Poopenfarten's Tajara Whitelist Application

[HelloSpaceMan]

BYOND Key: Poopenfarten

Character Names: Casval Castlereagh, GM-1263, Machaon-23, Hans Blanc, Moto 

Species you are applying to play: Kochiba

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: Kochiba

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:

I want to play as a tajara because I find the whole lore and aesthetic surrounding the tajara interesting and there is a lot of it. Also the fact that the way they speaks, some part of their cultures and the fact that they are basically humanoid cat, which give them some silly light hearted fantasy vibe to me. (I know, recent history of Adhomai is not light hearted at all) Finally, being able to play as a tajara would allow me to further learn more about the cool lore surrounding tajara through the process of creating and fleshing out character.

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

The most obvious different would be the physical things like the fact that they have fur and probably hate warmer weather places like Mictlan or would hate it when someone turns up the temp in the hallway. The fact that they are relatively agiles, slightly more endurance and other stuff. The tajara characters should probably acts accordingly . Maybe through subtle thing likes rolling up shirts sleeves Like how IPC don't says "Ow" when a dog bite them. Also the fact that they are cat and have more obvious body language like flicking ears and wagging tail. Then there is deeper more less surface level thing like how Adhomai is currently in a cold war with conflicting politics and ideology. An average tajara from Adhomai would be way more political than their contemporary 25th century human counterparts due to the fact that their ideologies are in a cold war against each other. Also depends on their ideology and orign some tajara would pays attention to ethnicities of other tajara and treats them differently accordingly due to their history with ethnic caste system.

Character Name: Thufir Haranaya

Please provide a short backstory for this character

Thufir Haranaya, a Hharar, was born in Spetember 2442 in the city of Miran'mir. He had 2 older brothers and an older sister. His father was a shipwright and his mother was a decent cook who was fortunate enough to own a small restaurant. Life goes by relatively pleasantly for a Hharar family in Miran'mir, comfortably far from central government of PRA. In 2449, Thufir still doesn't understand much about the world at large but he notices the changes when everyone started talking about a New Kingdom and the red and black flag on the streets seems to gradually disappear a few at a time. A year later, thing has become a bit more clear for him as the voice on the radio changed and his country somehow changed from People Republic of Adhomai to the New Kingdom of Adhomai and most importantly, there is now a war. Lives of Haranaya family gradually become harder as the war drags on. Thufir's father would come home late working at the dock, his mother would complains about things getting more expensive but nevertheless they seems to treat this as a necessary hardship. In addition to that in the living room of their house is now a small picture of the new king on the wall above the bookshelf. For all he knows, the king is good and the nobles are helping the good king and we should help them if possible. He would spends his next 8 years growing up as a patriot to the New Kingdom. His patriotism would be further pushed by the bombing of the parliaments in 2459. Which he views as a babaric assasination attempts which goes beyond border of the war and seal his belives the republicanism no matter which colours is not the solutions for Adhomai. (He originally views ALA with some indifferences. Mainly because he initially just hates the Hadii not the ideologies.)

By 2560, Thufir find himself being assigned as a mechanic in the Royal Navy and has already lost his eldest brother to the war who served as a sailor in the Royal Navy. It is definitely hard for Thufir but he knows that it is also hard for everyone involved in this war and he would not want anything more than it to end right then, with his beloved country surviving of course. He keeps up his hard work as a ship mechanic until the end of the war.  He would go on to participate in many other naval operations, mostly shore bombardment until the end of the war. He is after all, a hardworking young Hharar ship mechanic.

By the end of the war, his father is too old to work while his surviving brother has become a career navy sailor and his sister is sets to take over their aging mother's restaurant. Thufir was fortunate enough to be given an oppurtunity to studies at Dymtris Polytechnic College through recomendation by his commanding noble officer and after two years, with his degree in engineering, managed to secure an off-world contract with Hephaetus Industries away in the Republic of Biesel. With things seems to be stable for both his country and his family, he take this oppurtunity and says a happy goodbye with his family in Miran'mir.

For Thufir, he views the foreign megacorporates with indiffirence and see them as necessities as he sees it as the only way for his beloved country to even survive the next war which he stills think would eventually happens. When he get to Biesel, that perspective is further reinforced as he witness the foregin technologies in foreign land and surprised by how common things like PDA and holovids are. Anyway, his life in Biesel is not bad for him, the pay is, not much by galactic standard but is relatively generous from his Adhomian perspective. He would keep in touch with his family and send some money back to his parents, although it is a bit difficult with extranet access back in Miran'mir but he heard it is getting better soon with New Kingdom's deals with SCC corps.

What do you like about this character?

Thufir is an average 'urban' tajara from the New Kingdom and might seems a bit plain at first glance. I like this character for his 'plainess', I guess. He is a 'young' engineer and has his fair share of war training but nothing over the top like 'ex-royal grenadiers' or anything. He is also relatively new to this 'galactic life' having spend only around a year outside Adhomai so far, so there is also room for some character developments along the way too, I suppose. So, all that is why, I think this Thufir, the engineer/ apperentice, would be a nice and safe character to starts off as my first Tajara character.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

8/10, I have been getting better at using emotes and stuff. A bit worried about talking like tajara but I am sure I can do it.

Note: I am unsure about naming a Tajara. Is "Thufir Haranaya" alright?

Edited August 2, 2022 by HelloSpaceMan
Correct 'Imperial Navy' to 'Royal Navy'. (Probably confused with Dominia's) And changes last name because last one sounds a bit too fancy.

[Alberyk]

I don't think there is anything I can ask about this application, it covers all points and display a good knowledge of the lore.

 

Accepted.