Maurleur's Vaurca Witelist Species Application

[maurleur]

BYOND Key:

Maurleur

Character Names:

Grier Eutychus, Castigar(powered by Graham Henry’s MMI)

Species you are applying to play:

Vaucra

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

(RGB 51, 0, 0)

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

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Yeah, and it’s as vivid as one of their VR experiences.

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:

Out of all the xeno species, they seem to be the most fascinating to observe at. Their physiological, cultural and behavioral differences are so enormous compared to the other races, it truly feels like being ‘an alien’.

I’ve always been a human player when it came to SS13. So I would like to try something completely different. More information below:

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:

They have so many differences, I don’t even know where to begin.

Perhaps I could start with their society. Which despite being hyper-advanced, still uses an ancient caste system: Which means each Vaurcra’s life is pre-destined before they are even born.

Their culture is completely different to ours as well. Where unbound Vaucra have mastered the realm of the VR, and are using this massive web to indulge in all the knowledge and information gathered by the hive mind. So a Vaucra that is detached from the VR and made to work on a space station will experience quite a culture shock.

In terms of language and behaviour, being from a completely different background opens an interesting opportunity for conversations:

Such as not being a native speaker and speaking in pidgin basic. Or being relatively fluent, but still letting your conversation be influenced by Vaucrae language, such as not being able to pick up on subtle human ques like sarcasm.

And there’s obviously their biological makeup. Being essentially prawn-cyborgs, it would be quite interesting to explore the way their bodies work. And how they would interact on a date to day basis.

 

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Character Name:

Ka’Akaix’Ceatsan’Zo'ra

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

UPDATED:

Ceatsan’s story begins in space, on the Zo’ra hive-ship Titan Prime. The ship was way into its interstellar journey, when he was born in one of the incubator units, as a result of replenishing the on-board population. After the initial inspection, he was identified as a “Type A unbound worker” and given the moniker of 'Ceatsan' as part of the numbering scheme . After which he was taken to a nursery to let him mature further. After six months, they finally installed a neural socket and hooked him up to the hive network. This is when he started to experience things. As he integrated into the Virtual Reality network, information started slowly pouring into him. Starting with the basic information about his very own body and life functions, to essential cognitive awareness. He them moved onto learning the basics of language and scientific knowledge. With that complete, he was initiated into the worker training programme, where was taught how to fill any of the relevant worker roles that may be assigned into. After all of the basic training was complete. He was given an opportunity to explore the VR independently. Where his mind was allowed to roam freely. He was exploring the history and culture of his own species, engaging in different virtual realities – from bizarre cosmic worlds, to his home planet Sedantis. Time was passing by quickly, as he was reaching maturation state. Blissfully unaware that it all will be coming to an end. Just as his maturation period was coming to an end, and he was prepared to be unhooked from the VR experience.

However, Titan Prime has finally reached its destination. It has reached the Tau Ceti. After the events on the NSS Aurora have conspired, and evacuations started proceeding. It is then when the mature Vaucra specimen were prepared for evacuation. Ceatsan’s awakening was a rude one. After being unhooked from the VR network, he was completely dazed, still being stuck between a state of reality and cyberspace. But he didn’t have any time to properly recover, as he was quickly loaded onto one of the evacuation vessels heading for New Gibson. After enduring a crowded ride to the planet, he was dropped into one of the refugee camps designated for him. The camp is sort of a combination of a shanty town and ‘the hoods’. The drones were assigned to the basic, ramshackle structures which only provide basic cover against the elements. The unbound workers and breeders were assigned rooms in basic apartment blocks. Having at least some amenities similar to what a normal citizen would have. So, after getting is own(horribly crowded) home, Caetsan became a denizen of this planet. His early days were not easy. Still suffering form VR withdrawal, subjected to crowded and stressful conditions and having to live in poor living conditions, he was struggling to make ends meet. After around a week, the ‘naturalization scheme’ was initiated. Where him and other Vaucra were taken to ‘naturalisation facilities’ - essentially giant education centres. Where was taught the basics of Sol Common and tested for his working abilities. Being someone who’s eager to learn, he tried his best to adapt to the new language. After completing his review, he was given a residency permit and work qualifications. However, skilled labour was hard to find, especially for a migrant like him. So he had to roam the streets asking for any sort of menial labour jobs. During his time on the planet he worked in work sites, factories and even fast food joints and shops. All in the name of paying off his hive’s debt. Most of the time, he spent working with is own kin in designated work groups. While working there, he witnessed the unfair treatment of his brethren. Where he would see them being subject to verbal and physical abuse for not filling the quotas or just for being Vaucra workers. Being from a society where hostility is frowned upon, it left a bad impression on him. However, he soon learned that humanity is much more multi-faceted than he initially observed. Getting the chance to speak to people like overseers, to other low-ranking citizens during his time here helped him broaden his view on human society and values. A particularly memorable episode was when he managed to damage his carapace, when unloading some goods from a truck and a nearby person came to help stem his bleeding. It left a deep impression on him.

