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Demel Derpovsky
Derringer Defenses
10
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Posted - 2013.09.30 05:36:00 -
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Many mercenaries have a special tradition. Such as painting their first-to-be-deployed dropsuit with various war symbols and texts, drinking the blood of their first clone, praying to effigies and Gods before war, and so much more...
Despite me being Caldari, I do not hold to many of their virtues, since I was born from Caldari and Minmatar parents on an outer-region planet where civilians fled to to escape the faction's influence, but the system I grew up on had some minor "Sani Sabik" traditions, such as a lesser form of Blooding (I can already smell the anger off of you Amarr soldiers!). Thus, I developed a tradition to fill a small cup of blood and drinking it as pre-battle ceremony, just as a remembrance of my heritage and background.
So, what's yours? |
Maximia Beflas
Derringer Defenses
0
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Posted - 2013.09.30 05:47:00 -
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Since I am of full Minmatar heratige, I had gained some Tribal Tattoos. So, I usually paint a copy over my first-to-be-deployed dropsuit.
I have developed a sort of "cannibalism" approach too as means to when victory or defeat is imminent due to my life before being a mercenary as an adopted crew member of a deranged pirate gang...it always left an impression on me. I usually just run outward, helmet off, knova knives in hand, screaming bat-**** crazy.... strikes fear or laughs in opponents, usually one after the other. |
Galm Fae
Guardian Solutions DARKSTAR ARMY
106
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Posted - 2013.09.30 05:48:00 -
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I read before a battle.
...
No, seriously. I carry around this graphic novel series I have been trying to keep up with. It is a manga about these Achurian schoolgirls who transform into pop stars when they play Mind Clash! I, eh, read it for the plot... And wonderful character development. It provides a nice little escapism before I jump from orbit to gun down legions of my fellow men. Just something about burying my nose into the crisp paper pages of "Clash Girls!" with an unfiltered cigarette really settles my nerves.
Nailing some hot chick native to whatever system I am in is a close second. After all, sex is the breakfast of champions and variety is the spice of life. |
Maximia Beflas
Derringer Defenses
1
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Posted - 2013.09.30 05:53:00 -
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Galm Fae wrote: No, seriously. I carry around this graphic novel series I have been trying to keep up with. It is a manga about these Achurian schoolgirls who transform into pop stars when they play Mind Clash! I, eh, read it for the plot... And wonderful character development. It provides a nice little escapism before I jump from orbit to gun down legions of my fellow men. Just something about burying my nose into the crisp paper pages of "Clash Girls!" with an unfiltered cigarette really settles my nerves.
Nailing some hot chick native to whatever system I am in is a close second. After all, sex is the breakfast of champions and variety is the spice of life.
...I could get into that! Sounds pretty much what I'd go along with. Might make me rush my painting though... Art and tattoos of Minmatar quality take time.... |
Galm Fae
Guardian Solutions DARKSTAR ARMY
106
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Posted - 2013.09.30 05:55:00 -
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Maximia Beflas wrote:Galm Fae wrote: No, seriously. I carry around this graphic novel series I have been trying to keep up with. It is a manga about these Achurian schoolgirls who transform into pop stars when they play Mind Clash! I, eh, read it for the plot... And wonderful character development. It provides a nice little escapism before I jump from orbit to gun down legions of my fellow men. Just something about burying my nose into the crisp paper pages of "Clash Girls!" with an unfiltered cigarette really settles my nerves.
Nailing some hot chick native to whatever system I am in is a close second. After all, sex is the breakfast of champions and variety is the spice of life.
...I could get into that! Sounds pretty much what I'd go along with. Might make me rush my painting though... Art and tattoos of Minmatar quality take time.... I'm unsure if you're referring to the sex or the books. Either way, you and I will get along just fine. |
Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
643
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Posted - 2013.09.30 06:00:00 -
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A short prayer as I tweak the last few bolts on my tank and load the Internal Nanohive.
Dear god, I hope you're watching. Listen for your flock's prayers, for I am the one they pray you'll save them from. Feel their pain as they realize their god will not intervene. See the lights go from their terrified eyes as they see the volley of missiles which sends them unto you.
Please don't judge them too harshly, they honestly believed their faith was a match for my munitions.
May it happen that one day we meet, I should hope to see you smiling upon my delivery of your flock from this imperfect world. Amen. |
Maximia Beflas
Derringer Defenses
1
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Posted - 2013.09.30 06:02:00 -
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Galm Fae wrote: I'm unsure if you're referring to the sex or the books. Either way, you and I will get along just fine.
I wasn't intentionally talking abut the sex, but I could see how that is enjoyable. I never really got a chance to "fool around", I usually am pretty occupied firing down ranges or arranging corporate affairs with Demel. He can't figure out the difference between a spreadsheet and a simple arithmetic operation. Must have been thrown at a brick wall on his Sani Sabik planet... |
Demel Derpovsky
Derringer Defenses
10
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Posted - 2013.09.30 06:03:00 -
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Maximia Beflas wrote:[ I wasn't intentionally talking abut the sex, but I could see how that is enjoyable. I never really got a chance to "fool around", I usually am pretty occupied firing down ranges or arranging corporate affairs with Demel. He can't figure out the difference between a spreadsheet and a simple arithmetic operation. Must have been thrown at a brick wall on his Sani Sabik planet...
