Out-Of-Character Information Please fill out the following questions as accurately as possible, and ensure the essential details are accurate. Minecraft Account Name: Zimmeme
How old are you?: 15
Time-Zone: US Central
Have you read, understood and agreed to the rules?: Yes I have
What previous experience have you had in role-playing?: Many servers, Aeonis, Fallout, Lots of Fantasy Servers too
How did you hear about the the Lord of the Craft?: My two friends, Lucas99801 and Gisewindblade
Link any applications that you have previously made for the server: none
Have you posted this application on the Minecraft Forum? If not, then please do so (link above): Yes
Have you read the Dwarven lore, and shall you ensure you make use of it and follow it in your biography?: Yes Definitions In your own words define the following terms. Do not take any definitions from elsewhere!: Role-playing: Playing/acting the role of a character given, or created by yourself
Meta-gaming: Using information your character does not kniw within roleplay
Power-emoting: Doing actions that your character is not capable off, such as lifting a mountain In-Character Information: Complete the following biography on your character: Full Name: Duren Longbeard
Current Age: 36
Sub-race (if any): none
Clan (if any): none
Past / History (include childhood, major-events, etc. 2+ paragraphs long): "My story starts here. In a hole in the ground there lived a Dwarf. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a Dwarven-hole, and that means home, to me. In this hole there lived two Dwarves, Angus Longsword, and Annabel TrimBeard. They fell in love, not a simple love that ends within days: it was the love that brings families together for generations. Back in Aegis these two fell in love, their passion brought with them a feud that almost ended the history of the best Dwarven mead of the northest villages. When Angus and Annabel fell in love, they fell hard, bringing goth their families into a fierce battle of dowries. Neither side wanted to place a dowry since they lacked any money to do so and both parties expected a dowry from the other. Angus and Annabel went off on their honeymoon within the Mead Cellar as the two families battled against something that didn't matter. The Longsword family was known for its master swordsmanship. The TrimBeards where known for their undieing pride, this brought problems all over the small village of Du'Kaz, war almost broke out between both families. Once Annabel and Angus came back, they came back to a problem that would tear them apart. Annabel was so disgusted she wanted to leave, Angus's great love for Annabel made him follow hand in hand, step in step. The families realised they lost their young and ended the feud, shaking hands never to put either family in that position, meanwhile, Angus and Annabel left creating a pact sealing them together forever and ending their ties to their family. Annabel had the bright idea of creating a new name, one that combined TrimBeard and Longsword. She suggested: Longbeard, since Angus had a long beard and Annabel had a... Nevermind, lets continue. With this new name, The Longbeards where created, forging the a family with strong hands and unsurpassed brewing skills, yet their pride would bring them close to extinction."
Duren takes a sip of his ale and continues writing.
"The Longbeard family existed through the era of Aegis, stronger than they ever where. In many ways the Mead Brewing clan got themselves into politics on accident and for lobbying of ideas. Longbeard was a name known as the leading brewers of most towns, expanding into the Human kingdoms as well. The Longbeard name was associated with the upper class, due to their immense wealth and network of relatives strewn across the lands. They where powerful, and power kreeps to ones head, slowly, but surely. The Longbeards helped the kingdom explore Asulon, with intrest of opening new business. The Longbeards expanded to fast, not enough business emrged in the region and they slowly crumbled. Quickly they tried to re-establish back in Aegis stronger than before. This became problematic since new Ale breweries came to town soaking up the rest of the business. The Longbeard name fell from power, they became desperate. Garish Longbeard, a young Dwarf lad, had the idea of turning to crime. Him and his two lackies beat up a local leaving a rival brewery. Word got out to the other Longbeards about this, they became furious and held a Longbeard council. During the council voices where thrown at each other, Mugs, and knives too. One dwarf sat cooly, Garish. He eventualy rose and yelled for them to settle down. The Young Dwarf began speaking; 'If we encourage brigands outside rival breweries, and we advertise the safety of ours, people shall change their minds.' The other Dwarves began thinking about this idea, many questions where raised, many did not want to participate but the majority encouraged them to join the masses. With this new tactic business boomed once more, but many became suspicous. Guards where positioned at other breweries, One brigand was caught and confesed the whole ploy. Business boomed in Aegis and Asulon at this point. There was now proof to bring this massive monopoly down. All business was shut down all 300 members of the longbeard clan where arrested. The Longbeards did not know how to survive without ale, slowly some died, while others knew there must be change. The remaining 237 Longbeard leaders rose up in prison demanding ale, they where cut down. The Longbeard family was destroyed, crippled, completely severed from their past greatness. A few remaining longbeards survived, ashamed of their name."
Duren takes a big swig of his ale, wipping a tear away from his eye. he stares at the pages he was writing in for a minute, then continues once more.
