Chasing a Zoner in Alpha carrying Artifacts. They outran my Anzu. Time to get a faster ship.
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[02.07.2024 01:44:30] T-85: ?: What the...
[02.07.2024 01:45:10] Anshar: ***-yours- have -ours-***
[02.07.2024 01:45:29] T-85: ?: Huh? who said that?!
[02.07.2024 01:45:41] T-85: ?: Distress! Help! Some alien ship is here!
[02.07.2024 01:47:16] Anshar: {A tendril of light creeps into your vision, moving along the roof of your ship towards your cargo bay}
[02.07.2024 01:47:37] Anshar: ***-darkling-, yours have ours***
Sigma-15. I ran into a Freelancer and an RM character. Lazurith had Hybrid Nomad tech, so I 'asked' for it. I took the tech, flew off, cloaked, then came back around to observe. RM acted like the event never happened and in hindsight was being strange - he seemed perfectly capable of a 2v1.
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[06.07.2024 15:44:55] Cloaking device off
[06.07.2024 15:46:59] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: What the bloody hell is that?
[06.07.2024 15:47:05] Lazurith: A friggin' Nomad.
[06.07.2024 15:47:07] Lazurith: Stay away.
[06.07.2024 15:48:22] Anshar: {You see a brief glimpse of a frowning man in the reflection of your cockpit}
[06.07.2024 15:48:49] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: Message to command, one unknown contact in Hammerse area.
[06.07.2024 15:49:05] Lazurith: You ought to stay away! That thing's dangerous.
[06.07.2024 15:49:33] Anshar: *Why does -yours- call?*
[06.07.2024 15:49:50] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: The hell was that?
[06.07.2024 15:49:58] Lazurith: It's trying to communicate.
[06.07.2024 15:50:21] Lazurith: Stay back. What do you want?
[06.07.2024 15:50:38] Anshar: *Yours have ours*
[06.07.2024 15:50:57] Lazurith: Back off.
[06.07.2024 15:51:22] Lazurith: What is it that we have?
[06.07.2024 15:51:26] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: I've got sensor readouts consistent with...Wilde? This shouldn't be possible.
[06.07.2024 15:52:27] Anshar: {A tendril of light whips out of your cargo bay, causing a haunting echo as it slices into your ships roof}
[06.07.2024 15:53:00] Anshar: *Return -ours-
[06.07.2024 15:53:22] Anshar: *(anger) return -OURS-*
[06.07.2024 15:53:36] Lazurith: There you go.
[06.07.2024 15:54:20] Anshar: {A faint voice whispers something calm in your ear, though you cannot make it out.}
[06.07.2024 15:54:30] Lazurith: Rrgh... persistent little bugger.
[06.07.2024 15:54:49] Anshar: *-Ours-*
[06.07.2024 15:55:02] Lazurith: I said back off!
[06.07.2024 15:55:21] Anshar: *-More- ours, husk*
[06.07.2024 15:55:40] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: I'm not equipped for this, I recommend giving in.
[06.07.2024 15:55:49] Lazurith: I can't do it.
[06.07.2024 15:56:08] Lazurith: I don't... understand...
[06.07.2024 15:56:46] Anshar: {You hear an old kettle whistling behind you, bubbling over}
[06.07.2024 15:57:12] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: Just...do it so the noises stop.
[06.07.2024 15:57:30] Lazurith: I can't. I can't reach into my hold.
[06.07.2024 15:57:49] [OOC] Lazurith: by which i mean, guns cannot be dropped
[06.07.2024 15:58:05] Lazurith: Why won't you just go.
[06.07.2024 15:58:20] Anshar: *Yours have -OURS-*
[06.07.2024 15:58:30] Lazurith: I don't have your friggin' belongings.
[06.07.2024 15:59:20] Lazurith: Just go. There's nothing for you here.
[06.07.2024 15:59:44] Anshar: {The whispering gets louder, and somehow impatient}
[06.07.2024 16:00:20] Lazurith: L-leave me alone, you pest. Just go already.
[06.07.2024 16:00:41] Lazurith: Before I'm going to kick your translucent ass.
