RE: [Cosmosdex] Migration: 1 DAYS TILL APPOCALYPSE
07-14-2016, 06:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-14-2016, 06:25 AM by TangledAlmond.)
THEY'RE DONE
SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG I AM BAD AT NOT PUTTING THINGS OFF. BUT HERE THEY ARE!!!!!
Scretsens
The Fog
And lastly, the big shebang, Tockhaus. For the Tockhaus I was so inspired that I pretty much ended up just rewriting the app. I talked to Gime and Gime gave me the go-ahead so HERE IT IS.
TOCKHAUS
SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG I AM BAD AT NOT PUTTING THINGS OFF. BUT HERE THEY ARE!!!!!
Scretsens
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Spoiler> Quote: "And when I discovered my talent, I knew then in my heart that I was going to become the world's greatest ornithologist." A scretsen, on her rise to greatness
> Stats:
Strength- 3
Intelligence- 5
Charisma- 5
Endurance- 6
Agility- 3
Luck- 4
> Common jobs: Anything and everything
> Likes: their career, using their talent to help others
> Dislikes: things that distract from their career, trying new things
> Common attack pattern: Primarily uses their stinger to try and pierce the foe
> Height: 8 to 9 feet
> Traits: [Resourceful] [Show-off] [Picky eater]
> Trivia:
> Stats:
Strength- 3
Intelligence- 5
Charisma- 5
Endurance- 6
Agility- 3
Luck- 4
> Common jobs: Anything and everything
> Likes: their career, using their talent to help others
> Dislikes: things that distract from their career, trying new things
> Common attack pattern: Primarily uses their stinger to try and pierce the foe
> Height: 8 to 9 feet
> Traits: [Resourceful] [Show-off] [Picky eater]
> Trivia:
- Scretsens are a very practical-minded species and as such, they have may have a hard time understanding and adapting to social customs of other races that don’t make sense to them. It doesn’t help that social skills are skills and therefore something that most scretsens are bad at.
- Scretsens usually do not have opinions on things that don’t relate to their own talent, as they don’t trust themselves to make good opinions on issues they are not an expert on.
- Many scretsens will freak out and panic when seriously being asked to do something they don’t know how to do, and, if put in a situation where they are forced to do it, may become so overwhelmed that they shut down completely.
- Religion and spirituality is a funny subject for scretsens, as it doesn’t relate to any sort of “talent” a scretsen can have. Due to this, there are very few places of worship on Gorson, and scretsens just do not care too much about the concept in general, just saying they worship the Dragon because it aligns with their interests. While there are of course some who do practice worship, scretsens overall just do not see it as that big a deal, or see much of a point to worship, believing the best way to honor the Dragon is to just get out there and live life.
The Fog
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Spoiler> Quote: "But that night, our monitor became cloaked in a deep, murky shroud. We thought it was a hallucination precedin' the moment we finally keeled over from hunger... but just as suddenly as it had appeared, the strange mist had lifted, and before our very eyes lay, a planet! We set a course for it immediately, dizzy with joy. We thought what had happened was the work of the gods, but I discovered the true cause from a curious visitor I got that night..." - Excerpt from Captain Cojack's journal, on his encounter with The Fog
> Stats:
Strength- 5
Intelligence- 9
Charisma- 3
Endurance- 6
Agility- 2
Luck- 1
> Common jobs: bodyguard, scout, navigator, explorer
> Likes: learning and assimilating knowledge into the main Fog
> Dislikes: gravity, endangering themselves before being able to assimilate knowledge
> Common attack pattern: Tries to avoid fights for the most part, if made to fight will use self-defense tools built into the Fogborne
> Height: Varies by Fogborne
> Traits: [Observant] [Individualism] [Passive]
> Trivia:
> Stats:
Strength- 5
Intelligence- 9
Charisma- 3
Endurance- 6
Agility- 2
Luck- 1
> Common jobs: bodyguard, scout, navigator, explorer
> Likes: learning and assimilating knowledge into the main Fog
> Dislikes: gravity, endangering themselves before being able to assimilate knowledge
> Common attack pattern: Tries to avoid fights for the most part, if made to fight will use self-defense tools built into the Fogborne
> Height: Varies by Fogborne
> Traits: [Observant] [Individualism] [Passive]
> Trivia:
- Fog in Fogbornes are very individualistic, and value their own purposes and the knowledge they’ve collected over all else. As such, they will often try as hard as it can to not engage in a fight even to protect its fellow crewmembers.
