[Denied]Aura's Application

[Aura 4]

Out-Of-Character Information

 

The simplest section of the application. Answer these questions so we can get to know you a bit more. Please do your best to correct spelling and grammatical errors, this is an RP server and writing is the main form of communication! 

 

What’s your Minecraft Account Name?: - william3677 is my Minecraft username, no capitals whatsoever.

 

How old are you?: - I am 11 years of age.

 

Have you ever roleplayed on a minecraft server before? If so, where?: - Yes, I have indeed roleplayed on other minecraft servers! Celestial Dreams, Mythic Ages, Uthrandir, and Wayward Realms.

 

Have you applied to this server before? (Please link past applications): - I have, many months upon months ago, I think. I’m not sure I could even find the application now, as it’s from at least six months ago. Sorry if this is an inconvenience. However, in my previous applications I stated I was 15. I apologize for lying, as I thought it would be good at the time, though I am in truth 11. If this gets me denied, I won’t be angry at you. I do hope you don’t use my age against me though, as that would make me upset.

 

How did you hear about us?: - I learned about this server originally through Candle, one of the original players from 2011 who played one of the Sages of the Ascended, even though I've heard they no longer exist. I've also heard this server mentioned multiple times by others when they talk about Minecraft RP, since it seems to be the biggest and most popular RP server out there right now. I was also drawn here by the Insomnic's wonderful Let's Play. 

 

What do you think the server will be like?: – I’m hoping it will be a wonderful RP experience. I’m an aspiring writer (Though I’m still working on finishing my started novels)…And RP usually inspires me, whether with the situation or even the environment it might be going on in. I really hope this will be as great as everyone says it is, though I have seen a few negative reviews, I’m hoping those were people who just didn't like other players on the server or weren't fond of it because maybe they broke the rules and got banned.

 

Have you read and agreed to the rules?: - Yep!

 

What’s the rule you agree with the most?: - No Moderator Shopping. Seriously, people do that all the time, and it’s the most annoying thing I've ever encountered next to harassment. Harassment/cyber-bullying is a very dangerous thing and if not handled correctly it can make both sides of the argument explode. I’ve seen the negative effects of cyber-bullying and sexual harassment first hand, as it has happened to my friends, and once, on another server, to me. I sincerely hope this does not occur on LoTC and if it does that it will be punished.

 

Do you understand combat rules, and what you can and can’t do if you do choose to roleplay as a villain?: - Of course.

 

Are there any rule(s) that confuse you or don’t make sense? (If so maybe we can help clear it up! You will not be denied for having a question on the rules): - So, when you’re talking about mechanical RP, since I do have a question, do you mean such as in a siege, if we place a ladder on a wall, the actual block, we’re allowed to climb up it, but if it’s just there RPly and wasn't actually placed as a block, we’re not allowed to climb it? Just wanted to clarify.

 

Definitions

 

These terms are a major part of the server and in a few of our rules. Please define them so that we can get an understanding of how much you know about roleplaying. Feel free to Google the answers or check on our wiki, but make sure that you write the reply in your own words, not those of another website or person!

 

What is roleplaying?: - Roleplaying is the act of taking on the shoes of another person and pretending you’re them. You’re taking on a whole different personality with traits different than yours in real life, because roleplay is meant to be fun for everyone involved and for you to be whatever you want to be, rather than your plain old boring self you probably think you are in real life.

 

What’s metagaming?: - Meta-gaming is the act of using OOC (out of character) information that you may have learned over the forums, teamspeak, skype, etc. and then use it for your personal gains IC (In character) that you’re character would have no way of knowing in the first place. If I see the character ‘Alex’ in chat, but I’ve never met them before, I just can’t say “Hi Alex,” as that would be meta-gaming and using information my character didn't actually know if I had never met Alex before.

 

What’s powergaming?: - Powergaming has a variety of ranges. It can go from forcing people into RP they don’t want, or not letting them respond to emotes and then you killing their character without ever giving them a chance to defend themselves. It could also be emerging into the world with a fully developed character and not being able to change. If you saw someone die and you’re still a child, you might be thinking, “Eh, okay, I just watched someone’s head get chopped off. Whatever.” When actually, if your character’s personality could still change and get scarred, what you actually might say is, “…Y-you…You…You just…You killed that man!” You’d probably be stuttering and scared, maybe even crying depending on the age of the child you were playing. Or if you’re playing a grown man, you’re a fully developed character that you just created who can’t get scarred by anything and his wife and two children die, and he doesn't care at all.

 

In-Character Information

 

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

 

What’s your character called?: - Aura Daeharith

 

What race are they? (And sub-race if applicable): - Elf; Wood Elf

 

What gender are they?: - Male

 

How old are they?: - Aura is 21 years of age, so would appear to be a young adult to any human though among Elves he is still considered a child.

 

Give us a highlight of their past, what life events make your character the person they are today? This is your character's biography. It is also required to include server lore when writing. (Names of towns, major server events, etc. Most lore can be found on our wiki.): - Aura was born like every other elf child, and he was raised in the lands of The Fringe. He grew up with most elvish customs, his normal childhood ending when the draught descended on the Fringe and began killing crops and animals. His parents died first of illness, having been grateful enough to Malin that they had given all their remaining food to their child. Aura mourned them for many days, remaining at the empty house and barely eating or drinking before he realized his food supplies would eventually run out and he would have to be on the move to find others.

