Blacktea

By Painted Star

• April 26, 2015




Age: Early 30's

Gender: Female

Species: Unicorn

Appearance: There is a picture, but I think it might be misleading. She is NOT at all an alicorn, those wings in the picture are just a part of the background. They are to symbolize her cultured and lady-like behavior that can sometimes be similar to a princess's.<br />Oh, I forgot to say her eyes are warm yellow. And since the picture's style is different from the show's I feel like I have to write about her body type. She does not have the common mare body type, her build is somewhat like Fleur Dis Lee's.

Cutie Mark: Her cutie mark is a small, slightly tilted teacup, black tea spilling out of it. Blacktea's talent is making tea, that is why this is her cutiemark.

Personality: Blacktea is very polite and lady-like. She is spends most of her time in her teashop enjoying the cozy smell of the place, maybe reading a book. She is quite social, but she rarely leaves her own place. She loves a long conversation, but highly dislikes gossiping. She is in love with the idea of traveling, but she never got to go anyplace other than Ponyville and Canterlot. She is a balanced and kind pony, who is willing to help anypony else in trouble. She is really mature but does enjoy the company of more childish ponies. She will always make a comment on impolite behavior, and will tell her opinion on anything honestly, but still tactfully, possibly without hurting anypony's feelings. She can act overly strict sometimes, and might be a little bit obsesses with keeping her environment clean. She also tends to be a little slow for the rushing world of Equestria and sometimes she seems like she is living in an era from a long time ago.

Backstory: Blacktea was raised in Canterlot by her rich parents. She grew up in a mansion closely resembling a smaller castle, where she was treated as the little princess of the place. Being the only child in the family, she was spoiled by her parents and her family's servants. All her filly years, she was convinced, that the whole world was out there to serve her. She used to have her little gang at school, who'd follow every single order of hers, and she was a rather antipathetic. She did not get her cutiemark for a long time, she was still a blank flank when she left school. Nopony dared to mention it to her, knowing how great her and her parents' influence was. As soon as she finished her studies, she told her parents that she was ready to move out. They reluctantly bought her a mansion in Canterlot, and gave her her heritage. She left the comfortable world she knew, and found herself out in the harsh and cruel world. She could not get a job due to her seeming lack of a talent. She locked herself up in her home, surrounded herself with maids and butlers, ate the fanciest foods, and tried to figure out why she could not get her cutie mark. Meanwhile she forgot to socialize with others and soon found herself not only without a talent but also without friends. She also noticed that her stack of money was running short from lack of income. She tried to ask her parents for more, but it turned out they were facing difficulties as well. She decided to bring a change to her lifestyle, but spent one more year the way she did before, unable to leave her bad habits behind. This brought her to having to fire her maids and butlers and sell some of her expensive belongings. She found herself desperately in need of a well-paying job. She searched for a long time, and finally found a small tea shop in Canterlot. The owner was a wise old lady, who took pity of the unicorn. She hired her, and promised her a decent income. On her first day of the job, the lady taught her how to make tea, and Blacktea's hidden talent was finally found. Her teacup cutimark appeared, and she dived into tea making with new enthusiasm. This new job brought a change in her life, not only by giving her her cutie mark. She found a mentor and a loyal fried in the old lady. Blacktea changed, and took up the ways of the wise lady. After a few years at the teashop, the lady died peacefully of old age. Blacktea driven by grief once again locked herself up in her room. But soon she realized that the lady would have wanted her to continue her new life even after they were no longer together. Blacktea never said goodbye to anypony, just got up and left Canterlot as a way of leaving her past behind. She moved to Ponyville where she could start fresh. She decided to let her mentor live on in herself. She would help ponies who strayed off the way that seemed best for them and would continue a peaceful lifestyle in her new home. She opened a tea shop herself, where ponies can get not only a nice cup of tea, but also some love and advice from a pony who could change.