Sealyan's White-list Application

[Sealyan Serinde 1]

Out of Character:

How old are you?: 17

Time-Zone/Country of Residence: Pacific Time Zone/USA

Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?: Yes, I have lived in the United States my entire life. I also have been in advanced Humanities and English classes throughout high school.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: I am currently an undergrad at the University of Washington, (I entered a year early). I am sort of a jack-of-all-trades, liking outdoor activities like hiking and biking, as well as studying biology and chemistry. Video games do take a back seat to all that, but I still love playing Minecraft.

How much time could you be on the server weekly?: Maybe somewhere around 5-10 Hours. I don't play too heavily and I have somewhat of a busy schedule most of the time.

How long have you played Minecraft?: I have played Minecraft for a full year now, purchasing the game before it went into Beta.

What do you know about role-playing? How long have you been doing it? What kind?: I admit that I am not very experienced with Role-Playing. I do know that staying in-character via dialogue and actions while normal game play is commencing is the most important aspect. I have played some MMO’s and am familiar with skills and leveling, as well as money exchanges, quests, and interacting with NPC’s and other players. I also read one of the guides to role-playing on the forums.

What do you expect this server will be like?: I expect the server to have authority that will maintain a good environment for playing in, as well as a nice (both logistically and aesthetically) server to play on. I expect that after this white-list process, the citizens with be well behaved, cooperative, and adhere to the rules of role-playing.

What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: I haven’t played on many servers. I did play on kfperin’s server. I left it because towns were constructed very quickly and having to build a new house in each new town became tedious and time-consuming. I also played on a server that one of my friends made, but because it ran on a not-so-great computer, gameplay on the server wasn’t smooth. Also, he wouldn’t keep track of whether the server was down or not, so we (my friends and I) frequently couldn’t even play on it.

Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules? What about the lore?: Yes, I have read through, understood, and agreed to all the rules. I have read almost all of the standard lore (the history of aegis, etc.) and I am amazed at the effort that some of the writers put into this!

Name the 4 races on this server: Orcs, Humans, Elves, and Dwarves.

How did you hear about us?: I saw the trailer for the server on youtube.com. I then went to the Minecraftforum page regarding the server and read all about it.

Did you vote?: Yes, I voted for at least two of the links.

What was your favorite Law?: I believe that my favorite law was “No mindless spamming” because spamming is all too prevalent on otherwise nice servers.

What was your least favorite Law?: I think the one thing that I don’t like about the Law is having imprisonment be a punishment, I can totally understand having fines or bans, but imprisonment seems both ineffective and a nuisance.

What is your The Lord Of Craft forum account name?: Sealyan Serinde

In-Character:

Character Name: Sealyan Serinde

What is your Race?: Human Bowman

Lordofthecraft.net/forum forum account: Sealyan Serinde

Biography: As a boy, Sealyan was born to a high/middle class family. His parents, allegedly, were friends of the friends of a Viscount. However, tragedy struck when his family was travelling between towns. They were attacked and robbed, Sealyan’s parents were left dead, and he was under their overturned cart. By a stroke of luck, a nearby elf on his travels heard the ruckus and wanted to see what had happened. He found young Sealyan and returned with him to his home to give him to a caretaker. It was at Laurelin that Sealyan was raised. Not knowing what name his true parents gave him, he adopted an elfish name, though kept his human surname which the elves could infer from what was left of his parents’ belongings. It was by the elves he was taught combat, and farming. But time came for Sealyan to leave his elven home and rejoin the men. He was unwilling to leave, but the elven elders encouraged him to do so. He was then transferred to the care of an innkeeper in the Kingdom of Oren. Sealyan had to take odd-jobs to make enough money, and it was here that he learned mining, and building. He never saw the faces of those that killed his parents, but he (quite stupidly) assumed they were either dwarves or orcs. He holds antipathy for those races, though does not seek vengeance against those specifically that killed his parents, for it was against the elven teachings.

Character Age: 27

Character Appearance: Sealyan does not stand very tall at 5’10", and is not very stocky or strong. His legs are lean and swift, and his arms thin and slightly gangly. His hair is near black, and only in the brightest sun can you see that it is actually brown.

Character Personality: Sealyan is not loquacious, and converses with only those he needs to. He is not short of smarts or cunning however, and will not hesitate to speak his mind when it is to his benefit. He is loyal and caring, for those were the traits of his caretakers. As stated he does not like the dwarves or the orcs, and likes the elves the most. He holds a neutral attitude towards humans, liking there honor and valor, but disliking their greed in some cases.

Your ambitions: To rid the world of robbers and vandals, and to establish safe havens for travelers. Also he seeks to combat the dwarfs and orcs and to contain their lust for war and plunder. In his elderly years he hopes he can open an inn on the fringes of the wastes and live there to his final days.

Can your character read or write?: Yes. He was taught by the elves the tongues of men and elves.

Can your character mine?: Yes, but not very proficiently.

Are you a capable builder?: Yes. Sealyan did plenty of repair work on his guardian’s inn.

Can you wield a sword?: Yes, but the bow is his preferred weapon.

Enjoy Farming?: Sealyan has been farming with the elves since he was a boy.

Does your character have any special skills?: Sealyan loves to cook, but has kept his hobby a secret to prevent his image as stolid bowman from being marred. He can also hit a pig from a hundred yards away with his bow.

A screenshot of your skin: (Attached file) or http://minecraftskins.com/view/195385

Other Information: Don’t mention his parents in front of him. He doesn’t take too kindly to it.