[06.07.2024 16:01:40] Anshar: *Yours have -ours-.* {You briefly see a parent holding one hand out to a child holding something behind their back.}
[06.07.2024 16:01:49] Anshar: *Ours will scatter yours, -darkling-*
[06.07.2024 16:02:06] Lazurith: I've got nothing for you!
[06.07.2024 16:02:33] Lazurith: Urgh...
[06.07.2024 16:02:40] Anshar: {The Nomad flashes a violent indigo as your skin is hit by hot flushes}
[06.07.2024 16:02:58] Lazurith: Th-there. That's it, right?
[06.07.2024 16:03:50] Anshar: {Your skin cools down to an unusually pleasant temperature, the whispers stopping, and the kettle cooling}
[06.07.2024 16:04:18] Anshar: {The parent nods to their child, smiling slightly}
[06.07.2024 16:04:36] Lazurith: Now get lost.
[06.07.2024 16:05:04] Anshar: {You hear a faint humming as the Nomad leaves}
[06.07.2024 16:05:26] Lazurith: ...Bastard. I hate them so much.
[06.07.2024 16:05:38] Lazurith: You ought to report this sighting to your superiors.
[06.07.2024 16:05:44] Preparing to cloak...
[06.07.2024 16:05:54] Cloaking device on
[06.07.2024 16:06:05] Lazurith: Wh-what do you mean?
[06.07.2024 16:06:08] Lazurith: The Nomad. Just now.
[06.07.2024 16:06:12] Lazurith: Didn't you see it?
[06.07.2024 16:06:15] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: The what?
[06.07.2024 16:06:20] Lazurith: I--
[06.07.2024 16:06:25] Lazurith: Are you okay?
[06.07.2024 16:06:34] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: Yes, why?
[06.07.2024 16:06:39] Lazurith: ...Just checking.
[06.07.2024 16:06:51] Lazurith: Do... do you recall anything about the last ten minutes?
[06.07.2024 16:07:00] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: No, this is a routine flight patrol.
[06.07.2024 16:08:00] Lazurith: If you say so.
[06.07.2024 16:08:13] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: Graf Spee flight control, returning now.
[06.07.2024 16:08:30] Lazurith: Oh, right. Wait a minute.
[06.07.2024 16:08:35] Lazurith: I've got something for you.
[06.07.2024 16:08:52] Lazurith: I came across some rather... ill intentioned, ill mannered people the other day.
[06.07.2024 16:09:05] Lazurith: They were armed to the teeth with these.
[06.07.2024 16:09:27] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: Wilde weapons?
[06.07.2024 16:09:35] Lazurith: Seems like it.
[06.07.2024 16:09:46] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: Where did you encounter Niemmenites?
[06.07.2024 16:09:56] Lazurith: In the Omegas, sir.
[06.07.2024 16:10:12] Lazurith: 'Round the Omega-11 system, I reckon.
[06.07.2024 16:10:34] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: Deserters, probably basing off a cloaked ship.
[06.07.2024 16:10:40] [RM]KaLeu-Karl.Holzner: I must report this to command.
[06.07.2024 16:10:56] Lazurith: I hope this helps, sir.
Omicron Alpha encounter. Jumped in from T37 to two outcasts farming on frigates. One was ignored me, the other shot at me right away. I was on the Morph so I couldn't talk or effectively fight back. A Zoner Whale appeared out of the T37 hole and seemed more open to RP, so I pursued him instead and quizzed the biological difference between Outcasts and Zoners, or rather the differences made by Cardamine. Zoner was committed to the trade run, so I didn't chase.
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[08.07.2024 14:51:26] Picaso: Scaning nomads
[08.07.2024 14:52:12] Anshar: *(anger)*
[08.07.2024 14:52:30] Anshar: *-darkling- ... spitfires*
[08.07.2024 14:52:47] Anshar: *yours are orange*
[08.07.2024 14:53:19] Anshar: *(curiousity) ... orange*
[08.07.2024 14:53:53] SS.Golden.Spur: That's a fun spectacle
[08.07.2024 14:54:20] Anshar: *Yours are -dark-*
[08.07.2024 14:54:28] Anshar: *(confusion)*
[08.07.2024 14:55:02] SS.Golden.Spur: Seems we've picked up a friend
[08.07.2024 14:55:33] SS.Golden.Spur: Admittedly I'm not too sure what I'm looking at but its pretty
[08.07.2024 14:55:36] Anshar: *difference ... -explain-*
[08.07.2024 14:56:32] Anshar: *one orange ... one dark*
[08.07.2024 14:56:50] SS.Golden.Spur: Hm. Not sure I understand your question little flying light
Magellan, somewhere. A VHF popped out of a nearby JH who was carrying 2-3 spare CODENAMES in his inventory. I tried firing CDs but asteroids ate them. I started chasing them in my LF, but they got to a jump gate before I could find an opportunity to CD. Felt improper to use Human tech.
