Ornias Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 BYOND Key: Ornias Character Names: Astor Noton, Joie Desai, Pining For The Lost Days, Luka Brala, Mitchell Guess Species you are applying to play: Unathi. What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt): Orange-brown. Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes, all of them. 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 recently applied to play as IPC's, and despite the whitelist being accepted, I did not particularly enjoy playing them and have not done so much. I, in a way, dislike too much openness, because in a way it feels almost more restrictive than having strict guidelines (not that that makes any sense) - I want to make more dynamic characters, who can be believable and "human" but at the same time have that alien twist to them. Unathi have for a long time seemed very interesting to me, and I have finally decided to apply for them. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Where to start? For the big things, they come from a completely different culture, having their own set of morals and traditional standards. They have recently come out of a nuclear holocaust and have faced great cultural backlash as a result. They have a different mindset, being alien, to human life, which I intend to play to the best of it's ability. Character Name: Erakirali Kire'aka Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs Kire'aka was born a short time before the outbreak of the Contact War, and grew up experiencing less of it that others might have - born in Janvir, and living slightly to the side of it, he was fortunate enough to be out of the way of the majority of fighting - most of the men went off to war, but little fighting happened around his tribe. Not understanding, even as he grew towards adulthood, the horrors of the war, he was excited to fight for his tribe against the Izweski Hegemony upon reaching adulthood. However, fighting ended slightly before his eighteenth, and he still regrets not being able to help his brothers on the battlefield. His new plan in life, decided as much by his elders as him, was to attempt to keep their tribe alive and strong through the traditional means - political marriage and work. This essentially meant undergoing a political marriage to a neighboring tribeswoman named Trashizi Kesri'shra and looking for oppertunity to bring in funds for the tribe to deal with the new, struggling economy of Moghes. Fortunately, an oppertunity would present itself within the year, allowing for Kire'aka to move into Biesel space and begin schooling in Research & Development. This was not a small decision on anyones part, least of all the tribe which was forced to scrounge hoarded resources together to allow for what they gravely hoped would be a great return on investment. This would, altogether, prove to be successful, with Kire'aka achieving a PhD and moving into work at the first company that he could be hired too - Nanotrasen. Now living comfortably with his tribe providing a boon to their survivability and wellbeing, he donates a majority of his income to those that gave him the oppertunity to expand his horizons. He lives in a large home by the standards of his tribe, and is acknowledged as an important individual among them, but lacks the social experience during his time of schooling to progress up the social ladder. As it stands now, he has a relatively stable life in his tribe, but hopes to one day rise further up, and expand his tribe outwards. The below is more on his personality, because I appreciate that the above doesn't provide as much information as it perhaps should on how he will actually act. Kire'aka is, for all intents and purposes, strongly traditionalist - a strong believer in honor and traditional values. However, his time schooling in Biesel and experiencing the outside world has definitely left a mark, although not one that would tarnish his reputation in any capacity. He is accepting of the idea of females of other species working aboard Nanotrasen stations, but still believes the idea of female Unathi working to be abhorrent, and females working in security still makes him uncomfortable. However, despite being unable to hide his disgust at seeing female Unathi working (except for as chefs, or even bartenders), especially in more scientific or otherwise strongly literate fields, he puts up with it and does not go out of his way to highlight his dislike of the matter. He also believes himself a warrior, as any true Unathi should. He would happily lay down his life for the good of his tribe, and will defend himself should he be attacked by any force mundane. Not that he's good enough to stand a chance against a security officer trained in modern combat, and certainly not a chance in hell against a trained agent of - say - the Syndicate, should they by a million-to-one chance show up on the station. (This is basically just saying that he will defend himself, but never actually attempt to take down an antag.) One thing that he does strongly struggle with, and will show, is a disgust of Guwan working as anything above the lowest of roles. Seeing this feels like a deliberate insult to Kire'aka, and despite explanation and his time in Biesel sees no reason why Nanotrasen would purposely disgrace themselves to hire them - nineteen years of growing up traditionally made it very hard for him to understand that other races do not view Guwan the same way that Unathi do. He is also a Th'akh, who depends strongly on his shaman for guidance. His time apart from the shaman was perhaps the hardest part of his schooling. He follows the obvious belief that synthetics do not possess souls and are not truly sentient, but has no problem with robotic limbs - growing up unexposed to even the concept, his first true time considering it was on Biesel without his tribes opinion. His relationship with his wife remains quite ordinary as far as marriage among Unathi is concerned - while strongly political, he would easily die to protect his wife both for honor and for genuine affection towards her. He will have children, but due to feeling that he should be there to teach and raise his children as warriors, he is waiting until his tribe is more sustainable and self-sufficient before he takes time off to raise them. Finally, on a face-to-face level he is relatively outgoing. He is eager to make connections, especially among other Unathi, and to show his tribe in a good light. He enjoys reading and writing, but against reason does not like computer-printed writing and will not read it unless needed for work or other important reasons. Essentially, he is an Unathi who tries very, very hard to remain loyal to his tribe and traditional roots - even if that means acting in ways he would not like (see: working with women, using computers) in order to bring the most honor and success to those he cares for. What do you like about this character? I'm going to be honest, I just want to bully Guwan. That's all I want. Alright, maybe a bit more than that. I want to see more traditional Unathi who are trying to adapt to this new space-age that they've been thrust into. Before reading up on Unathi lore, I didn't even understand the full implications of the Contact War, or just how important it really was to Unathi. I didn't understand the full concept of their honor, or of their traditions. I think that by playing a character like this, I can change that a bit. How would you rate your role-playing ability? 9/10 boys. Notes: I'm a bit unsure about the naming scheme, that's basically the only thing I don't feel comfortable about. Much love. Link to comment
Guest Marlon Phoenix Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Hello! Sorry for the delay. Despite the lack of feedback, I can see that you have a very strong application. You have a good grasp on the lore and a firm idea of where you want to go with your character. Despite being from the traditionalist side, his rise to working with NT is feasible and realistic. There is only a small point I want to bring up, but it does not affect your application's overall strength - you continiously refer to his clan as his "tribe". That is probably not the best way to think of Unathi clans. For a good 'at a glance' image of Unathi clanship, look to feudal japan and how it was divided between lords who were all nominally loyal to the Shogun. Application accepted! Link to comment
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