Lar'ja Kv'var-de (Dark hunter) Whistles pred whitelist app.

[Whistle]

Byond ID: Whistles

Marine Name (so we know who you are, if you play alien mostly, state that here): Kalhorn 'Crit' Whistle, Flynn 'Doom' Taggart. Mainly Xeno hunter since Mod status. (An sl cannot reliably handle Ahelps and lead)

Name of the character you want whitelisted (The name your predator will use. This must match your in-game predator name): Lar'ja Kv'var-de
(Permission granted from brother Syra'yte Kv'var-de)

Are you familiar with the Predator Code Of Honor?

Self explanatory, ensure the Hunt is worthy, do not abuse your power.

Character background (A very BRIEF description of your predators background):
To many the hunt means more power, to better ones self through the death of worthy prey, to gain position atop the slain.
To many this process is power, to beat ones pray into submission, to spread fear amongst their kin as the apex predator.
To many that's all it is.
To Lar'ja Kv'var-de, it is more than that, the hunt is an experience, every moment watching, learning, as violent and invigorating as the moment of the kill, however delicious the blood dripping from a spinal cord, dangling from a skull despite the pride holding the trophy high, the pleasure is the build up, the gentle touches, the effigy made in warning to those that would interfere, the clearing of brush, the creation of pit falls and obstacles, the fire set, using the instincts of the prey against them, right into the awaiting arms of the patient hunter.

She still remembers the flame, her clans brother already home with the broken chitin of serpent, glaive in hand, trophy in the other, she watched, silently, passively, implacable.
The fires crackled, the smoke rose into the sky from above the Dto (forest), the wildlife screamed as they fled into the cracks in the ground and the sky above, one species hissed as it entered the clearing, slithering, darkness was it's form, a dark spot in a world of crimson light in the guan. (night)
The smoke, the tromp of wildlife, the crackle of fire, all would cloud it's senses, the extreme temperature would draw it closer, ka'Torag-na (lurking) , it rushed forth, into the darkness, it's home, no longer.
The ki'cti-pa (spear) entered it's awu'asa (armour/chitin) protecting the Syra'yte (head), it's own momentum giving strength to the final blow.
She would later return to her clan, trophy in hand, speaking little but to Syra'yte She would always choose "gahn'tha-cte dhi'rauta over thar'n-dha ." (Ruthless cunning over strength.

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Part one, Quarry
Hunters, Yautja, Hish-qu-Ten, Predators.
we have lived by many names.

What ever etching was left in the stones of civilizations around the universe there has always been blood, ichor and death.
In the name of Cetanu, our lord of release, my hunt was no different.



I feel so old compared to that day, unsure, trying to prove myself to a power greater than myself and the kin around me, two of which expressionless faces hidden behind their biomasks on either side of me.
Stiff, I can see it in my mind with the same clarity as I had while we waited to land, the male, muscular, facing away, crooking his neck and rolling his shoulders, limbering out the inexperience with a jangle of small bones from the necklace he adorned.
I peeked over my shoulder as we drew closer to the drop unsure what to do with myself, another male, just as large, at least taller than myself, glared deeply over my head into the bulkhead door and beyond into his imagination, an unusual green flash emanating from the eyes of his mask as he realized I was watching, with a tilt down to appraise me moments passed until he finally gave a nod of acknowledgement.

It was to be like any other hunt before us, to earn our place in society and return as equals.
The gods had other plans.

Green Eyes had proven himself quite the marksman, snaring two upon his spear in one smooth throw across such a distance, I marveled at him as he pulled them down from the tree they were hanging limply off of, the hot liquid draining from their bodies.

Skull Bones had different methods, his quarry taking him to the edge of a ravine that dropped sharply into another gorge... they fought as they fell, the beast thrice the size of the hunter and with more sharp ends than one could count, but it was really the teeth he was proud to display, the lower jaw was shortly bolted to the front of his mask, mimicking the grin he was no doubt sporting beneath.

Mine was when it all went wrong.

I watched patiently, as these two retrieved their trophies, from the shadows I took note of their skills, the way they skipped forward a step before the throw, the precision strikes beneath the veneer of brutality, all very exciting to behold, interesting.

Despite finding a suitable prey, protected in a den of it's kin, faster, sharper, more aware and so more honourable a trophy, I couldn't help but feel a weight in my heart.
Fear? No
Trepidation? maybe
Nothing felt right.
Perhaps they were signs from Cetanu, maybe my own weakness.

By the third day I was having doubts, I kept dancing the same steps I was taught growing up, yet I felt like I wasn't really there, the traps were set and prey confirmed.
I lit the fires and let their homes burn away, the den of my prey, scattering them into the grass, they looked like scythes through wheat.
I stood patiently past the first line of trees, waiting above as the grass swept soundlessly closer.

