Edited version. Name: Valoren Seeker, or Val. Gender: Male Age: Stallion Species: Pegasus Pelt Color: Black Eye Color: Green Mane/Tail Color & Style: Extremtly jet black rockish in the front that covers abit of his left eye, and rockish in the back as well. His tail is spiked across the back, and has a streak of dark blue through it Cutie Mark: A silver sword embedded through a shield with the symbol of Canterlots army. He recieved this when he was a foal, when he was trying to find out what he was good at. Whilst in school as a foal, one of his friends was being picked on by the school bully. At first as a foal, he was rather timid and didnt want to get invovled so he wouldnt get hurt so he tried to ignore it. But when he saw the bully wouldnt stop, a feeling of valor entered him as he decided to invovle himself. Getting in the bullies way, he demanded he stop whats hes doing. When the bully didnt listen, Shadow popped him one in the nuzzle, pasicfing him which caused the bullies little gang of followers to disband. Having protected someone, Shadow blinked as a felt a strange sensation. Looking down, he saw his cutie mark but at the time didnt know what it ment. It would be sometime before he realized what he had to do. Physique: A powerful runners build with muscles. Residence: He has a small home withint Canterlot. He wanders from one place to the next, and seeks powerful opponents so he can become stronger. Occupation: Wandering Fighter, and Protector Motivation: To become the number one fighter in all of Equestria. He thought about joining the royal guard, but decided against it since he didnt want to join something where he would be told what to do, and when to do it. In order to better himself, and to live up to his cutie mark; he trains and travels from one place to the next, seeking powerful opponents to use as a lesson in order to proect others. Likes: Fighting, and Exploring. He desires friends as he's sadly never made friends that he could keep as being friends with. The reason of this is mostly because of his wandering nature, and how he fears is that if he befriends those in the sort of life he leads, that they'll get hurt because of him. Secerly, he desires to find love yet does not know how to show it. He loves adventure as well, and thirst for it all the time since he wishes nothing more then to go as many as possible. Helping others, it gives him a good feeling after he has done whatever he could to help out. Dislikes: Trouble. Having his trust broken, and betrayl. Character Summary: His father is a Captain of the royal guard to guard princess Celestia, whilst his mother is a teacher of the local school for other ponies. Born in Canterlot, Shadows father joined the Royal guard as a means to keep his family secure. Shadow at first wanted to become a guard like his father when he was a foal, but as he played with friends during games where he had to follow others, he discovered that he disliked taking orders, to almost an extreme sense. Deciding to strike out on his own, Shadow wandered away from Canterlot and into Evergreen Forest. Encountering monsters, and beast that sent him fleeing for his life; he discovered a lone deer that had gotten its hoof stuck in a root sticking out of the ground. A small sized dragon leared over it, eager to eat the lone creature. Feeling a sense of courage burst within him, Shadow charged towards the creature in rush as he kicked it as hard as he could at its nose. The shock of being attacked in such a manner, cause the dragon to flee as the deer freeded itself at last and fled the scene. That was when he realized what his cuite mark ment. The sword and shield. It was up to him to protect others, on his own terms. So, when he was old enough to leave, Shadow struck out on his own from Canterlot to explore Equestria, to help in protecting others and to become Equestrias number one fighter. Whilst that is the dream he aspires to live up to, the sword he understod ment for him to be able to become stronger and to fight otehrs, the shield ment he is supposed to be able to protect others. Which is why he trains, in order to become strong enough to protect what he cares about.