limette Posted July 13 Posted July 13 BYOND Ckey: Lorilili Discord username: apeirogons Character names: Monifa Kayode, Siqiniq Iqaluk Species you are applying to play: Tajara ------------------------------ General Whitelist Requirements What colour do you plan on making your first alien character?: Cinnamon base, with stripes. Have you read the lore pages for the species you wish to be whitelisted for?: I've read most of them, though admittedly I only skimmed Crevus and the Free Tajaran Council so far. 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 species?: I generally think the themes of Tajara are interesting, and reading through the history section I found it to be, of the histories I've read on the Wiki (which is all of them now) the one that enthralled me the most. I think the ideas of tradition and progress weighed against each other, amongst other conflicts, interest me the most ultimately. Also fun is the authoritarianism and political structures found across Adhomai, each of which has their own major drawbacks for the inhabitants thereof that come into play. What makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a human?: Tajara society and culture is impacted heavily by the fact that they were a young, pre-spacefaring society propelled into the space age by outside forces; older Tajara (outside of the nobility) were literal peasants who weren't even allowed the little progress there was, and toiled away for the masters. In the span of a generation, this changes with the People's Republic of Adhomai's rise and outside technology is introduced; and then another generation passes, and it changes yet again with its decline as the other factions rise. I feel the shock of these rapid shifts in society are the main thing that makes them differ, whether this is in the form of backwards views on the many topics they've progress to make on, or the broader social-political implications. ------------------------------ Character Application Character Name: Emiliya Zaytseva Write a backstory for your character. This may include their origin, education, personality and how they arrived to the SCCV Horizon. Emiliya was born in the recent year of 2441, to a family of Njarir'Akhran in East Ras'nrr, just outside Nal'tor. Her family, seemingly loyal to the People's Republic, were afforded some privilege and comfort, especially given the development of the area in which they resided and the generational wealth they had managed to hold (to some extent, her family having originally turncoated during the period the Hadiis had.) It would only be some years later that the Second Revolution began, with Emiliya watching the fires burn across Adhomai at the young age of nine, though from a position of relative safety. The war would not touch her, outside of her much-older brother's involvement, having been in the Navy since before the war had begun. Emiliya herself would hardly allow him to go off without following in his footsteps, and so she joined a Nal'tor Youth Brigade before she was even ten. It was here that the circumstances of her youth would reinforce the ideology of Hadiism into her; she not only lived in comfort under Hadii prior, but now had the leaders in her Youth Brigade to teach her loyalty. This made the events that followed all-the-more shocking; her brother had defected to the New Kingdom alongside Dynhaas' mutiny, an event only confirmed months after the fact, with a letter making its way across lines to her family. The young Emiliya, then, had two forces tugging at her from either side - her own family's Royalist persuasions, and the Youth Brigade's Hadiist ideology. It would seem one side would have to win out, as her family made a plan to defect, leaving to Old Kaltir to join her brother in their treason. Emiliya may have protested, but the protests of a child fall on deaf ears quite easily. Yet she did not have only protests to offer. A few whispers in the ear of the leaders of her Youth Brigade would see her parents arrested for their betrayal of the People's Republic, and herself both awarded for her reporting of her own family and shuffled into an orphanage; the rest of her more-distant family had long-since left for the Kingdom as well, precluding the idea of being moved to the rest of her family. Between her time in a state orphanage and the Youth Brigades, Emiliya would be molded into the model of Hadiist youth; the pride of her Youth Brigade, exemplified by her loyalty to Hadii over even her own family. Not only loyal to the state, but well-educated in the Hadiist ideology, she would grow up amidst this war serving the Hadiist state to the best of her ability (even if the best of her ability was simple civic duties and community service alongside her Brigade.) By the time the war ended with the Armistice of Shastar, she would be an adult - one with an ideological zeal reinforced like no other by those who had raised her. She would enlist in the Republican Navy immediately, study the Hadiist texts, and even go so far as to cast off her family's old faith in S'rendarr and Messa in favor of the atheist future. The next few years would be ones of service in the Orbital Navy, serving as a pilot with her loyalty cemented even further by the advanced technologies she was now in control of - plain evidence of the progress that Hadiism brings, in contrast to the barbarism of Royalism and Al'mariism. In particular, she would lean towards Young Hadiism, imparted upon her by her time in the Youth Brigades, with a few Visionary Hadiist ideas in her head, themselves granted by her time in the Orbital Navy and studying the top brass' writings. And so, the modern day comes forth, Emiliya departs from the Navy to find employment with the Stellar Corporate Conglomerate - another proud service of hers, knowing all that NanoTrasen had done to bring civilization to Adhomai. Even if her own betrayals of not only her family, but all they stood for eat away at her as she stares into the ceiling every night. How has the recent events of the Orion Spur impacted your character? Events such as the Phoron Scarcity, the Solarian Collapse or even the Invasions of Biesel for interstellar-wide affairs, while region-specific events such as the Peacekeeper Mandate, The Titan Rises or even Cold Dawn may impact your character. The Phoron Scarcity is of great concern to her - NanoTrasen and the People's Republic have walked in lockstep all these years; this risk to their well-being as a corporation and Spur-wide economic health is one that she simply cannot tolerate idly. The mission of the Horizon is an honor of hers to fulfill, as she views the success of NanoTrasen to be well-aligned with the success of her own peoples, and the stability of Adhomai. How does your character view the megacorporation they work for? As established above, she's very loyal to NanoTrasen in particular, having enjoyed the products they've brought to Adhomai in her youth, but also to the Stellar Corporate Conglomerate at large. She sees their investment in Adhomai, whether historical in sparking the First Revolution or modern in offering up ship designs and employment to the Tajara of the People's Republic as key to the future of Adhomai. Notes: Yes, this reads like a propaganda piece. That is intentional. I found it hard to get into the groove of writing without giving it a certain tone. I'll answer questions in a more matter-of-fact Wikivoice if that's preferred. 2
Rookie Eyes Posted July 14 Posted July 14 I've enjoyed interacting with Kayode and in the past Tsisana Caladius. I'm sure that the same level of thought will be put into any Tajara character Lorilili comes up with. +1
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