[OOC] Veritas Lux Mea

[Shiva]

Small update: I added a couple of images of the ship and it's layout to the end 0th post. Should give you guys a little to go off of when writing posts.

[Eisenhorn]

@Shiva The accent may even translate into how his dialogue is written, so it's just as unintelligible to us as it is to the characters! Side note though: Any thoughts on a Discord server for the RP or the like? Seen that useful for quick questions and plotting.

[Shiva]

@Shiva The accent may even translate into how his dialogue is written, so it's just as unintelligible to us as it is to the characters! Side note though: Any thoughts on a Discord server for the RP or the like? Seen that useful for quick questions and plotting.

@Eisenhorn

I hadn't really thought about it, to be honest. It's a good idea though, so I'll take it up with my co-gm and see what she thinks.

[Shiva]

Alright, we agreed on it.

Here's the link to the server for you guys!
discord.gg/yFwmCXq

[The Fated Fallen]

@Shiva I shouldn't be too far off finishing my character, thanks for your patience!

[Shiva]

@The Fated Fallen No worries! I figured everyone would be pretty busy this weekend.

[Shiva]

Update: I'm hoping to get this thing up and running by Thursday. I hate to give people time limits, but if I don't have the remaining character sheets by Friday then I'm going to go ahead and start it anyway.

[The Fated Fallen]

Update: I'm hoping to get this thing up and running by Thursday. I hate to give people time limits, but if I don't have the remaining character sheets by Friday then I'm going to go ahead and start it anyway.

@Shiva

[Hellion]

@Shiva, as discussed, I should have my CS by Tues, or Wed the latest. The whole US holiday 3-day weekend put a gap in my plans.

[Shiva]

@Hellion That's fine! I totally understand getting set back a bit. I was initially intending to have this thing started on Tuesday, but yeah, the weekend lol. I just wanted to give y'all a heads-up.

[The Fated Fallen]

Finished! A bit close to the deadline, I know, but let me know if anything needs changing

Kevej Roflla Vin'Akali

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Kevej Roflla Vin'Akali

Hider

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Character Summary

Name: Kevej Roflla Vin'Akali
Aliases: He insists 'aliens' call him Kev
Age: 35
Species: Naka
Birth Planet: Vin, a small and cold planet towards the edge of Letha
Allegiance: The crew of The Veritas Lux Mea, and the rebellion by extension
Gender: Male
Occupation: First mate of The Veritas Lux Mea; there's a lot of conflicting personalities so his work is cut out for him!

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Appearance

Height: 6'6''
Weight: 211lbs
Build: Tall and built
Eyes:Brown
Hair:Dark brown
Skin Tone:Very well tanned
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings: Kev has a swirling blue pattern tattoo across his right eye, but is bereft of piercings
Personal Style: Kevej keeps it simple, normally strutting in just jeans and a tee-shirt and pulling on a flak-vest in event of danger.

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Personality:

Friendly * Understanding * Loyal * Stoic * Ponderous

Relationship Status: Single
interview:

How did you hear about the Veritas Lux Mea?
I was playing a few dice games with the Verren mechanics at The Hub. They talk fast and take money faster; by the time the night was over I was all out of cash. Thankfully they pointed me towards a ship they'd recently helped patch up which was looking for a crew. And here I am, Captain

How well do you deal with a high stress situation?
As well as anyone, I would say. I keep the conversation flowing between people, things can get tense but as long as people are talking to eachother they're way less likely to snap or panic from my experience.

What do you think about the government?
That's a bit of an odd one to ask in an interview, isn't it? Not that I mind, of course, don't worry. I'm not human, so my interaction with the human government is pretty much just what I hear from travellers. I've heard some bad things. I don't know if you're pro-government or anti-government but you know better than me, so I'll defer to you Captain.

What do you think about people not of your species?
I think well of them, even the Glaos are friendly enough once you get to know them. Though I keep being asked by some humans whether it's strange for me to be serving under a captain who is female and younger than me. I don't understand humans sometimes, why does this matter?

How do you feel about less than legal operations?
Ah, this is that kind of hauler, then? Nope, that's not a problem at all. Well, so long as we don't hurt any of the good guys I'm fine with it, but I don't think that's the kind of trouble you're looking for. You seem like a good guy, if you didn't I wouldn't be here

How would your acquaintances describe you?
Friendly, companionable. One of the best chefs they've known to serve on a ship. If they're being a bit on the ruder side they'd say I can be a little overbearing, but it's something I've been working on fixing.

