Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2013 20:25:06 GMT
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The Basics
Name: Rarity Diamandis
Nickname/Other names: N/A
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Hometown: Ponyville, Equestria
Canon: Rarity from My Little Pony
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The Outside and the In
Face Claim/PB
Marina Diamandis*
*Yep, I'm original and stole her PB's last name... I, uh, liked it a lot and thought it was very appropriate for Rarity, given that her Cutie Mark is a trio of diamonds.
Appearance: Rarity prides herself on her appearance, and this comes off in her constant put-together, well-coordinated appearance: only her closest friends will see her with her hair unstyled or without her makeup on.
She is tall (5'10") and curvy, with wide hips and long legs. Her hair is now naturally black (though with an odd reflective purple tint) and wavy; she regularly flat-irons and curls it. She usually wears it down, all of one length, and parted to the side, but she is also a fan of updo's (particularly for more formal occasions.) Her eyes are now brown. She regularly wears winged eyeliner, lipstick, and high heels. Her eyes are blue, and she's never seen without false eyelashes.
Personality: The first impression anyone ever gets of Rarity is that she's a fashion-obsessed drama queen. This is true -- appearances and beauty are very important to Rarity (she has a metaphor about gems and polishing and 'inner shine' that she'll tell you all about if given the chance), and she'll tell you exactly what she thinks of yours. For all of her apparent sophistication, she's been known to whine and complain when things aren't going her way or whatever she's doing is wreaking havoc on her hair. Given the chance to jump in a conversation and make it about her, she'll perform astounding verbal leaps of logic to turn a conversation about the downfall of the Roman Empire into how great her skin looks that day. Nothing will turn her to tears faster than getting mustard on her favorite blouse.
For all of her occasionally annoying mannerisms, her heart is in the right place. She represented the Element of Generosity in Equestria; as such, her occasional comments about other people's outfits are never mean-spirited, and she is always willing to donate her time and talents to help others (yes, even if the help they need has nothing to do with fashion or makeup.)
She originally worked as a fashion designer and seamstress for her own clothing boutique, and as such she can have a very business-minded side to her. She's no stranger to hard work and deadlines, and it can surprise people sometimes how willingly she'll work at grueling places to accomplish her own projects. Not just a dispenser of (sometimes unwanted) fashion advice, she will also volunteer at events or to help her friends out. She is a perfectionist and can lose herself so thoroughly in the details of her work that even her appearance suffers.
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Right Up to that Key Moment
History:
Rarity was born and raised in Ponyville, a small town established by farmer Earth Ponies and surrounded equally by apple orchards and the wild, strange self-watering trees of the Everfree Forest. She liked sewing ever since she was little -- she regularly made the costumes for her school's theater productions -- but it wasn't until the appearance of her Cutie Mark that she realized glitter and glamour was the defining point of her style. All young ponies have a moment in which they figure out their own special talent, and have a symbol of that talent appear on their hind flanks; hers manifested in her ability to find gems underground and in rocks, which she promptly harvested and used to bedazzle school costumes and wow her town.
Since then, she worked hard on her own designs, and after finishing school, she opened her own business in Equestria to sell the dresses that she made. Establishing herself as a designer has been an uphill battle, made easier by her friends' connections to potential clients and important movers and shakers in Pony Society. She regularly makes dresses for herself and her friends to wear to important events, and has so far enjoyed some moderate attention and success for her designs.
Her friends have helped her grow outside of her business as well. Since meeting Twilight Sparkle and becoming closer to her core group of friends, Rarity has learned invaluable lessons such as not flying too close to the sun when given beautiful, glittering wings, and also how to annoy large, oversized dogs into doing her bidding by pitching her voice a certain way and whining. She has
Key Moment: Rarity was in the middle of sewing a new dress when it happened. She went to find the bolt of fabric she was using for the lining of the dress, and discovering it missing, assumed her little sister Sweetie Bell took it. She shifted the moment she stepped through her bedroom door. Canonically, I'm taking Rarity from the end(ish) of Season 3, before the season finale.
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A Roleplaying Shift
RP Sample:
(Working on it!)
Member Name: Joule
Member Age: 25
How You Found Out About Us: An ad on RPG-directory
Other Characters: None (yet!)
Tell us a Little About Yourself!: I program games for a living, and just recently moved to Seattle. I spent a year abroad in Kyoto, Japan where I ate a ton of raw fish and deluded myself into thinking that I could pull off gyaru style (think pink, girly, frilly clothes -- where I usually just wear jeans and tshirts all the time.) Now I drink coffee all day and roll around on the floor.