Pegasus Lynarian [FINAL]

[Dmitri]

Title: Lynarian

Roleplay Type: World of Equestria

Name: Lynarian

Sex: Male

Age: Stallion

Species: Pegasus

Eye Color: Light Purple

Coat Color: Blue

Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Black/Black/Short

Physique: Average Build

Cutie Mark: Tribal Wolf pawprint. This was earned when Lynarian protected the timber wolves of Everfree Forest by creating a thick fog that temporarily hid them from view. After this day, Lynarian was permitted a home in the Everfree Forest.

Origin/Residence: Everfree Forest near the Moon Palace

Occupation: Defender of Wildlife/ Naturalist

Motivation: To protect the wolves from harm, to bring harmony to all woodland creatures and to teach other ponies how to appreciate nature.

Ability: Lynarian has an ability similar to that of Fluttershy, although it is specific to timberwolves. He can understand the needs of them and he can make the wolves can understand his intent. This is conveyed through the tone of the pony's voice and body language. Timberwolves, of course cannot understand what he is saying and Lynarian cannot control the wolves. The wolves, however, do see him as a dominant member of the pack.

Lynarian can also manipulate weather like many other pegasi can, specifically being able to create a heavy fog to shroud himself and the wolves for short periods.

Likes: Wolves (of course!), Nature, Friendship, Peace, Harmony

Dislikes: Anypony or thing that wants to disrupt wildlife

Character Summary: Lynarian has no memory of his parents due to being orphaned at a young age. He grew up in the orphanage in Cloudsdale, where he was known as “The Runt”, the name the other pegasi at the orphanage bullied him with. When he grew older, he flew away from Cloudsdale to escape being bullied. While flying around, he found a vast, remote area of the Everfree Forest, and decided that it would be good to continue as a hermit with no pony to bully him.

While he was finding a safe place to land in this dark, dense forest, he saw that timberwolves were being chased away by ponies. This reminded him of his troubled past so he used his weather manipulation to conjure up a dense fog to allow the wolves to escape. In return, they indicated that he would be safe to live in the forest among them. This is how he got his wolf paw print cutie mark.

Living in the woods, he learned that not everypony liked the timberwolves. They were always fearful and distrustful of the wolves, causing Lynarian to also be feared by the citizens of Ponyville, because the first place he was sighted was in the Everfree Forest in the company of his pack. The pegasi that bullied him in Cloudsdale claimed that they had no relationship with the mysterious “wolf-Pegasus” of the Everfree Forest. These “legends” made Lynarian withdrawn and he would only associate with the wolves because the other ponies feared him.

Although he is reclusive, he rarely tends to venture into Ponyville for supplies, but due to the stories about him and his uncertainty about other ponies, he doesn’t stay long. He is skittish towards ponies, easily startled and shy, but can still muster the courage to talk to other ponies. Due to being bullied in Cloudsdale, he is particularly nervous around pegasi. Lynarian likes to stick with routines and performs daily rituals.which, although not magical in nature, he believes keep him safe. Lynarian chose his name when a timber wolf howled. When Lynarian tried copying it, it sounded like Lynarian, as he was unable to perfectly duplicate the howl.

**Please note that the winds do NOT glow, only that they have lighter colored feathers at the tips of the wings.

[Dmitri]

The Picture of the pony is my profile pic

[MyLittlePonyTales]

I would suggest adding the picture to your profile. You may want to update your avatar after awhile.

The problem seems to be that you're linking to a picture on your computer, not one that has been uploaded online.

[Dmitri]

I would suggest adding the picture to your profile. You may want to update your avatar after awhile.

The problem seems to be that you're linking to a picture on your computer, not one that has been uploaded online.

Tales, my picture does not seem to want to upload to my gallery. Could you explain why? Otherwise does my application look good to be a final?

[Lux]

Hello.

You have a great app started there. I like your pony's occupation and his backstory.

A couple things I'd add to:

• How and why did Lynarian fall from Cloudsdale? Was it accidentally like Fluttershy did or was he (Celestia forbid) pushed?
  
• How was he able to survive such a fall with the help of the timberwolves Cloudsdale is preety far up from the Everfree Forest, so unless he was saved by something breaking the fall, it would be fatal.
  
• Why do ponies feel he was saved by Nightmare Moon? Did he fall when she reappeared, or do ponies still believe Nightmare moon haunts the area?
  
• What made the timberwolves save him rather than eat him? Do they assume he's one of them, the whole "rasied by wolves" idea?
  
• Does he interact with other animals or just timberwolves?
  
• You might want to add more about his personality. Is her reclusive and stays in the woods often or social and goes to Ponyville sometimes?
  
