//------------------------------// // Character List // Story: Equestria: A Flux Tale // by Star Sage //------------------------------// I will update this as I move the story along. Currently, it mostly contains main characters, as well as OC's that I'm using so everyone can get to know them a little better. Anyway, the list. Ponies not Aligned with the Professor OoOoO Name: Octavia Species: Earth Pony Cutie Mark: A purple treble clef Coat Color: Ash Gray Mane Color: Dark Grey Special Talent: Music. Octavia is a prodigy of music, and with any stringed instrument, from the Cello to the Viola, she’s a master. Personality: A bit snooty, according to Vinyl, but that’s a perfect fit for the Canterlot elite with whom she was raised. Still, she does have a soft side, and is probably the kindest pony next to Fluttershy. Bio: Octavia is the second born of a second born family of Canterlot Elite, and as such, was never one very noticeable to her family as a whole. Mostly she seemed to always blend into the background, and never tried to stand out. She even attended a public school, which was the scandal of her parents’ life, which they avoided talking to others about it. Not that she was happy there herself, with many of the young ponies picking on her for being elite without the trappings of one. In an effort to gain a weapon, the young filly joined the strings group of her school, figuring she could hit some of the worst offenders with her new cello, which she’d picked solely for its size. After a particularly devastating performance, during which she’d blown a major solo, her interest in the instrument peaked, and within a few weeks of practice, it was obvious that she had a talent for music when she tried, which led to her soon being first chair in the strings section of her school, able to play any instrument she chose. Such talent brought her acclaim, and a position in an ensemble that played only for the elites, leading to a fateful night at the Grand Galloping Gala, where a certain pink pony convinced her to lead her band in an old foal’s song, which, in turn got Celestia to ask her to take part in a certain project she was putting together involving a new invention called radio. What followed was her relationship with Vinyl, which is one of a reluctant comrade, who tries to inject reason into Vinyl’s madness, fails, and then just laughs at the results. She’s a true friend to the pop pony, though, and would never think of betraying her trust. In turn, Vinyl has proven that she’ll always have Octavia’s back, even if she sometimes sets fire to their place of business. OoOoO Name: Vinyl Scratch(A.K.A: DJ Pon-3) Species: Unicorn Pony Cutie Mark: Musical Note(Backwards double quaver) Coat Color: White Mane Color: Blue with a slightly whiter streak down the middle she swears is natural. Special Talent: Music of the modern variety. She’s a pop pony, and a common sight at raves, as well as the best disk jockey Equestria has ever known(The fact that that list is only seven names long does not deter her) Personality: Outgoing, would be how she describes herself. Insane, self-destructive, and sometimes just plain evil is how Octavia describes her. The human would say she’s a blast to party with, even if she needs to learn to when shut her mouth. Bio: Vinyl has always been wild. From the first day of school, when she somehow got her whole class in detention, to her middle school, where a certain event ended with police, firefighters, and a small wing of Wonderbolts stopping by. Still, she never really hurt anypony, and for the most part, her rebellions were merely words, rather than ones of violence, save an incident here and there. Her earliest, and really only true friend until Octavia was Spitfire. Yes, the current Captain of the Wonderbolts, the glorious symbol of the monarchy is best friends with the very incarnation of chaos and dysfunction herself. Still, the two are close friends, and Spitfire will always have Vinyl’s back in the worst situations. It was some of this dysfunction that caused the young Vinyl to discover her passion for music, specifically the discs, which when she moved them while playing, causing new sounds to be produced. She soon become Equestria’s first Disc Jockey, to be followed by many more who were impressed with what she did. One of those she impressed turned out to be Celestia, who called her in for a performance, and then offered Vinyl a position at K-Colt, Equestria’s first radio station. This would end up being Vinyl’s defining role for her career, getting guests from the far corners of her nation, from the Princesses, to the paupers, and everything in between, with her ever faithful co-host, Octavia always at her side. OoOoO Name: Spitfire Species: Pegasus Pony Cutie Mark: A lightning bolt made of fire Coat Color: Yellow Mane Color: Yellow with orange lining, makes her look like she’s on fire, no matter what angle you look at her from. Special Talent: Flying, both with speed and precision, as well as raw power. Last recorded Wing Power was high twenties, with her claiming during missions she can push it to mid-thirties. Personality: Brash, but tempered with the wisdom that comes from being a leader in any group she's in, she’s everything the Princess looks for in a