[Application: Coldreez] Walter Nemorarius

[Walter 22]

Song Druid Arik has given me explict permission to post my application prior to the 24-hour wait time after being denied. I was originally denied for lore inconsistences due to the unavalaliablity to the Wiki. Arik assisted me with Lore information, and actually went out of his way to find the old wiki for me. I greatly appreciate his assistance, and would like to thank him. The application has been thoroughly re-read and all inconsitentces have been edited accordingly.

Out-Of-Character

Minecraft Account Name: ColdReez.

How old are you?: 16.

Time-Zone/Country of Residence: GMT -5:00; Canada, Ontario.

Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?:

Indeed. English is my native language!

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

An aspiring programmer with a burning passion for roleplay, and ample amount of experience in the field of creativity and know-how for RP alike. 16 years old, and living in Canada; I waste my time playing Basketball and Football with my buddies when I'm not playing Minecraft or smoking bud. To conclude, I'm in University courses for High School, preparing for the transition over to the big bad U.

How much time could you be on the server weekly?:

Time is dependent on my schedule in real life. I'm bound to rake up hours though.

What do you know about Roleplaying? Give a definition of what it means to you:

I know absolutely everything there is to know revolving around the practice of roleplay! I define roleplay as pursing the life behind an imaginary character whose personality, and other factors relating to himself / herself have been plotted out before hand to get an idea of the characters tendencies et cetera.

What experience have you had in Roleplaying, if any?: I have roleplayed over 6 years on SA:MP. An extremely popular GTA: San Andreas modification made in 2005 to support multiplayer-based gameplay for the game.

In your own Words, define what the act of Meta-Gaming is:

Using Out of Character information In-Character. A common metagaming example consists of the use of one’s nametag floating above their head.

Example: ** ColdReez casually strolls alongside the cobbleroad, admiring the scenary as he his approached by an enforcement officer **

Enforcement Officer: Good day, ColdReez… I’ve received an abundant amount of reports about someone matching your description stealing from the local blacksmith. Do you know anything about said allegations?

The ‘Enforcement Officer’ metagamed! Realistically, we do not have nametags floating above our heads. He used the information provided to him OOC’ly, and said that my name was ‘ColdReez’ on an In-Character basis.

In your own Words, define what the act of Power-Gaming is:

Powergaming could be split into two different types of ideas in my honest opinion. One of the two consist of the individual failing to roleplay something ‘realistically’, and the second consists of an individual forcing another player to abide by their roleplay. I shall provide examples for both due to my inability to perfect this definition with a mere definition.

Example #1: ** ColdReez sprawls onto his wooden chair as he grazes the stubble on his chin. He spontaneously springs up onto his feet and wraps his slim fingertips around a bottled substance; progressively tilting the container at a degree which consequently causes the liquid to drip into the brewing stand he was examining prior to his present actions. The mixture begins to bubble and the acidic properties of the original substance conflict with the newly added substance causing it to explode, leaving ColdReez drenched in extremely corrosive acid**

** ColdReez casually rids himself of the acid, producing a bright smile immediately afterwards**

This is considered powergaming because I failed to realistically roleplay the chemical explosion, which in reality would likely cause me to parish due to the highly corrosive material ColdReez was working with!

Example #2: ** ColdReez staggers alongside the wooden-fenced post as he his approached from behind and brutally beaten with an iron ingot. He swiftly regains his posture, and broadens his shoulders in attempts to intimidate the attacker as he violently swings his fist in a circular formation thus immobilizing the attacker **

This is an example of powergame because I failed to successfully roleplay the original injury (which was coincidently an iron ingot to the back of the skull, which would likely cause me to lose consciousness). I then proceeded to force my ‘attacks’ upon the original attacker, without clarifying the size of my character et cetera. Realistically, the character I hope to portray on Lord of the Craft would fail miserably due to his size and body strength. He is a man of theory, not violence.

