-Story-
After Star defeated Nightwing there were no more pegasi born of the hundred year star. However, the descendants of these powerful stallions were given the ability to wield starfire, but as generations came and went, the power became fainter and fainter, until it was no more. The steeds in Anok assumed that the days of supernatural pegasi was behind them, and they no longer lived in fear of a destroyer wiping the population out.
Things were peaceful for a time...
Until one day, roughly 100 years after the last starfire wielding steed died, a ring of abnormally colored stars appeared encircling the moon. This worried the pegasi of Anok, and it didn't help the situation when a number of mares suddenly became unexplainably pregnant. The whole content held their collective breaths for almost a year, and then slowly, one by one, the foals were born.
At first, these foals seemed normal, but then it was noticed that each exhibited odd and unusual colors and patterns on their coat. Fearing what that these foals might mean the undoing of Anok, the three herds at the time: Ash Herd, Sky Herd, and Willow Herd, chose to banish all the strange foals and their mothers into the Trap. Sadly, most of the foals dams died shortly after giving birth, and not having sires, so the group of banished steeds almost entirely consisted of newborn foals.
The leaders of the three herds hoped that this would be the end of it, but despite the odds being against them, the group of banished steeds turned out the be very resourceful. Now, almost two years after the stars first appeared in the sky, the foals are almost to their first birthday, but will they be able to deal with the challenges that come with this mile stone?
-Characters-
Shadow Herd
Lead Mare:
Marlcloud- dappled red roan mare, orange, yellow and brown wings
Mares:
Foals:
Astro/Amaro- white and gray stallion, white wings/black and dark gray stallion, black wings
Astoria- white on white brindle mare, white wings
Silren- orange, yellow, and brown pinto mare, navy wings that fade to same color as coat
Bakari- brown colored stallion, pale teal colored wings
Lilith- black and gray mare, dark blue wings
Anblick- white and gold stallion, gold colored wings
Tuuli- white and ice blue mare, ice blue wings
Iden- dark blue and white mare, white wings
Thea- dark and light brown mare, deep purple wings
Vida- fiery red and orange mare, fiery orange wings
Kifo- white and gray stallion, blue wings
Fotio- dapple gray stallion, dark blue wings tipped with white
Kosmima- silver colored mare, purple wings tipped with black and blue
Ash Herd
Over-Stallion:
Duskwing- dark bay stallion, bright blue wings
Lead Mare:
Medicine Mare:
Captain(s):
Mares:
Stallions:
Yearlings:
Foals:
Sky Herd
Over-Stallion:
Strikewing- dark palomino brindle pinto stallion, blue wings
Lead Mare:
Dovecloud- dark silver pinto, bright purple wings
Medicine Mare:
Captain(s):
Mares:
Stallions:
Yearlings:
Foals:
Willow Herd
Over-Stallion:
Adakitewing- palomino pinto stallion, dark yellow and emerald wings
Lead Mare:
Jadecloud- chestnut mare, jade colored wings
Medicine Mare:
Captain(s):
Mares:
Stallions:
Yearlings:
Foals:
( OOOOO I LVOE LOVE TRIANGLES!!!!!!! )
(Raphael I just joined)
Raphael walks up.โ hello!โ
Kifo: "Yes she was after I left she left, Bakari and Astro went to find her."
Kifo:
"Sorry to make you mad...." Kifo could sense he had made her mad.
Thea:
She glared towards nothing in particular at the mention of Vida. Thea didn't exactly like Vida- since they'd got off on the wrong hoof, but Thea wasn't about to go and apologize so she kept flying with a blank and annoyed expression.
How do I join.
Lilith-
"And your names are..."
Kifo:
Kifo nodded, "Yeah, Yeah I can walk don't worry."
He followed Thea and Lilith.
Lilith-
"Are you two going to be okay with traveling?" she asked, glancing at other foals. She suddenly realized that Lilith didn't know either of their names, and she had also failed to interduce herself, "My name's Lilith by the way, and that's Thea." she flicked her ears at Thea, as she started off after her friend.
Lilith-
"Good question." replied Lilith, suddenly realizing that she hadn't been keeping tack of where they were heading, "Maybe that way?" she flicked her ears at the area behind her and Thea
Thea:
She nodded to Lilith, then glanced around. "Umm...one problem: How do we get there?" She said, turning in a complete circle before looking back to Lilith, slightly panicked.
