Application - Rokra Hammershock

[Sapphire]

Name: Rokra Hammershock
Class: Warrior
Level: 100


Tell us something about your (role)playing experience:
My Roleplay experience started in Wrath of the Lich King with a Blood Elf, short lived. From there, it escalated with me trying several types of races and backgrounds. Eventually, I also attempted other forms of mediums and even settings/universes.
Within the MMO genre, I've RP'ed on Warcraft (of course), Guild Wars 2 and Star Wars The Old Republic. On a post-by-post type of Roleplay, on a forum or private chats (Skype and so on), I've also tried the Sonic franchise, Pokémon, Shadowrun and so on (even tailored made settings). Though I never RP'ed on a MUSH, I also had a glimpse of that kind of environment on a setting created by fans of Megaman (I don't find that franchise fascinating at all, thus why I never went ahead and RP'ed there).

In short, I have been here and there. I've also was an administrator of a RP forum in the past, creating and world building settings from dust. My favorite part in RP is definitely investing on character progression/development, giving them a worthy personality. For me, plots and settings are only tools to create a good experience for a character. Rather than creating characters for the purpose of living in a setting, I use the setting as the means of telling a story about a character or more. Lore is important to me and never meant to be broken, thus a reliable tool to tell a story and connect with people that also abide by the lore.
If you feel the same way, I'm sure we'll get along just fine~


And finally, please write a short story and/or IC introduction about your character:
I could write down the whole background from my character.. but that would not be fair or diminish the fun of finding things out from an In-Character perspective. As so, I'll write one of the many stories she experienced when she used to live in the Barrens, in a remote outpost. This short story happened somewhere before the events of the Burning Crusade but a year after the death of Admiral Proudmoore, when Rokra was within her very late teens and early adulthood.

Within the Barrens, along the road that connects the Crossroads and Camp Taurajo, a small outpost was located. A single watchtower, a inn and a great Tauren tent. Thus, a outpost composed of mostly Orcs and Taurens as an answer to Northwatch Hold.
There, a family of Orcs lived with the sole purpose of serving the Horde and managing to maintain a simple live without too much struggles. Rokra was no longer a child as she used to be. However, she had no real purpose in life but to train. Disappointed with her aunt life choices, the figure she looked up to as being this strong warrior, Rokra found that the only way she could be useful and maintaining an active lifestyle was to track down any sort of petty criminals or minor threats close by. With her own resources and the aid of her father, a blacksmith, she was able to be moderately successful. With a bounty here and there, she had enough to continue with her training with or without he aid of her aunt.
This is one of her stories during this period of her life...

Another morning, another day.
As part of Rokra's morning rituals, after getting herself ready for a new day, she went to the inn.

While very few people walk on this outpost, the inn was almost empty. A group of grunts having a drink during a break from their patrol mission were sharing a few laughs, true members of the Horde! Ordering a drink for herself, Rokra was there to hear the word and find an opportunity to test her own might with a bounty or a local disturbance. Motioning the bartender, one on which she knew for quite some time, Rokra asked if there was anything newsworthy. With a head shake, Rokra was doomed to have yet another dull day.

"Ha! Looking for something, girl?" smirked one of the grunts, tipsy this early of the day already. Apparently he had a vague idea of who Rokra was or maybe he was trying to make her look like a weakling in front of his own pals. Rokra was not used to this kind of treatment so often, though she knew it was unavoidable to happen now and then.
After a long pause and a blank stare towards the grunt, Rokra finally came with an answer for the fool that was still smirking and belittling her "Yeah. Looking for your dignity."
With the other three grunts laughing at her and her ridiculous comeback towards their own comrade, the fool chuckled loudly "Is that the best you got? Trying to insult my honor with a pathetic excuse of a comeback?". Afterwards, with a whisper from another grunt to this main figure, the orc rose from his seat clumsily, the bones from his neck cracking while he maintained that cheeky attitude towards Rokra. "You think you are something? You think you are more worthy than me, a warrior from the Horde? I'm from the Warsong Clan! Give some respect to the clan that freed us all!"
The other grunts stared down at Rokra, trying to inflict some guilt to her while they were also smiling or smirking. For them, she was nothing more than a joke. Rokra did not knew if she was stronger than them nor did she knew them well enough to learn about their own feats. Leaving the glass half full, she did not felt patient enough to deal with this kind of mockery. As such, she also rose from her seat.. except that she turned her back at them and was ready to walk off.
With a frown, the main grunt huffed, sitting down once again. The other grunts started to laugh loudly as a reaction to this poor show from Rokra, but the drunken orc raised a dismissive hand and shouted "Don't waste your breath on this one. Just another orc who thinks she's something, even though she was probably never in a real battle."

Rokra walked off the inn after that last sentence, never to learn what they said afterwards. They were right though. She never had been to war, though she heard and knew the consequences of one. Maybe someday she would had the chance to use her skills properly, as a warrior.
She eventually did a few years into the future, for her own gratification and honor... though with consequences.

[Sadok]

Howdy there, Rokra! Given this application a look-through, and it's quite good! Seems like you're a fairly experienced roleplayer already, and the story you provided gave a good insight into your character, her motivations and her personality.

So there's nothing more that needs to be said beyond: application approved! Simply poke an officer in-game for your in-character interview, so we can get an opportunity to see Rokra in action and give her a chance to introduce herself to our merry band of orcses! I have little doubt you've already given it some thought, but if not, it may be worth figuring out why Rokra has come to seek the Red Blade tribe in particular.

But regardless, best of luck and see you in-game! Officers are Kozgugore, Therak, Gridish, Rhonya and myself.

...For the Blood of the Tribe~!

[Sadok]

Interviewed and accepted by myself! For the Blood of the Tribe!