Acetrea Posted February 9 Posted February 9 BYOND Ckey: Acetrea Discord username: beeffrustration Character names: Mae Lin, KIT (AI), Pods Scattered Upon Sandy Dunes Species you are applying to play: Unathi ------------------------------ General Whitelist Requirements What colour do you plan on making your first alien character?: Tak Red: RGB 128, 62, 62 / Hex #803E3E (Maybe a little deeper). Have you read the lore pages for the species you wish to be whitelisted for?: 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 species?: Unathi has always been a species that I’ve been interested in, but the amount of lore and information that needs to be digested has always been a deterrent to me. Now that there is new Unathi lore coming out, as well as the Unathi event that was recently announced, I thought it would be a great time to finally dive into the lore and make an application in the process. Beyond just the new things coming out for Unathi, I also really enjoy the design and cultural differences that the species has in comparison to others. The warrior-fisher-healer dynamic has always stood out to me, and I think that Unathi on Moghes have faced many hardships that directly affected characters, given how recent they were, which makes for really interesting RP. What makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a human?: I believe the most important difference between role-playing an unathi versus role-playing a human are the cultural contrasts between the two. Humans are constantly trying to find ways to change and be innovative, whereas unathi are known for sticking to the fundamentals of their cultures and religions and maintaining their ancient systems. The rigid hierarchy that the unathi stick to is likely the biggest change, and it’s important to know how clans and nobility play big roles in how to RP as unathi. Mechanically, unathi are expected to extend their “s” sounds, which I plan to accomplish using autohiss. Additionally, unathi are endo-thermic, and mechanically run colder than other species, so it may be pertinent to use a heat pack when working in colder areas of the ship ------------------------------ Character Application Character Name: Aizi Saresh (family name) Write a backstory for your character. This may include their origin, education, personality and how they arrived to the SCCV Horizon. Aizi Saresh was born into a lower noble family a few years before the Contact War in Skalamar in a hatch of two. Having only been 6 years old when the first shots of the war were fired, she does not have many significant memories of what life was like before the war, but during it, she remembers her family’s prejudice against the Unathi from the Traditionalist Coalition, and after the bombs were dropped onto Moghes, the hatred she felt for the Coalition would be solidified for life. Luckily, her family and her clan resided in Skalamar at the time of the Contact War, and were relatively unharmed–besides the warriors in her clan who fought. When she was 14, Aizi’s mother died while working as a medical aid in Traditional Coalition war a. This solidified Aizi’s decision to attend the University of Skalamar and join the House of Medicine. Aizi spent six years studying emergency medicine at the Skalamar University of Medicine, graduating in 2454 at the age of 22 with a paramedic certificate. Aizi’s clan was entirely Sk’akh, and she did her best to worship the Great Spirit, especially after her mother died. For eight years, she worked as a hospital paramedic, generally staying inside the emergency rooms where she treated patients after being handed off from field paramedics. Because of her direct supervision under physicians and nurses, she had specific experience for the Horizon that other paramedics who don’t work directly in the ER don’t. Though initially a particularly serious unathi going into college, she has become more relaxed as she neared middle age, 35 years old as of 2467. She has great passion for her work, all sparked from seeking emotional fulfillment from her mother’s death, but also because she learned quickly that emergency medicine was something she had a knack for and excelled at. Overall, she does her best to have a kind bedside manner, not one to rock the boat with both patients and colleagues. The Phoron Scarcity led to a severe supply crisis in medicines necessary to treat many emergent patients in the ER. Peridaxon, dexalin (and plus), pneumalin, and other phoron-based medications were being reserved for the ultra-wealthy and noble houses in Skalamar. Seeing so many citizens not getting the level of treatment they needed was very taxing for Aizi’s emotional health. Over the years, she began experiencing compassion fatigue, finding that her usual enthusiasm for her work was dwindling. This was when she knew that she needed a change of scenery. In 2465, once Hephaestus had taken over the House of Medicine, she saw an opportunity to leave Moghes and explore better employment opportunities with a megacorporation. Of course, since Hephaestus does not particularly dabble in medical workings, she pivoted towards the PMCG, a corporation many new graduates of the Skalamar University of Medicine were finding themselves employed in. Aizi worked for Sekhmet Intergalactic for nearly three years in one of their medical response divisions, though working for one of their medical teams was not as fulfilling as she thought it would be. The rivalry with the IAC often drawing customers to their ship via ‘shady’ deals, did not do much to help with her compassion fatigue. Requesting a transfer to the SCCV Horizon, Aizi hopes to find more fulfillment in her position. 