Bumbleberry:
Bumbleberry calmed and snuggled into Anblick's wings and fell asleep.
Anblick:
He wrapped his wings over the young colt. "Hey, hey, Bumbleberry. It's okay. Your mother's fine, but please keep your voice down or the bad pegasi who have your mother might find us." He whispered sweetly and calmly to the scared colt.
(Plus he is calm and she is not.)
Thea:
She inspected Kifo's wounds closer. "Ouch! Those look deep. Maybe we should go to the lake and wash those off. If only someone had healing powers..." She said, if only she knew what the future would hold.
( Brb gotta get in the shower. Donโt leave before I get back!!! )
(wooooowww...ok)
Adakitewing:
The stallion stepped forward, disgusted by Strikewing. โI think she should neither be punished nor banished. If you will not accept her, I will take her in with WIllow Herd. It is quite rude, your actions that you have showed,โ Adakitewing meant no offense, but he was tolerating nothing.
Strikewing: "This was my mate, Dovecloud, but she betraid our herds and chose Shadow herd. My new mate, Stormcloud," He pointed to her as she stood proudly beside him, "Wishes to have her banished or otherly punished. Since we are all here what do you say?"
Kifo: "Yes she called for help and I heard her," His flanks were covered in bloodly scratches.
Bakari:
โOof!โ He exclaimed, caught off guard. He hadnโt fallen, though, being as agile as he was, and had quickly recovered from the impact and smiled, holding out his wing to the new filly. โHello there! My name is Bakari.โ His voice was calm and quite friendly, almost charming perhaps. He certainly didnโt want this new filly to bolt like the other new star foals had. He saw a strange flash of color in her eyes, but he ignored it, figuring it not his place to ask questions.
Astro-
Astro was about to reply to Vida, but then a second filly suddenly appeared from the woods and crashed into Bakari. "What the-" he said, utterly confused.
Lilith-
She and Thea glided through the trap in search of the missing steeds, but there weren't any signs that they had come this way. Lilith was just about to suggest that they turn around and head back to look somewhere else, when she heard a faint voice calling out for help. Quickly, the two fillies scanned the near by area, located where the sound was coming from. The culprit was an unknown white filly -- an unmistakable star foal --, and the colt that had bolted from the camp.
"There you are." said Lilith, in a slightly joking manner, "And you found another one." she flicked her ears at the new filly.
(anyone still here?)
(Anyone home? are you all at school?)
Jadecloud- "O-Okay I will." She nodded at Strikewing and flew to go find Adakitewing. She found him and said, "Come, Strikewing said there's an emergrncy in Skyherd. Come on."
(YEEEEESSS It started, sorry I wasn't here for the very start, I was busy.)
Vida: "Fine but I don't want to talk to him!" With that she swished her tail and walked away from Astro, she needed to get to Kifo but could not fine him, then they heard a scream.
Bakari:
โHey!โ He shouted calmly, stepping in between the two. โCut it out! We have a job to do. We canโt afford another silly and foolish fight. Now come on, letโs go find Kifo so we can return to camp and get something to eat,โ he finished. Throughout the entire time, his voice again had held that same calmness, but it had an edge to it that suggested frustration.
Vida: "Yes where is he!?"
Vida:
When Astro spoke Vida jumped to her hooves wide awake, "What!? Oh, Astro, You don't want to be here, I can feel it, I am sorry to cause so much trouble, have you seen my brother Kifo?!"
Astro-
Astro had been surprised that Merlcloud had chosen him for one of the search parties. Because of his drastic mood swings, he was often left alone, but it felt good to be doing something for a change. Still, the colt was having to fighting back his emotion as he and Bakari set out to search for the missing fillies. Multiple times Astro had to use every bit of self control he had not to shout 'Why should I be looking for these ungrateful foals? There's no point!" and turning around and going back to camp. He didn't know why this was so hard for him, but he pressed on and actually managed to have a descent conversation with Bakari while the two colts searched.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the pair located one of the fillies, Vida, who was in a tree. Thankfully, she seemed to trust Bakari enough to not put up a fight, and came down. Once she landed, Vida garbed a mouth full of food, then fell asleep at Bakari's hooves. "What now?" asked Astro,
Dovefrost:
"Strikewing please, don't kill me please! I have a foal, Your foal!" He ignored her and signaled to the stallions to drag her to the cliff. "YOU LOVED ME!" Dovefrost screamed.
