Gareth Barskovska

By RaptorJaysus

• January 9, 2014




Age: 28 (Can be changed)

Gender: Male

Species: Non-Pony

Appearance: A normal looking griffon with a light brown coat, white feathers with grey highlights on his head, green eyes, and a fairly long tail. He has a fairly lean build for his height and a scar over his left eye.

Personality: Gareth, metaphorically speaking, grabs life by the wings, choosing to take on everything thrown his way, sometimes causing more problems than are solved. Gareth spends a lot of his time drinking, being from the Northern Griffon Empire, the home of Vodk- I mean... Potato Cider.

Backstory: Gareth is from the Griffon Empire, hailing from the northernmost reaches. His father was a hunter and a warrior, and his mother a diplomat. At the age of 15, he tried to enlist for the Royal Griffon Army, and was shafted for being too young. He decided to actually get an education and went to the Royal Griffon Academy of Warfare. He graduated, barely, and went on a tour of duty as an escort for an important diplomat. While on duty, an intruder walked past him, nearly unnoticed, but Gareth stopped him. The intruder pulled a knife on the griffon and sliced towards his eye. Luckily it missed his eye, but it left him with a terrible scar over his eye socket. He was demanded to retrain at the nearest military institute, which was the Canterlot Royal Guard Academy. While there, an entertainer stopped by and saw Gareth, standing out from the crowd and he organised to meet him. They arranged to meet at the local tavern, with a round of drinks from the musician. After a while, the two became fairly close friends. However, Gareth had to go back to the Griffon Empire. He now aims to return to Canterlot and the surrounding areas of Ponyville and Manehatten whenever possible.