Application: Skarru [Reworked]

[Ghram]

http://orcsoftheredblade.com/forum/index.php?topic=3267.0

Hey guys, It's Ghram. For those who might have seen me sometimes on Defias. I wasn't very active on Ghram on Defias due to my mains being Alliance there. Since this is a new realm, I don't see why I can't focus on playing horde now. Seeing that the time that I did spend with OotRB was incredible! I would like to re-apply with a different/new character. So without further ado:

Name: Skarru Emberslash
Class: Hunter
Level: By the time you read this, 10+

Tell us something about your (role)playing experience:
I actually started roleplaying on horde. At a time when I was playing alone (no RL friends). This must be over 5 years ago. I think it was TBC period. RP was really fun and I met some really awesome people. Later when my RL friends returned to WoW I switched back to my chars on alliance. I roleplayed a long time on Defias, this is where I met OotRB. in 2013 I had a character enter the guild as you read above. But it was hard to keep rping horde on a realm where i had mostly Alliance chars. So I start over with Horde on AD. Which leads me here.

And finally, please write a short story and/or IC introduction about your character:
I was born in captivity in the cold dirt of Alterac outskirts. Raised in the exhausted but still loving arms of my mother. She carried me through dirt, through cold, through rain, across the storming seas and finally into the dry barren lands of Durotar. It was shortly after that, after we were safe, that she drew her last breath. A woman who’s survival clang purely on her iron will to keep me alive and safe. I will honor her memory until my dying breath. Even though I do not remember her face. The Frostwolf, Tarakk, who took care of me ever since taught me to be proud of where I come from. And so I am. At the age of 12 I was allowed to pick up a weapon by Tarakk. Even it was only for training purpose. Little did he know I made my choice 4 years prior and I could shoot an arrow quite decently. He was not angry, but laughed with pride.
Another year passed as Tarakk was send away to the barrens. I pleaded to be allowed to come with him, but he would not have it. He was going to fight nature itself in the form of raging elementals. I was not ready. I had to grow up faster than the other Orcs. I spend most of my time helping my kin rebuilding Orgrimmar into the fortress it is today. I was naïve, I did not know back then what our new Warchief was up to. Tarakk returned from his duty. He left an arm in the Barrens. And would often joke to me to go and get it. We spend a couple of months together just like the old days. Until day he came to me and said I would have to leave the city. “Bad things are happening” I still hear him say. He still talked to me as if I was a child. I noticed what was going on. Shady business. Thrall would have never allowed it.
I fled the city and spend a lot of time in the barren wilds. It was here where I befriended a young boar that I would later name ‘Strongsnout’. Whispers of the rebellion came to my attention as I wanted to help retake the city. I managed to find a rebel gathering and joined the attack on Razorhill. I was glad Tarakk wasn’t here for I knew he would not let me join the fight.
After our victory I feared my Frostwolf father did not live. He was an old wolf. 3 legged, but still walking. We met again at Orgrimmar. He told me what he had been up to and told me that it was time for me to start my own story. So here I am, no idea of what to do. I guess I can start by looking for the old wolf’s arm…

Not a requirement, but nevertheless an important part of your application, is that you know at least some part of the orcish lore in the Warcraft universe. You don't need to know everything, but make sure that what you write, fits in with the history of the world. For example, Orgrimmar has only existed for a few years, so being born there is impossible (unless your character is really young).
I have read lord of the clans. And my Horde / Orc lore is pretty up to date. And I also read Rise of the Horde.

[Sadok]

Howdy, Ghram! Thanks for applying. For future reference, members that already have one orc  in the guild don't have to reapply for alts -- you can simply proceed to the interview stage on that new character. 

As for your application itself, on the whole it looks good, even if it seems to give us significantly more information about Skarru's father than Skarru itself! Obviously that's fine enough, given it seems like your character seems young enough, but it might be best to figure out how and where Skarru has spent his life. I'm unsure personally whether he's an orc from the main timeline or the alternate timeline -- if the former, I presume he's been around Alterac Valley if he was adopted by the Frostwolves. If the latter, which it may well be if there's Bleeding Hollow skulking around, it would be worthwhile to consider why he's now on Azeroth and why he would consider joining the Red Blade tribe.

Have all that in mind as you proceed to the in-character interview. Please contact an officer or senior member to grab the interview -- a list can be found here:
http://orcsoftheredblade.com/forum/index.php?topic=2440.0

Best of luck and... for the Blood of the Tribe~!

[Ghram]

I spoke with Rhonya ingame and she did suggest that for a new character I would make a new application. No harm done.
Skarru is definetly from the main timeline. But I think I might have messed up the age of my Character. During the slaughter of the whiteclaw clan which was presumably during or after the events of the rise of the horde. At this point Skarru is at an age where he still is not fully aware of what is going on. So he is young. Could you tell me how long its been since the rise of the horde?

I will further flesh him out as you request.

[Sadok]

Skarru is definetly from the main timeline. But I think I might have messed up the age of my Character. During the slaughter of the whiteclaw clan which was presumably during or after the events of the rise of the horde. At this point Skarru is at an age where he still is not fully aware of what is going on. So he is young. Could you tell me how long its been since the rise of the horde?

As per our timeline:
http://orcsoftheredblade.com/forum/index.php/topic,2438.0.html

The Legion began corrupting some of the orcs 40BDP (or before the opening of the Dark Portal), and the Horde itself was formed 15BDP. The First War began 0BDP and the Second War on Azeroth concluded circa 6ADP (after Dark Portal's opening). As for the present date, it's a bit sketchy due to Blizzard's own strange conception of time and WoW, but it's somewhere between 30-35ADP. So Skarru would have to be 35-50 years old at the very youngest, dependent on when you consider the Whiteclaw massacre to be between the formation of the Horde and the opening of the Dark Portal.

[Ghram]

Reworked my story, because I really wanted to play a younger Orc. This should be more informative/accurate.
And I like it better, personally.

[Sadok]

Looks better, yes! The tweaked setting does work for a younger orc, and I reckon your app should be a great launchpad for the Skarru character. So feel free to poke an officer or senior member in-game at your leisure and grab that in-character interview! Evenings are generally the best time, given more people are around then.

[Gridish]

Interviewed and accepted by Kargnar!