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So after much consideration and going over all the amazing entries A winner has finally been decided!

Evening Glow by @skysbluemoon

-:: Miss Opal (Star Opal) ::-

Gender: She/Her (Female)

Species: Gem Pony (Personal Species! DM for details!)

Orientation: Demisexual

Age: Adult

Occupation: Butler (Royal Housekeeper)

Cutiemark Talent: Being a Butler/Organizer of Ponies/Household Chores

Personality: Blunt-Honest, Tight-Lipped, Loyal, Calculative, Night Owl (Species Reason), Secretive, Insecure because of Species, Holds Grudges, Slightly Immature (when mad), Afraid of being alone.

How You Think They Met: It would be early afternoon as advisors, nobles, and important political figures would arrive to Canterlot. The main guests that would arrive being a ‘kingdom’ far off north; deep in the shadow forests named “The Onyx Dominion.” Recently rising and building relations across the lands and seas, especially after they were a host of many variants of species rumored to exist throughout eons and discovered by explorers. Finally, as the Delegation from The Onyx Dominion arrived; only a small hoof-full would walk up. One of these figures being Star Opal, a butler who would have a unique aura from her magical potential alone. As even though her appearance was very similar to that of a Pegasus; her wings glittered with a gem like shine and transparency- not to mention the underside of her hair, eyes, and hooves reflecting against the light that shone on it- it made one think of stardust. From across one side of the room; She’d lift her head as she’d introduce herself to the royalty before her. “My name is Star Opal, but please call me Opal. My species of origin is complicated to say in equestrian; so I shall present it’s nickname: Gem Pony.” She’d then bow, curt and simple- as she was merely accompanying the more important figures that would introduce themselves next... However; She’d lift her head against briefly while others chatted- and her eyes would meet a specific prince...

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[Princely] HUZZAH! My first entry out of two! I feel like a small interaction of acknowledging each other’s existence from afar is a great start, it’s not forced- and could be more coincidental the next time they meet and chat again! After all, the best place for a discussion with someone new- is in a setting they are comfortable with. So how about a midnight sky?

Either way I hope you like Opal! She’s a gem literally! Good luck to the everyone else who decides to hop in!!

So after several years I am reopening Nightfall for a special somepony (I'd like him to have a partner with someone who'd draw/wright/headcanon about the couple alongside me ^^)

The winner will become canon to my NG blog Askmotherlyluna as Nightfall's future partner (when he’s an adult) and will also be canon to my NG au hallowverse!

-:: Nightfall ::-

Gender: Male

Species: Half predorus Alicorn

Age: Adult

Orientation: Straight

Occupation: Prince

Parents: Princess Luna and Lord Intemp

Personality: Broody, intelligent, curious, night owl (stays up all hours of the night), proper, proud, blunt, mild tempered, holds grudges, introverted, emotionally reserved in public/ openly expressive in private, kind, creative, possessive/territorial, loyal, loving, bit of a prankster and family oriented.

A little Something About Nightfall: Known as the Alicorn of Creativity prince Nightfall tends to push others to think outside the box to solve their problems and express themselves. Despite his sometimes broody and blunt personality, he is actually fairly friendly and quite polite towards others. He will usually take constellation requests from younger ponies as Nightfall's special talent is to rearrange the stars in the sky to create constellations, he can even change their color. He is a stallion who prefers to be around ponies who enjoy fun and are bubbly, just not too bubbly of course! There is such a thing as too much! Ideally, he'd like to find a mare who is more nocturnal like himself so they could actually spend time with each other, though he's someone willing to find work arounds to differing schedules. Nightfall is particularly attracted to Pegasi, Unicorns, and Bat ponies.

Rules:

-Must be an oc you own

-Must be a mare

-Must be your own art OR use the base I've provided

-have fun!

-:: Fill Out This Form ::-

*Insert finished collab image here*

 (psd/sai/csp file and msp friendly version of the mare base can be found here! F2u Pony Base #1 I am the artist of the base line thickness is 7)

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How You Think They Met:

-:: Tribal Envy ::-

Gender: She/Her (Female)

Species: Elden Earthpony

Orientation: Omnisexual (Male Leaning)

Age: Adult

Occupation: Elite Captain/General of the Guard

Cutiemark Talent: Spear Fighting/Commanding Guard

Personality: Honest, Loving/Motherly, Cool, Ambitious, Playful, Romantic, Semi-Optimistic, Lonely (Shows to those she is close to), Action Orientated, Welcoming, Curious, Bold, Approachable.

