Chrix

*Chrix looks over the charter*

Thou hast spake much of this, Mine decision doth hold in favor Your Highness.

~Chrix Le'Stae (hojoe15)

Malinor Citizenship Application

Name: Chrix Le'Stae

Truename ((MCName)): Hojoe15

Race: Human

Origin: Born in Al'Khazar, Then wandered the , until assisting int he construction of a Castle for Lord Hargrave.Lord Hargrave.

What do you wish to become a citizen of Malinor:

Originally, I joined to assist in construction for the city.

Do you agree to adhere to the rules of Malinor:

As I have in the past, I intend to continue.

Skills: Chrix is an accomplished lumberjack, and excavator, and mining to a lesser extent. All this aside, Chrix designs, constructs, and demolishes structures.

Forgive the late app.

Out-Of-Character

Main Minecraft Account Name:

Hojoe15

Alternate Minecraft Account Name:

Rhein_Espwood

In your own words, define what the act of Roleplaying is:

Role-playing is taking on the role of a character, acting and living as if you are the character. Proper role-players know how to, and without great effort, keep what they know separate from what their character knows.

In your own Words, define what the act of Metagaming is:

Metagaming is any use of out of character(OOC) information with in character(IC) actions or decisions. For example:

-While watching Vaq's livestream, You see that he is going to be boosting the damage on swords (you use axes) so you decide to change your characters skills around to suit this.

-You hear some people talking on Team Speak(or OOC chat) about an attack on Holm, so you decide to make your way over there to participate.

In your own Words, define what the act of Powergaming is:

From my understanding powergaming is the same as god modding, where somebody, in role-play, makes decisions for someone else's character, without permission. An example would be:

-*flicks her arm out like a whip sending her steel blade piercing through Chrix's heart, death was nigh instantaneous.

-*old wounds slowly reappear seeping more and more blood as Rhein channels her power over water, it comes gushing from the sandy ground at her feet before coalescing into a wall. She makes a gesture with her hand slamming her opponent to his knees with a tidal rush of water."

In-Character:

Character Name:

I've been named Rhein Espwood, simply "Rhein" is fine.

What Race are you?:

Simply stated, I'm an Elf, properly proportioned, pointy ears and all.

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

I was born and raised a Mali’ker, a Dark Elf.

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.):

Rhein Espwood was raised by parents Khiyam and Sorrbic in the city of Galahar. Her mother Khiyam was of mixed parentage, her predominant traits were all dark elf belonging to her mother, her near crystal blue eyes came from a father she had never known, Rhein’s mother was a hunter, just as skilled with a bow as with a loom. Rhein’s Father Sorrbic was full blooded Dark Elf, and very passionate about three things in his life: his Family, his smithy, and his mastery of hand to hand combat.

In her early years Rhein stayed by her mother’s side, learning how to track, fell, and clean the creatures of the nearby plains and forest. She shadowed her mother’s every movement gracefully prowling through tall grass and mimicking the motions for drawing a bow, looseing the arrow, and gutting the prey. Khiyam would smile, nod and pat the little girl on the head, a fine reward to another days game. after a couple years it was Rhein’s job to bring home what she hunted. Thirty years hunting behind her, it became less of a game, she was losing interest. Sorrbic noticed the fiery pleasure had left the eyes of his daughter after a kill, and so, he made plans to further her education. The next day when Rhein woke, her father was standing at the foot of her bed, he bade her to get dressed and to follow; she did as instructed, and followed him out into a field a small distance from town. When they arrived, they spoke to some length about hobbies, distractions, and finally art; she had never heard anyone describe body movements as an art, but her father went on to demonstrate.

She watched his movements, fluidly smooth, subtly strong... It was mesmerizing, She tried in vain to copy her father’s movements. As months turned into years she completed her chores, did the hunting, and learned the techniques to her father’s movements. Years passed, her mother died in an undead attack, Rhein moved to Asulon with her father, taking residence on a lonely island, barren of all but a small grove and an ancient lighthouse.

Over the next forty years she continued her old chores, hunting the wild animals, defending her home, cooking, cleaning, and forever training at her father’s side. One day after returning from a hunt, she found a note tacked to her door. On it was written, in her father’s hand. {I’ve gone to Riverwood for supplies, I should be home in the morning.} She prepared dinner, ate, cleaned up and went to bed. The next morning she could not bring herself to do any of her normal tasks, she just stared blankly from the front door in the direction of Riverwood. Having stood there for hours she convinced herself to go after Sorrbic, her father. Upon arriving in Riverwood she found it abandoned. Now one hundred twelve years old, she has set off on her own in search of her father and a new purpose.

What are your Character's ambitions?:

I want to be the most famous hand to hand fighter in the land; probably open up a school to train others in the agility and power involved in my style of fighting. I hope to someday be reunited with Father.

