Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 21:52:54 GMT
-General Stuff-
Name:Fantasy Flicker
Nickname/Alias(es): NaN
Race: Earth Pony
Gender: Male
Age: Young adolescent
Additional Status: Is under the effect of a magic spell which gives him two different appearances. His mirrored reflection shows his natural appearance, Taller and darker, and if he directly looks into a mirror, he changes to that appearance.
Vice versa, his reflection in the water is always his shorter and whiter appearance, and he if he stares straight into that reflection, he changes to that appearance.
-Physical Stuff-
APPERANCE ONE [True appearance. On the right of the image]
Pelt Color: Custard Yellow
Mane/Tail Color and Style: Medium short. Somewhat wavy/curly.
Eye Color: A slightly more purple shade of sky blue.
Cutie Mark: A strange set of magical twirls, with yellow sparkles hidden within the twirls, as if they were caged.
Other Scars/Markings: NaN
Physique: Is ever so slightly shorter than the average stallion, still a tiny bit taller than the average mare. Somewhat sturdy of build, but not noticeably different.
APPEARANCE TWO [Appearance gained from magical spell, left on image.]
Pelt Color: a very light off-white.
Mane/Tail Color and Style: a Creamy off-white, Medium Long with very fluffy and curly structure. Has a caramel line with a brown center running through it.
Eye Color: A slightly more purple shade of sky blue.
Cutie Mark: A strange set of magical twirls, with yellow sparkles hidden within the twirls, as if they were caged. (same as other form)
Other Scars/Markings: NaN
Physique: A good bit shorter than most stallions, perhaps even an bit shorter than the average mare. Very sturdy and thick legs, but surprisingly thin torso.
-Social Stuff-
Current Residence: Traveler. Raised in Vanhoover.
Job:
Thusfar:
Fantasy Flicker doesn't have a stable job as a traveler, but he does many things while on his travels. For the most part, he'll accept Oddjobs and strange things to do, especially if his natural ability helps, commonly ending up in him searching for relics or magical oddities. Outside of that, he makes a decent explorer and will often take maps with him. If he finds something worth noting, he'll note it down on the map, and seek out the closest pony capable of publicizing the information and researching it. If he encounters magical phenomenons (a common occurrence, for better or worse. more on that below!) he also will try and forward any information, theories and stable samples he can to a university of magical sciences or to an exploration foundation. Basically serving as a freelance explorer, doing his best for whomever can use the information. He rarely receives compensation for these efforts, but 'graciously' accepts the occasional compensation, if he visits by an organisation.
Future:
He intends to join the Circle of the Reliquary after a conversation with Ashti Sandburst. The position he's looking for is group explorer and escort, wanting to help navigate ponies through the dangers and keep them safe.
Mother: Big Dreamer, a hard working unicorn mare who surprisingly enough is more a businesswoman than a dream
Father: Smart Smiler, An intelligent earth pony who’s social skills aid him in his job as businessman, Aiding other ponies in working together.
Sibling(s): NaN
Other Family: NaN
Closest Friends: NaN
Courting/Courted By:NaN
Mate:NaN
Foal(s):NaN
-Personality Stuff-
Likes:
Fantasy Flicker has a large array of various things he enjoys. They all tend to boil down in how he loves making the most out of the moment he's currently in. He's not one to anticipate future plans or reminiscence on old happenings.
The primary joys Fantasy keeps an eye out for are natural and social joys. An example of natural joys are eating food, a good adrenaline rush and the pleasant smell of especially the ocean air. In supplement to his natural joys are his rather odd requirements for comfort, warm and humid air, or temperate water. He loves beaches(a whole lot), Marshes and Swamps for this reason. An example of social joys is the rewarding feeling of helping out a pony in need of any kind of help, Teaching a pony something new, Joking around with a friend and acting like a silly idiot. His social joys focus on empathy, therefore, if others smile, he's more likely to smile as well.
Outside of deriving as much as joy as possible from these universal pleasures, he also enjoys more exclusive or unique social interactions as well. These will mostly include Intellectual discussion, especially with those calm, collected and open minded. Those willing to play the devil's advocate and think in other perspectives really grab his attention.
Out of all of these things, his greatest love is obviously his unconventional love for Magic. He's Semi-knowledgeable about Magic, definitely missing out on important basics which is only given to unicorns. He still loves magical locations, and wanders into them, to experience the grand spectacles his sixth sense let him behold. He commonly finds himself daydreaming about these locations when bored, and has grown to enjoy these daydreams, aswell.
Dislikes:
Because he lives in the moment, he also gets infuriated by anything that ruins the moment. Many examples of this are; Dropping something, Doing chores without music, a moment of awkward silence or a quick rude comment.
