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Survey of Doom!
Updated: 3/31/2014
Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is she heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
Human: Above 5'5", on the thin side, though does have an hourglass shape. Lots of lithe muscle. Lots of leg.
Pony: Slightly above average height, small framed, though buff and powerful, somewhat long legged.
2. How old is she?
22
3. Describe her posture. Does she carry herself well or does she slouch?
Out of habit from being a soldier, she carries herself fairly well, but it's relaxed. She doesn't want to come off as rigid or scary, after all.
4. How is her health? Is she fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
Generally in very good health. The answer to both forms is fit. Very fit, with lots of lean muscle and little fat (probably too little.). No illnesses/conditions, though prone to charlie-horses in her back right leg, due to injury via arrow when she was younger.
5. How does she move? Is she clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
Most of the time, it can be said she has an odd battle-grace to her. Her footwork is very much that of a battlefield, fluid movements to reduce unnecessary drag, as are her other muscles, long since conditioned to the weight of armor and weapon, and to the movements of battle in general. Tense movements tend to happen when she is nervous or upset.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does she perceive herself in the mirror?
Human: Pretty good looking, though she'd be better off sans helmet (good luck).
Pony: Quite lovely with her coloring and hair.
It should be said that she favors the look of her pony body to her human one. Why? As a human, she's taller than most of the guys in Ohma, and she feels lanky and shapeless, really. She's slowly starting to see that she is beautiful, but is in no danger of overconfidence.
7. Describe her complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
Human: Due to living in the north, even tanned, she's fairly pale. No trouble with blemishes really, but does have a lot of scars all over her body thanks to battle and working on the farm.
Pony: She's blue :y She does have scars in this form too, but they are mostly hidden under her fur.
8. Describe her hair: color, texture, style.
Human: Greenish, though with a slightly blue tinge. It tends to be very long, and soft (Calill can be thanked for that). The technical color name is Emerald. Before Ponytizing, it was fairly straight due to the weight.
Pony: It looks Seafoam, with a bit more green, next to her blue coat. After Dame Rarity cut it, it has taken on a slightly wavy style, helped by Neph styling it a bit in the morning. Still soft. Same name.
9. What color are her eyes?
Dark Teal. That's why they look blue sometimes and green at other times. It all depends on light and how she feels and what she's wearing.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
Besides her longer legs, cutie mark, and long tail, no? She got her ears pierced recently.
11. What are her chief tension centers?
Shoulders, lower back?
12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does she have six of the same suit?
When she wears clothes, she likes variety. She has some of each sort, really: Casual for just going out, mostly a few dresses for this; Dressy for dates, all dresses; utilitarian for if she's working and doesn't want to get too dirty. Colorwise, she tends towards cool colors, mostly blues, silvers, a few greens. Warm colors are yellows and golds, browns. They tend to not be too bright, she likes colors a bit more subdued.
13. Do her clothes fit well? Does she seem comfortable in them?
Comfort and ease of movement is the top factor, with looks coming next. So yes, they all fit well, and she tends to be comfortable enough in them.
14. Does she dress the same on the job as she does in her free time? If not, what are the differences?
Most of the time, she doesn't wear clothes because, well, pony. Sometimes when she goes out to town, she might wear her hat, or if it's cold, her cloak. If she feels shy, armor.
Dates are the exception to this. She dresses nicely for them.
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Human: standard medieval underwear?
Pony: She's a pony she doesn't wear underwear.
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
The best way to describe it is, as some both in and out of game have called it, the aural equivalent of apple pie. Comforting, sweet, though not overly so, and welcoming. It's fairly deep compared to some?
2. How does she normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does she talk easily, or does she hesitate?
Everything depends on her mindset and how she feels. She tends to be soft spoken, and her accent tends to make it slower. If she gets excited, she can talk faster, and actually can...become a little bit of a chatterbox.
When she's shy, she hesitates and stutters. This is also where ellipses get abused.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
Does she have a distinct dial-AHAHAHAHA...
The answer is a resounding YES. While many would describe it as Southern (referring to the Southeast USA), it's an Ohman dialect of common. Aka country.
