[Accepted]Havenok's Mini-Va

[Cracker 4570]

MC Name: Havenok
RP Name: Siegmund Carrion
Link to accepted Villain app: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/82600-havenoks-va/
What evils are you adding/detracting?(1, 2a/b, 3, 4, 5): I am adding 1b (lock-picking / breaking & entering / jail-breaking)and 1c (Arson / Destruction of Property)

What has happened to your character that is causing them to make a change like this?(Minimum 1 paragraph) To be specific, nothing in particular has happened to Siegmund Carrion recently in roleplay to warrant the addition of these evils; rather, in my initial VA I forgot the clause that one must explain how one acquired the talents of lockpicking in order to qualify for evil 1b, and 1c was not established as an evil when I made my initial VA. Thus, in order to fully flesh out my character, I needed to rectify this with a mini-VA.

 

My initial justification for 1b on my original VA was as follows 

 

"As a human lesser noble, they are few things more important then protecting one’s bloodline and allies. Siegmund could not dare let family nor friends be help captive, especially if it was easily within his power to liberate. On the other hand, lockpicking to steal an important item or to rob rival nations of war loot is fair game to Lord Carrion."

 

That reasoning still holds; as for how a human noble acquired the talents for lockpicking, it comes from his experiences as a Flay bannerman in his youth, as mentioned in my initial VA. Each Flay had their own distinct style of lockpicking; some methodically played with tumblers, twirling a lockpick into crevices until the lock fell useless, while others violently broke their way through chests and doors. Some flays could even lockpick with their tongue, others with magic, and so forth. Understandably, being thrusted into this environment for many years where breaking into locks had not even fringed the moral compasses of Flay's made lockpicking something easy to do. Siegmund learned his style of lockpicking from a myraid of sources; the brutality of Savage and Ser Drelik of smashing open chests and doors was often too loud or cumbersome for the docile Carrion, yet relying on the twisting of tumblers like more stealthy Flays was nerve-wracking and too nerve intensive. Siegmund attempted to balance both; weaken the lock by severing few of the tumblers, before finishing with a forceful swing of an axe to splinter the door or chest open. Most flays viewed that as a useless compromise which took much time, but it allowed Siegmund good experience with both forms of lockpicking.

 

The destruction of property and arson comes before any influence from House Flay; growing up in a society of brutal serfdom and manipulation of humans often leads to disobedient vassals and spiteful lords. His father had made an example of a disobedient serf in my first VA with his boiling of those who commited greed; similarly  peasants who commited crimes could find their lands broken up, salted, burned, or ruined in punishment. The young Siegmund's mentorship with his bastard uncle only further desensitized his stance on arson and destruction, as the bastard often lead the young noble into excursions chasing down rogue bandits and burning their property to serve as punishment and erase their existence from the world. The warlike House Flay only augmented this growing belief that the destruction of other's property and arson was fair many times in war he would find himself under command of a superior to leave a mark upon a ravaged town.

 

How will this affect your character's daily actions?: It wouldn't affect his daily actions, but rather in times of battle or raids, Siegmund would fulfill his role as a human noble leader by leading warbands and retinue into destroying enemy property and accessing warloot. He would do this to punish his enemies and raise the morale of his own troops.

Re-write an answer for one of the open answer questions that will demonstrate this change.

Sitting in a local tavern, you hear two men talking in hushed voices upstairs. Sneaking up the stairs, you see a man robed in black and a Warden. The man is revealing Necromancer plans to a guard. You can’t tell if the man in black is betraying the Necromancer’s, or if it is vice-versa.

 

Siegmund cannot simply stand idle while these two men scheme; it could lead to the detriment of his peoples and way of life. As he peers through an eyehole and listens for the faint remarks of the pair's discourse, two options come to his mind of how to approach the situation, one of stealth and one of bluntness. Given his lack of arms and his disadvantage in numbers, he tries his hand at lockpicking.

 

The first tumbler goes down with ease, but the second proves too great resistance; both the tumbler and lockpick snap loudly, causing the lock to break. The pair shuffle out of their chairs, opening the door to come to the sight of a cloaked human kneeling over, fiddling with the lock of the door. The man in black, a distinct coward, immediately bolts out of the room, running down the stairs and brushing past patrons. The Warden however, attempts to put up a fight. He gives a kick forward to Siegmund, which sends the noble flying back into a table. However, Siegmund quickly picks himself up. Rather then give a fair fist fight, however, the Lord Carrion snatches up a chair and begins to beat the warden senselessly with it. Legs of the chair splinter at the brunt force of Siegmund's swings as the Warden cowers. The sound of all this ruckus sends the barkeep upstairs, and upon the sight of a darkly clothed cloaked man bashing a Warden silly sends him to the Warden's defense. Siegmund flings the chair towards the barkeep, before hauling the Warden over his shoulder, and breaking out of window. Siegmund realizes the destruction he has committed to the property; a broken lock, a broken window, a broken chair, and blood from the Warden's wounds, but he feels no moral guilt for it; he did what he had to do to apprehend the criminal. He quickly hauls the Warden along to a safer locale for interrogation.