Strikewing gave her a sharp kick to her flank, her legs buckled and she dropped to the ground. "Loved past tense you abandoned me! You mean nothing to me! I HATE YOU! Buts I will let you live this time, For now." He dragged her to the cliff edge and said, "You will stay here and if you leave I will...."
Later that night the herd gathered and Strikewing said, "Now who is in this herd that is elegable to be a Lead mare?" A hard, harsh, tall mare stepped forward and said, "I am Stormburst and I am willing to be your mate."
Dovefrost watched the ceremony with tears in her eyes, she remembered when they did this and she was sorry for the past. Her foal was safe and at least she was alive for now.
Later she whinnied at the guards, "Please help me, I am so hungry and thirsty."
They took her to grase and drink. They returned her and she fell asleep.
Bumbleberry: Bumbleberry sobbed he was scared and his Mama was gone he ran for 10 minutes but he could not keep going he colapsed and cried harder, MAMA!" He screamed.
"Iden sighed as she searched for Vida. She was studying the trees when she heard a loud commotion.
"Go! RUN!" someone said.
She galloped to the scene and ran into the clearing where the fight was. Uh oh. She tried to run before someone saw her. She made it back into the trees but she was sure the two mare saw her. Hopefully no one else. She sat there in silence praying that no one saw her.
How could she be so stupid. Running into a scene unaware, with no information. Sounds like something a rash stallion would do. She scolded.
Anblick:
Silren was right, he did know what it was like. He frowned and clenched his eyes shut, trying to lose the memory of his dead mother. He shook his head hard and opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was Silren. He looked down at the newborn to avoid eye contact with her. "You're mother will be okay, Bumbleberry." He said gently, knowing that the newborn was scared. "She'll return to you, safe and sound." He glanced up, his eyes kind and understanding, "I'm sure your mother is fine, too." He said to Silren.
Anblick:
He gasped and followed Silren's lead. He grabbed the young colt, who looked almost as terrified as Anblik. "Run, Silren! Bumbleberry, run!" He yelled, and pushed the little colt forward.
Silren ran first, the newborn in the middle, and Anblick behind the two of them.
Anblick could hear the sounds of the fight behind him and he bit his lip and ran faster.
They quickly made it back to the clearing and burst out of the forrest in a flurry of feathers and hooves.
He skidded to a halt, panting. He turned and looked back the way they'd come to make sure none of the battle stallions had followed them, and luckily, they got away quick enough.
He returned to Silren and the colt, "I-I think we're safe. No one followed us." He whispered, folding his wings close to his side. He looked down at the colt, then back to Silren, "A-are you alright?" He asked both the filly and the newborn.
( Bye )
( No, RB meant Silren and Anblick xD )
( I Stan? What does that mean lol? AND I LVOE THEM TOOO XD )
Silren:
She quickly followed after her mother and Anblick, giving the same look to him as he had just given her. She quickly whispered, โSorry about my mother.... Sheโs tight around lead-mareโs from the three herds.โ
Silren:
She smiled at Bakari. โThank you. How is it you know exactly what to say just to make me happy?โ She asked, genuinely curious. The only other pegasus alive that could make her feel happy just with words was her cousin, Bakari. Her mother made her feel happy through a smile and eyes, but not through words. Only Bakari had that power over her, but now it appeared Anblick had the same control.
Marlcloud:
She said nothing, for what Dovecloud said was true. She was angry with all the other lead-mares for abandoning her and the foals. She wasnโt about to let an old friendship be rekindled when there was still so much hurt. โWelcome to Shadow Herd, Dovecloud. Your name is no longer Dovecloud, but your original name your parents bestowed upon you the day you were born. Now, follow me, and I shall lead you back to Shadow Herd.โ She turned around and swept passed Anblick and Silren, not waiting for any of them to follow.
Marlcloud trotted silently, her expression hard and cold. She was rarely ever hard and cold, but now she was too angry to be anything but hard and cold.