What do you expect this server will be like?: I except nothing but quality roleplay from all individuals alike. I have very high standards when it comes to roleplay, and I’ve become accustomed to detailed descriptions and actions as I play the game. I would hope to meet people who can comprehend the level of roleplay I’m willing to bring forth and develop from it in order to make both my and their experience significantly more enjoyable.

What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: I’m yet to seriously take part in any Minecraft server. This would be the first server I play with a serious mentality! Don’t be fooled, I’ve been playing Minecraft since Alpha and have ample experience with the game. I’m also quite aware of the basic rules on any Minecraft server and have made it my mission to completely memorize all of the rules on this server specifically to avoid conflict in the near future.

Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules?: Yeah.

Do you promise to abide by said rules, and laws? This includes the Server, Forum, and Teamspeak set Rules: Yeah.

How did you hear about us?: Browsing the world-wide web.

Have you voted for the Lord of the Craft on Minestatus? Which vote number were you?:

In-Character:

Character Name: Walter Nemorarius

What Race are you?: I plan on portraying a character of Elven descent.

What Sub-Race are you? (note, you aren’t required to have a sub-race): Not applicable.

Biography (Please make this at least 2 paragraphs long. This must include the history of your character and his life as well as age, appearance and personality, etc.): Walter Nemorarius has always sought to discover and educated himself with the knowledge of his forefather Malin and his relatives. Sadness overpowers his emotion, causing his mood to fluctuate but with good will Walter seemingly remains content. Throughout his studies, the theorist has concocted an abundant amount of attempted solutions which have all inevitably failed, leaving Walter both sad and depressed yet content.

Walter is a moderately sized one hundred and eighty year old Theorist with a stereotypical Elven build consisting of long, lanky form and overly pointed nose and ears. Walter has long, lucious hair that glides with the winds of Malinor as he sets foot out of his laboratory. Common to most Alchemists, Walter has a case of dorsaliga which is commonly referred to as spinal irregularities due to his tendency to lean over as he examines his work.

Walter’s first glimpse at a theorists notepad originally inspired him to expand on the thought process made by his Father in the book in attempts to search for a temporary, if not permanent solution to the Elven curse. He has inevitably failed though refuses to halt his study because he feels that he can prevail and concoct a remedy to this curse. (( Realistically, I do not plan on roleplaying him finding a remedy. It’s solely for an RP basis ))

What is your Character's ambitions?:

Walter seeks to expand, and develop the theoretical notepad his father concocted during his studies at a younger age. He seeks to prevail and research a temporary if not permanent remedy to the curse set upon the Elven race in hopes to rid the depression and sadness from his heart.

Walter lacks confidence in the matter, and is why he also seeks to improve his knowledge in Alchemy in hopes to assist his town guard with an abundant amount of potions that he creates with samples collected on his theoretical adventure.

What is your character’s favorite tool? (sword, pickaxe, shovel, etc): Brewing Stand.

What is one of your Character's most skilled talents?

Walter can process abundant amounts of knowledge abnormally quickly, and can easily relay the information he learned in terms that others below his mental capacity can understand and develop with ease. He has a natural talent with people, and can easily strike a conversation with anyone at any point in time about anything, regardless of its relevance to their current task.

A screenshot of your skin (must be in proper format):

Other Information about your Character: N/A.

Open-Response-Questions

Whilst traveling from the Cloud Temple you see a small halfling, being harassed by two armed warriors. They appear to be trying to steal money from him, how does your character respond?

** Walter furrows his left brow as he examines the preposterous behaviour portrayed by the two ruthless warriors. He in attempts to concoct a strategy to ease the warriors searches through his rucksack to find a vial filled with a substance tinted light-blue; the vial labeled ‘Swiftness’. He carefully approaches the warriors so that they may see him in their peripheral vision, hoping that he does not startle them. Walter’s heart begins to beat faster, and faster after every step made closer to the two armed warriors **

Walter: Ple-.. Please! Let him go and I shall give you this concoction that will grant you swiftness as compensation.