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

Other Information about your Character:

Rhein is of average height and athletically built. She has black hair, light blue eyes, and a slight amount of rouge on her lips. She wears simple, non-restrictive clothing to allow for full range movement. Rhein enjoys hand to hand combat. Having studied under her father for nearly a century, she believes she has the hang of it. She can come off as cold to those she does not know, calculating to those that would confront her, and kind to those she would call friend. All this said, her loyalty to nation or friend, runs only as deep as that relationships usefulness.

Open-Response-Questions

Answer at least three out of five listed!

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?:

Rhein hears something odd from a short distance off the road, not liking what she hears, she moves in to get a closer look. She sees a tall, scarred-faced human man stands brandishing a sword over a diminutive half elf. he speaks in rough deep voice.

“Oi! didn’ Ah JUST say, hand ova yoi val-valoi... good stuff! and we wont ‘ave ta hoit’cha?” Right next to him stands a woman, nearly her accomplices size, her hair is ruffled, and she’s breathing a little heavy. She’s holding a bow like a club.

“Yeah! What ‘e said! Give us somthin’ good fo’ all the ‘ard work we been through jus’ta meet here!”

The halfling stands cowering, no pack, no pouch at his hip. He sweating quite heavily.

“Please sah, listen ta me! I swears on me motha’s grave, bless ‘er soul, Ain’t a mina er possession on me, but the clothes on me back there is!”

Rhein sets her pack down gently in the tall grass. She mutters a few words under her breath.

“I don’t like where this is going...”

The scared man takes his eyes off the halfling and smirks at his partner, he talks while not even looking at his mark.

“Well, well, well, Nuthin? Yoi don’ got nuthin!? Look, Ah don’ like killin...” His face contorts, armed with a sympathetic face, he glances down for a second. Then he looks at the woman across from him a malicious grin spreads across his face. “Ok, tha’s a lie, I LOVE killin’ li’el pukes like yoiself” The man nods his head, the woman grabs the halfling by the shoulders in an attempt to hold him still for his execution. Rhein’s knee flew toward the female bandit’s head, she noticed in time to avoid getting knocked out, but the force knocked her to the ground. Rhein stepped onto the woman’s neck to hold her in place.

“I’m only going to say this once. Both of you, LEAVE and pray that I don’t see you again.”

The man, his face now twisted in fury, lept at Rhein. His sword was aimed to pierce her stomach. She brought up her forearm in an attempt to deflect, the flat of the blade slid down her forearms, sundering her bracer, and leaving a light gash in its trail, in the same motion her elbow hammered at the man’s jaw. The man tumbled a couple feet, he dropped his sword as he went. Dazed, the man slowly stood back up, his eyes wild he charged at the dark elf again. This time Rhein turned to the side, and swept his legs right out from under him; he landed next to his partner. She looked up to find the Halfling, but over the course of the scuffle he had run off. Good, she thought, it’ll be easier this way. The man was panting heavily, eyes dilated; the woman appeared to still be dazed from her initial fall. Rhein carefully took her feet off her opponents, picked up her pack and spoke over her shoulder:

“I’m in a good mood today, you had better PRAY that our paths never cross again.” She ripped the rest of the already torn forearm from her robes, and wrapped her wound as she walked away.

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?:

*nods her head slightly, she tries and fails to hide her annoyance at the man’s accent.*

“Ehem... Do you have any linen for sale? I’d prefer black... or maybe white.” *she stands staring off past the shopkeeper.*

The man responds “Sorry Ma’am, Linen’s a bit light in the north here, all’s I got is wool ‘an paper.” The man turns away to grab a couple bolts of his dyed wool. “Mayhaps I could interest you in some of Riverwood’s fine wool?”

Rhein was already forty paces down the road by the time the shopkeep turned around. “Useless... does nobody in this backcountry sell proper cloth?” She sighs as she leaves town.

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?:

Rhein limped through the camp’s ricketty gates , then stumbled up to a lit campfire. An auburn haired wood elf was tending it.

“Excuse me, Sir? Do you have anything you can spare to eat? I’d be glad to trade.”

The Elf turned back to her and patted a spot on the ground next to him, inviting her to sit. She took his invitation and sat near him by the fire. in its dim, flickering light she saw a scar across the man’s throat. He held up a handful of flint in one hand and gestured to the fish cooking over the fire.

“You want flint? I’m pretty sure I have some, nothing much though” She pulled her pack open and rifled through it. Her eyes lit up as she discovered her intact stash of flint she had stored inside. She pulled the small pouch of the rock out, and handed it to the mute elf. He smiles and claps his hands together then made another gesture to the fish. She ate her fill of fish, then fell asleep curled up next to the fire.

The next morning, there were no signs of the camp that had been there just hours before, only a circle of stones, with no trace of ash or ember among them, and a faint smell of baked fish wafting through the air.

