unathi [DENIED] Gillian goes Lizard Mode, Blue Blood Edition. (Unathi Application)

[Daemon]

BYOND Key: Gillian Daemon

Character Names:

Spoiler

 

COMMAND :

• Amelia Vladislav (Zavod Liaison)
• Melya Mochaccino (HoP)
• Yulia Vinna (HoS)

SECURITY :

• Rize Noack (Zavod - Officer)
• Z.I Lilith (Zavod - Warden/Officer)
• Myla Strelitz (Zavod - Warden)
• IRU – Quanxi (Idris – Investigator)

SCIENCE :

• Brett Valerius (Zavod – Roboticist)
• Autumn Makarova (Zavod – Scientist)

MEDICAL :

• June Solis (NT – Physician (She will comeback during NBT, I swear.))
• Carolin Vasili (Zavod – Surgeon)

SERVICE :

• Aaron Huntley (NT – Bartender/Chef)
• Natalya Huntley (NT – Janitor/Librarian)
• Olive Feufer (NT – Gardener)
• Eve – KSS.01 (Bartender/Chef)

CARGO :

•  Seo Yoon (Heph – Drill Tech)
• Volya (NT – Cargo Tech)

ANTAGS :

• Musical References

 

Species you are applying to play: Unathi

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: Dark Red, Maybe Metal Grey

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:

 Once again I decided to break out of my comfort zone and start making new character concepts that I will hopefully bring to life, Unathi are the first non-humanoid race that I find easy to understand, and their unique culture and society lore are more in-depth than I anticipated. – Unathi history was fun to read, and I enjoyed the in-depth page on the different sects of their faith on the wiki, it inspires me to find out the human parallel that inspired the lore in the real world, as I love to learn more about what in real life can inspire fictional media, it also helps me create character concepts.

 I find Dominian Unathi to be the most interesting in my opinion, although their reworks no longer describe the integrated society between Human and Unathi anymore – I can still find much enjoyment reading about it and imagining the different characters I can make.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:

 Unathi have gameplay mechanics that make them play differently than humans, like ethanol being toxic, Unathi are strictly carnivores so they must eat meat to sustain themselves. Hissing, ect. On a roleplay note, Unathi have certain body language that that make them distinct when interacting with others, like staring intently when conversing. Religion as well as their code of honor, can influence certain acts and mannerisms, their outlook on spirituality are an inherit trait of Unathi. And is part of what makes them a unique race. – depending on where your Unathi has come from, it can change drastically on how they can behave.

Character Name:

Shannaz Riz’akh Han’San

Please provide a short backstory for this character

 

 Shannaz was hatched on Moghes – 2413, to a militant clan of the Han’Sans, although Shannaz was born to scholarly parents and elders, they preferred that he studies within the field of science rather than partake in his peers more martial past times. – Shannaz enjoyed both nevertheless, and impressed those with his understanding of the, at the time. Advanced mechanical engineering used in Moghesian weaponry. – In his adolescence, Shannaz was described by clansmen around them as rather ‘stuck-up’ and reclusive, while Shamans did say Shannaz was devout follower of the Sk’akh religion.

 On the year 2433, Shannaz was 20 years old when humans made first contact with humanity, which sparked intense joy for him. As this sudden new discovery of a race beyond the stars came to his planet with advanced technologies. He spoke often with human merchants and scholars that arrived from the spaceport owned by NanoTrasen, much to the dismay of his traditionalist elders, despite this – Shannaz continued his formal study for the next five years until the Contact War emerged. Clan Han’san was Coalition aligned, and while Shannaz was called back to his home to help with the war effort, he saw the devastation of Nuclear Warfare around him and was quite frankly, horrified.

 As the fighting went on, Shannaz became a sort of weapons maintainer for the clan, until King Seryo Kazakhz’ attempted landing on the Izweski capital which failed. – When it was clear a Coalition defeat was imminent, Shannaz would rather be with his family and escaped Moghes with the rest of clan Han’san along with Clan Kazhkz. This marked the start of Shannaz’ “pirate” activity, with an eccentric attitude he seemed optimistic about space travel, but unsure about his clans – as what he thinks to be “barbaric” activities, he coped that it was just a method of survival.

 At 2440, the pirate fleet landed on Moroz to swear allegiance to Emperor Boleslaw Keeser I – and surrendered the vessels to the Empire of Dominia’s Navy, which means Shannaz had to abandon his 2 year home which, he didn’t really care for anyway – albeit happy to start a new life within the Empire, and curious to learn this nation’s customs and ready to study in their educational centers. Shannaz became disillusioned by constantly never being able to escape conflict going on in anywhere he lives, as the forces of Han’san was defeated by Fisanduhan insurgents, giving the Kazhkz more control over the Imperial House, he became absolutely embarrassed by The Clan Lords Salak Kazhkz’ continued piracy and general buffoonery.