Tics include, but are not limited to: 'Horsefeathers' as a all-purpose curse word (ranging from crap to much stronger, and it's obvious by the emphasis she puts on it where it hits.), stuttering when shy, nervous, or upset, dropping 'g's at the end of words (even when writing), 'I' coming out as 'Ah'. Also, she tends to use farm and battle terms in sentences, even if that topic has nothing at all to do with either of those.
4. What language/s does she speak, and with how much fluency?
Common, first language.
HC: 'Knows' the 'words' to the Galdr of rebirth (or the vague sound of them) due to Serenes Forest being restored, but not their meaning. In other words, it would do nothing.
HC: Knows enough old Common to be able to pray in it like she would back in Ohma as a child.
5. Does she switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
In front of Empress Sanaki, she pretty much exclusively uses high-speech, and to some extent other royalty as well. For mourning rites, she uses old common.
6. Is she a good impromptu speaker, or does she have to think about her words?
She can be a good impromptu speaker, it's very much a circumstantial thing. The more impassioned she is, the better off she is at coming up with things. Most of the time, though, she prefers to think it over.
7. Is she eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is she book-smart or street-smart?
IQwise, she is actually quite intelligent, possibly 120 or so. HOWEVER, she is extremely lacking in book-smarts, due to no proper schooling. Her reading is basically on a 7th grade level, her math is basic arithmetic. Don't ask her to do fractions, seriously. Most of Nephenee's knowledge is physically based, like how to farm, how to fight, how to do a lot of handy things (fish, cook, sew, make fires, etc.). She has a pretty good grasp of tactics from practice on the field. The rest of Neph's stuff is mostly common sense and emotional intelligence.
2. Does she think on her feet, or does she need time to deliberate?
She prefers to deliberate depending on the situation, but in battle, it is very much on her feet, for obvious reasons.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Is she more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
4. What kind of education has the character had?
All of Nephenee's knowledge is either learned from experience, a mentor, or self-taught. She has no formal schooling.
5. What are her areas of expertise? What, if anything, is she interested in learning more about?
Farming and lancework are by far her areas of expertise. Especially the latter, being a fully capped Sentinel at the end of Radiant Dawn.
6. Is she an introvert or an extrovert?
Introvert. She dislikes large crowds, and social anxiety is definitely a thing. She's gotten better, but she still needs time to recharge if she's around a lot of people. She does fine with small gatherings of friends, though.
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is she even-tempered or does she have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
Depending, but she is quite even-tempered and patient. In the past she was rather melancholy, but she's gotten a lot better, and even knows how to smile a lot now! (Wonders of wonders!)
8. How does she respond to new people or situations? Is she suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
9. Is she more likely to act, or to react?
Outside of battle, Act. Very much react in battle.
10. Which is her default: fight or flight?
Battle and some situations: Fight. Flight is actually a very rare thing for her. It takes something going very wrong usually for flight to kick in.
11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does she appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
Having just discovered within the past few years what a sense of humor even is, it tends to be silly, and sometimes punny, and if she's in a bad place, her humor can get a bit dark, many times self-depreciating. She does appreciate jokes, even bad ones. This does not extend to bathroom humor, or, usually, pranks.
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does she deal with them?
Possibly a form of social anxiety. Honestly, not knowing therapy is a real thing, she does her best to push past it...or relies on a security blanket (in this case, armor, or weapons.)
13. What moments in this character's life have defined her as a person?
Hooboy, let's list them:
❧ Her father's death (10): Rowan is the one Nephenee not only physically resembles, he was the one she was closest to of her parents growing up. While her mother certainly taught her a lot of skills, it was her father that taught how to cultivate the land, to fight with the quarterstaff. When the fever took him and several others in the village, Nephenee very quickly had to take charge, as her mother was busy with the triplets and her sisters. Which leads into..
❧❧ Forcibly ending her childhood (10): Nephenee doesn't know why, but this memory hurts almost as much as losing her father did. It was when she realized her family needed her to step up, and that she had to grow up. It's also when her personality did what was almost a 180 in some respects.
