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<p><strong>Name</strong>: Star Dream</p> <p><strong>Age</strong>: Early 20s</p> <p><strong>Gender:</strong> Female</p> <p><strong>Species:</strong> Pegasus</p> <p><strong>Residence:</strong> Manehatten</p> <p><strong>Occupation:</strong> Astrologer</p> <p><strong>Appearance:</strong> She has a midnight blue mane and tail, long and wavy. Has a dark blue coat, moving to near black it would seem from afar and green eyes.</p> <p><strong>Cutie Mark:</strong> Green outline of an eye with a black pupil surround in light blue aura.</p> <p><strong>Personality:</strong> Uncertain of her roots, her parents a mystery she seeks to learn of herself and of her talent. Because of the nature of her gift she is uncertain around others, doing what she can to hide herself behind being an astrologist and lettings ponies thinking her detailed understanding of the stars is her talent.</p> <p>She wants to make friends, but because she has been hurt or shunned before she always waits until she knows she can trust another. Has a love of reading, but mostly only those on the night sky and the stars. Books that might help her understand her talent better. Enjoys being around those with good manners, those that are nice to others, and those that can make her laugh... but dislikes taking risks, unpredictability, selfishness, and when things are not thought through.</p> <p><strong>Backstory:</strong> Named by the parents Star Dream would never know she had to spend her earliest years at an orphanage, but was taken in by what would seemed to be a crabby high class old mare by the name of Sourbloom. It actually confused some why an earth pony would want to adopt a pegasus but the old mare was insistent. It wasn't until she was older that she understood why she even was adopted, though at least Sourbloom played with her bit, bought things for her, and paid attention to her... they did manage to become friends somehow. It would seem it didn't take much for the old mare to start complaining though, and it didn't help that Star Dream wings and her learning to use them right broke things but it would seem most of the time Sourbloom just complained about her family who never visited and only seem to want her money.</p> <p>It was when Star Dream was a young filly she that she got her cutie mark. Having always had an interest in the night sky and feeling a comfort being under them... even thinking sometimes they could hear and understand her.</p> <p>She talked to the stars, considering them friends as she wished time and again that they would talk back to her. At times she thought they did, even hearing what would seem to be warnings that protected her from danger. Once listening to the stars had saved the live of her guardian, which is how she gained her cutie mark, in which Sourbloom had a small heart attack. The stars prompted Star Dream to look for Sourbloom as soon as it started and because of this medical staff were able to get to her in time to stabilize her, thus saving the old mare's life.</p> <p>When Star Dream got older, Sourbloom started to show her age. Her health low, the old mare stayed in her bed and was watch over by nurses she had hired to watch over her condition at all times . One day Sourbloom call Star Dream in, telling her something the old bat had never said before... that she loved her, that if it wasn't for her Sourbloom wouldn't have known what to do. She explained then why she had adopted her, not just because she was a lonely old mare but because she wanted somepony to pass on what she had gained in her long life.</p> <p>When Star Dream ask about Sourbloom's other relatives she only laughed, saying they would just waste what she would leave behind justifying herself by saying they never cared about her. The two talk a bit more and share a tender moment, before being hurried out by the nurse on duty who told her Sourbloom needed rest.</p> <p>So it was, Star Dream lost the only family she had but gained more then the memories she had of the old mare. When the relatives found out that Sourbloom had stated in her will that everything would go to Star Dream, they were not pleased to say the least. Yet the old bat had been smart and made sure control of the property was safe in the hooves of a friend until Star Dream could legality own it, her final act being a a 'take that' to the family that only wanted her money. Yet Star Dream didn't keep most of it anyway, having much of it given away to help build an planetarium in Canterlot. When old enough, and her schooling that her guardian had started to her was finished, Star Dream left her home under the care of the servants... deciding to set off to find her place in Equestria.</p> <p>Gaining a position as an apprentice to an older stallion named Star Gazer, a unicorn astrologer that studies the movements of the stars and other astral bodies and sends reports to Canterlot. Though it took some time to convince him to train her, partly because of how old she was and partly because he preferred to do his job alone. Yet it didn't take long for Star Dream to show her knowledge of the stars and she did impress him... yet it was discovering her Talent that he said yes. You see by this point Star Dream had a fair idea how her Talent worked, it becoming of use in her life. Yet she still kept most ponies from knowing about it, as who would believe that a pegasus could see the future. That she could speak with the stars and once in a while have strange dreams, dreams that oddly connect to herself and others around her. It was an odd gift to say the least, especially for a pegasus, as normally one could only use spells to divine such things. This is what got Star Gazer to say yes, as it fascinated him that was her talent. This surprised Star Dream, thankful even, as it was rare for those few she told to believe her so quickly. So with that she traveled with Star Gazer and learned how to be a astrologer herself.