[ACCEPTED] Leudoberct Skrell Application

[Leudoberct]

BYOND Key: Leudoberct

Character Names: Daniel Pitchford, Atepomarus, Ka’Akaix’Sgzi K’lax, Declan Bynum

Species you are applying to play: Skrell

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: RGB 16:46:85

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes

Why do you wish to play this specific race: I want to play as a Skrell due to interest in their backstory and the high prevalence of psionics in their race. I find it interesting to think of a race that is almost telepathically linked through the Wake to have their thoughts and feelings influenced by the rest of their race, and the suspicion placed on those who do not. I also like the lore surrounding the Third Incident with the Skrell, and want to explore it from a Skrellian point of view.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Excluding the already obvious physical differences between Skrell and Humans, there are some key things that distinguish them from Humans. For a start, all Skrell are capable and engage in the use of psionics. This is referred to as the Wake, or the Nlom, which connects all Skrell on a telepathic level, with some Skrell having different levels of attunement to the Nlom, which differentiates them as listeners or receivers. Additionally, Skrellian society is focused very heavily on scientific advancement, with researchers reaching almost pop idol levels of fame due to their successes being broadcasted on social media to the rest of the Federation.

In addition to this, Skrellian humour also differs from Human humour, often seeming strange to non-Skrell. One comparison of Skrellian humour found on the wiki is to modern memes. Skrell are also affected by the Psionic Dream, also known as the Srom, which takes them into a form of telepathic communication with the Skrell community at large, allowing them to discuss and create new scientific theories.

 

Character Name: Xicic Riori

Please provide a short backstory for this character

Xicic Riori was born in the year 2398, on the planet of Qerrbalak, shortly after the Second Federation had established itself fully. Xicic was born with beakmouth, though the condition was largely ignored at first by their familial group, who were more focused on ensuring that Xicic developed into a successful researcher. By the time that steps were taken to correct the condition, it had already progressed far enough to pose complications if surgical intervention was made. Thus, the choice was made to instead simply grind the plates down to help keep the condition manageable.

Xicic made the trip to the Tzqul Archive shortly before graduating from Federation kindergarten. Seeing the archive in its still undeciphered state inspired Xicic, giving him a determination to aid in reclaiming that which was lost in the fires of the Third Incident. To this end, soon after graduating from Federation kindergarten, Xicic went through a series of ten year studies at Federation colleges. These studies included xenobotany, specialised in the field of plant physiology, and anomalous materials and historic archaeology.

Soon after graduating completing their courses at the age of fourty nine, Xicic went on to travel to the planet Xrim, taking part in and aiding the efforts on the planet to fight back the overgrown flora that has overtaken the abandoned cities on the planet, and working tirelessly to uncover any lost remnants of Skrellian history hidden within the overgrown cities. Xicic worked at Xrim for a period of thirteen years, though they later chose to leave the planet, believing that with the large amount of Skrellian scientists already at work on the planet, they were unlikely to distinguish themselves amongst their peers. Despite their hesitance to leave Federation space, Xicic found themselves drawn to the prospect of working with the NanoTrasen megacorporation, believing that they would have a better chance of making the one key discovery to distinguish themselves amongst the countless researches of the Jargon Federation amongst the distant stars of Human space. To this end, Xicic took a contract with NanoTrasen to work aboard one of their research stations, the NSS Aurora, situated on an asteroid ripe with archaeological potential and anomalous materials.

 

What do you like about this character?

I like the character of Xicic because I haven’t seen many Skrellian characters aboard the station that suffer with beakmouth, and would like to have the opportunity to roleplay a character afflicted with it, as I believe it would provide interesting roleplay between Xicic and other Skrell, and even non-Skrell, due to the general tendency of beakmouth suffers to use telepathic communication rather than physical, which may generate some interesting scenarios with non-Skrell.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

I would say that I am a fairly competent roleplayer with a large amount of experience roleplaying in SS13 and other games. I believe that I can accurately portray a non-Human species without issue.

 

Notes: N/A

Edited December 10, 2019 by Resilynn

[Cnaym]

Found this gem under a picture on the Skrell wiki page: "Skrell often try to one-up others to try and gain more prestige and fame: However it is still seen as co-operative to compete." and think it fits perfectly to Leudo. He one ups himself if there is no competition and has been providing constantly good RP since I first met 'em. Been supporting their whitelist apps so far and not once was I let down.

Now I am totaly not an expert on Skrell, but the app shows me that they spend their time studying the wiki page and learned a lot about them before posting the app.

Solid +1 from my side. Let 'em warble

[Lualyrr]

I think you really breathed life into this backstory. The motivation of your frog are very clear and relateable. Its a nice twist that you made them a beakmouth especially. I think its one aspect that is rarely played? Or atleast I have rarely seen it.

In private conversations you always seemed very curious about Skrell and hence I think that you have honest interest in portraying a member of their Species accurately.

Beside that; You are a good roleplayer and very competent. I've never seen you mess anything up either by accident or just for fun.

 

Overall a +1!

[Resilynn]

I'm a fan of the lore you've incorporated into your history, and I am interested in this character's desire to dig deeper into Skrell History.

How has Xicic reacted to recent events, particularly those that have made the news?

How does beakmouth impact Xicic's social interactions, if it has any impact at all?

[simfantic]

Leudo,  you swore to destroy Skrell right from the beginning (as a joke), and I am so happy you've caved in and wanted to join the dark-side. I've known you since I first got my whitelist for the warblers and I've seen you grow so much from Bynum. You roleplay out details that most would overlook, and I can't wait to see what you could do as a Skrell.

 

A big +1 from me.

[Leudoberct]

6 hours ago, Resilynn said:

I'm a fan of the lore you've incorporated into your history, and I am interested in this character's desire to dig deeper into Skrell History.

How has Xicic reacted to recent events, particularly those that have made the news?

How does beakmouth impact Xicic's social interactions, if it has any impact at all?

Xicic would be absolutely horrified by the events with the Tzqul archive, even more so considering the part that the archive plays in his backstory. He'd be shocked that another Skrell could even think to use AI again, despite the scars of the Third Incident still strewn across the Federation, such as Xrim or the tomb cities. Knowing that the one responsible for it actually appeared on the station that Xicic will be heading to makes him nervous, but he has faith in the Federation to catch the ones responsible for it.

As for beakmouth, the impact on his social interaction varies based on species. With other Skrell, it has virtually no impact whatsoever, as telepathic communication with other Skrell is as natural as breathing to him. In the event that for some reason he's unable to, he's still capable of speaking Nral'malic, though it may be a bit garbled and harder to understand. With the other races, it's harder for him. He can understand Basic, but can hardly speak it due to his condition. To this end, he tends to try to avoid lengthy conversation with the other races, as he understands that while telepathic communication with other Skrell is natural, it can be unpleasant for the other species. Otherwise, he'll try to use his PDA to converse instead.

 

[Resilynn]

Welcome to frog.