| May 2, 2013 12:08:26 GMT -5 |
Post by Roroa "New Zealand" Greenstone on May 2, 2013 12:08:26 GMT -5
ROROA (NEW ZEALAND) GREENSTONE
"Listen, my child," you say to me
"I am the voice of your history”
"Listen, my child," you say to me
"I am the voice of your history”
I Feel Like We're Summoning The Devil
Nickname/Alias:Roa, Aotearoa, New Zealand or Zea.
Gender: Which do you think I am?
Character Type: Country.
Country or Country of Origin: Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Canon or Original: A bit of both. New Zealand only shows up briefly and doesn’t have many defining characteristics.
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When I look into all of your stupid faces
I think how fun it will be to pound them into dust
Hair: Blonde. In Cannon its light brown, again I made a slight variation.
Height and Weight: 5’6 & 1/2’’, 140lbs.
Other Distinguishing Features: Well Roa has a Sheep that tends to always be around. This Sheep is called Sheep. Not very original, I know. Roa also has a tattoo of a sheep which looks like this.
Overall Appearance: Roa is a moderate height and moderate weight with very little physically that defines as male or female. Roa has a facial structure that is a bit too masculine for a girl, but a bit too feminine for a boy. The narrow chin, long and slightly pointed nose and crystalline blue eyes on Roa’s face are quite deceptive. When it comes to style, Roa changes clothing styles and fashions on a regular basis. Sometimes the clothes appear to be very feminine and sometimes more masculine but one thing remains consistent. No dresses. No heeled shoes. No lace.
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Man up or I'll beat you with my peace prize!
Dislikes: Over the top fancy clothes, when Australia wins anything, high heel shoes, dresses, lace, baseball, hockey, football, flying, coffee, hard liquors, sitting inside all day, littering, people who leave all the lights on, picky eaters, being interrupted when doing just about anything, having to be careful about spending money.
Strengths: Roa is almost always happy. There is not much that can push New Zealand into being angry or upset. You have to be pretty damn depressing for that to happen.
When it comes to costume design, Roa is your go to person. Roa has ridiculous attention to detail, careful control and a witty mind all to make your costumes the best they can be!
Roa is and always will be an animal person. New Zealand is a sucker for animals and pets. Most animals love Roa, even the grumpy, feisty ones.
Weaknesses: Does that object have a sheep on it? Does Roa already have it? No? Roa wants it. Price doesn’t matter, Roa will have it.
Roa gets air sickness. As a result of this, air travel is difficult and requires medication to allow Roa to sleep during the trip usually. This also means that Roa takes a little longer to recover from flights than most people with the air-sickness and jet lag combination.
Roa acts on emotional feelings with no reserve for the other person’s potential feelings. When Roa wants someone romantically, it’s just automatic to act on it rather than let it stew. It doesn’t matter of the other person is interested or not, they will become the product of Roa’s attentions. This can cause some awkward and often uncomfortable situations. Especially, when you factor in that Roa is Asexual and only interested in the romantic aspect of the relationship. Not many nations/cities/states are only interested in the social romance of a relationship, in fact it’s usually quite the opposite.
Fears: Flying. Flying is terrible for Roa so it is a natural fear to have. Roa gets exceptionally nervous when leading up to a flight and has high anxiety on the launch pad, at the airport and on the plane. Roa also fears WWIII. New Zealand is of the belief that it will happen eventually and is terrified of the technology that would include from nuclear war fare, to social media warfare to espionage and even biological warfare.
Secrets: Is Roa a boy or a girl? Hmm...good question. Care to take a guess? In my idea of New Zealand, Roa is a boy who gets a kick out of screwing with people on the whole gender front. So this character is a boy anatomically...though nobody really knows that.
Any Quirks/Habits: A habit of Roa’s is to bring a gift whenever visiting someone. This is a tradition of the Maori culture called Koha. Usually this means Roa brings food but sometimes instead brings Taonga (Prized Possessions) to give to the host. Sometimes Money is also given, but that is a more modern form of the tradition and Roa prefers to give a proper Koha.
Overall Personality:
Modest: Roa is humble and not the type to flaunt or boast about personal achievements. The only exception is the need to one-up Australia, where any and all flaunting is fair game. Generally Roa avoids having to speak about personal accomplishments and traits, preferring to keep those things quiet. Australia brings out a completely different side of Roa. Naturally, this is all in good fun, but the nature of that relationship isn’t defining.