Wonderbolt. She’ll be the first to jump into a fight if time is of the essence, but otherwise will try and study a situation first, to determine the best way to work something out. Bio: From a young age, it was obvious that the young pegasus was going to be a Wonderbolt. Even before the usual training at Cloudsdale, she was a talented flier, buzzing around even other adult pegasi, and constantly impressing her friends, including a young Vinyl Scratch, who was the one to see her off to the young fliers training. It was during training that Spitfire learned the most important lesson of her life, because after her sixth week, she was called home when Vinyl had hurt herself trying to fly like her friend, and Spitfire was shown that she had an impact on others’ lives, and she had darn well make it a good one. That drive to make everypony around her the best they could be got her noticed, and tapped to be a Bolt. Many years on the force, she developed into the best of the best, and led the Elite Squad in some daring maneuvers, including saving a town from a raging beast once. During said monster vanquishing, the Wonderbolt encountered the Professor for the first time, and due to events that involve a bar, and an amount of liquor that would have killed a horse, the two ended up in a short relationship. Currently, she holds the rank of Captain, in the Wonderbolts, which means she commands her own squad, and is only two ranks from the top, a position she does not ever intend on going for, as it prevents her from doing what she loves, flying. She is first among the Princesses’ Elites though, and usually selected for dangerous tasks, be they protecting a population from monsters, or from one particular purple unicorn. OoOoO Name: Glimmer Strike, referred to as ‘The Captain’ Species: Earth Pony Cutie Mark: A flash of light, basically a star shape that glows gold slightly Coat Color: Natural color is rust red, almost brown, though he’s often wearing the Armor that changes him to ebony black as a unicorn, or ivory white as a pegasus. Mane Color: Same as Coat Special Talent: He’s a fighter, and he was born as one. His cutie mark shows that he’s quick on the uptake, and that his mind moves like a flash of light, quickly taking in all the details, and then coming up with a plan. It’s this ability, to think quickly, that gave him his position as Captain of the Guard. Personality: A bit rough around the edges, he’s mostly a good pony, and knows the laws, both those of Equestria and other nations he’s visited while guarding Princess Celestia. He’s a fair stallion, but has opinions that sometimes differ from his liege ladies, which he’ll give voice to, but never act on if they’ve decided otherwise. Bio: He was born the third child in a family of five, making him the youngest of the bunch. The other two, the oldest a unicorn mare and the middle another male earth pony, who were five years, and two years older than him respectively. Their parents, a famous Royal Guard Mare, and a simple unicorn smith, were happy as any parent could be. However, since Royal Guards could only be Earth Ponies, due to their armor, the mother tended to force the two boys to be like her, while the smith tended to push the daughter to be like him, each showing their children the way of their craft. The made it all the harder to take when the unicorn mare turned to dance instead of the forge, taking up life as a moderately famous dancer, and one of the colts took to the forge. Still, the parents, despite pushing, were happy to see their children grow into their talents, and they both worked to shape them into fine ponies, with the sons soon taking positions at the palace, while the daughter was on the road, showing her moves to ponies and others all over the land, with many saying she would become a star in a few years. Sadly, that destiny, along with three lives, was cut short when some Belkan’s, lizards who lived in the north, attacked the village where they were staying. The smith and guard used their crafts well, despite advancing age, and with assistance from their daughter and her quick movements, were able to ensure that everypony got to safety, and slayed all the attackers, wiping the clan from the world. Unfortunately, they had taken many cutes, and the lizards tended to poison their weapons. Today, they’re buried in the Royal Cemetery, with the brothers visiting their graves once a month, both to meet with each other, and to see that their rest goes undisturbed. OoOoO Name: Silver Hammer Species: Earth Pony Cutie Mark: A Silver Hammer Coat Color: Dull white Mane Color: Ash gray Special Talent: He’s a master smith, able to forge almost anything made of any material in the heat of his forge. Even things that need to be made using magic are not above his skill, though obviously he needs help with the actual spell casting. Personality: A stallion of short words, and a gruff voice. Still, he’s not nearly as mean as his exterior makes him seem. He’s married to the flames of his work though, and can rarely be seen away from the forge. Bio: The brother to Glimmer Strike, Silver Hammer knew from a young age that he was destined for the forge of his father, rather than the field of battle of his mother. Not that she realized this, and it took him many