How You Think They Met: It would be early afternoon as advisors, nobles, and important political figures would arrive to Canterlot. The main guests that would arrive being a ‘kingdom’ far off north; deep in the shadow forests named “The Onyx Dominion.” Recently rising and building relations across the lands and seas, especially after they were a host of many variants of species rumored to exist throughout eons and discovered by explorers. Finally, as the Delegation from The Onyx Dominion arrived; only a small hoof-full would walk up. One of these figures being Tribal Envy, a mare with gold across her neck and leg; and eyes of piercing pink that seemed wiser than her appearance let on. She would be introduced beside the leader of the Dominion; her legs crossing as she bowed with precision. “My name is Tribal Envy, I am the Elite Captain of defense in The Onyx Dominion. My species is that of an Elden Earthpony, I am one of few left. It is a pleasure to meet your acquaintance.” She lifts her head as she finishes her introduction and goes back to a relaxed position. Her eyes scanning the royals; eventually landing onto the prince. She gives him a short look, mostly to be observant as she’d smile in a silent greeting. Before speaking if she was brought into any other discussions along with her leader.

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[Princely] There we go! My Second and final entry for this contest (unless I somehow change my mind). My gal Tribal isn’t exactly Nightfall’s type nor is she completely nocturnal; however I thought she’d be a good contestant to put up because of her personality and the way she approaches others. Unless the individual she interacts with has a specific conduct/ have a way that they present themselves; she usually is very open and approaches others first. After the initial meeting with Nightfall I imagine she’d go up to him and interact with him; mostly to be friends! She’s always been the bold and non-conforming type; and goes by her own beliefs. Perhaps they could talk again in training grounds or libraries; as Tribal has more than she lets on with her appearance!

BTW; she’s besties with Miss Opal (my previous entry) so if you interact with one- there is a high likely chance you’ll meet the other!

Okay just ONE extra one- This one is an old oc! Still need to do a couple more drawings of her but I wanted to put her in before the contest ended! ><;

Tagging for contest! @askmotherlyluna

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-Sunset Sonnet-

Gender: Female

Species: Unicorn

Age: Adult

Orientation: Bisexual

Cutie Mark + Talent: Her cutie mark is the sun setting behind an open book! He talent is writing in general especially poetry

Occupation: History and Spell Archivist

Personality: Sonnet is very straight forward and more introverted. Very intelligent but still very socially awkward. She’s very organized and follows things as instructed to the best of her abilities. She can be a bit grumpy as well especially since she barely gets any sleep. Very easily flustered (especially when you catch her singing). Sonnet’s also not the best at expressing her emotions. But behind that is a mare who is very sweet and goes out of her way for her friends no matter what.

A few things about her!

Her mother was a singer songwriter and her father an author. Sonnet picked up on writing from reading her mothers lyrics and from her fathers short stories

Grew up singing and performing at small events as a foal. Ponies thought that she would go into being a singer like her mom but she surprised everyone when she admitted that it wasn’t her true passion (even though it is one of her favorite hobbies)

Coffee is her best friend, usually drinks it black

She wears her glasses very often but on special occasions takes them off (her eyesight is NOT good at all though so that’s barely ever)

Looks up to Sunburst and Twilight and has even as a foal, she now helps them often with archiving spells when needed. She tries her best not to fangirl

Loves sunflowers

(Full reference with cutie mark here!)

How You Think They Met:

More open ended as well! Sunset Sonnet is often keeping tract of records in libraries and also delivering older books and repairing documents that are damaged. She can be curt when you bother her while working but will provide a lot of information if you ask.

I was thinking that maybe she and Nightfall bump into each other while meeting with Twilight Sparkle. And they actually get off on the wrong foot and become annoyed with each other in the beginning. And whenever they meet they have a little bit of banter before going off their separate ways.

Maybe as Sonnet spends more time around they actually get to know each other a lot better (especially since Sonnet is constantly recording since the previous archivist is getting older). They could possibly find out that they both love a certain song or poem and start talking more after that. And then their banter turns more playful and they engage more with what really interests them. And Sonnet can talk for hours on end about things she’s passionate about. And from there they become proper friends and so-on!

My second entry for the contest! I had a lot of fun with this one!

~Mourning Dove~

Name: Mourning Dove

Gender: Female

Species: Unicorn

Age: Young Adult

Orientation: Pansexual

Cutie Mark + Talent: Her cutie mark is a skull with a lily. She is not quite sure what her cutie mark is telling her. It appeared a week after her younger brother passed.

