Casual Stroll - An Introductionary RP mainly around Equestria OOC [Open Entry For All]

[Blitz Boom 4,656]

@Sekel

You can keep Twilight honestly. I prefer not to use established characters if I can avoid it, as OC's are more flexible to work with.

it it your call though, of course.

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@Catpone Cerberus @EQ_Theta

Sorry it's been so long since I wrote.  I had some anxiety issues I had to tackle, so I got put on some new meds to help. Side effects had me downed, then when they started to wear off, there were Christmas Eve, and then me helping to clean up the day after. And then I ran into a nasty stomach virus, that have kept me laying down most of the time. (Luck have not been with me. xD)

Things are beginning to improve though, and I am aiming to get started again here Sunday or Monday, if things continue to get better. Not easy to write, when I have to waddle between the bed at the toilet all the time, unfortunately.

Do know that I have not forgotten you though, and I am sorry it took so long for me to write here too. My mind's been occupied with things until then, and I do genuinely look forward to write with you folks again.

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@Ionic Sunset

Hey there mate. Welcome back to the thread

I'm afraid that I can't really remember a character called Icy right now. :/ My memory's not always kind to me, but regardless, you're pf course more than welcome to join in on the RP eith a new character.

Do tell, who're Dragonfly then? What're they like?

[Ionic Sunset 8]

@Blitz Boom

Quite happy you don’t remember Icy, honestly. From what I can gather looking back at what doesn’t hurt to read, it was before I’d smoothed the rough edges off her writing.

As for Dragonfly (Link to profile embedded in the name) well, this is what I wrote her profile for! There are things not explained there, though. If you want more information on anything in her profile (or not in it) I can give it! Happily, I love explaining extra bits and bobs surrounding or about Dragonfly.

There are things I would explain pre-emptively, but it’d be a lot all at once, and/or it’s not all entirely relevant. Like mentioned, I’d love to expand on anything.

Edited January 3 by Ionic Sunset

[EQ_Theta 463]

@Blitz Boom

Hey there and Happy New Year! No need to worry about not being able to write. Health comes first, so I understand if you need to tend to that before writing. 
 

Edited January 5 by EQ_Theta

[Blitz Boom 4,656]

@Catpone Cerberus @EQ_Theta

So... I know I'm some days behind again, but soon as I got home, my monitor decided to die on me... Been spending some days to find a replacement, and finally got one on the way now. It's here tomorrow, so I can get stuff done then. The rotten timing of this. is crazy. O_o

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@Ionic Sunset

I'll make sure to have a proper look, soon as I'm caught up with everything.

[Blitz Boom 4,656]

@Catpone Cerberus @EQ_Theta

I'll have the rest edited in later. Something important came up annoyingly.

[Blitz Boom 4,656]

@Ionic Sunset

Hey, sorry for it taking so long to get back to you. January have been a meddling month, and things just got out of hand, to where I forgot to return to you. Especially after I smashed my leg a few times, and got an infection. Everything's healing well, but then I had to help family move and... Yeah, hectic.

I looked over your character, and I find Dragonfly very fascinating. A new sort of pony, seems an interesting fit, and the story, as well as her personality, is well established and explained. A very solid bio there. The Opal is a peculiar addition too, that adds a bit of nuance that I like.

Well approved.

what sort of interaction are you looking for though  RP wise? I have some options in mind, seeing as there's talks of soul magic, and gems. So three comes to mind  where I can give a quick rundown. On phone though, so pictures lacking atm  sorry.

#1 Vivid Loss. A mare from before Equestria were established, who sold her soul to demons for youth and power. After a time, sent to make Discord kneel to their demands, and he easily trounced her, and were trapped in crystal. Recently uncovered by Shining Armor and his wife (I forgot her name, sorry), she's free of her contracts, as her old masters have died in the over a millennia that she were imprisoned.

She is influenced a lot by the demonic magic and her contracts though, being now a highly tainted mare, but she holds morals, and wants to do good. One of the reasons why she made sure the contract Shining and his wife signed with her, left her unable to kill others, among other things. She wants to be safe, and helpful, as she used to be, as a spirit guide.

