Unicorn Lapis Lazuli

[GeekyBones]

[ Pony Related Character ]

Name: Lapis Lazuli

Gender: Female

Age: Young Mare

Species: Unicorn

Pelt Color: Azure

Mane/Tail Color & Style: The majority of her mane and tail are a deep, sapphire blue with streaks of golden yellow interspersed throughout. Her hair is very thick and voluminous, with short bangs framing her face. She keeps her mane in a set of braided pigtails, the braids starting at her throat latch and ending about her elbow. Generally, they are a tad messy, but she is known for letting them go completely uncared for during periods of intense work and study. Her tail is left free flowing and Lapis puts a good bit of effort into attempting to keep it smooth and tamed. Like her mane, this often gets left by the wayside the heavier her workload is.

Eye Color: Light yellow

Cutie Mark: An ancient tablet covered in hieroglyphs of a long dead civilization. <!-- m -->http://i.imgur.com/9jzrs.jpg<!-- m -->

Physique: Lapis is tall for a female pony and somewhat lanky. She doesn't do much physical activity so, while she is thin, she has very little muscle mass or toning.

Residence: Canterlot, but travels a lot for work.

Occupation: Lapis Lazuli is in training to become the Curator of Collections for the history portion of the major museum in Canterlot. She does a wide variety of tasks from research to restoration to acquisitions to field archaeology, just whatever the other higher ranking curators need her to do.

Motivation: Lapis Lazuli seeks to discover, learn, and renew. She is equally happy buried in ancient texts to discover the uses of some tiny artifact, digging amongst the ruins of an abandoned cave temple, or cleaning the delicate pages of a centuries old manuscript. Greatest of all is the thrill of being around a piece of history that hasn't been appreciated by anypony else in generations. The farther she goes in the museum field, the greater her access to such things will be.

Likes: History, archaeological field work, artifact restoration/conservation, caffeine, travel to new places, experiencing new people and cultures, dancing at raves/clubs, having her hair brushed.

Dislikes: Ignorant creatures who are not interested in furthering their knowledge, math, being overworked by her superiors, antiques being mishandled, ghost stories/horror movies, and foals- especially hyperactive ones.

Character Summary: Lapis Lazuli has always loved history. When other foals were playing Mighty Morphing Pony Rangers, Lapis was trying to get them to reenact Naponyleon's battle at Witherloo. She had very few friends of her age as a filly, but though her intelligence separated her from her peers, it endeared her to her teachers. Lapis used this to her advantage, gaining access to all sorts of advanced academic programs. One of these took her on a junior archaeological dig. As she sifted through the dirt, Lapis became enthralled in her work. Each sliver of broken pottery, each bent and tarnished coin, and each indecipherable scrap of parchment was a fantastic treasure to the young filly. After that day, Lapis Lazuli knew she had found her calling. She gained her Cutie Mark as a result of this adventure.

Now, Lapis seeks to become a curator at the major museum in Canterlot. She strives to impress her superiors and often works overtime for extra experience (and brownie points). Sometimes this gets her in trouble when too much work gets piled up on her. She travels a lot for her work- going to dig sites, libraries, antique dealers, and more- and she generally enjoys it. In all truth, Lapis is somewhat of a workaholic and doesn't always realize when she's taken on too much to handle or is neglecting the rest of her life. Lapis Lazuli is still a younger mare and has years to learn about not only archaeology, but life.

[Tam]

Wonderful character idea, Approved.