Creature Glittergold (ready for grading)

[Raikomaru]

Roleplay Type: Free-for-all/Crossover(read note below, though)

Name: Glittergold

Sex: Female

Age: Filly, though nearing the older end of the spectrum.

Species: Alicorn

Eye colour: Blue

Coat: Bright Pink. Also wears gold-plated accessories.

Mane/Tail: Black

Physique: For an alicorn, Glittergold is somewhat on the toned side. She also has somewhat wide hips and thick thighs.

Residence: With some of the wealth accrued on her journey, Glittergold has acquired a Canterlot home for herself.

Occupation: Glittergold is an adventurer by claim. She travels the land and explores the darker places in Equestria, and heeds no call other then her own desires.

Cutie Mark: Glittergold's Cutie Mark is a trio of polished gold ingots, stacked to form a pyramidal shape.

Motivation: Glittergold's motivation is to live a life of luxury and opulent wealth, above all else. Unlike others, she wants to be able to boast of having earned every bit of this wealth, down to the very last coin, under her own power.

[colour=#282828]Likes: Obviously, Glittergold enjoys the sight of gold and other sparkly, valuable things. She also legitimately enjoys her career, and she enjoys helping others with their problems. Combining the two is a great way to grab her attention! In addition to these, she's also inordinately fond of rock candy.[/colour]

[colour=#282828]Dislikes: While she does like a good sparkly gem now and again, Glittergold believes jewels are highly overrated. One of her main dislikes, however, is those who cannot back up their boasts, or those who complain endlessly, yet refuse to take action to remedy their problems.[/colour]

History: Glittergold, like most Alicorns, has lived in The Palace for most of her life. Surrounded by wealth and trained in the ways of magic, she had a good childhood...until one day.

Reading up on the world, she'd learned that, outside the Palace, not all was right. Sure, many ponies lived their lives in comfort, but there were monsters about. Creatures whose only ambition was to make life that much more inconvenient for anyone they met. She also read that not all ponies could enjoy the wealth that she did...and began to wonder if she deserved living among such splendor without having done anything to deserve it. She also began to worry about the palace itself...sure, everything would be okay NOW, but if the alicorns here grew, and developed ambitions and political power, the peace and quiet would certainly be over forever.

One day, she announced that she would be leaving the palace's safe, rich halls in favour of a life on the surface. She had grown weary of being surrounded in wealth earned by others, and declared she'd henceforth only live surrounded in wealth she earned herself. Taking wing, she set off for the surface to start her journey.

Since then, the world has been rather kind to Glittergold. With her powerful magic and eye for value, she's become a real asset to adventuring parties when not just leading her own, and said keen eye for value has seen her earn her keep in sparklies and precious gold. Unfortunately, she's found her road to riches hindered by a large obstacle: as much as she loves GAINING riches, she also loves SPENDING them, especially since there's just so much to spend her riches ON. And thus, her journey continues, into the darkest corners of Equestria, in search of stability, peace and vast, vast hoards of treasure...

Character Summary: Glittergold is greedy, vain and selfish. That's not a snub, it's a fact of life. Glittergold is completely open about it, too: she'll flaunt her financial superiority at every opportunity, and freely state she's in it to get filthy rich. She's even developed a spell all her own to assist her in finding valuable ores, which she's called 'Oreseeker', to help her get to where she wants to get! She'll also blatantly state that she's in the business for her own good, and there are few things she would not do if there was a big, fat cheque waiting for her at the end of the road.

However, she's not heartless. Glittergold has a firm sense of what's right and wrong, and has no problem turning on those who would have her perform atrocities. Despite her snootiness, she's also a gentle and friendly pony, always up for spending the time she's not spending at work making friends or hanging out with them. To use her own words, 'Friendship is a treasure on par with the most massive hoards of gold, and only a fool wouldn't nurture it'. She has no problem helping others deal with whatever issues plague them, from a kidnapped foal to a kitty stuck in a tall tree, especially if there's some compensation at the end. She also has no trouble performing 'charitable work' for those she has grown close to.

In addition, while she is vain and snobbish, Glittergold is an immensely hard worker. Moreso then her foppish looks and immaculate style would suggest, she's not afraid to get her hooves(and the rest of her as well) dirty to accomplish her goals. She's not afraid to venture into the darkest parts of Equestria and raid dungeons for loot...in fact, she relishes the challenge. Both tenacious and strong-willed, she'll take risks to get the rewards she seeks, and stare down even the nastiest of shadowy creatures if they make the mistake of getting between her and treasure. Her continued primness is owed to Glittergold saving the fussing over her looks until AFTER her adventures: she bathes regularly and makes sure she's properly groomed when able to. She's even stated that she's completely unrecogniseable to others if she lets her mane down and takes off her adornments.

That said, when she has an off-day, she STICKS with it. Glittergold also knows the value of taking it easy, and can be found lounging about and enjoying herself when she's not en-route to someplace. On occasion, she'll even take some time off of her adventuring schedule to visit her friends, though if she can coincide said visits with her adventures it's all the better. It's during these days that she might simply decide not to style her mane, and leave it hanging down.

Glittergold will also readily boast about her Cutie Mark: she acquired it after her research into the Oreseeker spell. She'd hidden small chunks of ore around her room, and experimented with her spell. Days upon days of experimentation and refining followed, never settling for less...she wanted to get this spell JUST right. Tweaking the power, adjusting the frequency, diffrent states of mind...she tried everything! Then, one day, she got it. Using the right shade of power, hitting the right frequency, clearing her mind of all else, she got it! Her eyes turning solid blue for the duration of the spell, she could see clearly where all the ore she had hidden was...it glowed gold, rendering their hiding places translucent. It was then, upon the perfection of the Oreseeker spell and the final commitment to her cause, that her Cutie Mark manifested upon her flanks.

For the record, Glittergold is my attempt at making a non-Sue Alicorn. I know many have failed in this endeavor before, but it just wouldn't do to not try! Any parallels to Wario are completely intentional.

Judge her as though she were an applicant for The Mane RP...if the mod-staff's okay with it, and she passes muster, I JUST might consider playing her there too. Hence the request for additional scrutiny: I leave no jobs half-done, and want every character I make to be done well and according to guidelines.

[QuickLime]

I'm sorry but no matter how well your Alicorn is written she is STILL An Alicorn and thus wouldn't be useable in Mane roleplay because Alicorns are not a appable species in mane .

[Raikomaru]

I see.

...well, good thing I have Glittergold tagged as Free-for-All and/or Crossover, then.

[QuickLime]

Yep! It'sa great crossover app : )

[starswirlthebearded]

Besides, while Mane RP apps can be used anywhere, crossover apps are limited to crossover and FFA sections.

But yes, fantastic Crossover app

[Raikomaru]

Made some formatting edits to Glittergold's profile. Nothing substantial, but...you know, ease of reading.

[Rosewind]

[Raikomaru]

I mean no offense, but would somebody add Glitergold to the Accepted Crossovers section? I'd do it myself, but I cannot, so...