BYOND Key: WitchBells
Character Names: Phoebe Essel, Zuhzir Mansurhani, Oceoyl'Fedas Wruorv'hxeo (whose.. name I'm probably going to change, actually. The character needs a rewrite.) Aserok Guwan, Mari Wu-Jeong, XI-Pumpkin, and those are basically all my favorites at the the moment.
Species you are applying to play: Diona
What color do you plan on making your first alien character: tree
Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yep!
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:
Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:
Where do I even start?
Despite all the weird shit we've tried with skrell, dionae have gotten the closest to being The Terrifying And Weird Eldritch Thing in our lore. As far as I'm concerned, nobody in the universe really knows where they came from, they just showed up and we started giving them citizenships. It's fine. The skrell vouched for them, they're fine. Probably.
Character Name: Emerging Networks Of Mycelium Singing In Tandem
Please provide a short backstory for this character
It's impossible for humanity to touch every surface of a planet. Deep in the woods, where nature grows wild, unchecked and untamed, a small colony of nymphs would emerge from the ground. They sang to eachother, explored, and basked in the glorious radiation of the yellow dwarf that shone through the treetops. It was in that kingdom of forest that the newly-formed gestalt observed the cyclical nature of life firsthand - how ancient, withering trees fall to make way for the young ones, and when they hid among the branches, watching wildlife tear eachother apart, how animals would feed upon the remains and insects would be born among what was left - and the most beautiful demonstration of all: fungi.
Mycelium was uncertain how long they had spent in those woods. When they deliberately emerged as a gestalt, fungi fruited from their limbs and occupied the thoughts of their collective, driving their actions. The gestalt threw themselves into a singular passion, a singular voice driving the gestalt to pursue greater knowledge. Mycelium spent decades in their wilds, seeing how life functioned, but now was the time to learn how. Thankfully, the possibility of mastery was within their grasp, thanks to the hospitable amphibious creatures they met with after emerging. While they were focused on the stars, Mycelium kept their eye close to the ground, watching, and listening, and studying the beautiful things that grew from the balls of dirt floating through space. But some sacrifices must be made for such an endeavor - even if, in case of some unfortunate circumstance, one finds themselves studying the majesty of nature in a particularly large metal box floating through space, but one must make sacrifices for what they love.
What do you like about this character?
mushroom
I know I'm required to put more here, but.. mushroom. Mushroom!
How would you rate your role-playing ability?
I say about the same shit every time this question pops up. I mean, I think I'm good at roleplaying. I think I approach characters more like a writer would. It's more fun to create characters with really engaging stories that some people can relate to. I like to challenge myself and experiment with my roleplay, and sometimes it doesn't always work out! Some times, the months and years go by and a character isn't right anymore, and sometimes they evolve on their own into something that's different, but not wrong. I resent the phase Aurora went through where we said "make a side character, not a protagonist!" because everyone is the protagonist of their own story, even if it's a slice of life sitcom where the biggest problem they have to worry about is having to go to the stupid, awful grocery store after work, and it's a fucking saturday.
Notes: I swear this isn't a self-insert.