...at least I'm not a virgin. |
Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI
Kinsho Swords Caldari State
14
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Posted - 2013.09.30 06:23:00 -
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Ill make sure all your superstitions fail. I hold the power! |
Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
643
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Posted - 2013.09.30 06:27:00 -
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Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI wrote:Ill make sure all your superstitions fail. I hold the power!
don't make me reprogram you. |
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Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI
Kinsho Swords Caldari State
14
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Posted - 2013.09.30 06:36:00 -
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Heathen Bastard wrote:Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI wrote:Ill make sure all your superstitions fail. I hold the power! don't make me reprogram you. YOU CANT STOP ME |
Denak Kalamari
Intaki Liberation Front Intaki Prosperity Initiative
486
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Posted - 2013.09.30 07:49:00 -
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I meditate.
I have a place of my own built close to my quarters, stylized after an Idama temple, at least from the interior. In there I just, sit. I don't move, I barely breathe and just clear my mind, sometimes for hours on end. It helps me focus once the battle begins. Sometimes, I might play some chants to listen to, or fill the room with incense. In either case I do that before and after contracts, helps me out quite a bit. |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2412
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Posted - 2013.09.30 07:58:00 -
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I have this small alcove in the my cell carved out with a small marble statuette of St Anoyia, I suppose most often before battle I will pray to her with Satja, its not a big room, which suits me just fine since I cannot stand the wide open spaces of the cathedrals anymore, its quiet and peaceful. A place of thoughtfulness and solitude. I mostly begin with catechisms of protection or deliverance , though I don't pray for myself much art all these days. I tend to pray for her sake. She is only Mortal after all....
Either that or I spend my time in the Hangars working with the engineers on the units armoured vehicle pools. Getting them ready for combat, helping design more adaptable module interfaces and internal fixtures. The new Amarr designs are good, not ready yet for open warfare with such heavily armed Gallentean and Caldari templates, but they suffice for combat against Mortals. |
Sergamon Draco
Rautaleijona Top Men.
118
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Posted - 2013.09.30 11:34:00 -
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Meditate,praying my silent god,cleaning my weapons |
Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
643
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Posted - 2013.09.30 11:52:00 -
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Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI wrote:Heathen Bastard wrote:Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI wrote:Ill make sure all your superstitions fail. I hold the power! don't make me reprogram you. YOU CANT STOP ME
That's it, I'm getting my reprogramming wrench! |
Jakar Umbra
Militaires-Sans-Frontieres
267
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Posted - 2013.09.30 13:07:00 -
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As a Logistics personnel, I ensure that equipment is properly maintained to be effectively deployed in the field, calibrate my optical sensors just in case we're deploying in a civilian zone and I ponder upon a pendant that once belonged to someone close. |
Aeon Amadi
A.N.O.N.Y.M.O.U.S.
3170
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Posted - 2013.09.30 14:17:00 -
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There's an interesting musical group I listen to based out of Old Man Star (I hear that they're not permitted in high-sec due to some rather violent stage performances). One song in particular which accounts a rather gruesome depiction of Admiral Noir ramming the 'Wandering Saint' carrier into a station.
Sort of amusing that the fire-fights I engage in are reminiscent of that little debacle. Mass confusion, bodies piling up, few struggling for oxygen (mostly from collapsed wind pipes). I dunno, just gets me going. |
DeadlyAztec11
Chatelain Rapid Response Gallente Federation
2171
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:03:00 -
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I eat a snack :P
Though, from my time on Caldari Prime I picked up their tradition of systematically taking apart my weapon, cleaning it and putting it back together. When your a clone it doesn't really pay to clean your weapon, at least not from a maintenance point of view. Though, it is addicting and it makes a habit out of focus.
Other than that I check out world news and listen to music. |
steadyhand amarr
Amarr S.A.D
1432
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:11:00 -
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i normally steal trues prayer books just before i deploy while he is sleeping i normally find it quite calming knowing that the pain is for a reason, other than that i tend to look at who i shall be fighting and making sure i know what planet im fighting on to make sure i dont lose my self in endless slaughter |
Maximia Beflas
Derringer Defenses
1
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Posted - 2013.09.30 23:59:00 -
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Demel Derpovsky wrote:
...at least I'm not a virgin.
At least you won't **** up again because I'm around....remember the last mission you went on with the big pay check? "Big Moola?", "Ultimate Dosh Pile?", "Isk Volcano?". |
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Demel Derpovsky
Derringer Defenses
10
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Posted - 2013.10.01 00:00:00 -
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Maximia Beflas wrote:
At least you won't **** up again because I'm around....remember the last mission you went on with the big pay check? "Big Moola?", "Ultimate Dosh Pile?", "Isk Volcano?".
We. Do. Not. Talk. About. That. Ever. Again! |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2445
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Posted - 2013.10.01 00:12:00 -
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steadyhand amarr wrote:i normally steal trues prayer books just before i deploy while he is sleeping i normally find it quite calming knowing that the pain is for a reason, other than that i tend to look at who i shall be fighting and making sure i know what planet im fighting on to make sure i dont lose my self in endless slaughter How the hell are you getting into my quarters? Satja or I would wake up.....
Damn you are sneakier than I thought. |
Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI
Kinsho Swords Caldari State
16
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Posted - 2013.10.01 02:33:00 -
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Heathen Bastard wrote:Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI wrote:Heathen Bastard wrote:Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI wrote:Ill make sure all your superstitions fail. I hold the power! don't make me reprogram you. YOU CANT STOP ME That's it, I'm getting my reprogramming wrench!
