Griffon Gaston [Final]

[TheCustodian]

Roleplay Type: World of Equestria

Name: Gaston

Sex: Male

Age: Young adult

Species: Griffon

Eye colour: Blue

Feathers: Red

Mane/Tail/Markings colour & Style: Black and Brown

Physique: Well built, a little larger than his sister (Roughly the size of a barge). You'd be hard pressed to find someone half as manly... For there's no one as burly or brawny, (If he could give them away hed have biceps to spare). Not a bit of him's scraggly or scrawny. Perfect, a pure paragon. Has quite a thick neck. Never has Gaston met another griffon with a thicker one. Lastly every last bit of the griffon is covered in hair (or feathers)

Origin/Residence: Talonpolis, Now residing in Canterlot

Occupation: Spoiled Brat? Protege? Hunter?

Motivation: To eventually be ambassador and replace his father.

Likes: Females, himself, anything that would boost his ego, hunting, parties, Eggs (eats about 4 dozen a day... Er, make that 5, hes grown up now)

Dislikes: Being beaten. Others who don't think hes all that. Those beneath him, his sister, 'boring things', being upstaged, thinking (A dangerous passtime), Reading (There arnt enough pictures usually)

Character Summary:

Our tale begins with their parents Duke Guillaume and his wife Gislain, two griffons who’s relationship was one purely out of convenience rather than love. They didn’t hate one another or course however the nature of the Dukes profession kept the pair separated for months at a time and over time any love between the two faded away.

Duke Guillaume was and still is ambassador for Aquellia to Equestria. His wife however did not wish to live a life travelling about and decided to stay at their home in Talonpolis. As time went on the two slowly drifted apart, but not before having their two and only children Gaston and Gabrielle.

Right from the get go the two griffons were unique. Twins are a rare thing for griffons, true twins. The chances of two gryphlings emerging from the same egg, and surviving, are almost unheard of, then again Gaston is no ordinary griffon. It only makes sense that his birth be something as unique as he is.

Taking particular interest in his son, Duke Guillaume would often take him away to Canterlot and beyond seeing the young Gaston as his potential successor. Gaston grew up taught to be the very image of his species. Prideful, arrogant, and unyielding Gaston is everything a pony thinks of when they think of griffons.

Gaston spent most of his life in Canterlot, mingling with the elite of pony society with his father and touring the nation. The duke made sure that if his son was he would be able to play the political game and also know as much as possible regarding the creatures he would be spending time with.

For awhile this continued, Gaston would only return home to Aquila every now and then to spend brief amounts of time with his mother and sister. During these periods Gabrielle would often try to make a connection with her twin but with no success. Gaston was simply too different, too perfect a griffon to have any sort of a sibling relationship. Where one was loud, flamboyant and brutish the other was calm, quiet and thoughtful. In the end Gaston really didn’t like his sister, a feeling that would increase as events would lead to the two living with each other.

It was a couple months after his birthday when fate would scheme to bring the two together. Gislain had contracted a terminal illness and would pass away later that winter. While Gabrielle was technically old enough to live on her own the Duke decided to take in her daughter to live with them in Canterlot, feeling somewhat guilty for not having spent enough time with his family after the loss of his wife.

For a while things were fine in the family. Gabrielle tended to keep to herself, something Gaston was perfectly fine with. He had functions to attend, ponies to bedazzle with his presence, and female griffons to woo (whenever he could find them). So long as his sister stayed out of his way Gaston was happy. Of course once again fate would intervene to make sure she did just that.

After Gabrielle’s successful counseling to the Duke her position within the family changed dramatically (See her application for more details). Guillaume saw that his daughter was very capable of playing the political game and even had the potential to outmaneuver his pony counterparts where he himself had failed. As an ambassador Guillaume was rather blunt about what he wanted from Equestria and was little more than a thug at the negotiation table. Traits he had groomed in his son.

The change was something Gaston despised. He was fathers favorite, he was supposed to be the next ambassador to Equestria. Not his sister. Determined to get his way Gaston was not going to give up his inheritance without a fight. Lately he has been thinking of ways to remove his sister from the equation but no concrete ideas have surfaced. Given time though something will certainly work. After all no one plots like Gaston!

Personality and Abilities: Gaston is… A jerk. While he is brave, strong and a prime example of Aquila he has also inherited many traits from his father that most would find… Disturbing. Brutish and egotistic Gaston does not take no for answer and when he wants something you can be sure he will do whatever it takes to get it. Having been born in the lap of luxury he has a tendency to think everything should be handed to him on a silver platter. That said Gaston does know how to lie through his teeth and ‘pretend’ to like others like any politician. No ones slick as Gaston or capable of putting on a convincing façade to make others think him as sincere or genuine when he really could care less.

Aside from his acting Gaston is an avid and skilled hunter, to him there it is more than just a way to get food. It’s a sport. He makes no attempts to hide his carnivorous ways from the ponies often displaying trophies of his kills for those who visit so that he could boast (He tries to use antlers in all his decorating). Often the griffon will venture out into the wild to find 'beasts' he can defeat and bring back home as trophies. Lastly Gaston enjoys fighting and wrestling for sport (Be it a bar fight or something more, structured) in the ring he has no equal, and even if there were such a thing he isnt above playing dirty to get an advantage (Many foes have left the ring with bite marks). Gaston is a great hunter, often venturing out in to the wild to find 'beasts' he can defeat and bring back to his home as a trophy.

Pic: Face and body design may change in the next couple days. Needs a manly cleft in his chin for petes sake! (among other things)

[MyLittlePonyTales]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK3x2DOoJIc

[QuickLime]

Noooo one aaps like gaston!

[Davroth]

Hey there, TheCustodian

So! This is a great looking application. The only thing that is a little too open is the what exactly you have in mind for the feud between Gaston and his sister. This can go into territory that is really not fit for mane RP really quickly.

So basically, I don't need you to change anything, but you need to be aware of what can and cannot happen in Mane RP.

Are we clear on that?

[TheCustodian]

Crystal. Its not really gonna get that bad. (Mostly gonna be funny really as Gaston stumbles about trying to be witty and show up his sister)

[Imagination]

Awesome! Have fun!