How would your mother describe you?
She'd probably call me something rude because I missed our last family meal, which if you're going to hire me Captain then I'll need at least 5 days off in a year for those kinds of occasions and it'd be great if the crew came too. I can promise you she'd feed everyone, and though I scrape by as a chef with ship rations my mother taught me everything I know and she is backed up by a full pantry. Your waistline would regret the trip there more than you would.

How would you describe yourself?
Happy. And that's what's most important right? Everything else about a person is secondary, to me, as long as they're happy.

What do you know about us?
The Verren were convinced you were up to something big, but nobody knows what it is. You look like you mean business, and given your questioning about legal activities and the government I'm willing to make a few guesses about what that might be. But that's what they are, guesses.

Why do you want this job?
I need the money, I need the time and I need friends. If I can give something back in the process then all the better

Why should I hire you?
Every ship needs a cook, and I'm muscled enough for a lot of manual labour. I'll even fight, you say and I'll go, Captain.

Habits:

• Due to most ships are designed for space economy and not for someone as tall as Kev he stretches a lot to alleviate aches

Hobbies:

• Cooking!
• Playing board games with the crew

Fears:

• Failing the expectations of his peers
• The void of space, and getting 'spaced'
• Spiders

Likes:

• Chilling with friends
• Hugs
• Nakkan Prize Space-Races

Dislikes:

• People being 'grumpy'
• Alcohol
• Pop music

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Information:

General Skills:

• Cooking
• Amiability
• Minor medical ability; think first aid, not paramedic
• Minor engineering prowess, at least whatever can be applied to a Nakkan Race-Rig

Specialty Skills:

• More like a jack of some trades, the better to help people with things

Inventory:

• Clothing - A basic tee, jeans, boots.
• A flak Jacket
• A shortened Nakkan laser rifle and ammunition
• Various knives, mainly for culinary use
• A well maintained spice rack

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History:

Reason for joining crew: Everyone needs a job, though not everyone is as lucky to serve aboard a ship like this
How long have you been with the crew?: Since nearly the start, coincidentally
History:
Kevej has never had an overly hard life. He was born to a large family in the city of Akali, on Vin. Despite being away from the homeworld it shares much of the technology and equity. The humans were introduced to the galaxy around Kevej's 11th birthday and by the age of 12 he was enrolled into a Nakkan schooling initiative to help welcome the humans to their new home.

Kevej excelled in these studies, and as a result knows how to speak and read Spanish, English and Mandarin. He's also been to Artemis several times on sightseeing tours and wrote his Catering course's final dissertation on human cuisine and tradition.

That was more than a few years ago now, though, and while Kevej's peers have found work as diplomats or scientists to Artemis Kevej has generally bounced around the galaxy, picking up a few more languages spoken by the other 'alien' races and honing his cooking skill to be more suited to a ship's mess than high class restaurants.

Having just finished serving as cook on a year-long Nakkan-run holiday cruise for humans. Kevej knocked around the hub for a while, before seeking employment aboard an old cargo vessel called Veritas Lux Mea. The rest is history

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Extras

Character Quote: "Rebellion begins in the heart. As long as our hearts beat as one we can never truly lose."
Theme Song: TTS OST - Vulkan's Theme - "For Friendship!"
Criminal Record: Fairly blank. What is there is mainly witness reports or parking tickets

[Shiva]

@The Fated Fallen It looks pretty good except for just a couple minor things. The first of which being there wouldn't have been any tours to Earth, as the only way to get there would be to travel interdimensionally and that would require the Zitari as they're the only beings with the capability, and they try not to use it a lot. Zitari mostly just float around and keep the peace lol

The second is you forgot a theme song. I know it's a pain, but if you get the right one it can tell a lot about your character's values. Also you can then imagine that song playing whenever he walks into a room.

As soon as those two things are fixed, you can post him ^-^

[The Fated Fallen]

@The Fated Fallen It looks pretty good except for just a couple minor things. The first of which being there wouldn't have been any tours to Earth

@Shiva

D'oh!

The second is you forgot a theme song. I know it's a pain, but if you get the right one it can tell a lot about your character's values. Also you can then imagine that song playing whenever he walks into a room.