Vida:
Vida heard voices and shrank back into the tree, it was Bakari the only kind pegasus that she had met since she came here, "Bakari up here!" then she saw a strange pegasus and shrank back
Anblick:
Even though she did show it, Anblick could tell that Silren was guilty about something. He was exceptionally good at reading pegasi's emotions and he wondered if that would tie into his future powers. "Hey, it's okay. You don't have to sorry about anything. You were just trying to please your mother." He said, knowing that he would have done the same thing if his own dam were alive.
Dovecloud:
"I was going home but then I," She moved her wing to show Marlcloud, Bumbleberry. "I had my foal and I made my choice... Silren came to help me and then we have been trying to find Shadow herd."
Her head drooped and she sighed, "She is so much like you, Marlcloud, remember we used to be best friends. I wanted to fix how we are, I want to be best friends again. Now you hate me."
Silren:
โWhenever a new foal is brought into our herd, my mother likes to be the first to greet them, basically to form a special bond with the new foals, to take away their fear. So she told me to tell her first before anyone else if there is a new foal. I didnโt know she had made the exception when she away from the herd, because I clearly wasnโt supposed to run off like that.... Sorry...โ She murmured the last part, feeling eternally guilty. That was one of her flaws; she couldnโt let go of guilt. Sheโd let it consume her before pushing it away.
But she liked Anblick, so she didnโt show that much of her guilt.
Marlcloud:
He head whipped in his direction, and silent as a spring breeze she trotted up to him. โYouโre going to have to be quiet, in case itโs a predator or someone we donโt want to come in contact with,โ she whispered. Then she walked forward and peered around the corner of a tree. There, standing in front of her, was Silren, her neck craned ever upward. She was speaking, as if to another pegasus, claiming she couldnโt fly up into the trees.
Marlcloud quickly turned her head skywards, and say one figure in between the leaves. No, two figures, one a tiny foal and the other a full grown mare. โSilren, come on! Do you need me to carry you up here?โ Immediately, Marlcloud dove forward and shelled her filly from Dovecloud up in the trees, a look of pure accusation in her eyes.
She looked back to Anblick and mouthed, โstay put,โ. Then she turned back to Dovecloud in the trees. โI leave you to travel back to your herd, only to find you with my daughter? Can you explain to me why this is?โ She said, her ears pinned.
โMother!โ Silren squeaked.
โNot now, Silren. Go, run, Anblick is right behind those two trees.โ Silren tried to protest again, but her mother shoved her daughterโs hindquarters forward and Silren took off in a fast-paced canter. Then Marlcloud turned back to Dovecloud. โWell?โ She prodded.
Silren:
She glared back at her mother as she hid between the two trees. There she did indeed find Anblick, and she smiled at him. โHow did you find us? I was getting worried weโd never find our way back to the herd!โ Silren snorted, astonished.
( Idk. That depends on when Marlcloud and Anblick arrive, and it also depends on Dovecloud. )
(when will silren comment again?)
(https://www.theguardianherd.com/messageboard/herd-chat/domination-rp-characters Thatโs the link to the character page. Now, make sure you read through Dragonโs instructions carefully, because there are limits to numbers of certain characters )
Marlcloud:
She smiled. โShe has the most beautiful coat, a palomino pinto filly. There are criss-crossings of orange all over her fur, and strange markings on her face. Her wings are a deep ocean blue with the edges lined in that same strange orange color!โ She whinnied so he could hear her over the rush of her hooves and the brushing of her feathers.
She would have thought Anblick had already met Silren, but she couldnโt be sure because she hadnโt been there. Just the thought of her daughter, and that Silren could be in danger made her pick up speed. She soon slowed down, though, knowing Anblick didnโt have the full grown legs that she possessed.
(Of course you can join, RainFire! I donโt have a link to the character post at the moment, but I can get you one!)
Anblick:
He broke into a fast trot, then a fast canter to keep up with the mare. As they cantered through the thick forrest, his head swirled in all directions. This place is so big!
There were so many sounds that echoed into his ears and he giggled gently as he heard a blue bird chirp a pretty song.
He cantered along, right on Marlcloud's flank, and he began to think about the filly named Silren, "What does she look like? I'll try to help you find her."