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[Approved] Application by ezo12 - ezo12 - 23-06-2014
In Game Name(IGN):
My MC username is ezo12.
Why do you want to join?
I've been a member of another MC RP server for a long time, sadly I'm afraid the server is on it's dyeing days. I love RP and if my other server lives, well, I'll be there. However, I can't put pretend that the server is doing fine and all, and in the words of one (now defunct) admin: You can't shock a corpse back to life. So I heard of this server, and here I am, trying to get accepted.
Do you have any RP'ing experience?
I've played Warhammer and Dungeons and Dragons, although to be honest, that's nothing. My main RP skills are from minecraft RP, I've been RPing in minecraft for the... Almost two years. I'd like to think I can RP pretty well, I heard this server had great RPers which really drew me to it.
Tell us a bit about yourself:
I'm 15 years old, I like to RP, not much there. I've been staff on other servers before, I enjoy PvP, FPS's and RTS's. I'm a gamer.
Your Character Biography:
Name: Sindri (No last name.)
Age: 30
Height: 5'8
Skin: Tanned skin
Eyes: Green eyes
Hair: Dirty Blond, generally kept short, messy by nature, going everywhere on his head.
General appearance: Sindri wears clothing that he tries to keep as clean as he can, he's fairly short, but quite robust. While his ample clothing or cloak might hide his muscles, he's a trained fighter.
Back story:
Sindri's story starts with his parents, 16 long years before his birth. His parents were Mesalians, they lived through the Tyranny of the Xitians. They were farmers, Sindri's father's father had been a farmer too. It was the family business, in a way, they planted and cut, herded and cooked, they did what they could to survive. His father and mother lived in a state of constant fear, never knowing when a Xitian might come after them for a silly reason, or none at all. And yet the day never came, no belligerent Xitian brutally burnt, raped and pillaged his parents small farm. And so they had children, Sindri, his brothers, his sisters, a good many of them too. And the children stayed on the farm and worked, living and growing in a state of fear, hate and hidden anger.
At first Sindri's parents hadn't known what to think, that is, when the Lucins arrived. Who were they? These... Liberators? Why where they fighting for them, who commanded them? What did they want? But the Lucins didn't turn, they fought off the oppressors and freed the Mesalians. Many of Sindri's brothers went out, along with his father and other men from the area to fight in the name of the Purge, some never returned, although his father always did. In Sindri's teen years, he never actually fought in a battle, though his father showed him how to swing an old sword and use the most common weapon of the area: The pointy stick, or spear. Sadly, this was only when he was back from his war "trips". Often Lucins would end conflicts between tribes, and thus Sindri was quite safe. His mother taught him numbers and letters, he found himself able to understand simple signs and messages. His father, when he had the time, showed him how to ride a horse and how to take care of one. Sindri was happy, he worked the land and enjoyed a free life his parents had almost never known. He took up swimming at a small lake nearby and found himself not quite suited to sea-work in far away lands. Rumors of civil war reached his families quiet farmlands, with the rumors came whispers of Xitians. Sindri grew older, and at the age of 19, he left the farm. War still ravaged the lands, and he joined in. Trying to make a name for himself, he joined the local forced and started fighting, he learnt to duel and how to wield a sword properly. As he was still quite young and fairly poor, like many others, he often served as a skirmisher on the frontline, hurling javelins at enemies then running away.
Sindri fought with his "brothers" at arms, he won battles and he lost battles. Often he had to run to survive, he learned simple tactics, how his leaders would fight cavalry or ranged opponents. He received what some might call a military education, through action. He gained some scars, but luckily never took a lethal blow. Slowly however, the wars boiling blood lost it's heat. Fighting slowed and treaties were signed, Sindri found himself surrounded by more men than he had ever known, hundreds upon hundreds. People spoke of another civil war starting, luckily, it never did. Sindri stopped fighting as well, he met some women, yet never married, always cautious. Afraid that war might start again, and that a permanent family would be destroyed by the constant bloodshed.
