Ethika - Drow

ShadowRealm

Drow Spellblade, True Neutral, Level 4
Name: TBD

What specific perk(s) (faction, special background, etc)
Drow race application.

Requesting approval for the drow race and a piwafwi cloak that was returned to the character after he escaped
from the slave arena.

A few sentences on how you plan to make the server more fun to play on for everyone, through your character’s actions/story in game:

The character will actively organize small, player-led expeditions, patrols, and training outings to give others reasons to group up and RP without waiting for DM events. He will host in-character sparring sessions and combat drills tied to his arena background, creating recurring social and RP touchpoints for both martial and non-martial characters. His long-term arc will focus on uncovering Underdark rumors, slaver activity, and lost magic, deliberately inviting other PCs into shared investigations and collaborative storylines.

If you’re not applying on your normal log-in or handle, what accounts have you played under?
Ethika

Brief background as relevant to the application
The character was once a drow wizard captured by a ruthless Underdark house that enslaved lesser races and political enemies alike. Fitted with an anti-magic collar, he was forced to fight in a subterranean slave arena, where he survived by learning brutal, efficient martial techniques. After winning his freedom and regaining his magic, he fled to the surface, where he began blending spellcraft and swordplay into a single disciplined style.

The character will portray typical drow traits such as caution, indirect speech, and social mistrust, but without overt cruelty or Lolthite fanaticism. He is uncomfortable in bright light, uneasy around surface authority, and slow to trust, yet deeply loyal once bonds are formed. His culture clash and adjustment to surface customs will be a recurring RP theme.

folklore

Player has a varied history of questionable actions:

https://forums.cityofarabel.com/topic/65914/ethika-pvp-in-npc-occupied-area-logged-after-losing-pvp

https://forums.cityofarabel.com/topic/59141/ethika/28

https://forums.cityofarabel.com/topic/57641/ethika-adam-whitlock

https://forums.cityofarabel.com/topic/47764/disruptive-player-report-ethika

Personally not really someone I'd want playing a Drow, plus there is nothing in this application other than "I will host fights and go on patrols"

ShadowRealm

@folklore i think he definitely has made a lot of mistakes in the past. IIRC he got a pretty stern talking to at the beginning of last year, and played a few different PCs handling conflict in a better way. His dwarf Varric did a much better job antagonizing as a villain without breaking rules.

folklore

@ShadowRealm I saw nothing of interest from
Varric at all.

He’s an ok support player.

Mr.Moloch

While I like the guy honestly, he's not someone I'd want having a drow. He doesn't really try too hard to involve people other than questing, and at that, it often involves running from quest to quest.

While he's saying he will do that, I didn't see it with his last guy. Also "true neutral" nope, that's a PvP build already I see coming.