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Name: Rosalind
Meaning (if any): Rosalind is one of Shakespeare's most recognized heroines.
Personality

Temper - Loyal

Rosalind is an intelligent and quick witted individual, from her father she has inherited the ability to laugh and love life but from her mother has come the patience and logical understanding of when a more serious nature should be adopted. Rosalind is a faithful creature, loyal to her family until the very end although she is also perhaps, just a bit of a schemer... it would not be beyond this mare to play matchmaker or otherwise attempt to manipulate things so that someone in her life gains happiness...or so that her enemies fall. No matter how dangerous the consequences however, one can be sure that Rosalind with be forever and always true to her family and friends.


Prompt Response



It was fearful this knowledge, this newly understood danger that had been made known to her. The thought that some mysterious and terrible catwalker might, even now, be lurking in the forest, waiting to finish the tragedy she had already started. There was a very large part of Rosalind which wished, almost fervently, to have been spared this knowledge... to have continued on as she always had, a carefree happy foal with no thought of danger or violence.

But that was not growing up ... and like it or not, the fanciful dream of remaining forever a foal was not one that she could be given. She had understood her mothers desire to help the herd when she chose her training but know that she knew this? Rosalind wasn't sure there had really been a choice for her mother. The illusion of choice perhaps but not a real one ... how could her mother have chosen anything but this new new training, this devotion to protecting her family and friends? It was a choice Rosalind respected, was deeply moved by and although she was young and perhaps did not yet understand the full situation she grasped enough to know that supporting her mother in this decision was important. Perhaps ... someday ... she might even follow in her hoofsteps. Perhaps she too would be a defender of the herd, a protector, a heroine. It was a worthy goal. An inspiration. Even if it was a fearful one.



Plots
Limit each plot to be 100 words or less. Please try not to do more than five (pick your best plots!). <3

o I will make you happy

Rosalind has always been one to try and bring happiness to others, her parents themselves are a great inspiration to this with their unique and selfless starting of a family. I could see Rosalind helping another family gain happiness in some manner, whether that be playing matchmaker, being a surrogate or simply helping to solve an argument. There are many ways this plot could be unwound and hopefully it would lead to further RP and plotting down the road

o Festival of Fun

Everyone is to serious all the time! Working and training and scanning for danger..Rosalind understands it sure but she also thinks that everyone needs a bit of unwind time, so she plots some. Rosalind's festival of fun could be a play, a game, a day of competition but whatever it is she is determined to get as many of her herdmates and family involved as she can! This will likely be a foal plot and hopefully rather cute and funny!

o Lightning can strike twice

Tragedy is not something anyone wishes for and yet it tends to strike all the same. Rosalind has known of the danger and wounds her family carries with them and it cannot be ignored. With the striking of some tragedy (plotted with the rest of the family) Rosalind will come face to face with the end of youthful thinking, she will need to step up and become the mare she is destined to be and choose her path through life.


o Show me Wisdom, Teach me strength

Rosalind know that life can be hard and dangerous and as much as she enjoys and knows the value of relaxing and having fun she must also come to know the value of being prepared. Rosalind must find a mentor, someone to teach her how to think tactically, how to fight..and most importantly the wisdom of when to use these skills.

o Time tested and True

Rosalind has learned a great deal thus far in life, and now it is time to put it all to the test. This can be a plot where her faith in her training is shaken, or a situation where she must stop being the student and take charge in order to save someones life (perhaps her mentor) In a way this plot will be the culmination of her training, the graduation from student to potential teacher herself. Many ways this could go and only a vague idea as it will rely on the other Plots to be fleshed out.

Name: Kesari
Meaning (if any): A Hindu name meaning Saffron or Lion

Personality Strong
As a foal, she has a pretty plain personality. She listens, and is silent, and seems to wander through her life at an easy pace. However, as stories of Samsara's attack and hears about her mother's training. Kesi begins to feel the strength, both in her heart and in her body, to want to train like her mother does; To be brave and strong fighter like she has made her mother to be in her mind. She is soft spoken until she needs to be loud enough to be heard. Light on her feet too. Soft steps, soft voice, big heart. What more does one need?