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. As previously mentioned, the Phoron Scarcity took a blow to the level of medical treatment Aizi was able to provide to most patients, compared to her previous years of work. This took a toll on her mental health as she saw people suffering, knew what they needed to survive, but was not allowed to give it. Luckily, her ties with the House of Medicine kept her and her family from facing starvation, but that does not mean she did not see the effects it had on the people around her. Starvation and dehydration cases skyrocketed in the ERs, contributing to her tempestuous feelings for her work. Aizi reveres Hephaestus for saving the guilds and the economy, as well as assisting her in finding work off of Moghes. The recent arc, “New Blades, Old Wounds,” did not directly affect Aizi as she was travelling the Spur working for Sekhmet, but she was aware of the events as they unfolded. Peace talks with the Hegemon and Nralakk Federation were preferable, though Aizi never blamed Nralakk for the Contact Wars. As someone who was too young to remember Moghes (born in 2432) before it was mostly a wasteland, Aizi wants a restoration campaign to succeed. The Civil War that ensued after Izaku killed skrell aid workers did not worry Aizi much, for she had faith that the hegemony would crush the traitors, and they did. Now she is excited to see what changes diona can do for the wasteland, and hopes that when she is old and finally retires, she will be able to see the start of the restoration of her home world. How does your character view the megacorporation they work for? Aizi absolutely refused to work for Nanotrasen, given the part they played in supplying nukes to the Traditional Coalition. When Hephaestus representatives within the House of Medicine suggested NT, Aizi was quick to refuse; her only other option being the PMCG. She is grateful to be working for the PMCG, if only because it means that she did not have to choose to work under NT in order to leave Skalamar and Moghes. She does not like the way Sekhmet does things, but she understands the necessity of it when competing with the IAC. 3
evandorf Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Hello and thank you for applying! You app looks good and you seem to have a good understanding of the lore. I just wanted to pull on a few threads and ask some clarifying questions. - First, I just wanted to touch on what I think might be a typo. Was this supposed to be "...working as a medical aid in a Traditional Coalition ward" or something similar? Quote When she was 14, Aizi’s mother died while working as a medical aid in Traditional Coalition war a. - You mention that Aizi had specific experience for the Horizon that other paramedics who don’t work directly in the ER lack. This might just be my own lack of IRL medical work-experience but can you clarify what skills she has that others don't that would benefit her on the Horizon? - Her work seems to be a defining aspect of her life. Not only was her desire to go into the House of Medicine directly related to her mother's death, but she seems to be constantly searching for fulfillment through it. How much of the drive to be a healer is from her desire to help people and how much of it is a vehicle to find purpose? Is her compassion fatigue exacerbated by a lack of direction? - She was born into a lower noble house. How does her background affect the perspective she has on medicine and better care not reaching the less fortunate while going to others whose situation is similar to hers? - How has her house fared since the war? You mentioned that ties to the House of Medicine helped keep them afloat to a degree. Does she still provide the majority of support with her corporate pay? - The NT nuke connection is not proven currently, and is along the lines of rumor and conspiracy. A lot of people still hate NT so it's a reasonable belief to have but is there something specific that drew you to it or that you would want to explore in the future? 1
Acetrea Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 Quote First, I just wanted to touch on what I think might be a typo. Was this supposed to be "...working as a medical aid in a Traditional Coalition ward" or something similar? Sorry! I was editing this part, and then I believe I got distracted and forgot to come back to it. It should've been something like: "When she was 14, Aizi’s mother died while working as a Hegemony medical aid in a Traditional Coalition combat zone. The medical documentation for her death indicated that she could've lived if other medics had reached her sooner." Quote You mention that Aizi had specific experience for the Horizon that other paramedics who don’t work directly in the ER lack. This might just be my own lack of IRL medical work-experience but can you clarify what skills she has that others don't that would benefit her on the Horizon? So, the way I understand it (my sister works in a hospital ER as a Paramedic, rather than on a rig, so a lot of this information is from her), when a Paramedic works in a rig, they mostly make all the decisions by themselves, given there are no medical doctors easily accessible out in the field (wherever the call is). This is fine, of course, since that's what Paramedics are trained to do. In contrast, when working directly in the ER, you are under the direct supervision of emergency medicine doctors and work in a team setting. Additionally, you have access to many more resources inside the hospital, given that a rig can only hold so many things. So overall, Aizi has learned to work well in a team, which is how the Horizon's medical department runs, and she has learned to use equipment not usually on a rig, of which could possibly be the cryo tubes, the