MythicalAxolotl

MC Name:

         MythicalAxolotl

Character's Name:

         Feliska von Augusten

Character's Age:

         33

What feat(s) will you be learning?

         Animii

Teacher's MC Name:

         DeepDarkSamurai

Teacher's RP Name:

         Mechpriest Adeptus

Do you agree to keep Story updated on the status of your feat app?:

         Yes.

Have you applied for this feat on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app:

         No.

Are you aware that if this feat is shelved, it will be unavailable to use?

         Yes.

On 1/22/2024 at 5:27 AM, Zanael Moonstrider said:

I may not fully understand how all the realm things work but I kinda feel like each race should at least have one realm. Even the CAs since that way people who play those CAs can have a major place to call their own and not feel like some afterthought of a race.

I agree with the fact that vastly different races/cultures should be able have their own city(realm if they don't have cities as vassals), but there should be activity requirements, and we don't need a separate realm for races, subraces, and cultures that aren't too different from each other. I can count 11 human cities if you include Lurin. I don't really see why Waldenians and Reinmarens need to separate from Aaun, as felt as if Aaun was either miscellaneous or primarily Waldenian to begin with. I also wouldn't understand why subraces of orcs would need to separate, though I'm not familiar enough with those to say with 100% certainty that they shouldn't be separated. Oyashiman are a lot different from Waldenians and most other human cultures though, so I believe they should be able to have their own city. These are just some examples though.

If we gave every race and culture, even the ones that are similar, their own claim, we'd only make the problem worse. A live dynmap that gives us the locations of players who aren't using the /hide command would make this much more viable though. It would get rid of the need for centralized RP and make it much easier to find people to RP with. Those are just my thoughts though.

Regardless of your stances on whether or not people should be able to keep making human settlements though, I still don't see why a dynmap people can use to find RP would be a bad idea if the /hide feature is enabled. It would solve the issue of RP being difficult to find while at the same time avoid removing the ability to form new settlements. The closest thing you can do is make an srequest and ask for realm activity, but that's not even that accurate(I was told Haelu'nor and Celia'nor had the most activity, went to both via ss pillars to find out Celia'nor had 2 people and Haelu'nor was completely empty at a time when there were 80 people on the server).

And yes, it might be possible to centralize through RP, but hardly anyone is willing to try. This post isn't entirely focused on staff intervention(even though most of my solutions revolve around that). The goal was just to convince people to start making human RP much denser on Aevos instead of waiting until the next continent like they always do. My "solutions" were genuine suggestions on how to solve the issue based on my own thoughts, but they were mostly there so this didn't turn into another complaint without substance and would instead spark an actual discussion on how to deal with the issue.

I do hope people leading human nations start keeping their vassals within sight though, as it would definitely somewhat help the issue if you didn't need to spend an hour traveling to only half of the human settlements.

And if you guys have better solutions, it'd probably be a good idea to mention and discuss them.

Hello. I don't make these types of posts often, but after seeing the difference between human nations and elven nations, I figured I should bring this up. The elves have 3 settlements, and two of them are primarily for an elven sub-race with a high population. It is incredibly easy to find RP in these nations given you log on at a good time. The people are active, and the population is dense. On the other hand, humans have an absurd number of settlements that I won't even try to count(a lot of them aren't even on the CT pillar list), and their population is spread thin across these. Despite this, we still have humans trying to build new settlements *cough* Reinmar *cough*. No hate to them(I play one of them), they just make a good example.

Wouldn't it be smarter to instead merge for the sake of RP? Or maybe staff can add a limit to the number of settlements per race? Another potential solution would be to create a public map that displays the locations of players in order to make finding RP easier, with an option to opt out of it if you don't want your location to be made public for the sake of avoiding metagamers.

We had this issue on a few other continents as well, and it only seems to be getting worse. The end of the pandemic is definitely a huge part of this, but 150 players is still a lot. There is no reason for you to have trouble finding people to RP with when 150 players are on the server. If we don't do anything to fix this, it will persist into the next continent as well. There's no point in waiting until then to fix these issues if doing so hasn't helped us in the past.