Prompt Response
((I feel like I hit one of the prompt topics in her personality, so I'll choose number 2))

Kesari had found her mother lying beneath the tree, she was unsure if she wanted a break from the three children, or was just enjoying the weather. She moved, barely heard, near Aria and laid beside her, resting her small head against her mother. Her mother adjusted to make her daughter more comfortable and gave her ear a loving n**.

“Mama, Where are dad and papa?” She asked in her quiet voice.

“Dad took your brother on an excursion.” She said, referring to Tybalt. “And papa is probably checking on everyone. Making sure everything is safe.” Aria said mentioning Payton.

There was a long silence between them before Kesi spoke up again.

“Will I have two special people like you do, Mama, when I get older?” She asked curiously. Kesi thought nothing wrong with the relationship, in her opinion; she was the luckiest filly alive! Her family was huge! And strong in many ways. Kesari, the lion hearted, could never look down on such a bond. In fact, she almost envied it, or she realize it as envy later in life.

“Maybe.” She heard the hints of warmth in her mother’s voice. Kesari had the same calm cadence to her own. And she knew she wouldn’t trade this life, herd, and these parents for anyone.


Plots
Limit each plot to be 100 words or less. Please try not to do more than five (pick your best plots!). <3
o Eye of the Tiger Lion- She takes her training seriously. But will she train with her mother, or find someone on her own? It's a long road she's taking
o Longing for Children - She admires, even lusts for a relationship like her mothers. So, when she does try to settle down and have children of her own, she find that due to some of the stresses of the herd and fight or flight scenarios, it has made it hard for her to bare children.
o Achilles Heel- Weakness, every warrior has them. Though she has a calm sense to her, when she fights, she fights with emotion. And it can be a great asset or a terrible down fall. Will someone take advantage of this? Does this actually make her a weak warrior? Will she have to build up numerous walls to defend herself as well as others.
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Name: Darling.
Meaning (if any): Dearly beloved.

Personality Serious.
Darling is not really the most feminine mare around, and she honestly could care less about such matters--there are more important things. She isn't terribly fond of her name, but bears it with a sort of grim acceptance that she seems to face the rest of the world with. While very young, she is remarkably serious, taking the threat posed by Samsara and her minions to heart and already preparing herself to fight them with all she's got. She's determined to overcome any obstacle, and her focus is evident in everything she does, be it training or thinking. She is careful, calculating, and perhaps overly hesitant; after all, she has no intentions of being caught unawares by the dangers of the world. On her best days, Darling is loyal, protective, sensitive, and a natural leader, with more than enough courage in her heart to make up for her smaller stature.

Prompt Response

Such a thing didn't bother little Darling too much. The young filly was far too busy dreaming of strategies and defenses to toil much in the ways of understanding the odd but loving relationship between her parents--all three of them. She loved each of them equally, and however they'd chosen to arrange themselves was really more of their business anyhow. So long as they were happy, she was more than content to call herself such as well. She wouldn't dream of judging them for it, nor would she tolerate anyone--or thing--doing just that.

Sure, having more than the usual number of parents was sometimes a bit frustrating--rarely. She wasn't bothered by their unconventional relationship, and in fact, she tended to lean far more on the side of enjoying it. They each had their strengths and quirks, and they worked together well to create a family that Darling was proud to dub herself a young defender of, despite reassurances that they were already safe. They were all her parents, and they cared deeply for each other, which was another thing that Darling couldn't help but be amazed by. It was a pure bond, and one that, even though it varied a little in some places, was more than strong enough to handle three children and all that such a family would bring. It was almost funny, really--they matched in number, and it was one of the small amusements that the filly sometimes indulged.

Their happiness as a whole was far more important to her than anything else, even her budding training. Her family was her everything, regardless of what number they possessed or what arrangement they held. Darling didn't consider their relationship odd in the slightest, either; to her, it was as normal as breathing air or watching the sun set.


