(Aerion) Nocturnal Melody (Ready)

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RP Type: Canterlot Chronicles

 

Name: Nocturnal Melody

 

Sex: Female

 

Age: Young Mare

 

Species: Aerion (bat pony)

 

Eye Color: Green that glows in the night.

 

Coat: Royal Blue

 

Mane/ Tail: Black with a Green Highlight. She keeps her mane and tail looking a little unkempt to add to her wild persona.

Physique: Nocturnal has a small trimmed body with long legs. As with all Aerion she has bat like wings, fuzzy looking ears, eyes with slit pupils and protruding teeth when she smiles. Due to her shape and color she sometimes is mistaken for a certain Princess, but she is often flattered by this.

 

Residence: Formerly Leota Woods. Currently Canterlot

 

Occupation: Works at a night club called Deja Vu and is a singer.

 

Cutie Mark: An Aerion eye similar to hers superimposed on an eighth note, representing the haunting quality of her singing.

 

Unique Traits:

 

Nocturnal Melody is an Aerion or sometimes called “bat pony.” As such she has better vision during the night than most ponies but has worse sight in the day. Her hearing is heightened which helps her to sing as she can adapt to tonal changes.

Nocturnal Melody has a natural gift for music with a very haunting tone to her voice. Her voice naturally has a tremulous vibrating effect that along with her passion provides an interesting quality to her tone. Her music style could be described as gothic symphonic metal even when she sings a Capella. She also is skilled with playing anything piano related but prefers a harpsichord when she sings.

 

While she normally doesn’t always wear clothes, Nocturnal Melody does wear while on stage and sometimes out in the city a black dress with black boots on her legs. On her forelegs she sometimes wears spiked bracelets.

 

History:

 

Nocturnal Melody was born years before the return of Nightmare Moon took place. Like many of her fellow Aerion she lived with her parents in the Forest of Leota in a colony there. She got her name because she was born during the night time but wouldn’t stop crying no matter how much her parents tried. It was then that her mother sang to her which quickly lulled the sleeping newborn into sleep.

 

As a filly, Nocturne continued her love of singing, taught by her mother who herself was a very talented singer. She was found to have even at a young age a very unusual hauntingly beautiful voice. Her father, who was gifted as a pianist, also taught her how to play the family piano. It was as if the two knew that their little Nocturne was destined to be a singer, but the filly had one thing that at the time prevented her from fulfilling her dream. While she was comfortable with playing in front of her family or close friends, she got very nervous when asked to sing in public. The Aerion would forget the lyrics to a song or even end up being unable to sing at all.

At first Nocturne felt like she was going to be cursed with such a beautiful voice and not being able to sing with it in public, but one day her town had a talent show. The filly gathered the courage and entered the show. As the music started she began to get stage fright again but she saw her parents and friends there, and this gave her the strength to overcome her fear and sing a haunting melody that left the crowd stunned silent. But the best surprise came when she got her cutie mark!

 

Soon the Aerion began putting on multiple performances for the town, but Nocturne felt a desire to know what lay beyond the borders of the forest of Leota. As a young filly she was told that the forest was safe and the world beyond that wouldn’t understand what she was or even become scared. She was told of how a thousand years ago the Aerion left and made their home in the forest, but surely she thought that other ponies would be open to meeting her. Besides that the Forest of Leota was already dangerously close to Tartarus and the kingdom of the changelings, so how bad could Equestria be?

 

With her parents’ reluctant blessing Nocturnal Melody set forth from her home, flying by night and sleeping in the day. Most ponies gave her awkward glances when she saw them although some were terrified. The pony however was undaunted, not willing to rest until she found a place that she was satisfied.

 

Finally she came upon Canterlot at night, which while most of the city was shuttered up for the night there was still a few lights on. She became instantly attracted to a club like a moth to a flame as she flew through the streets, hearing the music and seeing the bright lights pouring from it. She strolled in and found many ponies dressed in dark colors and a metal band playing on stage. To her surprise the ponies didn’t get scared seeing her but welcomed her. She found out it was actually a talent night for artists, a perfect time for her to make her introduction. With no fear she flew up on stage and sung a spellbinding melody that left the ponies cheering for more. After the show was over she was asked to help operate the club and singing the manager saying her talent was just what was needed in the city. There was even a nice little apartment above the club that she could stay. It was at that moment that Nocturnal felt at home.

 

Character Summary:

 

Although intimidating looking at first, Nocturnal is a very friendly pony who likes to meet others. She especially loves talking to others about the night and music as well as learning as much about the city she calls home. Her personal goal is to show that Aerion like her are not intimidating, just misunderstood. She takes most criticism of her and her music well but she does not tolerate those who treat her differently just because of the way she looks. Although she doesn’t see many ponies at night as in the day it doesn’t bother her as long she is able to make friends. Overall Nocturne is looking to continually improve her musical style and maybe even create a band to tour Equestria. But for now she is content at the club and having Canterlot as her playground at night! 

 

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