Juno_Ax's Application

[YouKnowItsJuno 269]

Out-Of-Character

Minecraft Account Name:

Juno_Ax

How old are you?:

15

Time-Zone/Country of Residence:

GMT -6/United States

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

Yes, since it is my native language and I have studied proper grammar in school.

Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

I am a female, first off. I have been playing Minecraft since the 1.2.5 update. I like reading and writing and, yes, playing video games. I am somewhat of an introvert, but I like having fun and meeting new people.

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

During the summer I can be pretty active. I can be on just about every day, and when school starts up, I will mostly be online on the weekends.

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

Roleplaying is assuming the role of a character and acting as if you were them. You share their emotions, ambitions, and thoughts as you direct their lives through actions and/or writing. As the character you assume, you can make friends and enemies, strive to complete their life goals, and go on adventures.

What experience have you had in Roleplaying, if any?:

I've been doing forum roleplays for 1-2 years now, and I currently participate in a Minecraft roleplay.

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

Meta-Gaming is when you use information you know out of character and using that knowledge while you are in character. For example, if you meet someone for the first time in roleplay and he is a complete stranger to you, you may see his character's name when he speaks through the chat. Your character CAN NOT know that person's character's name until he asks for it.

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

Power-Gaming is when you fight someone else's character and act as if your character is all-powerful and invincible. If someone attacks you and you block his attack every single time and then you kill him in one blow, that isn't fair to the other person. It is polite to take some of the attacks, and in return the other person will let you get in some attacks of your own.

What do you expect this server will be like?:

I expect it to be Minecraft roleplaying on a larger scale, but it will be more active and progressive because of this. I don't expect to get bored easily on this server because there are so many people and so many places to go.

What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?:

I have played on a few survival servers and liked it, though after a while you get bored with it. After you have collected a bunch of diamonds and built to your hearts content, things get pretty dull. I have gone on a couple bigger PvP servers, where I was constantly being killed and I had no opportunity to build or survive at all. I don't really like PvP servers because it isn't fair that your hard-earned items are stolen because some guy kills you every time. I also left one server I was on because I was gone for a weekend and the owner kicked me from his faction because of inactivity.

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

Yes, I have. I especially like the rules against PvP and griefing because these are annoying on survival servers. These are almost always found on regular survival servers, and even though I don't mind PvP's sometimes, it's better that it is controlled.

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

Yes, I promise.

How did you hear about us? Did someone refer you?:

I heard about the server on YouTube while I was looking for roleplaying servers. No one referred me.

Have you previously made an Application? If so could you link us to your last Application?:

No, I have no previously made application.

Have you posted this application on our minecraft forum thread yet? If not, just finish it up on here and then copy + paste is over there. (http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/832121-%E2%96%91%E2%96%92%E2%96%93-the-lord-of-the-craft-%E2%96%93%E2%96%92%E2%96%91-enter-the-world-of-asulon-o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-l-y-t-h-e-n-o-1-r-p-s-e-r-v-e-r/):

Yes.

In-Character:

Character Name:

Jodee "Jo" May Durett

What Race are you?:

Human Female

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

Northerner

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.):

Jodee was born an only child to a knight and a seamstress in a mountain village to the north. She grew up there, being blessed with a perfectly normal life. She wasn't however, a typical girl. Instead of playing with homemade dolls or making mud pies like the other little girls in the village, she often hung around the boys and cut sticks from trees for fake swords to fight with. Much to her mother and father's dismay, she adopted the tomboyish name "Jo" as well.

When she turned twenty-three, Jo matured into a beautiful young lady. She had the pale complexion common among Northerners; and she inherited her mother's long, jet black hair. Her eyes were a chilling steel blue, reminding her of her wintry home. She wore dresses that she could move freely in and without restraint. She was good with a sword, and slayed many a beast in the woods to sell in the small market in the village. She could best any man in her village, but she didn't dare fight outside the gates with strangers, knowing she wasn't skilled enough to take on a fully-trained warrior. She never used a bow and arrows, because she was a terrible shot.

After no offers of marriage were made of her or no trades suited her for work, she left her village in order to find her place in the world.

What are your Character's ambitions?:

Jodee strives to travel and adventure for the excitement and the experience. She isn't very worried about getting married, but is open to it. She mostly wants to find herself in the world and to make forever friends.

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

Jodee is partial to a sword. Her father was a knight, and she idolized him and his ability to weild a sword effectively. From an early age, she was swinging wooden swords with ease after her father taught her how and from playing with the village boys.

