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So generally like is this wanted as a thing?

God please no.

I'm about this. It sounds like a pretty damn fun roundtype.

Yes, they have the windbag Emperor and a series of royals that coordinate colonization efforts and the defense of said colonies. Why not make it more politically broad? It seems the Sol Alliance is the only faction made up of widely different worlds with varied politics under one banner. Example: Different worlds with different politics but they all give lip service to the Turtle Emporer and his Turtle Shogans/The Imperial Turt-Court? You could then expand on those turtle worlds. This would also give freedom to players to develop their own turtle backwater worlds. Fine idea, expect OP to be updated at some point

Yes, they have the windbag Emperor and a series of royals that coordinate colonization efforts and the defense of said colonies.

(Yes they have tails but I forgot to draw it, sue me) The Palora are a race of aliens that resemble bipedal turtles. They come from the planet Balder, originally, being much like turtles in that they ate underwater vegetation and scavenged corpses (they still have this diet today of scavenging and vegetables). Eventually after evolution, they took to the mountains of the planet and their society much resembled Feudal Japan, and it much does today. Balder has been ruled by the Telera dynasty for the past 600 years, under the same Emperor. (They live up to 700 years, this will be reflected by ingame code hopefully) The Emperor runs the show, despite being THIS OLD, and his Imperial Court handles expansion and defense of various colonies. Most colonies follow the same political structure as the homeworld, however there are a lot of colonies that digress the further out from Balder you go. However, despite whatever political system, they all do pay tribute to the Emperor. Their naming scheme varies depending on where they are. Near Balder, it's a simple schema. Given Name, Family Name, Planet Name Their given names have no real structure, neither do their family names. However, they do roll off the tongue quite well. As of recent, Palora have adopted a new naming scheme that some follow. Personal Name of Planet Name Their personal names are zen-like in structure after observing old Earth customs. So one's name would be, on an ID at least, Sansetsu of Gepolla They mostly live a monk type of life, where most time is spent gaining wisdom, and helping others. However, some do take up a warrior type life (think Knights Templar or Sohei) where they use precision strikes to disable opponents. As a rule for their society, a rule which has been in place ever since their worship of the grand and godly Mosquin, they do not strike first. This extends from mere person-to-person fighting, to warring (outside of ritual spars, and training for the warriors) ((This rule doesn't apply to antags)) (i'll update this post as new lore comes in) Mechanically, they have the same HP as humans. However, their shell comes into play. Attacks from behind them have their damage reduced, especially brute damage, and they are able to retreat into their large shells. This will severely reduce all incoming damage, however, they cannot move, or defend themselves, or really do anything until they come out. They have enhanced punches. They are unable to wear backpacks or satchels. so yeah here's my very bad post, hopefully you guys will be interested in it and can give me criticism about what parts (All of it) are bad and what's good. see ya.

Yeah, I feel you.

For real I haven't actually played more than like three rounds on Aurora (as compared to months of playtime on other servers).

BYOND Key: ParadoxSpace Character Names: A long list of people I have not ported yet. Species you are applying to play: Vaurca What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt): Burgundy. Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Extensively 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 want to play the Vaurca because the idea of an insectoid race fascinates me, especially a hivemind. I totally once tried to make a hivemind species on another server but it didn't really work out They have very interesting technology and I must say, the most interesting culture I've seen in an SS13 race yet. I want to get my hands on this. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Well, they have a unique way of doing most things, depending from Type A to type B, Bound to Unbound, and they also have a very unique way of speaking. Unlike some races, like the good old Skrell and Humans, they are not looked highly upon in most circles, and they also have a highly unique biology. Character Name: Za'Akaix'Kzer Zo'ra Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs A type BA Vaurca, Kzer is incredibly fond of the outside galactic community. Ever-wanting to see the world as an Unbound, their request was finally granted. Leaving Sedantis for the first time, they were nervous. Apprehensive. Is this what the Bound had to deal with? Nonetheless, they found themselves board and bed in Tau Ceti. Shortly after arriving, a few months, they found themselves work. Putting their heavily augmented, nine foot body to good use, they found themselves in a position of cargo. This is all they knew from that point, moving crates, moving presents and gifts, and chipping away long hours at asteroid rock. But they did not complain. A few months later when offered to enter back to their Virtual Reality paradise, they declined. They found their calling. What do you like about this character? Well I've played this character on some Aurora forks, and I really like how they turned out. It's really unlike anything I've ever done before. How would you rate your role-playing ability? A solid 8/10. Two points reducted for me occasionally making terrible judgment calls and getting myself killed. Notes: I haven't played a lot on the main Aurora server, but I'm sure my name is well known among other HRP servers as ~reliable~