Competitive: Okay, so in ways it is defining. In terms of competition, Roa strives to do the best possible, improving in all areas through competition. This means that sometimes competitions are made where none existed before. Roa pushes to outdo friends and rivals, though isn’t one to flaunt a victory once it has been achieved (except with Australia).
Energetic: Go, go, go, go, go! Roa behaves better when kept busy. Having huge amounts of energy means outlets for that energy are necessary. Roa is not the type you can just sit on a couch and be left to self-occupy. There are moments when Roa is find to work alone but the key to that is giving Roa something to do. Nothing to do will result in pestering and Roa getting into things much like a small child or a pet would.
Cheerful: It is very hard to rain on Roa’s parade. Roa is not easily upset, angry or irritated. In fact, it could be argued that Roa is very much an optimist. Better to be happy then miserable, especially when most events and issues can fall out of a individual’s control. Roa doesn’t dwell on the bad but rather focuses on the good and the positive side of the situation.
Caring: Roa is very aware of people nearby and their emotional states. Taking care of others and focusing on others when they need it is a huge part of Roa’s personality. Roa isn’t selfish, but rather is caring and careful about the people Roa cares about. Even a stranger can find sympathy and understanding in Roa.
Confrontational: Arguments, problems and potential problems are never left to stew when Roa is around. Roa is not one to sit and be awkward about a potential problem and will immediate confront the issue. This trait doesn’t mean that Roa is pushy about it in the direction of being nasty, but rather wants to form a solution and repair the issue before it festers.
Loyal: If Roa happens to be your friend...you are in luck. Generally speaking, Roa is very loyal but expects loyalty in return. Roa is the type of friend who will side with you even when you are wrong. Naturally this is situational but if you get into trouble Roa is someone to call. Roa is also the type to back up a friend in any confrontation, but generally that type of back up is peaceful by nature. Roa would rather see a peaceful conclusion than a fight, but if it comes to that fight you can bet Roa has got your back.
Aware: Observational is another great word for this. Roa is able to watch and take in information quite well from little social cues and visuals. Roa is content to watch and learn, and finds watching others both entertaining and enjoyable. This awareness is what makes Roa such a great keeper of the peace.
Organized Roa is a list person. A tablet is carried around to store all the lists, spreadsheets and documents that are used to keep track of everything in Roa’s life. Even collections such as the collection of sheep things are logged and listed. Roa keeps an apt agenda and uses it to meet all deadlines and remember all important dates. Lists and office supplies are exciting to Roa.
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I'm the hero!
[li] 1280: New Zealand came to be. It was settled by Polynesians from Eastern Polynesia. Their descendants became the Maori.
[/li][li] 1500: Moriori were mainland Maori who ventured Eastward. They exploited the large game such as Moa, who were large and flightless birds that became extinct around this time.
[/li][li] Maori people then had to rely on grown foods including Taro, cabbage (from local cabbage trees) and Kumara (Sweet Potato). Lack of food led to war between groups of Maori.
[/li][li] 1642: First European Explorers come to New Zealand. Abel Tasman, a Dutch Explorer landed in Golden Bay. After a clash with the Maori they withdrew and went to the Tonga. As a result of this, the name Staten Landt was put on the map where New Zealand was located (Meant States-General of the Netherlands).
[/li][li] 1645 the name changed to Nova Zeelandia. It was named for the Dutch Province Zeeland.
[/li][li] 1769 – 1700: James Cook Anglicised it to New Zealand when he visited the island. He mapped out the New Zealand Coastline.
[/li][li] 1788: A colony of “New South Wales” was founded and was said to include particular coordinates that covered most of New Zealand except the southern half of South Island.
[/li][li] 1790: An epidemic rewha-rewha (possible that it was Influenza) killed 60% of the Maori on North Island.
[/li][li] 1790s: The waters were visited by Brits, Frenchmen and Americans who traded with the Maori. They traded guns and metal tools for Maori food, water, wood and sex. This meant that most contact was peaceful though there was the occasional conflict that led to the killing of explorers.
[/li][li] 1819: First vines are planted by Rev Marsden in September. This results in the first grapes in New Zealand.
