[OOC] Candlewick [CLOSED]

[twave]

I will post my app for a character later today, so we post it here and if it gets approved to we put it in the character section later or do we keep all the characters here and hunt down the character sheets lol Just a bit of humor and maybe a bit of sleepiness, anyways I got an idea just looking for a fitting appearance

@Aura Lodestone

This question was answered on the 1st post.

[Skythikon]

Just gonna reserve a spot for my CS over here. Say, just asking, would an artist who was also a member of the local militia due to national obligations be considered someone in a 'violent' profession? They don't fight wars or do any fighting, they just pretend to be soldiers one week out of every month, or something along those lines.

[Aura Lodestone]

oh yeah just re-read it, in character applications so when its approved we move it that's cool I will post my character app here tomorrow rather want to think it over a bit

[drewccapp]

That is presumptuous considering your character hasn't been approved yet (at least as far as I see here). I would assume we could have some freedom in that aspect as kingdoms have risen and fallen throughout history and are not always large or written about. Something realistic for a time period should work pretty easilly.

@t2wave

It's not presumptuous as there is precedent and you're mistaking the character waiting for approval as the one I'm talking about.

[twave]

Ah. Then there is perhaps something I missed. Could you point me to the precedent so I could be better informed?

[Mokley]

@Ves Garren is approved. Please copy the CS to the Characters section.

@drewccapp Suichiro is approved. You know the drill! ;)

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That is presumptuous considering your character hasn't been approved yet (at least as far as I see here). I would assume we could have some freedom in that aspect as kingdoms have risen and fallen throughout history and are not always large or written about. Something realistic for a time period should work pretty easilly.

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In the Interest Check we only talked about having characters from different times (the examples were Middle Ages and Victorian). I believe the idea is to take people that are from a similar, common skill level and throw them into a fantasy beyond what we experience here on Earth.

@t2wave

Both drewccapp and t2wave are right. Everyone is from Earth. However, feel free to make up imaginary towns/kingdoms/etc. to suit your needs. But everyone is essentially from Earth. It therefore follows that everyone is human, no exceptions. I promise every character is special in other ways. ;)

@Tatsua Aiisen Yay good to see you again! Alicia is approved. Please copy her CS to the Characters section.

@cnash1303 The shift to balance looks good to me. Approved! Please copy the CS to the Characters section.

@BingTheWing Dakota is approved! Please copy the CS to the Characters section.

Just gonna reserve a spot for my CS over here. Say, just asking, would an artist who was also a member of the local militia due to national obligations be considered someone in a 'violent' profession? They don't fight wars or do any fighting, they just pretend to be soldiers one week out of every month, or something along those lines.

@Skythikon

This would count as something that'd need to be balanced. Just point out in the CS that the character has little experience and you're good to go. :)

Ah. Then there is perhaps something I missed. Could you point me to the precedent so I could be better informed?

@t2wave

I can answer that! drewccapp is referring to a very similar RP that I'm also running that she's also a part of. Her character there is from a made-up kingdom. Which is totally OK in this RP too!

Did I get everyone? -- I gotta go, I'll be back in a few hours!

[clark]

Name: Samira Najani

Age: 20

Appearance:

Hider

Samira is of Iranian descent and has inherited some of their features. Dark hair and olive skin; almond-shaped hazel eyes; thick, striking eyebrows. Her small frame is thin with subtle curves. While she loves and appreciates fashionable clothes, she doesn't have the money to invest in them. As such, Samira is typically dressed in her university sweats. When she fell asleep that one night in 2004, Samira was wearing a TSU sweater, pajama pants and wool socks...

Occupation: Samira is a waitress at an upscale, American-style steakhouse restaurant.

History: Samira was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1984, the daughter of first-generation immigrants from Iran. In 1996 her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she lived out her high school days like most kids: listening to grunge music and bubble gum-pop, watching Seinfeld and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Toaster Strudels.

After graduating high school in 2002, Samira enrolled into a local university, though she has yet to declare a major. To help pay for school expenses, she applied for a job as a waitress working in a local upscale restaurant called B. Elliot's and has been working there for two years.

One night in 2004, after a long, exhausting Friday night shift, Samira collapsed on her bed and drifted off to sleep...

Personality: Having struggled all her life with identity, Samira is just beginning to articulate the conflicts within herself; being an United States citizen with former Iranian parents; having spent the first half of her life in a big city surrounded by ethnic diversity and being "normal," then coming to Nashville where she was suddenly in an extreme minority and becoming "exotic." Because she hasn't quite settled into who she is exactly, she often questions her feelings and actions.

Samira is a goofball and gravitates to those who can reciprocate her silliness. She's young and naive and ignorant like most twenty year olds, but she has a mind with an intellectual bent, and responds well to people who demonstrate perspective and intelligence. She has a fear of being abandoned, a fear that often displays itself through preemptively pushing people away. Samira is also quite stubborn, and usually won't back down from a argument even when she really should.

She's not entirely sure what she wants out of life yet, but she is determined to find it.

[Stairdweller]

For the purposes of logic, do our characters have to be from a time and place where they would be able to speak English if they want to be able to talk to other members of the crew, or is there some mechanism in place that would allow them to do so anyway? I want to make a historical, non-European character.

[drewccapp]

I can answer that! drewccapp is referring to a very similar RP that I'm also running that she's also a part of. Her character there is from a made-up kingdom. Which is totally OK in this RP too!

