Post by cadance on Nov 28, 2012 16:47:56 GMT -6
||| PRINCESS CADANCE |||
#Name; Princess Mi Amore Cadenza
#Age Group ; Young Adult
#Gender ; Female
#Species; Alicorn
#Cutie Mark ;
#Occupation ; Ward of the Palace of Canterlot.
#Powers and Abilities ; Unlike some ponies, my magic is channeled through love and made stronger for it. I might not have the versatility of a sage wizard, but my strength grows when I know those I care about are in danger. Barrier spells, healing magic, and other defensive techniques are well within my range, as when it comes to protecting my loved ones nothing will stop me. The magic of pure love has the potential to conquer all adversity.
#Physique ; Feminine, slim, and elegantly lithe.
#Mane and fur color and style ; Light cerise coat, with dark violent, rose, and pale gold mane/tail.
#Eye color ; Lavender
#Other appearance details (optional) ; She has a cornflower blue magical aura.
#A more thorough description (optional) ;Cadance is a beautiful pony with long limbs and a slender frame. Physicality and athleticism isn't a strong suit, so her features are soft and feminine as a result. As a princess and Celestia's ward, her shiny pale pink coat is always well groomed and there is rarely ever a hair out of place in her flowing mane. Cadance is nearly always wearing her golden horseshoes, tiara topped with an amethyst gem, and necklace given to her by her mother.
#Personality ;
I grew up in Canterlot, and have always led a sheltered and charmed life. I know proper etiquette because of this, and have a world full of opportunities at my hooves. Ponies who've never met me assume I'm entitled and aloof because as direct result of my upbringing - with a name like Mi Amore Cadenza, who can blame them - but that isn't me. I've always known how fortunate I am and try to display humility whenever possible, not to mention, my appreciation toward my Aunt Celestia is incalculable. I might have wings, but I think it's important to stay grounded and never take what you have for granted, you know? So I try to live every day as if it could my last – cliché, perhaps, but important.
Part of my 'seizing the day' attitude is having as much fun as I can with my friends. Of course, I have a lot of responsibilities so that always isn't possible. One of my responsibilities, however, is ensuring that everypony has the chance to have as much joy and pleasure in their lives as I can give them. Helping others is important to me, but it's also enjoyable. Assisting those in need is just as fun to me as a roaring birthday party, but more importantly, it's essential to Equestria's continued success. I hope to use my position to bring happiness to all the ponies in Equestria.
It is said that my most identifying character traits are my sense of empathy, passion, love, protectiveness, and loyalty. I'm told these are admirable and rare traits, but really it's just the way I am. I feel things to the core of my being, both the good and the bad, which can be overpowering at times. I sometimes sympathize so deeply that I can feel the pain, joy, fear, etc of others as well. My consideration and affection are absolute and unconditional, and I will do anything to safeguard my friends and family. They're all so terrible important to me, and I couldn't bear seeing them in pain or danger…especially if I'm able to do something about it.
And finally, while like staying active and playing outside, I'm mostly a typical "girly-girl". I probably shouldn't use that phrase, because there's nothing inherently feminine about liking clothes and wanting to feel beautiful. And I know plenty stallions who agree. In any case, I do love to shop, hold brunch, and hang out with fellow fillies. Socializing and getting all dolled up for an extravagant gala can be such fun.
#History ;
I'm not sure who my parents are, to be honest. For as long as I can remember, it has been Celestia and my nannies that've raised me and cultivated me into the mare I am today. Obviously I've always been curious; always wondered where they were and whether or not they abandoned me, but in all honesty I've lived a balanced and decent life. Don't get me wrong, I would pay anything to find some nugget of information - the barest inkling of where my origins lay, but I'm not certain if I would do it over again. Actually I know I wouldn't.
To hear Celestia tell it, I was found by the royal watch as foal in the Canterlot outskirts. Obviously, a lost and unclaimed foal was cause for alarm, but the confusion was made worse by the fact that I was neither Earth Pony, Pegasus, or Unicorn. It was obvious that I was from a royal line, but not THE royal line. So where, the residents of the Canterlot Palace asked themselves, did I come from?
Sadly, in all my years that question was never answered, yet I was welcomed as Celestia's ward all the same. Eventually, my mysterious background was forgotten and I became and integral part of Canterlot. Growing up in the capitol was, well it was perfect. There you get to meet all sort of interesting ponies, and attend all the best events in Equestria. More importantly, however, I got to shadow the Princess, and learn what it meant to be a strong, just, and compassionate leader. When I wasn't with her, I attended school at the palace. I wasn't inherently smart like some students, but I always tried my hardest to get the best possible marks my abilities were capable of. Proving to Celestia that I was worth her efforts was always at the forefront of my mind.
Sometimes, ponies assume that, since I'm a Princess and live in the palace that my life must be opulent, grandiose, and glamorous. And I suppose, to some extent, it is…but I truly grew up as normally as was possible considering my situation. I even had a job when I was a filly, as a foal-sitter. My aunt believed it important for me to learn the value of working to make your own money, and I have to say I agree. It gave me a sense of personal responsibility that I might not have ever appreciated if everything was simply handed to me.