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

Swordsmanship is her most skilled talent, as discribed above, but she also is skilled in stealth. This comes from traveling in between villages to avoid highwaymen and bandits. When she was a child, she was also good at using her stealth to sneak out of the house to go on late-night adventures.

A screenshot of your skin (must be in proper format, if you do not know how to acquire one, click here: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/51343-how-to-obtain-your-skin-screenshot/):

Other Information about your Character:

Despite her dark and gloomy appearance, Jo is very friendly and likes to joke around and laugh and smile. She is serious sometimes, like when it comes to combat, but usually she is pretty easy-going.

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?

"Oi, you two!"

The two warriors turn to see the pale woman in the road, one still gripping the front of the shirt of the halfling. The small victim squirmed and his eyes were wide open in fear.

"What do you want, lady?" one called gruffly to Jodee.

"Leave the halfling alone, and return the minas you took from him."

The pair glanced at each other and let out loud guffaws. The man holding their victim let go of the halfling, who stumbled away into the bushes. There he stayed, still trembing.

"What are you gonna do about it? This is just business," a man smiled slyly.

"Hey, Kondi, maybe this lass has some minas to spare as well," his companion suggested.

They both slowly advanced on Jo, one weilding a sword and the other a battle axe. Jodee drew her blade, the iron making a satisfying hissing noise as it slid out of its hilt. A little surprised she had a weapon, they hesitated a moment, but they continued their advance.

Jo swiped at the warrior weilding the axe, attempting to make a nice cut to his leg to render him immobile. The other swung at her head with his sword. She just managed to avoid the brunt of the attack, but suffered from a deep cut on her cheek. Gripping her face, she stood her ground and readied herself for the next attack. She knew it was hopeless to think she would make it out alive against two grown men, but she had to try. Her pride was too strong for her to turn and flee.

Just as the two were about to deliver their fatal blows, the halfling got up his courage and lept onto the back of the warrior with the blade. He held on for dear life as the man flailed and tried to throw him off. The other man attempted to knock the halfling off his companion with his axe, but he hit his friend instead with the blunt side of his weapon, rendering him unconscious. The halfling jumped from his back to avoid being crushed and ran around the legs of the last man. In the chaos, Jodee took the halfling's minas from the pocket of the unconscious warrior and then ran.

"Run, sir, run!" she called over her shoulder

The halfling ran for his life and followed Jo into the deep woods. The man ran after them, but he was not nearly as agile as his two former victims. He quickly lost them in the woods and went back to try to revive his friend. Jo stopped and waited for the halfling to catch up to her, and then she handed him his money back.

"Here you go, friend, and thank you for helping me back there. I was horribly outnumbered."

"Thank you, miss!" He smiled. He bowed his head and disappeared into the trees, avoiding the road as best he could.

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?

Jodee smiled at the man in the stall, noticing a very successful businessman when she saw one. Many people gathered around his stall, eager to see his wares. She greeted him with a simple hello and gazed at his available items. A small gleam caught her eye. She picked up a shiny new dagger with a ruby encrusted in the hilt.

"Beautiful dagger, isn't it, miss? It comes from the farthest reaches of Asulon. Its ruby was mined by Urguan himself!" the merchant took no time in trying to make another deal.

Thinking his claims were too outlandish, Jodee decided to test the man.

"Really? By Urguan himself?" she spoke loudly, examining the blade closer. She noticed a small chip in the ruby and smiled to herself.

"Oh yes, miss! I only sell the finest!"

"So glass is your finest?"

With that, Jo gripped the blade (she noticed its edge was very dull as well) and smashed the hilt against the side of the stall to everyone's amazement and horror. She flipped the dagger around to show the merchant and the gathering people the smashed stone at the end of the weapon. The shopkeeper's face went pale and his brow was covered in sweat.

"I don't think rubies break so easily, sir," she said, placing the cheap knife in his hand. "And I don't think you'll be selling much today."

Most of the people watching had angry or upset looks on their faces, and many began to leave. The merchant remained silent as his customers left. He watched as the girl with hair as dark as ink disappear into the crowd.

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?:

Jo shut the lid of the chest, keeping things as they were. She knew there was loose law in the wilds and she could maybe get away with stealing, but she was no villan. Sure, she could have sold the iron and the sword for a good price, but that wouldn't be fair to anyone living there.

She inspected the hut carefully, looking for signs of life. There was a fine layer of dust on most of the furniture, and the food in the hut was old and needed to be thrown out. She stepped outside and examined the exterior of the hut. There were vines crawling up the side of the house and a few cobwebs could be found.

