Coral Helix

[OnyZ]

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I should note that this character has been changed radically since his original incarnation. I stored the old one on my computer locally, but I doubt he'll be coming back.
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Name: Coral Helix

Gender: Male

Age: 20

Species: Unicorn

Location: Deep in the Everfree Forest

Likes: New experiences, animals, and exploring

Dislikes: Disregard for nature, selfishness



Cutie Mark: A Simple Globe

Talent: Documenting and researching the global ecosystem.

Personality: Extremely calm and bases his thoughts off of rational observations. Is very friendly, but has difficulty controlling his tone of voice and so often misrepresents himself in conversation.

Biography: Helix lived an extraordinarily average life. He had kind parents, an easy colthood, and was never ostracized. On a warm day he wandered away from home into the woods, enjoying his time of innocence during a break from the chores of his youth. The dark forest quickly swallowed his sense of direction, and he found himself lost without any means of navigation. He wandered for hours, and eventually days. He observed the animals that shared the forest with him foraging on their own- evading predators and living their lives unhindered by a governing force. He learned by doing, and adapted to the harsh environment. Were he not stunned by the sights and sounds around him, he would have noticed that that was the moment that his cutie mark appeared.

Years passed, leaving behind his years as a little colt. After such a lengthy time, Helix succeeded in building a livable shelter, maintaining a stable food supply, and writing page after page of personal information about the creatures in the woods. After such a long time, though, he had yet to find even a hint of other ponies. He had started to give up on the thought, the memories from years past already fading away, before stumbling on the edge of a clearing, and seeing in the distance what he would soon learn to be Ponyville. One day, he wants to explore the world and make a name for himself as one of the worlds great scholars by documenting all of the worlds creatures. Maybe even famous enough for his parents to remember him.

Details:
Due to the sudden nature of his departure from society, Helix knows almost no magic, and has difficulty socializing with other ponies. Because of this, he still lives within the secluded forest, instead of moving to Ponyville. While he does want to see his parents again, he can barely remember them after such a long time. It saddens him, but he has practically given up on finding them.

[30kingswood]

sounds like an interesting pony.  its too bad there are no replies to this guy yet.  his cutie mark is DNA though, a little weird.   

[OnyZ]

sounds like an interesting pony.  its too bad there are no replies to this guy yet.  his cutie mark is DNA though, a little weird.   

Hey! Thanks for the reply! 

I feel I should mention that the history doesn't mention his cutie mark as being DNA simply because I have serious doubts that ponies even know what DNA is. However, it seems that the system governing who gets what cutie mark is, at least partially, omnipotent. So, in pony-words, it's merely described as a double helix with connecting bars. Or, just a double helix.

Hence "Twisted Designs" since DNA is a twisted shape, and contains the 'designs' for creating an organism.

[Cutiebone]

but if ponies don't no that how can that be his cutie mark ?

[OnyZ]

From what I can tell, Cutie Marks aren't determined by the Ponies. It seems more related to a "destiny" kind of thing. If I'm wrong, someone feel free to correct me here.

[Cutiebone]

I know, but the cutie mark has to be something they know of that exists in their world because it represents a talent that the pony has... I just don't think his cutie mark should be something that ponies don't even know exists...We also don't know if DNA is even in Equestria, it could just be magic!

[OnyZ]

But many of them seem to be abstract concepts that are related to their talents only through metaphorical relation. Hmm. Still, you have a point. If someone else feels the same way, I'll change it to something else I suppose.

[OnyZ]

Completely revamped him. Didn't like how gloomy the old one was.

[Gracie Sky]

I'm actually a bit surprised how somepony with an easy colthood could manage survival in the Everfree with the likes of Timberwolves and Cockatrices in there. I'm even more surprised he didn't know that the Everfree was a dangerous place for any pony to be going into, much less being able to realize that this forest was the sort of place he would need to focus on survival in. It's like his own backyard now, isn't it?

I feel sorry for his parents, though. 

[OnyZ]

I'm actually a bit surprised how somepony with an easy colthood could manage survival in the Everfree with the likes of Timberwolves and Cockatrices in there. I'm even more surprised he didn't know that the Everfree was a dangerous place for any pony to be going into, much less being able to realize that this forest was the sort of place he would need to focus on survival in. It's like his own backyard now, isn't it?

I feel sorry for his parents, though. 

Normally it wouldn't have ended nearly as well for poor Coral Helix as it did, but given that his talent was directly related to studying how the wild animals in the Everfree survived, it only made sense that he would apply that knowledge to himself as well.