Plots
Limit each plot to be 100 words or less. Please try not to do more than five (pick your best plots!). <3
o - Kindling the Flame - The story of Samsara is more than enough to spur her into action, and when as she's old enough, Darling will pour her self-imposed discipline and strategic nature into what she deems as the most important duty she can--the protection of the herd. She'll pick up the same training as her mother, and will throw herself into it with every fiber of her being. Darling won't accept failure when it comes to this, and she's likely to be very hard on herself. Eventually, something is going to have to give a little, and she's convinced that it won't be her.
o - Outreach - --and something does give. Darling will one day see some unfortunate event happen to somebody while on her unofficial patrols, and will rush to do her best to assist. After all, she believes that her duty is to protect all life--and this is where she'd get her first up close and personal taste of suffering. This will serve to strengthen her resolve, and she'll try to bring the affected party back to the herd for safekeeping and treatment, if necessary. She very well might wind up becoming attached to whoever she's helped, being that they're her first actual protect-ees(s).
o - Sword and Shield - When Darling gets protective, she doesn't do it in small amounts. The little mare will soon wind up doing her best to ensure that her 'charges' are safe at all times, and this will, needless to say, be more than a bit tiring on all accounts. By her logic, too much protection is far better than too little, and she won't really see the problem in it. She is the sword, after all--and one day, she finds her shield, another mare that will effectively melt her ironclad heart. Not only is it good for her, it's great for her charges.
o - Heart's Desire - Unfortunately, she won't be able to give her beloved shield children, and that isn't going to settle well on Darling's conscience. During this period of her life, she'll set up as best as she can for a family, though largely in well-kept secret--she's a fearsome guardian of the herds, and what she believes are her duties would intervene occasionally. She'll either try to find a surrogate or go looking for just the right wishing star, and whatever option she winds up taking, you can bet that Darling isn't going to stop until she gets to the end of her quest.
o - Unity - One day, her quest will be over. Darling can finally relax now, if that's even a word in her vocabulary. She'll still take her role as a protector seriously, but there'll be breaks inbetween her duties where she'll just go to spend time with her children and mate. Regardless of how they came to be, Darling will always treat her children as her own, remembering her own origins. Even if she'll frequently joke that she's become a bit of a softie now, the mare will have settled into a far more comfortable and fulfilling life, and she'll be truly happy.

Name: Willow Bell
Meaning (if any): No meaning, randomly came up with it.

Personality
Willow is very kind and very generous. She loves to help anyone she comes across even if it means giving up something of her own. After learning of the dark history of the Padmapani herd she is wary of any familiars, fearing it could be a skinwalker in disguise. Aside from her fear of familiars, she loves everyone in her family and both herds, and nothing would ever change that.

Prompt Response
Prompt 1:
Samsara...that name sent chills all throughout Willow, yet the young filly knew that this was the reason why her mother trained. Ever since she learned of what had happened to the herd, she had become extremely paranoid of any familiars, fearing they were the fearful mare or any of her minions in disguise, trying to penetrate the herds again. No matter how many times it was explained to her that the familiars here weren't dangerous she could not get over her fear of them.

And because of this fear of hers, she was extremely glad and even grateful that her mother was in training to protect them. It put her at ease to know that she would be safe if any of the familiars ever revealed themselves to be skinwalkers. Without her mother being in training, there was no telling just how much more jumpy Willow would have been if a familiar came near her.

Plots
Limit each plot to be 100 words or less. Please try not to do more than five (pick your best plots!). <3
o A Familiar for Me? The mare scared of familiars, has one following her around and it's freaking her out. She assumes it's a skinwalker trying to hunt her down, but whenever she points it out to someone else, it disappears. And it's driving poor Willow crazy until she eventually calms down and faces her fear, and in the end gains a familiar friend that she can trust.

o I Want to Sing! Willow has always admired the sound of the songs the singers in the herd sing, and she wants to join in! Problem is, she is horribly self-concisous of her singing ability and is to afraid to ask to sing with them. Perhaps someone will overhear her singing and convince her to try.

o Trying to save a lifeOn one of her excurscions outside of the herd, Willow comes upon a small foal who is covered in blood and terrified, refusing to talk. As she tries to calm the little one down, she is attacked by kalona or skinwalker. So she has to figure out how to save not only herself but also the young foal.

