[Accepted] TrickingTrapster's Unathi whitelist application

[TrickingTrapster]

BYOND Key:TrickingTrapster

Character Names:Yumi Yotin, Albert Gizro, Rose Gizro, Ranie Raf'Iqa, Megan Thuris, Emily Overdale, Miles Houther, Astrid Austad.

Species you are applying to play:Unathi

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

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

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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:I have been playing dominantly humans and every now and then a tajara, even after having my tajara whitelist for quite a while now. I thought it was time for a change, some new roleplaying to do, and the only (to me) interesting choices were Unathi and Skrell. Taking them on face value without reading the lore pages, skrell just seemed like human squids with more intelligence, while unathi had this whole honor thing going on. After reading the Unathi lore page, I definitely think this would make for some fun roleplaying to come.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:Aside from the obvious s hissing and mechanical differences, Unathi have a whole honor and social system that is radically different to human's way of socializing and attaining respect. Unathi also have a different way of expressing comfort and discomfort than humans, which I find interesting and probably have to adapt to using.

 

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Character Name:Naz'Relz Anszar

Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphsHailing from Moghes, born on the outskirts of the capital, Naz'Relz was born as the youngest son of the fourth most important family of the Anszar clan. Having two older, and by extension, somewhat more important brothers left Naz'Relz with more free time as a child, usually spent playfighting with other children during the day and watching shuttles fly to and from the city in the evening.

One fateful day, when Naz'Relz was 13, his father was diagnosed with a terminal illness and left as a Guwandi three days later. Rumors between the clan's men and children was that it was caused by the air of the Wasteland already covering the entire planet. Naz'Relz himself didn't want to add to the conversation, but the fact it was possible haunted his mind for many years, even after seeking spiritual help.

Then, when he was 24, looking at a shuttle leaving the city, it suddenly hit him: He could look for an opportunity to counteract this Wasteland air outside of the planet! When he discussed this with the clan, some members were skeptical, but most saw it as a logical conclusion, including the clan elder. The clan elder had a way to get him this opportunity. However, it included being bound to one of those megacorporations for some time. Naz'Relz replied that it was a small offer for an opportunity for safety for the clan, and thusly the elder got him into contact with NanoTrasen. After two years of frantic searching and asking around his workplaces as a security officer, however, he found out that rumor about the Wasteland air was just that: A rumor. Now, he is still bound by contract to work for Nanotrasen, relieved that the Wasteland air wasn't causing the illness. In the back of his mind, however, he thought of the possibility of it happening later...

What do you like about this character?Aside from being an exciting new species to play, as mentioned above, I think having some sort of personal goal of preserving his clan's safety from this "Wasteland air" that actually doesn't exist would make for some fun interactions with people. This would also make him pretty triggered when hearing about nukes, aside from the fact that nukes caused the Wasteland to begin with.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?Purple out of Wednesday. I mean 8/10. Certainly not perfect and room for improvement, but solid and consistent.

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Notes:I may have to familiarize myself with some Unathi mannerisms once I start playing, though it didn't take long with my Tajara so I think that will sort itself out.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Hello! Thank you for agreeing that the Unathi are superior to the Skrell in every conceivable aspect.

The application is generally solid, though I would like to have a few small things cleared up with some more details as they were left a little vague:

Why, if Anszar's village/town believes in miasma filling the air, does he not first try to clear the air by contacting planetside hospitals about it? What caused the jump to wanting to work for a human megacorporation to find out about it, and why a security officer and not a medical doctor or scientist?

While the healthcare facilities in Moghes have suffered moderate inconveniences caused by a global thermonuclear war I imagine that there are enough doctors running around to debunk the theory.

Them simply believing there's some conspiracy going on can be fine, but it's a bizarre jump with little foundation.

[Muncorn]

So, on the face of it, this app looks good. I know you as a good roleplayer, you have well thought out answers and you have an interesting and well thought out backstory. I expect it's enough to pass through, but I want to bring up a few qualms.

1: Nothing much on the app itself, but Skrell are a good deal more than just intelligent humans, but I won't go on a tirade about it here. I do advise you have a little read over the lore, it is very interesting.

2: So, I don't know much about Unathi, or Unathi lore, but you seem to have glossed over a lot of relevant lore here. I've said it before, I'll say it again, the purpose of a whitelist app is not to determine whether you can make a character well, or write up a lot of nicely crafted words, its to know whether you understand the species lore and history, as well as current affairs. What does Anszar think of the ongoing Skrell and Unathi cold war, the contact war itself. Also try to put some details on the character's personality as well, as it adds a lot to what people may need to understand, right now we have history and some bare basics.

3: Why NanoTrasen? Moghues has many schools and universities, maybe not as good as Biesel or Querrbalak, but universities nonetheless. You could learn what he's needing there as well, in a more familiar environment, cheaper, and closer to home. So why NanoTrasen?

Other than that, it seems fine, and I see no reason for it not to pass in it's current state. My biggest concern is you should add some notes of Anszar's personality as well, though it's not required. It massively helps with interpretation of the character.

[TrickingTrapster]

Right, first off, thanks for the replies and constructive remarks. I used the Unathi lore page mostly, and went mostly from that.

Jackboot, your concern over the hospital thing. The doctors debunked the theory in their eyes, but never convinced Anszar. I maybe should have mentioned somewhere it has to do with Anszar believing it's the spirits causing it, according to the Th'akh belief, but I didn't find a good way to incorporate it into the story.

Muncorn, about the skrell thing, I said it was taken at face value. So (almost) without lore knowledge. The contact war, well, he was taught about it, and he doesn't like it, but he's not had personal experience with it, so his opinion is veeery distant. As for the cold war, well, he isn't outright hostile to skrell, but most certainly distrusting. And nanotrasen because one, he thought he needed to find the cure off-planet and two, it went via contacts of the clan elder. As for the personality thing, well. I can't establish a 100% solid personality without playing him once or twice first.

[Alberyk]

Besides the points that Muncorn and Jackboot made, I have little to nothing to question in the application. Now, while I had few interactions with most of TrickingTrapster characters, the ones that I had the opportuniy to rp with and observe, I could say it is mostly an interesting situation, such as Albert Gizro being a memorable character.

TrickingTrapster seems to have a good graps on unathi lore and their concept, while also having a background which uses the elements of the species, outside of some minor issues already pointed out.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Application accepted!