• For RP type, if you want the main one, you'd select World of Equestria.
  

[Davroth]

The easiest way would be to upload the picture to an image host, and link from there. I suggest imgur.com, since it doesn't require you to register and the pictures don't expire after a while like in many other image host sites.

I think this application would profit from being expanded a little, to be honest. To me, it leaves many interesting questions unanswered.

Like did he grow up all by himself? If so, how did he survive? I should mention that an actual connection to Nightmare Moon would not be allowed due to the rules, but that timber wolf angle kinda interests me.

Was he raised by wolves? And if so, was he already able to speak when he landed in Everfree, or was he taught by someone? Or maybe he can't speak pony language at all? Where did the notion come from to become a shaman? The concept of a shaman, even a lone wolf kind of shaman, is kind of tied to the concept of some kind of civilized society. But that kind of depends on how he survived in the wild in the first place.

And one other thing that is kind of a problem is the idea that a pegasus can use shamanic magic. It's part of the rules that pegasi are limited to weather manipulation as far as magic goes.

But, I don't want to bring up problems without suggesting a possible solution, or at least a possible direction you could take this.

As far as I understand it, Lynarian wants to protect the wildlife of Everfree, especially the timber wolves, and to do that, he uses his weather manipulation in order to keep potential danger away. That's pretty much what a druid does in general fantasy literature. Maybe that would be an interesting angle for you?

Weather manipulation is a powerful tool to protect the wolves, you don't really need more magic for that. And if you want to give him a little more of a mysterious touch, you could explain that the glimpses the hunters catch of him in the thick fog causes them to make up stories about him, most of which are greatly exaggerated.

[Dmitri]

Huh...why can I not edit my application anymore?

[Dmitri]

Okay Everypony I edited my app. Is it now okay to become my final draft?

[Dmitri]

Okay now all of my problems that I have been having are solved

[Davroth]

So those timber wolves are sentient, then, right? Like the sheep and the cows? They are able to talk to Lynarian in pony language? That kind of doesn't add up with what we saw in the show. Most of the mythological creatures showed no interest in talking to ponies, and the timber wolves were presented as vengeful forest spirits if anything. I'm doubtful you'll get that part approved.

We know that ponies can survive on their own in Everfree, and conjuring fog to protect the timber wolves, I don't think that would be a problem. One interesting question on that end is also how does he get in contact with other ponies? Does he leave Everfree to visit the nearby villages? And if so, why? I guess what I'm getting at here is what do you intend to do with him RP wise?

I'd also be interested to learn where he got his name from. It doesn't strike me as a typical pony name, unless the word has a meaning I'm not familiar with.

Also, I'd highly suggest to use an outside picture host to host your picture. That's not what the profile pictures are intended for.

[Dmitri]

So those timber wolves are sentient, then, right? Like the sheep and the cows? They are able to talk to Lynarian in pony language? That kind of doesn't add up with what we saw in the show. Most of the mythological creatures showed no interest in talking to ponies, and the timber wolves were presented as vengeful forest spirits if anything. I'm doubtful you'll get that part approved.

We know that ponies can survive on their own in Everfree, and conjuring fog to protect the timber wolves, I don't think that would be a problem. One interesting question on that end is also how does he get in contact with other ponies? Does he leave Everfree to visit the nearby villages? And if so, why? I guess what I'm getting at here is what do you intend to do with him RP wise?

I'd also be interested to learn where he got his name from. It doesn't strike me as a typical pony name, unless the word has a meaning I'm not familiar with.

Also, I'd highly suggest to use an outside picture host to host your picture. That's not what the profile pictures are intended for.

Thanks for the advice. Where do you suggest I go with the timberwolf plot? I am new to RPing.

[Davroth]

Okay, so, I wouldn't try to humanize the timberwolves (make them able to talk for example), because that likely collides with the board canon. I see them more as forest spirits that live in packs, like real wolves.

So after he left Cloudsdale, he could just live in the Everfree forest in solitude, probably in the trees. From there, he could have admired the timber wolves, admiring them from up on his trees. At a key moment, a group of monster hunters could have tried to hunt the timberwolves to keep them away from the villages nearby. When he tried to make some kind of distraction to protect the timberwolves, he discovers that he's got a talent for manipulating the weather, especially conquering fog. From that day forward he decided to devote his otherwise not very eventful life to protecting these creatures. And it led him to stay away from civilization.

All of this is fine (imo), but one question you should answer for yourself is what are you going to do with the character? I mean, most of the OCs on this board are ponies. Will he be willing to interact with them? How would he react when running into a pony in Everfree? But those questions are not directly tied to the application, but it's something you should keep in mind while writing an application.