❧ Enlisting in the militia, and subsequent capture and imprisonment at Canteus Castle (15): Even though nothing extremely bad happened at Canteus, being the sole female did lead to being cat-called at, and it was also cold, dark, and wet in her cell. Not knowing whether there was a chance of rescue, despite great fear, she did hold onto a glimmer of hope.
❧ Mad King's War (15-16): In which Nephenee learned that she could actually make a difference on a bigger scale! She also made a few friends, and by the end of it, instead of being a complete stammering, awkward mess, she actually smiled a little and said she was proud to have served under Ike.
❧ The Second War (19-20):
❧ Time in Melior (20-21):
❧ Arriving in Equestria (21):
❧ Nightmare Night and its aftermath:
❧ Shadows:
14. What does she fear?
Losing/failing her loved ones. There is a fear of death causing that, as well. She also highly dislikes spiders, guns, wolf-whistles, and cold, dark, wet places. If those last two are combined, she gets very nervous.
Rejection and betrayal are big ones as well. She had a rather low friend count when she was younger, and she loves her friends a lot.
15. What are her hopes or aspirations?
She honestly isn't sure. The ones she knows are:
- Protect and provide for others
- Have a family one day.
16. What is something she doesn't want anyone to find out about her?
There...really isn't a lot of things she's big on keeping secret? The main one currently is:
- What she said to Bertie's Shadow. She doesn't want anyone finding this out, because she is extremely ashamed of it, even if it wasn't meant.
There are a few things that she doesn't like discussing in depth:
- How she used to be a bit of a brat sometimes as a child.
- The moment she forcibly cut off her own childhood after her father's death.
- The time period between then and joining the militia.
- Canteus Castle
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with her parents.
Very close to both her parents when her father (Rowan) was alive, became closer to her mother after he passed. Her mother worries about her a lot, both because of her occupation, and because she recognizes Nephenee puts others' happiness before her own. Hazel (her mother) wants her to find out what she wants for herself and for her happiness.
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
Six siblings. Two sisters, Poppy, aged 15, and Betony, 13, and triplet brothers, aged 11. She is quite close to them, often mothering them as well as being their eldest sister. She taught her brothers to fight some, much to her mother's consternation.
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom she is close? Are there ones she can't stand?
Both sets of grandparents alive, at least one uncle (father's side). Good standing.
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom she considers part of her family? What are her relationships with them?
Back home, Brom is almost like a father-figure to her.
In Equestria, she has started seeing many as extended family. The first was Bertie, who officially is her older brother now, basically. Gwen and Mae both have older sister status. Joshua and Ako are seen as younger siblings. Dante is possibly an older-brother.
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
I think you mean 'are' and want to use a plural. Nephenee believes strongly in the idea of having more than one.
Canon: Brom and Calill, along with her siblings
MLJJ: Bertie, Dante, Gwen, Maebhrin, Morgan, Utchy. Bertie and Utchy she met the first day she came here. Dante and Morgan she met asking about training, Maebhrin was met shortly before Shadow event.
6. Does she have other close friends?
Ako, Arcee, Flash Sentry, Joshua, Patchy, both Pinkies, others.
7. Does she make friends easily, or does she have trouble getting along with people?
She can make friends easily, it just depends on the person, really. Some people intimidate her a lot, and she has trouble being around them.
8. Which does she consider more important: family or friends?
Friends are usually seen as family, and even if they weren't she loves them all.
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has she been married more than once?
Dating Morgan Knight. Never been married.
10. Is she currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
See above.
11. Who was her first crush? Who is her latest?
First crush was probably some guy in her village. As usual, she killed the feelings quick.
Latest, and current only, is Morgan. Thankfully for both parties, the feels are mutual, so they're staying put.
12. What does she look for in a romantic partner?
Kindness, bravery, strength, smarts/common sense, and a desire to do what's right.
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does she relate to them? If no, does she want any?
No kids, but she very much wants some some day.
14. Does she have any rivals or enemies?
The closest person she'd see as an enemy is maybe Chrysalis, but now she sees her more as someone who maybe can be helped.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does she fall on the Kinsey scale?
0-1, though much closer to 0.
16. How does she feel about sex? How important is it to her?
What's sex?