As someone who enjoys intellectual conversation and has a hard time understanding and keeping up with people who are a little slower, even if they recognize so themselves and aren’t bad people perse. He just has a hard time communicating with people who don’t care for his fancy words and complicated theories. Even if they’re nice, he’s kinda just awkward, unsure and generally uninterested in them.
Fantasy Flicker hates dry places in general, as opposed to with humid places, he tends to get very uncomfortable in dry air. His voice gets noticeably hazy and sharp in the worst of these locations.
Motivation:
His motivation is simple. He lives in the moment, and he likes being happy. To this end, he does what he can to make sure he can feel happy, although he believes that he shouldn't lose sight of the bigger picture for this.
Strengths:
Unique Talent:
His unique talent gives him a very weak sixth sense which can pick up on magical energies. By default and practically all of the time, he's accustomed to the magic around him, and the sixth sense won't tell him much. In these scenarios, it serves more as a subconscious radar. He will unwittingly move towards places with a lot of magic, subconsciously attracted to them. He doesn't notice this very well, so it's very possible for him to end up walking south instead of north while he thinks he was walking in a straight line.
Unique and/or rare spells like teleportation or attacking someone do get sensed rather easily (although if they become common, he adjusts rather quickly). In the long run, he doesn't sense much magic at all, mostly only sensing strange and harmful magic. He tends to automatically move away from or dodge these. When he closes his eyes, sits down and meditates for a short while, he can focus on his sixth sense to really experience the magic in his surroundings, bypassing it's weakness.
General Strengths:
As an earth pony, he is somewhat stronger than he should be, considering he doesn’t work out or do all too much strength-related things. His knack for intellectual conversation and ability to understand what exactly other ponies mean with what they say, makes him very capable of bringing out the best in other ponies, especially those who have a difficult time communicating to others. He manages to keep a calm head in heated situations, and actually in other situations, he tends to level out in whatever the environment is missing. If his companions are energetic and hyperactive, he'll automatically calm down a little and keep things chilled, and vice versa, if his companions are very relaxed or tired, he can supply the energy and hyperactive mood.
Recent developments:
Recently, he's been practicing his communicative and leading ability. Spurred on by the chance to join the Circle of the Reliquary, he decided to do his best to learn how to navigate dangers. While he doesn't always walk in the correct direction, he is capable of keeping himself and those around him safe, especially from magical dangers. He has acquired a few tricks to earning ponies trust so they actually heed his advice and warnings.
Refining his magical senses has become easier since then as well, although taxing. Using his sixth sense on command requires focus, comparable to trying to look at an object in a distance, or hearing a soft sound you're focusing on. He has trouble doing this when he's not on serious mode. He functions best and most reliably when he's aware there's danger.
Weaknesses/Flaws:
Unique Talent:
His unique talent really quickly adjusts to it's surroundings, meaning it only serves it purpose for a few minutes. His attraction to magical things makes no distinction to how dangerous they can be, and he commonly finds himself running into magical beasts or ferocious plants. On an unfortunate day, he can make walking anywhere seem like a trip through the Everfree forest. While he can meditate to focus on his unique talent, he is easily distracted and the hoof steps of another pony are enough to completely break his focus.
General Weaknesses:
Unlike other Earth Ponies, his talent is related to magic, and while he has tried earth pony’s nature-y pursuits, he is simply no good with plants nor animals.
He is somewhat of an intellectual elitist due to his difficulties of tolerating anyone who acts stupid or not in line with his idea of smart. He has a very difficult time treating ignorant or dumber ponies well. This can mix with his love for humor, and make him act like a real Sarcastic jerk towards those he deems both annoying and dumb.
In accordance to his elitist attitude, he’s also pushy and judgemental, although he tries not to be, he can be put into a bout of mean criticism if somepony is acting exceptionally stupid in his opinion.
He has little control of his mood and had a hard time calming himself down from anger. Furthermore, as previously stated, he is calm when his companions are energetic and vice versa, but he has little control over this aswell, making fitting in a little difficult at times.
His knowledge of magic isn’t high enough for him to actually be able to make sensible predictions as to what it’s going to do, as he was never allowed to study magic due to his lack of a horn.
Fears:
Fantasy Flicker has a very opposite kind of fears. While Large issues and dangerous situations don't really make him afraid, being rather natural in keeping a calm head in the fire. On the other hoof, he is really afraid of the mistakes he tends to make in otherwise fine situations, and he'll commonly hurt somepony's feelings with a joking remark or something he says while relaxed. He doesn't enjoy doing this, and fears makes a unfix-able mistake whenever this happens. He really doesn't like little problems and things he can't fix. And when in the calm walk in the woods, warned about a nastily poisonous bug or flower, paranoia takes over as these are things he finds it much harder to keep an eye on and prevent from going wrong. He also has a fear for heights because of his vivid imagination and heights are the cause of many his daydreams taking a grisly turn.
