Application: Gradish

[Gradish]

Name: Gradish, the Wise

Class: Restoration Shaman

Level: At the moment still level 23. (but soon, i'll be level 100)


Tell us something about your (role)playing experience:
I never role played before, Gradish is my first character, but i've seen a lots of videos about "How to Roleplay" from "Doronsmovies", and since roleplay was something i wanted to try for a long time, well... i created Gradish.
I have "MyRolePlay" and i've done already my story

And finally, please write a short story and/or IC introduction about your character:
Gradish has 32 years. He is green so he born in the original Draenor (the actual Outland). He was part of the Frostwolf Clan.
http://prntscr.com/88pwu5
(sorry, i don't know how to put the image here :$ )

[Sadok]

Hey there Gradish, and thanks for applying! Firstly, I've quickly fixed your embedded image, since it wasn't showing up originally.

Secondly, Doron himself is a member of this guild, ironically enough. Haven't seen him RP in a while, but he's always logging on to shoot footage for his videos.

Thirdly, there are a few issues with your application which mean I cannot accept it in its current state. I'll give you some pointers on some of the issues and how to amend them, and if you can update your application to take into account these matters, I'm sure we'll have no issue approving it at least.

1- Since you've claimed your character was born in Frostfire Ridge, could you confirm whether this was the original Draenor (now Outland), or the alternate Draenor featured in WoD?

If it's the first one, bear in mind your character would have to be reasonably old, since Draenor in its current state was destroyed some 30 years minimum before the present day. If it's the latter one, age isn't as much as of an issue, but you would have to bear in mind the slightly different alternate Draenor lore, such as the formation of the Iron Horde.

2- If Gradish -was- born in the original Draenor, it would be worth thinking about what he's been doing in the intervening thirty-plus years. Important events in that period include the First and Second Wars, the orcs' placement in human internment camps, and the formation of the New Horde and foundation of Durotar.

3- Regardless of whether he was born on original Draenor or the alternate Draenor, Gradish could not have been born with green skin. In the original timeline, the orcs began to develop green skin after the Chieftains drank Mannoroth's blood and fel radiation gradually corrupted Draenor; in alternate Draenor, only the Shadow Council (and much later, the Fel Iron Horde) developed green skin.

4- It would be worth clarifying which clan Gradish was from. The Frostwolves and the Thunderlords are the major Frostfire Ridge clans, for example.

Since most of these issues are related to timeline and lore, I'd suggest reading the following pages if you require any further help, or getting in contact with an OotRB officer:

- Orcish Timeline
- Orcish Lore

Best of luck!

[Sadok]

Now that you've updated your application, things are looking a bit better. I still have one or two notes on this revised app, but these are simply things I'd like you to keep in mind going forward rather than needing to redraft the application yet again.

1- As per the timeline I linked earlier, 32 would be very touch and go in regards to Draenor's state -- even given a very loose interpretation of the timeline, Gradish would have had to be literally an infant by the time Draenor was torn apart. As such, I'd recommend adding 5-10 years minimum onto your character's age, to make things easier to explain.

2- Since he's a Frostwolf who remained with his Clan, bear in mind that Gradish would have crossed the Dark Portal with the Frostwolves and sought out exile in the Alterac Mountains for at least two decades, while most of the remainder of the orcish race were in internment camps. I'd recommend giving some thought as to what Gradish has done in recent years, and why he would wish to join the Red Blade tribe in particular.

With that said, if you can keep those two points in mind, consider this application approved. What's next? Simply poke an officer or eligible senior member in-game for an in-character interview, so we can get a chance to see Gradish in action, and give him an opportunity to seek out the Red Blades.

Note that the best times to be interviewed nowadays are generally on evenings, particularly on our core event evenings of Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, though an interview may be available at other times.

You can find a list of relevant officers and senior members here:
http://orcsoftheredblade.com/forum/index.php?topic=2440.0

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

[Sadok]

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