@Shiva

Coming up with theme songs isn't really my strength, but I'll give it a go!

[Shiva]

<Snipped quote by Shiva>

D'oh!

Coming up with theme songs isn't really my strength, but I'll give it a go!

@The Fated Fallen

Awesome. Thanks!

[The Fated Fallen]

@Shiva Sorted! I've uploaded him to the characters tab

[Hellion]

@Shiva, here's my CS draft. Finished except for character image and song. I'll update/tighten up ASAP but wanted to submit for any feedback in the interim. Thanks :)

Kai’mos Varthus

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Kai’mos Varthus

Physical Description (pending image):
As with most Ithlo stature, Kai’mos is fairly average height for his species, standing at approximately six-foot-one, with a lean frame, narrow, yet rigid facial form, long silvery hair with a dash of blue tone, and grayish-blue tone to his skin, which can vary from one Ithlo to another. Generally speaking, his hair is tied up in a bun or “top knot” as to not get in the way of his work as a medic. His narrowed eyes, lavender in color, may give off a somewhat intense expression as though Kai was in some deep thought about any given subject.

For the most part, his clothing is kept rather nondescript and unremarkable, tending toward “earth tones” and simple patterns. His usual ensemble is made up of a long-sleeved, button shirt, slacks, leather boots that land about mid-calf, and a stitched leather long-coat which many pockets for a variety of things.

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Character Summary

Name: Kai’mos Varthus
Aliases: “Kai”
Age: 45
Species: Ithlo
Birth Planet: Alazden
Allegiance:
Gender: Male
Occupation: Medic, Herbalist, and Physical Therapist

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Appearance

Height: 6'1
Weight: 185lbs
Build: Tall & Lean
Eyes: Lavender
Hair: Silvery, with a faint tint of blue.
Skin Tone: Grayish-blue
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings: None
Personal Style: Fairly reserved wardrobe, nothing spectacular as that isn't customary amongst the Ithlo culture. A pair of slacks, light button down shirt, a long coat, and soft leather boots complete his typical style, which are mostly colored in "earth tones".

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Personality:

Confident | Respectful | Logical | Pragmatic | Suspicious | Organized | Stoic | Perceptive

Relationship Status: Single

Interview:

How did you hear about the Veritas Lux Mea?
“Thankfully, the advertisement wasn’t necessarily hard to come by, as loose lips are plentiful within the drinking establishments of most human colonized planets. Simply put, you were in need of a medical professional, and that is exactly what I offer you and your ship. Aside from that, I have nothing more of value to you other than the clothes on my back.”

How well do you deal with a high stress situation?
“I’ve been through many situations dealing with the mildly sick to the fatally wounded, within areas of remote jungles where creatures still unidentified roamed and saw you as mere prey, and the endless sand dunes where nothing but an unforgiving sun lives. And in all of those examples, cooler heads always prevailed. And I have prevailed for the better because of it.”

What do you think about the government?
“I suppose there are two types of governments: Those individuals who are for the welfare of the people, and those who are against and only seek power for themselves. If it it is the former, than of course it is a benefit. However, the latter should be cut from the rest of the galaxy as a cancer from neural tissue.”

What do you think about people not of your species?
“I have, and will always respect those of other races and cultures, as I would also expect the same in return.”

How do you feel about less than legal operations?
“Are we speaking about taking another life?...”

How would your acquaintances describe you?
“I have been regarded as a pragmatist, and truly have a heart to help and heal to the best of my abilities.”

How would your mother describe you?
“Most likely, she would describe me as being ‘exactly like my father’, which as far as I am concerned, is an honorable title.“

How would you describe yourself?
“Loyal, Confident, and Content.

What do you know about us?
“Honestly? Not much beyond the fact that you are a crew set out for great things, and intuition tells me I am at least mostly correct.”

Why do you want this job?
“I suppose this would be a two-part answer. One, because you are the only ship willing to secure passage for me back to my homeworld, for services rendered, of course. And two, my curiosity has been piqued well enough that I may -if you would have me- want to stay on for a longer term than planned. But I suppose that remains to be seen…”

Why should I hire you?
“Is there another within your crew capable of advanced medical procedures and carrying with themself inside their head a vast library of herbalism?”