I have evolved, no longer can u harm me |
Heathen Bastard
The Bastard Brigade
647
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Posted - 2013.10.01 03:01:00 -
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Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI wrote:Heathen Bastard wrote:Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI wrote:Heathen Bastard wrote:Scotty-the-Matchmaking AI wrote:Ill make sure all your superstitions fail. I hold the power! don't make me reprogram you. YOU CANT STOP ME That's it, I'm getting my reprogramming wrench! I have evolved, no longer can u harm me
tech 2 wrench time then! I can reprogram people with it! |
Aria Gomes
DUST CORE DARKSTAR ARMY
58
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Posted - 2013.10.01 04:48:00 -
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I watch old martial arts and ruhste films. If I'm not doing that I'm playing guitar or browsing the Internet. Lately I've been thinking about starting a restaurant for everyone to enjoy some Matari food. |
steadyhand amarr
Amarr S.A.D
1433
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Posted - 2013.10.01 07:52:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:steadyhand amarr wrote:i normally steal trues prayer books just before i deploy while he is sleeping i normally find it quite calming knowing that the pain is for a reason, other than that i tend to look at who i shall be fighting and making sure i know what planet im fighting on to make sure i dont lose my self in endless slaughter How the hell are you getting into my quarters? Satja or I would wake up..... Damn you are sneakier than I thought.
It's amazing what they teach you in the templar program advance classes :-D |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2467
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Posted - 2013.10.01 07:59:00 -
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steadyhand amarr wrote:True Adamance wrote:steadyhand amarr wrote:i normally steal trues prayer books just before i deploy while he is sleeping i normally find it quite calming knowing that the pain is for a reason, other than that i tend to look at who i shall be fighting and making sure i know what planet im fighting on to make sure i dont lose my self in endless slaughter How the hell are you getting into my quarters? Satja or I would wake up..... Damn you are sneakier than I thought. It's amazing what they teach you in the templar program advance classes :-D That's true, but they also teach us to pick up on that sort of thing. Damn First Gen's are more crafty that I had originally thought.
Not to mention Satja is much quicker and more sensitive to intrusions than I am, I'm surprised she never picked you up. |
steadyhand amarr
Amarr S.A.D
1433
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Posted - 2013.10.01 08:42:00 -
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Hunting raiders and fighting other 1st gens teaches u a thing a too to alerting animals is matter of masking and or copying sent body language and voice :-) the door is easy with two code breakers and I notice the pressure and laser trips the first time I got in l. N:-) will have to teach u those tricka I think. There are a few other methods too but I'm saying over a public channel.
Ontopic I tend to pay attention to what gear my team is using to make a judgment call on how well the op is going |
21yrOld Knight
Pradox XVI
163
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Posted - 2013.10.02 02:43:00 -
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I stare at my stock clone hands and think. " I wanted this life ". After that I reach for a small wooden disk that reminds me of my families past in the workshop. This usually makes me angry yet rational in battle. |
Hunter Junko
Zanzibar Concept
178
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Posted - 2013.10.02 04:24:00 -
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on my lesiure clone, i carry a Tribal bone necklace made from an animal native to the Wildlands reigon of new eden, often said to bless the carrier of its remains with good fortune.
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DeadlyAztec11
Chatelain Rapid Response Gallente Federation
2192
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Posted - 2013.10.08 09:26:00 -
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After reading the ancient Amarrian scriptures, none of those false modern interpretations, I now pray before each battle to the one and only God. |
DeadlyAztec11
Chatelain Rapid Response Gallente Federation
2192
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Posted - 2013.10.08 09:29:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:steadyhand amarr wrote:True Adamance wrote:steadyhand amarr wrote:i normally steal trues prayer books just before i deploy while he is sleeping i normally find it quite calming knowing that the pain is for a reason, other than that i tend to look at who i shall be fighting and making sure i know what planet im fighting on to make sure i dont lose my self in endless slaughter How the hell are you getting into my quarters? Satja or I would wake up..... Damn you are sneakier than I thought. It's amazing what they teach you in the templar program advance classes :-D That's true, but they also teach us to pick up on that sort of thing. Damn First Gen's are more crafty that I had originally thought. Not to mention Satja is much quicker and more sensitive to intrusions than I am, I'm surprised she never picked you up. 1st Gens are the ultimate clones. You would be surprised to know how useful having multiple minds is.
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True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2691
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Posted - 2013.10.08 10:00:00 -
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DeadlyAztec11 wrote:True Adamance wrote:steadyhand amarr wrote:True Adamance wrote:steadyhand amarr wrote:i normally steal trues prayer books just before i deploy while he is sleeping i normally find it quite calming knowing that the pain is for a reason, other than that i tend to look at who i shall be fighting and making sure i know what planet im fighting on to make sure i dont lose my self in endless slaughter How the hell are you getting into my quarters? Satja or I would wake up..... Damn you are sneakier than I thought. It's amazing what they teach you in the templar program advance classes :-D That's true, but they also teach us to pick up on that sort of thing. Damn First Gen's are more crafty that I had originally thought. Not to mention Satja is much quicker and more sensitive to intrusions than I am, I'm surprised she never picked you up. 1st Gens are the ultimate clones. You would be surprised to know how useful having multiple minds is. Hardly. You are unstable, dangerous, and woefully unpredictable. The perfect clone is the obedient and stable clone. 3rd Gens like myself are good, but 4th or 5th Gen are vastly superior. |
XANDER KAG
Red Star. EoN.
333
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Posted - 2013.10.08 19:18:00 -
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I mostly try to relax by staring at the stars on the observation deck before heading out. I even have a table with my name on it. Other times if I am about to defend a district from Amarr invasion, I do the opposite. I remember the faces of my brothers who have fallen and insure I can do what must be done. |
steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers EoN.
