[DENIED] UncannyAss Skrell application

[UncannyAss]

BYOND Key: uncannyass
Character Names: Jacob Dicoco
Species you are applying to play: Xiialt Skrell
What color do you plan on making your first alien character: Aquamarine or a light brown
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:
First off I like the appearance of the Skrell, as they ressemble Kit Fisto's species, the Nautolans. Besides, the capabilities that the Skrell possess caught my attention, as they have psionic capabilities greater than other species (with both positive and negative caracteristics), the ability to Srom with other Skrells. Also the way they express their feelings due to their different physiology and the way they present fondness to those around them sound wonderful to roleplay. And finally, I find their competitivity fascinating, as they go as far as declare rivals in their workplace and in their whole life.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:
It would be different as they would be unphased by occurring setbacks that present short term difficulties may happen during the shifts, as Skrell usually have their sights in the outcome that will come in the far future (far future for a human). Another difference would be seen in how the Skrells would show their emotions with facial expressions, due to physical differences, for example while a human would smile when happy a Skrell would start blinking rapidly and curl their headtails. Other of the Skrell characteristics would come into play, like using telepathy to communicate with other Skrells or psi receptive inddividuals or their response to being insulted (at least publicly). 

Character Name: Zixqoo Xuq
Please provide a short backstory for this character

Zixqoo Xuq was born and raised in a small mining community of around 70 individuals close to Lago de Abundancia, Mictlan. Xuq had a quite peculiar family union surrounding him, as it was not conformed only by Skrells but had a old couple of humans partaking in it, these humans became part of the union as they had known Xuq's biological parent figures, and came to know the rest of the union shortly after, as they arrived to Mictlan. These humans also had a child, Stevan, who would be as close as a sibling to Xuq when he was born.

In the early years of Xuq's live, his family circle taught him the basics of the mining industry, tutored by his human caretakers, the knowledge and abilities to trade securing the most profitable outcomes, instructed by their skrellian caretakers, and finally small lessons about security and safety, being Stevan his teacher, as he took part in the local security force of the mining community. Most of Xuq's childhood and early adolescence was expended almost in its entirely surrounded by his family union, with small exceptions when his human caretakers and brother decided to sneak him out to show him the culture and joy of the Mictlan's people, initially being unwelcomed by the rest of the people, but slowly being accepted and regarded with care as people knew he was the child of the community leaders, who they all held in high regard.

As time passed Xuq showed promising psionic capabilities, for that of a Xiialt, and upon learning this he wished to make the most of them, using them mostly with his family circle and animals he could see from the window of his room when he was alone, improving them bit by bit. One day during his younger years, he decided to communicate with Stevan using his Psionic capabilities, but due to his ignorance of that the humans do not posses psionic abilities like his own kin, he ended up scaring and angering Stevan, an attitude that Xuq had never seen from his "brother". This left Xuq emotionally scarred and made up his mind to never use psionics with non-psionic species, unless it is absolutely necessary or the other part deeply agrees to the exchange.

When Xuq grew older, he started to notice more and more the problems that his hometown faced on a daily basis, as the criminal organizations that once did not attempt anything against them started boldly harassing the townsfolk, both within the community and on the mines they worked at. This all continued until a raid by the Samaritans' forces, which led to a close eradication of the mining community. From this assault only a small fraction of the citizens managed to escape, this including most of Xuq's family union, except for Stevan and one of his progenitors. With their livelyhoods and town taken over by the Samaritans, the remaining family circle discussed what would be the best course of action for the future of Xuq, as his future and development was the highest priority to the union. The skrellian members wanted to send him and his mentor out of Mictlan, so that he could safely pursue higher education and expand his family union, as opposed to the human pair, who thought that the best course of action was to keep Xuq with them at all times and nurture him with local knowledge. This difference of thoughts was short lived, as soon the human pair would understand that what they believed was the best future for Xuq was actually the best for them as they were overcomed by grief and fear of losing their "other child". After thinking a plan through they decided that Xuq would leave Mictlan and move to Mendell City, more specifically to district 12 the Xavier District. This was all possible thanks to the connections and debts that were owed to Xuq's family circle, ensuring his travels, safety and expenses during his tutorship.

