[✔] [Accepted] Pius' Application For Lotc

[Pius 125]

Out-Of-Character Information

The simplest section of the application! Simply answer these questions so we can get to know you a bit better.

What’s your Minecraft Account Name?: - Pius_Malta

How old are you?: - Eighteen

What time-zone do you live in?: - EST

Have you ever roleplayed before - if you have, how?: - I have, on other media.

Have you been on any other roleplaying servers?: - No; in fact, I have never played Minecraft (save the demo), prior to this experience.

Have you applied to this server before?(Please link past applications): - I have not, this will be my first and, hopefully, my only.

How did you hear about us?: - A good friend of mine, Jack (Niccum) convinced me to capitulate to the blocky temptation.

What do you think the server will be like? - I expect it to be in depth, engaging, and social. I expect my experience to be what I make of it.

Have you read and agreed to the rules?: - Certainly.

What’s your favourite rule / the rule you agree with the most?: - While no metagaming and powergaming are certainly agreeable, I figure that the rule prohibiting "cybering..." I agree with this prohibition fully, and I think it's prudent for the server to make such a prohibition.

Definitions

This is simply so that we can get an understanding of how much you know about roleplaying. Feel free to Google the answers, but make sure that you write the reply in your own words, not another website / person's!

What is roleplaying?: - Roleplaying is the act of taking on a persona, or position, different from your own. It is a fine form of "acting", per se.

What’s metagaming?: - The use of information known outside of chat while in chat. I find that this is a common temptation to fall into and that there are blurred lines differentiating OOC and IC.

What’s powergaming?: - Powergaming is a form of gaming that deploys utilitarian principles. For example, if one ignores a passer by on the road who tries to interact with you because you need to get to Abresi quicker. It lacks the roleplaying spirit

In-Character Information

Now you actually make your character - be creative but stay reasonable! Make sure they make sense and that they follow lore. Try to come up with a character that you actually want to play.

What’s your character called?: - Michael John Mary de Longueville

What race are they (and sub-race)?: - Human

What sex are they?: - He is a man

How old are they?: - 38

Give us a brief description of their life - their story, childhood, family (Include server lore when writing): - Michael was born in a cottage just north of Abresi. He was the youngest of the five children of Martha and Albrecht de Longueville. His oldest brother, James, would go on to become a lawman. James, however, lacked the familial pride that Michael had. When Michael was only nine, James would disgrace the Longueville name and run away with a lady of ill repute. While the family tried to forget about James, Michael continued to pray for James and his soul. Michael's second oldest brother, Henry, followed in his fathers footsteps and learned the lay of the land. Michael's two sisters, Aquina and Philomena, would both pursue marriage in their younger years.

 

Having been born in a well-to-do family, Michael did not lack proper schooling. His father, a gentleman farmer with a few hands at his his command, paid for a priest to tutor young Michael, now a growing boy. Michael received proper education in the fields of the liberal arts, Philosophy, theology, and writing. Michael excelled in theology and was a gifted public speaker.

 

At the point of Michael's fifteenth birthday, the Priest was sent away. Michael had reached manhood and was told by his father to grow in the name of the Creator and to discern his vocation in the world. This was easy for Michael who had been considering his vocation for some time already. He had formed his theology around the True Faith, and the graces that flowed from it. Being strongly of the opinion that the Holy Church takes precedence over all man, king or farmer, he accepted his father's wishes and set out to begin advanced training in the Faith.

 

As young Michael, only sixteen, wandered, he prayed and sang and was merry with innocent bliss. However, Michael would soon learn that he was no longer on the Longueville cottage. Indeed, as he wandered the roads, he adopted an ascetic mindset. Believing that his faith ought to be focused on his growth not as a priest, but as a hermit and a mendicant friar of sorts.

