I know I kind of failed on Dio's app the other day, but here me out here. We have never seen weapons as their own, as a tool of defense in MLP. We have seen them as sport, with fencing. We have even seen them for ceremonial usage. Now, even though we have seen various scary creatures that looks like they should need weapons to be subdued, (like dragons, manticores, changelings, ect.) you must look at it this way. There is always a better alternative to subduing opposing forces in MLP, than using force against them. The manticore in the series premiere is a perfect example of this. Mane 6 sees a manticore; and instantly runs at it. They were about to let him have it... but then, Fluttershy yells at them to stop, and then proceeds to treat the Manticore with love and kindness, instead of warfare. Point is... there is always a more peaceful/graceful way to solving threats, than fighting in MLP. Albeit that one exception at the S2 finale, but that conflict still lacked any sort of harmful weaponry. Remember, this is a social RP... So blades would be quite useless. You might be thinking now... how come the Guards carry weapons anyways? Well, that's just ceremonial. Just a show of honor and merit, in lieu of the times that they did use weapons for combat. Last thing, it is very weird for your OC to have any sort of equipment that isn't standard loadout. You might need to elaborate on why she has a short-sword besides the regular Spear/Pike as well. It could be some sort of specialization, like giving a sapper an additional spade. Or giving a medic-pony an additional med-pack. That is all I have to say, good luck with this app. And stay [colour=#daa520]Golden[/colour].