Earth Pony Sandy Shores[Final]

[Lilia]

Name: Sandy Shores

Sex: female

Age: Mare

Species: earth pony

Pelt Color: Light Blue

Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Ocean Blue mane and tail with pearls twined through both.

Eye Color: Light Pink

Cutie Mark: Three Fish

Physique: Slender, willowy, fit

Origin: Sandy was born and raised in Seasaddle Bay. She still resides there.

Roleplay Type: Mane

Occupation: Swimming Instructor

Motivation: Sandy loves to swim and wants to teach all the ponies in the region to enjoy being in the water as much as on land or in the sky.

Likes: Swimming, Foals, Colts, Fillies, a handsome stallion, fish

Dislikes: Sushi, layabouts, bad parents, irresponsibility

Character Summary: Sandy is the daughter of Bay Runner and Rocky Coast, a fitting pair of earth ponies dedicated to the sea. Her mother, a marine biologist, taught her to swim at an early age, giving her the room to develop her own style of swimming. That is, until she got caught in a riptide and nearly drowned. Since then, she was under constant supervision, no matter what she was attempting, be it trying to fly (that was an epic fail) to befriending the Hippocampi. Her father, an oceanographer, taught her to trust the fish of the sea to teach her to be a better swimmer, letting them guide her to avoid the riptides and undercurrents that flow below every body of water. She got her cutie mark when one of her friends got caught in the riptide her very first time into the water. She made up her mind then to teach all her friends, and eventually everypony, how to swim. She loves teaching and would give the world to see her fillies, colts, and foals that she taught spreading the joy of swimming themselves. Her cutie mark represents her desire to see all the fillies and colts she teaches ‘swim like fish’. When she’s not teaching, she spends her time gathering pretty seashells to give to her mother, whom she still visits. Her father recently passed away, giving her a bit more motivation to teach the children. Though her mother disagrees with her still being single, she can’t help but be proud every time she sees her students swimming and playing. She dreams of one day being able to give Equestria a colt or filly that is just like her parents, a perfect blend of all the various avenues of sea life.

If she sees litter on the beach, she will always clean it up. There is nothing she fears more than knowing that the negligence of other ponies has killed some of her underwater friends. She has frequently visited the underwater cave of the Hippocampus that she had practically grown up with, occasionally staying with her instead of facing the reality that her father was gone and her mother was fading without him.

Edited November 22, 2011 by Skye

[MyLittlePonyTales]

This is a cool character, I especially like the name.

I feel like she could be expanded on a bit though. What about failures and triumphs throughout her life? You haven't told us a whole lot about Sandy or her personality. She likes swimming, I get that. What else does she like? Does she collect shells, make jewelry perhaps? Is she a bit of an oceanographer? What are her hopes and dreams, what does she want for her future? What did her parents do for a living? Does she still see them? Are they happy with her choices in life? Does she have any friends? What does her Cutie Mark represent?

You have a great start, I just feel like the application is a little bare. Embellish on the character! We only know as much as you tell us.

[flutterscotch]

She seems the type that might get all mad if there's litter on the beach, or might help wayward sea snails get back home.

Since she spends so much time on the beach I wonder if there are any tidal pools that she particularly likes to frequent, or underwater caves. She would know about Jellyfish and the sealife as well.

[Lilia]

Edited.  Once again, thank you for the questions.  They really do help me think more in-character!

[MyLittlePonyTales]