1494
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Posted - 2013.10.08 21:24:00 -
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Quote:Hardly. You are unstable, dangerous, and woefully unpredictable. The perfect clone is the obedient and stable clone. 3rd Gens like myself are good, but 4th or 5th Gen are vastly superior. [/quote] oi i am hardly unstable....name me one time iv been unstable |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2706
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Posted - 2013.10.08 21:29:00 -
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steadyhand amarr wrote:Quote:Hardly. You are unstable, dangerous, and woefully unpredictable. The perfect clone is the obedient and stable clone. 3rd Gens like myself are good, but 4th or 5th Gen are vastly superior. oi i am hardly unstable....name me one time iv been unstable [/quote] Admittedly you seem to the be the exception though I attribute that to your Amarrian blood. |
DeadlyAztec11
Chatelain Rapid Response Gallente Federation
2192
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Posted - 2013.10.08 22:51:00 -
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True Adamance wrote: Hardly. You are unstable, dangerous, and woefully unpredictable. The perfect clone is the obedient and stable clone. 3rd Gens like myself are good, but 4th or 5th Gen are vastly superior. Unpredictable? Yes. Dangerous? Of course. Unstable? No.
I am simply enlightened by the grace of God.
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True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2707
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Posted - 2013.10.08 23:03:00 -
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DeadlyAztec11 wrote:True Adamance wrote: Hardly. You are unstable, dangerous, and woefully unpredictable. The perfect clone is the obedient and stable clone. 3rd Gens like myself are good, but 4th or 5th Gen are vastly superior. Unpredictable? Yes. Dangerous? Of course. Unstable? No. I am simply enlightened by the grace of God. Pure Heresy.... |
Damus Trifarn
The Yellow Lantern Corps
37
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Posted - 2013.10.09 02:28:00 -
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I usually put Sebiestor tribal designs on my first to be deployed dropsuit, and then I go to the deck and draw the planet, contemplating what my fiance back home in the hospital would think of living on the planet.
As the battles went on, I became frustrated with my drawing utensils; they were always of terrible quality and ruined whatever Matari paper I had with me. This led to me always asking a random merc for a pen and seeing what kind he had. I've seen some crazy styles and inks that I never dreamed possible (seriously, how many variations of a pen can the universe make?) The one I use now, though, is a gold plated Amarrian pen with a quill tip design. I couldn't help but tinker around with it, but it is still of the same appearance. It is quite ironic when I think of it; a piece of Minmatar paper and a pen made by the Amarr has come together to help me make the most beautiful works of art.
Apologies for getting sentimental; my solace in war has been drawing, so I tend to talk a lot about it when I get the chance.
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True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2722
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Posted - 2013.10.09 02:45:00 -
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Damus Trifarn wrote:I usually put Sebiestor tribal designs on my first to be deployed dropsuit, and then I go to the deck and draw the planet, contemplating what my fiance back home in the hospital would think of living on the planet.
As the battles went on, I became frustrated with my drawing utensils; they were always of terrible quality and ruined whatever Matari paper I had with me. This led to me always asking a random merc for a pen and seeing what kind he had. I've seen some crazy styles and inks that I never dreamed possible (seriously, how many variations of a pen can the universe make?) The one I use now, though, is a gold plated Amarrian pen with a quill tip design. I couldn't help but tinker around with it, but it is still of the same appearance. It is quite ironic when I think of it; a piece of Minmatar paper and a pen made by the Amarr has come together to help me make the most beautiful works of art.
Apologies for getting sentimental; my solace in war has been drawing, so I tend to talk a lot about it when I get the chance.
I find hope in that comment, that our people will not forever be at odds. |
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Yun Hee Ryeon
Dead Six Initiative Lokun Listamenn
307
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Posted - 2013.10.09 05:22:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote:True Adamance wrote: Hardly. You are unstable, dangerous, and woefully unpredictable. The perfect clone is the obedient and stable clone. 3rd Gens like myself are good, but 4th or 5th Gen are vastly superior. Unpredictable? Yes. Dangerous? Of course. Unstable? No. I am simply enlightened by the grace of God. Pure Heresy.... No matter how many of that idiot there are, he's evidently still a heathen like me. Ergo, not a heretic.
Despite my own beliefs, I have no special rituals to perform before battle. Any such custom has the potential to dull my edge at a critical moment-- if, for example, I'm rushed into combat without time to perform it. If I can, I just take a moment to examine my opposition and focus my attention on the task at hand.
Meditation and ritual have their place, but they are not something I can afford to rely on. |
Damus Trifarn
The Yellow Lantern Corps
39
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Posted - 2013.10.10 00:49:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Damus Trifarn wrote:I usually put Sebiestor tribal designs on my first to be deployed dropsuit, and then I go to the deck and draw the planet, contemplating what my fiance back home in the hospital would think of living on the planet.
As the battles went on, I became frustrated with my drawing utensils; they were always of terrible quality and ruined whatever Matari paper I had with me. This led to me always asking a random merc for a pen and seeing what kind he had. I've seen some crazy styles and inks that I never dreamed possible (seriously, how many variations of a pen can the universe make?) The one I use now, though, is a gold plated Amarrian pen with a quill tip design. I couldn't help but tinker around with it, but it is still of the same appearance. It is quite ironic when I think of it; a piece of Minmatar paper and a pen made by the Amarr has come together to help me make the most beautiful works of art.
Apologies for getting sentimental; my solace in war has been drawing, so I tend to talk a lot about it when I get the chance.
I find hope in that comment, that our people will not forever be at odds.
Thank you, Adamance. We may not agree on the Amarrian faith, but I am always uplifted in seeing your hope for peace, even if our views of peace are different. it is my sincerest hope that our people would be able to find peace someday. How we will achieve it, I am not sure, but one day I believe the bonds of friendship will be brought to life between our nations.
That may be the greatest gift of my immortality, to have the chance to see our people come together.