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Change the '@@@' into your answer(s) (You may remove this when posting)[color=#40e0d0][i]Do you know the applicant IC/OOC? -[/i]
[/color][color=#40e0d0][i]Do you think the applicant will abide by the VA rules?[/i][/color]
[color=#40e0d0][i]How is the applicant IC/OOC? Are they prone to rage if something does not go in their favor. Would this affect how they RP their character?[/i][/color]
[color=#40e0d0][i]Does the applicant break character and bring OOC into RP. (aside from the times one may need to use OOC to describe an action)- [/i][/color]
[color=#40e0d0][i]Does the applicant troll? If so how much, and would it affect the way they RP if they come across someone they dislike.[/i][/color]
[color=#40e0d0][i]Would the applicant willingly put himself into a situation they would not come out as the winner.[/i][/color]
[color=#40e0d0][i]Is the applicant's RP generally fun for everyone, not just for themself/friends.[/i][/color]
[color=#40e0d0][i]Are the evils chosen for the character relevant to the character. If not which do you think they need / don't need.[/i][/color]
[color=#40e0d0][i]Please provide a screenshot(or multiple) of an RP session with the applicant in question.[/i][/color]
 

[Avacyn 1712]

Do you think the applicant will abide by the VA rules? Yesh
How is the applicant IC/OOC? Are they prone to rage if something does not go in their favor. Would this affect how they RP their character? No, he really doesn't rage about IC things.
Does the applicant break character and bring OOC into RP. (aside from the times one may need to use OOC to describe an action)- No, not from what I've seen.
Does the applicant troll? If so how much, and would it affect the way they RP if they come across someone they dislike. He really only trolls in TS and on the forums. It's pretty much harmless.
Would the applicant willingly put himself into a situation they would not come out as the winner. I've seen him do it, so yes.
Is the applicant's RP generally fun for everyone, not just for themself/friends. I find it fun, and others do too.
Are the evils chosen for the character relevant to the character. If not which do you think they need / don't need. Nope. Everything is needed for his Blackmont work.
Please provide a screenshot(or multiple) of an RP session with the applicant in question.

[SteelMarshall 190]

]Do you know the applicant IC/OOC? -I know him mainly ICly, though I have talked to him OOC on multiple occasions.
[/color]Do you think the applicant will abide by the VA rules? Yes.
How is the applicant IC/OOC? Are they prone to rage if something does not go in their favor. Would this affect how they RP their character? I have never seen him rage, nor ever come close to it. He has an optimistic, deal-with-it-in-RP mood that I think more of this server should have.[/i][/color]
[color=#40e0d0]Does the applicant break character and bring OOC into RP. (aside from the times one may need to use OOC to describe an action)- Never.
[color=#40e0d0]Does the applicant troll? If so how much, and would it affect the way they RP if they come across someone they dislike. I have never seen Havenok troll either. He is a calm and professional RPer.
[color=#40e0d0]Would the applicant willingly put himself into a situation they would not come out as the winner. Yes, I am sure. He handles situations in which he must take a risk as his character would, rather than taking it and acting OOCly upon it.
[color=#40e0d0]Is the applicant's RP generally fun for everyone, not just for themself/friends. Yes, I found it very enjoyable. The accent is baller too, if I do say so myself.
[color=#40e0d0]Are the evils chosen for the character relevant to the character. If not which do you think they need / don't need. I think it would greatly further Havenok's roleplay and is relevant, even integral, to his character.
[color=#40e0d0]Please provide a screenshot(or multiple) of an RP session with the applicant in question. Not that I have ever seen.

[Roderick Greymane / Vegas 219]

Do you know the applicant IC/OOC? - Yes, both IC and OOC

Do you think the applicant will abide by the VA rules? Yep, he has been a Villain for quite some time now, so I don't know why he wouldn't.

How is the applicant IC/OOC? Are they prone to rage if something does not go in their favor. Would this affect how they RP their character? I've never seen him rage, he'll usually try to make a joke out of it instead of flipping a table or something along those lines. :P

Does the applicant break character and bring OOC into RP. (aside from the times one may need to use OOC to describe an action)- I've never witnessed him use OOC while in the middle of RP unless it is absolutely necessary.

  
Does the applicant troll? If so how much, and would it affect the way they RP if they come across someone they dislike. He likes to troll about OOC things in TS, but when it comes to RP, he is one of the best I have had the privilege of RP'ing with.

Would the applicant willingly put himself into a situation they would not come out as the winner. Yes, I believe he would.

Is the applicant's RP generally fun for everyone, not just for themself/friends. I've always enjoyed it, and I would think that others would too.

Are the evils chosen for the character relevant to the character. If not which do you think they need / don't need. Yes, they are completely relevant to his character.

Please provide a screenshot(or multiple) of an RP session with the applicant in question. N/A

[Geo 1415]

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[lev 627]

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Do you know the applicant IC/OOC? - I have known his previous characters, and I talk occasionally ooc'ly with him.

Do you think the applicant will abide by the VA rules? Of course.

How is the applicant IC/OOC? Are they prone to rage if something does not go in their favor. Would this affect how they RP their character? No, Cracker is not prone to raging, and no if it did happen I doubt he would let this affect his roleplay.

Does the applicant break character and bring OOC into RP. (aside from the times one may need to use OOC to describe an action)- I have not to my knowledge seen Cracker unnecessarily break rp, and bring ooc to the mix with outgood reason.

Does the applicant troll? If so how much, and would it affect the way they RP if they come across someone they dislike. No, he is not one to troll.

Would the applicant willingly put himself into a situation they would not come out as the winner. Yes, i think he is (as a roleplayer) mature enough to put himself in situations where he will not win, for the enjoyment of the roleplay.

Is the applicant's RP generally fun for everyone, not just for themself/friends. Yes, I have found his roleplay enjoyable myself, and I'm sure others do as well.

Are the evils chosen for the character relevant to the character. If not which do you think they need / don't need. I believe that he evils are completely appropriate.

Please provide a screenshot(or multiple) of an RP session with the applicant in question.

I have none.

[Geo 1415]

Accepted