 

Dedicating himself to his prayerful itinerancy, Michael did not forsake a wanderer, but admitted that he had never much to give. As he prayed, and trusted in the Creator who created him and the world, his piety and seclusion grew stronger. He had never felt stronger in his faith than he did, sitting under a tree with no eyes watching, but God's. Where he could preach only to his heart and the birds. He had done away with any riches he was sent from the farm with. After several summers, Michael, now twenty-five but looking thirty-five, began to grow tired of brazing the hot and the cold alone. Of course, when such thoughts would manifest themselves, he would deny them at once - going so far as establishing regular fasting and penances.

 

The mendicant friar, living off the land. He felt old. His bones were weak, and sores had been felt along his back, where his belt had scourged him. He felt crippled, blinded by the rain in his eyes. He tried to preach, but just as the birds were hiding, he felt his heart was as well. He laid down, to rest, to die.

 

Michael, much to his chagrin, did not die. He suffered more, bitterly and angrily. His innocent bliss had been thrown away with his money; his care free attitude, with his faith. The mendicant surrendered, having been chased for years by his vocation, and reached the goal he had sought after when he set out from the cottage. He arrived at the home of the elderly priest who, years prior, had taught him everything he knew. The priest, now forgetting his very self, was alone. He, too, had gone in to seclusion. The priest met the boy he had raised, now thirty. The priest immediately assigned him chores, set out a bed, and once more vested the black cassock of his vocation. When Michael returned, his new liege required more from him; to shave his beard, to wash himself, and to change from his rags to the black cassock. Overjoyed, Michael did so at once. While not a priest, Michael dressed as a cleric, wearing an old cassock belonging to his teacher.

 

Over the course of two years, the ailing priest assisted in professing the truths of the faith and rearing Michael in the ways of the priesthood. Michael would ask frequently about his ordination, but the priest refused to entertain Michael's wants. Impatient, Michael cursed the priest and set out into the rain to return to his former lifestyle. After only three days away from his studies, Michael knew he would need to humble himself to be a true priest, after all, his faith was founded in the Creator, not the creation. He set out again, back to the hermitage of his friend and teacher.

 

Upon his arrival, an eerie calm fixed itself around him. As he surveyed the pitiable scene before him, the priest lay dead upon his cot, his clothes still damp from wandering in the rain and his skin cold and still. Michael cried no tears nor let out any emotion. He knew his mission was clear. He would pray for the priest for the rest of his life, and would live for the priest. As he committed himself to the burial rites of his spiritual father, Michael continued his studies, living in the hermitage and tending to it's upkeep.

What are they like (personality)?: - Michael is an introverted man, while opinionated and outspoken, he has retained the notion of chivalry and being a gentleman. His yearning for holiness is clear in his behavior; he does not act rashly and is scrupulous of his disposition, especially in social scenarios. His deep aspirations for furthering his academics are also clear as he continues to commit himself to a scholarly life.

What are their ambitions?: - The ambitions of Michael de Longueville are not fully known, even by Michael. Michael aspires to one day join the ranks of the priesthood, but lacks want to ascend the hierarchical ladder. Being unfamiliar with the politics of the Church, and more so being familiar with the doctrines of the Church, he is often intimidated by the notion of going before a Bishop.

Do they have any special skills?: - Having excelled as a schoolboy in rhetoric, writing, and public speaking, his social skills are not lacking. This is so despite his years in solitude as he never, truly, felt by himself. He has developed a mastery of compassion and love for creation.

What are their weaknesses?: - His weakness are, at times, overwhelming to him. His scrupulosity and his penitential demeanor sets him at a disadvantage as he doubts himself often. Similarly, he has very little experience in fighting; while he has killed to eat, the thought of homicide is unthinkable to Michael. 

Give us a description of how they look (not a screenshot yet!)?: - Michael takes after his father. He is a shorter gentleman, standing only at 5'3" and with a build to match. The Longueville's, with few exceptions, are a smaller family in stature. During his time in the wilderness, Michael has taken on a weathered look. While his clothes may not show it, his face certainly does. If every wrinkle or scar was a story, Michael would be a book worth reading.

Anything else you want to say about them?: - 

No, but certainly feel free to ask anything specific.

Please give us a screenshot of your character’s skin: - http://imgur.com/u051qyH

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