spacevoidagent Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 BYOND Key: spacevoidagent Character Names: Brayden Striker, David Wolfe, Edward Greenwood Species you are applying to play: Dionaea What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt): Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Numerous times. 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: Because there is not an abundance of Dionaea players, most players are Humans, Unathi, and Tajarans. I hope to add more variety to the station and increase my role-playing skills. I really like the Dionaea because they are the only 'Alien' species. The Tajaran and Unathi are both Feline and Reptilian, both of which have been studied and well known for a long time. Meanwhile, the Dionaea are entirely made up of plant-like micro-organisms, and are completely new to humanity. I also wish to play them because they have a connection with Nature, something I have too. I think they are really cool looking and make interesting characters. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Everything about the Dionaea are different from Humans. Their makeup is not of cells and blood, but rather plant-like microorganisms. I find it fascinating that the Dionaea start from something as small as a seed, and can grow and come together to form a body the size of a space station. They have a higher pain tolerance, feel no emotion, and are immune to radiation. This makes them good warriors, or Engine Technicians. The way they think is slower, but are highly curious, I feel this can make for interesting RP and a slower, more relaxed play style, something that I want. I play alot of Security, which can be stressful and dangerous, so a peaceful Botanist/Biologist will be a nice change of pace. Character Name: The Storm of Life Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs The Dionaea was just a small seed, being transported in a vehicle on Earth, to a secluded mountainside Laboratory. A large storm hit, the rain was furious, drenching the transport vehicle, when suddenly the vehicle ran off the road and struck a large boulder. The driver was killed, and the back doors of the Cargo slammed open, containers of seeds, nutrients, live animals and more poured out. The container of Dionaea seeds cracked and multiple seeds sunk into the soaked soil. The next day cleared up, and the forest was calm and sunny. The truck was wrecked, and all the animals had already run into the forest. The container of seeds, now empty, sat in a sunny clearing, with a container of nutrients broken next to it. The Dionaea seeds had sunk into the soil and we already growing, the nutrients feeding the soil and seeds. Days later, large pods had grown, nearly 15, ready to hatch. Suddenly, they all opened and out crawled the Nymphs. They all took in their surroundings, a lush forest with tall, strong trees, some fallen and struck by lighting from the incredible storm days before. They looked to the North and saw the large mountain, towering above them, and saw a silver building, glistening in the sunlight, with crystal blue windows and antennae protruding from the roof. A narrow path led to the laboratory. After four years of living in the Forest, the Dionaea group had all grown to Adults, skilled hunters and gatherers. They knew how to stay in light, and made fires. The group of Dionaea agreed to join together and form one body, a tall figure, nearly 7 feet tall, his body made of micro-organisms and branches. They had been watching the lab for a long time now, and decided it was time to go there, so they embarked on the path to the laboratory.. They were met at the door by a group of Scientists and Botanists, who were awestruck, and welcomed the Dionaea man. The Dionaea was curious, and wanted to learn more from these humans.. [Flash Forward 20 Years] The Dionaea took on the name of The Storm of Life, for the storm set him free, and allowed him to grow freely in the forest. The group of Scientist and Botanists took in the Dionaea, teaching him about Humanity, their quest to learn more the universe, and the other Alien species, Skrell, Tajaran, and Unathi. They taught the Dionaea how to speak their language, how to grow plants, and biology concepts and procedures. The Dionaea had taken all of this in slowly, but grasped a advanced knowledge of the subjects. His Human friends were now old, the youngest 54, and the oldest reaching his 90th birthday. He knew they were reaching the end of their life, but he was a young 24 year old Dionaea, and had a life ahead of him full of learning and success. His Human friends transported him to a populated area, the buildings incredibly tall, touching the clouds, made of glass and metal. They came upon a large building, made of marble, with huge glass doors and banners hanging from columns supporting the structure. The banners were a navy blue, with the NanoTrasen 'N' embroidered on them. He saw another banner hanging horizontally, which said "NanoTrasen is seeking skilled individuals to work upon the N.S.S Aurora, do you have what it takes?" He entered the building, and applied for a position as a Botanist/Biologist on the N.S.S Aurora... What do you like about this character? He was grown in Nature, and has a large connection with it, he was inspired to grow more plants and research them. He was also appreciative of his Human friends, if it was not for them, he may have never got the chance to find purpose in his life, or return to space, his species original home. I really like his backstory, and feel it is well written and you can visualize his life. I also like the curiosity and motivation the character has to keep learning. How would you rate your role-playing ability? A solid 7/10. I could be much better though, just takes time. Notes: This is my second time typing this. I had written one earlier, but I pressed Preview, and it deleted everything. So I have this one saved in Notepad, just in case. Link to comment
Majora Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 First thing I'd like to say is that the preview thing happened to me too on my Skrell app, it was really annoying. Anyways, I'd say that we always need more Dionaea on station and to have one with as strong a connection to nature as to be a botanist would of course be welcome to see as it would make sense. Whenever I see a Dionaea I think of the ents from Lord of the Rings in their slow personality and love of nature, which I see in this app. I'd say I'd give this app an encouragement, though I haven't specifically RPed with you, just seen you around. Link to comment
spacevoidagent Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 First thing I'd like to say is that the preview thing happened to me too on my Skrell app, it was really annoying. Anyways, I'd say that we always need more Dionaea on station and to have one with as strong a connection to nature as to be a botanist would of course be welcome to see as it would make sense. Whenever I see a Dionaea I think of the ents from Lord of the Rings in their slow personality and love of nature, which I see in this app. I'd say I'd give this app an encouragement, though I haven't specifically RPed with you, just seen you around. Thanks for the good words. Link to comment
hivefleetchicken Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I really, /REALLY/ think Spacevoidagent would be a spectacular player for a Diona character. He's got the roleplaying skills, the mindset, and he's a great fucking guy that I would have no quarrels RPing with more, and in this new character! Totes support from me. Link to comment
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