[Accepted] Toasterstrudel's Unathi Application (Gotta apply for 'em all)

[ToasterStrudel]

BYOND Key: Toasterstrudes

Character Names: M.A.K.E, K.E.L.T, Kar'lan Sel'ler, most of the other robots that have a 'K.E' in their name somewhere.

Species you are applying to play: Unathi

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

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Of course 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 wish to add to my growing whitelist number. I've already applied for IPC, Tajara, Head's, and have just finished my Moderator Trialship, so I thought, "Hey, why not go for the rest of the whitelists". Today I have set my sights on the Unathi, They seem like a race that I wouldn't mind playing, so why not try for it?

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

The Unathi fill the 'honor above all' cliché of aliens in our lore. They have the ability to be one of the most aggressive species that we have, and have mechanics, as well as lore to back that up. Besides the obvious visual differences of the Unathi, they also have a much different culture. A more 'tribal' societal structure gives them a much different feel than Humans.

 

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Character Name: Ges'savas Shav'vass

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

Ges'savas Shav'vass grew up in the clan Sha'vass, Born from Ve'ress Sha'vass, his father, and Ses'keas Sha'vass, his mother. His father was a man of valor in their tribe, A warrior like his father, grandfather, great grandfather, and so forth. It was legacy that Ges'savas should become a warrior like the generations behind them, but Ges'savas was much different. They were a sort of Social Outcast from their clan, A non-female Unathi that was interested in Culinary arts, something seen as unacceptable by not only his clan, but his family. Upon his coming-of-age, he was giving an alternative; He was going to either become a warrior, or be exiled from the clan. Ges'savas's hands were tied, either face exile from his clan and lose the dream they hoped, or set forth their predestine legacy. They reluctantly agreed to become a warrior of their clan. During one of their walks at night, they looked to the sky, taking a moment to gaze at the stars, an Idea struck them. They convinced their Clan leader to assist them into leaving their home, and traveling into space under the precedence that they were going to go off, and work for security for a corporation.

Technically, they did not lie to their elder, after working as private security, they managed to make enough money to travel to Tau Ceti, and move into Beisel. They started working in a Restaurant as a bus-boy, and after about two years managed to become a sous-chef. They saved up money, and managed to take out a loan to go to a college for Culinary arts, and managed to get their Masters. They began to look for placed that could use their expertise, before looking back to the stars.

What do you like about this character?

I like the idea of a more civilian based job for a Unathi, something to change up the norm. I don't believe i've really ever seen a Unathi Chef, so I though, "Hey, why not make one".

How would you rate your role-playing ability? Solid 7-8/10

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Notes: ily Jackboot

[Faris]

What I like about this is that it does describe the collective nature of the Unathi, and their reverence to ancestry customs. Also I'm not entirely sure if this was intentional on your part but the fact he diverted from the path was because they were exposed to more outside customs or beliefs? Anyhow, it seems quite bare which isn't much of an issue to me as it still does show some main points on the Unathi. Your other answers don't really go into much detail, I'm not saying they are wrong but rather a bit plain,

I'm giving this a +1, since I'm sure you'd be able to play a Unathi properly.

 

What do you like about this character?

I like the idea of a more civilian based job for a Unathi, something to change up the norm. I don't believe i've really ever seen a Unathi Chef, so I though, "Hey, why not make one".

 

Kark'zir Sirvikya takes offense to this.

[ToasterStrudel]

What I like about this is that it does describe the collective nature of the Unathi, and their reverence to ancestry customs. Also I'm not entirely sure if this was intentional on your part but the fact he diverted from the path was because they were exposed to more outside customs or beliefs? Anyhow, it seems quite bare which isn't much of an issue to me as it still does show some main points on the Unathi. Your other answers don't really go into much detail, I'm not saying they are wrong but rather a bit plain,

 

I completely understand the "Don't really go much into detail" thing you mentioned, I really wanted to avoid sounding repetitive, and had trouble doing so because of my last two applications. I felt that I should just get to the point, instead of adding my normal useless fluff this time, to see how it would work out. I'm usually not the best "Long paragraph" writer, as I get 'tunnel vision' way too quickly, and go off on tangents (Like I am doing now).

As for the 'Diverted path' part, the influence from an outside source was somewhat intentional, it was one of those things that just got added in from the not very helpful tunnel vision I mentioned a second ago! It ended up being something I kept in there, because it added a bit more 'unf' to their backstory, so yes, it was mostly intentional!

[Faris]

Don't get me wrong, I love it when certain details are left for speculation, I always refer to this as either having an open book where everything is there to know or having an open book forcing the reader to spend some effort to find out.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Hello! Sorry for the delay in your application.

Your application is rather short but that's not inherently a bad thing - it has a point and a message and it puts both across well. Your Unathi is one that broke off from his clan's expectations to follow his own dreams. Why he chose to come to human space to become a chef, rather than move to one of the cities in the Untouched Lands, is a small point but we can assume he needed to pursue his dreams far enough away where his elders weren't constantly babbling in his ear.

I do have one question that I would like addressed before accepting the application,

Ges'savas did basically run away from home and broke tradition to become a chef. Does he still have contact with his old clan? I imagine they are terribly annoyed at his new career, but how have they responded to it?

If he "ran away" or is basically on bad terms with his clan, would it be bad enough for them to mark him as Guwan? If he keeps his clan name, is he still on decent terms with his family and clan?

[ToasterStrudel]

Snip, also

If he "ran away" or is basically on bad terms with his clan, would it be bad enough for them to mark him as Guwan? If he keeps his clan name, is he still on decent terms with his family and clan?

 

I was actually thinking of using that as a sort of 'character ark' if the app is accepted. What I had planned was for them to have moved away from being security, and not have been in contact with their clan, they would have probably lied to their employer about what they were planning on doing something security related (I.E taking another security job/etc.), and probably wouldn't have told their clan of their leaving, so they probably wouldn't know much of what happened to them. Later on, I planned on having someone from the clan finding out, and returning/telling the clan that they had lied to them, maybe have them tried and exiled from the clan itself. As for an endgoal, i'm sure eventually they will become Guwan.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Sounds good to me! Application accepted.