I just feel like making all of these human nations, most of which aren't even that different from one another, creates an unhealthy environment that makes it much harder to find RP.  And even with different cultures, its always possible to have different communities within a nation/city. With the option to form new realms taken away, internal conflicts and coups would be encouraged. This might also help newer players who haven't yet joined a community. If you can't find RP after traveling to 6-7 cities, why would you stay on the server? Obviously this isn't exclusive to humans, but the issue is most evident with them.

Sorry for the rant. I'd like to hear other people's thoughts on this as well, whether they agree or disagree.

MC Name:

         MythicalAxolotl

Character's Name:

         Alchemy

Character's Age:

         18

What feat(s) will you be learning?

         Alchemy

Teacher's MC Name:

         Dargrind

Teacher's RP Name:

         Father Ferrus Vuiller

Do you agree to keep Story updated on the status of your feat app?:

         Yes

Have you applied for this feat on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app:

         No.

Are you aware that if this feat is shelved, it will be unavailable to use?

         I am.

@NightcastorKittyOkay, I believe that I've fixed the issues with my application. If I still need to make some changes, just let me know! Thanks for taking the time to view my Creature Application.

Yeah, sorry about that. I should have looked at accepted CA and based mine off of those. I just wanted to get this out of the way. I'll make the changes soon.

MC Name:

         MythicalAxolotl

Character's Name:

         Aleksandra

Character's Age:

         15

Character's Original Race (N/A if not applicable):

         N/A

Transformed form:

         Kha'Cheetrah

Creator's MC Name:

         N/A

Creator's RP Name:

         N/A

Briefly explain the lore behind this construct or creature:

The Daemon of Time, Metzli, stole babies from farmsteads and mixed them with Ocelots in order to create a perfect Master race. The end result was the Kharajyr, a race of anthropomorphic felines, though the Kha are not aware that this was how they were created. This first Kha would have white To the Kha, Metzli would serve as a deity and a protector. They believe that the Moon is connected to Metzli, and base much of their religion and culture around it. In the modern Era, Metzli has died by unknown means. Due to divine punishment, forced migration, and genocide, the numbers of the Kha have dwindled, and the race is currently spread across the world. Many do what they can to survive, traveling from city to city and selling their wares while awaiting the next Tlatlanni. 

The Kha have four subraces:

• Kha'Leparda
  • Brown, cream, or yellow fur.
  • Their build closely resembles that of humans.
  • Jack of All Trades, though typically diplomats and merchants.
  • No specific physical trait.
• Kha'Cheetrah
  • Cream or yellow fur with black spots on their body and rings on their tail.
  • Shorter, slimmer build.
  • Priests, doctors, and scouts.
  • Physically weak, great maneuverability(Not running speed).
• Kha'Pantera
  • Jet-black fur, rarely comes with spots.
  • Muscular or slim, 5'5 to 6'4.
  • Hunters and missionaries.
  • Dark fur allows them to camouflage at night.
• Kha'Tigrasi
  • Orange fur with white patches and black stripes.
  • Tallest and strongest.
  • Guards and soldiers.
  • Strength close to but not at the same level as an orc.

If this construct or creature has some form of aesthetic choice, can you describe how they look? 

Aleksandra has creamy yellow fur with many black spots and brown eyes. Like most Kha'Cheetra, she has black tear-stains near her eyes, and black rings on her tail. She may switch between traditional slavic clothing and the much more comfortable clothing of the Kha depending on the environment.

Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it:

         No

Do you agree to keep Story writers updated on the status of your magic app?:

         Yes

Are you aware that if this creature is shelved, your character may be given the option to revert or be indefinitely shelved?

         Yes

Memey RP or using this CA for subpar villain/bandit RP can lead to your app being denied, even after acceptance. Please put "I understand" as your response once you have read this part and understand the consequences.

         I understand.

Have you applied for this creature on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app:

         I have not.

Closed.

MC Name:

         MythicalAxolotl

Character's Name:

         Gytrikh Yirva

Character's Age:

         138

What feat(s) will you be learning?

         Alchemy

Teacher's MC Name:

         Halfirate

Teacher's RP Name:

         Naith Mettalyth

Do you agree to keep Story updated on the status of your feat app?:

         I do.

Have you applied for this feat on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app:

         No

Are you aware that if this feat is shelved, it will be unavailable to use?

         I am.

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