Post by andante on Mar 11, 2012 16:30:57 GMT
-General Stuff-
Name: Andanté
Nickname/Alias(es): Danté
Race: Earth Pony
Gender: Male
Age: Teenager
Additional Status: Well known in some circles in Equestria for his music making, and particularly popular in Canterlot, Manehatten and Stalliongrad.
-Physical Stuff-
Pelt Color: Muted Turquoise/Grey
Mane/Tail Color and Style: Dark Grey, medium-length and choppy looking. His fringe ends just above his eyes, with strands of hair falling just over his eyes.
Eye Color: Blue.
Cutie Mark: A lone black quaver.
Other Scars/Markings: N/A
Physique: Toned, tall, and slightly slimmer than average.
-Social Stuff-
Current Residence: Ponyville.
Job: Andanté tends to do odd-jobs around the town to keep him tied over while he makes music. Even though he does create music (and sometimes for large crowds as well) most of the money he makes goes directly back into his music career (whether that's paying for tours, equipment, or other singers or musicians).
Mother: N/A (Since Andanté only settled in Ponyville recently, and before that toured on his lonesome, I doubt I'd ever really bring up his parentage in RP).
Father: N/A (As above).
Sibling(s): None.
Other Family: N/A
Closest Friends: Nopony, at the moment.
Courting/Courted By: Nopony.
Mate: Nopony.
Foal(s): None.
-Personality Stuff-
Likes:
Music. Whether it's the house music that he makes professionally, or the old guitar he plays on, Andanté's main passion is creating, playing, or just listening to music. He's also balanced in his critique of music, as well, and unlike many other ponies, he isn't biased on what music he listens to (in fact, he loves classical music, and even has an odd fondness for jazz at times). As long as the music is good, Andanté will like it.
When he's not making music, Andanté loves to study. Even if he isn't as much of an egghead as Twilight Sparkle, Andanté will still happily spend an afternoon reading dozens of books on a given subject (though if he's sitting there for any longer, he'll quickly get heartache from being away from his music studio for too long). Even though he has built up a lot of knowledge about mathematics, science, and even literature, he tends to study and research at random, usually if it's something interesting he overhears. He'll quickly get sucked in as he tries to learn everything about an interesting subject he overheard, and over the years (and his travels) he has built up a considerable bank of knowledge and trivia.
Finally, Andanté likes to help other ponies. Even though helping other ponies isn't something that he always strives to do, he always tries to help a pony in need, and he sticks by his morals and tries to be compassionate and empathic, but also logical. He's happy to put serious time into helping another pony, considering it not only his responsibility and duty to help (if he said yes in the first place) but also a personal challenge.
Dislikes: Trying out new (often extreme) things. Andanté prefers to stick with what he knows, and even though he isn't afraid of trying out new things, he has little interest in spending his time 'looking for thrills'. Even though he's happy to indulge in other ponies' wishes, he often regrets going outside of his comfort circle. As such, even though other ponies appreciate him for his kindness, he can be seen as a bit timid and boring (although, if he's pushed over the edge, by stress or another annoying pony, he can quickly turn and suddenly be very eccentric, almost to the point of madness as he vies to outdo the other ponies).
Motivation: Andanté can be strongly motivated by the smallest things, and apart from his underlying passion for music, he has little overall motivation. As such, when he sees other ponies in need, or if another pony challenges him, Andanté tends to think in the short term, putting all of his energy into helping, pleasing or outcompeting another pony (unless it's in something ridiculous, harmful or otherwise crazy), almost in an attempt to compensate for a lack of a long term goal. Indeed, before he got his cutie mark, Andanté had no drive and little to do, and he quickly became bored. Trying to keep himself sane throughout the day, then, Andanté makes everything into a challenge, and something that can seem minor and seamless to another pony, such as playing a five-minute game or horseshoes, could be the focus of a day's work to him. At the end of the day, however, Andanté's overriding drive is to create better and more popular music, and he can be entirely motivated around that when he's on tour or producing music in his studio.
Strengths:
Weaknesses/Flaws: Easily swayed by his friends and those around him, Andanté can be very indecisive, even to the point where his indecision can make the situation worse. Even though he's very sociable, Andanté also doesn't like to talk much about himself, leading to awkward and stilted conversation when other ponies take an interest in him (in most cases though, Andanté can shake off somepony's interest in him with a modest smile and a ''There's nothing really to talk about me, really.'').
Fears: Andanté constantly frets over his music, and worries about anything that could impede his professional or personal music life. He's also slightly paranoid that other ponies might become too attached to him (he prefers to have his relationships 'comfortably distanced' and doesn't feel he has any particularly close friends). Finally, he's most afraid that he's going to end up doing something over the top, stupid or harmful to best other ponies, and that's why he tends to avoid any confontation and chooses the path of least resistance.
Overall Persona: Easygoing and friendly but usually indecisive, preferring to weigh up the situations and find the best possible solution. He tries to be on good terms with everyone, even if he doesn't want any particularly close friends. However, he has a flip side, and can quickly be reckless or very competitive if he's pushed far enough, which can in some cases ruin his relationships with other ponies.
