Imperfectionist — Roleplayer Guild

Father said
Good news, everyone. Now that I've reached my preferred number of people, I'll start the IC and arrange the posting order. Though, there are just too many characters for a single group(which my was first intention). To remedy this, I was thinking of splitting the group up into two smaller individual groups. What do think about this? Does two groups sound like a thing or would you all rather the big group?

Well, with a posting order, yes, one large group would be more difficult to pull off... But does there have to be one? I have almost never found that they added anything to an RP (usually the opposite). Without a posting order, the large group might organically split into smaller groups, or it might not, you know? You don't have to force it.

Basically, when there's a posting order, the majority of the players at any one time are super-bored, waiting for someone else to post. -shrug- I don't like that. There's my two bits.

Name:
Lieutenant Commander Rosewing Red, Royal Guard and second-in-command of Dusk Wing.
(Alias “Clipper”, or “Commander Clip”)

Wings [+]

Race:
Griffon

Sex:
Female

Appearance:

Rosie Red [+]

Age:
32

Reason for joining the League:
It's her job to follow Twilight Sparkle's orders, and protecting the members of the EEL is her current long-term assignment. While she is away, one of the other Dusk Wing fliers will take her place as second-in-command.

Background:

Rosie's Past [+]

Though she doesn’t know it, Rosewing Red was the product of a series of political intrigues in the far-off Griffon Kingdoms, and was abandoned in Cloudsdale as a chick in an act of revenge. Her parents (not nobility themselves) had betrayed a Griffon Duke, and when he discovered the treachery he had his soldiers abduct their newly-hatched daughter, and told them to take her wherever they wished, as long as it was beyond the Kingdoms. He wasn’t a particularly cruel Griffon, and would never order them to kill the chick, but when she disappeared, her parents went berserk and attempted to attack the Duke, believing he had killed her. Thus, by the laws of the Kingdoms, they were imprisoned, and imprisoned they remain.

Far, far away from the ancestral homeclouds of the Griffons, across the sea, the nameless chick was dropped on a random doorstep in Cloudsdale, and left to fend for itself. Luck, it would seem, was on the chick's side, as that doorstep belonged to Ruby Tears, a Pegasus pony renown for her compassion. Indeed, the newly-named Rosewing Red was taken in at once, and became an official member of the sprawling Red clan. She was taught to control her predatory instincts, eating only unintelligent creatures, such as fish, and, most importantly, her adopted mother and several uncles and aunts soon taught her how to fly. From there, she grew quickly into adulthood, training her body and wings, reveling in the joy of flight.

Those suppressed urges caught up with her, however, and over time Rosie subtly became aggressive, picking fights with big stallions just to prove she could beat them up, stealing things just so she could outfly anyone who tried to chase her, and one day, she actually lashed out at a pony with her talons during an argument, and gashed open his flank! The poor stallion eventually recovered, and forgave her for what she did, but she knew she was becoming something she didn't want to be, and went home to her mother, who seemed to know exactly what had happened just from the look on the young Griffon's face. "Rosie, you were born to hunt, to rule the sky with beak and claw. Griffons are predators, and very good at what they do... But you live among ponies, who are nearly the opposite. You must temper yourself, and put those instincts to good use, or you'll end up having to leave Equestria, maybe even flee it!"

Her daughter was close to tears at this point, but Ruby had a plan. She had been preparing for that time in Rosie's life for nearly a decade, and had already asked her uncle, the Earl of Red (a Canterlot unicorn noteworthy for leading the massive House of Red) to pull some strings among the Guards. They were rather apprehensive about having a Griffon in their midst, but she stuck to the training and discipline like glue, and once she cleared the difficult flying and stamina tests, the officers couldn't deny that she was going to be an exemplary Guard. In those days, there was only one Princess, Celestia, but the three branches still existed, and finally, after training hard for months and months, Rosewing Red was sworn in as a full member of the Air Guard. During the course of her career serving Celestia, she saw Princess Luna restored, protected the common ponies from chaos while Twilight Sparkle and the Elements of Harmony worked to defeat Discord, nearly lost an eye fighting off Changelings during her Captain's wedding, and, perhaps most important of all, was a founding member of Dusk Wing.

When Twilight became a Princess, Celestia and Luna allowed her to recruit a lot of interesting individuals to form her own Wing, Hoof and Horn, and Rosewing came highly recommended. Super-sharp eyes and nose, highly skilled with her claws, and a powerful flier, not to mention her dedication to Equestria itself, the Griffon seemed particularly well suited to the work Twilight's Guards would be doing. Indeed, endless bodyguard duty was getting a bit dull, despite the few major attacks that had recently occured, and Rosie gladly accepted. It was there that she gained the nickname "Clipper", as she was uniquely skilled at tracking down and catching rogue Pegasi, proverbially "clipping" their wings. The name was a bit dark, as clipped wings are a very morbid topic among fliers, but somehow, it stuck, until even her superiors were calling her Clipper! (though Twilight and her family stuck with Rosie, as did her closest friends outside of the Guard)

She rose through the ranks, proving her worth many times, and was the obvious choice to act as Twilight's representative to the Equestrian Explorer's League. Her mission: to protect the Explorers from all dangers, known and unknown, and to document every artifact and culture they discover.

Let me know what you all think of her.

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