Unicorn Dr. Betterbones [Final]

[Astalakio]

Name: Dr. Betterbones

Sex: Male

Age: Stallion (about forty in human years)

Species: Unicorn

Coat Color: Sky blue, with markings around the mouth and hooves.

Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: His mane is large, pitch black, spiked and swept backward, giving him appearance that somewhat resembles a mad scientist. There is a grey streak that runs through it showing (so he claims) his ‘experience and wise-ness’. His tail is relatively short, and is quite messy, as he pays little attention to it.

Eye Color: Pale green

Cutie Mark: A simplified symbol of a bone, with two green plus marks (or hospital symbols) on either side, one slightly bigger than the other.

Physique: Quite well built for a stallion of his age, and one that no longer really does much physical work.

Origin: Born and raised in Canterlot

Roleplay Type: Equestria Mane

Occupation: Medical Doctor

Motivation: To care for everypony, from all walks of life, as a doctor and confidante, help heal the injured and keep things moving as they should.

Likes:

- Writing bad poems

- Helping others

- Going for walks

- Appreciation

- Stories of adventures

- Fixing things

- Hiding things

- Appearing out of nowhere

Dislikes:

- Bullies

- Anything that injures ponies

- Knowing where everything is (it takes the fun out of it)

- Acting his age

- Being ignored or dismissed

- Travelling for long periods of time

- Swimming

- Lemons

- Swimming in lemons

Character Summary:

Dr. Betterbones was raised in Canterlot by two parents who were dedicated scholars in the ways of magic. Due to their studies, they had little time to spend with him or his younger sister, Butterbrash, and so the two siblings took it upon themselves to keep each other company. They would regularly go out exploring the area in which they lived, though in actual fact Betterbones only tagged along to make sure Butterbrash didn’t get herself into too much trouble, as this was what she was known for.

It was on one of these outings that Betterbones received his cutie mark. He came upon his sister in the midst of climbing a tree on the outskirts of the city, and warned her that she would hurt herself, and that there didn’t seem to be anyone around to help if she did. Butterbrash ignored her brother, however, and consequently fell from the branches and broke one of her legs.

Their parents hadn’t taken the time to try and teach the young ponies much in the ways of magic they were so fond of. If they had, perhaps Betterbones would have been able to fix the injury right there. Regardless, he kept a level head and did not panic in the emergency. Instead he thought quickly, and fashioned a tree branch into a makeshift splint to set on Butterbrash’s leg. He didn’t know the details of pony anatomy, but he knew that keeping the leg still and straight must be important for it to heal, and after this was done, he was able to run and get help.

Butterbrash made a relatively swift recovery, and was out and about and climbing things she shouldn’t once again in no time. The doctors that had treated her injury were very impressed by Betterbones’ quick thinking and use of basic magic, and this, combined with seeing his sister healing so well, was what inspired Betterbones to take up a profession as a doctor himself, so that he could help people as he had his sister. It was that moment that, with with a tingle and a spark on his flank, his cutie-mark appeared.

As he grew older, he turned his attentions toward the study of healing magic, an area which became his speciality, and overall pony anatomy, so that instead of just setting breaks and running for help, he was able to treat ponies all by himself. By the time he became a stallion, he was a fully-fledged and well-trusted doctor working in Canterlot.

It was in this city that he met his future mate, a pony named Fae Shine. She came to him with a minor head injury, and he treated her and sent her on her way. The next week, she returned with an inexplicable cough, and all of Betterbones’ medical expertise wasn’t enough to figure out the cause or the treatment. Still, he never liked to set aside a challenge, and he insisted that she come to his practice for regular check-ups until he’d sorted the problem out. Eventually, a guilty Fae Shine revealed that she was faking the cough all along, and had simply been using it as an excuse to keep seeing him. Far from being irritated with her, as she suspected he would be, he realised then exactly how fond he had, in turn, become of her. They continued to see each other regularly, and before long they were inseparable as a couple. A few years later, they had a daughter, whom they named Berry Shine.

All was well, and the close-knit family was happy until, tragically, Fae Shine contracted a rare illness. Over the course of a year, the mare’s health deteriorated, and there was nothing Betterbones could do except keep her comfortable during this time. He worked harder than ever, pulling together all of his experience and consulting other doctors from all over Equestria, but nothing could be done and Fae Shine eventually passed away despite his unrelenting efforts.

Betterbones and Berry Shine remained in mourning for a long time, relying on one another and on the support of Butterbrash to help them get through the tough time. It was hard, but they managed to pull through, and life continued on, even though they both now felt an empty space in their hearts.

Years passed, and Berry Shine began to become rather irritated with her father, who was embarrassing, eccentric, overprotective, and everypony in Canterlot knew they were related. He seemed to take the utmost joy in popping up at the most annoying times to baby his now fillyaged daughter, often in front of her friends. This, as well as his excitable manner, was one of the things that eventually drove Berry Shine to leave Canterlot in search of her own destiny. Her father was sad to see her go, but understood that she was a free spirit who needed to explore wider Equestria for herself.

He spent several years by himself, helping out anypony who came to him with an injury, but it came to his attention that there were plenty of medical practitioners in Canterlot, and in the quaint settlement of Solstice Heights, proper medical care was hard to come by. Canterlot was also a place of memories for him, one which he decided it would be good to get away from at last, and so he packed up and moved to Solstice Heights, where he set up his practice as the local doctor. There he remains, acting not only as the doctor, but as the trustworthy friend of all that know him, and the self-appointed adoptive father of the entire town.

Dr. Betterbones is quirky, apparently disorganised, overdramatic and hardly ever serious about anything. He is also an extremely competent doctor, and his opinions are valued all over Equestria (he often goes for consultations in other places where he’s needed, but always returns home). He is always approachable, and will work his hardest, day or night, to help anypony who needs it, no matter who they are.

[Pony_Sage]

This is a well developed character, everything is here and where it needs to be. The only thing I am going to ask is change teenage daughter to fillyage, since we really don't know how ponies age, and at the end of the cuite-mark story if you could just append something along the lines of "With a tingle and a spark on his flank, his cutie-mark appeared!", because it kinda blends in with the rest of the back story as it stands. Other than those two small things, everything seems in tip top shape!

~Sage AkA Freddie Freewings

[Astalakio]

Edited as requested. I did mean to put fillyaged as opposed to teenaged, but I wasn't sure if that was a word

[Pony_Sage]

"Assessed!" Thus spake the Sage.

[Skye]

Looks pretty good to me!