As time passed by, his life slowly became a routine of working, going home and either spending his time watching Vaucra affairs on the news, or reminiscing about his past times in the VR. But that was soon to be changed when he received word from the government that an intern vacancy was available on the NSS Exodus. He’d gladly accept such opportunity, as it would actually allow him to use the skills he acquired in the VR, and help pay the hive’s debt. After receiving the blessing from his lesser queen, he embarked onto the station…

What do you like about this character?

I just like the potential this character has. And the completely different RP style it offers.

My main character is a bit of a dunce, who usually acts on a whim and is rather unpredictable. He’s also kind of a blank slate, and is mostly used as a semi self-insert character.

Playing this character would actually allow me to play someone with a concrete backstory, and would actually allow me to roleplay as someone else. Also, I just love the idea of a migrant worker coming to this station, being completely unfamiliar with what’s going on.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

If you were to define role-playing as the ability to remain ‘in character’. I would rate it pretty decently. But I presume you mean the ability to create interesting scenarios given the medium. For this character, it would probably start out weak. But I would get better, as I get accustomed to role-playing as him.

 

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Notes:

I’m not entirely sure if I missed a point in the Vaucra wiki article. But do you need to be a warrior to play a security role? Or can workers do it as well?

Edited October 30, 2016 by Guest

[LordFowl]

BYOND Key:

Maurleur

Character Names:

Grier Eutychus, Castigar(powered by Graham Henry’s MMI)

Species you are applying to play:

Vaucra

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

(RGB 51, 0, 0)

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

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Yeah, and it’s as vivid as one of their VR experiences.

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:

Out of all the xeno species, they seem to be the most fascinating to observe at. Their physiological, cultural and behavioral differences are so enormous compared to the other races, it truly feels like being ‘an alien’.

I’ve always been a human player when it came to SS13. So I would like to try something completely different. More information below:

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:

They have so many differences, I don’t even know where to begin.

Perhaps I could start with their society. Which despite being hyper-advanced, still uses an ancient caste system: Which means each Vaurcra’s life is pre-destined before they are even born.

Their culture is completely different to ours as well. Where unbound Vaucra have mastered the realm of the VR, and are using this massive web to indulge in all the knowledge and information gathered by the hive mind. So a Vaucra that is detached from the VR and made to work on a space station will experience quite a culture shock.

In terms of language and behaviour, being from a completely different background opens an interesting opportunity for conversations:

Such as not being a native speaker and speaking in pidgin basic. Or being relatively fluent, but still letting your conversation be influenced by Vaucrae language, such as not being able to pick up on subtle human ques like sarcasm.

And there’s obviously their biological makeup. Being essentially prawn-cyborgs, it would be quite interesting to explore the way their bodies work. And how they would interact on a date to day basis.

 

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Character Name:

Ka’Akaix’Ceatsan’Zo'ra

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

Ceatsan’s story is a fairly simple one. He’s part of the crew that was rescued from the Titan Prime vessel. Quite a youngster - barely being a year old(excluding his time in the VR). He’s still recovering from being disconnected from the virtual experience and thrusted into a completely hostile and unknown environment.

He was transported to new Gibson, where he and his other peers were accepted as refugees. And then underwent a ‘naturalisation scheme’, where they were taught the basics of common and were prepared to be assigned as basic workforce.

After sulking around the refugee camp and slums for a while. He was finally enlisted by NT and made to sign a working contract, to be one of the workers to pay off the Hive’s debt for staying here. And while he appreciates being offered an employment opportunity, he’s still a bit skeptical towards NT for essentially using him like an bound drone.

What do you like about this character?

I just like the potential this character has. And the completely different RP style it offers.

My main character is a bit of a dunce, who usually acts on a whim and is rather unpredictable. He’s also kind of a blank slate, and is mostly used as a semi self-insert character.

