Raik “Aralakh” Skarr, Krogan Vanguard -
roleplayerguild.com/posts/4570436[Dervish’s Notes]
-You’ve been using Raik, the clan name, a surname for krogan that are mentioned. It should be used like a title, e.g. Urdnot Wrex, Urdnot Grunt
-I don’t think Skarr could have been swallowed by a Thresher Maw and survived. Keep in mind those thing eat krogan and vehicles; they’re tough and probably not something that can be killed from the inside because it would be probably a common practice. Not sure if you noticed, but when you swallow something, your body automatically pulls it towards your stomach, and I can’t imagine a scenario where that wouldn’t be the case for a Thresher Maw.
-Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t Battle Masters earn their position by merit with biotics and martial power rather than have that be a title that’s passed around? I don’t think krogan are fond of helping others hone their skills due to competition and rivalries, as well as literally giving someone the means to kill you down the road. I don’t think it’s something that’s easily earned or discarded.
-You mention him arriving at the Citadel and gazing at the krogan statue twice in 3 paragraphs.
-I know it’s a pain to write out centuries of history, but I think not even touching on any of it in a short paragraph is really the best idea. You have a strong, detailed start, then he leaves Tuchanka and in a few short paragraphs suddenly Frederick is the spotlight we focus on. What exactly constitutes an honourable contract, what exactly did he do all those years? Did he ever return to Tuchanka?
-Okay, this gets confusing; Why is Skarr being pursued by a gang, and why are they brazenly attacking him in the Presidium?
-I get that you and Lauder plan on having characters with linked histories, but you need to keep in mind that if one of you doesn’t get accepted, you’re kind of stuck with this giant gap in your character sheet that exists without much justification. It also seems kind of strange that Skarr would hitch his lot to a human he fought with once when he never formed bonds like that several centuries.
[Mortarion’s Notes]
First of all let me note how I love that you’ve included, what I presume are, little phrases said by Raik before the background and personality sections, I feel it helps to give further insight into who Raik is as a person. Moving onto the story proper, I like the bit when Raik’s father was the Shaman of Clan Skarr, and how that shaped Raik himself and instilled into him that desire to become a Shaman himself, I feel it’s an interesting way to define Raik’s past because, instead of wanting to go looking for a tough opponent or getting out of Tuchanka he was focused on his people first and on their culture. Kinda similar to a younger Wrex, or at least that’s how I picture it, before he left Tuchanka due to his disillusionment with the Krogan people.
The way he became a Battlemaster, no matter for how shortly he held the title, is rather interesting, but there’s one small problem. WHile the whole killing of a young thresher maw is cool, we know that the last person -in generations as we are told- to kill a Thresher Maw was Wrex himself so, maybe, Raik could have driven it away? Apart from that everything, particularly, the duel against his father and how he ended up killing him in the throes of the Blood Rage is perfect. I also like the bit how he is, if I’m reading this correctly, instantaneously regretful of killing his father, it’s -once again, in my eyes- interesting how that sets Skarr apart from other Krogans in the sense that he considers the blood Rage as something beneath him, almost like a dishonour to have fallen into it. The only thing that makes me raise my eyebrow a little it is hwy he left the position of Battlemaster of Clan Skarr, was it because he killed his father and thought himself unworthy of the position? I think clearing that up a bit would be ideal for the sheet, but maybe I’m being a tad nitpicky with that little detail. Another question that pops into my mind is, why did he went into the Citadel instead of Omega? He would have surely been more welcome in the latter rather than the former. Was he more interested in seeing the Krogan monument than getting steady work? Again, clarifying just a tiny bit I feel would help with the flow of the backstory for Raik.
Finally there’s Raik’s entry into the Andromeda Initiative, did he really just join because Frederick asked him to do so? Or did he also desire to get away from the Milky Way? I feel like I’m being a tad nitpicky, but it seems just a tad disconnected from the rest of the backstory. Also, on that note, it’d probably be good to add a bit on why he decided to stay on the Nexus after the rest of the Krogan’s had left, it was a rather big thing after all, and why he’d volunteer to join the APEX militia as well. Apart from those things I just mentioned I’d say you sheet is pretty much golden, it just needs a bit expanding on a few points is all.