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Mane and tail: Icy Blue and long (inside), Snow White and long (outside)
Coat: Snow White (inside), frozen blue (outside)
Eyes: night blue with white shine (inside or outside) {The description of her eyes is: One seems to see a beutiful winter night when looking into her eyes.}

a child born during one of the coldest storms of this new world. As she grew up she found that she had a very strange liking to the cold. when she was a 10 yr. old, a minor snow storm threatened to destroy her home. Harnessing the very cold itself around her, she created a dome of pure Ice to save many of the townsfolk who couldn't get under ground. the ability lasted just long enough to allow for the others to find safety. She however was caught in the storm. when she was found a day later, her mane was like the snow itself, her wings like frozen glaciers and her body like the frozen earth. On her flank was a frozen Blizzard cutie mark, where she had none before. Her mom and dad died fighting the storm with fire magic and abilities to protect the town and their child. When she found out she left the village she was in and began to travel. Two years later she has arrived at the home of "survival team 3". she is exhausted and Hungry. when she enters the place the heat returns her to a frost white Pegasus with icy Blue mane and tail. her eyes like that of a cold winter night.

Name: Anonymous; goes by "Mr. Brown" out of a hidden grief for his lost past, as though his true name is no longer relevant.
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Race: Unicorn
Physique: Average
Appearance (image or description): Blue mane and tail, cut relatively short and tidy, with a turquoise coat.
Cutie Mark: A stone showing the fiery effects of atmospheric re-entry (or, simply put, a shooting star)
Talent: Comprehending star patterns, predicting meteor showers, and spotting distant star-swirls (pony term for galaxies)
Abilities: Lesser solar magic, common levitation spells, lesser combat spells
Place of birth/origin: Manehattan
Current home: 1385 Granite Road, Orod Khazad, Duchy Fancy
Faction: Duchy Fancy
Occupation: Farm Assistant
Personality: Somewhat stingy about being corrected, he doesn't care too much about learning the truth. "The truth abandoned us... let it stay up there and freeze. I'm doing fine down here."
Special powers: Solar generation; a charge-up spell which is cast upon a magic crystal hung over an underground one-acre crop field. It will essentially turn the crystal into an artificial sun for the day, giving the plants just enough solar energy to power their metabolism. He casts this several times a day in order to power multiple crops which help to feed Orod Khazad, and while the spell isn't particularly difficult to cast, his morning runs usually leave him tired and cranky for a few hours.
Alignment: Pacifist/Leave well enough alone.
Brief bio: Life was all good and fine when I was younger. I was toward the top in my class, my parents were wealthy, and there was no snow. ...Goodness, have I become that biased against the common frost of winter? It's been so long since I last saw the sun... I used to study celestial bodies. That occupation has, of course, long since been taken from me. Now I make my own lights in the "sky"... pitiful things they are, they can barely please the crops the earth ponies plant. We all get by well enough, though... things could be far worse as far as I am concerned. Don't get me wrong, I miss our powerful leaders, but we seem to be doing all right... I'd rather not bother the queer forces of ice outside the mountain.
Purpose/Mission: Keep calm and carry on; it could be worse.
Inventory: Common household maintenance items, he doesn't usually carry much with him other than warm clothing and a moderate coin purse when he goes out in the city. The only notable thing is a telescope collecting dust in the corner of his basement.
Have you read, and agreed to, all the rules?: yes

The inhabitants of Appleloosa had to move into the mountains, together with the buffalos of the plains, they now reside within Embers Rising. The buffalos are very praised for their strength and do most of the hard labour, whilst the ponies do the crafting. Both races are stationed as guards, and are trained to their abilities, as well as complementing each others'.



From the outside, the relatively small entrance to Embers Rising is easy to spot, for light continuously shines from the open cave-entrance. Inside lies The Cold. An encampment of hardened soldiers, always equipped with steel armour over their warm clothes. Tents rest around an ever-burning fire, fueled by coal, wood, and molten lava. Several smaller fires are littered around the camp, to keep the stationed guards warm, cherishing the warmth, for they are routined to step outside every once in a while. One large tent has a notable red cross on it. A basic healing station to mend minor injuries and perform first-aid until more advanced healers can come, in case of more fatal injuries.

Behind the camp are large close gates of wood and stone, closing off the rest of the faction. They only open for the cart-pullers, bringing in fresh supplies for the currently stationed "outside" guards. The cart pullers will drop their carts off right outside the gates, and in case guard shifts are over, guards will immediately walk through the gates, after supplies have been brought, to keep the gates closed as much as possible.

At the side of the cave-walls are several "emergency holes". In case they are ever assaulted, a simple sphere, or a pebble even, can be thrown into the hole, and will alert all of Embers Rising.