Name: Cordelia
Meaning (if any): It means heart in Latin and jewel of the sea in Welsh. The name was used in Shakespeare's King Lear.

Personality Temper: Fickle

Cordelia is determined to find what her purpose in life is: whether it is a dancer, healer, teacher or something else entirely. She’ll try many things in life, searching for what she wants to do until she finds it. However, she often doubts herself and gives up easily. Cordelia might be enjoying an activity one day and then by the next week be trying something new. She likes to develop plans in great detail but doesn’t usually go through with them because she ends up deeming her ideas a fanciful desire or just plain silly. Although Cordelia will go through life changing her mind a lot and doing many different things, her family and friends are a constant for her. She is very loyal to them and loves them dearly.

Prompt Response
3. As mentioned before, you and your siblings have places in two herds. What do you think of this? Do you have a preference for one over the other (it's okay--neither herd will mind; you'll be loved, regardless, little one~)? If so, why? What draws you to there? Or what makes you stay at the halfway point?

(spoken during her foal years)
Being a part of not one but two herds is an excellent thing. Having even more individuals to ask what their favourite activities to do are is just great for me. I'm still so young and unknowing of what to do and should I finish asking one herd, I'll still have another whole herd to ask! Can you imagine how many family members and family friends I'll be able to ask? Tons I'm thinking! Splitting my time between two herds is best I think, not only because I get to ask questions to more individuals but because I have more soquili to support me. Papa and mama are from different herds and I don't think it very fair to choose one over the other. Both have important qualities. Papa's herd is so accepting while mama's herd is so forgiving. I love both so how could I ever choose only one?

Plots

o My best friend: I want Cordelia to have a really good best friend, gender doesn’t matter. I’m thinking they could meet as foals and become lifelong friends. Someone that Cordelia could share milestones with; such as when they got a familiar, their first crush, and their first trip away from home. It would be good for Cordelia to have someone else to turn to when her family is unavailable, someone who wouldn’t mind her venting.

o Monkey see, monkey do: I’m thinking that as a foal she might go around asking her family, other members of the two herds and even outsiders what they like to do. Cordelia will then try out their answer to see if she likes it too. During this period of her life, she’ll be very busy trying out new things, some longer than others.

o Dear sister: I’d like some possible conflict with her sister. I noticed that one of the adjectives describing her was confident and since Cordelia doubts herself often, she might even be jealous of her sister. However, I’d love it if they could be close when they’re older and even laugh together about their younger years and how silly they might have been.

o Don’t give up: I would like someone to point out Cordelia’s fickle behaviour to her and possibly encourage her to not quit her current activity or even get her to try an older activity again. Maybe this soquili could act as a personal cheerleader for her, popping up every now and then to insist on Cordelia to not give up. I can see Cordelia getting frustrated and arguments occurring between the pair but I think it would be an important experience for her.

o Planner extraordinaire: Cordelia is good at making detailed plans in her head and then reciting them out loud. Her memory is good. I think it would be interesting if she was recruited by a soquili (or group of soquili) that is involved in a shady business and help them out unknowingly. I`d like for Cordelia to eventually find out the soquili`s true intentions and be horrified by her own involvement. She'd likely stop making plans for awhile despite her love for them and possibly even be leery of newer soquili's intentions.

Name: Navarra
Meaning (if any): A variant of Navarre, which is a historical region and former kingdom of southwest Europe in the Pyrenees of northern Spain and southwest France. It is also where the play Love’s Labour’s Lost takes place.

Personality
Navarra is someone who is independent, stubborn, expressive (or should one say sarcastic and smart-mouthed?), and a bit of a tomboy. Her hot-tempered spirit and impulsive attitude, mixed with her mouth, gives her a knack for finding and starting trouble even when it is not her intention. Still, she tries her best to keep her confrontational attitude in check. A downfall of hers is the fact that she sees fear as a form of vulnerability, thus she hardens herself and tries her best to always put up a brave front.

