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There is no information about the 1st and 2nd Tajara bans or when they happened. However, you said yourself that Tajara were at least allowed at some point, and the 3rd Ban describes a mass exodus of Tajara from Sol--meaning there were Solarian Tajara up until that point. As for why he would be allowed, there's nothing really to deny him for other than racism. He has a spotless record, was never a part of any conflicts, has a consistent record of good business with Orion Express, and has a stellar Space GPA (pun intended). The reason he would go to Sol specifically is because of the Nowa Bratislava Xenosciences Research Institute. He longs to know everything there is about space and other sentient life, and if there was anywhere to do it, it would be for the major facility on Visegrad that is, as far as I remember, the only school to primarily focus on xenoscience.

Ckey: DeteledSawI Username: DeteledSawI Characters: Ena Kadyrova, Kei Hiramatsu, Madison Skjeggestad, etc. Species Application: Zhan-Khazan Tajara ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ What color do you plan on making your first alien character?: A very deep, dark red-brown color. However, the base Tajara shading makes it hard to get especially dark colors, so it might turn out more medium-colored. Have you read the lore pages for the species you wish to be whitelisted for?: Yes, extensively! Why do you wish to play this species?: Out of all the races to choose from, Tajara are the most compatible with my way of playing. Himeo, Vysoka, and Visegrad are my favorite planets to pull from, and I always felt inclined towards Tajara in general. I enjoy their concept greatly, and I think it fits closest to how I like to roleplay. What makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a human?: Besides the granted biological differences, including mechanical ones--low-light vision, faster running speeds, longer leaps, claws--the culture you must understand and embody is rather far removed from usual human planets’ cultures in Sol or the Coalition. However, compared to Unathi and Vaucra, I feel it’s the perfect balance of alien-ness for me. How have the recent events of the Orion Spur impacted your character?: I’ve read through the Arcs, but as far as I can tell, none of the events I’ve read about necessarily apply to his life. The most recent event to seriously impact him and one of the central points of the story was the Third Tajara Ban, in which he is deported from Visegrad and forced to go into debt with NanoTrasen to finish his degree. How does your character view the megacorporation they work for?: As a Populist of the New Kingdom of Adhomai, Rrhazumar shares much of the political distress about megacorporations and their meddling in Adhomian affairs. However, he understands the reality and tends to think of them much like any other country; they all have their secrets and hidden atrocities. At the end of the day, he is tolerant of NanoTrasen but is mostly just enthused to realize his life’s dream. ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ Rrhazumar Jahidov - A Highly Trained Professional Rrhazumar’s father grew up near Olska when the First Revolution broke out. He witnessed firsthand the ransacking and destruction the Rasn’rra Colony Militia brought, and the freedom that the Kaltir Expeditionary Force returned to the town. The events moved him so much that he volunteered for the war effort, and marched with the troops in 2426 to what would become the Siege of Dolor. He decided to stay in the wetlands of Dolor after the Liberated Peoples of Harr’masir were defeated. Although he was prepared to continue volunteering when the Hadiists attacked, Kaltir’s surrender was a great surprise to him, and the executions of the nobles were the first of many growing straws of his bitterness toward the People’s Republic that would come to be in the years ahead. Dolor was where he ended up meeting and marrying his future wife, and Rrhazumar was born in 2435 one year after their marriage, growing up in the wetlands alongside