 While Shannaz continues his life on Dominia, he found the faith of the Holy Tribunal which just recently emerged, at first – seeing it as heresy, seeing it as another strange commune of the Sk’akh religion, he saw overlapping similarities, and learned that more eccentric shamans have contributed their beliefs to the new state religion, and opted to convert to the new faith. And has been happy somewhat since.

  2451 – Shannaz has become known in his Clan as a knowledgeable professor, and with the announced partnership with Necropolis Industries (now Zavodskoi) – has gone to seek employment with the weapons manufacturing company, to make use of his expertise, and become a clan representative, - Shannaz from this day forward enjoys a peaceful life within the Empire, with an elevated title as Noble. He tries to live honorably and peacefully.

 

What do you like about this character?

 At first, I just went with the concept of “UNATHI SAILOR!” – but the more I read into Unathi history (Notably the struggle of the contact war and its after effects), Shannaz is just a doctor traumatized by nuclear warfare and the constant conflict that happened in his young adult years, and despite the circumstance, still tries to find a way to keep living by his old traditions and beliefs. Even in the unfamiliar alien environment he is forced to adapt to.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

Good enough, I know. I made yet another Zavodskoi character – but it just made too much sense with his backstory to make him one, I will often joke that I have a Zavodskoi bias, but that only goes as far as to say they are my favorite megacorporation, and I hope to make characters that are enjoyed by others, and fun to play by me and with others.

Notes:

Enjoying the perks of being a noble may have gone to Shannaz’ head. – I like to make sure each character I make has a name that ties to their personality and backstory, so I thought I might as well spoil what Shannaz means here

“Shannaz” Origin : Persian, popular name in Iran, Turkey and I believe Baghdad. Meaning : The Ruler’s Pride.

“You want peace and harmony in all aspects of your life. You want to devote your life to someone or something. an impressive and aristocratic bearing. No matter how tall you are, you appear noble and upright. You are very much in control of the image you send out to others.”

- Tribunal Priestess Barintskaya to Shannaz Han’San, consoling him after he was just egged and whistled by xenophobes on his way to the Tribunal church.

Edited May 25, 2021 by Haydizzle

[niennab]

Gillian is a great writer and has an abundance of well-rounded and personable characters. I am certain they'll do great with the Unathi whitelist. +1

[ClemTheDuck]

easy +1, tons of personable chars, lotsa experience, knows the lore

[Cnaym]

Good egg, give whitelist, need more nathi!

App is also a good read +1

Bring back June before 2033 please

[Haydizzle]

Hello! I have a couple of questions regarding your application.

1) You mention Shannaz being a scientist in some portions of the app, yet also mention him being a doctor at the end. I'm assuming he's a scientist?

2) Where does Shannaz fail to connect with other species?

3) It is said that Shannaz adapts to the hand he's given while trying to stick to his beliefs, yet he ends up caving to Dominian customs and this struggle is not gone over as much. How has Shannaz struggled with the change in his life?

As a last note: the "'akh" ending on words is used to note a religion and is ill-suited for use in a name.

[Daemon]

6 hours ago, Haydizzle said:

Hello! I have a couple of questions regarding your application.

1) You mention Shannaz being a scientist in some portions of the app, yet also mention him being a doctor at the end. I'm assuming he's a scientist?

2) Where does Shannaz fail to connect with other species?

3) It is said that Shannaz adapts to the hand he's given while trying to stick to his beliefs, yet he ends up caving to Dominian customs and this struggle is not gone over as much. How has Shannaz struggled with the change in his life?

As a last note: the "'akh" ending on words is used to note a religion and is ill-suited for use in a name.

hello hello.

1. When I mean Shannaz is a doctor, I mean a scientific one, he has a doctorate.

2. Shannaz has interacted with humans for only a short period of time when they were touring Moghez, although he studies other cultures and human cultures, he doesn't say, connect with them.

3. Shannaz has converted to the Tribunal due to its state religion, and heavy inspiration from the Sk'akh faith, the most he is taking advantage of is the Dominian cultures centering around nobilty and honor, which is what he recognizes the most - he sticks to Moghesian norms from fear of being ostracized in human dominated events.

EDIT : I'll also acknowledge the mistake I made with naming conventions, I've seen other Unathi refer to scientists as healers, I assumed it was a title added to a name to signify their place within the caste. 

Edited May 24, 2021 by Daemon

[Haydizzle]

On 24/05/2021 at 06:12, Daemon said:

hello hello.

You have a solid background in roleplay as shown through your characters and a solid history on the server. You have a great grasp of Dominian lore; however, a unathi whitelist encompasses more than just Dominia. Going over your responses and the backstory itself, I feel that the themes of the lore overall are not fully understood in this application.

Unfortunately, I will have to deny this application. Good resources to utilize if you have any questions are the lore discord, my deputies, or myself! If you want to look over a Dominian unathi, I recommend this one for an example: 

 

I strongly encourage you to reapply after a week has passed if you are still interested. Otherwise, I am closing this application.