Post by Resolute Serf on Jun 15, 2012 21:34:32 GMT -5
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“I’m born to serve, I aim to please."
“I’m born to serve, I aim to please."
The Basics[/font][/size]
Name:
Nickname/Alias: Serf, Res
Species: Earth pony
Gender: Male
Age: Young Stallion (Approximately 19)
Group: Good Pony
Occupation: Butler
Appearance[/font][/size]
Fur/Mane/Tail: Light Yellow fur with a neatly combed, darker yellow mane, and a short, straight tail.
Clothes/Accessories: none
Cutie Mark: Resolute Serf’s cutie mark is that of a stallion bowing down, as if serving another, fitting for his talent.
Overview: Resolute Serf stands at an average height for his age, although he is a bit on the skinny side. His soft blue eyes give him the appearance of a benevolent pony, but they also give away his almost constant exhaustion.
Personality[/font][/size]
Personality Description: If one were to say that Resolute Serf is true to his name: that’d be an understatement. When given a task, either a self-imposed one or an order from his employer, he will go to any lengths possible to accomplish it, even if it ends up getting him hurt in some way shape or form. This very tenacity when it comes to pleasing others is the main reason he is best suited as a butler, but another- probably conditioned quirk about him is that he doesn’t even ask for any praise or even appreciation for what he does. To be more accurate, it doesn’t matter to him whether or not his master or mistress insults him, compliments him, or even hurts him: He will remain loyal no matter what. To make things even stranger, he himself has forgotten why he is like that.
To anypony who knew him in Hoofington, he is quite possibly the most helpful pony one can find [of course, not nearly as famed for it as Applejack], and he will definitely go through great lengths to help them or make them happy, a case in point being when he went to procure a snowy mountain-rose: a rose fabled to only bloom on a mountain during a blizzard, all for a mare who wanted one to show off.
In stressful situations, Resoulte Serf prefers to keep it bottled up, never allowing himself to take it out on anypony, and seems to have accepted his talent by maintaining a relatively optimistic viewpoint.
He has a bit of a habit of being a sycophant, usually agreeing with whatever his employer would say, despite his personal feelings. This is due to his knowledge that that kind of thing would be expected, and that it’s easier to humor somepony than to contradict them. However, on the rare occasions he decides to be bold enough to make a contradiction, he is always polite about it.
Appropriately enough for a pony of his background, he appreciates the simpler things in life and likes to take things slowly [unless his job calls for it].
Strengths:
- Takes pride in his work
- Tolerant to being insulted
- Can endure a lot physically (meant more for his history than anything else)
- Incredibly helpful
- High stamina [for long trips, not for sports]
Weaknesses
- Tends to be ‘by the book' in terms of socializing (prevents him from being casual/relaxing)
- Takes his failures too personally
- Puts his job before his own safety
- Doesn’t know what else he could do besides his job
- Not very athletic
Fears:
- Being unable to support his family
- Being absolutely useless
- Spiders (One of those irrational fears)
Magical Specialty/Abilities: none
History[/font]
History: Resolute Serf was born into poverty, his mother being a struggling freelance gardener and his father being a minimally successful miner. Life had always been tough for the small family in Hoofington- where at a young age, Resolute Serf had gone through numerous endeavors and mundane tasks to make even the smallest amount of money- all to bring just a little bit of comfort to his family. This had minimal results, but even a little was better than none to him. One would have guessed that being a versatile worker would have been his special talent- but this proved to be half right.
It didn’t take until his early teen years for Res to get his cutie mark, but the way he got it was unlike any that had been seen (the claim is limited to Hoofington). A young mare he had been acquainted with had been talking about a fabled Snowy Mountain Rose, a flower said to bloom only during a blizzard in the nearby Ice-Hoof Mountain. Coincidentally, a blizzard had struck the area the following day, and Resolute Serf made the daring decision to go out to search for and procure a Snowy Mountain Rose. This might not have sounded like a tough task if it was anyother pony- but with Resolute Serf's upbringing, he did not have anything such as winter clothes, as the money that he and his parents made with their combined income was barely enough to get food for themselves.
It took him hours, but he finally found it- a pristine ice blue flower with an almost crystalline stem. He picked the rose and made his way back to Hoofington, and presenting the flower to the mare. Albeit surprised that Res had gone out of his way to get it for her, the mare did not show any gratitude for it and simply galloped off with it, shortly before the colt passed out from exhaustion and a high fever. When he woke up, he found that his cutie mark had appeared on his flank- a mark representing his tenacity and instincts to serve another.
It would only be a matter of time before Resolute Serf would begin working where his talent serves him best- as a butler. This would serve to separate the stallion from his family, but he made a vow to them before he left his home: That he would always support them.
Roleplay Sample: Oh buck, where is that flower? Resolute Serf wondered as the wind picked up, snowflakes pelting his face as he scanned his surroundings. Finding a flower on a mountain would sound easy enough- as it was something that was very out of place, but in the middle of a blizzard? Most ponies would call the young colt insane for going out on his own to Ice-Hoof Mountain in the middle of a snow storm...heck, Everypony would call him insane. But he had a very good reason: somepony wanted the Snowy Mountain Rose that was said to grow on the mountain during a blizzard, and he was determined to get it for her.
What was he trying to prove? Nothing, what did he hope to gain from all of this? Nothing, he just chose to do this on his own volition, nopony asked him to. The colt stumbled a little, breathing heavily as his legs trembled while he began coughing. He had been searching for about two hours, and he still hadn't found anything. Shivering from how cold it was, he shook his head to get the snow out of his mane. He wasn't going to give up: There was still one part of the mountain that he hadn't checked- the peak. Slowly making his way to the top, he coughed roughly into his hoof before finally finding the highest point. He chuckled weakly as he saw it- a lone, blue flower with a translucent stem. Alright! There it is! Carefully, he plucked the flower and began to climb back down the mountain until he finally made it back to town.
The colt began trotting around, ignoring his exhaustion. He just had to find the mare who had been longing for this kind of flower, Starlight Dancer. He knew her from school and knew her well enough to figure out where she’d be at this time. It took him about thirty minutes, by which time the snow had stopped falling and the roads that other ponies frequently walked by had been cleared of the cold white powder, but he stopped when he found the mare, a beautiful unicorn with midnight blue fur and a long, silky mane. “S-Startlight?” he called, slowly approaching the mare, who looked at him.
“Huh? Is that you Res?” she asked, and he nodded before placing the flower down infront of him. “I heard you were looking for a Snowy Mountain Rose...Well...look no further..” he replied politely, in between breaths. He was running on fumes at this point, and he found it difficult to even think straight as he nudged the flower to the mare, who stared in disbelief.
“How did you?-” she went to ask before noting he was out of breath. “You climbed all the way up Ice Hoof Mountain during the storm? All just to get this for me?” she asked with a tone that was a mix of ‘you’re insane’ and ‘I can’t believe you actually did it.’ He simply nodded, finding himself too out of breath to speak, and the mare hesitated for a moment. “Wow...I don’t know what to say...but...” she tried to contain her excitement before hopping up and down. “I can’t wait to show this to all my friends!” she cheered in a giddy tone, picking up the rose and, without any warning, galloped away, leaving Resolute Serf alone. His eyes slowly closed for a moment before he opened them again, shuddering as he was trying desperately to catch his breath. He would mutter a faint ‘You’re Welcome..’, with an indiscernible tone before his exhaustion caught up to him, making him pass out right there and then.
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