Post by theblackparade66 on Aug 14, 2017 2:21:38 GMT
-General Stuff-
Name: Lantern Night
Nickname/Alias(es):
Race: Pegasus
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Additional Status: She likes wearing a fancy, theatrical looking top hat; it is made of a silky black material, and adorned with black roses, black lace, and an “oh-so-spooky” crow decoration.
-Physical Stuff-
Pelt Color: Black.
Mane/Tail Color and Style: Her mane and tail are a dark, blue-ish indigo colour. Her mane is rather long and wavy, parted mostly to one side- in stark contrast, her tail is cut in a short, choppy style. In regards to her mane, she almost always wears her top hat.
Eye Color: Orange- think the colour of a pumpkin.
Cutie Mark: Her cutie mark is a white-coloured Jack-O-Lantern face; not the pumpkin, just the face that would be carved out (triangle eyes, triangle nose, and a choppy mouth- you get the picture).
Other Scars/Markings: None currently.
Physique: She is a rather tall pony, although not freakishly so. Her build is on the slender side, although she is still rather average in this regard.
-Social Stuff-
Current Residence: She currently resides in Ponyville, where she operates a haunted house attraction, called “Lantern’s House of Frights”. This also serves as her current house and residence- she sleeps on the top floor, which is quite obviously closed off to guests.
Job: She runs a haunted house attraction, called "Lantern's House of Frights".
Mother: N/A
Father: N/A
Sibling(s): N/A
Other Family: N/A
Closest Friends: None currently
Courting/Courted By: Nopony at the moment.
Mate: N/A
Foal(s): N/A
-Personality Stuff-
Likes: She loves top hats, anything related to Nightmare Night, the theatre, all things pumpkin flavoured, coming up with grand marketing schemes for her haunted house, and- of course- scaring other ponies (all in good fun, of course!).
Dislikes: She doesn’t like ponies who don’t share her sense of humour, or ponies who she deems “boring” (ie. not up for a good scare). She also, for no apparent reason, has an utter hatred of carrots.
Motivation:
She is motivated by her love of acting (and of all things spooky), and her desire to share that love with others.
Strengths:
She can be a strong sales-pony, and is generally very optimistic. She also has a real knack for acting.
Weaknesses/Flaws:
She has a tendency to leaves projects unfinished, and can sometimes take her jokes and scares a bit too far (sometimes leading to her being insensitive).
Fears:
She is afraid of failure, and of other ponies laughing at her or thinking of her as weak.
Overall Persona:
Lantern Night is the kind of pony whose over-the-top personality either makes you instantly get along with her, or instantly get annoyed by her; there’s really no in between. Truly, her actress mode just doesn’t seem to have an off switch, as she’s melodramatic and exaggeratedly expressive even when she isn’t running her haunted house. It’s important to not take her too seriously, however- to her, life is a show, and something to have some fun with. Any pony who doesn’t get that likely won’t get along too well with her. Even if she can be a bit of a diva, she isn’t overly narcissistic, and certainly cares a lot about her friends (even if she does have an odd way of showing it). Behind the actress’s mask, Lantern Night hides a lot of insecurities and self-doubt about herself, which is why she tends to overcompensate for it. She could definitely benefit from opening up to somepony about it, but she gets uncomfortable showing her more sensitive side, and desperately avoids having any conversations about her true feelings. If any pony were to ask her, she’d do anything necessary to change the topic.
Lantern Night is often quite bold and ambitious- which makes sense, considering her bold personality. Unfortunately, her grandiose ideas are often not very well thought through, and many of her marketing schemes end in disaster and embarrassment. She also has a tendency to leaving tasks unfinished, as she hurriedly rushes along to the next elaborate project- which is quickly left in the dust too, as she quickly thinks of some other “grand idea”.
History/Background:
Lantern Night grew up in Manehattan. As a filly, she became infatuated with the theatre scene, and always attended all the big and upcoming shows and plays. At that young age, she dreamed of becoming a famous actor, and decided to audition for a rather prestigious acting school in the city. Unfortunately, her dreams were crushed when she wasn’t accepted in, and for a while she gave up on acting altogether. When she was about 10, however, she discovered her love of Nightmare Night, when she volunteered to help with the haunted house her school had set up for all the little foals. That was the night she earned her cutie mark, and the night she discovered that acting truly was her destiny- just not in the way she had originally expected. When she was old enough, she bought a house in Ponyville (partially for a change of scenery, partially because it was cheaper), and transformed it into a haunted house, which she named “Lantern’s House of Frights”.