Pegasus Yahom

[Willow Whisper]

Edited to include Pony Sages suggestions.

Name: Yahom ( Stagename: Cyclone Frenzy )

Sex: Male

Age: Stallion

Species: Pegasus/Zebra

Coat Color: His coat is a dark lustrous golden color(B4A930), with a black patch over his muzzle. His cheeks, forelimbs, and hind-limbs are also lightly striped with black.

Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Yahom's mane is a wild windblown blonde(FEFA86) mohawk, that is sparsely streaked with black. His tail is similarly messy and colored, and completely covered in hair like a normal ponies. The hair is bound around the base with black cloth into a 'pony-tail'.

Eye Color: Yahom has exotic looking almond shaped light green(00FE47) eyes.

Cutie Mark: Yahom's cutie-mark is a twisting tornado rendered in sharply arched black and red stripes.

Physique: Yahom is averaged sized for a pegasus pony, and is not too tall or too short. He is a slender pony with a slightly longer neck, slim legs, and a narrow angular head and muzzle. He is in good shape, though he has more of a wirey sort of muscle meant for speed rather than strength. He is quick, agile, and has good endurance while in the air. More accustomed to using his wings, he is a much better flyer than runner, and tires easily when put to the test on the ground.

Origin: Yahom was born of two worlds. His father, a highborn pegasus pony named Look'n'Listen, was a cultural equinologist from Trottingham, who ventured to the mysterious continent of Unyasi for the sake of researching and documenting uncontacted Zebra cultures. On the northern banks of Unyasi, he met Moyo, a female zebra fortuneteller practiced in the arts of Uchawi. She along with a small host of other Zebras agreed to be his guides on his ventures inland. For years Look'n'Listen traveled the interior of Unyasi with Moyo, and eventually the two became sworn mates. It was not long after, that their son came into the world. In the custom of her coastal people, Moyo recognized her mixed son as possessing a great gift, and named him Yahom, which means 'with the wind' in the Zebra tongue. Unyasi was his first home yet not his home, and as his parents traveled he grew and lived with many tribes of zebras yet he was a member of no tribe at all. Years later, when Yahom was a young colt, his father convinced his mother to return with him to Trottingham. They set off on their own journey, leaving the grasslands to head into the heart of Equestrian Empire. In Trottingham, the family found a permanent home, and there Yahom spent the rest of his foalhood immersed in his father's culture. Today, he lives with his elderly mother in her fortune-telling shop.

Roleplay Type: Equestria Mane RP

Occupation: Yahom is a reserve for the Shadowbolts, who is occasionally called in to replace members who cannot perform. His specialty are stunts and tricks involving wind, particularly tornados. To supplement this part time work, he helps his mother out with her shop.

Motivation: Yahom earned his cutie-mark through a sheer foolish accident. One day, back in his foalhood on the dusty savannah of Unyasi, there was a terrible dust storm. Great cyclones of dust and grit traveled the grasslands, and sent the native inhabitants securing themselves and their young to safety. Yahom's parents were unable to locate their errant son, and instantly feared the worst. Their son had an unfortunate daredevil streak, and had not fled before the storm but chased it. He had never seen anything like it, and a healthy sense of boyish adventure drew him to the display of natures power like a moth to the flame. He only meant to watch it from a distance but as they say curiosity killed the cat. It also sucked the colt into the dust-devil. Sheer miraculous dumb luck prevented the young Pegasus from being seriously harmed beyond a sprained leg, and they found him laughing, covered in dust, with a new cutie-mark. His cutie-mark represents the wild side of himself that he found validated that day, and his drive for adrenaline. It also represents an acceptance of his pegasus heritage. As a stallion his ambitions are great, to perform as a Shadowbolt, an organization filled with ponies as crazy and reckless as he is. Through these performances, he hopes to become rich in order to support himself and his mother, and famous enough to finally feel like he belongs somewhere.

