Drawn Masquerade

By Manonstilts

• July 3, 2014




Age: 28

Gender: Male

Species: Unicorn

Cutie Mark: His cutie mark is a swirling mix of blue, purple, and black mist. It represents his talent at understanding and shaping light into new realities both fanciful and fearful.

Personality: Drawn is, at first meeting with others, often very off-putting. He is an internally centered pony who spends a lot of time wrapped up in his own head but this often leads to him distractedly talking for far too long about anything that's on his mind. He knows in theory that he should focus more on others and conversations/interactions with them but, often he remembers this a bit too late. He never means to insult though and is profoundly unhappy when he makes others feel awkward or ignored. He is ultimately loyal and cares about his friends and will always do his best to come through for them even when it makes him uncomfortable.<br /><br />Because of his penchant for illusions, Drawn also finds himself often in the mindset of a philosopher. He is fascinated by the nature of reality and loves to discuss the potentials and repercussions of perspective and the point at which something becomes a personal reality for a pony. <br /><br />This philosophical bent also has a bit of a darker side as he tries constantly to evaluate and review his own position and actions as he studies the chaos that pervades the world (more in backstory). He hopes his studies will push back the borders of chaos and he is always vigilant in self-reflection to make sure that he isn't losing himself and his ideals.

Backstory: Drawn was born before Discord's reign began and was a unicorn of magical renown. His specialty was to make wonderful and amazing illusions which could delight and entertain whole towns for hours. When Discord ascended to the throne and Equestria became embroiled in chaos, Drawn's village and home were consumed and the ponies were either lost in the upheaval or turned grey. Drawn, with a more mutable (possibly better, possibly worse depending on the POV) view on reality, managed to remain colored and vowed to use his biggest strength, that of his mind, to learn about this new force in the world to find a way to undo the damages that had been done to his home, friends, and himself. <br /><br />Drawn wandered for an interminable time. He was plagued by guilt over the loss of his home and the fact that, when danger came, all of the illusions, lights, and clever shapes puffed to smoke in the face of real adversity. Drawn, in learning about the chaos that followed in Discord's wake, found that, with the right frame of mind and a proper application of will, he could make those bright colors and visions of beauty into a new reality which could, temporarily, impose order on the vast chaos. It was a start, but there was much more to be done to cleanse Equestria of the chaos which still hung over most of the land.