As it moved past the first tree the creature lost all sense of direction as up became down and it was pulled into the sky.
It scrambled, slashing wildly around itself, it's arms like two curved blades ending in claws, Damascus steel made from meat that would tear open the trap wrapped around it's leg as soon as it gathered its cognition.

Eye to eye it could not see me as it writhed, barely out of reach I raised my spear without a sound.
Muscles tensed ready to lunge into the beasts core and yet I could not move, as If the cold dark hands of the Black hunter had reached inside and stayed my heart I froze.
With a thud it cut itself free and hit the floor, within a second it was out of sight.
I felt nothing, all the expectation was nothing compared to the reality and I lowered my spear.

Before I could even process what I was going to do next the branch snapped beneath me, hitting three more on the way down I struck the floor with a resounding thump.

Face filled with nothing but dirt and head as empty as the day I was born, I rolled over.

"You shouldn't drop your guard."

The figure above beat me down with a gauntleted fist and I was greeted by darkness.

More to come.

How do you intend to play your predator (as in, describe HOW you will act/play your predator. This will weigh HEAVILY and frequently breaking from this MAY result in removal)?
I love to play a hunter, sneaking up on teams of marines, toggling darkvision to move closer as they step back, holding still in the darkness as they come closer, undetected, standing between a squad of marines brushing past you is the most exciting part of CM regarding combat.
I wish to translate this into a predator, rarely using cloak, but instead the limits of vision and darkness.
I despair when I see a Pred using ranged weaponry, they are dishonourable in honour duels and I feel any hunt can be accomplished with patience and the right blades/traps.

So long story short, Stealth (not cloak), Melee weapons only, the occasional trap, to hinder escape or sew discord. (as a caster is to be used)
I value a good RP so duels will be drawn out with ceremony or bloody and abrupt (Seclusion, gesturing, etc.- To throwing a blade at ones feet and roaring before bull rushing (disarming) them off their feet until they pick it up.)
I consider a good pred to be one that fights the strongest player of the strongest team to help balance the game.

Edit: Spear primary weapon, little to no cloak, hiding in shadows, creeping people out and luring them away with new and interesting ways. I love alternative methods of fighting, I love alternative ways of playing, run in pew pew will never be my thing.

Combat can be done from either side, I want to follow through on the story of my character via rp with various people throughout the round, their actions and words will determine the future of my character.

Note: the only time I would ever consider using a range weapon would be to remove defensive emplacements or xeno trump walls. (Caster fire to root out prey)
I would cloak to disengage from hostile non-chosen prey rather than caster them.

Why should we whitelist you?
I believe in spicing up a round for those around me, not murder boning my way through hordes of baldies/young runners.

Have you been banned from CM in the last month for any reason (we will check, and lies may result in immediate denial)? Yes, infact I was removed from mod status for swanning about. (Obligatory swan joke aside, no.)

Are you currently banned from any other servers and if so, why?

No.

Do you understand that any player - donor or otherwise - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our rules or disobey the Predator Code of Honor?

As a Mod I understand that it's better to set an example of good play and behaviour, failure to do so should be punished.

[begad]

The story is Good, I know my opinon wouldn't matter But Whistle is a good player And a good mod And I will give this a +1

[Monoo]

Disclaimer: not whitelisted

From what I've seen, Whistle, you're an exceptional mod. I'm going to have to give your app a -1, though. Your playstyle sounds unique and interesting, but your story was barebones and very hard to read from the way you just stuck predator terms into it with the meaning in parentheses. I feel like a lot more effort could have been put towards the way you demonstrated your knowledge of the lore and towards fleshing your predator out.

[Solacian72]

I know my opinion doesn't matter either, but Whistle is a pretty cool dude. The backstory is pretty good, and I love the way you will play her. Seems like a very unique play-style that involves thinking on your feet and always having an open eye.

[Whistle]

Disclaimer: not whitelisted

From what I've seen, Whistle, you're an exceptional mod. I'm going to have to give your app a -1, though. Your playstyle sounds unique and interesting, but your story was barebones and very hard to read from the way you just stuck predator terms into it with the meaning in parentheses. I feel like a lot more effort could have been put towards the way you demonstrated your knowledge of the lore and towards fleshing your predator out.

While I agree, I actually wrote the story and swapped out the words as needed really, maybe that's me being a bad story teller though.
Yeah, actually, little bit shoe horned in on the language, If I get denied due to the story I shall attempt to do better three months down the line.

[LordeKilly]

I don't really know you well enough, but the story was mediocre really. The extensive use of commas distracted me and a lot of it felt like filler.