Looking over the list last night, I immediately could tell it was a joke... But, you know, after sleeping on it, I think I would donate triple what I already have (Aether+ already) just to see this implemented. One caveat though, add to the change-log something like:

"New items dropped when broken! stone->dirt->snow->gravel->wood->sand->leaves->rotten meat. As such, breaking a block of snow would give a block of gravel instead of snow."

No one answers the question :mellow:

#Idonthavefactstobackthisup but, people have been exploiting the system to get infinite diamonds and gold.

Now, I have not done this, but I have heard rumors of people who have. It should also be noted that I would post how I think they are doing it, but IMHO posting exploits is just as bad as actually using them.

Out-Of-Character:

-Minecraft Account Name-

Hojoe15

-How old are you?-

I am twenty-six years old

-Time-Zone/Country of Residence-

GMT-8 California

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

I can fully comprehend, write and speak English.

-Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself-

I've been in the army for seven years, I'm a fun loving person, I enjoy helping people, and teaching. I dabble in many things, I'm not too bad at drawing(though I cannot do it fast), I can work my way around HTML and CSS, and fumble my way through javascript and php.

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

I would say anywhere from five hours to twenty-five hours per week

-How long have you played Minecraft?-

I've been playing Minecraft since beta 1.2, so nearly a year.

-What do you know about roleplaying?-

The great bulk of my role-play experience is forum RP, specifically The Gungan Council(a star wars RP, aka TGC on yuku boards, though I've been there on and off since it was called EZboards) as well as some RP at Separation Wars (Gundam RP). I've got less than 100 hours in varying tabletop RPG's like Rifts (not Rift, the MMORPG, the one made by palladium books), Dungeons & Dragons/Pathfinder, Battletech, and a couple homebrews that where just as fun. I wont count the RP I did in World of Warcraft, Runecraft, Tibia, or on persistent worlds in Neverwinter Nights(Nordock-Patnix server). I no longer play any of the above games, but I do visit those forums still.

tldr: I've been in a couple places over the last ten years, RP'd in different forms, and enjoyed all of them.

-What do you expect this server will be like?-

From what I have seen RP is alive on this server, a fact that greatly interests me. It looks like I'll be able to explore, build and make friends and rivals, hopefully no real enemies (RP enemies are fine though).

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

Until I heard about this server, I had not been on any Minecraft server other than the one myself and a couple friends used to maintain, it was on a spare computer. The lag was horrible, but not so bad as to make it not fun.

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

Yes, and I agree to all of them.

-Name the 4 races on this server-

Human, Elf, Dwarf, Orc (though I believe Ascended and Undead might count as races too)

-How did you hear about us?-

A coworker named Droolguy told me about this place.

-What is your The Lord Of Craft forum account name?-

Chrix

In-Character:

-Character Name-

Since birth, he has been Chrix Lestae, and he does plan to keep it that way.

-What is your Race?-

Looking at his ears, he's Human, definitely not an Orc or Elf.

-Biography-

Chrix grew up in the city of Oren, an only child to mother Isil and father Durnik the Builder. They were caring parents and made sure he was raised right. Chrix studied under his father, apprenticing in construction. During his apprenticeship he learned the neccesity of structural integrity, a good foundation, and how to pick out quality building materials.

After graduating to Journeyman, Chrix worked along side his father for a couple years, building for the city, and contracting for anyone willing to pay. Over time he noticed his father never took on a single contract that led to any 'over-fancy' designs, or 'complicated contraptions' as his father called them. Chrix took his father's words like a grain of sand, and decided to spend his free time watching the rival engineers work their craft, he moved closer and closer to them until he could study what they were doing, and how it all worked.

The monotony of the jobs his father kept taking wore on him, the words his father used to describe the engineers anoyed him, but Chrix was an adult now, and a full fledged builder. General construction was a decent paying job, but Chrix wanted to build more exotic things, things he saw in his own mind, things his current job was holding him back from. The idea of leaving his parents brought him no joy, but he was determined to carve his own path in life. His mind set, and a note in the kitchen, Chrix Lestae set off to start his new life. The life of an Engineer!

-Character Age-

Chrix is a little over Twenty-two.

-Character Appearance-

Chrix has light skin, red-orange hair, and green eyes. He is about 5'8", and wears a blue jacket with black trim, a white undershirt, soft slightly baggy leather pants, and black boots. He has an athletic build.

-Character Personality-

Chrix is a generally friendly guy, he believes there are many ways to solve a violent situation, direct violence is rarely the answer. If he's attacked in the woods by bandits, he would rather barter, or join them then risk his own life. He can be easily offended by ignorance, for ignorance sake. Naivety is both forgiven and accepted so long as the person is willing to learn.

