Sunspot Sayer [Final]

[WillowWing]

I don't want him to raise any arguments about technology in Equestria... His inventions really aren't that fancy.

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Roleplay Type: World of Equestria RP

Name: Sunspot Sayer

Nickname(s): Sun, Sunny, Spotty

Sex: Male

Age: Young stallion

Species: Unicorn

Eye Color: Soft blue

Coat Color: Brown

Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Mane: Short, yellow with lighter yellow streaks that hangs over one eye slightly; Tail: Same color as the mane, no real style but very full/big; Markings: Yellow splotches on shoulders, ears and just above the hooves, yellow freckles on the bridge of the nose/snout

Physique: Slightly taller than average, thin. Since he has lived in Stalliongrad his whole life, he has a slightly shaggy coat, with longer hair around his hooves. (Much like a Clydesdale.)

Cutie Mark: Two gears meshed together

Origin/Residence: He has a permanent residence in Stalliongrad, but often travels to Canterlot to visit friends and stays for a few weeks at a time.

Occupation: Uses magic to make and assemble little clockwork gadgets that he sells when he needs money.

Motivation: To build amazing inventions that make him well known around Equestria.

Likes: Making things, cooking, hot chocolate, classical music

Dislikes: Hot weather, long walks, fighting, large crowds

Character Summary: Sunspot is extremely shy around large crowds or loud noises. He often spends days locked away in his house making little clockwork toys and gadgets, which he sells once he has too many. The cold suits him, and he likes being outside, but long walks or excessive exercise tires him out very quickly and he gets the sniffles a lot.

When he's not feeling overwhelmed, however, he greatly enjoys meeting new friends a few at a time, especially those with different interests than him. He has a thirst for knowledge, and loves to hear about different hobbies and jobs other ponies have that he wouldn't be able to really get a feel for from just reading a book. Sometimes he journeys around Equestria looking for interesting and beautiful things to learn about, and he greatly enjoys seeing new places. (Though nothing replaces his home in Stalliongrad.)

Sun is generally happy-go-lucky, and always tries something several times before he admits defeat. He is definitely more intellectual than physical, and is considered very smart, though he didn't do terribly well in school because of personal issues (to be described in the 'background' section). It's hard to find a problem or puzzle that he can't work out, and it usually doesn't take him very long. His magic, though not extraordinarily strong, is a little above average.

Sun is slowly getting used to the fact that he has grown up to be a tall, good-looking young stallion, but he is still quite self-conscious and doesn't like standing out.

Background: Sunspot grew up in Stalliongrad with both parents. He lived a normal childhood (foalhood?), but was often bullied and picked on because he was skinny, small and smart, which hindered his schooling and left him with lasting self-confidence issues. Once he was old enough to live on his own, he went immediately to Canterlot because he had wanted to live there since he was just a little foal. However, he found that the climate and crowds at Canterlot were not at all to his liking, and he much preferred the cold climate and quiet at Stalliongrad, so he moved back and set up a small house and workshop. He still visits his friends in Canterlot, often staying there for several weeks, sometimes months, at a time. He still has a great relationship with his parents and often visits them when he is not off looking for inspiration or staying with friends.

Sun has loved reading since he was young, and spends as much time as possible getting his hooves on new books. There is little he loves more than curling up on a cold day with a fuzzy blanket and a good book.

Sun's Cutie Mark- Sun got his Cutie Mark quite late, in his last year of school. He was given the chance to do some metal and gear working for a school project and loved it, more than anything he had ever done before; it was quiet and involved, and gave him time alone to think. As he was building something small, just for his project, he began coming up with concepts and ideas for bigger inventions, things he thought would improve and make life easier for other ponies; now he wants nothing more than to become known around Equestria for his inventions. He received his Cutie Mark, two meshed gears, the last day of school, when he presented the finished project to his class.

Sun's Name- Sun's parents named him because of the yellow splotches that stood out so well in contrast with his dark coat. He also had a 'sunny disposition' as a foal, which added validity to his parents' name choice.

[Bramble Rose]

Greetings! This seems a good, well thought-out character. I would ask a few extra little things to help flesh him out.

1: To have a character who almost always stays in his house and tries to avoid other ponies ... how are you intending to RP with him? What 'hooks' are there that will draw him out of the house and drive him forward to meet other ponies and enjoy their company?

2: With his cutie mark story - cutie marks aren't just 'special talents,' they represent some element of a pony's personality. What did Sunspot realize about his own personality and what drives him, when he got his cutie mark? Is it the "it was quiet and involved, and gave him time alone to think" that he realized he valued?

[WillowWing]

Thanks~! I filled out the personality and Cutie Mark story a little more. I was focusing too much on how he acts abnormally, as opposed to how he is most of the time. : P

I hope it's better now! : D

[WillowWing]

Changing this to final 'cause I really can't find anything to change. He's not that special really...

[Armony]

[WillowWing]

o3o Unexpected, but awesome~ Thanks a bunch!