Alkali

Alright. I'm considering this RP to be a bust, but not the whole thing. My current plan is to restart with everyone who is still interested already on board, with the ship somewhere in the mountains near Stalliongrad. My attention span, and general other distractions, willing, I should have the first post up by the end of next week. Also, distractions and other obstacles willing, I'll be on IRC more often to talk. I really am sorry for letting this droop and slump and tumble, but I hope to fix that here soon.

*waves to his roommate before poofing*

"Well, that shouldn't be too hard to do. We're gonna need at least one helper though." he said, looking around as they exited the port area. "Probably a mercenary of some kind, help us break into a near by REA base and steal a ship. Gonna want to find a mechanic...and, well, anything else would be useful too." he said, stretching his wings out a little. "I'm...not exactly welcome around the REA at the moment, so if you could scout out the base, I'll hit a tavern and see if I can't find anyone looking for some daring work." he told Plank, smiling and giving him a wink. "We'll be back in the air looking for a suitable place to make a long term pirate base in no time, you'll see."

It was a brisk fall day in Stalliongrad. The airship dock was fairly quiet for the day, until a small craft started it's way in. Anyone with any recognizable training could see that there were issues with said ship, as it landed hard upon the ground, skidding to a rough stop against one of the docking moors. On the outside the ship looked fine as a pegasus and an Earth pony disembarked, the air bag starting to deflate as they walked away, the body of the airship slowly falling apart.

The pegasus looked back, wincing a little bit. "Hrm...well that's not good." he said, looking over to his first mate. "Looks like we need a new ship." he told him, looking around. "Something with a little more..strength to it. Not like we got in any boarding actions on that one...though there was that mountain."

This has the captain's seal o' approval.

Chunky history edit, changed the drink preference, and gave you guys an alternate cutie mark if the good old Jolly Rodger is too dark for you guys. Here's hoping it helps out a lot, especially given the news that at least one of the crew has been accepted.

Marking this final so I can finally get some opinions/criticism on this character. Here's hoping he's not too bad.

Medic is best medic. Captain approved

Roleplay Type: Mane RP primary

Name:Swash Buckler

Birth Name: Windy Nimbus

Sex: Male

Age: Stallion

Species:Pegasus

Eye Color:Teal

Coat Color:Dapple Grey

Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: dark steely blue wild mane and tail. His mane is usually held out of his eyes with his goggles when not in use.

Physique:Lean

Cutie Mark:Jolly Rodger

Origin/Residence:Stalliongrad, lives on his Ship, The Freedomwing

Occupation:Adventurer, Sky pirate, Treasure Hunter, and General Ne'er Do Well (read Distraction for the Guard and Knights)

Motivation: Adventure, freedom, and treasure!

Likes: (optional) Clouds, chance, gambles, challenges, Spiced Cider, treasure, being a general pain in the flank for the police/guard/knights/whatever, music (especially dubtrot and classical, as weird as that is)

Dislikes: (optional) Jail, boredom, staying in one place too long, daises as a food.

Character Summary:

History – Born in Cloudsdale, like a lot of pegasus ponies, Windy Nimbus quickly fell in love with romanticized pirate tales written about in books and comics. It would remain a passion and love of his through out school, ship to ship warfare and sword fighting becoming two of his best subjects, especially once his cutie mark came in. Joining the Royal Guard for a short time after gaining his mark and graduating flight school, looking for adventure and a place to best utilize his talents in sword play and what he called 'natural navigation', known to others as 'getting lost and still somehow getting to where he wanted to go.'

He soon learned he wasn't a fan of authority. His exit from service was likely one of the most unique, stealing a small airship that didn't require much to man. Over the course of a couple months, Windy, now known as Swash Buckler, would run into many of his now crew, including First Mate Gangplank, whom he saved a few days out from his home of Gallopaus (to be edited as soon as I look up his bio). Somewhere around Stalliongrad he saved the life of his Lookout and Boarding leader, Grandya Silentalon. One other event happened along the way, and his proudest moment yet: Stealing the SS Freewing from the guard. In quite the stroke of coincidence, the ship he chose to steal turned out to be the first one Gangplank had made, giving the First Mate and the Captain an edge. His time in Stalliongrad has so far introduced him to Medical, his ship doctor, Tinderbox, ship tinkerer, and Martel, a mercenary.