"Harold longbeard and Mathilda longbeard arrived in Anthos, living there for some time. After 30 years they met, quite old. They fell in love, both longbeards as well, one of the last few who came to Anthos. At a very old age they had a child, they named him Duren, standing for "Strong" in the old longbeard language. The language was created during the longbeard golden age, never used, but was started to be taught untill the Longbeard collapse. Mathilda was too old and she could not survive the child birth. Duren lived but Mathilda had passed, with a smile on her face as Duren was born. Harold loved Duren immensly and cared for him as best as possible, despite his work and loss of wife. Harold always told Duren night time stories, stories about the Longbeards. The stories where always good untill Duren became of age. Harold taught him everything of their past, it became proper for longbeards to pass on their story."
Duren looks once more at the writing, he tears up for a second and wipes it off. He takes out his knife and carves Mathilda into the side of the table, unnoticed. He sips his ale and continues on his story.
"I, Duren Longbeard, sought after the reclamation of the Longbeards past. I began working in the mines with my father, Harold for 3 years. I helped him on his way but this work wasn't for me, I was young, adventurous, I wanted to see the world. I took half my saving and gave them to my father so he would have enough to survive. I took the other half and left to explore, I found work all over in local berweries and as a servant. For 3 years I traveled Anthos discovering much about the people, I learned how to create Ale, I became an expert. I also grew addicted to Mead, since I was a longbeard, Also from the mining my hands where strong, I was a fairly built dwarf who loved mead. after another year I decided it was time to go home. I returned to my father very sickly, the coal had filled his lungs and he couldn't mine anymore. He lived off his reserves and his friends helped him. I wanted to stay but I couldn't help myself, I ran towards the mountain cliff. i looked over and saw the great lands of Anthos, I realised what I had to do, I was determined to restore the longbeard name and have it recorded, I'd make Harold, my great father, proud. I returned home and gave him the rest of my money, I kept a little to buy a book and pen, I would support my father with constant money from afar, and I promised I would visit., constantly."
Duren stopped writing, noticing the page was dotted with wet tear spots. He gulped down the rest of his mead, close his book, stood up, and walked out. The book was left there for any traveler, titled, The Dwarf: Down and up again.
Ambitions for the Future:
Personality: Very proud, Very determined, Too proud
Skills: Great brewer, great drinker, social drinker, strong
Appearance (this must include an in-game screenshot of your skin):
Any other details you wish to share about your character: He is intelligent, but not smart. What I mean he is smart and understands things but he is not educated. Open-Response-Questions Each question in this section must be answered with a minimum of one paragraph which must describe the event in full. Please be as descriptive as possible and do not break character or lore at any point. ____ 1. Whilst mining deep in the undergrounds of Kalos you see a large deposit of diamond ore at the other side of the ravine you are on. There is a very thin rock bridge that looks precariously unstable, but it is the only way to access the deposit. What do you do? Answer: Duren quickly looks around, he checks for ways to cross to it. He thinks about jumping, he then looks down and sees he will surely die. He decides no one shall take the diamonds, he also thinks no one is here other than him. he quickly gets topside to his camp, he looks for a large plank to cross on. He finds one and another dwarf helps him along. They get back down but the plank is too short. Duren decides to run and jump. The other dwarf holds down the boards towards the center, Duren runs and jumps off the end onto the ledge. He tosses the diamonds over and waits for help and a longer plank. WHile he waits he drink his canteen full of mead. 2. You are sitting in the local tavern with a large pint of ale in your hand - sitting nearby you is a rather young dwarf whom is clearly going through a bad time. He is crying to himself, and clutching a small wooden hammer toy. In the other corner of the room two shady dwarves are sitting whispering to each other and pointing occasionally at the dwarf. They stand up, one with a small dagger in his hand and begin to approach the young dwarf. What do you do? Answer: Duren quickly pretends to be a drunk dwarf, he yells, "BOY! come 'ere lemme show ye' a lil' bit o' things of me past and what not." He appraoches the boy, stumbling. The men still aproach. Duren decides it's time to act, he drops his mead, yelling "damn me luck!" As he stumbles he runs into one of the cloaked men and hits his hand, making him drop it using longbeard hand strength. The men growls angrily and Duren grabs the kids and runs outside looking for somewher safe. Duren then asks the boy what was going on and tries to find someone responsible for him. 3. Whilst wandering through the Dwarven Caverns you hear a voice call out to you; “Oi, ye’! C’mere n’ get ye’rself an ale!”. You spin on your heel and see a heavily bearded bar-owner looking at you - a huge grin on his face, and a mug of ale in his hand. How do you react? Answer: The longbeard love of mead demands Duren run towards the mead. All duren heard was, "get yer'self an ale!". He denies anything will come bad out of the situation and runs to the inn keeper to get his mead. This could be the end of Duren Longbeard, foiled into drinking poisoned ale.