She knows a lot about soul magic, to the point of being able to tear one from the body of others if needed, though she abhors the idea. Virtually unkillable and holding very steong magic, she'd be rather overpowered, were it not for her contract keeping her in check.

She also have random mood swings, that for instance makes her lash out, or end up crying. Hence another reasons she wanted to be sure she could not kill. She's enough demon to where her contract is impossible for her to break.

Her angle would be as a fellow outsider, that knows about the sort of magic Dragonfly would hold, and might be able to give her some guidance.

#2 Queen Dia'thiz. This RP have served as her story, which have to be summed up from two angles.

One is that of Queen Lathiz, changeling queen from some decades past. Hunted for what she and her hive were, they found themselves on some small islands, off the Dragon Isles, that were long abandoned. No life  nearby other than much stronger dragons, and nowhere to go they could think of, meant her hive were starving, and they were losing hope. She heard a voice from a nearby abandoned diamond mine though, and went to examine it, leading her to the second entity.

This were Diamanthe. Once a free roaming member of an ancient race, called the Crystal Beasts, that blanketed much of the world in various gems, a dragon-like species known as Refractions, managed to defeat her kind, and break them down to their core gems. All hidden around the world, meant to be left there, and never emerge again. For most, their signature gems would often spread out slowly over the millennia, leading to large gem deposits.

As such, dragons eventually found her core, and left the mine she had been found in, wanting nothing to do with it. Lathiz listened to her whispers though, as Diamanthe offered a solution to her plight.

The Diamond Beasts needs hosts, in their current state, to regain full form, but Diamanthe were less wanting for conquest and completely taking over the host, as her kin mostly wants, and instead offered unity. Lathiz would sit upon Diamanthe's crystal throne, and she'd remake her hive to something stronger, beyond hunger.

She accepted, and thick diamond covered the queen, while all her drones fell dormant. And aometime after, an unknown entity would come by as they were unaware, and sealed them both into the crystal.

In the decades since then, the old drones had their bodies taken over by crystals, and worked as feral workers for the emerging consciousness, harvesting eggs, and keeping the mine safe, until the day their queen would be free.

A chance encounter here in the RP, led to the seal being broken, and they broke out from the crystal. Diamanthe and Lathiz are now a combined mind, calling themselves Queen Dia'thiz, ruler of the Gemlings. A queen's body, encased in clear crystal that looks like a large doe. After returning the higher consciousness of their drones to their changed bodies, they now wish to establish themselves in the world, but doing so with diplomacy, and a want to connect, rather than hostile takeover.

Gemlings eat gems, not emotions, and have lost their ability to shapeshift, but are tougher, can manipulate gems, and have extended longevity in return. Queen Dia'thiz may well have met Dragonfly whilst out seeing something one of their drones thought they'd like to see, and would try and connect with this strange pony of precious metals and gems, feeling a certain kinship with her.

Their perspective would be that of an ancient entity, mixed with a relatively recent one, both trying to find acceptance and allies in this world, and learn of what have happened in their absence. More a travel companion than a teacher, and one less judgmental about the use of soul magic, if reasoned well.

#3 Billowing Smoke. Adventurer and purveyor of the illegal Grey Market (though no proof of the last part if there), he is a unicorn that have made his way from poverty to riches, mainly through his expeditions and adventures. In a recent one  he and a companion ended up accidentally releasing a cursed entity. A deer, who seems mute, teeming with dark magic, but thus far just with a want to follow and observe. The deer in question recently went off with another char of mine, but no one said it couldn't have wandered off after, to find Billowing again. As he released the deer, it always know where the unicorn is, no matter how much he'd try to hide.

In this scenario, Billowing would be trying to learn the deer how to be a productive being, whilst trying to understand what the deal were with it in the first place, which have him going to the old temple, where he encountered the sarcophagus that held the deer in the first place. He could well meet Dragonfly on the path, or at said temple.

The deer would be drawn to Dragonfly  because of the gem. It being soul magic, is dark stuff, and it would be curious of the gem, whilst Billowing would just try to understand things, and be curious in his own way, considering Dragonfly are made of precious metals.

