Homeboard

By Anneal

• August 9, 2013

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Species: Pegasus

Appearance: Eye Color: Lilac (#C8A2C8)<br /><br />Coat: Lavender Gray. (#C4C3D0) A bit of fur can be seen sticking out messily on her. <br /><br />Mane/Tail: Teal. (#008080) Both the mane and tail are spiky. The mane is short, coming down only to the neck; the tail, on the other hand, is long and nearly touches the floor. <br /><br />Physique: Appears to be light and slightly short.

Cutie Mark: A checker and two die, one black and the other white. Her talent is playing backgammon.

Personality: Homeboard is considered to be fiery, impulsive, and crude mare; it's not obvious how her first impressions could likely get a pony meters away from her. She is usually the one to lose her temper if things don't occur in her favor, or start a tirade on how chocolate is much better than vanilla ice cream. Her hooves act faster than her brain, though this does not imply that she is intelligently deficit; she just want to finish things as quick as possible without forethought of consequences and progression. <br /><br />Despite Homeboard being in a high class in society, she acts crudely, doing actions such as eating food with a dining knife or cleaning her mouth with her clothes. Her philosophy is that she would do anything to solve something; the outcome can wait later. <br /><br />She usually does not care for other possibilities, which usually comes into her benefit; Homeboard doesn't worry with failing, because she doesn't think she will. She treats her peers with equality, even when she has the authority. She is also fearless, allowing anything to come her way.<br /><br />Homeboard likes to play backgammon (of course), though she's always making up random games with what she has. She also has an "old-fashioned" side, playing games like bocce or listening to phonograph records. Homeboard also has a complete opposite of her, Skewer, which is also her best friend.

Backstory: Homeboard was born in Cloudsdale, daughter of a proprietor of glass manufacturing company. She has one older brother and two twin sisters; all of them are pegasi. She was born into a rich and prominent family called the Parisons, and grew up (and still lives) in the Parison House, a cloud mansion in west Cloudsdale.<br /><br />Life is pretty well for Homeboard. She receives more than the basic functions for life daily, and have other ponies do it for her too. (Not that she wants them to, but she does admire their services.) Sadly, she didn't feel comfortable living her life different from other ponies; her father is always busy, she doesn't need to do anything because there's always another pony doing it for her, and she is required to have a bodyguard with her whenever she leaves her home. <br /><br />When she was still a filly, she found a backgammon board when she ventured into the mansion basement. Believing it was ancient hidden treasure, she took it away and dashed out of the basement. Homeboard was quite disappointing when she found out it was just one of her dad's backgammon set. Nonetheless, she presented it to her mother. When her mother asked to play a game with her, Homeboard reluctantly accepted as she did not want to make her sad. Learning the instructions as she played, Homeboard began to like the game. <br /><br />Her mother soon hired a tutor to help Homeboard become more experienced at the game. The tutor and Homeboard eventually became friends with each other within a few days, and for once, she actually stayed quiet and followed the teacher. She became exceptional in the sport, and challenged the tutor- a bold move coming from Homeboard. She played cautiously, though she sometimes took unpredictable risks, much to the surprise of her teacher. Unfortunately, Homeboard's skill was not as great as her teacher, and she lost anyway. But she did win something; a cutie mark on her flank. Homeboard immediately became excited about this event. Well, she was actually cheering wildly at that time. <br /><br />After Homeboard finished grade school, she met up with a chess player by the name of Skewer, who is apparently a year older than her. Curious, Homeboard decided to come into Skewer's home one day, which resulted in her knowing more about him. They decided to become friends afterwards; even when they entered into different schools, they remained in touch and met after school.<br /><br />Currently, nothing has changed much; events continue constantly. Homeboard has, however, started playing chess, and Skewer did the reverse. Homeboard herself is looking forward to becoming a game inventor and backgammon professional; she is working towards that goal.