Gleam Lucre

[Gleam Lucre]

Name: Gleam Lucre

Gender: Male

Age: Young Adult

Species: Earth Pony

Pelt Color: Blue-gray

Mane/Tail Color & Style: A mix of a darker and brighter yellow, worn in a fashionably unkempt style

Eye Color: Pale brown

Cutie Mark: Nine sapphires arranged in a diamond shape

CUTIE MARK UPGRADE: An arming sword in front of his cutie mark

Residence: Canterlot (pending assignment elsewhere)

Occupation: Private in the Equestrian Army

Talents, Skills: His talent is to work with gems and other precious stones. Also has an upper-class Canterlot education.

Likes: Precious stones, dancing, spicy food, planning

Dislikes: Boredom, laziness, sour flavors, improvising

Character Personality: He's very reserved, preferring to watch and wait before doing anything. Part of this is Gleam's high-class upbringing at work, giving him an air of calm and dignity...but the other part is that he's actually rather insecure, even a bit shy. Life as a soldier is a radical change from the luxury of his foalhood and he wants to do his best, but doesn't know what the best move always IS. He's hopeful that being a soldier will give him more of a sense of purpose.

On the inside, Gleam is actually very sarcastic and snarky. He can be very witty, if you can get him to relax enough to talk freely.

Bio (optional) : The Lucre family owes its good fortune to the work of a mare named Lovely Lucre - great-great-grandmother to Gleam. With some mining, she turned a large, but ordinary, rock farm into a major producer of precious and semi-precious stones, which her children began in turn selling as jewelry and other pretty baubles. This successful business eventually led to Lovely's grandchildren moving into Canterlot, now part of the rich elite.

Gleam Lucre was the third generation of the family born and raised in Canterlot, and his childhood was spent amongst other high-class foals: private schooling, garden parties, and formal gatherings were the norm. Gleam, however, felt dissatisfied with this life. While he showed aptitude for handling stones and gems, he wasn't really interested in running the family business either. His imagination was finally captured during a routine field trip at their school - to the Army base. Seeing the soldiers training and hearing their stories of protecting Equestria sparked Gleam's interest at last, and he decided then and there that he wanted to join the army when he was old enough.

During his time in the army, Gleam Lucre was chosen to take part in the Heavy Support training program, also known as the secret "Slayer" program. In it, he has trained non stop with his squad and participated in the defense of Canterlot against the Nightmare Invasion. With combined efforts, they were able to take down Colonel Bitter, Sgt. Malt and Sgt. Hop and the mysterious Nightmare Invasion Leader. For this Gleam was immediately graduated from the Slayer program, his cutie mark as a result was upgraded with his weapon of choice, an arming sword and he was accepted into the elite training of the Equestrian Royal Guard's elite earth pony corps, the Shield Walls.

[Red Charge]

Approved! Welcome aboard! Nice to finally have someone in the army!