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Roleplay Type: World of Equestria
 

Name: Witchweed Charm
 

Sex: Female
 

Age: Mare
 

Species: Earth Pony
 

Eye colour: Yellow
 

Coat: Dark Green
 

Mane/Tail: Straight black, it falls limply to either side of her head
 

Physique: An average sized pony, she seems smaller due to often crouching and lowering her head. Her physique is softer than the average farm pony, doing a much smaller amount of labor.
 

Residence: Canterlot
 

Occupation: Herbalist and potion maker
 

Cutie Mark: A bubbling cauldron, each of three green bubbles containing a star within it

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History:
Witchweed’s parents, Noonbright Longshadow and Aurora Starshower had ventured across Equestria to find one another. Both high class unicorns from the far reaches of the kingdom that considered themselves accomplished spellcasters, they had moved to Canterlot in the hopes of establishing their reputation in the world of magic, but what started as a rivalry ended as a romance, and eventually, a family.

Their first daughter, Sunrise Twinkle, was not the most powerful or brightest unicorn, but her parents thought the world of her. Their youngest son, Moonswirl Starshadow, was showing his talents before his cutie mark had appeared. Their legacy of magic had begun, and the two couldn’t be prouder.

And then there was Witchweed Charm.

             Before their second daughter had come into the world, they had gone over many names, settling on Wishingwell Charm, a very lucky name that spoke of being capable of granting any wish, truly blessed. But upon her arrival in the world, a long search for a horn that simply wasn’t there, and the doctor’s assurance that she was not a deformed unicorn, but a healthy baby Earth Pony, her parents were at a loss. They couldn’t call her that! What did they even know about raising Earth ponies?

They knew that Earth Ponies were good at growing things, so in hopes of giving her a healthy name, they randomly flipped through a book of plants and named her Witchweed, giving her the Charm to at least recognize her as family.

As Witchweed grew, she felt herself ignored time and again. Father and Mother doted on Sunrise endlessly, praising her every magical accomplishment.  Witchweed began acting out, at first trying to do what her sister did- using string to levitate things, putting on a fake horn, reading books, wearing fancy dresses, then moving on to pulling pranks. One summer her parents sent her away to a summer camp.

Witchweed made a few friends, but found herself at a loss among the other campers. There were tons of activities, but everything she tried seemed to be a disaster.  The worst was gardening, which she was told that Earth ponies were the absolute best at. Every camper got a chance to grow their own vegetables & fruits, then prepare a dish for the end of summer cook off.  She dreamed of growing giant vegetables, so big that even her parents wouldn’t be able to ignore it, crowding the house, creating sumptuous dishes that brought tears to their eyes.

 

But everything she had tried to grow, no matter the seed, came up weeds. Some of the less friendly campers laughed at her, bragging about the great food they were going to make, and how it was a shame she wouldn’t even get to compete. It was about then that something in Witchweed Charm went snap and she collected all the weeds she had grown, determined to make SOMETHING with them.

They were bitter and tough, difficult to juice, so Witchweed used methods she’d seen her mother use while making potions, grinding them with a makeshift mortar and pestle. In the end, she rendered it down into a juice drink and brought it to the cook off. It still tasted terrible, but she was still smiling, because she didn’t give up.

 

The judges each took a polite sip and did their best not to spit out the green juice, quickly moving on to the next dish to cleanse their palette.

 

“Wow, who would’ve guessed weed juice would be so gross? I doubt anypony could drink that.” a fellow camper teased.

It was then that Witchweed, glared into her fellow foal’s eyes, upended the glass and slowly drank the entire thing, slamming the glass down and gave a refreshed sigh- only what came out was a small windstorm, quite literally blowing away the competition as food went flying. She'd failed her first cooking lesson, but succeeded at her first potion.
Witchweed didn’t win the cook off, but she did win her cutie mark.

 

                When Witchweed arrived home, she was super excited to surprise her parents with her new cutie mark, wearing a cloak to cover it up, but the sight of the house left her speechless. Balloons and decorations were everywhere,  Happy Cute-Ceanara signs, they knew! They were excited! She dashed so hard up the stairs she nearly fell, bursting inside-

                To see her baby brother, Moonswirl Starshadow, making everyone’s shadows dance around the room.  Her parents gushed, in awe, so glad she had made it back in time for her brother’s party. She hid her mark for days, and when they finally noticed, she just said “I grew some plants.”
 

Witchweed Charm retreated from the world into her parent's garden in her teenage years, growing and cultivating the herb of her namesake, studying herbalism, learning it was useful in a variety of magic potions, though it often took a lot of work and volume to get it right, one potion often taking an entire harvest of the plant.

 

                While her sister Sunrise was off to magic school and spent little time at home, Moonswirl made it a point to visit his older sister, asking endless questions about everyday things. While Witchweed Charm stopped letting the world in, her little brother's insistence eventually won her over bit by bit, the only family she really felt close to.

 

                When old enough, Witchweed Charm insisted on going to the same school as Sunrise, if only to learn about potions and magical herbs. Her parents relented, despite feeling that she might be biting off more than she could chew, and soon she was enrolled. Excelling in her areas of expertise, earning high marks, she still watched as casual feats of magic from Sunrise impressed her parents more than even her greatest achievements. So Witchweed enrolled in every class Sunrise did the next semester. She couldn’t cast a single spell, but she made it a point to memorize each and every one of them and ace every quiz, grab every extra point, and do her level best to outperform her in every way she could. She wasn’t the best in the class, but she was always just a few points ahead of her.

                Sunrise Twinkle and Witchweed Charm’s inevitable confrontation started with screaming and ended with the dining room’s destruction as potions, chairs, and blasts of magic were hurled (and maybe a hoof or two). The shock on her parent’s face said it all, and the bad seed caught the blame.

 

                Witchweed moved out asap and began working at a local herbalist’s shop as she continued her research into witchweed and other magical plants. She'd create a potion unlike any other, something that ponies will talk about for a thousand years!One day, she'd show them- she'd show them all!
 

Character Summary: Witchweed Charm has middle child syndrome and an inferiority complex that she tries to squelch with an unhealthy amount of ambition. What she needs, really needs, is friends and maybe a therapist, but in the mean time, she'll settle on trying to become "Equestria's Most Powerful Potion Maker!!!". While not villainous, she's borderline maniacal, and as bitter as the herb of her namesake.

 

While she might treat friends with initial distrust, she's actually very desperate for affection and approval from any pony. Anyone who puts up with her sarcastic jabs and accusations will find a willful pony with loyalty like no other.
 

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I feel like this app is actually looking really good. I love the depth you gave her in the history especially. I think this is fine of WoE however if you would like it switched to CC just let me know here. After you've made any final updates, post hre and I'll move this on to the second round of the approval process.

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