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Dimitri Orangiko Tundra

AKA

Orange Tundra

Pegasus

Age: Stallion

Sex: Male

Profession: Potato farmer/Vodka brewer

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Solstice Heights

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History (spoiler because it's kinda long)

Dimitri Orangiko Tundra was brought up amongst the hustle and bustle in the centre of Stalliongrad, in the heart of the Forge District. His family consisting of his father, mother and four brothers all worked in various factories building various contraptions that would later be sent all over Canterlot. For years he lived in his small home with his family, attending school during the weekdays and working during the weekends. Dimitri worked in a box folding factory during the weekends, this is where he learnt the wonders of simplicity and monotony and the stark differences between the complex life he had to live outside at school and at home and the simple life he would live at work.

Dimitri's parents were both pegasi who migrated from the Cloudsdale to escape the complex political lives they're parents once lived. His parents moved to Stalliongrad in a hope to find a more simple life just working and living with no complications they instilled these values upon Dimitri and all his brothers. They bought a small humble home in the heart of the Forge District for it was all they could afford (most of the time Dimitri's family were not well off but never complained) and set to work in the surrounding factories immediately. It was unusual for pegasi ponies to live and work on the ground due to their connections to the sky but this never phased Dimitri as he grew up he felt because he was born on the ground he belonged to live on the ground working with it rather than flying away from it. Dimitri had a deep respect for the earth ponies and their ability to work and tend to the land even though most earth ponies saw pegasi like himself as boastful, heads-in-the-clouds ponies and could never hold their own on a farm. Dimitri took these insults to heart as he had been brought up in a humble household working every opportunity and promised to himself to prove himself one day.

Dimitri's childhood would not have been considered normal by many ponies (especially pegasi as his whole family lived on the ground and favoured manual labour over weather control) but he did not complain for he enjoyed the simple pleasures his work offered him and the pride he felt when he knew he was helping his family. He loved his family very much but dreamed about leaving the heart of Stalliongrad and to travel to a simpler place where he could just live a simple life but he knew he was far to young to consider leaving his family and that his family needed him to support their income. During the years to come Dimitri found himself to start spending more time at the factory than at school or at home he loved the simplicity of just folding boxes.

Dimitri continued his box folding love for many years, up until this point he still had not received his cutie mark being a colt (15) now it was unusual for ponies to still not have their cutie mark. This worried Dimitri's parents so much so they sent him away, away from his family and away from the simplicity of his job. It was a long trip for Dimitri taking several days by train but as he looked out the window a slow trickling calmness started as he went further out of the city and further into the outskirts and then the country he was overcome with a sense of calmness. As the train came to a stop Dimitri exited the train and waited. His parents had told him the bare minimum about the trip, all he knew was that he had to go and that it would get him his cutie mark (Dimitri was sceptical). After a while two burly earth-stallions walked up and said his name, Dimitri just nodded and followed them.

As they arrived at what appeared to be a large farm Dimitri was even more curious of what his parents had planned about this trip. Dimitri was left in the house on the farm as he stood there waiting he couldn't help but wonder how this could help get his cutie mark all he had seen so far was a load of plants. His thoughts were interrupted by a large pegasus with the cheesiest smile of all time. This pegasus who Dimitri would come to know as Georgiy and the farm he was brought to was in fact a humble potato farm.

After weeks of training and hardwork Dimitri finally learnt all the tools need to farm and grow the potatoes and was a welcomed addition to the Georgiy family. He was loved by all the family for his hardworking nature and natural talent for growing but to Dimitri's dismay he still hadn't received his cutie mark yet and as the weeks passed by became more agitated by his lack of a life calling. As his frustration rose his work ethic dropped after about 2 months Dimitri would wake up late and would not work as well as he did before. The Georgiy family who had started to love him like their own son were worried and upset but could not do anything to aid Dimitri in finding his life calling for the old Stalliongrad saying "trying to force ones cutie mark to appear is like swimming against a strong current, if you swim against it you will only remain in the same place and tired, but if you stop fighting the current and swim with it you will eventually reach the shore".Every day was worse for Dimitri than the last he felt like he was failing his parents by not receiving his cutie mark, each day he sunk closer and closer towards depression until one day when Geogiy called him out to teach him something new. Dimitri walked into the old shed he looked around and say Geogiy emptying sacks of potatoes into a strange machine. This contraption Dimitri will soon learn was designed to make Vodka a strong drink popular amongst other Stalliongradians. Learning how this contraption worked took many days but under the guiding hand of Georgiy, Dimitri learnt the the art of making vodka. After several hours of work brewing and testing the liquid the time had come for Dimitri to finalise the mixture. After several moments the liquid pored into the bottle as Dimitri picked up the bottle and screwed on the cap he heard Georgiy gasp. Dimitri placed the bottle down and looked towards Georgiy all he did was point at his flank and say, "Your parents are going to be proud of you". For on Dimitri's flank was a picture of a single shot glass.