-Your ambitions-

Chrix wants to be a world class engineer, building not just structures, but functioning devices to make life easier and more interesting. He strives to make new contacts, talk to new people. How else is he going to find business? He hopes to one day build a labyrinth large and complex enough to challenge even the greatest of dungeon crawlers. He will not be content until he is capable of this.

-Can your character read or write?-

Yes, he's not the best at reading and writing, but plenty good enough to study books, make and read schematics.

-Can your character mine?-

Chrix has been working along side his father for years, many times collecting the raw building materials themselves.

-Are you a capable builder?-

He has been building for years, and likes to think of himself as a good builder.

-Can you wield a sword?-

Chrix can hold a sword, just like anyone can hold a piece of paper or pebble, probably, But when it comes to using it in a fight he might be better off with a handful of pebbles.

-Enjoy Farming?-

He's had no experience farming, his family always bought food or hunted.

-Does your character have any special skills?-

Chrix has no special skills, other than his rather good looks(he thinks) and his knowledge of engineering.

-A screenshot of your skin-

-Other Information-

re-posted, not edited, as per instructions.

Out-Of-Character:

-Minecraft Account Name: Hojoe15

-How old are you?:

I am twenty-six years old

-Time-Zone/Country of Residence: GMT-8 California

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

I can fully comprehend, write and speak English.

-Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

I've been in the army for seven years, I'm a fun loving person, I enjoy helping people, and teaching. I dabble in many things, I'm not too bad at drawing(though I cannot do it fast), I can work my way around HTML and CSS, and fumble my way through javascript and php.

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

I would say anywhere from five hours to twenty-five hours per week

-How long have you played Minecraft?:

I've been playing Minecraft since beta 1.2, so nearly a year.

-What do you know about roleplaying?:

The great bulk of my role-play experience is forum RP, specifically The Gungan Council(a star wars RP, aka TGC on yuku boards, though I've been there on and off since it was called EZboards) as well as some RP at Separation Wars (Gundam RP). I've got less than 100 hours in varying tabletop RPG's like Rifts (not Rift, the MMORPG, the one made by palladium books), Dungeons & Dragons/Pathfinder, Battletech, and a couple homebrews that where just as fun. I wont count the RP I did in World of Warcraft, Runecraft, Tibia, or on persistent worlds in Neverwinter Nights(Nordock-Patnix server). I no longer play any of the above games, but I do visit those forums still.

tldr: I've been in a couple places over the last ten years, RP'd in different forms, and enjoyed all of them.

-What do you expect this server will be like?:

From what I have seen RP is alive on this server, a fact that greatly interests me. It looks like I'll be able to explore, build and make friends and rivals, hopefully no real enemies (RP enemies are fine though).

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

Until I heard about this server, I had not been on any Minecraft server other than the one myself and a couple friends used to maintain, it was on a spare computer. The lag was horrible, but not so bad as to make it not fun.

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

Yes, and i agree to all of them.

-Name the 4 races on this server:

Human, Elf, Dwarf, Orc (though I believe Ascended and Undead might count as races too)

-How did you hear about us?:

A coworker named Droolguy told me about this place.

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

Chrix

In-Character:

-Character Name:

Chrix Lestae

-What is your Race?:

Human

-Biography:

Chrix grew up in the city of Oren, studying under his father Durnik the builder. Chrix worked along side his father for a couple years, building for the city, and contracting for anyone willing to pay. After he reached adulthood, Chrix grew to dislike his job more and more. The only answer that made any sense was to leave the employ of his father, a thought that brought him no joy. You see, general construction was a decent paying job, but Chrix wanted to build more exotic things, things he saw in his own mind, things his current job was holding him back from. His mind set, and a note in the kitchen, Chrix Lestae set off to start his new life. The life of an architect!

-Character Age:

twenty-two

-Character Appearance:

Chrix has light skin, and red-orange hair, he is about 5'8", he wears a blue jacket with black trim, a white undershirt, soft slightly baggy leather pants, and black boots

-Character Personality:

Chrix is a generally friendly guy, he believes there are many ways to solve a violent situation, direct violence is rarely the answer. If he's attacked in the woods by bandits, he would rather barter, or join them then risk his own life. He can be easily offended by ignorance, though Chrix would prefer to call them "the less informed".

-Your ambitions:

Chrix wants to be a world class engineer, building not just structures, but functioning devices to make life easier and more interesting.

-Can your character read or write?:

Yes, Chrix can read.

-Can your character mine?:

yes.

-Are you a capable builder?:

He likes to think of himself as a good builder.

-Can you wield a sword?:

Hold one, probably. Use it, not effectively.

-Enjoy Farming?:

Farming is too tedious for him.

-Does your character have any special skills?:

Other than building, and tinkering, no.

-A screenshot of your skin:

-Other Information: