[Accepted]SunoPerson Dionae Application

[Suno]

BYOND Key: SunoPerson

Character Names:

Keep in mind these are just the characters i play, I have many more.

System MK2 (Stationbound medbot)

Isaac Vogel (Bieselite xenobiologist)

Liam Neumann (European miner)

 

Species you are applying to play: Diona/Dionae (Also known as treepeople or anklebiters)

 

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: The best color.

 

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes, Several times in fact. (I may have a problem)

 

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: Several reasons, The first one being just how different diona are from humans and other races, In terms of roleplay. The second reson being just the sheer amount of LORE behind them, Rivalling that of the skrell or humans. Third reason being all the really weird and interesting mechanics they have, For example : A diona can detach the nymph composing one of their limbs and control it independently from their main body, Acting as sort of a "scout" or "messenger" in severe emergency. Another example would be that dionae REQUIRE light to survive, Instead of requiring oxygen/adequate pressure like other species. The THIRD example of a mechanical difference would be how dionas can expend "biomass" to create weird gnarly floors/walls made out of nymphs to do things like seal hull breaches for their human friends. I could go rambling on for several pages about mechanical differences, But the final and most important reason i wish to become plant is : I like dionas and think the nymphs are cute, 

 

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: First of all, Diona are "conditional pacifists" AKA they will avoid fighting as long as at least one peaceful resolution exists, a diona gestalt will only fight if you back it into a corner with no escape and scream mean words at them, And even then they will most likely attempt to take you down non lethally. Second of all, They are multiple nymphs in one body, So they might take some time to come to a descision, as the nymphs inside them have to come to a conclusion. Of course there are multiple "types" of mind a diona gestalt can have, Some notable examples being a "tyrannical tune", a completely authoritarian gestalt where one nymph decides all, or a "Singular sound" where the nymphs have almost no individuality and act as sort of "neuron". A third and very interesting aspect of the dionae would be their ability to drink the blood of sapient creatures and "absorb" their memories in an act of ultimate compassion, Leading to some very very interesting roleplay opportunities. So to come to a conclusion, What makes diona gestalts different from roleplaying humans? They are gentle giants, Very pacifistic in nature, And they are of course several beings controlling one body. And of course the whole "drinking blood to get memories thing."

 

This is just an example, I will most likely play then and several others in an on/off fashion.

Character Name: "To Influence the World Beyond"

Please provide a short backstory for this character

"To Influence the World Beyond" or just "Beyond" was "born"/"found" on earth in a shrubbery by a curious child, who upon being bit. Promptly turned the creature in to his mother, Who upon recognizing the creature from one of the news articles about a "diona seed transport crash" a few weeks ago, promptly turned the creature into the government. After being turned into the government. "Wandering" was assigned a "teaching group" of four other nymphs, and taught the basics of how speak and what sort of strange world they had just come into. After this relativley brief and confusing lecture, The nymphs decided (after some brief encouragement) to merge up, To better withstand this new hostile world they found themselves in. After this the new gestalt was assigned an "internship" position aboard a space station, Orbiting earth, Here they spent 8 years doing various odd jobs to work off their "debt" that sol had assigned them. After working off this debt, The still young gestalt decided to head out and wander across the endless void, Looking for opportunities while working various odd jobs, They wandered around the galaxy for 62 years, During this time they had seen many, Many injustices, And the gestalt being based partially on the memories of a child ; Something cried out inside them, Something that told them, "Change the world. Change the world for the better...". The nymphs spent weeks, maybe months debating on how exactly they would change the world. The more practical of them said "Dont bother with anything big, We can change the world by wandering and spreading our messages" But all the others said, "Yes, We should do it! We just need a way to reach as many beings as possible, To teach them how to be, To teach them the way of peace and acceptance..." The nymphs finally came to a conclusion, Once they saw a vapid and hollow "Holo-Vid Influencer" on the street corner, Recording yet another generic video. The nymphs thought "Hmmmm... Perhaps we could do the same thing... Just in a less vapid and hollow manner... Perhaps we can cause some good out of this?" And thus, They had found their calling in life, Creating "Holo-Vid Vlogs" to both entertain the audience, But most importantly, To campaign for the opression of dionas to stop, In places such as sol, Or even the empire of dominia. So after a few years of content creation, And creating a small but dedicated following, They decided to sign up for an exploratory ship nearby as an independent reporter/content creator, The NCSS Horizon. 

What do you like about this character?

I really like the concept of a diona seeing all the injustices in the world, And instead of starting a political campaign or something, They become an influencer, To start a massive campaign to free dionas across the galaxy from the injustices faced. Via peaceful protest and donation to charities. I also really love the idea of a diona gestalt going around and taking pictures of the ship, Reporting on stories to highlight the good of the world (and of course to campaign for diona freedom)

How would you rate your role-playing ability?
I wouldnt say im the best at it, But im capable and i can pretend i am a plant fairly efficiently.

Notes:

"Chirp chirp. We are an existential threat, we will devour all biomass we can obtain, we will drain all sources of energy and we will grow to the size of a planet, We will attain singularit-" - Diona gestalt "Gary" shortly before being euthanized by the skrell military

Edited May 12, 2022 by Suno
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[Gromnax]

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But the final and most important reason i wish to become plant is : I like dionas and think the nymphs are cute,

Yesss

 

Also, I do not know how much this will weight in the balance, but Suno has expressed their interest in diona gameplay multiple times over the discord and we chat a lot about it since I got my own whitelist. They are geniunely interested in the race. So, if that can help, have my +1

[EJJ]

While I haven't played with Suno as much as some other people, I've seen some of their characters around. They have a good grip on the setting lore and mechanics and I'm sure they'd do well as a PLANT INFLUENCER. Plus I think we'd benefit from some more reporter/journalist characters.
+1

[RisingValiant]

I'm down, character idea seems interesting, and they seem like they at least have the fundamentals. +1

Edited June 2, 2022 by RisingValiant

[Yonnimer]

Apologies for the delay with this! Overall we feel your app is fairly solid, but I do need to request one change to the backstory, namely we'd prefer it if you changed their origin away from earth. You don't need to rewrite the entire backstory or edit it in, just a response comment saying where and anything you feel that'd change as a result should be fine. 

Also a few questions we'd like to ask:

• What exactly is their mindtype? How do feel it'd affect their work?
• How do they feel about other species? Humans? Tajarans? Synthetics?
• What's their opinion on the Republic of Biesel and the Megacorps? 
• What's their religion? Any particular attachments or feelings on the Eternal church?

If you have any questions feel free to dm me over discord. 

[Suno]

Biesel seems like a pretty solid place for an origin. Of course they wouldnt have the debt thing. So i feel they would just have been roped into a predatory contract by some megacorp instead.

 

What exactly is their mindtype? How do feel it'd affect their work?

They are a "Harmonious Hymn" which would lead to large gaps in their speech, and "scattered" news articles, with viewpoints from multiple nymphs in them.

 

How do they feel about other species? Humans? Tajarans? Synthetics?

They quite enjoy the company of other species, however they are slightly wary of skrell due to their authoritarian beliefs (and of course the military order to destroy any titan dionae)

 

What's their opinion on the Republic of Biesel and the Megacorps? 

Biesel? Good, Mainly due to being born there and their policies towards dionae. Megacorps? Conflicted, One on hand they keep the economy running and make new technology, On the other hand they do this via the wanton exploitation of natural resources and people.

 

What's their religion? Any particular attachments or feelings on the Eternal church?

They are a member of the orthodox eternal and agree with the general philosophy.

[Yonnimer]

That works, answers are good, so we're accepting your app.