The Freewing itself is a decently large airship, armed with several ballistae who's sole job is to fire grappling bolts at opposing ships/towers/docks/what ever the captain feels need to be grappled. The ship's crew area can easily support 20, and as much as 30-40 at max if need be, if everyone takes sleeping shifts. The Freewing moves partly thanks to a magically fueled steam engine, a pair of experimental 'drive propellers' which can changed as much as 45 degrees either way. The rest of the ship's maneuverability comes from Swash's and Gangplank's magic abilities, specifically the pegasus's gentle control over the wind, as learned from his father. It is kept aloft by a blimp-style balloon, made from some tough materials to help it survive rough weather and harsh landings, though it's not completely indestructible.

Parents – His father worked as a foreman for the department of the Weather Factory that dealt with winds, and his mother was a home maker. They are....not sure what to think of their son's decisions so far.

Cutie Mark Story – What is your pony's Cutie Mark? When/how did they get it? What does it mean to them? What does it mean to other ponies?

His cutie mark, while cliche, is perfect for him: a Boat wheel and crossed cutlasses. He discovered it while getting some sword lessons from a friend of his father's who was in the Royal Guard. To him, it's a sign that he's meant for adventure, and to others, it means he's possibly trouble, though what kind is hard to tell.

Flaws/Fortes –

While his skills cover a wide range of pirate activity, he's still a little on the wet side. While he hasn't been thrown in jail yet, he is still working on his leadership skills and plotting skills, to avoid his first major near failure: his actual swiping of the Freedomwing, which nearly ended in him ramming the ship into the castle, among other things. He knows that he'll need a right proper crew before he can truly call himself a Pirate Captain, though he's quite pleased with the group he's gathered. His primary skills are close quarter combat, rope swinging, and certain other daring do. Thanks to his dad's position in the Weather Factory, he also as a good grip on pegasus wind magic, but it's not as developed as if he had worked there from the beginning.

Personality - Swash is a brash pegasus, and would be considered an anarchist if it wasn't for the fact that he knows that every group needs a leader of some kind. He's friendly otherwise, and enjoys his drink. His crew will always come first though, and he will never betray them

Crew Relationships:

Grandya Silentalon: Lookout and practically second mate, Swash saved her life as told in her app, helping nurse her back to health afterwards. He sees her as a good friend and trusted crew member.

GangPlank: First mate, and first crew member. Was saved from a shipwreck when leaving his home island.

(More to be done when it's not almost 2AM)

Hello Alkali!

When I first read your name, I thought it was 'Akali' leading me to believe you were a League of Legends player. Are you?

Also, I check tumblr every five minutes waiting for all the ponies I follow to update, haha. I absolutely adore Tumblr ponies.

Welcome to Canterlot! I hope you enjoy your stay.

Thanks, and I guess you could call me a VERY casual player.

And thanks to everyone else. I'll definitely try out the IRC...if I can get on it with mibbit.

Thanks!

About myself.: Name: Alkali Burst

How did you hear about Canterlot.com?: Looking for MLP RP websites on Yahoo

How did you became a fan of FiM?: I

My one favourite main cast pony?: Twilight Sparkle

About myself.: Name: Alkali Burst

How did you hear about Canterlot.com?: Looking for MLP RP websites on Yahoo

How did you became a fan of FiM?: I'd..uh...rather not say. Bit of a shady part, that

My one favourite main cast pony?: Twilight Sparkle

Hey there! Just found the site today, thought it looked pretty cool and well kept! I'm a frequenter of a pony chat, and was looking for someplace to stretch out the legs of this character I came up with, same named as me.

As for me personally, I'm a desert pony, in the South West of the USA. I'm an avid fan of Table Top RPGs, Firefly, Shadowrun in general, and several other things that would take me way to long to think of off hand.

I honestly don't want to go into how I found FiM, because I think it'd color me something I'm not, so please leave it alone.

I'm a big fan of several of what you'd probably call 'tumblr ponies', and I'll probably make a freeform RP involving the idea that Tumblr weakened dimensional borders or something.

So..that's about it, unless you guys want to know what ships I sail, or more about the Character Alkali Burst.