Prompt Response
[Mix of 2 and Open]

Having a family of six has its disadvantages. Yes, there was plenty of love to go around, and most of the time there is always someone to talk to and play with, but to Navarra there is never enough privacy. How is she supposed to run off and have a grand adventure when there is always someone watching her or someone to tattle on her? Surely things would be so much easier if she had fewer siblings, or even less parents. But then again, would things really change for the better?

‘I suppose I would miss everything, even if it is annoying at times…’

Only recently had she learned that her family wasn’t exactly the norm to some. Some families have one father and one mother. Others have two mothers or two fathers. Then there are those who are left with one or none.

Navarra’s little mind could not understand why a parent would abandon a child. It is not as if the child is leftovers from a meal, or a treasure that loses the shine and novelty. Who would read them stories at night and curl up with them during the summer chills? Who would teach them how to reach the sweetest leaves on the trees and where to find the freshest summer grass?
Games of hide and seek until the sun goes down. Someone to kiss the scrapes from climbing the rocks you are told not to climb, but you just didn’t want to listen.

Yes, her family may be crowded and annoying at times, but at least they loved her and showed that love every second of the day.

“Now if only I could convince Papa let me borrow those wings…”

Plots
Limit each plot to be 100 words or less. Please try not to do more than five (pick your best plots!). <3

o To the sky: The young foal is beyond determined to fly the skies like her Papa Payton. Yes, she was not born with wings, and yes she knows that is a huge blow to her plans, but surely there must be another way to fly like the birds. With the help of a familiar, and maybe a wind foal as reference, she decides to collect a bunch of sticks, feathers and vines to create her own pair of wings. Hopefully someone can convince her that her plan is flawed before she decides to jump off a hill.

o Bump in the night: Curiosity kills the cat, but does satisfaction really bring it back? Curiosity will get the best of the young foal, which will lead her to sneaking off into the night and getting lost. Fear strikes the filly as the darkness bends her mind every which way. A ghost hides there. A monster watches from there. But where is the path home? During her fearful run through the forest she bumps in to another soq who agrees to lead her home, and shows her that not everything is at is seems.

o Big girls don’t cry: I would like something, or someone, to rattle Navarra to the core. At some point the poor girl will have to be faced with the fact that fear is not a weakness as long as one does not allow it to control them. In fact, if accepted and wielded correctly it can be used to make one stronger. She will have to admit that the thing she is facing does scare her. The situation is one in which she has no answer to. She will have to learn to control her fear and rely on others.

o Pull Me Down: Tsk tsk. It seems Navarra has found something that is worse than fear, love. And it is not just any love, no, it is ‘forbidden’ love. It is the kind of love that makes one feel like they are slowly sinking in the ocean. Darkness is all around. No sense of up or down. You either kick your way up, or allow the waters to pull you in. Her mind tells her to run, and yet her heart, and maybe a few family and friends, scream for her to run and never look back. Is this trouble, or love?

o Litost [ a state of feeling miserable and humiliated ]: They say love isn’t love without its rough spots, but what if that rough spot is more like a murder scene within the soul? What if that love you allowed yourself to drown in turned in to an ocean of fire that cannot be quenched? Some may be able to live with their burns, but others end up turning to ash. After an act that leaves both parties shattered, betrayed, and screaming will there be such a thing as forgiveness waiting for them? The road will be a long one to recovery, if it even leads there.

Name: Song
Meaning (if any): ---

Personality
Song is a mare who just loves life. She's outgoing, adventurous, curious, and all around easily amazed and excited by most things! She's all about having fun and rather optimistic, often times trying to liven spirits when something bad happens, or if someone's sad, or trying to find the good in an unfortunate situation. She has a great love for her family, all parents included.All in all, a big ball of sunshine!

