Venty Tries For a Whitelist: Chapter One, Lizards

[Venty]

BYOND Key: VentClass

Character Names: Ventus Dagna (Xenobotanist), Rebecca Holand (Quartermaster, Cargo Technician, and occasional Miner), Brigan Ano (Medical Resident, soon to be Chemist), Alexia Avanes (Bartender), as well as a now deleted character, Collin Rich (Security Guard).

Species you are applying to play: Unathi

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: Somewhere between a sand or rock brown.

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes, multiple times.

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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:

The main reason I want to try the Unathi is simple: seeing the stories and conflicts of other Unathi characters, with a notable one to me being Aurroes Kas (Don't make me fish you out of space again!). The idea of a split world and divided people, with one side nuked to oblivion and the other struggling to hold together at it's seams, fascinates more, even more than the Tajara. Even more is the possibility that comes from this: wastelanders, criminals, banished, clansmen, and everything in between is seemingly possible with this race. And, on top of that, it feels like something out of a medieval age that's been sped up to spacer times, and all the constant conflicts that come with it. All in all, they prove to be something both interesting and foreign to me, and I'd like to give it a go and see what I can do.

 

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: (One Paragraph minimum)

From a lore standpoint, the history of the Unathi is a troubled one, standing in both questions of morality and honor, as well as violence and death. Stratification was built deep within the confines of their system, and lasts even as the world expands to those outside of their own, changing little. The instability of the Izweski and the decimation of the wastelands only add onto that troubled history, and leave many stuck in a strange limbo of what to do.

Taking a look from the mechanical sides of things, it's a different story. Everything about their diet is different from what most species can handle, and combat comes easier for them in general. The consumption of meat, both raw and cooked, is necessary to refill any hunger, and the ability to both perform better in combat scenarios and other areas proves them to be somewhat powerful... which can also be exploited and used against them in every way.

In the ways of interaction, some conflicts can be expected: Religion plays a very major part in the life of the Unathi, almost to absurd points. Aut'akh, Sk'akh, Si'akh, and Th'akh, and even those without any of these all affect how interaction plays out in the end. In addition, there's an active conflict between those of the wasteland and those of the untouched lands, and the conflicts between the Traditionalists and Izweski still lives on past it's war, affecting every part of this new Unathi life.

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Character Name:  Uzunji Makzus/Ozeuoi

Please provide a short backstory for this character (Approximately two paragraphs):

Born originally to the Makzus clan, Uzunji had a rather simple life early on: He lived in the traditionalist lands, and his life was dominated by both the values of Th'akh and their normal way of life. His father, Mzia, proved a decent warrior and hunter among his fellows, with his mother, Msrua, proved unnoticeable among the whole. With but a few siblings, both younger and older, Uzunji's early life proved both comfortable and without strife, even as the Contact War waged across the planet. Although, quite a sum of this time is... hard to remember, to put it simply. Being young does have that slight downfall, after all. However, out of the scattered memories of those few years, one stuck within his mind: a book. It was one that a traveler had left behind, a simple blue cover and unreadable script on it's front. Out of curiosity, the young hatchling, barely 3 at this point, took a peek inside the cover.

What he saw was, to his young mind, astounding: objects of unimaginable complexity, devices he had never seen, pictures which showed the impossible brought real. Within only a few moments, he was captive to it's images, flipping page through page of this strange novel. To him, it seemed as though hours had passed by when the book was finally wretched from his hands by one of the clansmen. Within one look, Uzunji felt the spite and anger of those wishing to prevent such blatant violations of the old ways, and it awoke something inside him: an innate curiosity. What was so wrong with what he read? Why did the clansmen look so angry? What had he done?

Of course, as fate would have it, he would never get the chance to ask those questions. Barely a few months later, on the 5th of September, 2439, most of Moghes would be engulfed in atomic flame, with Uzunji's home being no exception. Either by pure luck or some divine intervention, his father had planned something for that day: a nearby cave had opened, and the curiosity of the father grew. Following him out of their home and to the cave, Mzia would have only a moment to berate his son before the explosion rang out.

Thus, this small cave became a small home for but a few days, as the realization struck Mzia: they had done it. The Izweski had wrought annihilation to their lands, their culture, their people: All as their government had predicted. With this in mind, and his son oblivious behind him, the two would emerge, 3 days later, to what could be described as the end times. Taking Uzunji, the warrior returned to where their village used to lay... only to find an obliterated ruin from where it used to stand. House after house, body after body, nearly everyone he had found were already corpses... except for one. A single hatchling, hidden in one of the outskirts various buildings, remained.

Taking this small hatchling, one they would come to know as Akzias Makzus, the father would lead the two hatchlings off into the now-decimated wastes, with what little supplies remained usable. A seemingly endless travel met them for years on end, dodging both the punished and other scavengers, the father attempting to educate both his own son and the young girl they had managed to find to the best of his ability, but to little avail. Th'akh, tradition, and roles fell out in the way of survival in this harsh land, and radiation would only make it worse.

