~A hat rack and a chimera~

[TerraKat]

CHARACTERS;;
name;; Dagger
age;; 5
gender;; Stallion
herd;; None
power;; Bone manipulation

history;; Dagger was born normal, with the name Wisdom. Until the age of two, he was a normal colt, living up to his name by being peaceful and calm, never getting into fights. After his second birthday, his power suddenly appeared. Nothing like it had been seen in his herd before. He couldn't control his appearance, and the other foals teased him, calling him names like Skull-face and Knife-legs. He got into fights, and learnt quickly how to use his power to his advantage. He seriously wounded another colt with the blades on his legs, and was ordered to leave. A group of bachelor stallions took him in, taking care of him for several years and honing his fighting skills till they were sharper than the blades on his legs. He changed his name to reflect his new way of life.
One day, a rival band attacked their small gang. Dagger's friends were quickly killed but he kept fighting, not stopping until every stallion was dead. Distraught at the deaths of his friends, having nothing to live for, he leapt from a cliff into the sea. Plunging into the water, his spiked hooves touched something hard and smooth, which lifted under his feet and carried him to the surface. It was a whale. For a long time, he travelled with the whale, across the sea. He learnt how to make his bones hollow, making himself more bouyant, and project paddles of bone from his legs, helping him to swim. At night, he slept floating in the sea, waking up to see the whale nowhere in sight and an albatross dropping grass in front of him. This was how they travelled, until they reached Cheval Solstice. Dagger swam up onto the shore, and the whale beached itself beside him. To see what happened next, read Zulimar's history.

likes;; Fighting, water and the ocean, eating, mares, companionship.
dislikes;; Being made fun of, getting seperated from Zulimar, losing fights, mud, heights.
fears;; Dagger is afraid of losing those he loves, and afraid of losing control of himself in a fight. Put these together, and he's ultimately afraid of accidentally hurting or killing someone he loves. He isn't afraid of dying in a fight, as he is so sure of his armour. In fact, sometimes it seems he doesn't fear death at all. He doesn't fear heights, but he dislikes them, as they remind him of his suicide attempt.
personality;; When you first meet him, Dagger seems, cold, uncaring, even heartless. Don't worry. He treats everyone like that. Well, almost everyone. His friends are spared the icy gazes and cold shoulders. He's not hostile to strangers, just guarded. But his enemies will soon feel his blades sinking into their flesh if he sees them.
He doesn't have much of a conscience. The way he sees it, unless someone matters to him, they don't matter. He pays the proper amount of respect to those who deserve it, but won't think twice about using others for personal gain, unless they have earned his friendship.

appearance;; Dagger is a blue roan quarter horse. His body is a blueish silver all over, except for his head, legs, mane and tail, which are jet black. His eyes are black too. He has a white star that is silver-tinged. Sometimes he just leaves his appearance like this, normal, but he prefers to let bone project from various areas of his body, givng him a grisly appearance. Spikes of bone project from a ridge between his shoulder blades, and another above his tail between his hips. Spikes protrude from his jawbone, and a row of small spikes lead up the front of his skull. Sometimes he turns the whole front of his head into bone, like a mask. He has six-inch-long, dagger-like spikes on the joints of his legs, formidable weapons in a fight. When he does get into fights, bone comes out of his skin and spreads out like armour, protecting him, and he stretches his hooves into claw shapes. He stands at fifteen hands high.


name;; Zulimar
age;; 4
gender;; Mare
herd;; None (possibly Avolien Falls)
power;; Shapeshifting [animal morphing]

history;; Zulimar was raised in a beach-living herd on a far-off island, and had a normal foalhood. Until one day, two-legged creatures riding growling, four-legged beasts (quad bikes) chased the herd, rounding them up. They were pinned against the shore, with nowhere to go but into the ocean. The horses turned and swam into the sea. That's when the humans started shooting the horses. Terrified, Zulimar dived beneath the water, but when she opened her eyes, she found herself transformed. She had become a humpback whale. Turning, the whale-formed filly saw nothing but blood in the water, and the floating bodies of her herd members. She swam away, and adopted a pod of whales as her new herd. They were friendly enough to her, even accepting her experimental transformations. But one day, while she flew as an albatross, a storm whipped up and blew her away from the pod.
As she flew around trying to find them, she saw Dagger standing on the cliff. Realising what he was about to do, she dove into the ocean and transformed, preventing his suicide. They lived together a long time without Zulimar revealing her true form, flying by night as an albatross to find food for her passenger. When they got to Cheval Sosltice, she beached herself beside Dagger and transformed. She knew all about his life - he had talked to her during the journey, half-mad with dehydration; but he knew nothing of who she was. After the initial shock, Dagger took the news well; he was even happy to have an equine friend. Now, while Dagger travels in search of a home, Zulimar accompanies him or flies above him as an eagle, acting as his look-out and "guardian angel".

likes;; Water and the ocean, transforming, looking out for Dagger, running/swimming/flying at high speed, apples.
dislikes;; Fighting and confrontation, sharks, confinement, thick forest, being bossed around.
fears;; Zulimar is claustrophobic. This is understandable for a wild horse, but she can't stand it. Even thick forests and low-visibility storms drive her wild. It's not just the confinement and inability to run away, it's also being unable to see in every direction. Dark she doesn't mind; she can transform into something like a cat, and see in the dark. But when there is nothing to see, she panics. Her favourite forms: horse, eagle, albatross, whale, reflect her love for open spaces and the ability to move.
personality;; Zulimar seems calm most of the time, keeping her emotions under check beneath a mask of peace and tranquility. She does have the odd quirk though, and when she snaps, can go a little cuckoo. Despite her seemingly willing nature, she takes orders from no-one, and if you try to boss her around or tell her what to do, she digs her heels in and refuses. If you persist, she'll turn into a snarling wolf to show her feelings about the situation.
Sometimes she seems wild, reckless, but then she'll calm down, just as you thought you were getting to know her. She nearly always has her head in the clouds. Literally, sometimes, as she flies high above the earth. If you ask her why she is so crazy, airheaded, absentminded, wild, easy-to-spook, she won't answer. She'll just provide a demonstration of these traits.

appearance;; Zulimar stands half a hand shorter than Dagger, at fourteen and a half hands. She is a dapple-grey mustang, with an almost-white pelt covered in a lacy smoke-coloured pattern. Her mane and tail are dark grey, fading to ivory at the ends. The end of her muzzle is dark grey, and her eyes are black. And that's only when she's a horse...


NOW YOU;;
name;; TerraKat, aka Terra or TK
rp experience;; Joined my first RP (Wildfang) in Feb 2007, and have been in many since!
rp sample;;
Chione watched the setting sun, tired and sad. She could feel herself aging. The red sunlight reflected off golden fur that was just starting to grey at the muzzle, and red-brown eyes that weren’t as clear and bright as they used to be. She was glad that she had decided to make Achilles her apprentice. Sunset Beach needed someone to take over the healer position when she left. Not that she was on the brink of death, but she was middle-aged. For the first time in years, she thought about Staarabu. Ironic, isn’t it? I find a mate and he disappears. Faris disappeared with him. I haven’t even got Namir anymore. She sighed and rested her head on her paws, eyes still turned to the setting sun.

[ღGracie]

&&accepted

ooc; thanks for joining Terra! I am hoping to get active again, but my computer has been acting up a bit so...ya