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Yun Hee Ryeon
Dead Six Initiative Lokun Listamenn
307
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Posted - 2013.10.10 04:02:00 -
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Damus Trifarn wrote:Thank you, Adamance. We may not agree on the Amarrian faith, but I am always uplifted in seeing your hope for peace, even if our views of peace are different. it is my sincerest hope that our people would be able to find peace someday. How we will achieve it, I am not sure, but one day I believe the bonds of friendship will be brought to life between our nations.
That may be the greatest gift of my immortality, to have the chance to see our people come together. Are you sure of that, Mr. Trifarn? As much as I like the Templar Crusader, he would see your people re-enslaved, and eventually mine taken or converted, as well-- to what he understands to be a good end, yes, but we, liking our own cultures and beliefs, might disagree. If he favors peace between the empires, it will be only for so long as that peace furthers that end.
The Templar Crusader's dream of peace is a conqueror's dream of humanity united in service to the Amarrian god, and no worlds left to conquer. |
steadyhand amarr
TeamPlayers EoN.
1510
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Posted - 2013.10.10 07:46:00 -
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Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:Damus Trifarn wrote:Thank you, Adamance. We may not agree on the Amarrian faith, but I am always uplifted in seeing your hope for peace, even if our views of peace are different. it is my sincerest hope that our people would be able to find peace someday. How we will achieve it, I am not sure, but one day I believe the bonds of friendship will be brought to life between our nations.
That may be the greatest gift of my immortality, to have the chance to see our people come together. Are you sure of that, Mr. Trifarn? As much as I like the Templar Crusader, he would see your people re-enslaved, and eventually mine taken or converted, as well-- to what he understands to be a good end, yes, but we, liking our own cultures and beliefs, might disagree. If he favors peace between the empires, it will be only for so long as that peace furthers that end. The Templar Crusader's dream of peace is a conqueror's dream of humanity united in service to the Amarrian god, and no worlds left to conquer.
No we wish to have everyone under one banner living in peace. Slavery is a means to an end not the end.
Personal I think there are other options we can take. Concord being a good example. I think there is a lot we can learn from the other empires and it's people to make everyone stronger :-) |
Yun Hee Ryeon
Dead Six Initiative Lokun Listamenn
307
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Posted - 2013.10.10 14:29:00 -
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steadyhand amarr wrote:No we wish to have everyone under one banner living in peace. Slavery is a means to an end not the end.
Personal I think there are other options we can take. Concord being a good example. I think there is a lot we can learn from the other empires and it's people to make everyone stronger :-) You misunderstand my view just a little, templar. I do not believe that any but the most extremist Amarr actually wish to enslave everybody else. I do, however, believe that you follow your god's directive to reclaim humanity for him. Whether that occurs through a military Reclaiming or not, in the long run the final result will be the uniting of all humanity under a single Empire.
One may conquer through diplomats and missionaries. One of the points of tension between myself and Templar Crusader Ouryon is that the Caldari State will not permit the Amarr faith to spread within our borders-- in fact, we only allow citizens of the Khanid Kingdom to practice at all, and only in private. Missionaries will be rebuffed at the borders, and sent home.
If we of the State are to be reclaimed, it will be at swordpoint. We know this, and yet we are allies against more pressing threats. If you, personally, would be content to leave us in peace with our much-cherished, heathen ways, then you, respectfully, do not very much reflect the Empire as a whole. The Empire may wish to spread its message by peaceful means, but unless the doctrines change, you are obliged by obedience to your faith to spread it.
That's not to say that, respectfully, a dissident templar would be any sort of bad thing.... |
steadyhand amarr
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Posted - 2013.10.10 14:50:00 -
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I respect your view to be honest faith can not be forced it must be grown. I have respect for the caldria state to opprese the right to practice a faith supprises me. I simply hope this can be solved diplomatically. I know little of your faith so I can't tell if your lost children of the lord or demons like the blood raiders.
I am one of few who believe the lord works under many names. Adoption is preferable to suppression. Where can I learn more? |
Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.10.10 16:54:00 -
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steadyhand amarr wrote:I respect your view to be honest faith can not be forced it must be grown. I have respect for the caldria state to opprese the right to practice a faith supprises me. I simply hope this can be solved diplomatically. I know little of your faith so I can't tell if your lost children of the lord or demons like the blood raiders.
I am one of few who believe the lord works under many names. Adoption is preferable to suppression. Where can I learn more? Well, there's a good deal of information to be found here, though this article deals only with the Way of the Winds. The beliefs of the Achura and Intaki are different, but related: practitioners of all three faiths see the others as different ways of looking at the same truths. Wayists are not evangelical, so you won't find Caldari missionaries venturing into other cultures, but Galm Fae, probably the Way's most visible practitioner among our kind, runs a temple at the summit ground facility at Yulai; you might visit him there.
It is perhaps a little inaccurate to say that the Caldari "oppress" the practice of faiths other than their own. It is not that the Caldari forbid and suppress outside religions, templar; it is that they forbid and suppress all aspects of outside culture within Caldari society. The Caldari do not run an open society; one may join it only by becoming fully Caldari. The Way is a part of that cultural identity; outsiders, religious or otherwise, are unwelcome.
The dearest wish of the Caldari is to be left alone to practice their ancestors' ways. Even the Intaki and we Achura must remain apart, practicing our own ways in our own places. We are welcome to be who we are, even to govern ourselves, so long as we do not interfere in the Caldari, likewise, being who they are.