tries to convince her that his hammer was destined to create, rather than to destroy. He did eventually make it clear to her. Once she saw that making weapons and tools made him happy though, she threw her support behind him one hundred and twenty percent. Which made it all the harder for the master smith when his mother, father, and older sister was taken from him. Not that you’ll hear him talk of it much. Like his brother, this is merely a single event that helps to shape the pony he is, nothing more. It doesn’t even make him mad at the Belkans anymore, as the tribe that did the deed is completely extinct, and he knows his father would not like him to hold that grudge. So he forges ahead, to make the thing that keep ponies safe. OoOoO Name: Frazzle Dazzle Species: Unicorn Pony Cutie Mark: A ball of yarn made of gemstones with a crotchet needle in it Coat Color: Light Blue Mane Color: Light Purple Special Talent: A master of yarn craft, can make you anything from an outfit, to a toy, to a simple decoration for your home. Personality: Flighty is the best word to describe this unicorn. Her thoughts don’t tend to travel in a straight line, and even when they do, one can sometimes find oneself getting off at random stations on the trip. Still, she’s a good mare at heart, and never purposefully does anything to hurt another’s feelings, and just tries to have fun. Bio: She’s lived in Canterlot all her life, and learned her skills in her family shop. Beyond that, she’s done nothing, just crotchet and play with friends, which did include a certain purple unicorn filly, whom her father gifted with a smarty pants doll, but she barely remembers that, since she actually had a lot of friends back when she was younger. After she found her talent spell though, which allowed her to turn gems from simple accessories, into the yarn out of which she could make things, she’s thrown herself into her work. Older now, and in charge of the shop due to her parents passing, she’s well adjusted, and enjoys her work. She’s also banned from every bar in Canterlot due to an attempt while drunk to cover the castle in yarn that took over four days to clean up completely. The Princess(Luna was still away at the time) was quite amused by her antics, and actually paid the unicorn for her efforts, before issuing the above decree that prevents a repeat performance. OoOoO Name: Applebee Species: Earth Pony Cutie Mark: A stack of bits Coat Color: Lime Green Mane Color: Same as Coat Special Talent: Numbers, specifically, the number of bits in a bank. She’s always had a head for business, and with that, she can do many a trick to keep things in balance. Personality: Described as stingy by most ponies, a trait she freely admits too, seeing it as a skill, she’s a bit tight where money’s concerned, and to her, money concerns everything. Bio: Lord Chamberlain, due to the fact the position generally went to a male pony, for at least the last ten years, not much is known about her history. She doesn’t discuss it, nor does she seem to have any stories to tell. For her, the present is all that matters, and that present is making sure the Princesses’ money isn’t wasted. She is still the best organizer in the business though, and is one of many reasons why she hasn’t been given the boot for being rude, or offering suggestions that are just this side of being evil. Her ability to keep the affairs of the kingdom straight is unmatched, and she’s usually the one overseeing decisions made by the Princesses, from high level appointments, to goods shipping between areas. DawnChaser and his Apprentices OoOoO Name: DawnChaser Species: Unicorn Cutie Mark: A book with gibberish writing in it, slightly yellowed pages, brown cover, and a built in red book mark. Coat Color: Dark Purple Mane Color: Bright Orange Special Talent: Eidetic Memory, if he reads it, he remembers it. Personality: Described as flighty by most, he’s always taking in the details of the world, and tends to leap forward in his though train a bit faster than other ponies. He’s a good natured stallion though, and will help out when it’s required, and it doesn’t interfere with his research. Bio: The only colt to a pegasus pony weather warden and an earth pony house wife, he’s what one would call, the weird spawned of average. He earned his name by always reaching towards the rising sun in the morning, causing his mother to say he was always chasing the dawn, which amused his father enough to make it his name. Still, a name isn’t everything, and it was discovered that the little unicorn had almost no actual magical ability. Probably a result of having no known unicorn relatives, meaning his magic blood was too thin to be a great one. Not that that stopped the little guy, who, when he was being tutored in magic by a family friend, often did things that surprised the tutor. It was this lateral method of thinking about magic that resulted in him taking a test normally reserved only for those with a lot of potential, that being the test to get into Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns. He passed all the tests, from levitation to knowledge with ease, due to his memory, and then was confronted with the worst of the lot, hatching a phoenix egg. This was usually the make or break test, and