- The Fog sees itself as higher than others, viewing the outside world as something they can learn from, and too lesser to be “of their concern.” The Fog has only involved itself to this extent because it seems to have a fascination with how “physical beings” work to survive, how they interact, and how they function overall and interact with the world around them. However, they are uncaring, and usually view problems had by others as amusing, more interested in seeing how it plays out than getting involved. While The Fog is far from mean, compassion is simply an alien concept to them.
- They are more sociable to hivemind species, as well as members of species who have devoted themselves to the pursuit of knowledge. They still view them as lesser, but they tend to show more respect towards them.
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SpoilerI struggled with the red trait for The Fog. At first I decided on [Cryptic] but then decided to choose something else after seeing how often [Cryptic] had been used. I toyed with [Insensitive] because of their lack of compassion but decided against that due to how [Insensitive]’s description made them sound harsher than they really were. I thought about how perfect [Unreadable] would be due to their mysterious nature and how their lack of compassion fits into that, before finding out that was actually a blue trait. I finally just decided to make my own trait, [Passive], which I have submitted.
And lastly, the big shebang, Tockhaus. For the Tockhaus I was so inspired that I pretty much ended up just rewriting the app. I talked to Gime and Gime gave me the go-ahead so HERE IT IS.
TOCKHAUS
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SpoilerPersonality and Traits
Music is a significant part of tockhau culture. The tockhau are very quiet, until they are asked to play music. The tockhau are very passionate about music as well as other types of art and will do everything in their power to make a perfect art piece. Many tockhaus fall into a depression-like state if they’re not allowed to make art or if the art they’re making isn’t good enough for them. Critics are a tockhau’s worst enemy as the art they create is very important to them, so they see critique as a personal affront. While they understand critique is important, it’s hard for a tockhau to ever be accepting of it.
While not all tockhau become musicians, all tockhau know how to play music, as it is a large part of their culture. Tockhaus are phenomenal musicians, and known as one of the best species at playing music. While they are usually not as smart as other species in general, their musical knowledge typically far exceeds that of other species, to the point where even an untrained average tockhau would be considered adept to other species. Due to this, tockhaus make fantastic conductors, as they know how music works. Some of the best bands in the universe are run by tockhau.
Tockhaus do not have a spoken language, instead communicating entirely musically, primarily through whistling. While tockhaus who leave their homeplanet are able to learn other languages such as Limlish, their first language continues to be their native one.
The tockhaus are very devoted to the Singer. They believe that the Singer blessed them with the gift of song when they were created, and see all musical performances as a way of honoring her and thanking her for her gift. Their religion inspires many tockhaus to be the best at music as they can be, in order to fully show how appreciative they are of her. They believe that the better the music, the more thankfulness you are showing to her, as you are using her gift to its fullest extent. Tockhaus become depressed after extended periods of not being able to play music partly because they believe this is squandering the Singer's gift.
Tockhaus, while excited about the potential of the universe, can also get very nervous and overwhelmed, not knowing what to do or say. Music, the universal language, is the best way they can express themselves, and so they enjoy performing it. While most tockhau are excited to explore the universe, many find it too daunting and choose to stay on their homeplanet of Wockle, leaving the tockhau culture there relatively unchanged.
The tockhaus who live on their homeworld are a modern tribe who are content with their tribal lifestyle, and have not colonized their planet, meaning there are no buildings or structures anywhere on the planet, other than the small huts the tockhau live in. The tockhau are opposed to colonization as they believe the balance of nature should not be disturbed. They admire species who have learned to live in harmony with nature.
Tockhaus tend to be better at private work away from the rest of the crew, and are great at working with robots and AIs.
Home Planet
The tockhau live on the homeplanet of Wockle. The entirety of the planet is a rainforest, with no colonization whatsoever. The tockhau tribes live in different settlements throughout the planet's forests. The planet is teeming with undisturbed wildlife and flora, as the tockhau believe in living in harmony with nature. There is a space station in orbit of the planet though, which sends small ships down to the planet to bring people back and forth.
The tockhaus have been able to prevent colonization on their planets by other species due to a peace treaty with the prunus. The prunus offered to protect the planet in exchange for being allowed to live there. The tockhau agreed on the grounds that the prunus were not allowed to disturb the environment. As such, the planet is also populated by rooted prunii. Wockle is a popular spot for prunii to take root due to the vast amount of rich untouched soil, as well as the constant stream of lively tockhau music.