Prompt Response
{4. free ballin' it }
From the moment she was able to leave the safety of her little basket, Song had found wonder in the world she'd been brought into. Dark blue eyes twinkled with awe and amazement at the beauty encompassing, the sweet aroma of fresh air and flourishing plant life, the softness of the grass beneath her, that tickled her tender fur and flesh, the sounds of the wind hushing, and the birds and bugs singing their songs passed for generations... there wasn't a moment that was lackluster. She was captivated, enchanted by the majesty that older soquili were probably quite used to by now. But to Song, she felt oh so lucky to be incorporated into the threads of life that she joined. Once her wobbly, spindly legs were able to stand her upright, and she could hobble about with her parents, Song was able to see even more! There was water, so lovely, and tasty! and small critters that scurried about as if in a hurry, which made her want to see just where it was they were going! What more was there to see? What else was out there? She could hear tales from her parents, making those glossy blues widen with excitement. There was so much to learn about this grand planet she was on... and she wanted to see all of it just for herself! the warnings given of dangerous terrains, she wanted to brave them! And so the seed of wanderlust planted itself to grow inside her mind, and the thirst for adventure took to her palette!

Plots I really don't do plots until RP actually happens, so I don't have much of anything to put here. And I'm more of an "Let's rp these two and see what happens" kind of person. free ballin', rather than planning.
o A little gang of buddies to run around with.
o Finding a soq that's a bit of a debby downer, or negative, and bringing them up, or trying to show them the good in things.
o A foal crush, always wanted to play that.
o Going on a big adventure!
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Name: Violavara---A combination of the name Viola (from Shakespeare's 12th night, which deals with sever crisis of identity which I found fitting) and "vara" the last part of her deceased great grandmother's name.

Prounounced Vi-ola-var-uh
Meaning (if any): An instrument, latin for "flower", and a shakespearan heroine


Personality
Violavara was born after great tragedy.

A bright and intuitive foal, she realized that danger was never far away. Seeing her mother train becomes a favourite pastime. She would much rather watch and learn than play.

Some of her mother's fear of losing a family member has been imbued in her, to the extent that she's afraid she will lose her siblings. Loyal to a fault, but indecisive by nature Violavara decides that she will do everything she can to protect her siblings.

Prompt Response
The day was hot. The heat beat down on Violavara's back causing rivulets of sweat to form. But it wasn't the heat causing the oppressive feeling in her chest. It wasn't the heat that was causing her heart to pound and make her feel dizzy--no, that was fear.

She looked at her mother moving with grace and precision, her brow furrowed as she trained. What had her mother gone through back then? She'd never known the full tale, only the basics. There had been an attack from someone who was once one of them, and family had died.

But she hadn't ever heard her mother talk in detail about what happened. Maybe she thought she was too young? Or maybe it was all just too terrible? But the more that Violavara didn't know, the more she was afraid.

How was she to protect the ones she loved? Would this happen again and again? Why wasn't she training now to protect her siblings? Did they even share her fears?

Violavara glanced away, closing her eyes.

It was useless to worry, she knew that and yet still...her heart worried. Things were safe. Safe. Her parents said it over and over again until it had no meaning to her. If they were so safe, then why did her mother's eyes look distant and sad? Why did her mother train so hard? There had to be a reason didn't there?

Something must be coming.


Plots

In My Mother's Footsteps: Convinced that her mother is training for an actual event rather than as a pre-emptive/defensive move, Violavara seeks out training to be able to protect the ones she loves. Along the way, she hardens her heart--telling herself that there is no room in her heart to love anyone else. It would be too great a risk.

Heart of Stone, Heart of Compassion: With feelings as rockhard as a mountain, Violavara moves through life, letting very little actually bother her. However, a chance encounter (undecided and open to suggestions) leaves her questioning whether trying to prevent your heart from hurting by shutting people out is actually worth doing? Does she lose something in longrun?

Dark Were the Days: A good offense is a great defense, right? Violavara decides that instead of waiting around to be attacked again by Sasmara or anyone else, that maybe their heard should prove a point and show a display of power: "If you mess with us, we'll destroy you."

And even though the logic of it is sound, she finds misgivings in her heart about it--leading to a war between heart, mind and soul.