Cats apply for Cat lore - CatsinHD Tajara Lore Deputy Application

[CatsinHD]

Ckey/BYOND Username:

CatsinHD

Position Being Applied For: (Wiki Maintainer, Lore Developer, Deputy Lore developer):

Tajara Lore Deputy

Have you read the Lore Team Rules and Regulations wiki page?

Yes

Past Experiences/Knowledge:

My writing experience is mostly dominated by various projects I have written for university, Aurora, and TTRPGs. My university writings are very much a mixed bag between technical and creative writing. Within Aurora, I write quite extensively for both CCIA and the Wiki team. I've been in both teams for nearly 2 years and over 2 years respectively (CCIA in June, wiki team in January). 

My development experience is very slim at the moment. I have made miscellaneous PRs and sprites, such as the telescopic cane, notepads, and other such things. While I don't claim to be a spriter or a coder, I am familiar with the process for both.

As for Tajara lore, I have been playing Tajara since pre-NBT times. It continues to be my favorite section of Aurora lore, and something I keep coming back to when I brainstorm new characters. I have read over the Tajaran wiki pages more times than I like to admit (more some than others...) and have kept up with lore updates and previous news updates. 

Examples of Past Work:

Most of my more recent work has been with CCIA, both in cooperation with LTA and otherwise, namely the SCC bulletins. The most notable wiki pages I have worked on are the SCCIA page, the Chain of Command rewrite, and the Guide to the Turbine Engine. Otherwise, I have some documents I could probably pull from my uni drive if needed.

Tajara Lore Deputy Questions:

-A new proposal for an addition, rewrite or expansion related to the Tajara lore

My proposal is for an expansion of the Free Tajaran Council. The primary focus would be on the government, culture, and any aspect that a member of the Free Council would interact with on a day-to-day basis.

The full expansion document is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AiFJTbq0uyCaYxPREQf_g6gfFp14SM5LSNs7dNxIces/edit?usp=sharing

The proposed expansion may retread some ground already in lore, but only to contextualize new additions.

-What would you like to see in the future of Tajara lore?

As a whole, I envision Tajaran lore showing the further divides within each nation, and the cost of progress. The PRA would be on a timer for when Hadii dies, leaving a power vacuum in his place. The scramble from each potential successor would cause a rift in the party and cause instability amongst the populace. The instability may give certain actors, especially those looking to see freedoms expanded in the PRA at all costs, take advantage of the fractured party. Chaos in a power scramble leaving it crippled. Despite this, the standard of living in the PRA would only rise as it achieves its ideals of industrialization and progress. However, with this comes education, and with education comes the same calls for freedom as before, furthering the unrest as the oppressive policies of the war become challenged by an expanding demographic of “Young Hadiists”.

 

The DPRA, in some years' time, would be facing a crisis of control. After years of back and forth during a tentative peace, the civilian government grows tired of junta control amongst the nation and becomes aggressive in their attempts to take over. The juntas fight back, some even threatening a coup on the grounds of ‘treasonous behavior” by the government as a whole. Meanwhile, the home front continues to stagnate in all but Crevus. Without outside help, little progress is made in a struggling post-war reconstruction reality.

 

The NKA furthers itself into a position between a rock and a hard place. With a stagnating economy and still the weaker military power, industrialization becomes an ever more appealing option. However, it would lead to unrest. The inequality between the commoners and nobles would grow with continued industrialization. Unrest would sometimes be met with violent response by local lords leading to more unrest, the new nobles retreading the mistakes of the past. Meanwhile, Queen Shumaila and Parliament grow more at odds as the monarch begins to increasingly utilize her powers in response to world and domestic affairs. While arguably the most stable, it is by far the furthest behind, with more strife building within its borders by the day.

 

The FTC remains in the face of inevitable change. They are running out of space, both economically and physically. The cultures of the newer humanized generation clash with those of the older traditional generation. Meanwhile, the Adhomian powers are all tugging at the council to align. Tensions are at an all-time high between the interest groups within. After Kar’etrink’s untimely death, the Council is in upheaval. The Adhomian powers take further interest, inviting visits from the Council into their lands. Meanwhile, the Council stagnates, no vote able to pass as each side struggles to find common ground.

 

Additional Comments:
 

[Valentine]

I've known Cats for about a year, and I can confidently say they still know a lot more about CAT lore than I do. I know they do a lot of work on the Wiki along with CCIA, and they're generally just a really approachable person to ask about lore. I think this post (and the Google doc) shows they have a really solid understanding of Tajara lore, where it could feasibly go, and what could be done to fill empty spaces. That's an easy +1 from me.

[Hawk]

Likewise, I've known Catsin for a pretty long while now. They're nothing but absolutely passionate for the Tajara lore and the species as a whole. I've been consulted by them practically every time they've made a new Tajara character and they're always well researched. Thought out. Bringing interesting RP opportunities. And most of them flesh out a rarely touched piece of lore. Maryah and the FTC comes to mind. This isn't even bringing up the fact that whenever they create a character they straight up create a Google document with everything from early life to war wounds planned out.

 

+1 all the way!