Neutral for now, it's just ok, nothing that great.

[Ocnjak20]

+1 Great person, loves to help others and supports RP. Apply was good, you can understand it and read it pretty well. Good luck mate.

[Feweh]

Need feedback from the predator community please.

[Whistle]

In regards to the voiced concerns about players becoming staff and then applying for Preds.

lets break it down, Mods have the duty to assist players in the smooth running of the round, this means Ahelps, this means Ghosting, this means Mentoring, this means faxes.
Now im going to say that I do not feel it possible to play a Marine (SL being my preferred role) and perform my duties.
You cannot Ghost as a marine, you cannot ghost as a medic, an engineer or commander, you have people relying upon you IC on top of the Ahelp that requires dealt with.
Anyone who Sl's can tell you how hard it is maintaining cohesion with command and the squad at the best of time, now throw in some Ahelps, throw in three, they usually come in threes.
You're gonna let down alot of people for no IC issue, therefore potentially ruining the round for many people.

Now playing as a xeno, you're a number, not much pressure however and are required to follow the orders of the queen, however as a mod you can dip into the hive and ghost at your leisure, hell my favourite xeno is the Hunter whom may cloak to some degree in the weeds and you're left relatively safe to do the deed.
This is why I play Xeno more than marines these days, this is why my characters aren't seen as much anymore, but that's besides the point.

So my options are, I can only play marine while the round is staffed with more mods/admin (I will note I tend to be on when it's understaffed more than not) or I play Xeno whose Rp is limited, or I do not play at all and observe.
While im pretty happy with the last two, as I do make it a priority to answer Faxes, someone has taken the time to choose a role that depends on my interaction, considering I can no longer do so myself to some degree I do have some sympathy, besides, Cl's have been doing exceptionally well these days.

Long story short, it just makes sense to gain access to a fourth course of action that allows me to RP, noone's round is dependent on me on a near constant basis and my duties can performed in relative safety by dipping into the shadows, one of the reasons the character suggested is based around stealth.


TLDR, allows Rp, Allows mod duty. Win win.

[ShortTemperedLeprechaun]

+1. Good story, good player, good person. Whistles has been a competent mod, and a helpful one.

[forwardslashN]

Whistle is a good player and we had a cool duel a few weeks ago. I was expecting the background section to be better though, and it didn't really tell me all that much about the predator itself. I suppose she enjoys killing? That's about the only thing that I can really get out of it. I'm not sure right now, so neutral.

[Whistle]

Also marine Karinth Knight.

[LordeKilly]

Looking it over, i'm continuing my opinion of the mediocre story, but i've noticed the section regarding the honor code, your response was too carefree in my opinion. If you plan to become a predator, the honor code is crucial, playing it off as, "self explanatory" isn't just, and honestly, It's made me doubt you've read it. Between that, you really don't have much going for you other than the fact that you're a mod, which I don't believe should really affect my response.

-1.

[Feweh]

Predator players I need further feedback on this application.

[Boltersam]

I'll give Whistles a +1, though it was close to neutral.

From what I've seen, which is very little, I think Whistle's a good person, and I dueled him when he was Hunter back on my first Hunt.
The story was short, but fairly descriptive, and the way he wants to play his Predator is unique.

[Whistle]

Looking it over, i'm continuing my opinion of the mediocre story, but i've noticed the section regarding the honor code, your response was too carefree in my opinion. If you plan to become a predator, the honor code is crucial, playing it off as, "self explanatory" isn't just, and honestly, It's made me doubt you've read it. Between that, you really don't have much going for you other than the fact that you're a mod, which I don't believe should really affect my response.

-1.

Simply put, my work as a mod requires me to have an understanding of the server and it's rules, by extension we deal with Predator Ahelps quite frequently, we find ourselves brushing up on the pred rules frequently, despite never playing them, so our knowledge is something of a requirement without being a whitelisted player.

TLDR: Knowledge of pred rules is necessary as a mod and the spirit of the rules are always strongly present regardless.

Less simply put, as a mod my duty is to the enjoyment of the players and the server/round at large, my personal enjoyment comes from seeing a server enjoy their experience with the players around them, be it hostile, friendly or somewhere in between, via mother report, faxes, Ahelps or ooc, this in my opinion is another feather in my cap or tool at my disposal to help shape player experience into one that is enjoyable for exciting to those around.

TLDR: Sense of enjoyment for the server is more important than murder boning.

Im currently drastically low on blood sugar so perhaps im not making sense, but at the end of the day, my duty and enjoyment comes from the enjoyment of others and that is what I aim to provide regardless of the pred app.

[Sarah_U.]