Nephenee knows what sex...is. She also knows it makes her nervous and blushy and awkward to talk about it.
She doesn't think about it at all, really.
17. What are her turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
The only things she knows she likes are long hair, cuddles, and...lances. Don't even ask.
Seriously, virginest virgin.
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does she fit type?
Western: Pisces. Fits somewhat, depending on who you ask,
Eastern: Water Monkey. Fits a little.
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in her life?
1/31/14: Spiritual, fairly non-religious. Fluxes somewhat currently between 'vague creator deity' and agnostic.
3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
4. How does she regard beliefs that differ from hers? Is she tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
5. What prejudices does she hold? Are they irrational or does she have a good reason for them?
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is she rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
Doing fairly well? Better than she was in Ohma, for certain. I'd say comfortable, and saving up a lot.
2. What is her social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected her?
3. Where does she live? House, apartment, trailer? Is her home her castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does she share it with others?
4. Besides the basic necessities, what does she spend her money on?
Gifts for others, very occasionally things for herself. Pet supplies.
5. What does she do for a living? Is she good at it? Does she enjoy it, or would she rather be doing something else?
Farming, Soldiering, Teaching. Good at all of those, and enjoys them.
6. What are her interests or hobbies? How does she spend her free time?
Training, baking/cooking, drawing (fairly decent), reading. For social activities, small gatherings perhaps, but she prefers small outings or one-on-one; trains with Dante, Gwen, Mae, Morgan, and Utchy, also does daily runs with Morgan.
7. What are her eating habits? Does she skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
Nephenee has a very high metabolism, so she often needs to eat several times a day, and tends to need to eat more than a bit. If she gets very busy, she often forgets to eat, though. Eats out at the cafe maybe once a week? She tends to pack meals instead. Drinks very little alcohol.
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is her favorite:
1. Color? Blue/teal
2. Smell? Orchids, earth, apple pie
3. Time of day? Morning
4. Season? Spring
5. Book? Uh...Charlotte's Web?
6. Music? Irish jigs
7. Place? Medieval England, the farm
8. Substance?
9. Plant? Marigolds
10. Animal? Sheep
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Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is she heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
Human: Above 5'5", on the thin side, though does have an hourglass shape. Lots of lithe muscle. Lots of leg.
Pony: Slightly above average height, small framed, though buff and powerful, somewhat long legged.
2. How old is she?
22
3. Describe her posture. Does she carry herself well or does she slouch?
Out of habit from being a soldier, she carries herself fairly well, but it's relaxed. She doesn't want to come off as rigid or scary, after all.
4. How is her health? Is she fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
Generally in very good health. The answer to both forms is fit. Very fit, with lots of lean muscle and little fat (probably too little.). No illnesses/conditions, though prone to charlie-horses in her back right leg, due to injury via arrow when she was younger.
5. How does she move? Is she clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
Most of the time, it can be said she has an odd battle-grace to her. Her footwork is very much that of a battlefield, fluid movements to reduce unnecessary drag, as are her other muscles, long since conditioned to the weight of armor and weapon, and to the movements of battle in general. Tense movements tend to happen when she is nervous or upset.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does she perceive herself in the mirror?
Human: Pretty good looking, though she'd be better off sans helmet (good luck).
Pony: Quite lovely with her coloring and hair.
It should be said that she favors the look of her pony body to her human one. Why? As a human, she's taller than most of the guys in Ohma, and she feels lanky and shapeless, really. She's slowly starting to see that she is beautiful, but is in no danger of overconfidence.
7. Describe her complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
Human: Due to living in the north, even tanned, she's fairly pale. No trouble with blemishes really, but does have a lot of scars all over her body thanks to battle and working on the farm.
Pony: She's blue :y She does have scars in this form too, but they are mostly hidden under her fur.
8. Describe her hair: color, texture, style.
Human: Greenish, though with a slightly blue tinge. It tends to be very long, and soft (Calill can be thanked for that). The technical color name is Emerald. Before Ponytizing, it was fairly straight due to the weight.
Pony: It looks Seafoam, with a bit more green, next to her blue coat. After Dame Rarity cut it, it has taken on a slightly wavy style, helped by Neph styling it a bit in the morning. Still soft. Same name.
