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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 12, 2012 18:26:07 GMT -8
Working Title: Enter the Sea Ponies Genre: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, etc Plot: For the most part, Equestria is a tame land, its weather and seasons regulated by the ponies that live there. However, an exception lies in the coastal regions and islands; there the weather is much as it used to be in the beginnings of time and there are many, many rumors of ponies that appear only at sea. When these rumors increase in frequency up to the point of reaching the ears of the Princesses, a squad of six ponies are hoofpicked to investigate. What adventures await them? Admittedly details for this rp are still a WIP though I do already have a character to represent the ruler of the Sea ponies. However since I'm not planning for her to be a very prominent character I'm still thinking of adding another. Anyway, Profile Skeleton for those interested: Name:
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Backstory: Name: Princess Tempest Pony subtype/race: Unicampus City: Trotlantis Appearance (This includes cutie mark): Her body proportions match those of Celestia and Luna, more akin to horses than ponies. Her body is a shade between teal and turquoise while her mane and tail are a dark shade of teal-green. Appropriately, her cutie mark is a thundercloud with lightning shooting out of it. Her eyes are an amber-gold color. Like the Equestrian Princesses, she also wears jewelry to denote her status, usually a copper diadem and collar adorned with pearls. She also has a horn, which faciliates things for her when it comes to matters such as storm crafting or various other sea-related phenomena. Occupation: Goddess of the ocean Personality: She cares very much for her subjects and does what she can to ensure their safety from danger. If crossed, her anger will most certainly be felt across the ocean, particularly if someone or something tried to harm the hippocampi Backstory: Like Celestia and Luna, Tempest has divine origins though in her case she was the child of the pre-historic deity known as the Salt Mare. Before the Salt Mare eventually passed on (her death being the font of life for all life in the seas) she showed Tempest how to sculpt figures from materials in the ocean (namely sand or rock) so that they would provide companionship. It was from these sculptures that the first hippocampi were born. Since then, Tempest has ruled over them as their princess. And now to think of another OC... |
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Post by Anya the Purple on Aug 13, 2012 9:42:13 GMT -8
Name: Particula
Pony subtype/race: Unicorn
City: Manehattan
Appearance (This includes cutie mark): anyathepurple.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=scraps#/d49z4pj . Her Cutie Mark is an atom symbol.
Occupation: Scientist at Manehattan University
Personality: Having been raised as a Manehattan socialite, Particula is very polite. So much so that she hardly says anything of any worth. She does this to avoid being rude, because she has a very low tolerance for ponies she considers less intelligent than herself (which she does for most ponies). When she's excited about something (generally something science-related), she loses the etiquette and will either mutter constantly to herself or not talk at all until she's figured out what she wants to know. At which point she bounces around and acts like Twilight Sparkle after getting her Cutie Mark.
Backstory: Particula was never exceedingly fond of being an upper-class Manehattanite. She thought that it was pretty dull, actually. SHe didn't know what she would rather do, though, until her parents forced her to go to Manehattan University's sixtieth anniversary dinner. There she met Professor Meditor, head of the university's science department. She was instantly fascinated. She talked with him all night, annoyed her parents with facts she'd learned all the way home, and quickly started up a correspondence with him.A few months later, she won her schools' science fair, earning her Cutie Mark. Now she's an adult, working under Professor Meditor as an intern. When the professor heard about the expedition to the coast, he referred Particula to Celestia as part of the team.