She looked up and noted the setting sun. She decided to shelter in the hut, seeing it was unused and safe. She pulled out a piece of dried beef and ate it and an apple for dinner, and then she layed down on the bed on the edge of the one-roomed house. She layed on her side, her back to the wall. Jo looked around the home from her resting place, and her eyes started to droop. She was suddenly awakened by a loud noise outside. She quickly stood up and went to the window.

"Spiders..." she mumbled angrily. "I hate spiders."

She opened the door and drew her sword, advancing on the monsters. One jumped at her from a tree and she stabbed at it, getting in a few cuts and sending it scurrying into the bushes. Another lept at her from a rock outcropping and bit her. Her next few blows were clumsy and ineffective as the poison set in, but soon the effects wore off and she managed to kill the beast.

Tired and worn, she returned to the house and slept the rest of the night in peace. She awoke the next morning, made sure things were the same as they were before, and left for the nearest town or village.

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?

Her usual caution and wariness were put to the side as she met the strangers. They did not look particularly dangerous, but you could never be sure. Nevertheless, Jodee approached a man who seemed to have not shaven in a few days and looked rather rugged.

"Hello, sir. Please, can you direct me to the nearest inn?"

"Sure, miss, it's just down this path here. I'll show you," he smiled. Jo noticed that a few of his teeth were missing and started regretting asking him for help. Yet she followed him to the tavern.

It wasn't far and they were soon within the walls of the local pub. Jo had a hot plate of freshly grilled chicken in front of her. She ate it quickly and soon only the bones were piled neatly onto her dish. She asked for a glass of milk and listened to the locals chat. Among them was the man who took her to the inn.

"... And then the zombies came after me in the forest, and I jumped into the river!" He laughed drunkenly, a loud hiccup escaping his mouth. The men sitting around him thought his story was rather funny and broke out in roaring laughter, though Jodee had no idea what was so funny. Nevertheless, she grinned and enjoyed the local banter.

"Need a place to stay the night, ma'am?" The innkeeper asked her from behind the bar.

"No thanks, I just need directions to Arethor and some food to take along the way."

"Arethor is just north of here, up the main road. I think you may have to swim the river, though, because I think the bridge is out," he warned.

Jo nodded and payed for her food, thanked the man for bringing her here (he was still horribly drunk and fell over as she shook his hand), and left the inn.

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?:

Jodee smiled widely in excitement and stepped up with some of the men in the town. As the guard went over the volunteers, he spotted her.

"Excuse me miss, but I think you are in the wrong place."

"Just the opposite, sir, I'm here to assist in the capture of those bandits," she said calmly, looking him in the eyes.

He awkwardly looked away, cleared his throat, and directed her away from the volunteers.

"Sorry, lady, wouldn't want you to get hurt. The last thing we need is a damsel in distress to go and save."

Furious, she glared at him until he returned to the volunteer group. She turned and noticed some sheets hanging on a clothesline and smiled to herself. She would go and fight, even if it meant being a little dishonest.

She grabbed a darker sheet and covered her head and body as best she could like a cloak. She then slipped into the crowd and escaped the view of the guard. Soon the group was armed and they marched out the town gates. Jo gripped the hilt of her sword tightly, the adriniline rushing through her veins. This was everything she lived for.

Soon they were gathered silently in the woods under the cover of night when the captain of the guard signaled for them to circle around a small campsite, visible only by the campfire still burning in the camp. As they got closer, Jodee could see about seven lumps of cloaks, arms, and legs, some of them snoring horribly. A couple crudely made tents were pitched on the edges of the camp, some of them sloping in dangerously.

"Seize them!"

The group of fifteen volunteers and guards jumped out from their hinding spots and grabbed the groggy men who were met with an unpleasant surprise. A few grabbed weapons and tried fighting back, but were quickly unarmed and pinned to the ground.

The guard that had refused Jo into the group was standing next to a tent, helping a couple of the townsmen hold a brutish looking man, when something stirred inside. Jo drew her blade and rushed forward just in time to save him from the bandit that had been sleeping in the tent and was about to stab him with a spear.

"Look out!" She called, dropping her cloak and attempting to hit the bandit with the flat side of her blade. He fell unconscious but alive, a huge red knot on his forehead.

"Oh my...," He saw who his savior was and blushed deeply. "Seems I underestimated you, I apologize."

The young lady smiled and put a gloved had on his shoulder. "It's alright, friend. Let's get these scoundrels to the jail and celebrate at the tavern with the rest of the group."

And so they went on their way, their prisoners in tow.

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