one that few of the foals could ever pass, to weed out those who couldn’t make the grade at the school itself, and it was believed, by both testers and even his parents, that he couldn’t pass. Rather than use a huge burst of magic to hatch the egg though, which was the ‘correct’ answer, he layered smaller spells on it, and got the bird to come out of her shell. Celestia, who’d been passing thru, was actually impressed with his ingenuity, and told the exam unicorns to pass him, allowing the young DawnChaser to not only meet the one who brought the dawn, but to enter an environment that would push him to his limits, and later, to earn his cutie mark during a crazy weekend of studying which showed him his talent was reading. It’s also here that he met his mentor, Star Light, a unicorn of great power, who saw the potential in the little colt’s way of building spells. The two eventually became close, and when his father passed, and he saw his mother starting to slip into depression, DawnChaser pushed his mentor and mother together, eventually resulting in the pair marrying. Later, as he gained a position among the Magisters, the unicorn counterpoint to the Wonderbolts, his mother gave birth to a foal, named Trixie, who took her father’s last name of Lulamoon, and went on to show she took after him in magical potential too, far outstripping her older brother several times even as a child. The siblings developed a rivalry from there, each trying to come up with the best trick, which in turn led to DawnChaser becoming a researcher of anything magical. Normally a younger Magister was required to work alone, with only the older ones given apprentices, but at Star Light’s insistence, his step son was granted the right, and soon he was granted the right to take on more than one, when just having a single apprentice allowed him to develop a new spell in weeks, a process that normally took months, if not years. Since that time, he’s taken on many as his ‘apprentices’ most not even unicorns, some not even ponies, but all willing to learn from the stallion, some even willing to teach him something new, as his drive to be the best pushed him farther, creating spells like a cloning one, that made a perfect duplicate of a unicorn, or one that caused facial hair growth. It was around this time that his mother, and in a few months his step farther, passed. The event only hardened his resolve to be the best, rather than making him down, as he had Star Light’s final words to set himself the largest goal in Equestrian history, to overthrow the Princess(Soon to be Princesses), and take control of the nation, and the sky, for himself. Rather than be silent about this goal, he actually walked up to Celestia, and declared his intent. He was not the first unicorn to do so, and the Princess actually found it rather nice of him to tell her, before he did the thing she expected least from somepony who wanted to oust her from power. He asked her advice on how to accomplish the task. Now, Celestia was an immortal alicorn, and had seen much in her life, but a pony with DawnChaser’s skill, simply using a revolution against a goddess as a marker of his skill, rather than for power, was a first, and it amused her so much that she actually detailed the steps he would need to take, helping him come up with plans, and even helping him to word the contracts he would have his minions sign, some of which basically told the signatories to support him, if he ever succeeded in his goal. Thus is the story of DawnChaser, a pony with a big goal, a bit of an odd head, and a lot of heart, always taking time to explain to his apprentices any question they might have, and helping out where he can. Mind, he’s still flighty, and tends to create as many problems as he helps solve, but few ponies end up hurt when he’s around, and that counts for something. OoOoO Name: Deasly Species: Unicorn Cutie Mark: A series of three pony silhouettes, at three sizes, with the smallest being black, the largest being gray, and the middle one being in between. Special Talent: A spell that allows him to shrink himself, and others as well so long as they have a natural magic field. His spell never wears off, and must be removed by the unicorn himself, but he can feel those under the influence of the spell, and it provides some protection against the various circumstances one might find themselves in at reduced size. Including, but not limited to: Acids, Bases, Pressure (From being stepped on or otherwise crushed), Heat, Cold, and Electricity. Personality: His talent has always been for the details, and he’s actually very good at seeing the little things most ponies would miss. This makes him a great organizer, and he has the eye of an artist, able to reproduce images almost perfectly in his sketch pad, which he carries around with him everywhere. Bio: A pony born to an old house, his entrance into the Magisters has been planned since the day he was born. From an early age he was trained in the ways of magic, going over every little detail of many a spell, and working late nights. Perhaps that is what led to his talent of shrinking so he could get closer and work out the details. Though many of his family members see the spell as a bit of an oddity, others within the