And still, I'd like to know where the name comes from. From the looks of it, it was his birth name, but usually, the name of a pony is either tied to his colors, or his talents. Maybe his name has a meaning I don't know of, but it doesn't seem to follow that idea.

I hope that helps you.

[MyLittlePonyTales]

Tales, my picture does not seem to want to upload to my gallery. Could you explain why?

Well, all images require approval before they are public viewable. Also, when you go to upload, it explicitly states,

*Do not upload images created in the Pony Creator or similar apps.

From the critique on this Application and having to ask about that, I'd suggest you take a second peak at the rules.

[Lux]

One way you could go is the way of Fluttershy, but tailor it spesifically to wolves. Fluttershy has a connection to animals and is able to understand them and the animals are somehow able to understand her. Lynarian can calm these timberwolves and help them and the wolves can understand Lynarian. The wolves can't actually talk since canon wise they never did, but at least they can understand him.

As for his reclusiveness, you can make him a little socially awkward not being around ponies much and feeling uneasy around large groups. This at least gives you the opportunity to interact with ponies (especially since most ponies don't venture much into the Everfree Forest) while still being able to stay there. Think of Zecora in this case: she is reclusive but still social.

You can also use the fact that ponies think that he was allegidly saved by Nightmare Moon and that he is connected to wolves that can make it awkward because of those things. perhaps other ponies might act nervous around him.

[Dmitri]

Well, all images require approval before they are public viewable. Also, when you go to upload, it explicitly states,

From the critique on this Application and having to ask about that, I'd suggest you take a second peak at the rules.

Tales, just for clarification, I cannot have a picture of my pony in my application if it is made by a pony creator?

[Davroth]

No, what Tales means is that it's not supposed to go into the gallery. The gallery isn't made for that.

I'd still suggest you use this site to host your pictures, that's what I do and it's absoluty free and save: http://imgur.com/

[Dmitri]

No, what Tales means is that it's not supposed to go into the gallery. The gallery isn't made for that.

I'd still suggest you use this site to host your pictures, that's what I do and it's absoluty free and save: http://imgur.com/

Are you saying that if I change my profile pic that I would lose the picture in my application?

[Davroth]

Correct. As it is, you link the picture in your profile. That's not what it's for. Just use an outside filehost. It also takes some of the strain off of the servers.

[Dmitri]

Correct. As it is, you link the picture in your profile. That's not what it's for. Just use an outside filehost. It also takes some of the strain off of the servers.

Okay I got my image in imgur. Now how do I link it so that it shows up in my application?

[Dmitri]

updated the app with the help of lux, how does it look now? BTW Lux would make a wonderful help staff!

[Davroth]

Okay I got my image in imgur. Now how do I link it so that it shows up in my application?

You use the image tag. It should be [ img ]Image URL[ /img ], without the spaces.

Also, I'd like to point out that I think it's doubtful that you get the ability to talk to timberwolves approved.

[Armony]

Everything here is looking okay to me, so I'm gonna go ahead and send this up for approval

[Manestream]

Talking to the wildlife in the forest is alright- but there is a little mis-match with show cannon here. A lot of the creatures in Everfree forest are outside of the ponies' magic and influence, much like the weather is there. Being able to communicate with the timber wolves should be alright; but the wolves probably would understand what your OC is saying through how your OC says it, tone of voice, and body gestures. The actions of the wolves are also what your OC would have to interpret to understand them.

I am a bit concerned about this ability- because having this ability wont allow you to 'control' timberwolves like they obey your character- that would be like apping a whole pack of wolves. I think you should stick to having their trust, and being able to understand them; but I definetly think your OC needs to be able to function in the pony world without the wolves as well.

Your application also has quite a few spelling and grammatical errors, i'm certain a RP Helper or user could help you with that if you ask them kindly.I

I'd like to see you make a few changes before this application gets a final approval- but your very close!

[Dmitri]

Okay everypony I have made the changes to my app. Can I now get approved?

[Skye]

The one thing I would interject is the 'poaching' aspect...there's no evidence that 'poaching' takes place. There's nothing really on the Timber Wolves I would see as 'poachable' except perhaps for the fact that they may be made of wood. In this regard, for a creature such as a pony it would be highly unlikely that they'd 'poach' timber wolves for their wood when it is much more effective and efficient to harvest wood from trees in the forest (After all, trees don't chase you). While seeing the wolves as a misunderstood species I can agree with, I don't really see the 'poaching' as necessary... perhaps maybe make him sort of a game warden or something of that nature? Maybe he makes it his task to try to educate ponies on how to conduct themselves around Timber Wolves so that they lessen their risk of danger?