[ACCEPTED]Unathi? More Like Un.... Yeah, I got nothing.

[LordPwner]

BYOND Key: LordPwner

Character Names: 

(many of these characters are retired or situational with my focus on Marcus mainly, some planned play for Asghar, Iver, and Marco, and of course, the character in the app)

D.A.T.A - AI

Species you are applying to play:

Unathi

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

Black

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?:

Yes! It's a lot to go over, but it's all very interesting! I really liked the Queendom of Szek'Hakh in how it's a flip/reversal of the 'traditional' view on unathi and how they live. Also the Guwandi, antags have used it in a gimmick before- but I had no idea why this Unathi wanted to deal while it broke my skull. Now it makes a bit more sense.

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: 

Unathi have almost always been an interest to me, one way or another. As an outsider looking in, it was hard to understand from an OOC perspective looking at the IC interactions. So in part, this is to allow myself to slip into the scale-suit and better figure out what makes Unathi tick. Though, the wiki is already helping me greatly in answering questions. I also would think it would be fun to play an unathi due to their arguably warped ideas on honor and tradition. I do think I could make a rather fun Unathi and have fun playing them too. 

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: (One Paragraph minimum)

Well unlike many other species, there is a very clear way that generally all unathi societies function under- Ignoring Domianians and the Queendom. Where as with humans, skrell, tajara, and even diona, there is flavor from where they come from and how they interact with their homeworld. It can be rather easy to make those characters in their simplest form 'Scream about how Sol/Imp/CoC/IPC/Skrells/Diona/Lack Of Light is bad'. It's a joke, of course, but we often see this happen among mainly human characters. They become the emotional personality. I want to RP the species that is more reserved, that still has it's own issues, but attempt to shine them in a different light. To be more than just 'reskined' or I guess 'rescaled' in this case humans. 

Character Name: Zenta Sa'ul'aka'er

Please provide a short backstory for this character:

Zenta was born before the Contact War in the year of 2430, to his parents- Yulian Szal'Ha'Nor and Dezinka Szal'Ha'Nor (subject to change). Raised to the Warrior Code, Zenta dreamed of the day he too- would be just that. A Warrior. He trained hard to follow the lessons, and not a day went by that the thoughts of honor and pride did allure him. However, when it came time to truly test his steel, to challenge his heart, and to make the ancestors proud... He fould his back turned and his feet running. The calls of 'Guwan' chasing him into the war torn desert as the bombs kept falling... Surviving the desert was almost impossible, bouncing from war torn village to surviving stronghold. Keeping his neck shown and his mouth quiet, doing all that he could- short of true criminality- to survive.

That is when he found himself wandering the lands of the Queendom, the Contact War drawn into a close with the final winner on top, and the rest fighting for scraps... He did what he could to impress and gain compassion from the women, mainly in truth, the guards of Gzusz. As a Guwan, it became hard to gain their trust- as his crime was most severe. He was a coward and broke away- running for his life while his brothers held their nerve. He will never forget the point of their horns- their 'shock', and the horror in their eyes as he left them to die. After many, many months- One of the younger guardswomen vouched for him- He did his best to assist them when pushing off raiders, using his size to frighten, along with the tactics he finally mastered through surviving in the desert on his own- Yet, battle still bothered him- made his scales itch with worry.

The same guardswoman, Almartina Szek'Hakh would later find him, at least interesting enough to be her mate and keep up her home. It was not a long relationship, by any means, a few years- but Zenta found himself happy and devoted to his tasks at hand. The reserve of roles, it suited him- He could do good, but not find himself dishonoring himself. In fact, he felt honored. That was until his new bride did not return from patrol. He waited, and waited- as the sun washed slowly over Moghes, before plunging the city into darkness... Still not a chuff could be heard, nor did the door open. The next day, the horrid news struck him- His new home, now only a reminder of what he lost, had gain, and had lost again... He could not stay here.

The Queendom is not bound, due in part to their leadership, by the same rules as the others Moghes nations... After he saw his mate buried and respected, he sold what he could, turned over what he could not to his new clan before hiring a group of Imperial Traders to take him off word... Strange kzlthii... Very strange. Their Goddess does not commune with all? They do not show praise to the ancestors? At least it was a short flight with them, bouncing around until he found himself at a PMCG recruiting office... He did not want to fight, but the pay... Staring at his last credits, and to honor her memory- How could he say no?

 

What do you like about this character? (Describe what you like about this character)

Zenta deep down is a survivalist. He wants to honor the code, and live by it. Both because he was raised too, and to honor that what he has lost. If he tried harder perhaps he would not find himself here with the PMCG, getting shipped off to the Horizon. If he tried harder, he could have made the ancestors proud. He now desires to do better, and do all that he can to repay the many debts he owes. Why he was given a chance over others? He asks this everyday.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

I'd like to believe I'm pretty good at RP! I try to think of characters that mesh well with the lore, but still have their own dash of interestingness. I do my best to respect the lore and work with it to give a brand new story to tell.

