Introductions
11 Aug 2020, 3:02am
Been here for a little bit but never got the chance to introduce myself. Either that or it has been a minute since i've been on.
"A ship is referred to as she because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.” Chester Nimitz
Last edit: 12 Aug 2020, 1:35am
14 Aug 2020, 9:48pm
Just wanted to introduce myself, long time player but always learning out in the black. I'm still new to the inara community but I hope to make some friends here.
18 Aug 2020, 9:47pm
- Some random Commander who I'm friends with
"As mediocre amateurs go, he's one of the best."
- This guy on discord.
"Ah! Your<sic> one of those dorks that write fan-fic on Inara. Eat me."
- A n00b I ganked
"I mean, if you're really bored..."
- My own family members
"You don't have anything else to do during Coronavirus anyway..."
- The CDC
Delve into the exciting world of Imperial Corsair Prince Tharik Otoli! Once an Imperial Space Marine turned Noble Lord, then turned space-pirate, the adventures of Prince Tharik Otoli are always sure to excite and entrance!
Based on my actual gameplay, mostly anyway, or to be more accurate, often making light of ridiculous game mechanics or lore in a game I truly love.
So, I think I joined Elite nearly three years ago. I plodded around just playing the game, earning money, and ultimately becoming a Duke and getting myself a Cutter, something at the time I considered the pinnacle of an Imperial Career, though I had barely even scratched the surface of engineering. So, after noticing that Torval HQ in Synteini, a system nearby the system that I started calling my "home," had flipped to Independent I became slightly aghast and headed to the forums to make sense of this and rally the Imperial cause! This would be my first tepid foray into any true multi-player engagement, in spite of having played in Open often enough, at least enough to stop being salty about being ganked.
Well, it turns out that somehow this development was acceptable and benefits something called "Power Play" - honesty who knows or even cares what THAT is - and no one really wanted to do anything about it. However, that fateful post led to me meeting some folks from Loren's Legion and joining their squad. They are a really great group of guys and gals who's senior members had been around from the beginning, and those characters had major roles in the Salome event leading to them being featured in Drew Wagar's second official Elite novel. Furthermore, one of them is an avid amateur writer and has even continued their stories through his own unofficial novels!
They had a discord set up where they did some Role-Playing, I was a DnD player decades ago so I jumped right in! It was really my first time doing this kind of online discord RP and no doubt I made plenty of faux-pas. The first one, which became apparent to me, had to do with my character's backstory. I had constructed this idea of being a displaced nobleman from the Synteini Imperial Society - the faction that used to control Synteini and the one I was mainly supporting in my "home" - based on my Imperial Rank of "Duke," which shortly thereafter became "Prince." It was pointed out to me that those ranks, by lore, are only "honorary" and it made sense that it should be that way for a number of reasons having to do with RP etiquette. I will be honest and say, being told I can't or shouldn't be doing something only made me want to do more of it. From that point, I began exaggerating the haughty qualities of my character as well as mashing up 70's era sci-fi with themes from Caribbean Piracy during the Age of Sail. Why? Because PIRATES. Happily, my squadmates kindly tolerated this and even perhaps encouraged it.
All this ultimately led to "The Adventures of Prince Tharik Otoli: Space Pirate" my sometimes parody of the game, a sometimes serious attempt at sci-fi / horror, but always meant in good fun. I really hope you all have time to check out some of them. I feel like I keep getting better at this and I am quite proud of the most recent stories, I have received more than a few compliments at this point and that has encouraged me to do more. These stories continue the adventures of my character after he left Loren's Legion building on my RP, and recalling some of it, during my time with them.
All the stories CAN be read stand-alone, though they are certainly tied together, and they are all purposely crafted to be very short so as to appeal to a wider audience. I don't imagine myself so skilled as to be able to hold anyone's attention for long and to be honest, I can only write so much. I draw from the game, the lore, and even my own family and my own life, as I suppose many authors do. I really enjoyed writing these and I hope you can take some time to read a few. Oh, and they each also include illustrations!
Thank you so much for your time!
-Tharik Otoli (not really a Prince)
In chronological order:
A Purveyor of Rare and Taboo Goods
Tharik returns from Colonia only to disappoint his wife by refusing to retire as he said he would.
