find themselves in, i too am Qu'poxii driven by my innate desire and passion in the moment. my love for unathi has gone on ever since i've known them so far, which is probably 5 years now, so i'd like to think i'll keep it up for a long time.

OH RIGHT I FORGOT THE ACTUAL WRITING https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SYBoxQzoamx04Br2i5hGu8AY7PRZq6SiU-mqtkWfU1k/edit?usp=sharing This is my thoughts on current lore situations pertaining to Unathi and things I find most interesting, politically and culturally.

Ckey/BYOND Username: Sleepy Wolf Position Being Applied For: Unathi Species Maintainer Lore Developer Past Experiences/Knowledge: as unathi deputy, skrell loredev, skrell deputy, diona loredev, diona deputy, Examples of Past Work: https://wiki.aurorastation.org/index.php?title=Dionae - quotes on here https://wiki.aurorastation.org/index.php?title=Dionae_Clusters - all of this https://wiki.aurorastation.org/index.php?title=Skrell - a majority of skrell page, however the current team and VT did a lot after i left the skrell team initially. my fav i made here was 'The Dream' telepathic sleeping stuff, which i tried to make connections to Lovecraftian psychic fish people dreaming stuff to. https://wiki.aurorastation.org/index.php?title=Unathi#Women - helped initially here when i was loredeputy under Marlon, when we worked together we did TONS of back-and-forth stuff and then he'd make it coherent writing https://wiki.aurorastation.org/index.php?title=Moghes#Notable_Locations - this which has since been moved a lot of its initial content down the page - originally it just detailed some unique things about specific cities that seperated them from the rest. some cities being corrupt, some being ancient temples that are crumbling. im not responsible for all the writing here but i did help. and then a LOT of articles that i helped with planning, drawing, dialogue, themes, settings... there's also plenty of community drawings that i've done, character portraits, sketches of lore characters, plenty of that. Additional Comments: phew. i am currently actually also working on an essay for class, but i'm actually becoming a lot better at managing my time so i've been free a lot more often with Fantastic Time Management. take my bad grammar as an example of my time restrictions, but also my desire to hopefully guide unathi on the same trends Marlon had planned in as passionate a way as he did.