Playing this character would actually allow me to play someone with a concrete backstory, and would actually allow me to roleplay as someone else. Also, I just love the idea of a migrant worker coming to this station, being completely unfamiliar with what’s going on.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

If you were to define role-playing as the ability to remain ‘in character’. I would rate it pretty decently. But I presume you mean the ability to create interesting scenarios given the medium. For this character, it would probably start out weak. But I would get better, as I get accustomed to role-playing as him.

 

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Notes:

I’m not entirely sure if I missed a point in the Vaucra wiki article. But do you need to be a warrior to play a security role? Or can workers do it as well?

 

This application is rather lacking. The backstory fails to demonstrate an adequate level of understanding pertaining to Vaurcae lore, and ultimately is unimpressive. I am confident that if you expanded it to include more actual content you could easily remedy this. Be sure to focus on key developmental points of your character, especially in light of the Vaurcae arrival in Tau Ceti, and their internment in the refugee camps.

As for your last question, there is no binding clause in the NanoTrasen employment contract that prevents a worker caste Vaurcae from being assigned to a security role, but there is little to no motivation for a worker to join security of their own volition - their presence there would almost certainly be a bureaucratic move by NanoTrasen.

I encourage you to keep working on this application.

[Eternias]

I look at the application and i see something very bare-bones. I guess that's not necessarily a bad thing but i think it fails to show me much of... anything, in this case. I think other than the lack of content and explanation the rest of it is alright.

Overall, i think the backstory needs quite a bit more fleshing out, and you should try to show more of the lore knowledge whilst you do.

If you do that, i'll switch my current -1 to a +1, but in the meantime, all i can do is cheer you on! You can do it!

[maurleur]

Thanks for both of your feedback. My application is indeed bare-bones at the moment . But that's why I submitted it here, to get feeback and see how other people would contribute to it .So I'm going to re-write it a bit, and see if I can flesh it out.

[mirkoloio]

+1 just for applying for a Vaurca.

+1 also for being an awesome person and a good Rper. Know your chars, like your chars.

As they said, the application is a bit.. sparse. But I am almost certain that you can BUG just as good as I can. (Wich is amazingly good, btw. Stamos bug, anyone?)

[HunterRS]

I have RPed with Grier a lot, good guy and knows what the fuck he is doing, No clue how he will do as another race, but I give my support

[Eternias]

Hey there Maur, I re-read your background and there's been alot of improvement. Im not certain if you've demonstrated all you need to with the lore, because im not familiar with Vaurca lore, but you certainly give the impression that you do. I've only roleplayed with you a little, but from what i've seen you aren't bad. Overall, i'd like to see what you could do with the race, and i think you've shown that you can at least grasp the concepts that make Vaurca the (Validhunting powerg-) interesting race they are.

+1.

[LordFowl]

BYOND Key:

Maurleur

Character Names:

Grier Eutychus, Castigar(powered by Graham Henry’s MMI)

Species you are applying to play:

Vaucra

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

(RGB 51, 0, 0)

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

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Yeah, and it’s as vivid as one of their VR experiences.

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:

Out of all the xeno species, they seem to be the most fascinating to observe at. Their physiological, cultural and behavioral differences are so enormous compared to the other races, it truly feels like being ‘an alien’.

I’ve always been a human player when it came to SS13. So I would like to try something completely different. More information below:

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:

They have so many differences, I don’t even know where to begin.

Perhaps I could start with their society. Which despite being hyper-advanced, still uses an ancient caste system: Which means each Vaurcra’s life is pre-destined before they are even born.

Their culture is completely different to ours as well. Where unbound Vaucra have mastered the realm of the VR, and are using this massive web to indulge in all the knowledge and information gathered by the hive mind. So a Vaucra that is detached from the VR and made to work on a space station will experience quite a culture shock.

In terms of language and behaviour, being from a completely different background opens an interesting opportunity for conversations:

Such as not being a native speaker and speaking in pidgin basic. Or being relatively fluent, but still letting your conversation be influenced by Vaucrae language, such as not being able to pick up on subtle human ques like sarcasm.

And there’s obviously their biological makeup. Being essentially prawn-cyborgs, it would be quite interesting to explore the way their bodies work. And how they would interact on a date to day basis.