[/li][li] 1821 – 1842: The Musket Wars: Maori obtaining muskets meant that some tribes would inflict heavy casualties on neighbouring tribes. The tribe with the guns would burn villages, torture, enslave and even cannibalize the losing tribe. This balanced out as more tribes obtained muskets. It is worth noting that Maori would trade huge quantities of goods for a single musket. This war practically wiped out the Moriori as they had less contact with the coast and that meant less trade.
[/li][li] 1825: The boundary of New South Wales was altered to not include New Zealand. They had little to no interest in New Zealand territories.
[/li][li] 1832: James Busby was made an official resident of New Zealand and was put there by the British Govnerment.
[/li][li] 1835: The Maori chiefs signed the Declaration of Independence. They were under the title of “United Tribes of New Zealand”.
[/li][li] 1839: Captain William Hobson was sent by the British Government to persuade the Maori to cede sovereignty to the British Crown. As a result the New South Wales colony expanded to include all of New Zealand and George Gipps was appointed the New Zealand Governor.
[/li][li] 1840, February 6: Maori Chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi. It was taken around the country to be signed by over 500 Maori. It gave sovereignty to the British according to the English translation. But the Maori version says that the crown gets kawanatanga. Technically this is less power than a sovereign.
[/li][li] 1841, July 1: New Zealand became its own colony. The capital is deemed to be Auckland.
[/li][li] 1842: The death of the current Governor led to a new one who took legal measure to recognize Maori custom. However, the third Governor put forward cultural assimilation and attempted to influence Maori rights. It was only gradually noticed.
[/li][li]1845 – 1872: The New Zealand Wars: The Maori and Colonialists from Britain fought over land sales.
[/li][li] 1852: The New Zealand Constitution Act came into effect. It established a central and provincial government and made New Zealand self-governing.
[/li][li] 1859: A gold rush occurred in Otago and Westland doubling the population.
[/li][li] 1865: Wellington becomes the New Zealand capital.
[/li][li] 1867: Four Maori seats were made in Parliament and all Maori men over 21 are granted the vote.
[/li][li] 1881: Within 50 years the population of New Zealand went from fewer than 1000 (1831) to 500, 000. There was a huge boom in births there as well which eventually ended the huge influx of immigration.
[/li][li] 1893: The first female mayor was elected in Onehunga. Her name was Elizabeth Yates.
[/li][li] 1893: All women are given the right to vote. New Zealand is the first country to grant universal suffrage.
[/li][li] 1898: First cars are imported to New Zealand.
[/li][li] 1899: Term Kiwi is coined for the military in the Second Boer War.
[/li][li] 1901: Many Maori converted to Christianity.
[/li][li] 1905: New Zealand Rugby team tours England and becomes known as the All Blacks.
[/li][li] 1914: WWI – New Zealand fought alongside Britain. The Term Kiwi gained in prominence.
[/li][li] 1919: The Treaty of Versailles is signed by New Zealand as well and they joined the League of Nations.
[/li][li] 1920: First New Zealand team to go to the Olympic Games.
[/li][li] 1930: The Great Depression: New Zealand was hit just like the rest. It relied on farming exports and was most effected 1930 – 1932. This hurt particularly bad on North Island. The unemployed were organized in work camps and the rest received work close to home.
[/li][li] 1939: WWII – New Zealand proudly defended their place in the British Empire. But they were forced to rely on the United States to help protect the country from the Japanese (even though they had little interest in New Zealand in the first place).
[/li][li] 1947: New Zealand becomes independent with the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act.
[/li][li] 1951: ANZUS signed by the United States, Australia and New Zealand. It is meant for the defence of the Pacific Ocean.
[/li][li] 1959: Antarctic Treaty Signed
[/li][li] 1961: Capital Punishment Abolished
[/li][li] 1985: New Zealand bans Nuclear material. This causes a rift between New Zealand and the United States. This was done because of the dangers of nuclear weapons and in direct opposition of President Ronald Reagan’s policy of aggressively attacking the Soviet Union. These laws refused access to New Zealand ports for all US navy ships. As a result, ANZUS is now New Zealand and Australia; Australia and United States.
[/li][li] 1987: New Zealand wins the Rugby World Cup!
[/li][li] 1995: Team New Zealand wins America’s Cup!
[/li][li] 2011: All Blacks win Rugby World Cup against France 8-7!!
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You've got it backwards! Backwards!
Hurry up and throw it! If you don't hurry up and throw it, you'll go "boom"!
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I Summon thee from far away lands, come forth!
You called?
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