</p> <p>Later Star Dream met a handsome stallion unicorn named Mythos in Canterlot, a storyteller and scholar that seemed to have been all over Equestria. They became close, Mythos even inviting her at times to go out for some fun and to see what Canterlot could offer. As time went on, Star Dreams feelings for Mythos grown until she even started to fall in love with him. Yet she found out that Mythos had been hiring his research based skills to ponies of an unsavory feel to Star Dream, the stars warning her of danger. When she found out some of these ponies were hurting others, she confronted Mythos about it. What she heard him say shocked her, as he explained he found nothing wrong with helping these ponies, even if some were hurting others by their actions. Star Dream couldn't let it go, and tried for sometime to convince Mythos to stop helping them. When he wouldn't she finally gave up and said that she couldn't do this, that she couldn't stay with Mythos if he continued his work as he did. With tears in her eyes she said that she just did not understand how the nicest pony she know would be willing to help those that hurt others.</p> <p>With that she left him which hurt very much, and she moved back to Manehattan. She got back in contact with her old mentor asking for work, who hired her without question as his assistant because he knew she was reliable... though she had to start traveling often again because of this.<br /> ---------------------</p> <p><strong>Other:</strong> Her special talent is learning of the future and of others from the stars as well in her dreams. She rarely completely understands what she is told and usually her talent works as a sixth sense where the stars warn her of danger and trouble around or near her.</p> <p>Her talent is limited, mostly just giving hints of things to come, and even when things are clear and detailed Star Dream does not always understand what she sees or dreams. Her talent cannot be used to control other characters and if her ability to see the future is used for more then just a 'sixth sense' I will always discuss what she learns or knows with others before posting<br /> <br /> Lastly I created Star Dream before the Luna Eclipsed so appearance similarities are merely coincidence.</p>

<p>Have something I wrote up a while back. Figured it'd be worth a read.<img alt="" src="https://store.canterlotavenue.com/file/file/attachment/2017/12/4f2cd5c84570eb64f76f674149cefae9_view.png" /></p> <p>Star Catcher was born in Butterfly Island – a vacation resort roughly 70 miles off the coast of Manehattan to a unicorn named Serene Cosmos and a Pegasus named Graceful Waltz – a dance instructor and a politician who lived in Canterlot. In the city of the high-class, Star Catcher was born and raised, the parents hiring a live-in teacher to make sure she was well-educated. Life was easy for Star Catcher, and she probably would have remained in the posh lifestyle had she not caught a glimpse of what life was really like for most ponies; as the family was heading out for dinner, the carriage they were riding in was came across a number of ponies scrounging to get by. Immediately she wanted to stop and help however she could, but her parents held her close, attempting to calm her protests as the carriage drove off past them with promises that they would do nothing but harm to her in return. <br /> <br /> At the age of 12, Star Catcher was sent off the flight camp, however the instructors found that Star Catcher’s wings had become unusually big, already the size of a fully grown pony’s, and she would be unable to fly for very long even if she did eventually grow into them. Nevertheless they contacted her parents, and with their permission allowed Star to stay through another flight camp cycle to make sure she could safely take off and fly about. Of course, because of this safety precaution Star’s advancement through the camp was slowed, and because of this she had to see the ponies she had gotten to know in such a short time graduate and head off, only to be replaced by another batch as she continued her training – and whereas the first group had been understanding of her condition, the second group teased her about her wings, thinking her some kind of cripple when they found out she was a student just like them, rather than an instructor who was here full-time. <br /> <br /> It wasn’t until the last week of the second group’s flight lessons that Star Catcher realized something – one of the ponies she was learning with wasn’t doing too well, and figuring that making friends was better late than never, she approached the mare, a wave of despair washing over her as she asked what was wrong. Of course, being one of the ponies who had been more vocal about Star’s “deformities”, and surrounded by her peers, she refused to say anything, instead resorting to vehement insults to drive the filly off. Nevertheless Star stood there, a sensation in her heart welling up as she craned her neck down, the white mare’s words seemingly not her own as she spoke to the other filly, before contacting the instructor and requesting that she be allowed to leave the camp to visit her mother in the hospital. <br /> <br /> As the three of them checked into the hospital, the young pony quickly ducked into her