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Post by Penny Royals on Aug 13, 2012 12:48:37 GMT -8
Name: Thunder Bright Pony subtype/race: Pegasus City: Filly Delphia Appearance (This includes cutie mark): img717.imageshack.us/img717/3139/myponya.pngCutie Mark is: www.deviantart.com/download/281391281/map_and_compass_cutie_mark_request_by_rildraw-d4nj6wh.png <Mostly the compass. Occupation: An explorer, as her cutie mark suggests. However, she works part-time at a local bakery. Personality: Bright, as everyone calls her, is a happy young filly, if a bit sensitive. She's extremely adventurous and rather brave, but still more cautious than some ponies, which isn't typical for her race. She's pretty quiet... well, until you get her laughing and having fun. Then that's all over. Backstory: Bright was born to two pegasus ponies in Cloudsdale. They moved to Filly Delphia shortly after, to visit some friends. Bright by this time was unable to fly yet- and after having sort of binged on sweets, she was a bit too fat to fly even so. She grew up to be a young filly, starting off to school- where she met her first friend, an older weather pony. He taught her how to fly, and as she grew up she leaned out with his help- before he disappeared, never to be found again. There were rumors that he'd last been seen in the Shades, so of course, the young Bright went to go after him. She was in there for days, exploring, until someone found her and bright her back. She had her cutie mark then... but her friend still wasn't found. She continued exploring after, sometimes even traveling places to explore other forests and other places. By all accounts, there wasn't a pony in Filly Delphia more fit to seek out answers to the weather and sea ponies questions... |
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 13, 2012 13:19:09 GMT -8
Name: Zephyr
Pony subtype/race: Pegasus
City: Port Roan (a play on Port Royal?)
Appearance (This includes cutie mark): Dapple gray coat and light-blue eyes, along with a dark mane and tail, both which are cropped short for the sake of practicality. His cutie mark is a scroll and quill pen.
Occupation: Sailor (usually serves as cartographer/navigator on the HRH Seabloosom)
Personality: Jovial for the most part, as well as very friendly and helpful. However he does have his serious moments and tends to get caught up in his work.
Backstory: A young stallion, Zephyr up till very recently served as the cartographer and navigator aboard the Seablossom up until it was caught in a terrible storm that wrecked the ship, though miraculously the crew survived thanks to the help of the mysterious ponies that rose from underneath the water and helped guide them to shore. Since then, he's been trying to find the mare that helped him to thank her for her kind deed. When he heard about the expedition being planned by the princesses he volunteered himself as the guide, having sailed through those waters on a frequent basis.
^Second OC! A wIP admittedly...
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Post by JW% on Aug 13, 2012 14:41:48 GMT -8
Name: Jadewise
Pony subtype/race: Unicorn
City: Seasaddle (outskirts there of)
Appearance (This includes cutie mark): A large stallion, dark colored(midnight blue, or slightly darker than navy), black mane(well, darker, at that darkened tone it's hard to tell what the color is) with a light aqua color(somewhat more green than blue) to his eyes. He tends to wear a wide brimmed black slouch hat. Sometimes wears a brown hunters coat(think Sherelock Holmes). Cutie mark is a jewel with mathmatical symbols in it.
Occupation: Retired royal researcher(science and magic), writer.
Personality: Over the years he's become very sagely and patient, some would say 'slow'(until they realize he's just waiting on them). He wasn't always like this, as in his younger days he was quite arrogant of his intelligence and skill. His arrogance is now channeled into the idea that he can give the world something important, rather than the idea that he is that important.
Backstory: Jadewise was a particularly mentally gifted pony, raised in the royal academy in Canterlot where he studied numerous sciences(including, obviously, magics). He seemed to have a gift for seeing relationships between magics and making them work together. As such he became somewhat of an omni-disciplinarian, and impressed the greatest magic users with his unique approach. He became a teacher eventually after much study, though there was quite a bit of tension with his students. Eventually he resigned to consider his career, but he continues to write even in his self imposed 'exhile'.
Name: PrettySparrow
Pony subtype/race: Pegasus
City: Seasaddle(outskirts there of)
Appearance (This includes cutie mark): Bright sunshine yellow(shifting towards strawberry in certain places), with a tail and mane of a more platinum blond color(almost silver, shifting towards silver-blue). She's small, wide eyed, and almost always painfully chipper. She's blank flank at the moment.