9. What color are her eyes?
Dark Teal. That's why they look blue sometimes and green at other times. It all depends on light and how she feels and what she's wearing.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
Besides her longer legs, cutie mark, and long tail, no? She got her ears pierced recently.
11. What are her chief tension centers?
Shoulders, lower back?
12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does she have six of the same suit?
When she wears clothes, she likes variety. She has some of each sort, really: Casual for just going out, mostly a few dresses for this; Dressy for dates, all dresses; utilitarian for if she's working and doesn't want to get too dirty. Colorwise, she tends towards cool colors, mostly blues, silvers, a few greens. Warm colors are yellows and golds, browns. They tend to not be too bright, she likes colors a bit more subdued.
13. Do her clothes fit well? Does she seem comfortable in them?
Comfort and ease of movement is the top factor, with looks coming next. So yes, they all fit well, and she tends to be comfortable enough in them.
14. Does she dress the same on the job as she does in her free time? If not, what are the differences?
Most of the time, she doesn't wear clothes because, well, pony. Sometimes when she goes out to town, she might wear her hat, or if it's cold, her cloak. If she feels shy, armor.
Dates are the exception to this. She dresses nicely for them.
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Human: standard medieval underwear?
Pony: She's a pony she doesn't wear underwear.
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
The best way to describe it is, as some both in and out of game have called it, the aural equivalent of apple pie. Comforting, sweet, though not overly so, and welcoming. It's fairly deep compared to some?
2. How does she normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does she talk easily, or does she hesitate?
Everything depends on her mindset and how she feels. She tends to be soft spoken, and her accent tends to make it slower. If she gets excited, she can talk faster, and actually can...become a little bit of a chatterbox.
When she's shy, she hesitates and stutters. This is also where ellipses get abused.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
Does she have a distinct dial-AHAHAHAHA...
The answer is a resounding YES. While many would describe it as Southern (referring to the Southeast USA), it's an Ohman dialect of common. Aka country.
Tics include, but are not limited to: 'Horsefeathers' as a all-purpose curse word (ranging from crap to much stronger, and it's obvious by the emphasis she puts on it where it hits.), stuttering when shy, nervous, or upset, dropping 'g's at the end of words (even when writing), 'I' coming out as 'Ah'. Also, she tends to use farm and battle terms in sentences, even if that topic has nothing at all to do with either of those.
4. What language/s does she speak, and with how much fluency?
Common, first language.
HC: 'Knows' the 'words' to the Galdr of rebirth (or the vague sound of them) due to Serenes Forest being restored, but not their meaning. In other words, it would do nothing.
HC: Knows enough old Common to be able to pray in it like she would back in Ohma as a child.
5. Does she switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
In front of Empress Sanaki, she pretty much exclusively uses high-speech, and to some extent other royalty as well. For mourning rites, she uses old common.
6. Is she a good impromptu speaker, or does she have to think about her words?
She can be a good impromptu speaker, it's very much a circumstantial thing. The more impassioned she is, the better off she is at coming up with things. Most of the time, though, she prefers to think it over.
7. Is she eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is she book-smart or street-smart?
IQwise, she is actually quite intelligent, possibly 120 or so. HOWEVER, she is extremely lacking in book-smarts, due to no proper schooling. Her reading is basically on a 7th grade level, her math is basic arithmetic. Don't ask her to do fractions, seriously. Most of Nephenee's knowledge is physically based, like how to farm, how to fight, how to do a lot of handy things (fish, cook, sew, make fires, etc.). She has a pretty good grasp of tactics from practice on the field. The rest of Neph's stuff is mostly common sense and emotional intelligence.
2. Does she think on her feet, or does she need time to deliberate?
She prefers to deliberate depending on the situation, but in battle, it is very much on her feet, for obvious reasons.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Is she more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
4. What kind of education has the character had?
All of Nephenee's knowledge is either learned from experience, a mentor, or self-taught. She has no formal schooling.
5. What are her areas of expertise? What, if anything, is she interested in learning more about?
Farming and lancework are by far her areas of expertise. Especially the latter, being a fully capped Sentinel at the end of Radiant Dawn.
