Greetings! I'm glad you've found your way to our applications section; I'm Duke Nicholas, your Minister for Applications and Settlement and /u/Captain_Mayday.
As a matter of course, to start out I'll point you in the direction of our FAQ:
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=192. If you haven't seen it already, it offers a good introduction to the basic principles and traditions of the Mercurian Empire. You may also want to check out our Applicant Introduction, where I go in-depth on the application process:
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=58.
Now, on to your application!
I'll start off by letting you know that great skills in building are not a requirement in Hermertia; I for one started out with little skill in the area and, while I have made some progress, still have much to learn. Our community is our greatest strength, and members are always willing to ride across the nether to help out a newcomer or an old friend with a new building. Commitment and teh willingness to "make eh empire a better place" go much farther than architectural skill.
Personally, I always love hearing of newcomers who wish to perhaps become merchants; I myself am Guildmaster of the Merchant's Guild, an organization that keeps tabs on the availability of goods in the Empire (we still commonly use a barter system) and focuses on the proliferation of trade. For me, our burgeoning economy is one of the best parts of Hermertia.
To learn some more about our expansive lore and history, I'll link you to a few spots:
Though we have recently emerged from a Dark Age where a number of our oldest historical documents were lost to time, some of our faithful scribes have compiled a history of much of the Old World (from our founding in 2010 to 2013):
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=193You might like to check out some of our highlights as a community here:
http://imgur.com/a/vGyJP#0 ; it shows off arguably our greatest strength in our great group of players.
If you have any questions about our history, please do ask: many of us have been around for yonks and can provide some historical context.
Finally, I would appreciate it if you could provide some answers to a few questions I typically ask of new applicants:
-Are you particular to building in certain biomes?
-If you ran into conflict where you and another player wanted to build in the same location, how would you resolve the issue?
I'll leave these thoughts with you good sir! Over the next bit you should see some more of the community respond to your application; many will no doubt have questions of their own. Again, I'll refer you to our discussion of the application process (
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=58) for the run-down of what you can expect next. While you're waiting, I absolutely encourage you to take a look around the forums at the many different aspects of life in Hermertia, and to shoot me a pm or reply here with any questions you might have.
Until then, I'll leave off with an introduction to the Imperial motto since time immemorial:
For Glory!
P.S Would you like your forum name changed to Squire, good sir?