Overall Persona:
Philosophy #1, Smiling:
Fantasy Flicker is a smiling pony and rarely is seen without at least a tender smile. With a life of little purpose which some might consider a nightmare, he's learned to be happy and enjoy every little moment of his life. The reason he enjoys living in the moment and does his best to enjoy the moment as much as possible stems from this. Things that make him smile and enjoy the moment are commonly simpler things, like a hug or some food. He will smile through and enjoy the moment even in the hardest and most dangerous of situations. His love for this joy extends to others beyond himself, and he likes seeing others around his happy, as it commonly will make him happy as well. His smiling can be interrupted just as quickly as it can be acquired though.
Philosophy #2, Honesty:
He is an honest pony, one who loves proper and honest communication. To the point he upholds it as one of many life's philosophies, and makes a points of trying to be honest and forward in every relationship, from friendship, to family, to marriage. His honesty, while near perfect in his own eyes, commonly is crass, blunt or both. He has a strong opinion about many things and is more practical than tactful. He will willingly take a offensive, practical approach to solve an issue, if he believes it is the best solution.
Philosophy #3, Awareness:
In spite of his rude and practical attitude, he really doesn't mean to offend others. He tries to be aware of each and every detail of the situation he's in. This makes him more aware to the consequences of his actions and their effects. He attempts to use this awareness to make sure if he says something offensive, it's because he believes it will pay out in the long run.
Philosophy #4, Neutrality:
Honesty and awareness are fine traits, but even the best pony would end up in unfavorable situations trying to uphold those all the time. It's simply a fact that not everypony wants you constantly telling them how they think you can do something better. Fantasy tries to remain neutral, as a sort of absolute default. He tries not to bother other ponies with his unasked for opinion, be too strongly invested in an opinion and be unpleasantly stubborn in it. He is not yet adept in this philosophy, but he's learning, adjusting and advancing in it.
Philosophy #5, Amazement & Wonder:
Life is full of magic, amazement and wonder. All of that should be sought out, enjoyed and loved by all. Nopony should stop trying to discover new things, and even ponies who don't know much about magic should pore through equestria for many of the amazing experiences it offers. Fantasy considers himself one of the luckiest stallion's alive, being able to experience these wonders twicefold due to his talent, thricefold if he can meditate in their presence. He wishes others to join him in his travels and share the love of life he has acquired over time.
-History/Background:-
Born to Big Dreamer and Smart Smiler on a miraculous snowy day of spring, he was a quick one to shush himself and sleep, falling into deep fantasies from the very moment he was born. Only a minute later, he was awake again, and reaching towards his mum. Based on his quick switching between sleep and wake, and his love for gazing outside from the very second he could, they named him Fantasy Flicker. Fantasy Flicker was moved to the other side of Equestria at the mere age of 1. In his younger years, he was moved around a lot, and went from town to city, to next city. He and his siblings quickly showed the signs of many a Foal and colt who moved often. They grew to not care much for their own city, nor grow attached to home. They tried to find him something else to get attached too, like working with plants or animals, as many earth ponies did. He never found much joy in his time with those things. But what he did enjoy was playing around with magical doodads. Commonly, he couldn’t do anything with them, because he was an earth pony, and not a unicorn.
At the various school he attended in his moving years, he ended up being a bit of a ‘jack of all trades’. He was smarter than other ponies, but had nothing of a specialty they could discover at school. Normally, he would be praised for his intelligence, but the lack of specialization made the reality of getting a job in such a lifestyle much harder. At first, he enjoyed the praise for his intelligence and the musings of his teachers. But soon he saw through their spiel and knew they were just trying to comfort him for not having his cutie mark. Eventually, he went on to a more specialized education, something that would be short but would help you do many different subjects to discover your talent. He was back in Vanhoover by the time he went to this school, and it’s here that he was denied magic classes due to his lack of horn. While this did strike a blow to his happiness, he coped quickly. To help himself Cope, he decided that in his class for presenting, he’d hold a little presentation on Magic and Magical uses in History. In his presentation, a rather roudy unicorn took interest in a spell that he quickly mentioned, which had seen aggressive uses in the past. Preparing that spell, he assembled it’s fiery energies, but not without Fantasy Flicker’s Notice. He didn’t know how, but he could tell it was happening… and, that it was going to go horribly wrong. He interrupted his presentation with a frantic look around, and rushed to a student, shoving his chair aside, toppling the pegasus. In the confusion, his teacher was about to call him out, before a red streak of magic flew from the reckless unicorn, hitting the ceiling above where the chair was, causing a part to break and hit the ground. Nopony was hurt. As the Pegasus stepped back and offered her thanks, his flank shone. Three magical sparkles appeared, before being trapped within a strange ethereal blue spiral.