Behind the front gates lies The Welcoming. A larger and much longer camp than The Cold, with actual houses, beds, comfort, a playground, several blacksmiths, and a training facility. The supplies here are also delivered by cart, but are bountiful, tastier, and of higher quality than the ones intended for The Cold.

Most of The Welcoming's inhabitants are guards that are about to enter their shift in The Cold. The other part are their children, and doctors/surgeons/nurses. Guard duties will never put two parents together, so that one parent will always be there for their child, and so in case The Cold falls, that they will not have lost both parents. A large portion of the ponies capable of advanced healing are held up in here, just in case.

The Welcoming also has their own emergency holes.



At the end of the rather long Welcoming lie elevators leading far down to The Heart. The elevators are only for faster transport of supplies to the upper regions, for there is a tunnel that spirals down, too. The elevators are powered by buffalos. On the way down, cart-pullers will go by hoof. This tunnel can be blown up, to keep invaders out, too.

Once one has walked down the semingly endless downwards tunnel, they are greeted by a large wall, for they would now be in front of The Heart, the capital of Embers Rising. Entering the capital through the iron gates requires either identification papers, or a letter of acceptance from both The Cold and The Welcoming.

Inside, the atmosphere is much warmer, and friendlier. Families of ponies and buffalos can be seen walking amongst the carefully laid pavements, immediately making way for any passing supply-carts. The grid of pavements is lit up by lanterns. Laughter can be heard from children playin around with the toy swords they've been handed, combined with the clattering from actual swords and bucklers from their parents, and the guards. Everyone in Embers Rising is armed with a basic sword, while guards have been given what they exceed at. Be it a spear, a bow, a crossbow, a mace, or a sword. Weapons and training is personalized for optimal fighting capabilities.

At first, one might be confused that there are no shopkeepers, despite the many stalls of edible wares across the capital. Even more so when pony and buffalo alike simply pick whatever they please. But Embers Rising is built upon Family Bonding, and everyone helps each other. They feel money would become a burden, rather than a blessing. On the downside, this means that everyone must work, including the children. Of course, pregnant women and babies do not require work, but children will have to help out as much as they can, it helps to prepare them for what they will have to do later.

All of the work is divided into shifts, everyone will have done everything at some point, though farming will always have a team of experts, it is the most important role in the faction after all.



In each direction lies another "city". When in the center of The Heart, to the South lies The Welcoming, West The Passion, East The Life, and North The Heat.



The Life is the large plot of farmable land, bearing all the food for Embers Rising. Expert Buffalos and Earth Ponies will do their best to create optimal harvest. They take their energy mostly from the warmth the underground magma gives, and the strange crystals on the ceilings. The plants are not what one would find above ground, they are mostly edible mushrooms, but with the help of some talented unicorns, the farmers have managed to plant a decent amount of apple trees and other regular foods.



The Passion is a large coliseum hacked out of the walls, where still precious metals are being mined. It has been rebuilt into a training facility where guards will undergo heavy training, including mining for ores, and given their very unique set of equipment.



The Heat is where the forges are, mostly run by pegasi and unicorns. They use the magma found within the cave to heat precious metal mined also within this part of the faction. Here, the pegasi will create rough platings and weaponry, which will then be fine-tuned and personalized for each guard by the unicorns with a finer eye for detail.

Nowhere can a prison be found within the entire faction. The inhabitants feel that it is a waste of valuable resources to keep a prisoner fed. They will be sent to The Passion where they can lose all their frustration by fighting others, though will be supervised at all times, and have two hours of therapy. If their condition shows no sign of improvement after two weeks, all of Embers Rising will decide on his or her fate.



While each part of the faction has their own "leader", through mutual agreement, Concorde Pear has been appointed leader of the faction. His quick thinking and handling under pressure has proven time and time again that he is the best choice. One might expect the sherrif, or tribe leader of the buffalos to be, but their expertise in combat made them a better choice to be stationed at The Passion, to train the recruits. Major decisions will be held by every single citizen in the faction, while lesser decisions will be made by Concorde Pear, and the currently appointed members of the council. These members are changed and chosen monthly. They will not be relieved of their duties, but they will have to do less, due to having to get together for debating.

Unless appointed expert in your field, your duty inside Embers Rising will vary weekly. You will be working with the same ponies and buffalos during the different jobs for one cycle, to create a strong bond. One cycle exists of Miner, Blacksmith assistant, Doctor's assistant, Farm assistant, Training session, Scouting Party, Construction Worker, Cart-Puller, and Guard duty (which in turn consists of being stationed in every part of Embers Rising). While everyone is required to train daily, those at Training session will have a much harder training. Every job takes one week, and after every cycle, you are given a new cycle, with new group members (to increase bonding with everyone). One cycle, thus, takes 13 weeks. You may have the same job for two weeks at a time, but never will you be scouting party two times in a row.



The scouting party will go outside of Embers Rising, scouting the outside world, scavenging lost items, finding survivors, and other settlements.