Minath Khalsi

@@Commander Tangent, "I'll admit, part of me is curious. But I feel like I wouldn't be the pony I am now without that orphanage. In a way, I'm grateful. Them abandoning me. I wouldn't have fled to Canterlot, wouldn't have snuck into the castle, wouldn't have gotten my cutiemark, and wouldn't have become Captain."

@@Commander Tangent, Minath waved her hoof dismissively. "I don't want to know. I found myself a new life without them, and whatever excuse they have, I don't want to hear it." Minath didn't want to say that about a year of her life had been dedicated to finding them, but now when she thought about them she only felt rage and a pit in the bottom of her stomach.

@@Commander Tangent, Minath shook her head no. "Not that I'm aware of. It's difficult to trace my lineage, considering I don't know my parents. I was dropped off at an orphanage when I was young, and I don't remember them at all." And I'm glad I don't. I wouldn't be commander if I hadn't fended off the bullies.

@, Sorry, but the RP is full.

@@Commander Tangent, Mianth shrugged. "Even as young as I was, my skill is mostly tactical. I can detach myself from a situation and weigh options without being biased, despite what my emotions say. In the changeling battle I made impromptu decisions based purely on practicality."

Minath's Celestial form faded, and she stumbled. That amount of magic and concentration drained her of most of her energy. She could feel the greyness under her eyes, and knew that the amount of magic had drained from her physical strength, too. But trying to act strong, she began assembling firewood for a pyre. "We need to burn the corpse. I don't want to think of what his flesh would do to the animals around here."

@@Commander Tangent, Minath nodded. "Yeah, I've been in the guard since I was 15, way younger than most join. 2 years ago I was promoted to Captain after the death of my captain in the Changeling attack. I'm the youngest captain ever, and considered to be the best of this time." Minath said.

@@Commander Tangent, So he uses a crossbow. Interesting, considering I train the melee units. And the way he addresses death casually is... troubling, to say the least. "I'm the captain of the Canterlot Guard, specifically the Solar unit. I mostly train the newcomers, though. I trained and ascended the Captain of the Cloudsdale guard."

@@Commander Tangent, So that means I need to get in touch with Steel Barricade. And if he has a venom for paralysis, what else does he have that he's not letting on to? "So how did you manage to paralyze them? I assume you just didn't walk into their hideout." I need to get a proper feel for his abilities.

@@Commander Tangent, Minath nodded. She was liking him more and more. "So you're a raider. What division do you normally work with? I have a couple friends who are in charge in other cities..." Minath said. But really she just wanted more info on him so she could decide on his character. He had the feeling of one who is dangerous, but everything he's saying is contradicting that. Or at least agreeing, but on a different scale. And I thought I was an enigma.

@@Child Of Darkness, Minath's eyes opened, and her eyes flashed pure white as her whole body was surrounded by her magic aura. She assumed her Celestial form, something that only princesses have. Her mane became flowy, but retained it's original color. Her horn elongated and her body grew to the size of a Princess. She wasn't strong enough yet to keep her Celestial form, but she could manage long enough to possibly defeat Caras. Her meditation bubble popped and with a moment to acknowledge Rambler, teleported to Caras, and immediately hit him with her magic. Because she was in her Celestial form, she could hit him with insurmountable power. Even his smoke from couldn't save him from her attacks.

@@Commander Tangent, Minath nodded, mostly satisfied with his answer, but vowing to keep an eye on him. "What situation would call for violence? M job calls for it on a regular basis, but what does an alchemist do that would need fighting?" Minath was peppering him with questions, hoping to get a feel for his personality.

@@Commander Tangent, Venoms? "I sure hope your selective in your buyers of the venoms, then. I don't think the healers could handle venoms as potent as I assume yours to be. After all, they're only trained for natural poisons." And I'm guessing this is the part where I start disliking him. It all depends on how he recovers from this.

@@Alex Kennedy, You, as usual, are correct. @@PrincessoftheNight, I've decided to accept your character as the element of wisdom on one cpndition. Can we make her not go crazy and snap on people? @@Ampharos, In case you're wondering, this means that your OC is out.

@@Commander Tangent, Minath nodded. So he helped people. "I see. So you helped with the Stalliongrad plague? Even if I was alive when that happened, I wouldn't have been much help. You could be basically called an alchemist, correct?" Minath had always had an interest in alchemy, even though she had no talent for it whatsoever.

@@Alex Kennedy, So I guess we start looking for a new element of wisdom. I'm going to leave him on the roster in case he decides to show up.

@@Commander Tangent, Minath was instantly suspicious. Plague doctor? And the way that Icarus carried himself gave her the creeps. It wasn't so much as a threat as... total detachment. Ponies like that make Minath's wings twitch and her skin crawl. "So... Icarus. What does a 'plague doctor' do?"

@@Alex Kennedy, Minath felt like Rambler was near by, sensing his magical presence. Before inheriting Celestia's magic, Minath could only sense unicorns. And even then, only strong ones. But Minath had begun learnig that everything has magic, even earth ponies and pegasi. Minath wan't connected to the outside world, though, so even though she knew Rambler was there she couldn't hear him.

@@Ampharos, Umm.... You're the last one we need to start. I know you haven't been on in six days, and we're getting dangerously to the "post or sorry boot" zone, if we're not there already.

Minath watched the death of Luna, and backed away. Sure, she hadn't known Luna as well as she had known Celestia, but Luna might have been her only hope of holding everything together in Equestria. Minath took off and flew to the training grounds. She formed a meditation bubble, a dome that tuned out everything and left her alone with her thoughts. She needed to get her bearings. ~~~ @, Lumi followed Dark out the window, her leathery wings silent. She knew everyone needed space, but Lumi didn't want to be alone. She would have to deal with being the silent tag-a-long.

I think my biggest secret is I love to cry. I always have these pent up emotions that I feel like I'm struggling against. But I can't show any of these on my face because I'm supposed to be everyone's rock. So I swallow my emotions and act like the unfeeling stone everyone expects me to be. After a while, I actually feel like I can't feel, and this scares me. If I can't feel emotion, than am I even a human? What if I lose my humanity? What will become of the people who rely on me? My first thought isn't of myself, it's of those who rely on me. This makes me feel, as put by the words of Quin Thirrin, "a little more human again." I think that's another reason I read so much. It lets me feel the emotions the character goes through. I guess it's also why I like action/adventure books so much. That pit in my stomach is amazing. I can see why people become adrenaline junkies; it lets them feel "a little more human." But back to why I love to cry. I love to cry because it reminds me that I can feel. So I go off my meds for a couple days, wait for everyone to be asleep, and cruse around the internet trying to make myself cry by looking at sad stuff. By the time everyone's asleep, it's around 3 AM, and I've found that's when I'm closest to the metaphorical edge. My emotions, especially sadness, are most susceptible to stimuli. But I just wanted to tell someone about my secret. No one knows. So I guess a tired, disinterested forum-goer will have to do. No offense.

@@Commander Tangent, That would be excellent! See you there ~.^