** Warrior #1 angrily shifts his gaze upon Walter as he sizes him up, releasing his tight grip on the Halfling. Turning to Warrior #2 he motions to continually harass the victim as he converses with Walter. He confidently approaches Walter with a welcoming, yet cocky smile on his face as he wraps his fingertips around the potion. He ruthlessly rips the vial from Walter’s hand as he examines the vial as if he was knowledgeable in Chemistry or the art of the Potion. Warrior #1 momentarily nods in agreement as he turns to Warrior #2, signalling to release the Halfling. They slur what seems to be a drunken sentence at Walter before walking away **

Warrior #1: Fa-.. -.. fagtth. Hahaha!

** Walter gazes at the two Warriors before approaching the Halfling, producing his canister from the depths of the rucksack. He offers it to the Halfling… **

Your character wanders into Alras, and comes across a small stall, behind which a well dressed man is standing. He’s offering various wares, the merchant turns to you and says in a posh accent " 'ello there, what can I do you for today?" What is your character response?

** Walter continually staggers alongside the walkway as he raises his left hand indicating his disinterest in the conversation **

Whilst wandering in the wilds, your character comes across a small hut, which looks abandoned. Inside it you see a chest containing a few iron bars, and a golden sword. How would your character respond?:

** Walter suspiciously examines the outside of the hut before making his entrance; making it at a habit to look through any cracks as precaution. Satisfied with his finding, he progressively begins to open the door; the creaks and cracks of the fungus infested door sending chills down his spine, Walter’s fingertips tightly wrapped around the dagger sheeted to the left of his waist. **

**Creaks are heard from the shelter in and around the right side of the hut**

** Walter tenses his grip on the dagger as he produces it from the sheath, tip-toing toward the sound he heard. As he gets ever so close, he allocates a violent swing directed at the corner in hopes to incapacitate the suspected lurker. Walter, instead of hitting a being, hits an opened chest filled with a number of supplies. Withdrawing them from the chest he begins to carefully examine the decals in hopes to find hints for an owner. Unsuccessful, Walter lowers the Golden Sword into the chest and closes it tightly. **

** Walter walks away, muttering; **

Walter: God.

Hungry and lost in the wilderness, you stumble across a small trading camp nestled among the forest, they greet you you in the common tongue, how do you respond?

**Walter produces a vague smile upon being approached; examining the individual in great detail in attempts to figure out his descent. **

Walter: Good day, my friend!

Merchant: Hello, hello! Yes, hello! Please take a look at our goods, we have an abundant amount of valuables for sale--- for cheap!

** Walter slowly begins to bob his head as he grazes the stubble on his chin, suspiciously scanning his surroundings before commencing with the conversation. He rotates his index finger in a circular motion, indicating his interest in seeing the ‘goods’**

Walter: Would you happen to have any informational books on-.. ** lowers the pitch of his voice ** The Four Curses.

** The Merchant’s jaw drops as he shakes his head, motioning for Walter to leave politely as he mutters; **

Merchant: We do not sell these type of things here!

You hear word that bandits occupy the road outside the town in which you have been staying. The town guard have gathered, and are asking for assistance to help eliminate them. The leader of the party is offering a reward for any who offer their support. How does your character act on this information?:

** Walter swiftly walks to his laboratory swinging the rucksack from over his head onto the ground. He begins to produce various substances from the test tube rack and continually draining the vials of the liquid. Chemical properties conflicting with each other consequently form smoke as Walter continues with the brew of multiple wound healing and swiftness potions in hopes to aid the town guard and volunteers alike. Upon completion, he prepares the bottles accordingly and approaches the head of the town guard **

Walter: In hopes to help protect our guard I have concocted a number of potions which will indefinitely aid in your adventure. I do not seek payment in riches, but instead in gratitude for my assistance and help in the future when required.

** Walter produces a vague smile as he twists 180 degrees on his left ankle, confidently walking away **

[Song Druid 1486]

Accepted!

You've done an excellent job and you are clearly an exemplary roleplayer. Welcome to the server!

[Song Druid 1486]

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