two brothers and sisters. He grew up during the early years of the Republic and was afforded a better, if still meager education, though his father stoutly opposed the indoctrination of the schools and kept his young son aware of the truth. He was only a boy when they moved to the newly industrialized town of Nusinisk, seeking jobs in the oil refinery closer to the Kaltir homeland, and came into contact with Royalist cells there. His father gladly agreed to be a part of the effort out of eagerness to finally fight for his country, but Rrhazumar was consumed by fear for himself and worried about losing everything from war. The supposed return of the Azunja Dynasty was the reason for great celebration in his family. As a young man of 14 at the time, Rrhazumar was expected to take part in defending his family’s heritage. But he couldn’t bring himself to fight alongside his brothers, joining the refugees running to the east to escape the conflict, and he never saw his family again after deserting them. By 2450, he had found work as a humble shaft miner outside Kaltir working for Zharrkov Shipping. Despite everything the PRA and his family taught him, he was greatly curious about the wider galaxy and its inhabitants, dreaming about what life could be like--what his life could be like. But no self-respecting school in Kaltir would accept a lowly Zhan laborer… Rrhazumar worked as a Zharrkov Shipping associate for a couple of years, living as frugally as he could to save his credits for his future. He had come to believe that the only future ahead of him was one in Tau Ceti, so he spent what time he could spare learning Basic, and managed to save up enough credits to apply for citizenship and get a shuttle ride with just a few years of hard work. He received his new passport and moved to District Six in 2453. Even compared to the lawlessness of Little Adhomai, his newfound freedom was worth everything to him, and he excitedly began looking for a university in Mendell that would take him. It wouldn’t be until 2454 that he found the right university, and began studying the sciences fervently now that he finally had his chance. His logistics work continued under Orion Express and he studied Tau Ceti Basic professionally, graduating in 2458 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Xenology. Rrhazumar had set his sights on the Nowa Bratislava Xenosciences Research Institute over the years, seeking to establish himself as a proper scientist with a doctorate, and prepared to make his trip to Visegrad next year. After a tense period of waiting, then by a much tenser visa interview with the Sol government following a year of delay since receiving his acceptance letter, he was granted the four-year student visa in 2460. His work towards a PhD went swimmingly up until 2462 when he was arrested and deported from Sol because of the Third Tajara Ban, right in the middle of his schoolwork. Rrhazumar was jailed for several months for resisting arrest, among other minor charges, and only made it back to Biesel after his subsequent deportation in early 2463. He felt utterly defeated after his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was taken from him, having spent the rest of his life savings to afford to go to the prestigious university. Now he was right back where he started. He eventually picked himself up by his bootstraps and arranged student loans to afford another shot at getting his PhD, enrolling in NanoTrasen Academy after transferring his valid credits in Xenoscience, and simultaneously securing a future position within the company. The only way he could make due on his loans was to work it off with them, but at least his dreams were finally being realized. In 2465, he graduated with a PhD in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, leaving the Academy as Dr. Jahidov to pursue a new job with NanoTrasen. It wasn’t until next year that he was chosen to study Anomalous Materials aboard the Horizon, preparing to realize his life’s dream any day now, and is currently arranging his stay there to begin his work as an educated Anomalist...

