Link to OOC Topic: http://mlpforums.com/topic/25824-life-in-ponyville/#entry614095
Discere moved to Ponyville not long ago. He had been traveling all around Equestria in a search to quench his undying curiousities and to find the perfect place to settle down in. After meeting your friendly nieghborhood zebra Zecora, who told him about Ponyville, Discere decided to stay in the cheerfull and welcoming town. He took up residence in a cottage on the outskirts of ponyville, very near the Everfree Forest.
Now financially Discere had been doing quite well for himself. All of the traveling and collecting of rare plants and specimens fetched good prices in trade, but being that he would not be traveling anynore he would need to find work in town.
As for friends, Discere tends to stay buried in books or exploring the Everfree Forest, which cuts in on his time spent famillarizing himself with the people of Ponyville, so he still did not know many of the ponies residing there... although he does like to make new friends.
(Mod edit: Redundant OOC information. Premise and concept information belongs in the OOC thread's first post, not the RP thread's.)