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[12.07.2024 14:29:59] Gztrd: Hmm, hmm.
[12.07.2024 14:30:07] Gztrd: Be gone, pest.
[12.07.2024 14:30:26] Anshar: *yours runs ... explain*
[12.07.2024 14:30:33] Gztrd: Want to live.
Omicron Gamma. Encountered a Hessian running from DTR players after a cap skirmish above Crete. He drops some Corsair pilots, I kill them, and he goes through a JH. He went through before my message did. I accidentally run into him again in O-41 and it continues. He runs for the RH station, then hangs around for a bit once there, then comes and jetisons some more pilots for me to kill. I shoot him a little bit, but LF vs Frigate doesn't do much and I realised he was RPing a different track anyway. He eventually 'loses control' of his ship and sundives into the O-41 neutron star.
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[13.07.2024 12:18:21] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Interesting
[13.07.2024 12:18:28] DTR-Verso.Avion: Nomads on my scanner.
[13.07.2024 12:18:31] DTR-Verso.Avion: What the-
[13.07.2024 12:18:52] Anshar: *(curious)*
[13.07.2024 12:18:54] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Enemy of my enemy
[13.07.2024 12:19:03] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: a three way standoff
[13.07.2024 12:19:30] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Curious thing
[13.07.2024 12:19:31] Anshar: *yours fights fights ... explain* [Later edit: This was a typo, I meant "*yours fights yours ... explain*"
[13.07.2024 12:19:48] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Nomad
[13.07.2024 12:19:56] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: These humans here
[13.07.2024 12:20:03] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Corsairs, of which you hold one
[13.07.2024 12:20:21] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: They are an enemy of us both
[13.07.2024 12:20:49] Anshar: *{You hear your own voice echo back at you: "Corsairs"}
[13.07.2024 12:21:06] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: How strange
[13.07.2024 12:21:14] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: An offering then...
[13.07.2024 12:21:22] Anshar: *yours fights "Corsairs"*
[13.07.2024 12:21:52] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: This one deserves a fate worse than death
[13.07.2024 12:22:04] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: and i'm sure you can provide that.
[13.07.2024 12:22:28] Anshar: *Yours spitfires "Corsairs"*
[13.07.2024 12:22:46] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I'm pushing my luck too far now
[13.07.2024 12:22:56] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Nomad.
[13.07.2024 12:23:02] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I part ways with you.
[13.07.2024 12:23:10] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: You may not understand me
[13.07.2024 12:23:21] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: But thank you for letting me live through this encounter.
[13.07.2024 12:23:25] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I have heard tales..
[13.07.2024 12:23:39] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: The Corsairs are all yours.
[13.07.2024 12:24:09] Anshar: *{A muffled screaming echos through your ship, followed by a warmth}*
[13.07.2024 12:26:43] Connection to tradelane sensor network lost.
[13.07.2024 12:27:14] Anshar: *{A muffled screaming echoes through your ship, followed by a sense of joy}*
[13.07.2024 12:27:30] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Oh no...
[13.07.2024 12:27:37] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: What have I gotten myself into
[13.07.2024 12:28:04] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Battleship Zuschen, this is Heinrich Beitz inbound
[13.07.2024 12:28:19] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I am being followed by...
[13.07.2024 12:28:21] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: something..
[13.07.2024 12:28:44] Anshar: *{A figure appears in your cockpit, an appendage extended towards you}*
[13.07.2024 12:28:57] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: This is an urgent distress call
[13.07.2024 12:29:01] Anshar: *-MORE-*
[13.07.2024 12:29:09] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: We have a course plotted on auto pilot
[13.07.2024 12:29:14] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I just hope we make it in time
[13.07.2024 12:29:19] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: There is a presence...
