Unicorn Ivory [Finished]

[TheRedFox]

Roleplay Type: Mane RP

Name: Ivory Stage name/ Alias: DJ-Ivy

Sex: Female

Age: Barely a Mare

Species: Unicorn

Eye Color: Purple if you ever get to see them behind her stunning crimson shades

Coat Color: Dark Grey

Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Her mane is a dark black with a sharp white stripe down the middle, her tail following the same color scheme. Both have a matching messy look to them from the constant head banging and exposure to loud music. But how else are you supposed to party!

Physique: Ivory is a small, slim built Unicorn that takes pride in keeping herself healthy.

Cutie Mark: Two bass clef’s in the shape of a heart

Her cutie mark comes from her love of music, in particular, her love of bass (Drop that Bass!)

Origin/Residence: Ivory was born and grew up in Canterlot, where she still currently resides.

Occupation: Ivory is currently working at a Music shop, but is an aspiring DJ and musician.

Motivation: Ivory wants to continue her musical studies at a University level and become a famous DJ, like many of her idols.

Likes: She loves music, it is her life and all she lives to do, and while she loves her techno beats, she has a secret love for the classical that started her passion for the arts. The unicorn is also an avid party goer, attending every dance, rave, and party she can get to.

Dislikes: Ivory hates lazy days and any night she isn’t out and about. Because she is a sort of social addict, she also can’t stand ponies that are unfriendly for no reason.

Character Summary:

History: Ivory was born to a wealthy family in the social loop of Canterlot. At a very young age the unicorn discovered her uncanny talent for music and was placed in a private school for musically gifted Unicorns of a wealthy background. The Unicorn lived a fairly normal life from there, learning the social responsibilities of her family’s life style and learning all she could about music and magic from her teachers and priding herself on being in the top of her class.

However, this all changed when the unicorn attended her first alternative concert with a friend from school as a young filly. At this concert the unicorn heard a new type of music from a very talented unicorn. This music followed none of the rules her usual classical music did, and the light displays and the loud bass beats intrigued the unicorn and excited her too this new music, until it was all she could think about. After the concert the unicorn began to play tirelessly on her piano, always trying to recreate the music she had heard that night, but never with any luck. After this the unicorn would sneak out of her house as often as she could, visiting as many clubs as she could to hear more and more of this music, the rhythm, the bass, it all engulfed her until she couldn’t stand being unable to make it.

This is when the unicorn switched her method to one of a more ingenious nature. The unicorn began collecting old piano’s from her school and elsewhere, ripping the strings out of the insides and replacing them with different cables to recreate the sounds she wanted. After several months of experimentation it solution finally came to her. Through a mixture of specially crafted piano wire and direct access to the metal that held them, the unicorn could flow magic power through the strings, changing their frequency when hit, creating the sounds she wanted.

This breakthrough only inspired the unicorn further. Her work became more precise each time she modified a piano to her new contraption, until she managed to make a model that was barely bigger than the actual keyboard itself, and even shortened it down to only the keys she really needed. The unicorn then began to work tirelessly on perfecting her music, and her set up. First the beginner DJ started by stacking 2 of her newly designed keyboards, learning to set each to a different sound, and control play both at the same time using her magic. Soon the unicorn developed a system to link her newly designed keyboards to the existing speaker units and mixing boards available to unicorns with magic strong enough to power them. After nearly a year of non-stop practice, the unicorn decided to step up her show, designing a stage table to mount everything on while she played in order to hide the equipment, and more importantly, cover the bottom in multi-colored lights in a random pattern, each pointing out to the crown and only activated when struck by the unicorns magic, creating an amazing light show for all of the audience to see. However, this also drains the unicorn’s magic and energy on a much faster scale, forcing her to build endurance, which still hasn’t totally come to her.

At first, the unicorn kept her projects and late night club visits a closely guarded secret from her parents, knowing they wouldn’t approve of this new “riff raff” type of music. But as the unicorn’s passion for her new music grew deeper, it was harder for her to keep her grades in school up, as well as her studies in the classical music she was required to learn for school. This drop in her grades was quickly noticed by her parents, as were her numerous projects. After a fairly large fight, the unicorn’s parents threw her out, leaving the now young mare to fend for herself in the cold streets of Canterlot with only the money in her saddlebag and the contents of her room.

The unicorn quickly found a cheap apartment on the other side of Canterlot, closer to the club district. After the original shell shock of being thrown out and having to move into such a small apartment, the unicorn quickly began looking for a job, finding a rather cozy employment at a piano shop helping customers pick out the perfect piano for them, and also gaining access to their workshop to continue her modifications and development of her skills. Through the music shop the DJ began to book small gigs, slowly working her way up to small clubs debuting some of her new music. The unicorn has now been living on her own for nearly 9 months, and while she is mostly adapted to her new life, she still experiences light shell shock from her now common and poor life in Canterlot.

Personality: Ivory is a very smart unicorn, with a passion that drives her towards music of all kinds, however this new obsession with the progressive music known as techno has driven her into the unfamiliar club scene, that she has adapted to very well, partially from her past lifestyle in the social circles of Canterlot that were so important to her parents, but mostly from her overall friendly nature, making her very social and outgoing. This trait has served her very in making a lot of friends in the music scene, such as club owners, other musicians, and anyone else that crosses her path. The unicorn has quickly adapted to her new life as a common pony in Canterlot, and shows her stripes as a party pony at all of the clubs, however, she couldn’t dispose of every part of her old life, nor would she want to. The DJ often indulges herself with some of her old habits, especially playing the more classical music on her only unmodified piano that rests in the corner of her crowded apartment, a constant reminder to the mare that she gave up a life of luxury for the music she loves so much, AND HAS NO REGRETS!

[shreddedpegasus]

A pony that matches up against Vinyl? Perhaps it can be done.

[SunsetSombra]

Having read over this application and taken a closer look over the details, I'mma say I REALLY love how this character sounds...

it's a different spin on the DJ idea, and actually attempts to even create something of a new sound/style to go with that.

Considering that I can't really seem to find anything seriously game breaking in here, I think it's absolutely worth a stamp!

I'm VERY sure that Vinyl Scratch will bump into this one sooner or later...what an interesting meeting of minds that will be!

[Dio]

[DeepBass]

All I can say is three things:

1: My character, Midsy would talk Ivory's ear off.

2: This seems very similar to a character from my fanfic.

3: I'm really glad you put "Drop that bass!" in parentheses. xD