History
On their home planet, the tockhau are a prey species on the lower end of the food chain, and as such are frequently concerned with avoiding their predators. While they are fast, this was often not enough to guarantee survival, and in the primitive days of their planet, it was often a big struggle to stay alive. However, this changed when the tockhau discovered a certain grass that, when strummed, produced a noise that repelled their predators. Over time, this technique became the tockhaus' main way of defending themselves and as such, the species eventually evolved to the point where tockhaus were naturally born with a very long "strumming finger".
Although they were a weak prey species, the tockhau were the most intelligent life on the planet, and as such, as they continued to defend themselves with strumming, they began to develop more sophisticated ways to produce music, and build a culture around it. As they developed, they found new ways to play music, and learned how to induce certain behaviors in the native fauna with specific songs. They also developed a music-based language.
Advancing as a species, they developed into a tribal lifestyle. While they became self-sufficient, they were not strong or skilled enough to colonize the land, nor did they want to, as they believed in living in harmony with nature. Their culture centered completely and totally around music, and the tockhau would revel in doing nothing but creating and performing music for entertainment.
It continued like this until their planet was discovered by a group of peaceful travelers. A small group of tockhaus decided to go off-planet with the travelers, to find out about what the universe had to offer. They were enthralled by all the new things they learned about, such as the religion, the instruments, and how it was like to live life free from the worry of predators. After their journey, the group of tockhau returned to their homeplanet to share their experiences. After hearing of it, worship of the Singer took on extremely quickly, and most of the tockhau were eager to leave the planet to experience it all for themselves. With the help of the travelers, a space station was built orbiting the tockhau homeplanet.
In modern times, the tockhaus of Wockle choose to continue living a tribal lifestyle. However, they are no stranger to technology, having assimilated solar-powered technology and modern inventions into their culture. While they don't produce it on the planet, as that would require factories, they import it from other planets and traders in exchange for exotic fruits and flora.
> Quote: “No no, that is the wrong song! How could I forget these most important of sounds?” --Macciu
> Stats:
Strength- 2
Intelligence- 4
Charisma- 3
Endurance- 2
Agility- 8
Luck- 7
> Common jobs: Musician, conductor, artist, designer
> Likes: music, art, nature
> Dislikes: criticism, confrontation
> Common attack pattern: Running away, or using music to soothe or repel the foe
> Height: 4 feet
> Traits: [Cooperative] [Musical] [Nervous]
> Trivia:
Music is a significant part of tockhau culture. The tockhau are very quiet, until they are asked to play music. The tockhau are very passionate about music as well as other types of art and will do everything in their power to make a perfect art piece. Many tockhaus fall into a depression-like state if they’re not allowed to make art or if the art they’re making isn’t good enough for them. Critics are a tockhau’s worst enemy as the art they create is very important to them, so they see critique as a personal affront. While they understand critique is important, it’s hard for a tockhau to ever be accepting of it.
While not all tockhau become musicians, all tockhau know how to play music, as it is a large part of their culture. Tockhaus are phenomenal musicians, and known as one of the best species at playing music. While they are usually not as smart as other species in general, their musical knowledge typically far exceeds that of other species, to the point where even an untrained average tockhau would be considered adept to other species. Due to this, tockhaus make fantastic conductors, as they know how music works. Some of the best bands in the universe are run by tockhau.
Tockhaus do not have a spoken language, instead communicating entirely musically, primarily through whistling. While tockhaus who leave their homeplanet are able to learn other languages such as Limlish, their first language continues to be their native one.
The tockhaus are very devoted to the Singer. They believe that the Singer blessed them with the gift of song when they were created, and see all musical performances as a way of honoring her and thanking her for her gift. Their religion inspires many tockhaus to be the best at music as they can be, in order to fully show how appreciative they are of her. They believe that the better the music, the more thankfulness you are showing to her, as you are using her gift to its fullest extent. Tockhaus become depressed after extended periods of not being able to play music partly because they believe this is squandering the Singer's gift.
Tockhaus, while excited about the potential of the universe, can also get very nervous and overwhelmed, not knowing what to do or say. Music, the universal language, is the best way they can express themselves, and so they enjoy performing it. While most tockhau are excited to explore the universe, many find it too daunting and choose to stay on their homeplanet of Wockle, leaving the tockhau culture there relatively unchanged.
The tockhaus who live on their homeworld are a modern tribe who are content with their tribal lifestyle, and have not colonized their planet, meaning there are no buildings or structures anywhere on the planet, other than the small huts the tockhau live in. The tockhau are opposed to colonization as they believe the balance of nature should not be disturbed. They admire species who have learned to live in harmony with nature.
