RPG DW account (if separate): will create one if approved
How can we get in touch with you? (email, DW messaging, other): DW messaging will work; also Yoon has my e-mail
Character name: Zagfehan Mafyyil
One-paragraph (100 words) summary of your character. Mafyyil is an aspiring young (19 yo) Hafn poet – or rather, she was one, until her instructors maliciously let her fail most of her classes (her work simply didn’t possess the gravitas usually associated with lentils) and she was volunteered for the army instead. There, a careful assessment of her talents was done, and she was deemed to be most suited to serve in one of the flying casket things. Before she could be destroyed by Cheris‘ swarm, her casket accidentally ended up in one of the space-time rifts, promptly glitched and spew her out alive and mostly unharmed.
NOTE: In the following section, limit your answers to up to 100 words per question. ===
How did your character first learn of the hexarchate? The barbarian invaders her homeworld is currently at war with? Hard to miss with daily propaganda messages and war reports coming in. Also, in poetry class, she had to read and analyze some Andan poetry written in Barbarian Gibberish He*archate High Language, which is also the only reason Mafyyil will be able to communicate with other characters. Fortunately she’s good with languages (or so she thinks).
Why did your character join this rebellion? Since no one has told her what exactly was going to happen after being stitched together with various flora and fauna (it would be bad policy to hand out too much information), at first she’ll have to assume everything has been going according to plan, and she’s supposed to serve her empire by nibbing the he*archate in the bud. She’s occasionally a bit naive so it might take her a while to figure out something went seriously wrong. By then, she’ll probably have an opinion (and objectives) of her own.
What type of role would your character play in a mission? Oh, I think once she’s had an opportunity to reflect her situation properly, she’ll just want to shoot some people… Too bad that as a glorified power source she hasn’t received any weapons training. However, I think she’ll actually have some aptitude for this as long as someone tells her at whom to point the gun. Also, she speaks several foreign languages, which might be an asset depending on the type of mission.
What kinds of missions would your character like to see? (e.g. spying, opportunities for romance, intrigue, diplomacy, etc.) She’d love to be a spy, and would be fascinated by intrigue! Unfortunately she’s not particularly suited for the job, what with being just slightly gullible, and stuck in a society and culture she doesn’t understand. Maybe with some training she’ll make a decent assassin. (The motivation is clearly there.) I don’t think she’s very interested in romance at this point.
What is your character's secret dream or desire, the one they've never told anyone? To be a famous and revered poet. Now that she’s gone to the past, I think she’d do anything to somehow smuggle one of her masterpieces into the canon of Hafn classical literature! Maybe her Ode to Soy will manage?
How will your character die? She’s too gullible for her own good, and surrounded by sneaky people carrying out dangerous operations. Not the best combination even if these guys are technically Mafyyil’s allies! (She’s clearly in danger from „friendly fire“.) Also, there’s lots of near-death opportunities for her in being a hobbyist spy/assassin.
Does your character have any powers that the hexarchate would consider "exotic" (magical)? Um, being alive after being stitched together with peonies (that still grow out of her skin) and a dead kangaroo (that thankfully fell off)? Otherwise – no. Nothing active or useful.
What do you (the player) enjoy most in an RPG? Character interaction and the evolving storyline. I should probably mention my roleplaying experience is limited to the usual childhood The Dark Eye rounds and some unmoderated purely text-based RP that was, basically, storytelling in a group. I’ve never been particularly ambitious about reaching playing goals or whatever – my character can fail as long as she fails in an entertaining way.
You have 100 words to tell me anything else you want me and the other players to know about your character. Do it here. Physically, Mafyyil is short, slim, with medium brown skin and white-blonde hair. She’s stitched together with some shrubbery that’s very much alive (and re-grows if anyone blasphemously tries to remove it). Technically, she’d probably have to identify as female plant now (her religion demands it), but since the High Language lacks the correct pronouns, she’s least offended by she/her. She’s not stupid, she just sometimes needs a bit of time to think situations through. She’s also quite good with visual-spatial stuff. She fundamentally believes in other people, but will retaliate if that belief proves unjustified.