I'm quite fine with Whistle. He's a nice person to my knowledge and interactions with him. I believe I'll give him my +1, he's a proper candidate in my opinion and I trust him not to abuse his IC powers while bringing interesting combat, RP and interactions within the round for all sides.

[LordeKilly]

Simply put, my work as a mod requires me to have an understanding of the server and it's rules, by extension we deal with Predator Ahelps quite frequently, we find ourselves brushing up on the pred rules frequently, despite never playing them, so our knowledge is something of a requirement without being a whitelisted player.

TLDR: Knowledge of pred rules is necessary as a mod and the spirit of the rules are always strongly present regardless.

Less simply put, as a mod my duty is to the enjoyment of the players and the server/round at large, my personal enjoyment comes from seeing a server enjoy their experience with the players around them, be it hostile, friendly or somewhere in between, via mother report, faxes, Ahelps or ooc, this in my opinion is another feather in my cap or tool at my disposal to help shape player experience into one that is enjoyable for exciting to those around.

TLDR: Sense of enjoyment for the server is more important than murder boning.

Im currently drastically low on blood sugar so perhaps im not making sense, but at the end of the day, my duty and enjoyment comes from the enjoyment of others and that is what I aim to provide regardless of the pred app.

The more you mention mod status, the more you're making me suspicious. I've stated this on Scrat's application, theres a trend with trailmods-freshmods applying for predators. You've posted this 5 days after becoming a full mod. Seriously? No.

If you want to apply, don't use being a mod as your answer to everything. It's not a staff position, it's a roleplay position. Omit everything you've mentioned about being a moderator/staff. What you have is a mediocre story at most from someone a few months old in the community.

-1. Lock it down, final answer.

[Whistle]

Im going to ask simply, suspicious of what? Im giving you the reasons why I do what I do, why I want this, I want to share an rp experience where I can also perform my duties.

If you think that im twisted enough to bull rush staff for the acknowledgment to become a pred so I can simply robust people, you are sorely mistaken.

I will say while my story wasn't very well done, I'd like to point out that upon inspecting the application I was surprised of it's request, not once have I ever seen it come up within the game whilst watching over preds and the round, hell one of the most notable hunters, another staff member whose story was about blood and honour runs around in the shadows with a clown horn. (a lot)

I understand that it's to build a character from which to have a solid basis, a rock of an RP so to speak, however as Toroic so eloquently put it "RP is a mixture of storytelling and improv."

As much as I enjoy the idea of building a solitary character from which to form an antag basis, it's significance is lost upon a server where Improv reactionary rp is far more dominant than a backstory.

[Feweh]

Just to make it obvious, i let pred apps for new staff sit in limbo for a long time.

Its been a month now for Whistle which is actually pretty long.

[LordeKilly]

Im going to ask simply, suspicious of what? Im giving you the reasons why I do what I do, why I want this, I want to share an rp experience where I can also perform my duties.

If you think that im twisted enough to bull rush staff for the acknowledgment to become a pred so I can simply robust people, you are sorely mistaken.

I will say while my story wasn't very well done, I'd like to point out that upon inspecting the application I was surprised of it's request, not once have I ever seen it come up within the game whilst watching over preds and the round, hell one of the most notable hunters, another staff member whose story was about blood and honour runs around in the shadows with a clown horn. (a lot)

I understand that it's to build a character from which to have a solid basis, a rock of an RP so to speak, however as Toroic so eloquently put it "RP is a mixture of storytelling and improv."

As much as I enjoy the idea of building a solitary character from which to form an antag basis, it's significance is lost upon a server where Improv reactionary rp is far more dominant than a backstory.

I'm simply seeing a pattern. You, Scrat and a couple other moderators all apply for predator whitelists and mention your staff attitude. On a good note, you've done well defending yourself and justifying, but i'm still a mean sadistic ass who puts -1s on all applications basically. Sorry.

[Radimir]

Not a pred player but +1

Initiating roleplay as a marine can be difficult at best. The round is chaotic, and spending the time to talk as things go on around you can easily result in a xenos gettin you. Or being left behind by your squad. But Flynn always made at least an attempt to play out his character, even during chaotic situations.

[forwardslashN]

I think this has been in limbo long enough. I'll throw in my support if you improve your backstory and post an update. You're playing a whitelisted character, not just some random baldie from another planet. I think that playing that character should come first, to the point that you can delegate mod duties to others while you play. You're right that it's a lot of improv, like with most things to do with rp, but the backstory should be decent enough to show that you have put effort in to the application and actually understand a little bit about the culture and role you're getting into.

[Whistle]

Expect a redesign in the next few days.

[Feweh]

Stickied for final review.