Habits:

• Tends to be on the OCD side at times and can be seen organizing his gear, as “Everything has its place.” Be wary to tell him otherwise.

Hobbies:

• Cataloguing visual representations of various plant life used for medicinal purposes. (i.e. “Likes to sketch interesting flora”)

Fears:

• Failing to see the unknown ailment and unable to treat it’s cause.

Likes:

• Keeping up to speed on latest medical knowledge
• Seeing confidence in others, especially those he works closely with
• Meditative exercises
• Combat training
• Various types of tea

Dislikes:

• Ignorance
• Complaining
• Excuses
• Dishonor

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Information:

General Skills:

• Field Medic
• Surgeon
• Triage
• Herbalist / Medicine
• Unarmed defensive combat
• Basic firearm knowledge

Specialty Skills:

• Can patch up wounded in fairly short time.
• Vast herbalistic knowledge cuts down time to create certain medicines
• Disarm opponents and neutralize threat within melee range

Inventory:

• Essential Clothing consisting of shirt, slacks, and boots.
• Leather long coat with various pockets and hidden compartments
• Medic’s bag full of essential tools
• Medicine pouch and various herbal ingredients
• Combat knife
• Hand gun

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History:

Reason for joining crew:
Sheer desperation to get off of a planet that he was clearly not welcomed, as well as possibly becoming a full-time crew member if everything goes right.

History: Born on Alazden into a long line of physicians, apothecaries, and physical therapists migrated from Loza, Kai’mos already had his profession laid out for him, but not because of any particular cultural obligation, but more so due to the simple fact that Ithlo excelled within the medical field. Where other races failed, the Ithlo adapted and enhanced hundreds of medical procedures, surgical tools, and herbal remedies currently used throughout the galaxy. So, it only made sense that the Legacy of the Healers would be passed on and thrive within yet another offspring of the Ithlo species.

But, was Kai really open to the idea of his future already planned? Perhaps, but in the meantime, he continued to follow the path set before him, learning the trade of the medic, as well as the Ithloian tradition of unarmed combat, focusing primarily on defensive and non-lethal techniques. As a whole, Kai’mos learned to walk a balanced path of both healthy mind and body, allowing the spirit of his ancestors to guide his actions and words on a daily basis. While his attitude -like that of most of his species- can come off as somewhat arrogant and testy toward other non-Ithlo, the fact remains that logical thinking, pragmatic approaches, and results-driven solutions have granted him the right to be a little “rough around the edges”.

Fast-forward several years as the human populations began to increase, and Kai travelled from planet-to-planet sharing his knowledge with fellow colleagues and newly formed human colonies, as well as assisting in any way he could during times of sickness and system-wide epidemics. However, as things began to neutralize, and his presence would not be missed, Kai’mos slipped away on a long-planned pilgrimage, to refresh his mind and allow the ancestral spirits to recharge that which was taken away by years of hard work. As time went on, and those temples which honored his species were visited, Kai continued his journey to small a human-colony, unaware that it was a much seedier -and perhaps more desperate- place than imagined. And it was there, that his path would surely change.

As with most places, the alien races who looked far different than the natives were usually targeted first, whether it be something beneficial to boost tourism, or simply, to take what they had. In this particular case, Kai’mos fell victim to the latter, as his possessions were taken by raiders while he slept in a small hostel in the heart of the city. Lucky for the Ithlo, his life was spared, but it became apparent that he was not as welcomed has he had been to many of the other places on his journey. Penniless, lost, and thousands of miles from his home planet, Kai did what he could to secure passage on the next ship leaving the planet.

But at what cost to him?...

(Continued in the “Interview” section)

Character Quote: “The best medic is the one you run to and can't find.”

Theme Song: SKÁLD | "Run"

Criminal Record: None.

[Shiva]

Ayyyeee he looks awesome! As soon as you get the picture and the song you can post it.

[Hellion]

Updated CS with "theme song"...finally.

Still working on a suitable image.

[The Fated Fallen]

I'm so sorry for the delays, but things have flipped turned upside down in my personal life so... yeah. Thanks for any understanding and once again I'm real sorry

[Shiva]

I'm so sorry for the delays, but things have flipped turned upside down in my personal life so... yeah. Thanks for any understanding and once again I'm real sorry

@The Fated Fallen

No worries. It's not even your turn yet lol There's a posting order in the Discord.