Ember Sparx

By Umbreon

• August 23, 2013




Age: Young Stallion

Gender: Male

Species: Unicorn

Appearance: Eye colour: Lime green<br /><br />Coat: Black, like a starless night sky. The area around his muzzle fades from black to a dark mossy green. It would give the impression he has some kind of ink or dye on his muzzle but it’s his natural color. He normally has a small saddlebag thrown over his back, filled with small pouches and containers of powder.<br /><br />Mane/Tail: His mane and tail are a dark green with stripes of white, which makes a bright contrast to the rest of his dark colors. His mane is short and normally looks like it’s singed around the edges, so he gives off the impression that he doesn’t really keep it short on purpose. The edge of his mane stops just under his horn, so it doesn’t cover his face at all. His tail is long and looks like he really doesn’t put much thought into it. It’s full of random tangles, and the tip of it often looks burned or singed (possibly even smoking).<br /><br />Physique: Ember is in shape, but he is anything but bulky. He’s tall but skinny, with long legs. A good description may be ‘wiry’.<br />

Cutie Mark: A green star-burst, with small lines of emphasis radiating out of a central point. It’s a dark green, similar in color to his mane and muzzle, but it shows up rather well against his black coat. It would inspire thoughts of fire against a black night sky.<br /><br />When Emb was a little colt, he was helping in his father’s rock farm the night he got his cutie mark. Left unsupervised he had gathered a number of different rocks that he had thought looked neat, since they were all different colors. After breaking them up into powder and generally making a mess, he heard his father looking for him. Not wanting to be seen ‘wasting time’ as he saw it, he quickly looked around for a way to dispose of the dust. Scooping it up into a big hoof-full he threw it into a nearby campfire, when KA-BOOM! Bright green and white sparks flew everywhere, Emb was knocked back by the force of the unexpected explosion, and everyone in his household came running. Too amazed by what he had done by accident, he didn’t even notice his cutie mark until his sister pointed it out to him.<br />

Personality: Ember is a little awkward around new ponies. He isn’t exactly shy, but growing up surrounded by mostly his family has left him unsure about how to approach new people. He’ll gladly try to make friends with anypony who takes the effort to talk with him though. <br /><br />He is always eager to improve his fireworks, and will happily tackle any kind of related task. He’s rather adept at creating magical sparks and flames, usually to trigger his creations with. He favors the color green, since his first “explosion” matched his mane and he considers it good luck. His secret dream is that his fireworks will one day be renowned enough that he will get to demonstrate them for the princesses.<br /><br />When he isn’t tinkering with making new fireworks, Ember likes to spend his time reading adventure stories and exchanging letters with his sister. He also has a bit of a sweet tooth, but he wouldn’t be one to admit it. He can’t cook to save his life however, he usually ends up burning whatever he’s trying to make.<br /><br />Ember is deathly afraid of water and anything that lives in it, and he can’t swim. He can tolerate a light rain, but storms terrify him. He’s also wary around large creatures ever since his run-in with the manticore as a colt. His broken horn serves as a constant reminder of that night for him, and will sometimes interfere in his spell casting (especially if he’s tired). He’s very self-conscious of his horn, and gets easily embarrassed whenever anypony points it out.<br />

Backstory: Ember was born in the country on his parent’s rock farm, though they were well enough off for rock farmers. He helped work the fields with his father, uncles, and cousins and the whole family lived together in a large barn. After receiving his cutie mark he started spending most of his free time crushing different rocks into powder to see how they reacted with each other and to heat.<br /><br />As a young colt he wandered away from the farm to search the woods for new materials to use in his fireworks. During his experimentation he accidently set off a firework too close to an angry manticore. The monster chased him down and knocked him into a cliff before leaving, and Ember walked away from the confrontation with about a third of the length of his horn broken off. It remains broken to this day.<br /><br />Eventually he decided to take his fireworks to Fillydelphia where he might be able to make something from them. His family wished him luck and warm wishes, and he still writes regularly to his little sister.<br />