[13.07.2024 12:29:29] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I have a terrible feeling about this
[13.07.2024 12:30:16] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Thank the gods...
[13.07.2024 12:31:13] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: It is just...
[13.07.2024 12:31:15] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: waiting.
[13.07.2024 12:31:36] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: What is this cursed fiend?!
[13.07.2024 12:31:42] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Why does it not move off?!
[13.07.2024 12:31:47] Anshar: *{The screams echo backwards through your ship, and you are shown a flash of dying Corsairs}*
[13.07.2024 12:32:13] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: In my... hate for the Corsairs... what did I do?
[13.07.2024 12:33:09] Anshar: *{A chill rips through your veins as the figure reappears, tenticles spawning out from behind it}*
[13.07.2024 12:33:16] Anshar: *-MORE-*
[13.07.2024 12:33:26] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: No. No...
[13.07.2024 12:33:34] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: We can't run from... this.
[13.07.2024 12:33:39] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Whatever this is.
[13.07.2024 12:33:42] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Comrades.
[13.07.2024 12:33:51] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Let us face this.
[13.07.2024 12:34:36] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Be GONE!
[13.07.2024 12:34:40] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: FIEND!
[13.07.2024 12:34:43] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Parasite!
[13.07.2024 12:34:58] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Haunt me no longer!
[13.07.2024 12:35:02] Anshar: *{The Nomad flashes a violent indigo as you are hit by a hot flush}*
[13.07.2024 12:35:24] Anshar: *(anger) ... then ours will -take-*
[13.07.2024 12:35:33] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I can't..
[13.07.2024 12:35:38] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I can't shoot this thing.
[13.07.2024 12:35:58] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I can't move my hands!
[13.07.2024 12:36:18] Anshar: *{A pulse of energy surges through the Nomad form as its bioweapons awaken}*
[13.07.2024 12:36:35] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Crew.. i'm sorry
[13.07.2024 12:36:43] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I thought...
[13.07.2024 12:36:52] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I thought I could reason with this thing...
[13.07.2024 12:37:26] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I can't control this damn ship
[13.07.2024 12:38:16] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: *The captain struggles... entranced*
[13.07.2024 12:38:57] Anshar: *{Tendrils of light creep along the roof of the ship, eminating from the brig}*
[13.07.2024 12:39:15] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Thats it...
[13.07.2024 12:39:29] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: maybe if we give it more we can escape our own fate
[13.07.2024 12:39:41] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I've already crossed an ethical line here.
[13.07.2024 12:39:44] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: damn it
[13.07.2024 12:39:58] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: eject the bounty hunters
[13.07.2024 12:40:38] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Oh gods what have I done..
[13.07.2024 12:40:40] Anshar: *(joy)*
[13.07.2024 12:41:02] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I know, I know we have our recovered comrades aboard
[13.07.2024 12:41:08] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: No...
[13.07.2024 12:41:11] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: No I draw a line
[13.07.2024 12:41:27] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Beast! I will not surrender them
[13.07.2024 12:41:30] Anshar: *{Howls of agony radiate through your ship as the Bounty Hunters burn}*
[13.07.2024 12:42:03] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: *The captains head sinks with guilt*
[13.07.2024 12:42:16] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I...can't..
[13.07.2024 12:42:20] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: I.. I..
[13.07.2024 12:42:32] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: what have I become..
[13.07.2024 12:43:18] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: *The captain musters his resolve*
[13.07.2024 12:43:24] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: No. No, this ends now
[13.07.2024 12:43:50] Anshar: *A frowning man appears on the other side of your cockpit's window, hand pressed into the screen*
[13.07.2024 12:43:55] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Wait what....
[13.07.2024 12:44:02] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: No this isn't the base
[13.07.2024 12:44:03] Anshar: *-MORE-*
[13.07.2024 12:44:08] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: CHANGE COURSE NOW
[13.07.2024 12:44:19] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: NAVIGATION OFFICER
[13.07.2024 12:44:23] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: Can you hear me?!
[13.07.2024 12:44:42] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: *The sound of struggling is heard*
[13.07.2024 12:44:57] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: arghhhH! Change course damn you
[13.07.2024 12:45:10] Anshar: *{A joyful warmth spreads through your body}*
[13.07.2024 12:45:14] Death: R\-Heinrich.Beitz suffered a self-inflicted catastrophic decompression.
