Post by aquiladorado on Mar 2, 2012 5:20:12 GMT
Name: Aquila
Species: Horse
Breed: Brumby
Gender: Mare
Age: 7
Height: 15.1hh
Appearance; A very feminine yet powerful and muscular mare, AquilaDorado represents the rare Smoky Cream color of her coat with both pride and fear. In the summer, her pale coat reflects the light and causes her to glisten like the sun and at the same time keep her cool - but in the winter, her darker coat grows and brings with it flecks of white that resemble dapples all over her body. She has no markings other than a small half-pastern on her right hind foot and a thin crescent moon shaped scar running from the corner of her right eye to about 6cm down her face. The scar is barely noticeable at a first glance and can only really be seen when standing a short distance from another being, but it is a distinctive trait of her appearance. She has one blue eye (left) and one red eye (right), although her red eye has some damage from an accident it is still perfectly functional and looks no different than before.
Personality: Aquila represents her looks well. She moves with a graceful, knowledgeable presence and has fine-tuned senses for everything. Along with a limited intuition of others. She has a cocky sense of humor but provides wise and gentle advice for those who seek it. She has a way to almost cloak herself in shadows as she wanders around the forests, keenly observing action in the herds yet invisible to them until she chooses a time to make an entrance. In a way, she is almost wild and domesticated at the same time - but one thing she knows for sure is there are men out there who she never wants to come in contact with again.
History: She was once a very quiet, keep-to-herself kind of mare that preferred the company of a bird to that of other horses. Having had a life altering incident, she was unsure who there was to trust in the world. It pained her to discover what happened all those years ago, after finally pushing past the blockage on her memory, but slowly Aquila has moved away from her past and has been concentrating on building a better life for herself and her colt.
A bushfire is an odd thing, but the flames were all too familiar to her. In the mare's time of need, Guyra the eagle took it upon herself to lead Aquila and her young colt to safety. She had been traveling with the mare once more ever since the passing of dear old Nandalie, the very stallion she hoped she could leave Aquila with for a long time. But of course the cruel winter had taken its toll on him, and with a heavy heart Guyra had returned. As sad as his passing was for both the eagle and the mare, Nandalie had done his duty to Aquila and more. The shy mare had opened up to his kind presence, and slowly the outer shell she used to hide herself behind began to break. It may not be completely gone, mind you. But I think it's safe to say that Aquila no longer feels the need to high tail it in the other direction whenever the possibility of socialization presents itself.
When it came time for Aquila to foal, Guyra was right there for her. Nefinian was her first, and the eagle thought she had never seen a finer colt than he. Boy, was she ever proud of that mare. After guiding the pair to safe parts of the High Country, Guyra figured this time Aquila could make her own choices for the future and she left her to them. The Brumbies have not heard from her since, but she is always watching them. Watching Nefinian grow, watching Aquila adapt.
Genes: Ee/aa/CRCR
Extra Comments: She's baaaaccckkk! >:D Geez I have to do a new manip, I no longer like that one. More work to do -_- And please see old reference sheet for a detailed description of her history before the fire/Nandalie/Nefinian.
