Soleirolia Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Roleplay Type: Equestria Mane RP.Name: Saffron Crocus.Sex: Female.Age: Young mare.Species: Unicorn.Coat Color: Dark beige.Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Saffron has a fairly long and curvy mane that reaches just down to her shoulders and flicks out a bit at the bottom. Her tail is long, sleek and wavy. Both her mane and tail are jet black.Eye Color: Lilac.Cutie Mark: A lilac saffron flower lying on top of of a pile of powdered dark-red spice.Physique: Saffron is very slender and tall, and cares very much for her own physical health.Origin: Fillydelphia, although she travels all around Equestria.Occupation: Seller of rare, exotic spices, herbs and rare flowers.Motivation: To assist other ponies in spicing up their home cooking and their homes with the items she sells, and to add even more flavour and spice to life in Equestria.Likes: Very exotic flowers, fine cuisine and solitude.Dislikes: Anything considered "normal" or "ordinary", fashion and most sweet food.Character Summary:History: Saffron was born in Fillydephia with neither brothers nor sisters. From an early age, she showed an avid interest in her parents' flower shop and began assisting them around the same time she started school. During her school life, Saffron was rather unpopular for reasons she never quite figured out. Fortunately, this popularity didn't last when her parents moved to Manehatten to further advertise their business.Parents: Her parents were quite well-known for their trade in rare and expensive flowers. Saffron's mother, Snow Crocus (formerly Snow Drop), had always had an affinity for flowers and a fine talent in arranging them in extravagant displays. Saffron's father, Dutch Crocus, was less interested in the flower arranging and more interested in the value of flowers. He had a knack for deciphering just how rare a flower was, and he always knew where to find the rarest ones.Cutie Mark Story: Saffron was a filly, helping her parents set up their new shop in Manehatten. Since she had been doing this for some years now, it started to bore her. Saffron's parents were quite pushy, and kept pestering her to discover her Cutie Mark. Annoyed at their constant nagging, Saffron 'accidentally' knocked over her mother's favourite preserved flower in an act of defiance. After the vase had smashed on the floor, she noticed a small purple flower lying amongst the rubble. It matched her eye colour exactly, which just happened to be her favourite colour at the time. Using her innate unicorn telekinesis to lift it onto the counter, Saffron investigated it. It was a fairly small flower, and inside it had two long crimson stigmas. She grabbed her father's flower identification manual and began to flick through the pages in order to find out the name of this wonderful flower. Its name was "saffron crocus". Her own name. Reading on, she discovered that it contained one of the most precious spices in the world. Saffron was amazed that she shared a name with such a precious ingredient in some extremely expensive dishes. Reluctantly, she took a small sniff of the deep red stigmas in the saffron flower. It smelt divine. She began to wonder why she hadn't figured this out or been told about such wonderful things before. Instead of continuing her parents' business, Saffron instead decided to find and sell such wonderful spices once she became old enough to run her own business. It was that exact moment in her parents' flower shop that Saffron gained her cutie mark: a lilac saffron crocus atop a pile of crimson spice.Flaws: At first, Saffron had the wrong business approach. Nobody was even considering buying from her due to how she tried to sell. Having learned from her father that time is money, she had little in the way of grace and patience to potential customers. She tried to rush them into buying items that she didn't even attempt to explain, having the preconception that all of them already knew about spices.Personality: Saffron is considered to be very stuck-up. She is also quite reclusive, and doesn't really like company. That isn't to say that she can't be nice, for she has a very kind side to those that are perseverant enough to try and make friends. Due to her early involvement in her parents' business, Saffron had little friends and often thinks that she doesn't need them. Another personality quirk that she possesses is that she is very obsessive, often ignoring people simply to lecture them about spices and herbs in food, and flowers for decoration. She may seem to be greedy at times, but that ties in with her rich home life and how accustomed she is to the finer things in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flutterscotch Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Separated at birth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soleirolia Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 ...Well, no prizes for guessing who's feeling particularly stupid for not checking this beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flutterscotch Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 ...Well, no prizes for guessing who's feeling particularly stupid for not checking this beforehand.NO PRIZES! I LOVE No-prizes.But it's OK, you can leave her if you want. They're two pretty different characters other than the cutie mark, and it might lead to some comedic mistaken identity some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Hi there, Soleirolia!This is a very strong application!Good character development, well written, well thought out.You might want to expand the cutie mark story a little. You have described the scene vividly, but when exactly did she get the cutie? As she sniffed the flower? Afterwords when she had that point of realization? Did it happen later? The timing is not exactly clear as it presently reads.Other than that minor thing, the app looks solid to me! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soleirolia Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Edited because I wanted it to be even more solid. I hope that clears it up a little bit~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Good work! I do like this application!I'll recommend it for Senior RP staff to move it along in the process! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetSombra Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 I think this app is pretty much just where it needs to be - it's cute and well explained, without overdoing anything.Stamp'd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soleirolia Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Oh, thank you! I just need one more stamp to be able to RP now, right? I think that's the protocol, from what I've heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoswirl Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Once you get the stamp that says canterlot, it doesn't need any further approval. Once this is moved into the accepted apps area, and your profile lists you as a Roleplayer, you're free to RP. :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soleirolia Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Yay~! I best get thinking... time to turn on the creativity tap and put a bowl underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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