 

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Character Name:

Ka’Akaix’Ceatsan’Zo'ra

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

UPDATED:

Ceatsan’s story begins in space, on the Zo’ra hive-ship Titan Prime. The ship was way into its interstellar journey, when he was born in one of the incubator units, as a result of replenishing the on-board population. After the initial inspection, he was identified as a “Type A unbound worker” and given the moniker of 'Ceatsan' as part of the numbering scheme . After which he was taken to a nursery to let him mature further. After six months, they finally installed a neural socket and hooked him up to the hive network. This is when he started to experience things. As he integrated into the Virtual Reality network, information started slowly pouring into him. Starting with the basic information about his very own body and life functions, to essential cognitive awareness. He them moved onto learning the basics of language and scientific knowledge. With that complete, he was initiated into the worker training programme, where was taught how to fill any of the relevant worker roles that may be assigned into. After all of the basic training was complete. He was given an opportunity to explore the VR independently. Where his mind was allowed to roam freely. He was exploring the history and culture of his own species, engaging in different virtual realities – from bizarre cosmic worlds, to his home planet Sedantis. Time was passing by quickly, as he was reaching maturation state. Blissfully unaware that it all will be coming to an end. Just as his maturation period was coming to an end, and he was prepared to be unhooked from the VR experience.

However, Titan Prime has finally reached its destination. It has reached the Tau Ceti. After the events on the NSS Aurora have conspired, and evacuations started proceeding. It is then when the mature Vaucra specimen were prepared for evacuation. Ceatsan’s awakening was a rude one. After being unhooked from the VR network, he was completely dazed, still being stuck between a state of reality and cyberspace. But he didn’t have any time to properly recover, as he was quickly loaded onto one of the evacuation vessels heading for New Gibson. After enduring a crowded ride to the planet, he was dropped into one of the refugee camps designated for him. The camp is sort of a combination of a shanty town and ‘the hoods’. The drones were assigned to the basic, ramshackle structures which only provide basic cover against the elements. The unbound workers and breeders were assigned rooms in basic apartment blocks. Having at least some amenities similar to what a normal citizen would have. So, after getting is own(horribly crowded) home, Caetsan became a denizen of this planet. His early days were not easy. Still suffering form VR withdrawal, subjected to crowded and stressful conditions and having to live in poor living conditions, he was struggling to make ends meet. After around a week, the ‘naturalization scheme’ was initiated. Where him and other Vaucra were taken to ‘naturalisation facilities’ - essentially giant education centres. Where was taught the basics of Sol Common and tested for his working abilities. Being someone who’s eager to learn, he tried his best to adapt to the new language. After completing his review, he was given a residency permit and work qualifications. However, skilled labour was hard to find, especially for a migrant like him. So he had to roam the streets asking for any sort of menial labour jobs. During his time on the planet he worked in work sites, factories and even fast food joints and shops. All in the name of paying off his hive’s debt. Most of the time, he spent working with is own kin in designated work groups. While working there, he witnessed the unfair treatment of his brethren. Where he would see them being subject to verbal and physical abuse for not filling the quotas or just for being Vaucra workers. Being from a society where hostility is frowned upon, it left a bad impression on him. However, he soon learned that humanity is much more multi-faceted than he initially observed. Getting the chance to speak to people like overseers, to other low-ranking citizens during his time here helped him broaden his view on human society and values. A particularly memorable episode was when he managed to damage his carapace, when unloading some goods from a truck and a nearby person came to help stem his bleeding. It left a deep impression on him.

As time passed by, his life slowly became a routine of working, going home and either spending his time watching Vaucra affairs on the news, or reminiscing about his past times in the VR. But that was soon to be changed when he received word from the government that an intern vacancy was available on the NSS Exodus. He’d gladly accept such opportunity, as it would actually allow him to use the skills he acquired in the VR, and help pay the hive’s debt. After receiving the blessing from his lesser queen, he embarked onto the station…

What do you like about this character?

I just like the potential this character has. And the completely different RP style it offers.

My main character is a bit of a dunce, who usually acts on a whim and is rather unpredictable. He’s also kind of a blank slate, and is mostly used as a semi self-insert character.

Playing this character would actually allow me to play someone with a concrete backstory, and would actually allow me to roleplay as someone else. Also, I just love the idea of a migrant worker coming to this station, being completely unfamiliar with what’s going on.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

If you were to define role-playing as the ability to remain ‘in character’. I would rate it pretty decently. But I presume you mean the ability to create interesting scenarios given the medium. For this character, it would probably start out weak. But I would get better, as I get accustomed to role-playing as him.

 

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Notes:

I’m not entirely sure if I missed a point in the Vaucra wiki article. But do you need to be a warrior to play a security role? Or can workers do it as well?

 

This application is a vast improvement over the previous one. While its integration is a bit sloppy, and it is by no means perfect, it certainly demonstrates an adequate understanding of the lore, and a desire for self-improvement. With these things in mind, I have determined it is ready to be accepted.