BYOND Ckey: Apgar Scoring test
Discord username: dynastyiv
Character names: Kerena Lafortune, Fedora Carr, Lera Roy
Species you are applying to play: Diona
General Whitelist Requirements
What colour do you plan on making your first alien character?:
A deep forest green with hints of golden bioluminescence.
Have you read the lore pages for the species you wish to be whitelisted for?:
Yes, I’ve read the Dionae lore, including their biology, history, forms, mindtypes, and their role in the Orion Spur.
Why do you wish to play this species?:
I want to explore a slower, contemplative style of roleplay. Dionae are unique in how they perceive time and identity, as they are gestalts of smaller nymphs who carry fragments of knowledge. This opens up possibilities for portraying a character who is both ancient and childlike, alien but empathetic, and deeply philosophical. Their religious, cultural, and biological differences from humans make them a strong contrast to my usual characters.
What makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a human?:
Unlike humans, Dionae perceive life collectively. Their sense of self is not singular but a bunch of memories and experiences bound together. This changes how they interact socially, they value shared understanding over competition, patience over urgency. Humans fear death; Dionae recycle knowledge into new gestalts. Humans rush against time; Dionae savor its long currents. Role-playing a Dionae requires taking on a slower cadence in speech, and a deliberate choice in action. This makes them feel alien without being hostile.
Character Application
Character Name: Chorus of Leaves in Dawn’s Breeze
Backstory:
Chorus of Leaves in Dawn’s Breeze germinated on Epsilon Eridani II, in the verdant oxygen-rich biosphere where many Dionae collect near human settlements. The nymphs that composed Chorus grew among the edges of a Terran-founded colony, absorbing fragments of human language and music drifting across the forests. Early in their life, the collective was fascinated by rhythm and harmony, imitating the sounds of wind chimes and local birdsong. This inclination earned them the “Chorus” part of their name when they later merged into a larger gestalt.
Over decades, Chorus integrated into the colony’s agricultural projects, aiding in the monitoring of soil health and phoron-derived fertilizers. Unlike other Dionae who sought starlight on great journeys, Chorus felt purpose in tending to ecosystems and listening to how living things shaped each other. When the SCC began recruitment for xenobiological liaisons aboard the SCCV Horizon, Chorus was selected as a candidate: their patient observational skills, memory of local ecological management, and ability to serve as a cultural bridge made them valuable. The Horizon promised access to new biospheres, countless stars to bask under, and new fragments of memory to weave into their chorus.
How has the recent events of the Orion Spur impacted your character?
The phoron scarcity troubled Chorus deeply. They witnessed how human colonists on Eridani grew desperate, rationing fuel and medicine, while ecosystems destabilized from over-mining. To a Dionae, whose bodies resonate with stellar energies, watching mortals wage war over dwindling light seemed tragic. The Solarian Collapse further imprinted on Chorus that empires fracture, but forests endure. They carry these memories as cautionary echoes, urging them to seek stability aboard the Horizon, by it both for themselves and for those whose lives burn more briefly.
How does your character view the megacorporation they work for?
Chorus regards the SCC with cautious curiosity. To them, megacorporations resemble massive, noisy hives, somehow efficient, resource-hungry, but fragile compared to the patient web of a forest. They recognize the SCC as a vehicle that grants them access to stars and worlds they could never reach alone, but they do not fully trust its motives. To Chorus, working for the SCC is like growing in a garden wall: structured, purposeful, but always at risk of pruning. They accept this because it brings opportunities for harmony, and perhaps, seeds for something more enduring.
