[Accepted] Goyru's Unathi whitelist application

[Goyru]

Character Names:Otumo "Oatmeal Bun" Bunshuru

Species you are applying to play:Unathi

What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt):A specific kind of green that I don't actually know the name of. Is it really necessary that I find out?

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Reading the updated aurora station wiki has let me find even more incidental connections between how I'd been writing this character and Aurora's version of the lore. Making the effort to refer to staff by their full occupation title, the concept of a spirit being transferred between cloned bodies, a nostalgic excitement when space carp is brought to the kitchen and an emphasis on empty-palmed combat for hunting/close quarters in general to subdue targets. In addition the development of guilds fixed the monumentally stupid notion of clans going to war over whom gets the right to certain scientific information. It's much less painful to read through.

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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:

Not sure if this needs an entire paragraph. The character I've been using to play space station 13 on another server is already a lizardman. While some would frown upon using a character multiple times for a game like this, I found that I quite liked the direction I'd managed to take him in and that my behavior as him has matched a few of the Unathi's behavioral tendencies.

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

As I have had sort of a trial run of this species on a smaller server using the baycode, I appreciated the idea of a slightly stronger character with more ponderous movements, which fit with my style of reacting to common player threats where my method revolves heavily around standing by a choke point and attempting to force them close enough to disable in close quarters. With regards to the social aspects, the requirement to have a softer limit on alcohol consumption has also fit how I've already been using the character, as it becomes nigh impossible to speak clearly after what seemed like small servings of alcohol, leading to me avoiding it for anything but in-game buffs. Finally, while race can't entirely determine a character's personality, there are some holdovers that can almost never be changed, such as the Unathi's forms of showing affection.

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Character Name:Otumo Bunshuru

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

Otumo has spent most of his life off-planet. He hails from a clan of unathi that took to the stars to take part in intergalactic cultural preservation societies. His parents were historians from the Izweski Nation, with connections to clans outside of the untouched lands. He took great interest in sports and empty-handed martial arts from Earth after being introduced to human society. Sumotori (sumo wrestling) is what he eventually decided to focus on after some coaxing by his parents to participate in a craft from another planet, inspired by the ideal of maximizing the strength and force that one's body can achieve while still maintaining close contact and flexibility, in addition to the sports aspect. The strict regimen and lifestyle that the wrestlers go through, however, took a serious toll on his mind. Long hours of exercise, cooking, training, competing and sleeping meant no time for socializing outside of the group he trained under. He chose to break off from the historical preservation group to simply become a cook using the skills he'd gained from working with the team, working on a trade depot for some time. With no real aspirations after this, Nanotrasen managed to get him interested with an offer to work for them. He did have a decent amount on his resume, after all.

What do you like about this character?

I especially like the fact that I didn't have to write an essay on my character before using it on the original server I played on. Absolutely nothing I can think of saying sounds like a good reason to like a character other than what I've already stated in the "what makes this species different from a human" section.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

Fairly proficient. Although I've never taken to writing anything on my own and uploading or publishing it, I have been roleplaying online for years and am generally well-received if I happen to become a regular in a community.

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Notes:I still hate writing out backstories. Unless it is literally required that I rewrite my backstory in order to incoporate more of your version of the Unathi's culture,

Edited April 24, 2017 by Guest

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Sinta'Unathi do not fall under the exact same tribal culture. Their society is based on feudalism, with their honor code and governments reflecting this. I do not know where you got their wildlife being so dangerous from, because the page on Moghean wildlife is woefully incomplete - I never really continued that project... I'll have to do that this week!

I'll link you to relevant wiki pages because I'm not convinced you've read our aurora specific wiki for Unathi. There is no information that ties your character to Aurora's universe.

There is information on burial rites on the religion page.

https://aurorastation.org/wiki/index.php?title=Unathi_Religion

There is information on Guilds and the unathi concept of apprentenceship in their history section. Granted, it could probably get its own page describing things in modern times, but.

https://aurorastation.org/wiki/index.php?title=Unathi_History#Growth_of_Guilds

It's not specifically referencing children, but general behavior is outlined here. Generally children would be taught how to behave like this. It's not different enough from raising a human child that it needed to be specifically outlined.

https://aurorastation.org/wiki/index.php?title=Unathi#Social_Mannerisms

Unathi do not have solidarity. The current world government exists because it's the only one that survived. In the past, Moghes was very divided; First Contact was incredibly divisive because the benefits were consolidated to a single nation, which the rest of the planet feared would soon embark on a war of global conquest.

https://aurorastation.org/wiki/index.php?title=Unathi_History#The_Contact_War

There is also a page fully detailing the Contact War.

https://aurorastation.org/wiki/index.php?title=Contact_War

You are right that I didn't copy Bay's wiki page for Unathi in full. You will find that we've tried to make each species our own.

Your criticism would be deeply welcomed and I'd pour over it, but I am making the assumption that you've been reading the baystation wiki. You'll want to direct criticism to their forums, because I don't believe they read ours.

This application will need a fundemental rework to show you are familiar with Aurora's unathi lore. I don't like rejecting them outright, so I will give you time to respond to this post and to make any necessary edits.

[Goyru]

The formation of guilds patches up so many holes in the original lore that it may as well have lead to a rewrite. Since I did see that there was an 'archive' for these applications would you like me to make my edits to the original post (if possible) or do you want me to just sorta rewrite what I've read on the AURORA wiki with my comments? I still intend to keep what I've written aside from the incessant rambling about the original lore, maybe include the addition of some guild training if you really want me to include something on-planet. This is assuming that my information having come from the original baystation wiki was the only real issue that you had, aside from possibly some lack of backstory detail due to wanting to keep it relatively concise.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Hello again! I apologize for the delay.

Your application as it stands is fine. I am still interested in your usage of sumoto, because this will be the first unathi who's backstory has him doing such. I appreciate the little rewrites and would still enjoy hearing more feedback on our unathi lore if you are ever in the mind to give it.

Application accepted!

EDIT:

Please post your Byond Nick here so I can physically give you the whitelist and ensure it's to the right player.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

If you do not post your Byond nick by the 18th I will have to lock and archive this thread without giving you the whitelist. Please post as soon as possible if you wish to get your whitelist.