6. Is she an introvert or an extrovert?
Introvert. She dislikes large crowds, and social anxiety is definitely a thing. She's gotten better, but she still needs time to recharge if she's around a lot of people. She does fine with small gatherings of friends, though.
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is she even-tempered or does she have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
Depending, but she is quite even-tempered and patient. In the past she was rather melancholy, but she's gotten a lot better, and even knows how to smile a lot now! (Wonders of wonders!)
8. How does she respond to new people or situations? Is she suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
9. Is she more likely to act, or to react?
Outside of battle, Act. Very much react in battle.
10. Which is her default: fight or flight?
Battle and some situations: Fight. Flight is actually a very rare thing for her. It takes something going very wrong usually for flight to kick in.
11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does she appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
Having just discovered within the past few years what a sense of humor even is, it tends to be silly, and sometimes punny, and if she's in a bad place, her humor can get a bit dark, many times self-depreciating. She does appreciate jokes, even bad ones. This does not extend to bathroom humor, or, usually, pranks.
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does she deal with them?
Possibly a form of social anxiety. Honestly, not knowing therapy is a real thing, she does her best to push past it...or relies on a security blanket (in this case, armor, or weapons.)
13. What moments in this character's life have defined her as a person?
Hooboy, let's list them:
❧ Her father's death (10): Rowan is the one Nephenee not only physically resembles, he was the one she was closest to of her parents growing up. While her mother certainly taught her a lot of skills, it was her father that taught how to cultivate the land, to fight with the quarterstaff. When the fever took him and several others in the village, Nephenee very quickly had to take charge, as her mother was busy with the triplets and her sisters. Which leads into..
❧❧ Forcibly ending her childhood (10): Nephenee doesn't know why, but this memory hurts almost as much as losing her father did. It was when she realized her family needed her to step up, and that she had to grow up. It's also when her personality did what was almost a 180 in some respects.
❧ Enlisting in the militia, and subsequent capture and imprisonment at Canteus Castle (15): Even though nothing extremely bad happened at Canteus, being the sole female did lead to being cat-called at, and it was also cold, dark, and wet in her cell. Not knowing whether there was a chance of rescue, despite great fear, she did hold onto a glimmer of hope.
❧ Mad King's War (15-16): In which Nephenee learned that she could actually make a difference on a bigger scale! She also made a few friends, and by the end of it, instead of being a complete stammering, awkward mess, she actually smiled a little and said she was proud to have served under Ike.
❧ The Second War (19-20):
❧ Time in Melior (20-21):
❧ Arriving in Equestria (21):
❧ Nightmare Night and its aftermath:
❧ Shadows:
14. What does she fear?
Losing/failing her loved ones. There is a fear of death causing that, as well. She also highly dislikes spiders, guns, wolf-whistles, and cold, dark, wet places. If those last two are combined, she gets very nervous.
Rejection and betrayal are big ones as well. She had a rather low friend count when she was younger, and she loves her friends a lot.
15. What are her hopes or aspirations?
She honestly isn't sure. The ones she knows are:
- Protect and provide for others
- Have a family one day.
16. What is something she doesn't want anyone to find out about her?
There...really isn't a lot of things she's big on keeping secret? The main one currently is:
- What she said to Bertie's Shadow. She doesn't want anyone finding this out, because she is extremely ashamed of it, even if it wasn't meant.
There are a few things that she doesn't like discussing in depth:
- How she used to be a bit of a brat sometimes as a child.
- The moment she forcibly cut off her own childhood after her father's death.
- The time period between then and joining the militia.
- Canteus Castle
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with her parents.
Very close to both her parents when her father (Rowan) was alive, became closer to her mother after he passed. Her mother worries about her a lot, both because of her occupation, and because she recognizes Nephenee puts others' happiness before her own. Hazel (her mother) wants her to find out what she wants for herself and for her happiness.
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
Six siblings. Two sisters, Poppy, aged 15, and Betony, 13, and triplet brothers, aged 11. She is quite close to them, often mothering them as well as being their eldest sister. She taught her brothers to fight some, much to her mother's consternation.