mother’s hospital room, with Star and the instructor close behind. Her mother, a violet Pegasus, wasn’t doing very well, and Star began to wonder if there was anything she could do to help. Of course there was nothing she could do, with no medical background or knowledge outside of what to do to prevent a cut or scratch from getting infected, but the mare still felt the urge to help, as if something deep in her heart was urging her to make sure the mare would be alright. Slowly she approached the mother and daughter, the older Pegasus glancing up at Star with a pained, weary expression. <br /> <br /> Immediately Star Catcher reeled back, possessed by the same urge that had driven her to speak to the other filly, and to inform the instructor that she needed to go to the hospital. Without thinking, she pressed the button to call the nurse, an annoyed-looking earth pony trotting in as she glanced about, before demanding to know why she had been called. Flinching a bit, Star began to have second doubts about her actions, but since she had already done this much, she decided to speak up, telling the nurse what her heart was driving her to say. It was a wild rush for the mare – there were a number of words she didn’t even understand, and a few that no filly her age should know how to pronounce, but the nurse stood there, her hardened expression softening as she recognized the words, quickly rushing out to inform the doctors of the possibility of being able to find something with another test. <br /> <br /> With the visitation over, however, the three ponies left the hospital – they still had to continue their training. On the final day of flight camp, however, as the young graduate fillies walked up to the small stand to receive recognition of passing the camp, Star Catcher caught a glimpse of the mare who had been in the hospital, healed, with the young filly nestled up against her forehoof, wings wrapped about each other in a hug. A warm feeling began to nestle up in Star’s heart, and quickly she looked down at her flank, which now showed the sparkling heart. <br /> <br /> Upon returning to Canterlot, however, her parents were shocked to find the mark on her flank was not the only markings that Star had received at Flight Camp, the two of them setting her in front of a mirror so Star could see the markings upon her forehead, hind legs, and under the wings as the two of them peppered her with questions about what she had been up to, the two ponies demanding she remove them as if they were tattoos – however after an intense and rather painful scrubbing, the parents finally gave up when they realized that the markings were not something she had done to herself, but rather a part of her cutie mark – the mare realizing her talent in sensing the emotions of others, empathizing with their pain, and acting to help ponies feel happy. Of course, with this newfound talent, Star began to sense much more than she would have ever wanted – after all, every pony had problems and issues – and some were so much more desperate for help than the filly/mother had been. It was driving the mare insane, and the fact that her parents would not only do nothing to help others down on their luck, but forbid that she help them was killing her inside. <br /> <br /> On her nineteenth birthday, Star finally lost her temper, demanding to know why, if her parents had the wealth and resources to help some of the ponies with their problems, why they wouldn’t do so – only to be reminded that the ponies who were down on their luck were less important. Star, however, refused to believe this, the filly continuing to argue with her parents, who refused to bend on the matter, until Star, who couldn’t take it anymore, stormed out of the home and took off into the night sky, flying off in an arbitrary direction. She had some funds saved up – after all, her parents had taught her the importance of saving money – but nowhere to go now. At this point, however, anywhere but Canterlot would do. After flying for a good 3 hours – or more specifically, gliding from the Canterlot mountainside with her wings unfurled, catching as much air as she could, the mare finally touched down around a small town that looked cozy enough. She’d need to speak with ponies tomorrow, introduce herself – and perhaps speak with somepony about seeking employment. Surely they’d take in an awkward Canterlot Pegasus with massive wings, right? <br /> <br /> As it was, thankfully they would – well, one would – a bright pink earth pony who greeted her with a gasp and a loud hello that had woken her up, almost causing her to roll off the cloud in alarm. The mare greeted herself as Pinkie Pie and asked her to come down, the Pegasus wondering what she had gotten herself into as she obliged, descending down to the dirt road below and greeting the mare and explaining she was new in town – a big mistake, Star soon found out, as the pink pony began to squeal excitedly and immediately began to make plans for a party, dropping her off at the Carousel Boutique with an apology and explanation that she now had plans to make. The proprietress of the Boutique, however, was more than happy to show her around – even if it took her the better half of an hour to calm the mare down once she had let slip that she was from Canterlot, the mare sorry to let her down and tell her that the high life wasn’t all she was romanticizing it to be. <br /> <br /> After the brief tour around town – Rarity explained that she needed to stretch her legs anyway, as well as restock some fabric – the unicorn left Star Catcher in front of the Weather Control