[Accepted] Moltenkore's Dionaea Application

[moltenkore]

BYOND Key: moltenkore

Character Names: Akela Ha’kim, Khalid Ar’baq, Nika Kustov, Ira To’ma, Kaida Ne’jem, Kix (RIP), Spring, Remove, AKIA, Centros, KI 20, Xenos X4, Venture

Species you are applying to play: Dionaea

What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt): N/A

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

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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: One of the first Diona I ever interacted with was Roots that Rend the Soil with my oldest character Kix. Roots has been very unique over the years and I’ve always been intrigued with the race as a whole because of them. Roots is slow, wise and strong and always prepared to give thought provoking advice in a series of tales or profound insights, sort of like the wise old tree that can be found in some fantasy worlds. Diona are by far the most mysterious race in Aurora’s lore with their origins being blurred out by countless years of existence. I would really love to be a part of that mystery and bring a hint of it aboard the Exodus.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Diona are slow, strong and wise. They view all other races and lifeforms with a curiosity that is unmatched, sort of like a great mind looking down on children. Diona are very old with a reproductive cycle that essentially could make them immortal. One individual bipedal ‘bush’ is made up of multiple nymphs with a broad intelligence and inherent capacity to learn. As more and more nymphs join together to make an even bigger structure the capacity to learn does diminish, however the power of the mind and knowledge it can hold skyrockets as seen in the theoretical singularity, where a clump of nymphs have made a structure so big, it would rival a planet in size. This super-structure could be the most intelligent being in the universe with unknown potential.

Diona unlike humans do not need food to survive, only energy in whatever form it may take with the most common being photonic and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. Some Diona have also been known to harness plain old electricity much to the concern of Skrell scientists. Diona are a lot slower paced than humans, in both reactions and actions: It will take them a lot longer to respond but this certainly does not mean they are less intelligent. With this their movement speed in gravity is the slowest of all races in the game however they make up for this by being very tough and immune to pressure and temperature.

 

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Character Name: Fire that Soothes the Sky

Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs

Curious of some strange readings a few human scientists were picking up whilst examining a section of space near Biesel. They decided to go and take a closer look with a small expedition force and a light scout craft. To their surprise they found a very badly beaten derelict which appeared to have suffered major battle damage from an unknown source with laser burns and sections of the hull covered in holes. As they approached the strange readings got more profound and they discovered some radiation emissions coming from the ship’s core. With a bit of creative thinking they managed to dock with the ancient derelict and mounted an exploratory force to try and find the cause.

As they entered the engineering decks to their surprise, this part of the ship was fully powered and even had a breathable atmosphere. They ventured ever forward towards the core when they discovered the cause to the ship’s impressive revitalisation, a seven foot tall Diona gestalt armed with a full toolbelt and various pieces of salvaged atmospheric technology. It seemed to be rather timid at the start with slow strong words but quickly warmed up to humans after a few hours of discussion. The Diona was unsure how long it had been with the ship but was perfectly content to attempt a full reconstruction on its own.

Impressed with this feat, the humans offered the Diona a lift back to Biesel where they would try and learn more about the curious creature. After a long discussion and many pieces of information exchanged they found out the Diona was called Fire that Soothes the Sky, a reference to the derelict scraping the atmosphere of a nearby planet when the gestalt was but a nymph. They also discovered the gestalt could probably be connected with the Venter's Satellite group, however not many details on the subject were disclosed. Open to how useful and eager to rebuild the Diona seemed, the scientists eventually managed to recruit the Diona onto their atmospheric team which eventually lead to positions on NT space stations.

What do you like about this character? Fire seems to be quite a strong character with a relaxed outlook and intelligent mind. They are slow and methodical, being perfectly content to work on a project until its completion. A perfect engineer… but perhaps not the quickest.

How would you rate your role-playing ability? I would give myself a 7/10, I have improved my roleplaying since I’ve been playing on Aurora (a year and a half now?) and like to think I’m at least semi-competent.

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Notes: Hopefully the backstory is not too farfetched and I’ll be pleased to receive feedback on it.

Edited July 15, 2016 by Guest

[valky_walky2]

For roleplay Akela is one of the most well rounded and designed characters I have seen. She has a clearly set personality and follows it to a T. As for actual interaction Molten is amazing, virtually every interaction with him has been top notch.

This is a complete +1 from me!

[Faris]

Honestly, you had me sold from your description of their uniqueness, but I won't stop there. While no extreme interaction between his characters and mine, they appear to be well played from an observe point of view. Furthermore, the story line was pretty good and the answers as well.

This is a +1 from me.

[whiterabit]

It's hard to think of any poor experiences I've had with Moltenkore, in fact I don't think I actually have any. Pretty much any time I've had the time to talk with one of their characters, be it Nika, Akela, Khalid or a certain bodyswapping wizwoz, I've had an enjoyable time. While I can't really comment on the backstory for this character, Diona representing a bit of a blindspot in the lore for me, I can say that Moltenkore is more than capable of roleplaying an alternate race and keeping it enjoyable for others to interact with. I see no reason why they would be any different with Diona.

Catgeneering +1

Edit: This tree better not grow limes.

[Snoopy11]

Never had any problems playing with Molten at all. Always had a good time, don't know much about Dionae, but I am sure they've put a fair amount of thought and consideration into the dionae character as they have their various others.

+1

[Killerhurtz]

Hello hello!

Sorry for the delays, have been busy lately.

Though I have a question.

What do you mean by "bringing a hint of the mystery"?

[moltenkore]

Hello hello!

Sorry for the delays, have been busy lately.

Though I have a question.

What do you mean by "bringing a hint of the mystery"?

 

By playing a Diona I'd be bringing another of the mysterious race aboard the Exodus, it's just a creative way of saying 'I'd like to play Diona on the station'. Just their presence comes across as mysterious, at least in my interactions with them it has been.

[Killerhurtz]

That works for me.

Enjoy your Dionaea, PM me if there's any issues, and don't bring dishonor to the species.