Billowing is a genuinely good stallion, and well established in Canterlot, so he could give easy access to Dragonfly, provided she could convince him that she were not a threat, and the deer... It is hard to say currently. It seems as if whatever it once had of a personality, have eroded, or were perhaps sacrificed, and it is now trying to learn, though for what purpose, remains to be seen. They'd be both curiosity and teacher, and the sinplest path to mingle into Canterlot.

Also, vegetation that it touches dies. Not living creatures - though animals avoid it like the plague - but flowers, grass, etc, will wither and die fast in it's grasp. A part of the heavy black magic it is a host for. And it is considered an undead. I should probably state that.

These are the three ones that comes to mind first for me. If none seems a fit to you, please tell me the sort of thing you might be looking dor, and I will match you up.

Again, sorry it took so long. Just one thing on top of another recently, y'know?

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@Blitz Boom

Sorry I've taken so long to reply like I said I would. Life has absolutely been hectic over January but it should be slowing down now. Throughout the month I was preparing for a card tournament called Disney Lorcana Championship for the Oceania region. Did I get far? No, but I'm in the top 500 Lorcana players in Australia! Was it expensive? Incredibly so. Did I have fun? The first day, not really but my enjoyment grew the second day once I was away from the main competition event.

[Blitz Boom 4,656]

@Sekel

I completely understand. My replies have been at a snail's pace too, because of things happening.

I play MTG here in Denmark, and our LGS is getting some big fans of Lorcana too. Usually some folks using a few tables every Monday and Friday. It looks like a nice game honestly. Never heard them have anything but fun.

Regardless, impressed you're top 500 mate. Well done. And it is very understandable that it gets a lot more fun, once the competitive side is done. Means you have time to actually have fun at your own pace.

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@Catpone Cerberus @EQ_Theta

I swear I'm not dead. Just had to help move for my mom, then hit the flu, and all right after my leg infection. January and start February have been annoyingly busy.

I am eriting the replies though. They will be done before Sunday is over. If not, I'll... Hug a cat, probably.

Sorry for the delays.

[Blitz Boom 4,656]

@Sekel @EQ_Theta @Catpone Cerberus'

I know it is technically Monday now, but I almost forgot Sekel had replied too, and had to go back some pages to find the right colors and such, then write it. It took a bit extra.  But hey, words be out! Woooooo!

[Catpone Cerberus 23,668]

@Blitz Boom
Just a little thing, 

14 hours ago, Blitz Boom said:

(Trox)

On 2025-02-16 at 3:36 PM, Catpone Cerberus said:

"I actually do have a question for you, considering your expertise." Sheska said as Toxina was starting to get ready to leave, she then addressed Trox quickly by stating "I think I'll also go see if the guard is awake, just to update her on the situation." It was the least they could do, because while they disagreed with her choice of career, and she had in the grand scheme been not much help, she did get hurt trying to protect Sheska, so she owed her a thanks if nothing else. "Specifically, as a healer concerned about my kin, I'd like to know how familiar you are with toxins relating to kobolds, and if you know how to potentially use them to get rid of worse problems?" she had a specific example in mind, but she wanted to know the big picture first. 

"Well, I know some.
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  Sheska is the one asking the question too, not Trox. It's not really a problem of any kind, since I can respond to it perfectly fine, but I figured I should mention it so that there isn't any confusion  

I'll also use this chance to ask if it's fine if in the Ruby's part I write basically the whole travel to the eastern part of the land? Because spoiler alert, I haven't planned anything that Ruby can't handle relatively easily, yet  

 

[Blitz Boom 4,656]

@Catpone Cerberus

Whoops, I got confused about the names. Sorry. xD

And yeah, it's fine for you to handle the trip to the eastern side in the post. It's your place, so let's see what you got.  Besides, eastern part os the exciting thing as is. Quite the mystery.

Edited February 21 by Blitz Boom

[Catpone Cerberus 23,668]

16 hours ago, Blitz Boom said:

And yeah, it's fine for you to handle the trip to the eastern side in the post. It's your place, so let's see what you got.  Besides, eastern part os the exciting thing as is. Quite the mystery.

That's lot of text  hope what I wrote is clear enough, I have bit of brain fog today.