 

Aura fled to the main population of wood elves, Lin’ame, which unfortunately, was also suffering from the draught but had not gone so far as to evacuate yet to Thales yet. He naturally fit in with the other children that had suffered the same fate as him, and they often went door to door trying to find food or water when their supplies ran low. Eventually he passed a beggar, much like himself. This beggar had no coins in their container that they carried around asking people for things, but a loaf of bread.

 

The beggar smiled down at Aura kindly, “Child, why are you without food, like many other children in this city?”

 

“Because,” Aura said simply. “There is no spared food for us, so we are left to fend for ourselves while the drought spreads.”

 

“You are right, very right,” the beggar said, chuckling to herself, “There is food spared for us, and we are not left to fend for ourselves. The drought spreads, but the food and drink has not been taken from us, it has been merely used for others in a similar condition as you and I. It is scarce, and so it is passed around as equally as possible.” She broke the loaf of bread in half, handing it to Aura.

 

“Why…” Aura stared down at the bread, “This is yours, and you should keep it. I’ll find someone else…You’re a beggar like me. You shouldn't be giving away the small amount of food you have managed to scrounge up…” Aura trailed off, realizing the argument was pointless as the beggar didn't move to take the bread back from Aura’s hands.

 

“I will not keep it, child. How old are you?” The elven woman asked, tucking the other half of loaf of bread into a pouch at her side.

 

“Twenty-one…” Aura said in response slowly. The woman simply nodded her head.

 

“Then you do indeed deserve food and drink. Look around you, none of us prosper. Open your eyes to the world and the pains of others besides you. They suffer much the same fate. I must go now, farewell, child.” And the woman swept away without another word. Quite the odd one, Aura thought, but decided she was right. Others besides him had no food and were in much the same situation as him. Children had lost their parents or gotten separated from them in the confusion and panic of the draught, women wept as their husbands died of dehydration, and their children died of starvation.

 

Soon after, they set sail for the island of Thales and to hopefully prosper there, Aura being one of the last to board a ship and look one last time at the Fringe, where he had been born and lived for many years. Then he looked around the boat, “She was right. She was always right. There are many others who have more needs than I do that are not taken care of, and I will help them to the best of my ability.” The kindness of a child can go a long way, as even Aura’s story proves. He searches the streets of the new Lin’ame, either trying to find a group or family that will take him in, and food and drink to last him the day. If he finds others that have suffered, he will often share the small rations he gets and make sure they eat before he does. If he dies of starvation or dehydration, then that’s what it’ll be since someone else lived instead. And that’s what Aura believes is more important. He still mourns the loss of his parents and Lin’ame, and he knows naught of whatever happened to the elven beggar who had spoken words of wisdom to him.

 

(If there is anything wrong lore wise with my backstory, please let me know. I’ll be sure to edit it ASAP).

 

What are they like? (Personality): - Aura is generally very outgoing and tries to make friends with a lot of people, his personality is cheerful most of the time, but if you make him angry he’ll just ignore you. You can trust him with a secret and he’ll keep it, but if it’s not a secret the world will know, especially if they ask about it. He tries his best to help those that need it, but he also likes to verify both sides of the story. Such as if a fight breaks out and someone gets injured, before helping them he’d figure out whether it was just a brawl or if they were a thief or murderer.

 

What are their ambitions?: - Aura, being a child, really doesn’t have all that many ambitions. If anything he would want to help the elves regain order, as they are all separated and don’t particularly like each other at the moment. If he could not do that, he would hope to learn how to read and write, as those are both skills he does not have at the moment.

 

Do they have any special skills? What are their weaknesses? (Try to list a few of both): - 

Strengths (Special skills):

-Being a young child, he often can influence adults into giving him things that he normally wouldn’t be able to obtain easily as an adult such as food.

-He tries to use his wits to solve his way around problems, though most of the time his solutions don’t work and end up making the problem worse in some way.

 

Weaknesses (Things they’re bad at):

-Has never learned to read or write.

-Hasn’t learned any ancient elven, as Aura is a child.

-Lacks physical strength.

-Has never learned to fight and in doing so would probably fail miserably at even attempting to punch someone.

 

Give us a description of how they look?: - Aura looks around the age of maybe a ten or eleven year old, though being an elf he is actually twenty-one. His skin tone is fairly tanned, as he’s outside a lot and enjoys playing in the woods, also like a lot of children. (Yay generic children character). He wears a forest green cloak, and has dark brown hair, his long ears protruding from it. He has cyan eyes and is fairly short for an elf, though he is not done growing, as elves age slower than humans.

 

Please give us a screenshot of your character’s skin: - http://imgur.com/a/WK26Q I hope the link works, as I could not directly attach an image.

[Quavinir_Twiceborn 1050]

Denied...?

 

 

-You're already accepted to the server.

 

-If you're currently unwhitelisted - send a GM this: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/topic/73186-william3677s-3rd-application/?hl=william3677 And explain that you're accepted, yet unwhitelisted now.

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