sleeper, and the full body scanner. These aspects would make her a better fit for the Horizon's medical department when compared to a Paramedic who only has experience with whatever a rig on Moghes might look like. 2 hours ago, evandorf said: Her work seems to be a defining aspect of her life. Not only was her desire to go into the House of Medicine directly related to her mother's death, but she seems to be constantly searching for fulfillment through it. How much of the drive to be a healer is from her desire to help people and how much of it is a vehicle to find purpose? Is her compassion fatigue exacerbated by a lack of direction? Initially, when Aizi started schooling to become a paramedic, her drive to be a healer was mostly to find purpose. There was most certainly interest in helping people, as I think that it's truly a requirement for nearly everyone who goes into the medical field. Without that, then it's very difficult to complete the rigorous training that comes with learning so many different aspects about the human body, and then, within the context of SS13, you'd have to also learn the same things for 5 other living species. Once Aizi graduated and began working in the ERs, she felt like that purpose was being fulfilled. For every critical person she helped save, she felt a sense of relief knowing that another child like her wouldn't have to go through losing a parent like she did. Even if the person she saved didn't have children, it still healed that emotional wound. That relief was like an addiction, and like an adrenaline junkie, she genuinely enjoyed helping people and loved that her job allowed her to physically do that. The reason that her compassion fatigue didn't see much correcting when working on Sekhemet PMCG ships was because she didn't see a change in the demographic that she saw on Moghes during the Phoron Scarcity. On those ships, she saw time and time again people who could not afford their services get turned away, whereas if they were to come across an IAC as an example, they would not discriminate between patients. She went to the PMCG looking for a change in how care is administered and was met with the exact same protocols she'd come to hate. I don't know if I'd say it's exacerbated by a lack of direction, because the direction she wants to go is to find a place where status, money, and discrimination don't affect levels of healthcare. It's just that she is having a hard time finding that place. 2 hours ago, evandorf said: She was born into a lower noble house. How does her background affect the perspective she has on medicine and better care not reaching the less fortunate while going to others whose situation is similar to hers? Though it's a lower noble house, she is still noble and benefits more than the peasant class in her clan. She is very privileged in this aspect, and given that she is a part of the House of Medicine, she reaps the benefits of not having to pay for any medical costs of her own, though she hasn't really had to put that to use beyond mishaps in the ER, like accidental cuts, exposures to diseases/chemicals, and the occasional physically violent patient who gets loose, and she takes her coverage for granted. Since she works in Skalamar, she doesn't often see rural peasants, as they are likely too far to reach the hospitals. Logically, she is aware that there are other unathi out there that can't easily seek medical care, but since it's not something right in front of her face, she does not think about it often. 3 hours ago, evandorf said: How has her house fared since the war? You mentioned that ties to the House of Medicine helped keep them afloat to a degree. Does she still provide the majority of support with her corporate pay? Her house was not affected as heavily by the contact war as other clans might've been. Her clan was mostly concentrated inside Skalamar, though some died by the Traditional Coalition's hand, such as Aizi's mother. Their clan was most certainly better off before the war in terms of the economy and mental health, but they did not see as much displacement or loss of life as other clans that were located in or near the wasteland did. The House of Medicine kept Aizi and her immediate family afloat during the Phoron Scarcity, given that the House of Medicine is in charge of the daily allotment of calories given via food rations. Her ties to the people in the guild made sure that she and her family were always fed enough. In terms of support through her corporate pay, she still sends money back to her clan, no matter where she is working. The more discretionary income she has, the more she sends back. 3 hours ago, evandorf said: The NT nuke connection is not proven currently, and is along the lines of rumor and conspiracy. A lot of people still hate NT so it's a reasonable belief to have but is there something specific that drew you to it or that you would want to explore in the future? Though it is not proven and only passed through rumors and conspiracy, Aizi was the subject of a lot of propaganda in Skalamar as she grew up during the contact war, and it was often said that NT wished to exploit her people under the guise of helping them. But going beyond that, Aizi was repulsed by NT because they are the largest megacorporation in the Spur (though that's definitely hypocritical given how grateful she is to Heph). Additionally, she was drawn to the PMCG because it is made up of many different contracting groups, and Aizi believed that she would be able to experience a variety of cultures in the hopes of finding that place where she can finally enjoy her work again without the compassion fatigue draining her. 1
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