+1 Good commander, respectful, fun to play with, etc etc. I don't really give reviews so I'm not sure what to include but wholeheartedly a good HoS.

All the criticism considered, go ahead and deny this while I work on what you've said given the information handed to me. Better luck next time; I'll be back soon.

And on the topic of no. 1, let me expand on the way she perceives religion. She takes the teachings of S'rand'marr with the grain of salt; obviously she doesn't believe the creationism myth and worldview, or even that her gods are 100% entirely real- more ideals to live up to, if not the actual suns of Adhomai. S'rand'marr is nonetheless a teaching to inspire good in someone; the familial and selfless values of the religion are things to aspire to have and act upon. All this in mind, the church surely cannot be all those things. There are good people within good religions, but no sapient being is free from any kind of immoral acts, however big or small. For instance, the prick that did her grandma and abandoned her mother is probably in there somewhere still as a clergyman, having been a noble from Nazira who surely took refuge there. So, no thanks. I also see the confusion on no. 3, so I'll elaborate further on that as well. Being a Kosmostrelki is somewhat far-fetched, but as I said, it's not entirely crazy for them to send someone up here to take care of the place, cooks and janitors, even bartenders to serve alcohol (god forbid clowns) aren't absent on space stations. As far as her time in the army goes, being a mountain range away from the ALA and having no better option to be able to acquire an education and a ticket offworld, she joined the army. Supplementing what I don't know about the PRA with what I do about America, after graduating high-school at what I'm assuming is the Adhomian age of adulthood given their aging process (16), she joined the army with a four-year contract. What I mean to say is that she never got directly embroiled in a conflict, though maybe did have to take care of some wounded in serious situations. Maybe if it's appropriate you can help with sorting battles out, as I haven't read every single line on the timeline, just important parts. Her contract ended conveniently at the start of/right before the cold war era standstill, and as mentioned, moved to Trizar on Adhomai to recieve a professional education in medicine for another four years and obtained a bachelor's degree in XYZ, since I can figure that part later when I make employment records or something. This, in combination with her military service, allowed her a position with the PMCG, where she theoretically gets contracted to work on the Horizon. What holes I do have in my lore are likely just things I haven't thought about, and I assure you I can plug any hole in with good lore, if not retcon things for the greater good very easily. Again, feedback is immensely appreciated, and asking these questions are how I get around to filling those holes.

Regarding all of those questions: 1. She doesn't take the religion seriously in the sense that she gets on her knees and worships and has religious stuff lying around like someone's grandma's house, but she does occasionally make a prayer and is subscribed to the religion. I'm just making a parallel to Christianity and sexism in general when I say she's grown a distaste for it, specifically the priesthood, like Karens who just have a toxic sort religious complex. 2. She is a quarter noble. Her grandmother was born in the turn of the century and bedded by a Naziran noble, and her mother was a half-N'jarir, but she was not recognized and disowned by the noble if he even knew about her. Her mother married with another Hharar, giving her the quarter N'jarir blood she has. Call it bad wording I suppose, because she's only 26, born in '38. 