Penstroke [Ready]

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Roleplay Type: World of Equestria

Name: Penstroke

Sex: Male

Age: Stallion

Species: Unicorn

Eye Colour: Red violet ([colour=#c71585]#C71585[/colour])

Coat: Taupe Gray ([colour=#8b8589]#8B8589[/colour])

Mane/Tail: Cool Gray ([colour=#8c92ac]#8C92AC[/colour]) His mane is messy and straight. It is also long, extending to his neck. His tail, unlike his mane, is short, but still remains it's untidiness; it curls slightly on the end.

Physique: A bit underweight, but of average height; his hooves are slightly longer than the typical stallion.

Residence: Crystal Empire, in the Diamond Ward.

Occupation: Traverse Mapping employee, Calligrapher

Cutie Mark: A calligraphy brush and pen, intersecting and forming a cross.

As a colt, he was fascinated by art; it was visually appealing and beautiful, if not anything else. (His artistic taste was catalyzed most likely by his father's occupation as a painting restorer.) Penstroke had his first glance at calligraphy when his father and he visited Stalliongrad Museum, where his father worked in; it was there that he saw old script calligraphy that the museum had stored. He was immediately astonished; art that took on the form of letters! He had decided to experiment into this field.

It was then that he knew calligraphy was not as easy as it seemed. It required precision, dedication, and a good deal of practice. It was something that could not be accomplished within a few weeks time. The work was tiring an grueling, but Penstroke persisted and studied to further understand calligraphy. There were different styles of writing, along with several terms and certain rules to make words look aesthetic.

One day, the Stalliongrad Museum was bringing in new objects into the museum. The employees there wanted to celebrate this event; when Penstroke heard about this, he decided to make a banner for the event to surprise them. He went to work at once, using his calligraphy skills to attempt to create his "masterpiece".

After working for day and night, he had finally finished the banner he had been working on, and brought it to his father, who was at that time working at the Stalliongrad Museum. Showing his finished work to his father, he was rather disappointed that he could not present the banner at the special event; another calligrapher before him, who was more experienced than Penstroke, had already finished it before him. He was a bit sad about this, until his father commented that he actually liked the banner more than the one that the museum calligrapher made. Brightened by this remark, he had promised more of his work to come in the future. It was then that his cutie mark appeared on his flank; he was unaware of the appearance of his cutie mark until he was told by his witnesses. (which included his father)

History: Penstroke was born in Stalliongrad; son to a father, who worked as a painting restorer and employee of the Stalliongrad Museum, and a mother, who works as a historical researcher- he does not have a sibling. Both of his parents are unicorns. He was born into a prosperous, though not quite wealthy, family, and in his early years lived in the Chenya District of Stalliongrad.

Due to the area he lived in, he was expected to do well academically by his parents. Penstroke, however, was more interested in art than he was in school; he still did fairly well in school, but it was just that the subjects it focused on did not interest him as much. Having a blank flank didn't bother him much; he believed he would get his cutie mark eventually, one way or another. Plus, not everyone in his class had one yet.

After he got his cutie mark, however, he got himself into getting tutored from a professional calligrapher, in which he hoped to visit as much as possible. Penstroke even became friends with his instructor. Sadly, something happened that changed his life; his parents had already decided that they have to move to Trottingham because his mother was hired into an another company in which believed was more profitable. Moving was difficult for the colt; he had to leave his friends in Stalliongrad behind.

He had realized that Trottingham was very different than Stalliongrad; it was warmer, more populated, and "different" mannered ponies. Penstroke lived in the southern parts of Trottingham; he also took his secondary education there. There he had a fresh start, making new friends (one particular example is his neighbor, Carom) and adapting to life in his new environment.

In his adult years, he had decided to move back to Stalliongrad himself, moving from job to job. This continued until another event occured; an unusual mare arrived into Stalliongrad asking for directions. It was later revealed, after befriending her and getting into a conversation, that she was actually a cartographer who had arrived here from the Crystal Empire- which had seemingly disappeared from existence for more than a millennium- to visit the outside world and to also bring some updated maps to Stalliongrad. She was also establishing a mapping company. Astonished by her tale and noticing that his skills can come into use (as he can use his calligraphy skills on maps), he decided to join her mapping company and move to the Crystal Empire. There, Penstroke was amazed by the place- he was here to stay.

Penstroke still continues to remain in the company and make maps with his "partner, though he does return to Stalliongrad, his original hometown, and Trottingham, where his parents currently reside.

Character Summary: Penstroke is a pony who is straightforward and direct; he tries to hide nothing and is concise, or short and to the point. His philosophy is that he should always see the big picture of things, and the smaller details can be left for later. Time should not be wasted on something for too long.

He tends to be more impulsive and conventional, doing what should generally be done and follows the "crowd"- Penstroke thinks that the actions and belief that are most accepted are the ones that are usually correct. He does have his limits, however; he is aware when a general belief or action is logical and reasonable and whether he should follow it or not.

In a way, Penstroke is an idealist, thinking that the "perfect" possibility can be be achieved. He always sees the best of what happening, because in reality, he doesn't want to be put down by the negatives of issues, fearing that it would affect his will and efficiency on things.

Penstroke is also has a persuasive tongue, though he sometimes uses it to get other ponies to do what he doesn't feel like doing himself. This results in accidental and unintended harm or damage or getting himself into trouble. He also has a bit of a flirtatious attitude.

In his leisure time, Penstroke listens and collects music records and practice his calligraphy skills, occasionally creating his own calligraphy fonts. Secretly, he makes up fantasy stories using maps with himself. (Nopony knows...yet.)

((This is my first non-Crystal Pony in the Crystal Empire. And first Unicorn OC, too. ._.))

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[Mojo]

Hi there!

Excellent app! All of the required fields are filled and it is very well written and developed!

A 'non-crystal' pony for the Crystal Empire works for me!

Well done!

[Armony]