office, explaining that just about any Pegasus could find work here, since weather control was a government-funded job nowadays – and after speaking with the Pegasus at the lobby and signing some paperwork, Star Catcher was taken up to the skies for orientation – a brief reminder of the things she had learned in flight school as well as a few tips on how clouds were kept separated from each other to prevent any sort of incident. After a few days on the job, however, it was clear that staying aloft was too difficult with her wings, and so the weather captain offered her a job on the night shift – it would be harder to stay in the air, and visibility wasn’t as good, but she wouldn’t be as pressed for time as the day shift demanded of her and could clock out when she was finished, rather than have to stay awake to wait out the entire shift. <br /> As it was, the night was much easier for the mare – not only was the night air considerably cooler, but the lack of sunlight made things easier on her eyes. She wasn’t alone either – there were a few ponies who had also taken the night shift, many of whom were curiously drawn to her; she was the new mare in town, after all, and by now Star Catcher had become accustomed to the stares of the other ponies, as she nervously introduced herself, the mare finally making a few friends in a more relaxed setting. Happy with her job, Star told the weather captain that she would prefer to stay on the night shift, the mare continuing to work alongside the other ponies. The mare’s life was uneventful – wake up, do what needed to be done in the day, go to sleep, wake up around 9:00 at night, and help with the night shift – which mostly comprised of positioning the clouds so that the day shift would have an easier time with the weather from 7-10 in the morning. <br /> <br /> One night, however, as she was setting up the thunderclouds to the east of Ponyville, the mare, out of a mix of not watching where she was going and not being able to see very well without any sort of illumination other than a vest she wore to radiate light to help prevent collision, turned a corner about one of the clouds and collided into cold metal, the mare losing control and plummeting to the ground below, only just able to catch herself before hitting the ground, coming to a hover before touching down and glancing up, the mare unable to see what she had crashed into until the pony finally touched down in front of her – a thestral, clad in the uniform night-guard blue armor. Quickly Star apologized for the accident, asking him if he was alright, but the thestral remained silent, the stallion gazing upon her intently, as if checking for any injury, before muttering a single word in apology and taking off, leaving Star alone in the dark field to continue her work. When she got back to the other ponies, she explained what had happened, the ponies exchanging glances amongst each other before telling her the guard’s name, explaining that Whisper Wing had just been transferred over to Ponyville’s night watch. They’d seen him a few times while doing their rounds, but he never spoke to them or got in their way, so they really didn’t know anything about him. <br /> The next time Star met Whisper was after a particularly tiring day, the mare trotting back toward the cloud that the Weather Team had given her as a temporary home when the sound of hooves stampeding about the alleyway caught her attention. Curious, the mare trotted over, her eyes widening as she was struck head-on by a running pony – an earth pony stallion. She’d only just caught a glimpse of him before the collision, the mare grunting as the force knocked her back, causing her to hit the ground hard as she winced, curling up to nurse her wing as the earth pony began to yell something out to the pony who had been persuing him – she was still too dazed and distracted by the pain to make out what it was, but she could tell just from the tone it hadn’t been pleasant. <br /> <br /> Once the stallion had been arrested, the property that had been stolen confiscated to be returned, Star finally shuffled herself up, limping just a bit. The crash had done some serious damage to her right wing, bending it to a painful position, and had left her right side sore, the mare barely able to see the bruises on her forehoof, even if she was certain there were more. Wordlessly Whisper approached her again, looking her over without as much as a wince as he glanced at the bruises upon her shoulder, the underside of her wing, and along her right legs, before wrapping a wing about her and walking her to the hospital so that the nurses could take a proper look at her and see to it she was properly patched up. This time, however, Whisper stayed with the Pegasus, however even now he refused to speak, instead opting to stand vigilant as the nurse finished applying the bandages and offered to allow Star to rest to ease the immediate pain. <br /> <br /> At last Star spoke, the mare unable to figure out anything about Whisper – even with her talent for empathy, she hadn’t been able to sense anything from Whisper other than a tinge of guilt over her injury. She introduced herself proper to the thestral, spoke of where she had come from, and even prompted him for a name or to tell her more about himself – but nothing came from him until the following morning, when Star Catcher was cleared to fly back home, the nurses advising she take the next few days off to allow it to heal. It wasn’t much, but the thestral offered his name, a pause, and then a curt apology before seeing her off. <br /> <br /> Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, and