Velvet

Fixed those two little mistakes ^_^ thanks!

Ah yes, sorry, my bad, his name WAS Eclipse until it struck me how... unimaginative that was for him, instead I shall make the eclipse thing part of his character as it develops. Let me just fix that ^_^ I guess I forgot that bit was added in! ...Aaaand there we go ^_^ Fixed. Also, thanks for your kind words ^_^ It's probably because I'm an old hand at RPing, so I know the way character creation on this kind of forum works ^_^

Name: Saxum (Literal translation means a rock or stone, in latin) Named such by his parents, who expected him, as they did, to end up with a stone related vocation. The name still stands though, despite his choice of career, as his colouring is not dissimilar to that of flint, or certain other stones. Sex: Male Age: Young Stallion Species: Earth Pony Pelt Color: Simple shades of brown. (See picture for details) Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Reddish brown, medium length and somewhat scruffy. Eye Color: Orange Cutie Mark: A crescent, or mostly eclipsed moon, with a red rose in the centre. Physique: Medium-strong build, fairly normal for a male pony. Origin: Bareback Gulch Roleplay Type: Mane RP Occupation: Travelling florist/herbalist Motivation: To grow and share flowers with everyone who appreciates them as much as he does. He also enjoys the study of herbs and herbal remedies because he gets to help other ponies. Likes: Flowers, plants, peace and quiet, green lush landscapes, and being free to go wherever he wants Dislikes: Cities, crowds, staying in one place too long. Character Summary: Originally from the borderlands, born during a full eclipse of the moon in the settlement of bareback gulch. He was raised there by his parents, who both worked as miners in the town, faithfully staying through the ups and downs of the economy. He was expected to become the same as they, but for some reason, when he came of age to get his cutie mark, no matter what the efforts made to encourage it into being something related to mining, it just wouldn't happen. Time passed, and in the barren, sandy landscape of the town, Eclipse found himself growing bored... he felt something was missing. So, with permission from those he loved, he left his home to try and find whatever it was he was looking for. He wandered Equestria for a while, until he finally found himself in the heartland of Equestria, or, more specifically, the outskirts of the Ponyville area. Here he saw, for the first time in his life, masses of flowers... all colours and shapes. He had never seen anything like it, and it took him no time at all to start learning about them. By asking around the town, he quickly found out more about them than he ever had in the desert, with their limited ability to grow flowers. He managed to find a job easily enough, helping other ponies out with their gardens, learning all the time. During this time, he selected a patch of land just outside the town and gained permission to have it as his own. Rather than building himself a home, he made do with a simple tent, and spent his effort cultivating plants that he collected from the wild and planted there. The morning that his first ever rose bush bloomed, his cutie mark appeared, a rose, the same as the one he had grown, but with a crescent moon surrounding it, representing the eclipse that he was born under. Since then he has spent his time mostly travelling, searching for seeds and cuttings of rare and interesting flowers, and trading them. As such, he's a bit of a scruffy looking traveller most of the time, but he cleans up well when he stops off home in Ponyville or visits Bareback Gulch. He's not very well known though, even though he is growing in skill as a herbalist, because he spends so much time between towns, he hasn't had much time to bond with anypony. To Summarise that simply, he's a wanderer who owns a small patch of land outside Ponyville, which he does notspend much time in, usually he's off looking for seeds/plants or customers. Pictures: (Hope these work! Might have to tweak to get them working] His messy/dirty (During travel) self: And his neat (Staying in a town) self: [[i hope all this is okay, this is my first shot at this D: I checked everything and read all the rules, but I always get nervous the first time I do this on a new forum!]] [[EDIT: name changed to something more appropriate!]]

Hehe, I don't think of myself as artsy, I can draw people quite well, but ponies in the MLP style was rather a new thing for me XD the animating is a bit artsy too I suppose though ^_^ And yes indeed old thing, I personally am of the opinion that tea is certainly the most spiffing thing ever invented! And yes XD I bet rarity would love my name, too bad I'd get on better with Applejack! XD

Well Hi there y'all ^_^ So many replies so quickly! I hope to see you all around! MyLittlePonyTales: I've already done a good deal of reading around, the rules and application/RP information were the first things I looked at here ^_^ Got to make sure I know this stuff before I start posting after all! So don't worry about that ^_^ Thanks for all the useful links and info though! Elementum: No, I meant PS2, why would I need a PS3 AND an xbox360? ^_^ The PS2 was waaay better anyway in my opinion. And yes, as stated in my first post, I'm from Cornwall, England

About myself: I'm Velvet, a student from Cornwall, England. How did you hear about Canterlot.com?: Google How did you became a fan of FiM?: Well, it's hard to avoid all of the popularity and fans that the show has accumulated, so I thought I'd give it a watch, and I found myself enjoying it as a nice, well rounded world, with nice, enjoyable characters and style. My one favourite main cast pony?: AppleJack Hi everyone, I'm in university at the moment, studying Digital Animation, so I spend a lot of time at the computer. So I decided to join up here and follow one of my other favourite hobbies, writing. Usually I write more serious things, so I'm thinking of this as some gentle, lighthearted relief in a nicely established world. I'm looking forward to meeting you all and RPing with you! When I get time off from my course work, I enjoy a nice bit of gaming on PS2 or xbox360, or going swimming, if it's at a sociable enough hour of the day of course... pools still haven't seen sense and stayed open until 5am... someday they'll listen! (Kidding) I'm a cheerful person, always looking for friends and fun conversations, the only thing I'm not good at is introducing myself because it feels like I'm talking to myself, because I don't yet know anyone reading it. Does that make sense? Well... it does to me ^_^ Hope to meet y'all soon! -Velvet