A few months after Dimitri received his cutie mark he left the farm and his family to seek for more peaceful pastures where he might one day own his own farm and practise his own craft somewhere quite and peaceful away from the noise of the factories, away from the cold of winter somewhere warm. His family did not need him anymore because after he left for the potato farm his brothers one by one moved out of their old family home to seek new lives even his parents moved into retirement off into the country. There was nothing for Dimitri in Stalliongrad anymore so he left in seek of a more peaceful life to maybe set up near the outskirts of a small town growing his own potatoes and make a few bottles of vodka to make enough bits to get by.

Now Dimitri seeks out a peaceful life away from Stalliongrad in the hopes to set up a modest farm and shop to sell his wares most Equestrians call him Orange Tundra as it is the easiest section of his name to pronounce but close family and old friends from Stalliongrad call him Dimitri. Many ponies say to him how ironic his name is to his profession, Dimitri though does not see the humor in his name, not because he is slow but because he just does not see how it's funny, he is so used to it now he just nods and smiles

Sepia Veterinae

AKA

(Begrudgingly) Doc

Unicorn

Age: Stallion

Sex: Male

Profession: Veterinarian

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Getting to Know Ponyville, The Animal Adoption Fair

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Character Summary

-History:

Grew up in Solstice heights and still continues to live in the same city, had a number of pets while growing up after he had found his special talent ranging from dogs to fish to cats to birds. Now lives in his clinic in a cornered off area inside so if the need arises he can be close to the animals under his care to look after them.

-Cutie Mark Story:

On a cold winters day young colt Sepia wandered the fields, enjoying the crisp clean air and the crunch of the snow under hoof. Sepia like yesterday and the day before was enjoying his carefree life during the magical time during the school holidays, the time of year when the work was minimal and the days were filled with excitement. But alas for young Sepia being an only colt he was lonely both his parents worked during the days and he was left at home alone. During these days filled with boredom and loneliness Sepia would either waste time perfecting a prank to perform on his next victim or spend his days outside walking around. So on one of these lonesome days Sepia found a small bird no bigger than his hoof under a snow laden tree, shivering the bird sat there huddling trying to find any scraps of warmth. Its wing lay limp by its side contorted in an unnatural angle, young Sepia spotted this bird and slowly made his way up to the tree out of curiosity. Slowly and carefully Sepia made his way up to the tree doing his best not to frighten the bird, when eventually he had reached the tree he noticed the bird's condition. In an act of compassion Sepia picked up the bird gingerly and wrapped it up in his scarf, "Don't worry it will be alright, I'll take you home and make you feel all better" Sepia cooed as he started to make his way back home with his new friend wrapped on his back. After arriving home Sepia immediately went to work on warming the bird up and general care of it, after many days of care and sleepless nights the small Bluebird started to walk around and chirp around. As Sepia watched 'Twitter' walk around he smiled to himself knowing that he had helped save that birds life, it wasn't until his parents had come home that night and pointed out the new addition to his flank that he noticed it, he had finally found his special talent. Twitter still with a permanently broken wing was unofficially adopted by Sepia and was his first of many pets to come, Twitter still lives with Sepia and occasionally 'helps' around the clinic and is always a constant reminder of why he's a Vet.

-Personality:

Sepia can be a slight bit overwhelming to new people due to some of eccentricities, he is known to try to put a smile on anypony's face but is prone to pulling a few pranks on unsuspecting victi ... customers. Most pranks although harmless are met with mixed results but none are too devastating and most just foalish pranks (bucket of water above door etc.) Sepia is always happy to help out but when overwhelmed is prone to panic attacks and rash decisions. Known through Solstice Heights for his hooves on approach with dealing with animals, preferring the use of his hooves wherever possible saying that 'it calms the animals down and it just all round seems more caring'.