Magisters saw it as an opportunity. So it was that fresh out of the School for Gifted Unicorns that he was rushed towards Manehatten, and introduced to an eccentric instructor named DawnChaser. Knowing the unicorn professor by reputation, Deasly was apprehensive about working with him, but within a week of studying him, DawnChaser was able to replicate his spell, and a month after that, had worked out a growth spell, which impressed the stallion enough to stick with him. He’s since become one of DawnChaser’s regular companions, as his version of the shrink spell offers protections that had led to the good Professor acting just a little recklessly. While Deasly does sometimes mind getting put in danger, or getting eaten, stepped on, or any number of other things, he has to admit he learns a lot from his mentor, more than he’d learn from a class or any dusty old tome in a library. OoOoO Name: Tailfire Species: Earth Pony Cutie Mark: A Pony’s head, with a tiny pony in its mouth. Coat Color: Yellow Mane Color: Interestingly enough, his head is dark blue, but his tail is like his aunt Spitfire’s, with yellow center and orange outline, with the orange always on the edge no matter what angle you look at it from. Special Talent: An earth pony born to a family of pegasi, he’s always been the odd pony out of most things. At least, until his talent was discovered, and they shipped him off to school to learn how to make the best use of it. His talent would lend itself well to a doctor…in that his talent is getting eaten. No, seriously, it’s his talent. He discovered it while adventuring in the woods one day, thanks to a dragon. Not that he’s thrilled with the talent, but it has led him to an interesting life, mostly as a medic, and as a study of all things biology. Personality: A bit shy, or rather, reserved, which is not too odd considering his family is mostly showponies, including his father’s sister, Spitfire, current Captain of the Wonderbolts. Tailfire is most happy when he’s on his own, perfecting his knowledge of biology, and learning new things about the way living things work. Bio: His early life is not something he talks about, probably because, being an Earth Pony in a pegasus family wasn’t easy. However, his talent made it especially hard, as it was such an odd thing that even he couldn’t see its use at first. That was until he realized that his trip through the dragon(As well as a hydra, a giant minotaur, and a duck…don’t ask), gave him a level of knowledge of the inner workings of living things that usually only came from years of study. This would later lead to him getting tapped to join an interesting group, which included ponies of all three types, as well as a dog and a zebra among others, all working under a unicorn who was, to put it bluntly, completely bonkers. Still, he helped farther the earth pony’s knowledge of all things biological, and gave him an opportunity to not just learn, but to use what he’d learned for the good of all, including an outbreak of fever in zebra country he helped cure, and an infestation in the Tall Grass plains among the dogs. OoOoO Name: Pyromancer Species: Alicron(Believed to be pegasus by all but DawnChaser and the Princesses) Cutie Mark: Unknown, he never leaves the fire containment suit he wears. Coat Color: Unknown, See Above Mane Color: Unknown, See Above Personality: At first glance, he’s a pyromaniac, in love with fire, and always seeming to be just this side of crazy, but in reality, it was a façade. He was, in truth, quite shy, and anypony approaching him tends to send him into stuttering fits. Bio: Celestia’s colt…sort of. It’s a long story that involves planetary alignments, a shooting star, and more magic than Twilight could even understand, but suffice it to say Celestia and he are related closely. He’s actually the Alicorn of Fire, and wears at all times a special suit designed to contain his flames, lest they burn out of control and torch several acres of his ‘mother’s’ domain. His age is something even he’s not sure of, as he has periods of long sleep, which Celestia claims is normal for a growing Alicorn, their powers needing to be replenished, a process that took at least decades. Still, he knows he’s been around for at least one hundred years, remembering the nine-hundredth-annual Summer Sun Celebration. Celestia, for most of his life, has sheltered the colt, knowing that most would never accept him, and even if they did, it would only take one surge of emotion to cause a problem. Then she met DawnChaser, and after explaining what Pyromancer was to her, and asking him to take the young godling under his horn, she waved goodbye to him, as he learned in a few short years to do things she’d been trying to teach him for centuries. Then an accident happened, it was nopony’s fault, but still, she was a mother who had to banish her child for a year and a half, and suffice it to say, made DawnChaser wish he’d gotten off as easily. Still, the unicorn made up for it, making sure to either have the alicorn near him, or otherwise visit him in his banishment retreat, and even lobby for his sentence to be reduced, something a big event might allow, such as the need to study some strange magic, with an Alicorn present to contain it if it got out of control.