Name: Andanté
Nickname/Alias(es): Danté
Race: Earth Pony
Gender: Male
Age: Teenager
Additional Status: Well known in some circles in Equestria for his music making, and particularly popular in Canterlot, Manehatten and Stalliongrad.
-Physical Stuff-
Pelt Color: Muted Turquoise/Grey
Mane/Tail Color and Style: Dark Grey, medium-length and choppy looking. His fringe ends just above his eyes, with strands of hair falling just over his eyes.
Eye Color: Blue.
Cutie Mark: A lone black quaver.
Other Scars/Markings: N/A
Physique: Toned, tall, and slightly slimmer than average.
-Social Stuff-
Current Residence: Ponyville.
Job: Andanté tends to do odd-jobs around the town to keep him tied over while he makes music. Even though he does create music (and sometimes for large crowds as well) most of the money he makes goes directly back into his music career (whether that's paying for tours, equipment, or other singers or musicians).
Mother: N/A (Since Andanté only settled in Ponyville recently, and before that toured on his lonesome, I doubt I'd ever really bring up his parentage in RP).
Father: N/A (As above).
Sibling(s): None.
Other Family: N/A
Closest Friends: Nopony, at the moment.
Courting/Courted By: Nopony.
Mate: Nopony.
Foal(s): None.
-Personality Stuff-
Likes:
Music. Whether it's the house music that he makes professionally, or the old guitar he plays on, Andanté's main passion is creating, playing, or just listening to music. He's also balanced in his critique of music, as well, and unlike many other ponies, he isn't biased on what music he listens to (in fact, he loves classical music, and even has an odd fondness for jazz at times). As long as the music is good, Andanté will like it.
When he's not making music, Andanté loves to study. Even if he isn't as much of an egghead as Twilight Sparkle, Andanté will still happily spend an afternoon reading dozens of books on a given subject (though if he's sitting there for any longer, he'll quickly get heartache from being away from his music studio for too long). Even though he has built up a lot of knowledge about mathematics, science, and even literature, he tends to study and research at random, usually if it's something interesting he overhears. He'll quickly get sucked in as he tries to learn everything about an interesting subject he overheard, and over the years (and his travels) he has built up a considerable bank of knowledge and trivia.
Finally, Andanté likes to help other ponies. Even though helping other ponies isn't something that he always strives to do, he always tries to help a pony in need, and he sticks by his morals and tries to be compassionate and empathic, but also logical. He's happy to put serious time into helping another pony, considering it not only his responsibility and duty to help (if he said yes in the first place) but also a personal challenge.
Dislikes: Trying out new (often extreme) things. Andanté prefers to stick with what he knows, and even though he isn't afraid of trying out new things, he has little interest in spending his time 'looking for thrills'. Even though he's happy to indulge in other ponies' wishes, he often regrets going outside of his comfort circle. As such, even though other ponies appreciate him for his kindness, he can be seen as a bit timid and boring (although, if he's pushed over the edge, by stress or another annoying pony, he can quickly turn and suddenly be very eccentric, almost to the point of madness as he vies to outdo the other ponies).
Motivation: Andanté can be strongly motivated by the smallest things, and apart from his underlying passion for music, he has little overall motivation. As such, when he sees other ponies in need, or if another pony challenges him, Andanté tends to think in the short term, putting all of his energy into helping, pleasing or outcompeting another pony (unless it's in something ridiculous, harmful or otherwise crazy), almost in an attempt to compensate for a lack of a long term goal. Indeed, before he got his cutie mark, Andanté had no drive and little to do, and he quickly became bored. Trying to keep himself sane throughout the day, then, Andanté makes everything into a challenge, and something that can seem minor and seamless to another pony, such as playing a five-minute game or horseshoes, could be the focus of a day's work to him. At the end of the day, however, Andanté's overriding drive is to create better and more popular music, and he can be entirely motivated around that when he's on tour or producing music in his studio.
Strengths:
Weaknesses/Flaws: Easily swayed by his friends and those around him, Andanté can be very indecisive, even to the point where his indecision can make the situation worse. Even though he's very sociable, Andanté also doesn't like to talk much about himself, leading to awkward and stilted conversation when other ponies take an interest in him (in most cases though, Andanté can shake off somepony's interest in him with a modest smile and a ''There's nothing really to talk about me, really.'').
Fears: Andanté constantly frets over his music, and worries about anything that could impede his professional or personal music life. He's also slightly paranoid that other ponies might become too attached to him (he prefers to have his relationships 'comfortably distanced' and doesn't feel he has any particularly close friends). Finally, he's most afraid that he's going to end up doing something over the top, stupid or harmful to best other ponies, and that's why he tends to avoid any confontation and chooses the path of least resistance.
Overall Persona: Easygoing and friendly but usually indecisive, preferring to weigh up the situations and find the best possible solution. He tries to be on good terms with everyone, even if he doesn't want any particularly close friends. However, he has a flip side, and can quickly be reckless or very competitive if he's pushed far enough, which can in some cases ruin his relationships with other ponies.