La Concorde
It finally occurs to Tharik that a Krait mkII can actually be a better pirate ship than a Cutter when chasing smaller ships. Also, didn't you know? He's famous!
Bay 21
An orphan boy wanders into the wrong hangar.
A Boy's Best Friend
Young Janus Otoli is saved by his pet. Inspired by my own son and his cat.
Senatum Arbitrium
Imperial mechanizations among minor factions. Based on an actual in-game BGS struggle.
High Crimes and Misdemeanors
Tharik sets up a small business and is dismayed to learn his crew started a prostitution ring. Also has elements of the results of in-game BGS actions.
The Enemy of thy Enemy
Tharik joins The Code as a privateer to fight for Riedquat.
Unholy Trinity
Tharik is reunited with characters from his time in Loren's Legion. Also, more Riedquat.
No Nightclubs This Time...
A continuation of the previous story. The crew takes on a job from an enigmatic client.
Et tu, Brute?
A hapless pilot and a famous character run afoul of our heroes.
There Came Hail and Fire Mixed with Blood
The exchange for contracted items goes down, and NPCs stick their noses where they don't belong. (Another Commander and I actually RP'ed these events in-game!)
Imperial Letter of Marque and Reprisal
I found a historical(?) Letter of Marque online and had a little fun with it.
Hell Hath No Fury
The crew travels to Grebegus to meet the leader of The Spice Smugglers. (The first of my logbooks written on behalf of another PC about his character.)
Caring is Sharing
Straight-up PvP piracy as it often goes down in-game, and an homage to a classic.
From Hell's Heart...
A sci-fi horror short story and the much sought after in-game "reason" for "ganking." (Another logbook featuring someone else's character.)
The Ingénue in Paresa
Lady Electra Otoli attends a formal function and Hadrian Duval tries coming onto her. Inspired - loosely, no pun intended - by my wife and her eldest son. (One more about another PC as well.)
Author's note: I have been recently taking requests from other Commanders to feature their characters as leads in my logbooks, collectively titled, "The Adventures of Prince Tharik Otoli: Space Pirate." If any Commander, whether you RP / write fan fiction or not, would like to be included in my stories or perhaps even collaborate on a story to add to the richness of the Elite Universe, please PM me, Tharik Otoli. Thank you.
Last edit: 19 Aug 2020, 1:00am
18 Aug 2020, 10:09pm
Oh, that kind of "Salt"!
Greetings & Welcome! I look forward to taking the time to read your works.
18 Aug 2020, 10:36pm
19 Aug 2020, 3:24am
I just started reading your story Sakashiro! Great stuff! I was also waiting to see if you and Jubei were going to move forward in the Inara Bar. I borrow Jubei’s character for my stories from time to time but he’s another player as you may already have gathered.
03 Sep 2020, 9:45am
Cmdr Oddaline from Switzerland here.
I own Elite Dangerous from the beta, but I started playing only in 2017 (I guess it is the command configuration page that has blocked me all that time :-) )
I am a relax player who loves to do various tasks on Elite when the children are in bed, like passenger transport, mining or just landing on a planet to hunt materials. I am playing with an hotas and a VR handset I just bought recently (I had to tell my wife it is "for my work" :-) ) and I really like this feeling to be on the spaceship.
As I don't like vocal communications much, I am really happy to be here on Inara.cz with this feeling of an old BBS, with ads, log book and so on. Congratulation to Artie for this achievement.
BTW, if there is a squadron looking for player like me, feel free to drop me a PM (English or French).
o7 commanders.
03 Sep 2020, 9:55am
Great name ya got there. The config kept me off the game for a long while too.
Welcome to INARA.
05 Sep 2020, 8:30am
Although I am playing ED for some time, I just discovered the forum from Inara. I am Cmdr McNes form the Netherlands. I am playing ED almost always in VR with a Hotas (that's starting to malfunction due to abuse)
. Because you can't see youre keyboard I use VoiceAttack for most of the commands. This is really immersive playing. At this moment I am pledged to Aisling Duval for the prismatic shields. Two weeks to go
For now o7 commanders