before long, Star Catcher had grown to befriend Whisper Wing. He wasn’t much in the way of conversation, but it didn’t matter; Star rather enjoyed the silence, and just the fact that Whisper was so quiet meant that she could speak to him as if she were speaking to herself. He never paused her, never asked her to stay quiet, and the two of them were happy; of course as time passed, news of the two of them began to spread, and soon rumors began to surface that the two of them had become a couple – and with Whisper never around to comment, most of the ponies flocked about Star, who continued to deny the claims, saying that she didn’t know what Whisper thought of her. It wasn’t until Star’s twentieth birthday that Whisper finally began to speak up, the normally stoic thestral unusually shy and uncomfortable. He explained that even in his squadron, rumors had begun to surface of the two of them – and moreso so he could shut them up rather than anything, he leaned in, asking Star if she would be his marefriend. Happily she accepted, wrapping her hooves about his back as the two of them cuddled up upon the cloud. <br /> <br /> Months turned into years, the two of them continuing to spend time together when they both worked at night. By then, everypony in town knew of their relationship, and Pinkie, after a fair bit of convincing, had even refrained from throwing the two of them a party. Over time, the two of them began to live together, until at last Whisper finally dared to ask for Star’s hoof in marriage, which the Pegasus happily accepted.</p>

Greetings space friends, Today you will proceed beyond a rubicon - for you have discovered my OC rating thread. Back from the depths of a now-deceased website, after countless hours of roleplay on many different characters and accounts, I am back 5 years later to tell you how shit both your OC and your waifu are. So how it works is simple. Step 1: Go to https://goo.gl/forms/4sPAh6KUS4Gz9bmf2 and fill out the form with all relevant details. Yes I did omit Alicorn as a species type. This was deliberate. Alicorn OCs are automatically shit-tier. Step 2: Wait for 3-5 business days for me to review your submission. Step 3: Your submission will be reposted to this thread, along with my notes and thoughts following my established criteria. Why am I tying it to a form, do you ask? Well, if someone is suggesting an OC that they've just created or are working on, I would like to keep who it belongs to private. This will keep people from feeling publicly shamed. If you're submitting an OC that's already known by the community - then you know full well what you're doing. Rating methodology: Each question in the form asks for specific information. This information is judged both individually, and as part of the whole. Each individual category is rated on a 5 point scale. This scale is: 1. No positive qualities 2. Sporatic positive qualities - overall negative 3. Both positive and negative qualities. Overall neutral 4. Negative qualities taint an otherwise positive thought. 5. Majority positive qualities - no major negative qalities. The categories that are rated using this system are: Physical Attributes (Appearance) Psychological Attributes (Personality) Historical Attributes (Story) Unity (How well the attributes compliment each other) After all the categories have been rated, an overall score will be administered. This overall score is out of 28. 5 points are allocated per category. An additional point is allocated to each category which has a score of 5. Up to an additional 4 points are added meritoriously for interesting, high quality, high effort characteristics of the character. Overall Score Ranges: 4-8: Requires immediate incineration 9-12: Needs an overhaul, but some fundamental details can be recycled. 13-17: Good details, needs some help around the edges 18-22: Great details, needs that last piece to make it extraordinary 23-24: Amazing! 25+: God-tier Disclaimer: I reserve the right to be sarcastic as fuck during the reviewing process. I also lack morals and impulse control, so take that as you will. Don't wanna get flamed? Don't submit bad characters. Submitting characters is only anonymous to me or anyone who reads this thread if they haven't seen your character before. OC's Rated: Starlight Sparkle ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/?view=309 ) Red Ink ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/?view=328 ) Carnelian Clout ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/?view=347 ) Ryan Shine ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/?view=353 ) Dusty Bones ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/?view=369 ) Lights Action ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/?view=389 ) Luciette ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/?view=390 ) Angel Wingate Heart ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/?view=500 ) FireBlitz ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/view_899 ) Heart Container ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/view_1341 ) Brody Dusk ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/view_1343 ) Butterscotch ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/view_1459 ) Mysti Synphorrnia ( https://canterlotavenue.com/forum/thread/45/spackles-oc-rating-thread/view_1499 )

Hope you know what you're getting yourself into here! And hope you're better at actually getting back to people than the last person who attempted to do something like this x) Good luck.

They're not. They automatically omit alicorns based on that. How surface level can you get.