And then one a fine day, a Xitian general crossed the portal, seeking... Gods only knew what? War, peace... Sindri decided enough was enough, he had a very specific skill set, but he did not want to wage war with "monsters" from another land. He would find a way to put himself to use wherever he landed. And so he arrived in a harbor, sought out a ship carrying passengers to foreign lands and bought himself a place among those leaving. He would sail to the forbidden lands and see what had happened there. He would get some land, maybe a farm, and settle down with a family, far away from war, and if war was in the lands he would inhabit, then so be it. Perhaps he would find glory then and there. At least, that was the plan.
Specify your character's skills:
Major skills:
- Long-swordsman Competent skill level: From training with a sword at an earlier age, then constant practice during the civil war. Note that the practice during the civil war using a sword wouldn't be immediate, as he didn't have a sword when he started fighting. He would of stolen one off a corpse during a battle.
- Farming Apprentice skill level: From living on a farm as a young man, somewhat limited to things like making bread, or ale.
- Swimming Novice skill level: Mostly from swimming as a child in lakes, he wouldn't be able to swim against the current of a river or an ocean, limited to doggy-paddling.
- Spears and Javelins Competent skill level: Much like with the sword, he had to fight with these weapons to survive during the war. Often he didn't have a sword, so he used a spear, at least while he was still poor.
- Hunting Novice skill level: Simply put, after a lost battle and a lot of running, he would have to get food somewhere. Often hurling a spear, or javelin at an animal would be the answer, seeing as he doesn't know edible plants and such.
Minor skills:
- Reading
- Basic maths
- Fire starting
- Riding a horse
Do your character bring anything to the setting (part from clothes)?
My character would bring the following:
- Some provisions, like salted and dried meats, something that lasts long.
- His longsword, an item he'd consider very important for dangerous journeys.
Anything you'd like to add:
I hope the skills I chose don't seem PG, I made my character fairly aged so as to be able to fit them in. Also, I must say I'm fairly surprised that there weren't any questions about God-Modding, Power-gaming or Meta-gaming. Either way, I'd like to say thanks to whoever review this. Also, I know the bio was a bit short, I'm not terribly good at writing long character stories, I prefer to get a solid base, then RP the character out from there.
RE: [New] Application by ezo12 - Hutchy - 23-06-2014
(23-06-2014, 11:38 AM)ezo12 Wrote: I've played Warhammer
RTS's.
Sindri
You think I can’t see what’s happening here? =) I hope you understand this as I do...
Hello, Ezo, I'm Hutchy and I'll be helping you through whitelisting.
- ‘Many of Sindri's brothers went out, along with his father to fight in the name of the Purge, some never returned. In Sindri's teen years, he saw little to no combat, and though his father showed him how to swing an old sword and shoot a bow’ The wording here makes it seem contradictory, how did his father teach him to fight, and later ride a horse, if he left home? Please clarify this point.
- ‘People spoke of Xitians repairing their way back to Mesalian soil.’ No one knew that this was happening until the portal re-opened. Please revise.
- ‘I'm fairly surprised that there weren't any questions about God-Modding, Power-gaming or Meta-gaming.’ Everything you need to know on that subject is found here under server rules. Swot up, you’ll be tested on this!
That's all for now. Bump this thread when you have finished the necessary edits and we can continue
RE: [Pending] Application by ezo12 - ezo12 - 24-06-2014
Alright, thank you Northmark! The edits have been made, I also fixed up a few other things that in my mind made less sense. Also, about the Sindri thing: I had no idea! I saw what you wrote and decided Google was my best friend, I didn't know Sindri was the name of a character in Warhammer. I actually chose the name from an Icelandic Murder/Mystery series, the character was a drug addict. Anyways, bumped.
Edit: I made some changes in skills, added reasons as to why he'd have the major skills, etc... Also, changed up some parts of the story so as to make it flow better. As I said earlier, I'm not great at writing long texts.
RE: [Pending] Application by ezo12 - Hutchy - 26-06-2014
Sorry for the wait, but I have good news, Ezo.
Your app's accepted.