Stromstride [READY]

[BeGoneThots]

Roleplay Type: Full length, Canon.

Name: Stromstride Minerva Cloud

Sex: Female
 

Age: Mare 

Species: Unicorn

Eye color: Dark Emerald Green
 

Coat: Dark and Light gray patches with no distinct pattern
 

Mane/Tail: Blended White/Silver 
 

Physique: Lithe and toned, Strong without large amounts of muscle. Shoes permanently mounted to hooves via screws through the hoof and bones, magically deadened nerves prevent constant pain.

Residence: Transient, Mobile cart and tent.
 

Occupation: Mercenary, Body guard
 

Cutie Mark: Spear over Lightning Bolt
 

Unique Traits: Lightning mage, Tactically gifted. Stormstride sports a suit of armor the likes of which is different than Equestria. It was almost primal in its appearance. The plating on her flank was layered to resemble heavy dragon scales, where the front looks more like traditional heavy armor. Under this is a thick layer of goat fur and leather to act as an insulator against the weather. Under this layer is a chest, underbelly, back, and hind leg covering layer of thick chainmail. Around her neck was a set of dragon's teeth, pointed outward to act in a dual purpose.

 

The primary purpose is to protect her neck from incoming weapon's blows. Dragon teeth were chosen for their intense durability to chew through gemstones without breaking. The secondary purpose is to ensure that any pony that tries to grab her in a choke hold would have deep lacerations on their body from the attempt.

 

Rather than be made of the traditional steels or golden metals, Stormstride had the armor crafted from lighter but more reactive metals. It was also beset with multiple large crystals. Each was cut into round settings, and polished smoother than glass. The purpose was to hold the various enchantments for the armor.

 

Her armor is unique in that it is both for show as a display of their actual monetary wealth, but as well it serves the purpose to help her cast more difficult spells without draining herself. One large gem in the center of the chest plate acts as a sort of magical battery she charges up periodically due to dispersal of charge from lack of use. If needed she can rapidly draw the power from this gem before tapping her own magical reserves. 

 

While these enchantments are not impressive in power, they provide her a few advantages in combat. Simple things like making her armor lighter on her body, deadening the feeling of pain, and durability enhancement grant her a better chance of winning. The finishing touch to her armor is a solid black metal helm, mounted on each side with the horns of a mountain goat. It was designed to make her look more dragonic, which in her mind would instill fear in those she had to face. 

 

Her mastery of lightning magic is good, however anything other than the basics escapes her for all other forms of magic. She can use the simple spells all unicorns learn, however she devoted too much time to honing her lighting and forgot many of the more common place things of the day, such as multiple object levitation. She must focus on a single object to levitate it, and even then it wobbles. 

 

History: Stormstride was only 17 when her parents died. This left her in charge of her baby brother whom was only about 5. Stormstride tried to seek assistance but upon learning that her brother would be placed in a foster home, she took him and began a life of vagrancy, selling her magical skills in exchange for food and shelter. As she honed her skills, and trained her body she became exceedingly efficient at combat. She hired herself out to the highest bidder, often for less than publicly acceptable but still legal matters. Security jobs were her primary source of income, however being tough muscle and at times an intimidating messenger also fell into her list. Equestria had no end to ponies looking to hire some dumb muscle to stand guard over something trivial, and the nobility paid enough she could save up some coin. 

 

Stormstride had heard that in Maretonia, unicorns were more respected, especially the more powerful ones. Taking everything she could to sell, she garnered enough bits to afford passage across the seat for herself and her brother. Arriving was easy, and she immediately she pushed her weight around as much as she could. While it garnered her little more than trouble with the local magistrates, she did manage to impress upon one of the lesser nobility her prowess with lightning magic. She was hired on as a guard, and her brother given room and board. 

 

Stormstride worked that job for ten years, never really rising in rank but commanding the immediate respect of her co-workers. She was a problem solver. If a worker got out of line, she got them back in line. Her methods were often a bit more brutal than needed, but often garnered more lasting results than just hitting a pony with the butt of her spear. She would often force the offender into a position where they were publicly displayed as she berated not just their own efforts but made it clear she had no qualms with the thought of causing them serious physical harm. Her raised force and often vibrant magical displays frightened many a pony back into line until she was not looking at least. 

 

Stromstride spent all of her down time with her brother, improving his education and training. She was proud to see him grow into a rather large young stallion, and his talent for music made her smile when he played. She loved his most unusual style of working modern methods into classical pieces to create something she had never heard before. However, his need for more and more music pushed him to often desire to return to their home in Equestria. She expressed little displeasure at the idea in front of him. Secretly, she hated the idea of returning to Equestria. She had let the loathing in her heart stay there too long and it had formed a deep hatred of the whole country. She looked upon its system of rule and law as a falsified promise of hope. She did not want to return, however she wanted her brother to be happy, and thus promised him that when he was of age, they would return.

During the time between that and their return to Equestria, Stormstride worked harder. She saved up every scrap of money she could and purchased herself a brand new suit of armor. That done, she began increasing her time at work to ensure that she had enough wealth to care for her brother until she could secure new employment.

 

Once her brother reached the age of 18, she brought him back to Equestria at his insistence and has traveled with him as both family and personal body guard. She wears the armor often, displaying her lack of empathy with the Equestrians around her. She has, however, raised her brother to be open, and accepting of all ponies, especially the Equestrians she disdains so much because she does not want his heart to be as full of hate as her own. 

 

Character Personality: Calm, calculated, and rebellious. Disdaining of authority and the hierarchy it represents, she respects only her brother and coin. Her brother is both her moral pet and her concience. She has no pity and no guilt for most any other pony. Her own restraint is that she has mostly no issue with foals. 

Character Summary: Stormstride spares few words for ponies she has no business with. She looks upon all Equestrians, even other unicorns as part of the problem. She Has no respect for the princesses, though follows their laws for the majority of her life.

 

She holds no special considerations for friendships or love, and cares not about the machinations and festivals of the lands. Her sole gleam of joy is her little brother and his happiness. She longs to see him smiling constantly and thus puts in as much effort as she can bare to be "friendly" by faking a smile and making a show of how much she loves being in public.

 

In truth, she is ever on guard, and waits for no pony but her brother. She is semi-militaristic in her mannerisms when he is not present, blatantly ignoring all other ponies that attempt to speak to her unless they state clearly and plainly that they wish to hire her. 

 

Her preferred weapons are a thick wooden staff that has been highly varnished and polished, and a short curved sword made of black metal. The staff she uses more as a means to defend, where as her sword is purely for attack. She is unskilled in professional soldiering, however her unconventional combat methods can make her an even match for a single, average soldier in one on one combat. 

[RainbowFoxxy]

This is an interesting and combative character you have here! All seems to be in order for play in WoE. You have limited her power which is good, and have not claimed she is as strong as or strong than a princess in the magic department or anything like that. This being said...

 

 

Have fun!