Oh dear, I hope I don't sound so blithely vapid going on about how I'm really 'no different than anyone else'. I believe that to be true, but I also understand that I've had many opportunities given to me on the basis of my position alone. I had the best tutors, governesses, clothes, food, and general lifestyle at my hooves…all of which I appreciate and hope to share with everypony one day. By all accounts, I lived – and continue to live a rather charmed existence. That said, I don't typically feel the need to apologize for it either, or suffer through the negative preconceptions some mares/stallions may have toward me. For there are some - after all - who never forgot that I am just an orphan and therefore not deserving of my 'aunt's' favor.
Yes, my childhood wasn't completely without adversity. Like many I had to deal with some less than savory attention, mostly from the noble children I went to school with who would repeat their noble parent's disapproving opinions toward me. As the Princess' ward, ponies were expected to give me the same respect giving to Celestia herself, and the idea of it stuck in their craw. To them, I wasn't worthy of it and perhaps they were right. In any case, I also wasn't worthy of any untoward and unwarranted negativity either…no pony ever is. Even so, the majority of Canterlot citizens accepted me as their own, so I cannot say the hang-ups of the few really affected me in a major way. It hurt, and often made me doubt myself, but I learned that their disapproval had little to do with me personally…how could it, when they didn't even know me?
I mentioned my stint as a foal-sitter in my youth, and maybe I should touch on that again. The real reason I like my job so much – while I did thoroughly love caring for cute foals and the aforementioned sense of accomplishment – was a colt. His name was Shining Armor, and I've had a crush on him for as long as I can remember. As a filly I was never overly shy, but Armor made me shy. When he was around, I suddenly became the world's biggest klutz, always knocking things over or tripping on my own tail. I never told him how I felt then, I didn't tell anyone, but it didn't seem to matter. He saw through my clumsy antics eventually, and years later we were engaged.
I couldn't believe it, me and Shining Armor…together at last. Not to sound like a sappy romance novel, but I silently yearned for him for years only to find out he felt the same. It was almost too good to be true. Oh course, my worst nightmare and suspicions would come alive when the queen of the Changelings tricked and entrapped me within the crystal caves underneath Canterlot. The engagement, perhaps fanned by the precarious situation the capitol found itself in, was proposed while the city was under siege. My Armor's magic was too strong for the entirety of Queen Chrysalis' forces, and the evil hag decided that deception was her best weapon…and she was right.
Using her ability to change her shape, she kidnapped me and assumed my life, all the while working to weaken Shining Armor's tenacity. I languished with no food for days, surviving on the water from an underground spring I found with the mine's internal labyrinth, and all the while I knew that she was with my fiancé. I truly thought all hope was lost, until the abrupt and unexpected appearance of my dear friend (and once charge) Twilight Sparkle. She reignited my resolve, and reminded me of my love for her brother, and I knew I couldn't let Chrysalis hurt him or Canterlot no matter the cost.
With Twilight's help, we found a way out of the cave and arrived just in time to stop the evil changelings. Together, me and Shining Armor used our magic and banished the fiends from the city. Needless to say, my wedding was one of the more action packed and dramatic events I've attended.
And now I'm here! Still in Canterlot after a lovely (and evil changeling free) honeymoon with the love of my life and soulmate.The Roleplayer's Corner
#Nickname ; Cass
#Age ; 23
#Gender ; Female
#How did you find us? ; RPGD
#Sample RP ;
"Armor, it's me!" Cadance woke with a start, her pale pink fur drenched in a cold sweat. The sheets on the large kingsized mattress she shared with her new husband were entangled around her thrashing limbs like unyielding bonds, and pillows were thrown from the bed and across the lavish honeymoon suite. She'd had another one; a vivid and terrible nightmare. Though Chrysalis was long gone, the anxiety she instilled within the princess was ever present. This is silly, Cadance thought as she stopped to catch her breath before clumsily extricating herself from the restrictive bed clothes. She'd conquered her foes, so why should she still fear them?
Because I almost lost him, the dark thought intruded upon her sleepy ruminations, reminding her of what was at stake. Shining Armor was simultaneously her greatest strength and greatest weakness, the idea of losing him was too much to bear. Such a tragic fate nearly came to past, and she wouldn’t be forgetting it simply because she managed to expel the changelings during the last quarter of a destructive fight. Glancing over to her right, she stared down at the sleeping stallion, brooding of what could have been and still might be. Her affection toward him was almost overwhelming at times, driving her great distraction on occasion; as it did presently.
It was silly to think of such things, unhealthy even, but Cadance couldn't help wondering what happened between the Captain and that imposter during her imprisonment. What did he feel when he was with that evil creature, what did he think, why couldn't he tell that it wasn't her? She knew the answer to the last question, because he was being mind-controlled, but that didn't mean the uncertainties would just vanish. She wasn't an intrinsically logical kind of filly; in Cadance's life it was her heart that took the lead and controlled her, and at the moment her heart was feeling rather raw and delicate.
There was no doubt, she loved Shining Armor with every molecule, and she knew he felt the same. But that horrid demon had wormed her way between the pair of them on what was supposed to be their brightest day. "No." She whispered aloud, her expression hardening. If she let Chrysalis cast distrust on her new relationship with Armor the changelings would win. It was up to her to move beyond those terrible events and into a cheerier future. Only she could take control and trust in the way she felt. What mattered was that, in the end, they found each other.
Her resolve reset, she lowered herself back onto the mattress – it was truly amazing what her husband (a word she loved saying regardless of everything else) could sleep. The warmth of his body banished the unwanted thoughts of Chrysalis as effectively as their magic had mere days before, and made the princess feel safe and cared for. Before long, she slipped back into sleep, and truly rested for the first time in weeks.