Captain Gecko Posted December 4, 2021 Posted December 4, 2021 I'm back, with more custom items! I only recently found where the custom items were stored! And I found out that we can have multiple custom items? So here we go... Not one, but TWO custom items! You'll tell me about it. *** *** *** Byond key: Captain Gecko Discord key: CNEGecko#9618 Character Name: Sezrak Han'san *** *** *** Item name: "red Han'san cape" Item function(s): This is just a cape. It can be worn on the suit slot, or put on suits and uniforms as an accessory, like any other capes in Aurorastation. Item description: "This is a cape loosely based on the style of Dominian nobility, the latest fashion across Dominian space, although it doesn't feature any of the colors belonging to the Great Houses, and doesn't bear the symbolism of the ones worn by Tribunalist priests. The left shoulder-side bears the standards of the Han'san clan-house with a small, discreet symbol of gilded colors, instead of the usual Green used for this house." Why is your character bringing this item to work?: It is part of Sezrak's attire. While he doesn't always tend to wear it, Sezrak always has a cape on him, just like any Dominian noble does. He generally puts it on his void suit when heading outside at work, so that he can be easily recognized, or keeps it for important events, or Dominian-related ones, like a local Tribunal priest organizing something on the station. How did your character obtain this item: During Giving Day/Christmas of 2462, Sezrak was gifted a cape by Kar'skalzi Bollu. This cape was bearing the Kazhkz colors, but the Han'san standards! Sezrak himself kept the cape, but decided to keep on modifying it over time... Something that other players could follow over time if they ever felt curious about this (with the Kazhkz colors being slowly removed, eventually having the cape's sprite switched from the orange Kazhkz one to the gilded "neutral" one, and the flavor text slowly changing over time...) By now, Sezrak would've completed his cape, as he just kept on continuing his additions and modifications on it from time to time, since it has almost been a year since he got that cape. sezrak_cape.dmi *** *** *** Item name: "red Domelkoan Coat" Item function(s): A warm coat, just like the winter one, except it doesn't feature a hood! To wear on the suit slot, obviously. Item description: "A warm coat made in Domelkos. This red coat is stuffed with yupmi fur and made out of reinforced cloth-like synthetic materials, both to keep the wearer warm in the cold winters of Moroz, and to resist all but the rougher treatments... All the while remaining good-looking enough. Both shoulders on this coat feature the standard of the Han'san clan-house, presented in a gilded color." Why is your character bringing this item to work?: Once again, it is part of his outfit. Sezrak has the usual red winter coat up to now, but a slight change of style is needed. Beyond making a character I've been nearly only playing for well over a year look more unique, Sezrak himself has some reasons to bring this to work indeed. As a Unathi, Sezrak needs to wear some extra layers of clothes to not feel uncomfortably cold on station, that means even when handling dangerous anomalies and such. The problem is that the normal red winter coat looks... Heavy. It's large at least, for sure. Thus, Sezrak needed something that would risk limiting his moves a little less. How did your character obtain this item: Sezrak spent most of his life, and (when not in Tau-Ceti) lives in Domelkos. Naturally, his wardrobe is mostly compromised of made-in-Domelkos attires. He probably just took a few of these coats with him to Tau Ceti after a recent trip to Dominia. What value does this item have to your character, and what story does it tell?: As stated earlier, Sezrak loves red. The gilded Han'san standard has been explained too, and so was his materialistic nature. sezrak_coat.dmi *** *** *** What value does this item have to your character, and what story does it tell?: I will answer for both items here. Sezrak is highly materialistic. This is one of the reasons why he does his job, as he gives a lot of importance to these ancient items he extracts from the rock, full of history, and, to his eyes, value (beyond monetary). This materialistic nature expands to what he owns, and what he wears. The coat, the beret, the lighter, all of these items have a history, and this time, a history he plays a part in by owning and using them, all of these items are extremely important to him, and so is his cape... Especially considering that he even weaved most of the cape too by now. Depending of what goes on in the future (especially with the NBT's new uniform rules), he may wear it for certain situations, as described above, or way more often. The cape itself does feature symbolism on its own as well: - The Red color is so far the colors I've been mostly associating with Sezrak, with even he himself being pretty much drawn to it, beyond just calling it his favorite color and complimenting others who generally wear/use red-colored items (although that last thing is partly a meme, as the red winter coat is rather popular, and Sezrak ends up wearing the same coat as a bunch of other crewmembers). - The Han'san symbol, replacing any trace of Kazhzkz symbolism reflects Sezrak's tastes about the afformentioned house on the cape. Sezrak isn't fond of the Kazhkz clan, a feeling mostly originating from the nearly-traditional rivality between the two Unathi clan. Wearing anything related to the Kazhkz would probably feel a tad humiliating to him... - The Han'san symbolism itself being gilded* and not of the usual green color we've seen attributed to it. Sezrak's immediate family is not incredibly loyal to the Han'san clan. Kar'sani's (Sezrak's father) choice to join the Han'san raiders was made because he had next to no other choices beyond become a Guwan and abandonning his family in a possibly hostile environment (Sezrak family lore, I wouldn't spoil, nor bore you with it, unless you ask for it of course). Put simply: while, out of honor, Sezrak and his family would never betray their clan, they made it clear that they weren't too onboard with the raider way of life. Ever since they landed on Moroz, things calmed down, but Sezrak is still more loyal to his immediate family than to the rest of his Clan. And thus, he chose to not bear the actual Han'san colors, even though his cape does feature the standard at least. *Do note that it is "gilded" material, but not actual gold. Probably some cheap imitation sold in random shops. Sprites: Obviously, the cape is just a reskin of the usual Dominian cape. For the Domelkoan coat, I actually used the high visibly jacket as a base! Mostly to get an idea of where the sleeves and torso is, etc. Up there are DMI files for each sprites. I'll also include below a file that includes both in a single DMI, if it makes things easier to implement. sezrak_coat_cape.dmi Additional comments: As stated above, I didn't even know we could have multiple custom items! Well here I am now! Some people play a couple of characters, some play dozens... I prefer to simply keep a single character. I have been playing Sezrak and Sezrak only since I've had the Unathi whitelist over a year ago (ok, alright, not just Sezrak, there has been a handful of exception actually... But this is like a few among hundreds of games). Anyways, I've been playing Sezrak, and hope I'll be keep on playing Sezrak for longer, right now. Thus, for a character I've been playing for so long and will keep on playing more, I think it's only right to make him look a bit more unique. PS: Look, Haydizzle! NOT a lighter! I did it!
ShesTrying Posted December 21, 2021 Posted December 21, 2021 Fancy cape, fancy coat, fancy name. I like this— accepted.
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