The meaning of his cutie mark was obscure, from the very moment it appeared on his flank. His friends, His family, his teachers. No one was sure. It was in these days that his incredible wanderlust started settling in. He started taking days off to just, wander outside of Vanhoover. He found himself encountering more and more strange locations by each day. He started enjoying these strange places, as they made him feel a little fuzzy. He rested and sat down with them. Until, on a special day, he Closed his eyes… and knew of the magic flowing through the sky. He didn’t see it. He didn’t smell it. He didn’t hear it. He didn’t feel warmth or cold from it. But he still could tell it was there. And the longer he sat, eyes closed, the clearer it all became. His talent wasn’t something silly like short-term predictions, as he had thought before. It was sensing magic itself, via a new sense. One that only he had.
Ecstatic and once more finding joy in his life, he decided to simply start wandering, using his magical sensing to discover new places, to help wondering wizards trying to find their magical doohickies or a enchanted locale. He was all but constrained to Vanhoover now. He moved out, said his goodbyes to his family, and set out to venture through all of Equestria. Magical mysteries met him left and right , and friends he would make through his assistance. Running into many other explorers, he got the idea to start taking maps with him, and marking down things he discovered, especially the ones he couldn’t find on any map whatsoever.
In more recent times, he started understanding magic, and garnering more knowledge of it in a natural method. He started using that knowledge to teach some ponies, some his age, some a little younger. His teachings weren’t really classes or anything, more so visiting unicorns who had difficulty with their spells. He’d tell them how he saw the weave of magic, and how he could tell what they were doing and what spell they were weaving. After having taught a gratuitous pair of unicorns, he was met with a little prank just before he left their town. However, the prank went wrong, and transformed Fantasy Flicker… Into a white, short, wacky-haired fellow. They instantly offered their apologies. But Fantasy? He simply stated that it was weird, but he could dig it. He thanked his fellow magic enthusiasts, and trotted off before they could offer to fix it.
Now, he knows the inns and outs to his unique magical condition, but otherwise, not much has changed in his life. He travels, reports his findings, helps out any new friends he makes, and then?
Then he travels on.
EDITS:
22-03-'17: Rewrote practically everything, except for the history and background. Everything should be much clearer, especially his job and unique talent. Slight additions to fields. Completely transformed the way i wrote his personality by dividing it into 5 philosophies. TO BE UPDATED: History/Background.
26-03-'17: Rewrote background completely. Old background here:
02-05-'17: Added segment to Job. Added Recent developments.
26-03-'17: Rewrote background completely. Old background here:
"Fantasy Flicker was born to a unicorn and an earth pony in Vanhoover. Despite being an Earth pony, he never was very strong or connected with the nature, and preferred to hand around shores and beaches. Growing up, he was smart enough, a bit slow at the beginning, but eventually picking it up at later schools. When he tried applying for magic classes but he wasn’t allowed because he wasn’t a unicorn, he was outraged. He ended up doing a presentation on magic & magical uses in history in a language class, during which he’d earn his cutie mark. Magical yellow sparkles, trapped in a swirl.
As he became older, he decided to travel around. He found himself naturally attracted and veering towards magical locations, even if they were well hidden and obscure. In his travels, he’d commonly find himself wandering towards unicorn who’s magic threatened to go haywire. Sometimes, he even managed to talk to them and help them out figuring out how to cast his spells. Eventually, when helping a unicorn, She managed to change him into a completely different shape. It was a mishap, and worked like a curse, making Fantasy flicker change appearance whenever he looked into a mirror or into the water’s reflection. But Fantasy didn’t really mind it, and thought it was kinda fun, actually! He preferred one form though, and commonly makes an effort to appear in that form. He now continues traveling and doing the same ole thing as he was doing earlier."
As he became older, he decided to travel around. He found himself naturally attracted and veering towards magical locations, even if they were well hidden and obscure. In his travels, he’d commonly find himself wandering towards unicorn who’s magic threatened to go haywire. Sometimes, he even managed to talk to them and help them out figuring out how to cast his spells. Eventually, when helping a unicorn, She managed to change him into a completely different shape. It was a mishap, and worked like a curse, making Fantasy flicker change appearance whenever he looked into a mirror or into the water’s reflection. But Fantasy didn’t really mind it, and thought it was kinda fun, actually! He preferred one form though, and commonly makes an effort to appear in that form. He now continues traveling and doing the same ole thing as he was doing earlier."
02-05-'17: Added segment to Job. Added Recent developments.
i was kinda excited to feel like im back in 2015