[Accepted] Wigglesworth Becomes a Lizard

[Wigglesworth Jones]

BYOND Key: Wigglesworth Jones
Character Names: Most recent are: David, Acheron, Sinclair Khaing, Yevgeniy Koshelev, Zinoviy Shchepkin, Omari Etienam, Vincent Gallardi
Species you are applying to play: Unathi
What color do you plan on making your first alien character: Green
Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes

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 really enjoyed Unathi lore, and was encouraged to make an unathi whitelist.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Unathi have a large focus on honor, and are much more conservative than humans. A large portion of Moghes is a radioactive wasteland, after the destructive Contact War between the Izweski Hegemony and "Traditionalist Coalition." Unathi are reptilian, cold-blooded, generally larger than humans, and politics-wise, live in a feudal society.

Character Name: Arksazi Gukuzan
Please provide a short backstory for this character:
Arksazi was born in Moghes right before the start of the Contact War to a peasant family, and was 4 years old when the Atomic Exchange that orphaned many Unathi took place, with his own parents being killed due in the weeks following it. Eventually found and taken in by the Gukuzan clan, Arksazi quickly took a liking to Sk'akh teachings, and used the priest in charge of the orphanage as a role model.

Although he was unable to be adopted (likely due to the Gukuzan guild's exorbitant debts placed on orphans), due to his aspirations to be a Sk'akh priest the Church provided him with the funds for a Master's Degree in Sacred Theology. After recieving his degree and becoming ordained as a priest in the Sk'akh Church, Arksazi finally caved to pressure from the Gukuzan guild and accepted a contract from NanoTrasen, seeing it as a way to spread the word of Sk'akh outside of Hegemony space.   
What do you like about this character?
Priests are fun, and I find the way that orphanages work for Unathi to be really quite interesting, what with the debts and all.
How would you rate your role-playing ability?
Something something 8 out of 10, something something still room to improve.

Actual answer is roughly the same. I think I'm an okay roleplayer, but wouldn't consider myself the best or really high-tier.

Notes: I am not good at making long backstories, so feel free to ask questions.

Edited December 1, 2019 by Marlon Phoenix
Provided a legitimate answer for a question.

[BoryaTheSlayer]

What can you say about the various religions of the Unathi? I think religion is one of the biggest aspects of Unathi lore and I really enjoy them all.

What can you say about Arksazi as a person? How does he view other religions? What does he care about besides practicing Sk'akh?
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Something something 8 out of 10, something something still room to improve.

Please don't do that. I know we all don't like this question being asked over and over but it's best to show good faith when responding to all the questions here.

[Wigglesworth Jones]

Th'akh is sort of the "baseline" for Unathi religions, with Sk'akh (Moroz Holy Tribunal being lumped in with Sk'akh), Si'akh, and Aut'akh religions all being variants or splitoffs of Th'akh.

Generally speaking, all of these religions frown upon synthetics, mechanical beings, and prosthetics as being "soulless," ignoring the Aut'akh. There is a heavy emphasis on the soul in all these various religions - for example, Th'akh followers believe that the souls of the dead reside in the "spirit world" after their vessels die, while Sk'akh, MHT, and Si'akh believe that the souls of those who die become a part of the Great Spirit (or the Goddess for Unathi who are a part of the Tribunal.) Moghes-native religions all frown on or cannot have non-traditional relationships, and believe that a soul can be born in a body of a different gender. 

The Aut'akh are similar to the other Unathi religions (most closely resembling Sk'akh) in that they believe in a Great Spirit, but are the only Unathi religion to embrace prosthetics - with the other ones disproving of or being of mixed opinion on them. They believe that prosthetic limbs help "concentrate the soul" by freeing up tasks, and are trans-unathi-ist(?) in nature. 

Arksazi hates the Aut'akh, seeing them as abominations who traded their soul for power, and sees followers of Si'akh as a bunch of zealous doomsday cultists. He's neutral on the Th'akh, and believes that the Tribunal is a perverted version of Sk'akh established and followed by pirates and bandits. 

He wishes to join the Maraziite Order and enforce the laws of the Great Spirit later in life, but also wishes to pay off his debt to the Gukuzan Guild. However, he is aware that Tau Ceti pays better than the lands of the Hegemony, and wishes to carve out a life for himself in Biesel. Arksazi attempts to be a good person, caring strongly about duty and obedience due to his upbringing. He can be described as having a stick up his ass because of it. 

[Warbidon]

Sinclair Khaings role play is notable. He emotes. I dont have the memory to recall what he did, but i know i liked his character at the time.

+1

Edited November 30, 2019 by Warbidon
added +1

[SatinsPristOTD]

As per my usual +1's, I cannot give feedback on the applications knowledge (as I don't know the species lore very well), but I can give feedback on Wiggles.

I. Enjoy. Wiggles. Their personality, their characters, the way they handle themselves. They're an all-round good person that knows how to properly RP and stick to a character concept. Wiggles is trusted with several whitelists now, and I've never had issues with how they RP those whitelisted characters.

Good Community member. 10/10 would trust with lizard.

+1

[NewOriginalSchwann]

Wigglesworth is a good lad that can definitely roleplay effectively, and I like the application. However, I have a question.

 

While your character concept is good, and you've definitely read the lore, how do you intend to put yourself out there - so to speak - as a priest? It's a role a lot of people tend to discard, unfortunately, so how do you intend to create a presence?

 

I look forward to your response.

[Wigglesworth Jones]

Obviously, I will scream loudly over the radio to come to the chapel in bold letters.

Jokes aside, I will try and create pamphlets to give out, and make use of the (rarely) used entertainment channel. I also plan to try and get people interested in person - I find that people are a lot more interested in something when approached that way.

[NewOriginalSchwann]

15 minutes ago, Wigglesworth Jones said:

Obviously, I will scream loudly over the radio to come to the chapel in bold letters.

If it's good enough to get security's attention, it's good enough for a chaplain.

 

My own jokes aside, your answers are good. Have my support.

 

+1 BUT ALSO POUR ONE OUT FOR HADII

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Hello,

thank you for your application. I have just a few brief questions.

What jobs will he be taking on the station?

Does he know what his Clan was like before they were made extinct? Does he ever want to emulate them or revive his old name?

 

[Wigglesworth Jones]

He wants to be a Chaplain - specifically, a Priest. Becoming a psychiatrist is a maybe, but I'm leaning towards "no" for the time being.

He has only vague memories of his clan, due to being only 4 years old before it was wiped out. In any case, he was born to a peasant family, and holds no nostalgia for it.  While he knows that the debt will take years to clear if not more, he is somewhat proud of his upbringing, seeing it as the thing that made him the Unathi he is today. He does hold a slight interest in knowing what his clan was before the Exchange, though he believes that he has no chance of finding anything.

Edited December 1, 2019 by Wigglesworth Jones

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Good answers to my questions and other posters, and good positive feedback. Application accepted.