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom she is close? Are there ones she can't stand?
Both sets of grandparents alive, at least one uncle (father's side). Good standing.
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom she considers part of her family? What are her relationships with them?
Back home, Brom is almost like a father-figure to her.
In Equestria, she has started seeing many as extended family. The first was Bertie, who officially is her older brother now, basically. Gwen and Mae both have older sister status. Joshua and Ako are seen as younger siblings. Dante is possibly an older-brother.
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
I think you mean 'are' and want to use a plural. Nephenee believes strongly in the idea of having more than one.
Canon: Brom and Calill, along with her siblings
MLJJ: Bertie, Dante, Gwen, Maebhrin, Morgan, Utchy. Bertie and Utchy she met the first day she came here. Dante and Morgan she met asking about training, Maebhrin was met shortly before Shadow event.
6. Does she have other close friends?
Ako, Arcee, Flash Sentry, Joshua, Patchy, both Pinkies, others.
7. Does she make friends easily, or does she have trouble getting along with people?
She can make friends easily, it just depends on the person, really. Some people intimidate her a lot, and she has trouble being around them.
8. Which does she consider more important: family or friends?
Friends are usually seen as family, and even if they weren't she loves them all.
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has she been married more than once?
Dating Morgan Knight. Never been married.
10. Is she currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
See above.
11. Who was her first crush? Who is her latest?
First crush was probably some guy in her village. As usual, she killed the feelings quick.
Latest, and current only, is Morgan. Thankfully for both parties, the feels are mutual, so they're staying put.
12. What does she look for in a romantic partner?
Kindness, bravery, strength, smarts/common sense, and a desire to do what's right.
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does she relate to them? If no, does she want any?
No kids, but she very much wants some some day.
14. Does she have any rivals or enemies?
The closest person she'd see as an enemy is maybe Chrysalis, but now she sees her more as someone who maybe can be helped.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does she fall on the Kinsey scale?
0-1, though much closer to 0.
16. How does she feel about sex? How important is it to her?
What's sex?
Nephenee knows what sex...is. She also knows it makes her nervous and blushy and awkward to talk about it.
She doesn't think about it at all, really.
17. What are her turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
The only things she knows she likes are long hair, cuddles, and...lances. Don't even ask.
Seriously, virginest virgin.
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does she fit type?
Western: Pisces. Fits somewhat, depending on who you ask,
Eastern: Water Monkey. Fits a little.
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in her life?
1/31/14: Spiritual, fairly non-religious. Fluxes somewhat currently between 'vague creator deity' and agnostic.
3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
4. How does she regard beliefs that differ from hers? Is she tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
5. What prejudices does she hold? Are they irrational or does she have a good reason for them?
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is she rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
Doing fairly well? Better than she was in Ohma, for certain. I'd say comfortable, and saving up a lot.
2. What is her social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected her?
3. Where does she live? House, apartment, trailer? Is her home her castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does she share it with others?
4. Besides the basic necessities, what does she spend her money on?
Gifts for others, very occasionally things for herself. Pet supplies.
5. What does she do for a living? Is she good at it? Does she enjoy it, or would she rather be doing something else?
Farming, Soldiering, Teaching. Good at all of those, and enjoys them.
6. What are her interests or hobbies? How does she spend her free time?
Training, baking/cooking, drawing (fairly decent), reading. For social activities, small gatherings perhaps, but she prefers small outings or one-on-one; trains with Dante, Gwen, Mae, Morgan, and Utchy, also does daily runs with Morgan.
7. What are her eating habits? Does she skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
Nephenee has a very high metabolism, so she often needs to eat several times a day, and tends to need to eat more than a bit. If she gets very busy, she often forgets to eat, though. Eats out at the cafe maybe once a week? She tends to pack meals instead. Drinks very little alcohol.
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is her favorite:
1. Color? Blue/teal
2. Smell? Orchids, earth, apple pie
3. Time of day? Morning
4. Season? Spring
5. Book? Uh...Charlotte's Web?
6. Music? Irish jigs
7. Place? Medieval England, the farm
8. Substance?
9. Plant? Marigolds
10. Animal? Sheep
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