@Mokley

My character might be a girl in that RP, but I am indeed a man.

[Mokley]

For the purposes of logic, do our characters have to be from a time and place where they would be able to speak English if they want to be able to talk to other members of the crew, or is there some mechanism in place that would allow them to do so anyway? I want to make a historical, non-European character.

@Stairdweller

Some kind of mechanism can be arranged! Go for it.

@drewccapp Ack, sorry! So I've learned something I should've known!

[Stairdweller]

Name: Zosime

Age: 19

Appearance: She's very short by modern standards, standing only 4'11" tall, but that was on the tall end of average in her own time period. Her proportions match a taller person; she's all arms and legs, with a long neck and oval face. She has a narrow chin, hooked nose and large, black eyes. She's also completely bald, as she shaves off all the hair on her head, including her eyebrows - but if she were to grow her hair out, it would be jet black. She dresses fashionably for her time. When she woke up on the ship, she was wearing a golden-yellow tunic under a burnt orange, ankle length chiton, the latter having red ties and red maze embroidery around the hem and up each side. She wears a red leather link belt inset with yellow topaz, gold-and-topaz pendant earrings and gold cuff bracelets on both wrists.

Occupation: Scribe

Personality: Zosime is cool and professional. She tries to face any situation with logic, rather than emotion, and has prioritized her advancement in her chosen career over personal pursuits, like family. She can be almost harsh on a first encounter, because she is very discerning in the company she keeps and takes a long time to assess if another person lives up to her own stringent standards. She values honesty, hard work, and seriousness. She does have sense of humour, somewhere under there, but it's very dry and understated. She holds grudges.

History: Zosime hails from the city of Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, during the reign of Ptolemy V. She was, and is, part of the Greek minority that made up most of the ruling class of the time. Her family was affluent, but not connected to major nobility or royalty - nevertheless, her heritage afforded her extensive schooling in language, history, and philosophy. She prioritized learning languages, is fluent in Egyptian, Latin, and Aramaic in addition to her native Greek, and can write Egyptian in both the formal hieroglyphs and the cursive book scripts.

Zosime realised from an early age that she wanted to be a scholar rather than a wife and mother, and although such opportunities for women were limited in her time period, she quickly seized on the simplest of ways to achieve her goal; that is, to join one of the temples. She eventually settled on the temple of Sekhmet. Her current position is as a scribe within the temple, copying out sacred text, records of rituals and other activities, and proclamations from the Pharaoh's court.

[Mokley]

@Stairdweller Zosime is approved! Please copy her CS to the Characters forum.

[calmay]

Name: Risa Robinson

Age: 22

Appearance:

Risa

Occupation: Writer

Personality: Risa is the type of person that will start a conversation with anyone around her as long as she has something to talk about. While she appears to be able to handle a lot of things she often doubts herself and worries when something does not go as planned. She has a need to things to go the way she wants, but that is because she is afraid of losing control of the things she can control. She does her best to do what other wants, but inside often gets annoyed at people and wants nothing to do with them. At times her immaturity comes through when she lashes out in anger or starts crying in frustration. As much as she tries to look at things optimistically, the truth is she had a negative view on life and the people around her.

History: Risa was born into a middle class family in the year 2000. He was the second child of three. They did not have much as a child, but that never bothered her. She loved her family and she wanted noting more than to be around them. She was not the most popular kid in school, but she quickly found a love of books. She found enjoyment in a good adventure in a book rather than playing tag with her classmates. As she grew older all she wanted to do was become a writer. She spent a lot of her free time writing the ideas that came to her head. When she started high school her parents pushed her to become an accountant. She found that she liked the class and applied to study it in university as a backup plan.

It was in her second year her book became published and she dropped out of her program to focus on her stories. It did not take long for her book to get popular and she started to work on her next hit. Even though she had made it with her first book she was very worried about writing a book that would be just as good or even better than her first one.

[BR8K]

Is this still open to new players by chance?

[Mokley]

@calmay Risa is approved! Please copy her CS to the Character tab. Also, your image appears to be broken. I uploaded it for you, try this: [img]http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/jelost/Fuuten.Nozomi.600.56542.jpg[/img]

@BR8K Of course! Just drop in a CS.

[BR8K]

Awesome! I'll have one by tonight :)

[twave]

Name: Chris Addams

Age: 23

Appearance:


Occupation: Aspiring IT nerd stuck in you average supermarket.

Personality: Very much a go with the flow kind of person and an older brother figure. He is a problem solver and prefers to avoid conflict when possible.

History: The oldest of 7 kids Chris was born September, 14, 1992 and grew up watching over others most of his life. As such he has come to treat most others in the same way. From an early age he took to computers well and devoted quite a bit of time to them. Thankfully it didn't get in the way of his grades and in collage he picked up a computer science degree. Even with some degree it was hard to land a job in his field. But he was patient and believed that if he kept on trying that he would get a break. Finally getting several interviews things were looking promising when everything changed.

[clark]

Looks like everyone is using anime style portraits, I'll find myself a new portrait to fit in. Check back in on Samira for an update!

[Red_massa]

@Clark If it makes you feel any better I probably wont use a anime picture for my character since it wouldn't give the proper feel of how I would like my character to be portrayed.

[Stairdweller]

I guess I'm going to be the only one without a character portrait then. Oh well. Power of Words!