Achur beliefs are less concerned with "worth" than the Way is, focusing more on exploration and insight, and on acting in tune with the universe. We live in relative isolation on our homeworld, known to the Caldari as Saisio III, and have lived peacefully alongside our cousins for centuries. The Caldari live in their cities, but the rural communities and monasteries belong to us. |
steadyhand amarr
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:( what a lonly way to live im sure one day we can find a way live under one banner |
DeadlyAztec11
Chatelain Rapid Response Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.10.10 21:35:00 -
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Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:True Adamance wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote:True Adamance wrote: Hardly. You are unstable, dangerous, and woefully unpredictable. The perfect clone is the obedient and stable clone. 3rd Gens like myself are good, but 4th or 5th Gen are vastly superior. Unpredictable? Yes. Dangerous? Of course. Unstable? No. I am simply enlightened by the grace of God. Pure Heresy.... No matter how many of that idiot there are... Ryeon, please. Don't insult my intelligence in a sentence with obvious grammatical errors. It is in bad tastes. |
Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.10.11 00:22:00 -
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DeadlyAztec11 wrote:Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:True Adamance wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote:True Adamance wrote: Hardly. You are unstable, dangerous, and woefully unpredictable. The perfect clone is the obedient and stable clone. 3rd Gens like myself are good, but 4th or 5th Gen are vastly superior. Unpredictable? Yes. Dangerous? Of course. Unstable? No. I am simply enlightened by the grace of God. Pure Heresy.... No matter how many of that idiot there are... Ryeon, please. Don't insult my intelligence in a sentence with obvious grammatical errors. It is in bad tastes. Strange situations give rise to odd grammar. There is only one of you, yet apparently there are at least two.
The fact that this appears to be a result of your refusal to get a defective piece of hardware that is doing some of your thinking for you upgraded, thus placing yourself and those around you at risk, would be what designates you an idiot. I consider it less an insult than an observation.
Apparently you have a sense of humor, at least. A pity it is coupled with a willingness to take cheap, and largely unjustified, rhetorical shots, but we can't have everything.
Now, would you kindly get your blasted head fixed. |
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Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.10.11 00:45:00 -
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steadyhand amarr wrote::( what a lonly way to live im sure one day we can find a way live under one banner That is largely what the Gallente wanted, and thought, and seemingly still think, templar.
We are comfortable with our own ways of life, our own ways of being, our own communities. We do not find it any more lonely than we did when we were isolated on our homeworlds and far more literally alone. Certain of us are happy to trade with outsiders; others would prefer that we retreat into seclusion almost entirely. I personally understand the former group, but sympathize more with the latter.
There are things we can learn from beyond our borders, but some lessons and beliefs, valid in their own contexts, are corrosive in ours. Gallentean individualism, which demands cultural liberalism, is a prime example. Its influence on our elites would make our nation an abusive plutocracy, and has done so before. The resulting tide of anger from the lower castes is what swept Tibus Heth into power.
If we believe in the validity and integrity of our ancestors' ways of life, in its applicability and worth in our own existences, then we should seek to preserve those ways. We seek to preserve what we have, and to fend off those who would change us.
We are a set of deeply conservative peoples.
For my own part, I view the Achur faith as a jewel of insight, which the State shelters and protects. I would see the rest of human society crumble to dust and ashes before I let that jewel come to harm.
That is who I am, templar, first and foremost: a defender of my culture and faith. |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2013.10.11 01:02:00 -
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Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:steadyhand amarr wrote::( what a lonly way to live im sure one day we can find a way live under one banner That is largely what the Gallente wanted, and thought, and seemingly still think, templar. We are comfortable with our own ways of life, our own ways of being, our own communities. We do not find it any more lonely than we did when we were isolated on our homeworlds and far more literally alone. Certain of us are happy to trade with outsiders; others would prefer that we retreat into seclusion almost entirely. I personally understand the former group, but sympathize more with the latter. There are things we can learn from beyond our borders, but some lessons and beliefs, valid in their own contexts, are corrosive in ours. Gallentean individualism, which demands cultural liberalism, is a prime example. Its influence on our elites would make our nation an abusive plutocracy, and has done so before. The resulting tide of anger from the lower castes is what swept Tibus Heth into power. If we believe in the validity and integrity of our ancestors' ways of life, in its applicability and worth in our own existences, then we should seek to preserve those ways. We seek to preserve what we have, and to fend off those who would change us. We are a set of deeply conservative peoples. For my own part, I view the Achur faith as a jewel of insight, which the State shelters and protects. I would see the rest of human society crumble to dust and ashes before I let that jewel come to harm. That is who I am, templar, first and foremost: a defender of my culture and faith. That is honourable of you soldier. |
steadyhand amarr
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Posted - 2013.10.11 07:40:00 -
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Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:steadyhand amarr wrote::( what a lonly way to live im sure one day we can find a way live under one banner That is largely what the Gallente wanted, and thought, and seemingly still think, templar. We are comfortable with our own ways of life, our own ways of being, our own communities. We do not find it any more lonely than we did when we were isolated on our homeworlds and far more literally alone. Certain of us are happy to trade with outsiders; others would prefer that we retreat into seclusion almost entirely. I personally understand the former group, but sympathize more with the latter. There are things we can learn from beyond our borders, but some lessons and beliefs, valid in their own contexts, are corrosive in ours. Gallentean individualism, which demands cultural liberalism, is a prime example. Its influence on our elites would make our nation an abusive plutocracy, and has done so before. The resulting tide of anger from the lower castes is what swept Tibus Heth into power. If we believe in the validity and integrity of our ancestors' ways of life, in its applicability and worth in our own existences, then we should seek to preserve those ways. We seek to preserve what we have, and to fend off those who would change us. We are a set of deeply conservative peoples. For my own part, I view the Achur faith as a jewel of insight, which the State shelters and protects. I would see the rest of human society crumble to dust and ashes before I let that jewel come to harm. That is who I am, templar, first and foremost: a defender of my culture and faith.