[13.07.2024 12:45:15] R\-Heinrich.Beitz: noooooooooo
Why do you want to join K'Hara?
I like Nomads (see below), so being in one of the official factions seems like an appropriate next step. Being in the inner circle and having tighter communication with people would probably motivate me to play more and develop my RP ability. Peering behind the veil and being a closer part of the Nomad storyline would be cool as hell. I have some vague memories of flying around in a Morph back in the Keeper days, which is a fun blur to look back on. Adding more blurs would be nice.
What interests you about Nomad Roleplay? How would you rate your current Nomad Roleplay skills?
Nomad ship aesthetics are some of my favourite ever, their spaces look foreboding, their communication style is unique and demands creativity, and their lore is just generally cool. Stalking prey is also a pretty fun activity, and being the monster that haunts deep-space is a fun role to play, and IMO an important one for Sirius to have. Iridium-Gold haulers can pay off Corsairs, but not Nomads. They are thoroughly alien, which is a challenge and an attraction.
I haven’t seen as much Nomad RP as I’d like, so it’s difficult for me to judge my ability when I don't have much to judge it against. That said, I think I’m decent at it, just a bit slow. I’m getting faster and more confident with practice.
Are you happy to be ganked by factions like The Core, The Order and basically everyone else?
Yep; I’m not on a Nomad to make credits.
Do you have future plans for your nomad ship?
Evolving sounds exciting and rewarding, though admittedly I’ve a soft spot for LFs. Maybe I'll have multiple characters (so long as this isn't restricted).
What is your Discord?
I’ll PM you. I’m in the K’Hara Discord already though.
Do you have a sponsor to join K'Hara? If yes, who? This is not mandatory but will significantly help you in your application and trial stage.
I do not currently have a sponsor, but I am eager to prove my understanding and dedication to Nomad roleplay through both in-game actions and collaboration with the K'Hara team.
Please provide two or more in-game chat logs of your Nomad RP. This will be used to gauge your current understanding of the language.
Please describe the situation leading up to the encounter as well. Please also add any extra forum RP to this section too.
Nomad: ~*"Whisperssss... ripple through the dark... seeking minds... consuming thoughts."*~
Core Player: "What the--? Who's there?"
Core Player: ~*"Boundless flow... finite essence... reveal your light, intruder."*~
(Situation: Encounter in Omicron Delta near a Mining Zone . The dialogue reflects Nomad curiosity and the interaction's tense nature.)
Nomad: ~*"Vessel of flesh... unbidden... why do you disturb the Veil?"*~
Zoner: "This is Zoner transport Delta Wing, carrying supplies. No hostile intent!"
Nomad:~*"Intent is meaningless... intrusion is eternal. Return... or be unmade."*~
(Zoner hesitates, prompting further aggression.)
Nomad: ~*"Resistance... disrupts the flow. Shadows rise... flesh dissolves."*~
Zoner: "This is madness!"
Nomad: ~*"Weakness... ensures entropy."*~
(Situation: The Nomad ambushed a Zoner transport in a hostile defense of Nomad space, crippling the vessel and delivering a cryptic warning before leaving it adrift.)
Why do you want to join K'Hara?
I want to join K'Hara to deepen my understanding of Nomad lore and contribute to an immersive and unique roleplaying experience. I am fascinated by the Nomads’ perspective and the challenge of portraying their enigmatic, collective-conscious nature.
What interests you about Nomad Roleplay? How would you rate your current Nomad Roleplay skills?
Nomad roleplay appeals to me because it requires a balance of cryptic language, psychological intrigue, and strategic thinking. I enjoy the challenge of creating an alien, hive-mind perspective. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate my current skills at a 6, with room to grow under the guidance of the K'Hara team.
Are you happy to be ganked by factions like The Core, The Order, and basically everyone else?
Absolutely. The constant threat of opposition adds to the excitement of Nomad roleplay. It’s part of the experience and a great way to create dynamic encounters.
Do you have future plans for your Nomad ship?
I plan to use my Nomad ship to participate in high-quality RP scenarios, focusing on expanding Nomad lore and interactions. I aim to initiate events where Nomads influence human factions through psychological manipulation and cryptic communication.