Storm Cloud

[StormCloud]

Since I don't exactly feel like writing this whole thing up again, I'll just copy-pasta it from another roleplaying site I frequent.

GRIMDARK AHOY!

Storm Cloud is a unicorn pony from the far north of Equestria. Her upbringing in the cold north has rendered her very comfortable with the cold, but uncomfortable with heat. She grew up in a not-so-wealthy environment, sometimes had to deal with the cold before she got used to it. A lot of family huddling up during those times. The cold was sufficient enough that Pegasi were unable to operate in the extreme temperature, rendering them useless against the brutal forces of nature.

She had several close run-ins with Death at these young ages, her body not yet ready to handle the intense cold. In these times, her older sister Gaea never left her side for anything, and her father allowed this. He needed the help with keeping the crops growing, but Storm also needed her sister's loving hoof to keep her alive--after all, a temporary shortage was better than losing her for good. It was during these dark times that Storm learned the true value of family and friendship, for if she didn't have her sister by her side, she would have never pulled through with her life...

But unfortunately, life has a way of testing ponies, and it intended to put young Cloud through one of the toughest tests one can endure. She was 10 at the time. It was winter, a particularly harsh time for the Northern Equestrians. Storm and her family were woken up by a loud crashing noise in the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, they found that the roof had caved in, covering the kitchen in several hundred pounds of snow. Counting their numbers, they realized one was missing, and after a frantic search, the males dove into the pile of snow, digging as hard as they could...

It took 20 minutes before they could dig the snow out into the living room. They were too cold and tired to use their magic, despite the adrenaline rush. When they were done, they stared aghast at what they saw...

Gaea was in the kitchen, waking up early as she often did, to make everypony their breakfast for the day. She had the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The cave-in had buried her under over 400 pounds of snow, and hypothermia set in very quickly. By the time they dug her out, she was all but dead. She hung between life and death for many days, with Storm never leaving her side, just as her sister had done times before. Unfortunately, she did not prevail. Later that day, Storm and her father were outside, burying Gaea next to a tree she had planted as a filly.

Ever since then, Storm has carried the burden of death on her back, feeling almost at fault for her sister's untimely demise. The dreams haunt her night and day, keeping her awake at night and depressed in the day. As a result, making friends and even family has been hard, because of her one greatest fear: The loss of someone extremely close to her. Despite these hard times, she pushed on. Her sister would have wanted her to move on, to keep helping the family survive. She just wanted Gaea back, though...

When she was a bit older, she went to her town's equivalent of a magic academy. It was nothing like Celestia's school for gifted unicorns, but it would do. She passed in the top 10% of her class, majoring in elemental magic. Her affinity was, not surprisingly, electricity-based elemental magic. 

At the age of 19, she moved far south, stopping in a random town. This town happened to be Ponyville. She was apprehensive, and scared out of her mind. She was alone now, in a strange new land, of which she had no knowledge, no guidance, and no help from her beloved sister. She had dealt with that for many years, but now, she desperately wished for Gaea's help. She felt that, now, she needed it more than ever.



Before anyone asks, no this character isn't played as some drama-llama being all depressed and blah. The event of losing her sister traumatized her, which she tries to get past--she just can't. Hopefully that wasn't too grimdark or unfriendly for this forum.

[sonyablademaster]

It a very nice story 

[Trilight Dashie]

Hmmm... another unicorn pony...? I want you in the game(RP)!

[StormCloud]

And what game/RP might that be? I'd be happy to join in.