Notes:

Edited August 2, 2023 by Triogenix
changing the name to not be noble clan

[JeffMomentRed]

LordPwner has proven time and time again to be a capable and an extremely fun roleplayer, regardless of the gimmick or situation. I have enjoyed interacting with a wide array of their characters since my character's first interaction with a one 'Zane Miller' on a late late night in the Fall of last year. This player is an exceptional example of character development and writing, at least in my opinion, and I think they will do very well in any whitelist, prompt, gimmick, character, or situation and will and has honored the lore and story the team here has worked so hard to produce and care for. In this case, playing a Unathi who lives by their honorbound creed and by their regrets, I can almost guarantee that LordPwner will play yet another exceptional character and will not disappoint.

[Rookie Eyes]

Survivalist type characters generally resonate well with me. That aside Zane Miller, Marco Bernardi, and Marcus Zhao, are in my experience enjoyable characters that can portray their themes in a grounded, and engaging way. I think that Zenta will be a well portrayed, positive addition to the characters on ship. +1

[LordPwner]

Thank you both so much! I try my best to keep up good characters as best I can. Work makes it hard to get some rounds in though! LOL

 

Appreciate you both! @JeffMomentRed @Rookie Eyes

[White Void]

LordPwaner is both a great roleplayer with my favorite characters being Marcus Zhao and how much he has developed over the months and Zane Miller (rip) but also a great person to interact ooc with.
Besides that i really liked the background story and actually made me interested to learn what the Queendom is, i'm sure they will make as excellent unathi player and i'm interested in seeing this character in game +1

[Afya]

LordZhner is very good yes yes. Fun to RP and mess with. +1 

[RustingWithYou]

Hi, thanks for applying! Just one small nitpick - the Szek'Hakh name would belong to members of the ruling clan, and it would be odd to see someone from such a prestigious clan in a position of a guardsman. The character's adopted clan name should be changed to something else. Aside from that, however, I like the background and just have a few questions to ask.

1. Religion is a very important aspect of Unathi life and society - what faith does Zenta hold to? How have his experiences in the Contact War and life in the Queendom shaped his spiritual views?

2. How have his experiences as a Guwan shaped his views on other Guwan?

3. Zenta doesn't seem like someone who's had a lot of contact with non-Unathi so far - you touch on that a little, but how does he feel about working in a fully multi-species environment such as the Horizon?

4. You mention that he fought in the Contact War, but unless I missed it you don't say which side he was fighting for - was he a soldier of the Hegemony or one of the Traditionalist kingdoms? How does he view the respective sides of the war now, having seen what it ultimately led to?

[ATGiltspire]

Well, I have to give this a -6 for not playing a Tau, but a +6 for dunking on Imperials a bit, +2 for being from the queendom, -2.5 for being LordPwner, annnnndd... +1.5 for being fun to work with, in and out of game, even if Marcus keeps trying to steal Hayashi's GF

So, crossing out the numbers.... Looks like we end up with a solid +1

 

I like the story, and the detail that went inside of it, and I look forward to meeting this new character!

[LordPwner]

8 hours ago, RustingWithYou said:

1. Religion is a very important aspect of Unathi life and society - what faith does Zenta hold to? How have his experiences in the Contact War and life in the Queendom shaped his spiritual views?

He would consider himself a devout Sk'akh, holding to the ancestors. Wandering the wasteland for many years left him time to reflect on the Great Spirit and how his ancestors must be watching from the fold, judging him.

8 hours ago, RustingWithYou said:

2. How have his experiences as a Guwan shaped his views on other Guwan?

I think he would be like Peter from the Bible with Gentiles and Jews. He would understand the struggles, if not even sup with them free food after all. But around any unathi, play it up that he was bullying them. Survivor needs to survive.

 

8 hours ago, RustingWithYou said:

3. Zenta doesn't seem like someone who's had a lot of contact with non-Unathi so far - you touch on that a little, but how does he feel about working in a fully multi-species environment such as the Horizon?

He finds them generally odd. Their customs are not his own - and he can not share.his with them? They're similar or different- Or in whole just left field. He doesn't like it, as part of survival is knowing patterns and how to deal with situations. How do you deal with a Biesellite or DPRA Tajara? This will a challenge for him, for sure.

 

8 hours ago, RustingWithYou said:

4. You mention that he fought in the Contact War, but unless I missed it you don't say which side he was fighting for - was he a soldier of the Hegemony or one of the Traditionalist kingdoms? How does he view the respective sides of the war now, having seen what it ultimately led to?