Likes: Moyo, Shadowbolts, racing, dizziness, sports, parties, bits, Zebra cooking, winning, flying, windy days, heat, jewelry, foals, birds, outdoors

Dislikes: Books, school, losing, boredom, being alone, moving, formal dress, shopping, ponies who ask him what he is

Character Summary: As a foal in Unyasi, being half-pegasus earned him strange stares, and more than a few unkind words from his peers. Despite the love and assurances his parents gave him, Yahom wasn't truly proud of who he was, and cared too much about what the other foals said. As any young boy would, he overcompensated and struggled for the other Zebras acceptance, while shunning the pegasus aspects of himself. He never flew, but he did develop into a brash young pony with a reputation for doing wild, dangerous, and sometimes stupid things. He loved the looks of disbelief and grudging awe on the Zebra colts faces almost as much as he came to enjoy the feeling of adrenaline rushing through him. Yahom did not truly learn to fly, or accept his differences until the day he was pulled into the dust-devil. The feeling of being violently airborne did not discourage him from flying as his parents feared, but it did serve to give him a taste for it. He chased this new passion with a will, and became an adept flyer. However this acceptance of his wings served to set him more apart from his peers, despite all his daring aerial maneuvers. He was brave no doubt, but he still wasn't a Zebra. Yahom and his family got a new start when they left Unyasi and headed into the Equestrian empire proper. There Yahom faced a reversal of prejudice. Suddenly his pegasus side was what was alright, but it was the slender build and stripes that made the highborn ponies of Trottingham stare at him and his mother with critical eyes. Sure, he looked like a pegasus, but he wasn't really a pegasus.

Today as a stallion, Yahom is still dealing with this conflict between his heritage, though to a lesser extent. He is more used to the norms and values of Zebra culture from his youth, and though he has since become proficient in mainstream pony culture aspects of Zebra creep though. His voice is accented, and his manner of dress and the jewelry he wears all have a mild Unyasi influence. He is proud of who he is, yet the subject remains a sensitive issue with him. He has a temper on him, and will quickly get angry at perceived insults especially those that bring up his stripes. He's just as wild and crazy as he was in his youth, and though he is daring, he is also quite exhausting to be around. He lacks subtlety in any manner, and can be quite a sore loser. He finds it difficult to back down from challenges, and he can find a way to make a challenge out of almost anything. Yahom is not a deep or thoughtful pony by any means, and he rather enjoy life than waste it doing something 'boring.'

With all that said, Yahom is a dependable and reliable pony, who stands by his decisions and is willing to accept consequences. He is also fiercely loyal to those he's close to, and he cares deeply for his mother, Moyo. He is friendly and boisterously playful, if a bit loud. He believes that work should be fun, and in not waiting to do anything you want to do. He's dedicated to his amateur acrobatics, and to his reserve position with the Shadowbolts. He performs as much for fame, enjoyment, and money as he does for sheer acceptance. When he puts on the uniform and risks his life, he is not half zebra or half pegasus. He is a whole, a member of the team, a Shadowbolt.

Made using GeneralZoi's pony creator.

Edited November 23, 2011 by Diomedes

[DantonDamnark]

I was gonna say this was a bad idea(Pegasus/Zebra) until I remembered that it is biologically possible for Horses and Zebras to "mate". And since another Horse/Other hybrid exists in MLP:FiM (Mules). I can't wait to see how this turns out.

[Davroth]

I didn't know those where fair game.

And a Shadowbolt, too.

Good luck with your application.

[Willow Whisper]

Thanks for the well wishes. I didn't know at first if Zebra hybrids were allowed. But there are mule characters, as well as a zebra/unicorn, and a earth pony/kelpie hybrid so I figured it would be alright to at least give it a shot.

[Pony_Sage]

Hay there! Just wanted to stop by and help you out a little bit. The lore around Zebras changed a wee bit since this character was posted so I figured I would let you know, if you didn't already. Also Yahom's name, while it does mean 'With the Wind', it is strictly used in a nautical sense, and usually means straight ahead. As in to go straight ahead or 'With the wind' whilst sailing on a body of water. Since it is a strictly nautical term, I would like to see a small nautical flair to the character's up bringing. Maybe his tribe was one of the few tribes that frequented the norther banks of Unyasi? This would both account for his name, a tribe that was strictly relegated to the inland plains would not generally use a nautical term to name their children, and it would also explain his wings. Since the tribe frequented the northern banks, it would make sense that they would run into ponies more often than a tribe that only lived on the plains.

Other than that the app is looking pretty good. So look over the Zebra Lore and maybe add some of the terms, to make the application more dynamic, and explain his name a wee bit better, and I am sure that there is a place for Yahom in Trottingham!

~Sage AkA Freddie Freewings

[Willow Whisper]

Thank you for the input, Pony_Sage. I actually didn't know that about his name. I just looking up African words having to do with wind and that was the most appealing one. I clarified a little more on his fragmented childhood due to the traveling his father did, though I made it so his mother was from the sea-going trade tribes to explain his name a little bit better. I also updated the Zebra lore terminology.

[Pony_Sage]

"Assessed!" Thus spake the Sage.

[Skye]