Eventually, the father began to slow down, after 10 long years. It had finally happened: radiation had done it's job, and a small lump appeared below the warrior's knee. Day after day, he became slower and slower, struggled harder and harder to keep walking, and, within a few weeks, was unable to keep traveling. The two hatchlings, by this point, had become well versed to this cruel waste they traveled, and searched for anything to help the man that had helped them stay alive this far. And, with luck, someone did: Riding upon a motorbike came a single Unathi, covered from head to toe in what looked like scraps of metal. Approaching the two hatchlings and the warrior, he introduced himself: Ioasi Ozeuoi.

From here, things began to change for the three. Having been taken by the man to some strange compound, Uzunji saw something he never imagined he'd see again: that same book from so long ago, sitting upon a bench within the compound. From here began a new life for the three: Uzunji, in light of his father's apparent illness, took to work within this new place, and found one profession held with him: Mechanics. The various machinations and devices that arose from the scraps of the old world fascinated him to no end, bringing back memories of that same book from all those years ago. So, with a ferocity previously seen by those of his comrades, he took to working within this new field, and found an talent at it. For years, this would be his life: assisting the various mechanics and engineers throughout the compound, repairing, making, and even producing various tools, gadgets, and machinations for this new home of his. And, with all this, came a new name: Uzunji Ozeuoi.

Eventually, an opportunity arose: a few of the mechanics were heading off to the Untouched areas, to meet with a small group of people for an opportunity, invited him to come along. With approval from his now-recovered father, the young Unathi, now 22 years of age, would depart the compound he had come to know as home for 9 years, and went off with the men on the long trek to this place. And, indeed, it took quite a while, but they would eventually reach the Untouched lands, coming to contact with a species he had yet to ever met before: Humanity. And, with a few words, one or two exchanges, and a nod, the small group would board the shuttle from which had been prepared. Uzunji was heading out to the stars.

And where did that leave him, four years later? Out of college, employed for Nanotransen, and ready for a brand new job as one of the many Roboticists in the company's resume. And, as fate would have it, the Aurora was his designated workplace. What awaited him? Who knows?

 

What do you like about this character? (Describe what you like about this character)

I'd mainly say I like the chance to actually play someone from a wasteland, someone who has only a few year's experience in a world that's years ahead of what he used to know and live. Species he's never seen, mechanizations that prove foreign to him, methods that don't play into his habits, everything in that vein.

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How would you rate your role-playing ability?

As of late, I would say my ability to roleplay is significantly better than a few months ago, and I feel I am at a point that I can TRY branching out into things such as Xenos.

Notes:

Edited the identification area a little bit.

Edited March 2, 2020 by Venty
Changed some bits of the first explanations.

[Wigglesworth Jones]

Venty is a wonderful person to talk to, and I know that they're a skilled enough roleplayer to pull off being a xeno. Wastelander Unathi are generally pretty fun characters, and I found the backstory well done. 

+1 real lizard

[Aticius]

Venty is a good person. One of the first people I properly met on Aurora. While I think the section on identifying differences between Unathi RP and Human RP can be expanded; I have faith that they'll do a great job as a lizard.

 

+1, fuck fancy formatting

[TealPinniped]

Even though they took the kids, I am thoroughly impressed with the app. In all seriousness Venty is a good player and I have had good experiences with both Alexia and Ventus.

 

+1 from me.

[ShadowGabe23]

Venty is someone I have known for a lot longer than I've had their discord name, their roleplay is phenomenal, and they are also a really sensible and nice person, I have no doubt in my mind that they will be able to play and use the unathi race to brutal efficiency in their roleplaying. I look forward heavily to roleplaying/bullying Uzunji

Massive +1 from moi

[Indiana Cooper]

Venty is the good RPs. I know this both from like, actual hands-on experience and legends. Definite plus one I think they can lizard with the best given the opportunity.

[Hepatica]

Wonderful person, fully deserving of the whitelist. They have great role play ability, and everything everyone's said above me is spot on. It's always a pleasure to see them playing, and fun to interact with them IC and OOC. Easy +1 from me.

[Happy_Fox]

+1 from my interactions with Ventus. Easy to RP with and consistent.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

This is a good application. I like the character concept and the thoughtfulness of the player. Ozeuoi seems fun to meet on station. +1

[Skyglazer]

Venty's friendly out of character, fun in character, and they clearly put a bunch of effort into making a neat character concept that I'd love to see realized on the station. +1, nobody should have to play more than one human before they get their glorious lizard whitelist.

[Shenaanigans]

Apologies for the slight delay on a response here, but Geeves and I are in wholehearted agreement that this application displays both a working knowledge of Unathi lore and pitches an interesting character concept. Congratulations on the whitelist and welcome to lizard town.

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