His original clan was very pro-hegemony and that was the side he fought for. He didn't really hold any extreme thoughts one way or the other - honestly. He served because his Father and family did. If he did have to pick, he is currently pro-hegemony. Comparing what Moghes to what it use to be? It's upsetting, but perhaps it was required. A world they had, full of life is now an toxic wasteland that they STILL must fight over.

 

Oh, rip to the name then. And easy enough change. I didn't really have an idea to what the clanname would be, or the size of the clan in charge of the Queendom, so I wasn't really sure. 

Is there a certain naming scheme to follow when making one? Or just as long as it sounds lizardy?

Thanks so much for your questions let me know if you need anything else!

Edited August 2, 2023 by LordPwner
Wrong religion, my bad!

[LordPwner]

Also thanks @ATGiltspire @White Void@AfyaFor your support. You're all amazing RP'ers and your words warm my heart ❤️ Thank you for your characters and the story they've made!

[Lent23]

Genuinely can't think of many people I enjoy RPing with more than @LordPwner, and having actually written your whole app for you seeing how much work you put into your app, I can't think of many people who should play lizzer more. This is an absolute +1 from me.

[Flpfs]

Competent roleplayer that can be trusted with the whitelist, I have interacted with their characters and they possess good knowledge of the lore and setting

 

+1

[Triogenix]

I thought I already posted some questions to this app but forgot to click submit reply.

Hello! Thanks for applying for Unathi, Rusting already asked you a few questions, so I'll keep mine brief. 

9 hours ago, LordPwner said:

He would consider himself a devout Sk'akh, holding to the ancestors. Wandering the wasteland for many years left him time to reflect on the Great Spirit and how his ancestors must be watching from the fold, judging him.

Given this, what would Zenta think of other Unathi religions? Most notably Si'akh, due to its presence in the Wasteland?

10 hours ago, LordPwner said:

Is there a certain naming scheme to follow when making one? Or just as long as it sounds lizardy?

Personally, I just mash my keyboard into this http://mk.darkserver.co.uk/lang/index.php set to Sinta'Unathi and parse something out of the gibberish that comes out. But yea, as long as it sounds lizardy it's good.

12 hours ago, LordPwner said:

Well unlike many other species, there is a very clear way that generally all unathi societies function under- Ignoring Domianians and the Queendom. Where as with humans, skrell, tajara, and even diona, there is flavor from where they come from and how they interact with their homeworld. It can be rather easy to make those characters in their simplest form 'Scream about how Sol/Imp/CoC/IPC/Skrells/Diona/Lack Of Light is bad'. It's a joke, of course, but we often see this happen among mainly human characters. They become the emotional personality. I want to RP the species that is more reserved, that still has it's own issues, but attempt to shine them in a different light. To be more than just 'reskined' or I guess 'rescaled' in this case humans. 

You mention alot of stuff here, but nothing specific about how roleplaying a Unathi is different. It doesn't need to be more than a sentence, but I'd like it if you gave an example of how you'd specifically roleplay differently as a Unathi to say, someone breaking a pact, than you would a human.

[LordPwner]

6 hours ago, Triogenix said:

Given this, what would Zenta think of other Unathi religions? Most notably Si'akh, due to its presence in the Wasteland?

Well Si'akh is a bunch of honorless, hornless crazy Sinta that believe Juzida Si'akh is some savior? The wasteland exists, how can he be a savior?

Th'akh are alright, they just don't understand how all are pooled together. It's also odd how an item can hold a soul? But to each their own. They aren't those savages.

When it comes to Aut'akh, 'Why are they maiming themsssselvesssss?' It's a bit less than his view of Si'akh. But it is also just generally 'you're all crazy.'

7 hours ago, Triogenix said:

Personally, I just mash my keyboard into this http://mk.darkserver.co.uk/lang/index.php set to Sinta'Unathi and parse something out of the gibberish that comes out. But yea, as long as it sounds lizardy it's good.

Zenta Sa'ul'aka'er

 

7 hours ago, Triogenix said:

You mention alot of stuff here, but nothing specific about how roleplaying a Unathi is different. It doesn't need to be more than a sentence, but I'd like it if you gave an example of how you'd specifically roleplay differently as a Unathi to say, someone breaking a pact, than you would a human.

Many human cultures can often justify breaking a pact, if it benefit them/save them/save others/assist others/etc. etc. However, an Unathi would be less forgiving. They (being the oath breaker) would likely be treated like a Guwan, dishonorable and such by Passionate/Traditional Unathi. 'A warrior word is his bond'

If there is anything else, please let me know!

[Triogenix]

Accepted. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to either me or one of my deputies.