3. What stops anyone from just... joining the army? Like I wrote, she did it for tuition, though since Trivar is DPRA she probably just saved up her pay and used it to affort college, I doubt the PRA would offer the chance to get into colleges outside the state. She did everything a normal soldier do, albeit with some sexism attached to her, low-key "stay in the kitchen" stuff, which didn't help for her political views. Absent is the part where she learned about being a nurse, which is why she's even living in the Trizar to learn medicine in the first place. 4. Now I recognize what with the kosmostrelki is probably a bit far fetched, but as we all know, even cooks and janitors are needed in space. And she isn't necessarily anti-hadiist the way you're thinking. Al'mari was a good man, but after his death, Malik rolled back economic reforms by his brother and implemented racist laws. It's Malik's Hadiism she disagrees with; she has a more liberal view on it. 5. And you're right, it would also be incredibly difficult. Getting out of the PRA would likely be the hard part, and require a little hand-greasing, but I'm assuming by the time she's out, she's able to stay, if under observation or other. At worst she has to forfeit her citizenship to be able to live in the DPRA, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing, just a bit unfortunate for her family. 6. Well, from a worldview outside Adhomai, away from all the propaganda, the PRA is corrupt and Malik is bad, the DPRA has its heart in the right place with Al'mari but makes sacrifices for that freedom, and isn't a great place to live in the east with all the juntas. Fuck the New Kingdom entirely. 7. I say "if somewhat radical state" in the most general of terms. As described, for the most part, she's remained neutral to those ideals, or at the very least sticks to the younger side of the FTC, where they believe it's kind of fruitless to return to Adhomai and revolutionize. Timeline stuff I will have to work on, since I ordered them in terms of development. Kharah has a(n imperfect) timeline and lore, but Sa'adia is just kind of there for now. 8. Her parents were nobody special, just the people who raised her. In order to explain I'd probably implement a hardboiled father from Crevus or other, but that'd just require more writing, so I'll abstain. She's not particularly religious, and has lived a completely normal, and actually pretty mundane life, which is why she yearns to go into space and explore. Ironically, she just ends up doing the same thing she always did- scrapping and mining. 9. Yeah, again in terms of development, and I've said, D'jed is just a Zhan who has really, really strong political ideals, that's about it. Like I said, he's kind of a one-off that I just keep playing if the smuggler role pops up, but he's still a character I play and he was the first, so I still wanted to put him there. Given the chance, I'd probably only make the first two, if not just make none of them and start with something new; I just don't have one single idea for a character but still want to demonstrate that I'm able to play a Tajaran. Part of it you take too literally with the ghost role stuff and being hired while we're in the badlands, so being literal as well, most of these special-role rounds are played during antagonist rounds, and don't really interact with the Odin otherwise, which is enough to say that as far as we're concerned, them being in the badlands isn't canon, though I see it as a great opportunity seeing as the Horizon is headed toward Adhomai. Of course, I still need to work on them, but that's why I'm here; none of them are perfect- B grades, maybe- but I wouldn't finish them with incomplete lore. The more questions I get asked, the more answers I can give, and the better filled-out these characters get, so feedback is immensely appreciated, even negative criticism. If you have any suggestions for what would be better for Kharah's time in the military, please, do tell.

