~Goennec~ Round: Closed

[Lirrie]

I wasnt bragging.=.= nor do i do pity votes./end

Back on topic Kam you have out done your self with these horses they are all lovely and I love the extra markings. Drawing these ones should be awsome fun for anyone willing to try and make a picture.

[Skylarr.]

(Ppppppsssttt...Rp Toady?? Lol)

My mom like #1 (: I was getting her opinion and she's like,"go back up! I like that one!!!!"

But yeah....>.< I think im going for #6

[[POLAR] ;bear;]

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. Has Kam chosen the judges yet?

[BlissfulFarrago]

Okay, I know which one I want. :3 Several are pretty, but I keep coming back to #4.
Goennec Pen #: 4
Name: Aulus (An Ancient Roman name coming from "little grandfather" or "palace")
How would you use him/her: I would probably RP him. I also would get/do art. Aulus would be kept on my character thread, and I may write a little more.
Define your Goennec:
Recommended Form-Reading Listening:
Wild Child--Enya
A Horse with No Name--America
Infinite Night--Carrie Rodriguez
Strawberry Swing--Coldplay
Run--Benton Paul
I own no rights to any of these songs/videos. They simply fit the mood of the form. Feel free to skip any songs you dislike.

Aulus stood at the edge of a cliff, chilled mountain air blowing against him. He glanced back, back towards them. His herd, the old, the young, the rams, the does, all tired and worn. Why? Because they were following him. He was the one making the decisions, affecting all there lives that could spiral to become things he never imagined. It was a position he would rather not fill, but life had chosen for him. And why? Because he was his father's son.

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Aulus turned away from the cliff and back towards the herd, the number-one priority he had been saddled with. He hadn't wanted this, any of it, and he still didn't.

"Let's go!" he called to the herd, trying to keep the weariness out of his voice, trying not to let them hear how unconfident their leader was. He moved on, leading them nevertheless, as his thoughts traveld back to the time when everthing had been so nice.

A small kid, the son of the fabulous Caecilius. Caecilius...their leader, their protector, the one they could always trust. And Aulus was his only child, who he doted upon. With his mate, Valeria, dead, Aulus was the apple of his eye. But Caecilius did not let his child become spoiled; he tested Aulus, taught him how to survive, to be strong, to lead. Aulus paid close attention, but he was not cut out for this type of thing. He did not like to be in charge, to have that responsibility on him.

But Caecilius supported his son anyway, though he was secretly disappointed. Aulus never bloomed as his father did. He wasn't as personable, or as entertaining, or as strong. He didn't have many friends, though everyone knew him as "Caecilius' kid." Aulus didn't really mind though--he never had been one to rely on the attention of other people. Except for his father, who he adored.

Things went on in this way until Aulus was a young adult. That was when things went wrong. Another herd, infamous for conquering other herds, came after theirs. Caecilius led a charge against them, trying to defend the territory. He was mortally injured by the leader of the other herd. It turned out that Caecilius had protected his herd too well, for once he was injured, they scattered, afraid. They left Caecilius behind.

The other herd chased behind Caecilius' herd, intent on taking the land and capturing the goennecs. Caecilius lay on the ground, in anguish that he hadn't been able to protect his herd.

Everyone was gone but Caecilius. Except Aulus was still there. Once the others were gone he ran out and dropped to his father's side.

"Aulus...!" Caecilius said, breathing with difficulty.

"Father, are you okay?" asked Aulus, even though he knew that Caecilius wasn't.

"Protect the herd..." Caecilius said weakly.

"I will..." said Aulus, even though he didn't know if he could.

"I'm...proud of you son...and...I love you..."

"I love you, too," said Aulus as his father died. Aulus clenched his eyes shut, then opened then again. There was no time to mourn. He had to fulfill his father's last wish. He ran to the herd, some of which were bleating in fear as they were being attacked, some of which were fighting the intruders. Aulus looked about, unsure of what to do.

Then, as if watching himself, he called out, "Follow me!" He began to run, away from the attackers. The rest of the herd glanced at him. Then...they began to follow. Their leader was dead, who better to take Caecilius' place, than his son?

Aulus wondered what he was going to do now. They were being pursued. But then, he realized that the intruding herd didn't know the land like his herd did. Swiftly, he took the most dangerous and complicated path he could...

