Queen Chrysalis (Ready)

[Blueblood]

Roleplay Type:  World of Equestria
 

Name:  Queen Chrysalis
 

Sex:  Female
 

Age:  Adult
 

Species:  Changeling
 

Eye color:  Emerald Green
 

Coat/Chitin:  Jet Black in it's natural form
 

Mane/Tail:  The color is on the blue side of bluish-green, though it's a more of a mane-like substance than a true mane as such, capable of having holes in it, unless she brushes it out.
 

Physique:  Tall and slender in the legs; she thinks herself (quite justifiably!) to be the epitome of changeling feminine attractiveness.
 

Residence:  The Main Hive of the Leota
 

Occupation:  Queen of the Changelings
 

Cutie Mark: N/A
 

Unique Traits:  She is the utter master of the glamor magic of the changelings; able to imitate the appearance and mannerisms of any pony, though obviously the closer they are to her natural form, the easier the deception is to pull off.  There is no one in the Hive better at extracting Love, or any other emotion, from the other species of Equestria, and none more efficient at converting it into power.

She's also a good hoof at Hive Construction, able to create pods and tunnel material strong enough to hold even the more powerful types of ponies in a couple of hours.  Her suite of offensive magic is nothing to sneeze at either.  Altogether, her suite of abilities make her an imposing figure to deal with... if you even notice that she's there!

 

History:  There was a time before the Reign of Queen Chrysalis.  The Changelings had not been what you would call a proud people; indeed, they suffered from something of an inferiority complex.  After all, as they lived by absorbing love, but never doing so in their natural form, they tended to be subject to low self-esteem about their natural looks and abilities.  Changelings were especially good at sneaking and spying, and had set up quite an extensive harvesting network, but their leadership was weak, and tended to be de-centralized.  No great efforts to expand or take over places were undertaken, for so long a time as to make Equestria on the whole forget even about their existence.

 

But all that was about to change.  For, in the central Hive of the Leota, a new Queen had come of age.  This was Chrysalis, and she was a queen not content with obscurity and barely getting by on stolen love.  No, she had a vision for the changelings she led, one that involved them having quite a bit more power over those they harvested from, and considerably more pride in themselves.  This vision, combined with her charisma and (to their eyes) beauty, led all the changelings of the outer hives to fall under her sway.  They had never thought of themselves as great, but she did, which could inspire in them a loyalty bordering on fanaticism at times.

 

Her plan was as bold as her rise was swift.  She would lead the Hive to take over the realm ruled by Princess Celestia!  The opportunity was too good to pass up; the very Princess of Love was marrying a powerful unicorn in his own right, and the strength and power of their combined love could fuel an army.  And Chrysalis was only too happy to provide the army...

 

The Plan was perfect, and right up until the very end, it went off without a hitch.  Cadence was kidnapped and replaced; Shining Armor was placed under the Queen's spell, his love harvested and his magic drained.  Few agents were able to infiltrate the city before the shield rose, but outside the city, the whole army awaited its fall.  It all went right... until the arrival of that blasted Twilight Sparkle!

 

Trouble was, success had made the cold queen cocky.  She missed the cues, leaving Twilight suspicious.  True, she was able to successfully cast all aspersions back onto the lavender unicorn, leaving her isolated and alone in her suspicions, but Chrysalis just couldn't resist that one act of spite that went too far.  Instead of shoring up her deception with her 'future sister-in-law,' she took a gloating delight in confirming all of Twilight's suspicions after her friends would no longer listen to her, before sending her to the same prison in the Crystal Caverns that she had placed Cadence in.

 

From there, the whole perfect plan began to unravel.  Twilight was still strong enough to help Cadence escape, revealing Chrysalis' deception during the wedding ceremony.  Still undeterred and full of confidence, the Queen shattered Shining's Shield Spell and began the invasion.  And it still almost worked, too; the love harvested up to this point gave her power enough to defeat even Princess Celestia!  But once again, she got cocky, and made one last mistake: she forgot that the source of all her power, Love, was from two ponies other than herself.  And Love is always a renewable resource...

 

The blast of love which signaled an end to Chrysalis' plan was a huge setback, much larger than even the ponies might have anticipated.  Not only was the whole invasion force cast all the way back to the Badlands and Leota (with all the resulting dislocation, disorganization, and injury you would expect), but the whole Hive network of harvesters and spies was disrupted, partly from the Love Blast, and partly from the renewed awareness of the existence of Changelings among ponykind.  This one-two blow has left Chrysalis' hegemony over all the outer hives shaky, although her rule over the central Hive is still secure. 

 

Confidence in their new ruler dipped somewhat among the changelings, given the hyped invasion had failed and love was now short in their homeland.  But the vision that Chrysalis had imparted upon them was indelible in its effects.  No more would they be content to be mere skulkers and sneaks, whatever their ultimate destiny may prove.  For her part, the Queen is now seeking alternative means of building her Hive's power and raising up her people, not to mention securing her rule.  If out and out warfare isn't feasible, perhaps a front of diplomacy over a campaign of subversion might work...

 

Character Personality:  Chrysalis certainly wouldn't think of herself as a tyrant, and appropriately enough for a Queen of the Changelings, she seeks even more to be loved than feared by the changelings under her.  Though, if fear will get them to do what she wants, she has no qualms about using it.  She seeks to lead by inspiration and charisma, enjoying nothing more than the feeling of a crowd behind her, solid in approval of her plans for them.  In her own way, she genuinely cares for the welfare of those under her, as all her plans are ultimately meant for the betterment of the Hive as a whole.  Just don't think that because she's a patriot for her nation, she'll care a rap about yours!

 

On a personal level, she enjoys the feeling of towering over and dominating those she talks with, having all the power in the conversation.  She does, however, have a great respect for boldness among her subjects and subordinates; as such traits had to be encouraged in order for her own bold schemes to have any chance of getting off the ground.  She greatly enjoys the admiration of others, both of her power and her looks, which she is not afraid to use, either to further her ambitions, or just to tease.  Chrysalis knows that she can inspire attraction, and will often adopt a sultry manner just for the heck of it.
 

Character Summary:  The Changeling Hives never had so ambitious a ruler, so determined in her plans, so ruthless in her pursuit of them, nor able to inspire loyalty like her.  

[RainbowFoxxy]

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