Occupation: None really. Driving everyone around her crazy is really just a hobby.
Personality: Bright and friendly, energetic, curious, distractable, and a massive trouble maker.
Backstory: Jadewise simply found her in a basket out in the wilderness. A note had been attached to her, but she'd chewed it up by the time she was found. After some investigation he found no sign of where she could have come from, and was forced to either give her over to an orphanage, or take her in himself. She's been his adopted daughter ever since.
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 14, 2012 10:19:07 GMT -8
Admittedly this may draw some Little Mermaid parallels but here's a concept for a villain. If anyone has ideas of their own, feel free to contribute:
Name: Kraken
Pony Subtype/Race: Ryoma (technically he could be considered a draconequus but he's not so chimera-like as Discord)
Appearance: Initially and from a distance, he resembles a hippocampus. Up close however, he is an equine with distinct dragon features such as scales, claws and is capable of breathing steam. The color of his coat is a blue so dark it appears black while his tentacle mane and tail appear to glow when in deep sea. His eyes are yellow and glow in the dark. It is difficult to tell if he has a cutie mark or not.
Occupation: Sea Witch
Backstory: The progeny of the Salt Mare and a formidable sea dragon long since dead, Kraken is Princess Tempest's long-time nemesis, whom she battles for control of the ocean. If Kraken had his way, he'd make it so that sea travel was impossible, possibly even attempt to spread his influence by covering the world in a flood. The last time Tempest battled him she was able to use her powers to seal him away at the lowest point in the ocean... Unfortunately, Kraken has been reganing his strength and is starting to show signs of stirring...
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 17, 2012 10:11:33 GMT -8
Bumping the thread because: Since there's no new characters coming in, I'm gonna start the IC thread. Everyone who's posted Character sheets please post here so that I can start the new thread. WHO'S READY? I KNOW I AM  |
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Post by Penny Royals on Aug 17, 2012 10:29:16 GMT -8
Yay!  |
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Post by Anya the Purple on Aug 17, 2012 12:09:30 GMT -8
Woot woot!
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Post by JW% on Aug 17, 2012 14:13:59 GMT -8
Hang on, I've got a little hamster here who has something to say...
"Let it begin! Let it begin!"
I don't think I'll be letting him out of his hamster ball.
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 17, 2012 14:43:57 GMT -8
Great! Any thoughts on where to begin? ^_^
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Post by mekasoundwave on Aug 17, 2012 21:38:25 GMT -8
Name: Tick Tock Pony subtype/race: Unicorn City: Canterlot Appearance (This includes cutie mark): i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv6/Mekasoundwave/aeonpony.png Cutie Mark is a clock resembling a pocket watch...that oddly goes from 1 to 13 and not the normal 12. Occupation: Tick Tock is a clock maker whose buisness is based in Canterlot. His clocks are incredibly well crafted, almost never getting out of sync or needing re-wound. Because of his amazing craftsmanship, he has been comissioned by the royal family a number of times. Personality: For business purposes, Tick Tock is proud of his creations, straight to the point, gentlemanly and rather quiet- as one really should be when selling products to the princesses of Equestria. However, when out of a business situation, Tick changes around a little. He's still the very model of a gentlecolt, but he's a bit more mischevious. He's very romantic and quite the flirt, taking any chance he gets to hit on any mare he finds to his liking. He's also quite the daredevil, doing risky things that most other ponies would give a second thought. Despite this, Tick always takes responsibility for his actions and apologizes where and when necessary. He's also very protective of anypony he befriends...especially mares. Backstory: Tick Tock is a Canterlot native, growing up in the capital city his whole life. He wasn't the first clockmaker in his family, as it was also his father's job and he also entered the family trade. However, Tick soon began to show a skill in the trade that was just unheard of before. It all started when a pony brought in a clock that went to 13 and not 12 to the shop. His parents and siblings were all stumped at how to fix it and were just considering recraftng the face...but somehow, Tick Tock managed to make it work as a normal clock through some combination of magic, reworking the speed of the clock, studying how time passed, math, and sheer dumb luck. His efforts were rewarded with a cutie mark of said clock. Before anypony knew it, Tick Tock was off creating entirely new kinds of clocks altogether. As he grew into an Adult, Tick took over his dad's business when he retired, leaving the business in capable hands. Upon hearing about the legends and lore of the ponies at sea, he felt adventerous and decided to take a vacation to investigate. |
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 18, 2012 6:35:09 GMT -8
Ok but why would he join the expedition...?
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Post by JW% on Aug 18, 2012 12:36:24 GMT -8
For Jadewise, he already lives by a sea side town and presumably has been studying the magic in the area. He's probably been studying various "wild" magics, and would be interested in what magic governs and regulates the seas.
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 18, 2012 14:02:21 GMT -8
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Post by mekasoundwave on Aug 20, 2012 0:29:14 GMT -8
Okay, got the app finished. Is that good enough?
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 20, 2012 4:16:44 GMT -8
That works.
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 22, 2012 6:27:02 GMT -8
EXTRA STUFF CONCERNING THE SEA PONIES:
-They have a magic of sorts, though it may not neccesarily see daily use like unicorn magic does. Much of this magic is worked through the voice, either by shouting certain words of power in a specific sequence (think Skyrim) or by singing. On occasion, both methods may be required for a great magical working.
-The sea ponies are divided into three main "tribes": Shallow sea, Middle Sea and Deep Sea, according to the distance between their home and the surface. There is also freshwater ponies, though for obvious reasons they'd be harder to find.
-Many sea ponies will share traits or features with other marine life. A lot of these are physical, such as coloration or their general shape.
-Due to their environment, they have a tendency towards violence, if only because the oceans have no shortage of danger.
-While they're primarily herbivores, it would not be uncommon for them to consume meat (usually some kind of sea food).
-There is a strain of sea pony called the Narwhal pony, named so primarily for their coloration (resembling narwhals) and the long horns on their foreheads. It is unknown if these horns are magical as narwhal ponies mainly keep to themselves in the colder regions of the sea.
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 24, 2012 8:22:45 GMT -8
Bumping to show off images of some of the sea ponies: Tempest (After...considerable renovations): A Narwhal Pony: Foamborn: Deep Sea Pony (or rather, the original Deep Sea Pony, the Salt Mare AKA Eldritch Equine Abomination): |
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Post by Penny Royals on Aug 24, 2012 8:40:05 GMT -8
THE MERPONY MAKER IS OUT OF BETA?!
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 24, 2012 8:46:05 GMT -8
YES! GO PLAY IT! XD
....Just realized I forgot to give the Salt Mare a horn...I don't feel like fixing it right now.
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 25, 2012 11:38:14 GMT -8
Bumping to let you know no characters are safe from being converted to Seaponies: Naturally, Betta!Jadewise is now headcanon. |
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Post by Penny Royals on Aug 25, 2012 11:47:19 GMT -8
...I love Bright's. :'D
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Post by JW% on Aug 25, 2012 12:45:31 GMT -8
Works for me, though I'd picture his fins to tint towards a dark green...
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Post by Anya the Purple on Sept 3, 2012 6:19:44 GMT -8
I have a couple of seaponies I want to put up, I just need to get around to actually making profiles.. blugh XP
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Post by Anya the Purple on Sept 22, 2012 6:41:58 GMT -8
Okay, since I know I'm never going to get around to actually posting profiles, I'll just leave some pictures here. Here's DeepMelody:
And Wavesong:
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Nov 29, 2012 4:33:03 GMT -8
Update on the Move situation: Turns out we may not get to leave as early as planned. It makes the anticipation worse but since it's a bit of a respite, I can focus more on the rp now. Will probably not post near the end of December though. Even so, it's still going.
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