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Deacon Mist | Kondzio

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Character Name
Deacon Mist

I Agree
Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No

Age
19

Blood Type
O p

Personality
Deacon has no feelings at all due to his apathy, he is an inteligent man and tries to separate his mind and his body as best as he can, he is aware of that his life or anybody's else life has no matter and he is just curious to see what comes next.

Character Motivations
Curiosity, Deacon wants to check himself and see if he can survive and also see what comes next

Physical Appearance
Deacon is a half athletic man, he isn't ripped and he isn't chubby, he has a visible jawline and medium hair

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Mechanical Occupation
Deacon is only 19 so he never worked, he couldn't, he didnt have a father since birth

In-Character Occupation
Unemployed

Biography
Deacon is 19yo. and he had a gun and medieval weaponary interest since he was a boy so it helped him to survive and fight, unfortunateley he had only 3 years of normal life so he is seasoned in the climat. His mom did her best to teach him all the usefull things from school and life. Deacon's father was a soldier and he died 3 month's before Deacon's birth, only thing he had left of his father was his dad's beloved knife and a dogtag that military sent his mother after his father died.

Would you like your character to start with any items?
Deacon's father's knife (ofc not a kitchen knife or something simmilar to that) it could be a military knife if aviable or a hunting knife

Would you like your character to start with any skills?
Since Deacon has lived 16 years in the apocalypse, he has a gun and medieval weaponary interest i would like to start with higher sneaking, lightfooted, blade, firearm and first aid skills

Is your character a member of a group?
Yes

Is your character a member of one of the world factions?
No

Group Members
Siergiej Sidorov, Nicolas Molten a group of friends if that counts
EnvyDemon

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Hey Kondzio, I'm Envy and I will be reviewing your application today.

Illegalities:
  • "Deacon has no feelings at all due to his apathy." Honestly, almost everyone feels something, and I'm not seeing anything in your backstory that could justify Deacon's lack of emotion. That, and personally, the team doesn't think "Guy who doesn't feel any emotion at all" is a good first character for a new player such as yourself to play.

Requirements:
  • What did Deacon do during his childhood? The apocalypse happened when he was 3, how did he survive? I don't think a 3 year old would do well surviving without someone taking care of him. Where is Deacon's mother? Did she die early on? Did she teach Deacon stuff that he needs to know.
  • Characters who were children when the apocalypse broke out are extremely fun and interesting characters to play. That being said, you need to elaborate that, since Deacon is so young, he might not have as great of a grasp on pre-apocolypse society. This should be in his personality, but there is a difference between "Deacon is unfeeling" and "Deacon has grown accustomed to death and is not as affected."
  • What did Deacon do during the apocalypse? He's survived 15 years or so at this point, how did he get to Upstate New York, where the lore takes place? Why is he here?
  • How did Deacon gain his interest in weapons?

Recommendations:
  • What does Deacon's father being dead have to do with his occupation? I should clarify, Mechanical Occupation is what you choose at character creation, In-Character Occupation refers to what you do In Character. It honestly can be anything, even as simple as "survivor" or "raider" See the recommendations blurb about "What did Deacon do during his childhood"

Comments:
  • See Illegalities. The "unfeeling" part is not a good concept. Everything else, the idea, is good, but "My character doesn't feel" comes off as... and please forgive me, and excuse to just kill other players without justifying it.
  • On the "unfeeling" part again, keep in mind that Deacon *kept* his father's Combat Knife and Dog Tags, so they must have some *sentimental* value to him.
  • We have a mod that adds a combat knife and other RP items, so upon acceptance we can give Deacon a combat knife and Dog Tags.

You don't need to reapply, just edit your current application (using the edit button) and then bump the thread and I will review it again, and let you know if you still need to fix anything.
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Hi again! Due to inactivity, I'm going to have to deny your application.

You're free to apply again with the same character if you'd like. Thanks!