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Aulus turned his head and listend. The sound of hoofbeats on the stones far away reached his ears. They were still coming, it would be too much of a sacrifice of honor to not capture Caecilius' herd...or was it Aulus' now? Or nobody's? Aulus didn't know, but he new he had to fulfill his father's wish.

"Let's go...!" he called out to them.

[Tammanae]

Thank you so much Kam.
I'm tried of seeing "I will DIE without this character!" "NO ONE better run against me because I'll win NO MATTER WHAT!" "LOL my form is huge I'm gonna win!" etc posts. I know I rarely ever post - and that's why; I don't want to start a fight, because I am easily angered - but I lurk often. Seeing all those 'pity vote please' posts and bragging comments is really annoying.

I know that I am going to get flamed for spam or whatnot, but I have to say I agree with this 100 percent. I tried for one myself last week, it was my first go and unfortunately I fell for the one with the highest competition and I must say it was frustrating beyond belief and annoying to see people attempting to bash, humiliate or get the pity votes. I thought it was me with my low self esteem, but obviously it isn't.

A competition like this is meant for ALL of the contestants to give it their all and have fun. It is not meant for idle chatter and off color comments to discourage others. This only makes newcomers feel disgusted by what they see and prefer to not take a part due to the contestants, no matter how much they would like the character themselves.

@Aries: Yes she has. They are in the first post. ;3

[Jade Mystic]

Rawr. Mysti is going for number eight <3

Will be edited later with form. Probably. Hopefully.

[iBrevity]

Just so some of you guys are aware, coming from a judge for this...
We don't do pity votes. xDD At least, I don't. I don't even look at the usernames when I choose the winner, because it doesn't matter to me who does it, or how much energy they put it, or how long it is. If I like how the personality, history, whatever unfolds, then I pick that one.
Like 3B said before, sometimes meanings can come across in just a few paragraphs; that is how she won Hatter, after all, with two paragraphs. <3

On the other hand, we do have a separate thread for "spamming" posts, so most of this should probably go there. ;3
I'm not hating on anybody or anything, just trying not to get this thread locked.

Good luck everybody! 8D

[Bison]

Thank you so much Kam.
I'm tried of seeing "I will DIE without this character!" "NO ONE better run against me because I'll win NO MATTER WHAT!" "LOL my form is huge I'm gonna win!" etc posts. I know I rarely ever post - and that's why; I don't want to start a fight, because I am easily angered - but I lurk often. Seeing all those 'pity vote please' posts and bragging comments is really annoying.

I know that I am going to get flamed for spam or whatnot, but I have to say I agree with this 100 percent. I tried for one myself last week, it was my first go and unfortunately I fell for the one with the highest competition and I must say it was frustrating beyond belief and annoying to see people attempting to bash, humiliate or get the pity votes. I thought it was me with my low self esteem, but obviously it isn't.

A competition like this is meant for ALL of the contestants to give it their all and have fun. It is not meant for idle chatter and off color comments to discourage others. This only makes newcomers feel disgusted by what they see and prefer to not take a part due to the contestants, no matter how much they would like the character themselves.

Thank you Kindles.This place is so cut-throat and mean, with so many people bragging about how amazing their forms are and how people better not go against them. Its a horrible environment for newcomers. I've been checking the thread for a while, hoping to find a Goennec I connected with. Once I finally did and started lurking the thread, I was disgusting. I can understand wanting a certain Goennec very badly, and putting hours upon hours of work into a form, but really. . .that's EXACTLY what everyone else is feeling and doing. There's no need to try and cut others down because your form is so much longer or so much "better".

This is why I refuse to go after any Goennec with more than two other people applying for it when I start my form [if more people start applying, I change who I'm going after]. Not only do I not need the extra stress of going after such a sought-after Goey, but I definitely do NOT need to be subtly told that I suck and will never beat so-and-so because they rock and have time to write more.


And, iBrevity, even if judges don't give out pity votes, its REALLY annoying to see people begging for them constantly.
No, you will not die if you don't get this character. And if you do, you obviously have mental issues and need to see a doctor, not whine and pretty much beg for characters online. >.<


Okay, now I'll stop. Just had to get that out. xD
Anyways, good luck all~ The Goeys this week are amazing. <3

[Lirrie]

Lol we totaly need a topic for this issue so we dont spam this one.. =.=

[Bison]

No, Lirrie, we don't. Its simple: Kam said stop. So people need to stop doing it, and then no one else can be annoyed by it.