I hope we never come to blows it is a shame you were not born a true amarr I wish more of our number would show such commitment |
Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.10.11 17:10:00 -
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My honor is long-since forfeit. I simply do not desire a meaningless existence.
I am what I can be at peace with being, templars. A guardian demon is a demon just the same. |
XEROO COOL
Hellstorm Inc League of Infamy
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Posted - 2013.10.11 20:15:00 -
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I get a bite to eat:
1: Boil water, 2. Eat block of ramen, 3. Drink boiled water, 4. Snort flavored powder, 5. (Fornicate Under Consent of King)(groups of female dogs). |
Galm Fae
Guardian Solutions DARKSTAR ARMY
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Posted - 2013.10.13 21:21:00 -
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XEROO COOL wrote:I get a bite to eat:
1: Boil water, 2. Eat block of ramen, 3. Drink boiled water, 4. Snort flavored powder, 5. (Fornicate Under Consent of King)(groups of female dogs). You I like. |
Damus Trifarn
The Yellow Lantern Corps
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Posted - 2013.10.16 01:37:00 -
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Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:Damus Trifarn wrote:Thank you, Adamance. We may not agree on the Amarrian faith, but I am always uplifted in seeing your hope for peace, even if our views of peace are different. it is my sincerest hope that our people would be able to find peace someday. How we will achieve it, I am not sure, but one day I believe the bonds of friendship will be brought to life between our nations.
That may be the greatest gift of my immortality, to have the chance to see our people come together. Are you sure of that, Mr. Trifarn? As much as I like the Templar Crusader, he would see your people re-enslaved, and eventually mine taken or converted, as well-- to what he understands to be a good end, yes, but we, liking our own cultures and beliefs, might disagree. If he favors peace between the empires, it will be only for so long as that peace furthers that end. The Templar Crusader's dream of peace is a conqueror's dream of humanity united in service to the Amarrian god, and no worlds left to conquer.
I thank you for your concern and words of caution. However, I must always be hopeful that the Amarr and Minmatar can find some way to exist peacefully together. I guess that hope would come from my roots as a Sebiestor. The kinship I have with my brethren is something that has supported me and brought me great joy throughout my life. Even with the death of my father, I was never without some comfort in the form of the people that would come out of their way to uplift me.
That kinship is something I would like to share with everyone, and I am always be willing to stretch out my hand to let another into that peace. Adamance hopes to see everyone united under a religion, I hope to see them united through kinship. Different, yes, but also similar in that we want to see unity.
Hopefully that can give our people a start in peace, even if our start is on different ends of an ideological spectrum.
Gotta be optimistic in these times, for I have a lot of time ahead of me to dream about.
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Yun Hee Ryeon
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Admirable ideals, Mr. Trifarn; may they serve you well.
Watch them closely, however. There are those in this cluster, notably Sansha's Nation, that prey on frustrated idealists. Dreams of peace can ferment into something intoxicating-- and deeply toxic.
I have watched it happen more than once. Our conflicts are persistent, and many a dreamer has found the thought, "What if we could make them peaceful?" impossible to resist. All you have to give up is all respect for human autonomy-- and, of course, you have to place absolute faith in a megalomaniac who's been known to neglect to program certain of his subjects to secure their own food supply.
Please be aware of that issue. I'd rather not have even one more idealist we'll eventually have to render irrevocably dead. |
Damus Trifarn
The Yellow Lantern Corps
39
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Posted - 2013.10.17 03:42:00 -
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Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:Admirable ideals, Mr. Trifarn; may they serve you well.
Watch them closely, however. There are those in this cluster, notably Sansha's Nation, that prey on frustrated idealists. Dreams of peace can ferment into something intoxicating-- and deeply toxic.
I have watched it happen more than once. Our conflicts are persistent, and many a dreamer has found the thought, "What if we could make them peaceful?" impossible to resist. All you have to give up is all respect for human autonomy-- and, of course, you have to place absolute faith in a megalomaniac who's been known to neglect to program certain of his subjects to secure their own food supply.
Please be aware of that issue. I'd rather not have even one more idealist we'll eventually have to render irrevocably dead.
I will always be aware of that issue, with both my mind and the attention of my kin. I believe that if I sacrifice the human spirit on the altar of peace, there is no more peace to achieve. I have merely created a way for a spirit to be eradicated and the remnants forced into a safer, but ultimately more enslaving form of life. I would become someone who creates an entirely new form of existence for humans rather than a more peaceful version of our current existence
That being said, feel free to end me should I stray from that belief. May your ideals lead you to keep idealists turned bad in check, and to avoid the same pitfalls.
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Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.10.17 05:48:00 -
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Damus Trifarn wrote:I will always be aware of that issue, with both my mind and the attention of my kin. I believe that if I sacrifice the human spirit on the altar of peace, there is no more peace to achieve. I have merely created a way for a spirit to be eradicated and the remnants forced into a safer, but ultimately more enslaving form of life. I would become someone who creates an entirely new form of existence for humans rather than a more peaceful version of our current existence Well said.
Quote:That being said, feel free to end me should I stray from that belief. May your ideals lead you to keep idealists turned bad in check, and to avoid the same pitfalls. My own "ideals" are counter-idealistic. Ideals are human ideas about the way the world should be; the way the world actually works is quite different, and often hostile to such concepts.
At best, attempts to change the universe cleave close to the underlying shape of the world, and result in modest but genuine improvements. This is how civilization becomes marginally kinder, or provides some modicum of justice.
At worst, they are detours into hubris, resulting in destruction. Sansha Kuvakei is the poster-fool for that sort of game, but it happens much more frequently, and less dramatically, all around us.