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Character Application: Zagfehan Mafyyil
Date: 2018-11-08 10:10 pm (UTC)RPG DW account (if separate): will create one if approved
How can we get in touch with you? (email, DW messaging, other): DW messaging will work; also Yoon has my e-mail
Character name: Zagfehan Mafyyil
One-paragraph (100 words) summary of your character.
Mafyyil is an aspiring young (19 yo) Hafn poet – or rather, she was one, until her instructors maliciously let her fail most of her classes (her work simply didn’t possess the gravitas usually associated with lentils) and she was volunteered for the army instead. There, a careful assessment of her talents was done, and she was deemed to be most suited to serve in one of the flying casket things. Before she could be destroyed by Cheris‘ swarm, her casket accidentally ended up in one of the space-time rifts, promptly glitched and spew her out alive and mostly unharmed.
NOTE: In the following section, limit your answers to up to 100 words per question.
===
How did your character first learn of the hexarchate?
The barbarian invaders her homeworld is currently at war with? Hard to miss with daily propaganda messages and war reports coming in. Also, in poetry class, she had to read and analyze some Andan poetry written in
Barbarian GibberishHe*archate High Language, which is also the only reason Mafyyil will be able to communicate with other characters. Fortunately she’s good with languages (or so she thinks).Why did your character join this rebellion?
Since no one has told her what exactly was going to happen after being stitched together with various flora and fauna (it would be bad policy to hand out too much information), at first she’ll have to assume everything has been going according to plan, and she’s supposed to serve her empire by nibbing the he*archate in the bud. She’s occasionally a bit naive so it might take her a while to figure out something went seriously wrong. By then, she’ll probably have an opinion (and objectives) of her own.
What type of role would your character play in a mission?
Oh, I think once she’s had an opportunity to reflect her situation properly, she’ll just want to shoot some people… Too bad that as a glorified power source she hasn’t received any weapons training. However, I think she’ll actually have some aptitude for this as long as someone tells her at whom to point the gun. Also, she speaks several foreign languages, which might be an asset depending on the type of mission.
What kinds of missions would your character like to see? (e.g. spying, opportunities for romance, intrigue, diplomacy, etc.)
She’d love to be a spy, and would be fascinated by intrigue! Unfortunately she’s not particularly suited for the job, what with being just slightly gullible, and stuck in a society and culture she doesn’t understand. Maybe with some training she’ll make a decent assassin. (The motivation is clearly there.) I don’t think she’s very interested in romance at this point.
What is your character's secret dream or desire, the one they've never told anyone?
To be a famous and revered poet. Now that she’s gone to the past, I think she’d do anything to somehow smuggle one of her masterpieces into the canon of Hafn classical literature! Maybe her Ode to Soy will manage?
How will your character die?
She’s too gullible for her own good, and surrounded by sneaky people carrying out dangerous operations. Not the best combination even if these guys are technically Mafyyil’s allies! (She’s clearly in danger from „friendly fire“.) Also, there’s lots of near-death opportunities for her in being a hobbyist spy/assassin.
Does your character have any powers that the hexarchate would consider "exotic" (magical)?
Um, being alive after being stitched together with peonies (that still grow out of her skin) and a dead kangaroo (that thankfully fell off)? Otherwise – no. Nothing active or useful.
What do you (the player) enjoy most in an RPG?
Character interaction and the evolving storyline. I should probably mention my roleplaying experience is limited to the usual childhood The Dark Eye rounds and some unmoderated purely text-based RP that was, basically, storytelling in a group. I’ve never been particularly ambitious about reaching playing goals or whatever – my character can fail as long as she fails in an entertaining way.
You have 100 words to tell me anything else you want me and the other players to know about your character. Do it here.
Physically, Mafyyil is short, slim, with medium brown skin and white-blonde hair. She’s stitched together with some shrubbery that’s very much alive (and re-grows if anyone blasphemously tries to remove it). Technically, she’d probably have to identify as female plant now (her religion demands it), but since the High Language lacks the correct pronouns, she’s least offended by she/her. She’s not stupid, she just sometimes needs a bit of time to think situations through. She’s also quite good with visual-spatial stuff. She fundamentally believes in other people, but will retaliate if that belief proves unjustified.