Tockhaus tend to be better at private work away from the rest of the crew, and are great at working with robots and AIs.
Home Planet
The tockhau live on the homeplanet of Wockle. The entirety of the planet is a rainforest, with no colonization whatsoever. The tockhau tribes live in different settlements throughout the planet's forests. The planet is teeming with undisturbed wildlife and flora, as the tockhau believe in living in harmony with nature. There is a space station in orbit of the planet though, which sends small ships down to the planet to bring people back and forth.
The tockhaus have been able to prevent colonization on their planets by other species due to a peace treaty with the prunus. The prunus offered to protect the planet in exchange for being allowed to live there. The tockhau agreed on the grounds that the prunus were not allowed to disturb the environment. As such, the planet is also populated by rooted prunii. Wockle is a popular spot for prunii to take root due to the vast amount of rich untouched soil, as well as the constant stream of lively tockhau music.
History
On their home planet, the tockhau are a prey species on the lower end of the food chain, and as such are frequently concerned with avoiding their predators. While they are fast, this was often not enough to guarantee survival, and in the primitive days of their planet, it was often a big struggle to stay alive. However, this changed when the tockhau discovered a certain grass that, when strummed, produced a noise that repelled their predators. Over time, this technique became the tockhaus' main way of defending themselves and as such, the species eventually evolved to the point where tockhaus were naturally born with a very long "strumming finger".
Although they were a weak prey species, the tockhau were the most intelligent life on the planet, and as such, as they continued to defend themselves with strumming, they began to develop more sophisticated ways to produce music, and build a culture around it. As they developed, they found new ways to play music, and learned how to induce certain behaviors in the native fauna with specific songs. They also developed a music-based language.
Advancing as a species, they developed into a tribal lifestyle. While they became self-sufficient, they were not strong or skilled enough to colonize the land, nor did they want to, as they believed in living in harmony with nature. Their culture centered completely and totally around music, and the tockhau would revel in doing nothing but creating and performing music for entertainment.
It continued like this until their planet was discovered by a group of peaceful travelers. A small group of tockhaus decided to go off-planet with the travelers, to find out about what the universe had to offer. They were enthralled by all the new things they learned about, such as the religion, the instruments, and how it was like to live life free from the worry of predators. After their journey, the group of tockhau returned to their homeplanet to share their experiences. After hearing of it, worship of the Singer took on extremely quickly, and most of the tockhau were eager to leave the planet to experience it all for themselves. With the help of the travelers, a space station was built orbiting the tockhau homeplanet.
In modern times, the tockhaus of Wockle choose to continue living a tribal lifestyle. However, they are no stranger to technology, having assimilated solar-powered technology and modern inventions into their culture. While they don't produce it on the planet, as that would require factories, they import it from other planets and traders in exchange for exotic fruits and flora.
> Quote: “No no, that is the wrong song! How could I forget these most important of sounds?” --Macciu
> Stats:
Strength- 2
Intelligence- 4
Charisma- 3
Endurance- 2
Agility- 8
Luck- 7
> Common jobs: Musician, conductor, artist, designer
> Likes: music, art, nature
> Dislikes: criticism, confrontation
> Common attack pattern: Running away, or using music to soothe or repel the foe
> Height: 4 feet
> Traits: [Cooperative] [Musical] [Nervous]
> Trivia:
- Other than music, the tockhaus are all about self-expression. While they usually use music to self-express, they are interested in all kinds of art for this reason, and while music is important to all tockhaus, some tockhaus may not pursue careers in music, instead leaning towards careers in other forms of art such as painting or design.
- Tockhaus have many short songs that they play as prayers to the Singer, which they believe will bless them with positive effects. They have songs for just about everything, such as the Song of Luck, the Song of Healing, the Song of Determination, the Song of Suns, and so on. Sometimes, tockhaus will hold ceremonies with orchestra performances of these songs to honor the Singer and amplify the song’s effects.
- Tockhaus especially enjoy the company of Hypnos AI's, and take delight in the songs they play. With practice, tockhaus are even able to teach Hypnos units their language, making them one of the only species able to effectively communicate with them. Many Hypnos AI's enjoy the tockhau culture and allow themselves to become immersed in it. Tockhaus usually take in Hypnos Ai's who have lost their Thanatos counterpart, as the tockhaus do not like the violent nature of Thanatos AI's. This is good for the Hypnos AI's as well, because it is a place for them to fit in after feeling lost from losing their sibling AI.