Ezekiel (Fallout: Equestria)

By Steel Accord

• March 30, 2015




Age: 23

Gender: Male

Species: Non-Pony

Appearance: Ezekiel is surprisingly well groomed when compared to the typical Wasteland Wanderer, no pipbuck though so he's clearly not from a stable. His stripes are very brightly colored both gleaming white and shimmering black. He wears his mane in braided dreadlocks with a few beads here and there. He typically wears a cloak when traveling and a necklace with a sun pendant.

Cutie Mark: Glyph mark: A swirling flame-like pattern. On the surface it symbolizes his shamanism but it's deeper meaning is that he carries a torch of light in the darkness of the Wastes.

Personality: Ezekiel virtue is sincerity. He says what he means and he means what he says. He prefers direct and open action as opposed to deception and subterfuge. He would prefer somepony rob him at gun point than lie to him with a smile because at least the mugger is honest with his hostility. Ezekiel has great faith, in the spirits, in the goddesses, and in ponies. These are good qualities under most circumstances but they also make Ezekiel very gullible. Not helping is that sarcasm, or other forms double speak go right over his head, whether they are intentional or not.

Backstory: Ezekiel was born to a small community based in and around the grove where the Tree of Harmony stood. They called themselves "the Treeminders." The harmonious community meant the magic from the tree kept the dangers of the Everfree Forest at bay while those very dangers also kept out the predations of the Wasteland. So the Harmony Oasis had been very much undisturbed and isolated. Nevertheless, the occasional lost soul stumbled their way through the Everfree Forest and found this little paradise in Hell, from an orphaned filly to a Steel Ranger ex-pat. The Treeminders were always eager to welcome new members into their circle if they wished to stay.<br />Ezekiel was also the first born of the community itself. Taking this as a good sign, Archdruid Birchbeer decided Ezekiel would be his eventual successor. The nascent leader was trained in the ways of the shaman as well as the Rising Sun Style, a pre-war martial art that was a variation of the more famous Fallen Caesar Style created by Zebra immigrants to Equestria who incorporated their new home's ideals into a new art form. As he grew and was trained, Ezekiel was beloved and respected by his entire extended family. The Zebra stallion hoped to one day repay that love by serving them to the best of his ability.<br />Unfortunately, a pony named Grifter took advantage of the Treeminder's hospitality. Feigning weakness, Grifter stole their most holy relic and left when nopony was looking. No mere golden calf, this enchanted item was a gift from the Tree of Harmony itself. It contained talismans for water, heat, food, and other necessities, as well as kept the tree itself alive and strong as long as harmony existed around the totem. With the relic stolen, the Tree of Harmony's magic began to weaken . . . and the plunder vines began to appear at the edges of the oasis.<br /><br />It seemed the Powers that Be granted Ezekiel his wish to serve his home much sooner and in a wildly different way then he thought. With the others either being too young or too elderly to venture forth into the Everfree Forest and the Wasteland beyond, Ezekiel packed what he needed, steeled himself, and left the only home he ever knew to reclaim the stolen holy object.