Byond ID:
- MattAtlas
Marine Name (so we know who you are; if you play alien mostly, state that here):
- Lyla Bennett and Lily, however I do play a lot of Xeno.
Name of the character you want whitelisted (The name your predator will use. This must match your in-game predator name):
- K'zar Thar'n
Are you familiar with the Predator Code Of Honor?
- Yes, I am.
Character background (An ADEQUATE description and story of your predators background):
Salting, Tanning and Binding
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The importance of the Hunt in the Yautja's daily life is no secret to anyone. It is, after all, what they are meant to do. While some clans focus on sharpening the body, others focus on sharpening the mind. There is no one way to be a hunter, and there are many clans in between. The Neren clan is one of them.
Their clan specializes in catalogation of hunts and leatherworking. Descriptions of the way their prey fight. Organization of miscellaneous information found during their hunts. All of these are bound into books and placed in shelves, for whoever wished to learn, read or most importantly for the Elders to review. One of the first teachings passed on is, in fact, that what shows off your hunt is the book you craft, not the contents - the clan members show off their trophies with their books. Skinning their prey, they would collect their leather or skin. They would be taught by their Elders and other clan members how to create their covers: they would remove any imperfections, salt the leather, soak it, leave it to dry, tan it and then use it as a proper binding. Each and every step had to be done perfectly in order to meet the Elders' expectations: the leather must be carefully skinned, it must be soaked for specific amounts of time, it must not be oversalted, and most importantly the leather had to be of high quality. Furthermore, carving the leather to create a more appealing front was very important. It was the difference between an experienced hunter's book and an untrained hunter's book. Most books had gorgeous fronts and were filled to the brim with information. All the information that was gathered on their hunts. After the binding is done, the paper came next. Some hunters prefered to create their own paper from flora found elsewhere, but most simply used the clan's paper. It was not very important to most's ends, but it was yet another way of showing off a trophy.
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A lantern dimly lit the studio K'zar was working in. The sounds of a pencil writing on paper echoed through the room, but soon, the sounds stopped.
The book was done. What he had to show to his elders was finally completed, he was certain his work would've let him achieve his blooded status. Closing it, he looks over the cover - a cover made of a serpent's hide, tanned to look grey and fit in with the yellowish pages, carved to contain symbols describing what was inside the book. He'd made sure to carefully choose his prey, the one with the best hide. He'd made sure to pick the plants for the kind of paper he wished, the right paper thickness and colour -- K'zar wanted his first work to be his first, and most prideful. Opening the book for one last time, he reads through every line, to make sure there were no mistakes.
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... The Elders wanted us to create our story based on our first hunt. None of us questioned their judgement in the meeting room, we were all awaiting the moment where our work would have been judged. Prior, I had asked many what they used in the construction of their crafts and how they worked the leather. I was told that if I wished to, I could create the paper myself, but it was by no means necessary. I took that as an inner challenge, I wished for my first craft to reflect who I am and what I strive for. I was up for any challenge, and my work would have been perfect.
The second page contains a painting of Yautja weaponry laid on a rough-looking wooden table.
... My first hunt began with my selection of weaponry. The hide must not be ruined by our weaponry, our strikes must be perfect so that we may make the most usage out of our prey's hide. A sword would not do, the slashes would have ruined the hide since I would be unable to overlap them. Scimitars and wrist blades would be much the same. Shurikens would embed in the prey and their movement would cause the shuriken to slash the hide further. That is when my eyes landed on the combi-stick. A perfect weapon that I could use as a stabbing armament. That is the weapon I chose to use in my first hunt -- a combi-stick.
The third page all the way to the twenty eighth describe the journey, the prey he hunted-- a serpent-- and ecological information on their habitat and general information about the serpent's behaviour. The twenty ninth page contains a painting of a Yautja carving a serpent in order to collect its hide and skull. The back of the twenty eighth page shows the same Yautja sharpening the edges of their combi stick on a wooden floor, with the finished book laying in front of them. The picture has an air of serenity and accomplishment to it.
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As he expected, there were no mistakes. His work was done, and it was time to hand it in for review. A short trip to the Elders later, he humbly gave them his craft. The Elder in question examined every part of it: the toughness of the binding, the leather's quality, the paper's thickness, the colour, and many other things. Regardless, K'zar was sure of his work.
The Elder finally speaks up after a few long minutes of waiting. "I notice you've created your own paper. Why did you feel it necessary?"
K'zar's response came immediately after, as if he had prepared his answer. "Our clan takes pride in our work. I wish for my crafts to be reviewed by others, not just by my person. I wish for them to think that I dedicated everything to my trophy. I would not want to disappoint those who observe my work, and I wish for my first book to be as flawless as possible."
The Elder is silent for a few minutes, then nods in response. "Very well. You've passed. Exquisite quality."
K'zar takes his work back, and respectfully nods.
I've been observing a few more preds in my spare time and I see how my last playstyle wouldn't be viable. From observing I've also noticed you just can't keep a consistent way of how you kill people. Engagements are too varied to have a set in stone play style. Thus, I've chosen to have my play style revolve around what I do AFTER killing.
My new playstyle will be based around the aforementioned documentation. They believe that yes, physical strength is important, however knowing how your prey work is also part of most hunts - and catalogation is needed to acquire said knowledge. To accomplish this, K'zar will first acquire at least one kill of whatever he's hunting (in usual rounds, this will be marines first and xenomorphs second, the order can change depending on the flow). Once that is done, their skin will be collected to be later repurposed as a book cover - considering humans have no skin object, I will be emoting this. These fights will usually last up until I've killed enough or the round is beginning its late stage. At this point, I will retreat back to the lodge with pen and paper, where I will write about what I've fought, how I've fought them and their behaviour in a fight. After this, I will emote binding the papers into a book and covering it with the hides I've collected, at which point it'll be left on the lounge for observers to read in their boredom. I do have a format in mind for this, and I've built this playstyle based on flexibility. For example, if the situation allows it, it is possible to incite either two marines or a marine and a xenomorph to fight eachother and emote writing down the results of their encounter. Once done, I'll congratulate the winner and in case it's the marine, I'll hand them the book I just created and likely let them go. As a note, this won't result in being too passive, as the documentation will happen AFTER the fights themselves.
Why should we whitelist you?
- I currently hold a synthetic whitelist, and I believe I hold myself to an appropriately high amount of roleplay for the whitelist. I have applied for Predator before, and I have shown I can take feedback very well, as everything I've been told in my previous application has been implemented in this one. I also firmly believe the playstyle I have chosen will result in more interesting Predator-on-Predator roleplay.
Have you been banned from CM in the last month for any reason (we will check, and lies may result in immediate denial)?
- Not at all, no.
Are you currently banned from any other servers and if so, why?
- I am not banned from any servers.
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?
- Of course, it's a fundamental part of whitelisting.