After many years of being in Xavier District, Xuq was now a graduate in the field of robotics and was thinking of enrolling for exploring certificates outside of Mendell City. This came to a stop when he received the news that the members of his family circle that stayed in Mictlan had all perished in a terrorist attack, again executed by the Samaritans. Due to the sudden news, Xuq desired to reformulate his life plan again, this time to one when he would be capable to protect the ones dear to him to the best of his abilities and to achieve a successful life from then on, for this reason he decided to enroll himself in a university specialized in the development of weaponry and defense systems. After graduating was scouted by Hephaestus Industries for his Thesis in robotics and applied concepts alongside his weapon manufacturer knowledge.

Xuq worked alongside Hephasteus for the years to come, until 2464 when he heard of the Insurrection Crisis that just started in Mitclan, as for that moment he saw this as the perfect opportunity and transferred over to Zavodskoi Interstellar to assist in the defense efforts of Lago de Abundancia (and for a future hefty paycheck and a couple of promotions). After the radicals of the Founding Movement and the Samaritans were repelled from the city, Xuq did not manage to leave unscratched as he had lost his right arm and right foot in an explosion in a bombing spree issued by the radicals. For this, Xuq had prosthetics from Hephasteus replace his missing limbs, being these a kind of send off gift given by his old department Qu'Kaaxs. Shortly after the attachment of the prosthetics, Xuq was formally contracted by Zavodskoi Interstellar as a machinist and occasional miner, at the same time he was also notified of his official transfer to the SCCV Horizon as one of the most prominent machinists on Zavodskoi Interstellar's payroll. Although this wasn't on the already laid plans of Xuq, it presented nothing but an improvement, as now he would make friends and connections with many other individuals prominent in their fields, making his future even brighter than he anticipated. Finally, Xuq had but a faint hope to met more of his kind, to properly find his Qu'Poxii and even maybe start his own family union. This last part of Xuq's plan was the most underdeveloped, as he puts too much trust in the "tides of the heart" and what the future has in store for him.

What do you like about this character?
It embodies the tragedy, loss and upturns that face many of my favorite characters thoroughly. As Xuq does not seek revenge against those who took his family for him, but wants to let them go and live his life in the most successful and enjoyable way he can possibly manage, as he knows deep inside that this would've been what his now deceased family circle wanted him to do. Putting his future on top of the feelings of resentment and grief that he holds against the radicals of his home world.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?
In a scale from 1 to 10 I would give myself a 7, but given the passion I feel for this character I'd go as far to say an 8.

Edited October 5, 2022 by WhatsUpBrotendo
Removed "!" from character name and rewrote backstory entirely

[WhatsUpBrotendo]

Hi, thanks for applying. A few things:

1. "!" will not work in a name.
2. When looking at whitelist applications we expect the proposed character and backstory to be more ingrained into the species' culture. While this character would be fine once you have the whitelist, the application itself is meant to showcase your knowledge of species lore and how it affects your character. Please edit your character's backstory so that they're either from the Federation or a major Skrell community somewhere else in the Spur.

[UncannyAss]

4 hours ago, WhatsUpBrotendo said:

Hi, thanks for applying. A few things:

1. "!" will not work in a name.
2. When looking at whitelist applications we expect the proposed character and backstory to be more ingrained into the species' culture. While this character would be fine once you have the whitelist, the application itself is meant to showcase your knowledge of species lore and how it affects your character. Please edit your character's backstory so that they're either from the Federation or a major Skrell community somewhere else in the Spur.

Thanks for your input, I have made the changes and will now wait for further evaluation for the application.

Have a nice day.

[WhatsUpBrotendo]

I have been made aware that you have played for a total of four rounds, which is not enough time to showcase your roleplaying ability. I'll be denying this application, but I encourage you to play on the server more and properly establish yourself in the community. You can reapply in two weeks.