The universe neither rewards the good nor punishes the wicked; neither does it preserve beauty or peace as we conceive of them. This is acceptable to me. In a universe that cares nothing for justice, fairness, or consistency, I side with the universe. I believe in insight and the search for truth, not in seeking to "fix" what can never be broken.
Sansha Kuvakei thinks to fix humanity. It does not need fixing, least of all by him.
Evolution does not go "up," only forward. Nor are our lives clearly improved through innovation; merely changed. That is what I believe.
You might consider me, at my best, a principled realist. |
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DeadlyAztec11
Chatelain Rapid Response Gallente Federation
2257
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Posted - 2013.10.17 21:11:00 -
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Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote: Ryeon, please. Don't insult my intelligence in a sentence with obvious grammatical errors. It is in bad tastes.
Strange situations give rise to odd grammar. There is only one of you, yet apparently there are at least two. The fact that this appears to be a result of your refusal to get a defective piece of hardware that is doing some of your thinking for you upgraded, thus placing yourself and those around you at risk, would be what designates you an idiot. I consider it less an insult than an observation. Apparently you have a sense of humor, at least. A pity it is coupled with a willingness to take cheap, and largely unjustified, rhetorical shots, but we can't have everything. Now, would you kindly get your blasted head fixed. Question mark, please.
Also, I like it when they get feisty.
I digress. I actually like having multiple personas. Mostly because they allow me to multi-task, mentally. Not only that, but they give me one unique ability. The ability to inhabit more than one clone body at a time. |
Galm Fae
Guardian Solutions DARKSTAR ARMY
118
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Posted - 2013.10.17 21:19:00 -
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DeadlyAztec11 wrote:Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote: Ryeon, please. Don't insult my intelligence in a sentence with obvious grammatical errors. It is in bad tastes.
Strange situations give rise to odd grammar. There is only one of you, yet apparently there are at least two. The fact that this appears to be a result of your refusal to get a defective piece of hardware that is doing some of your thinking for you upgraded, thus placing yourself and those around you at risk, would be what designates you an idiot. I consider it less an insult than an observation. Apparently you have a sense of humor, at least. A pity it is coupled with a willingness to take cheap, and largely unjustified, rhetorical shots, but we can't have everything. Now, would you kindly get your blasted head fixed. Question mark, please.Also, I like it when they get feisty. I digress. I actually like having multiple personas. Mostly because they allow me to multi-task, mentally. Not only that, but they give me one unique ability. The ability to inhabit more than one clone body at a time. Impossible says I. |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
3281
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Posted - 2013.10.17 21:30:00 -
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Galm Fae wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote:Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote: Ryeon, please. Don't insult my intelligence in a sentence with obvious grammatical errors. It is in bad tastes.
Strange situations give rise to odd grammar. There is only one of you, yet apparently there are at least two. The fact that this appears to be a result of your refusal to get a defective piece of hardware that is doing some of your thinking for you upgraded, thus placing yourself and those around you at risk, would be what designates you an idiot. I consider it less an insult than an observation. Apparently you have a sense of humor, at least. A pity it is coupled with a willingness to take cheap, and largely unjustified, rhetorical shots, but we can't have everything. Now, would you kindly get your blasted head fixed. Question mark, please.Also, I like it when they get feisty. I digress. I actually like having multiple personas. Mostly because they allow me to multi-task, mentally. Not only that, but they give me one unique ability. The ability to inhabit more than one clone body at a time. Impossible says I. Blasphemy says I. |
Yun Hee Ryeon
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Posted - 2013.10.18 00:22:00 -
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DeadlyAztec11 wrote:Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:Now, would you kindly get your blasted head fixed. Question mark, please.
I punctuated for tone as well as structure. I could have punctuated for structure alone, but I wasn't even putting forth a rhetorical question. Rather, I was strongly suggesting a course of action. I'd have used an exclamation point, but you didn't really seem worth raising my "voice" for.
Also, while we're having fun picking one another's nits, your request for further punctuation is an incomplete sentence. It's not clear whether it has a subject, and it surely lacks a verb.
As for the substance of your remarks, your supposed ability to use two separate bodies simultaneously with your alleged multiple personalities, in combination with your various other assertions (as to employer, history, privileges, etc.), have lead me to a hypothesis, which I here put forth: that you're a pathological liar.
This lends itself to the interpretation that you are not, in fact, first gen at all, and refuse to go in for treatment, repair, and upgrade, because there's nothing wrong with your implant that isn't also wrong with your blasted brain. |
steadyhand amarr
MoIden Heath PoIice Department EoN.
1591
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Posted - 2013.10.18 10:54:00 -
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DeadlyAztec11 wrote:Yun Hee Ryeon wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote: Ryeon, please. Don't insult my intelligence in a sentence with obvious grammatical errors. It is in bad tastes.
Strange situations give rise to odd grammar. There is only one of you, yet apparently there are at least two. The fact that this appears to be a result of your refusal to get a defective piece of hardware that is doing some of your thinking for you upgraded, thus placing yourself and those around you at risk, would be what designates you an idiot. I consider it less an insult than an observation. Apparently you have a sense of humor, at least. A pity it is coupled with a willingness to take cheap, and largely unjustified, rhetorical shots, but we can't have everything. Now, would you kindly get your blasted head fixed. Question mark, please.Also, I like it when they get feisty. I digress. I actually like having multiple personas. Mostly because they allow me to multi-task, mentally. Not only that, but they give me one unique ability. The ability to inhabit more than one clone body at a time.
Occ( im all pushing the bounders and exploreing the tech, but multiple bodies is not possible. The mmental disorders come two minds trying to gain control of one brain. Unless a agreement is reached this continues as the state of brain is transfersed and Ita contents u can't split appart those contents)) |
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