BYOND Key: DeteledSawI Characters: Darrak Torigg; Erik Maciejowski; Several Tajara Special Roles Species: Tajara Color: N/A Read Lore?: Yes (ofc) Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format. One paragraph minimum per question. Why you wish to play this specific race: I've been in the community for a long time, approx. 2 years, give or take a long period of absence. Recently I've been looking over the various races and subspecies, and decided I'd like to get a whitelist for Tajara after all this time. Specifically, I wish to play Tajara specifically because, out of all the races, it seems the most reasonable to start with. Skrell are very culturally different from most species, from the way they express themselves with their head-tails to the tragedy of Glorsh. Dionae are less complicated, but having to roleplay a gestalt seems like a daunting task, especially since I haven't learned much about them. Synthetics are likely the easiest, but I'd rather roleplay someone fleshy. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: There are several differences physically and culturally that make roleplaying Tajara different from roleplaying humans. The common physical differences are the slashing damage dealt with unarmed attacks, the night-vision verb, and digitigrade legs Culturally, Tajara weren't as technologically advanced until discovered by corpos, who basically overthrew their government and sat on the throne instead. First Contact is the event where the humans first discovered Tajara. Pre-Contact describes the development of the Proto-Tajarans, the rise of feudal kingdoms and castes, and the fall of said kingdoms by human intervention in the Post-Contact revolutions that followed. The Tajaran life is complicated and ridden with racism and unequality on their planet and throughout the galaxy. Please provide a short backstory for this character: In my time on Aurorastation recently, I've been around on ghost roles, and have currently established different characters for each of the different roles I've played, having three total in my rotation. I might make one, two, or all three of these, since they're firmly established and because so have good entry points to ICly be hired or contracted by NT. Though I don't have a fourth original character to plug into the Horizon, rather than sit here and write that story, I have these characters to present to you as proof that I'm more than capable of playing Tajara. I've written several paragraphs, about two for each character, all ordered in most to least developed in terms of backstory and how much I've played them. Kharah Zakhrran, Hharar Kosmostrelki Hailing from Adhomai, in a town close to Nazira, Kharah is a normal Hharar Tajara, though with a quarter of noble N'jarir blood flowing through her, lending her a tabby coat. Born in at the turn of the century, her grandmother was secretly bedded by a noble from the Kingdom of Nazira, though her mother's noble blood was never recognized and she lived life as a commoner. Being born in the cold mountains so near to the Temple of the Holy Blessed Suns and Sana Sahira, she was naturally raised in a conservative S'rand'marr household. Though she had a relatively normal childhood, the second revolution took place during her elementary years, so by the time of high school, like some students do, she joined the PRA after graduation. In accordance to Hadiist ideals, as a woman, she never did get to do any fighting. She always did basic servant work like cooking and cleaning for soldiers, though did get training to fight should such truly occur. Growing up as a half a soldier and half a man, she grew a distaste for the PRA, though stayed in the military for tuition for education- how else could she afford it? Eventually, after enough work in between cooking and cleaning, her four years serving the military was done, and she moved to Trizar in the DPRA to pursue an education for the next four years of her life, studying medicine and science and enjoying the more liberal government. After receiving her bachelor's, she's spent the last two years of her life interning for the PMCG. Sa'adia Khadirr, M'sai Scrapper/Miner An M'sai Tajara crewing a small crescent-shaped scrapper vessel. Raised in FTC on Himeo in her youth, she grew up in a safe, if somewhat radical state for Tajara among the ice and snow. All her life, she's dreamed of exploring space, and after years of nothing but hardworking labor at Himean scrap factories and mines, she earned her way into space. To do more scrapping and mining... But she doesn't intend to stay that way. Between living and ship expenses, she spends her money taking online college, teaching herself mechanical engineering, and fine-tuning her dream field of work. Though she was born Himean, and she does express some distaste for corporations, she understands Hephaestus is the best employer she can find for her work, and hopes to one day be contracted by them professionally. Having spent her entire life mining and breaking apart ships, she has a very well established knowledge of (de)construction work, and although she doesn't have the frame of a Zhan, she is good at what she does. However, she is prepared to apply for an entry-level cargo position, and perhaps secure intern roles on the side, as well as taking an interest in more niche roles like Machinist. D'jed Sebek'khu, Zhan-Khazan Smuggler A Zhan-Khazan Tajara, crewing a small ACV named the Trickster. He has never set foot on Adhomai, as he was born in District VI, but because of his rabid Zhan genetics (joke) he has a firm opinion against the PRA. Growing up in crime-ridden Little Adhomai as the most discriminated of Tajara, It's only natural for him to have taken up crime as a means to survive. Of course, the PSIS has their eyes on everyone, even those in Little Adhomai with their spies, so he deigned not to stay there forever. Eventually, through luck, theft, or any mix of those, he found his ticket off-world on the crew of his simple cargo ship. He travels the stars, and trades his wares for everything he needs, ill-begotten or otherwise. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What you like about this character: D'jed was sort of a one-off character who's name I wrote down so I could play him again later. He's simple and doesn't necessarily have lore other than that he absolutely hates the PRA and has very strong opinions over such. I've played engineering roles in some things before, but I like the idea of Sa'adia since I can branch into both cargo and engineering with Hephaestus, two jobs I've been specifically saving to be able to study ICly as her. Kharah is my last and latest character, made after learning about Tajaran culture and Hadiism as Sa'adia, as well as some more in-depth studying. She's well rounded, well developed, and has plenty of lore, some of which has already been established as a Kosmostrelki. How would you rate your role-playing ability? A solid 9/10, only because I feel too cocky giving myself a 10 and too humble giving myself an 8. Notes: I will probably never be Hadiist. I might experiment with it but even my PRA Tajara is secretly anti-Hadiist, at least against Malik's Hadiism. Also, tortie patterns and genetics:

Acknowledged. If an immediate situation does come up in the future, I'll let staff know. Otherwise I'll just cryo and (hopefully) come back out later, as long as it doesn't interfere with anything.

So if this kind of situation were to come up again, it would be alright if I sent in a ticket saying I might not come back and to cryo me after 30 or so minutes? If not, please elaborate on what I should do instead. If this is okay, then thank you for suggesting it. If that's all, I can definitely start asking to be cryo'd if I don't come back.

BYOND Key: DeteledSawI Total Ban Length: 3 days Banning staff member's Key: wickedcybs Reason of Ban: AFK for more than an hour, never came back. Reason for Appeal: I am not disagreeing with the ban, and admit I'm bad about AFKing like this. It's usually a this'll only take a few minutes situation that takes far longer than a few minutes. In my defense, the last time this happened was last May, the first being almost a year ago. I also feel like 3 days is a bit much considering everything. TL;DR, I've been gone for about a month and a half or so and was looking forward to playing. I'm really sorry for AFKing like this, sometimes stuff comes up. Please forgive me.

So, I'm making a Himean roboticist, and I definitely want him to have some relations to the Scarabs, so I was thinking about having him spend a few years on the Jotunheimr. I also want him to get trained in the arts of robot making while he's there, so is the Fleet like giant cities with stores and homes, or more like the Odin? If the latter is true, are the stores like small markets or are there actual small, locally owned companies that do their own thing in there? As for spending time part, would it be likely for a Frontiersman to be welcomed on a Fleet ship, or would they just be a visitor? I want him to have spent a lot of time and effectively leave as an honorary Scarab, but still a Himean.

Yes, I mean for docking ports, the ability to rent a docking space (not just for houses), nothing more than a tube that leads into an apartment-esque hall and park your ship in there and go to the middle and buy yourself something to eat. Like a bed and breakfast. The ability to park on the Odin was also supported by a system to rent a dock through NT.

My wonderful brain thought about the equivalent of camping trailers for space, and I got houseships. As someone who lives on one of said house-ships, where would one park it? I asked about it in-game and got the idea of ship docking stations that act like bed & breakfasts, and also was given the idea that the NSS Odin might allow for renting docking ports and was told to come here since it was a very specific question. So, what do I stick on my records, is what i'm asking? I live on a ship; I don't have a planet or adress.

Byond key: DeteledSawI Discord key: cud#2099 Character Name: Darrak Torigg Item name: 'PhD' Item function(s): Pressing Z or clicking on it whilst in-hand will switch from open to closed. Makes the paper rustling sound and says 'You unroll the paper.' and 'You roll up the paper.' when opened and closed, respectively. Item description: 'A rolled up sheet of paper. Looks official.' (When closed.) 'A PhD for Skrellian Language & Literature / Architectural studies. Looks official.' (When open.) Why is your character bringing this item to work?: As a Himean, he has a harsh accent and long, unruly hair. Often misconstrued with the lowly homeless beggar, it helps to have a PhD. If not to convince people you're smart, it's nice to have it displayed somewhere as a something to look at for support. How did your character obtain this item: Years and years of hard school work while balancing a coal mining job. It wasn't easy, but what fun would it be if you could just go grab one off of a shelf somewhere? What value does this item have to your character, and what story does it tell?: It's not for sale. Himean life is harsh, and most of them end up as miners- For Torigg, this is proof that he's better than what people expect from him at first glance. Archeology still hits close to home, though. Sprites: The two stamped scroll sprites in the wizard.dmi file. Additional Comments: Since the PhD is about Skrellian language and literature, how would being able to read and write in fishe speak sound?

Byond key: DeteledSawI Discord key: cud#2099 Character Name: Darrak F. Torigg Item name: 'journal' (Lowercase as advertised.) Item functions(s): Glorified piece of paper. Blank inside, you can write in it. Item description: 'A synthleather book bound by thread to hold your thoughts. ARTIFACTS is broadly written across the front.' Why is your character bringing this item to work?: As a xenoarcheologist, you've got to have somewhere to log your studies of ancient stuff. What better than an old leather journal? How did your character obtain this item: It was worth 50 credits at NTMart. It's just a synthleather notebook, if a bit old. What value does this item have to your character, and what story does it tell?: It doesn't really have physical worth as much as it does.. Well, any value really, besides to that of the author. It keeps the absentminded thoughts of the holder, serving as an unrefined biography. It tells the story of the holder's everyday life, and it's worth as much as the holder, divided by a few exponents. The journal of a famous captain is going to be worth more than some miner on an asteroid. Sprites: I opened up a pixel art maker and made a sprite. Happy with how it turned out. Additional Comments: I think if not a custom item, this would be a great loadout item to have.