Occupation: She mainly grows herbs in the Everfree forest so she doesn’t really have an official one.

Personality: She is very soft spoken yet stern when you first meet her but once she’s comfortable around you she’s actually very humorous and opinionated. She’s very gentle but very honest about what she thinks. While she is very intelligent, yet her naivety still shows.

A few facts about her!

She’s been very isolated since a foal, her childhood home is in Everfree forest.

She frequently has different flowers in her mane and tail, especially lilies! But there also have been sticks, leaves and other things in there too.

Ponies brave enough to venture out into the Everfree forest have usually only caught glimpses of her. With her mane, shape and stature others seem to see her as a ghost. She has scared those before by accident (and sometimes on purpose to protect a certain plot of land). This is how she received the nickname “Ghost of Everfree” and seen as “cursed” or just bad luck.

She styles her mane often surprisingly.

She has a lot of magic books from her parents and have taught herself a few different spells. But still overall very inexperienced.

A rumor follows Dove often but she doesn’t even know it exists. The legend goes similar to this: that a beautiful noble mare and a common colt ran away to be with each other into the forest. Since nobility didn’t approve of their marriage, running away was their only option. The couple is never heard from again and it is assumed that the mare passed along with the colt, unprepared by the harshness of the untamed woods. Now her spirit roams the Everfree forest looming around a grand gravesite, decorated in flowers. It seems like it’s always in great condition if found. Legend has it the mare protects her own grave while waiting to be reunited with the spirit of her lover. It’s seen as a tragic tale to keep others from entering.

Irony is the couple was actually Mourning Dove’s parents. They ran from nobility and lived their lives in Everfree. They both worked together to build a small home and farm for themselves. Dove’s father was often the one to treck out of the woods to visit town for items. As a filly, Dove used to follow her father in and out of the forest. But after awhile she started staying exclusively in the woods. The grave that is hidden deep in the forest actually belongs to Dove’s younger brother who passed from illness. Her own home is not too far from the grave itself while her parent’s is miles away. The only one who knows the whole story is Zecora, a close family friend.

(posting her full reference here due to her not fitting all the way on the collab! Also a better view of her cutie mark)

How you think they met:

I was thinking about their meeting being more open ended! I’m not sure if Nightfall would visit the Everfree forest or not. Maybe for training or trying to find something. And throughout his time there he sees glimpses of her but never actually see her.

She tries her best to lead Nightfall (and possibly whoever else with him) away from the area due to the grave being nearby. But unfortunately fails at this as they keep going further into the forest.

Then later on Nightfall finally sees Mourning Dove but just in front of a threat (maybe a carnivorous plant? Or maybe timber wolves) and Dove doesn’t really notice. But lucklily Nightfall pulls her out of the way in time to safety. And after that Mourning Dove actually provides a smidge of trust for him due to the act of heroism. She sees him less of a threat and actually helps lead them out of the forest (and explains what she was doing in the first place). Nightfall explains the rumors that have been floating around and of course, Dove is utterly confused.

Maybe once they leave Nightfall more frequently visits, having Dove meet him at the entrance. It would also be cool if he helps her build up confidence to venture out of the woods to meet others!

(drawings to be added soon!)

First entry for @askmotherlyluna ‘s contest! Absolutely adore these ponies! When I saw it I immediately wanted to join! I’m hoping to submit the other im working on but life is a pain! ><

Good luck to the rest of the contestants!!

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Evening Glow

Gender: Female

Orientation: Pansexual

Species: Unicorn - bat pony hybrid

Age: Adult

Cutie Mark: Moon phases with spark in the middle

Special talent: Magic usage specifically at night

Occupation: Previously a mage-in-training, now currently a cashier at a small boutique

Personality: Very up beat and chatty, surprisingly competitive and likes to rough house despite her appearance, optimistic, intelligent yet ditzy, stubborn, determined

A few things about her!

Her mom is a bat pony and her father is a unicorn

With her variation of bat pony, she doesn’t posses any wings! But she is very fluffy like her mom and has bigger ears. Meanwhile her tail is from her father along with her horn.

She was and still is an oddball. Very few close friends. She hissed and bite while playing pretend as a filly too. She’s extremely embarrassed about it too.

Loves comic books, bugs, and fruit (specifically apples)

Her magic was strong as a foal compared to others and ponies recommended that she enter a magic academy. Her father was eager for her to while her mom wasn’t really. She knew that studying would take up a lot of time.

In my lore bat pony unicorns have a lot of difficulty using magic. So when Eve did demonstrate her magic and ended up with a cutie more revolving around it her parents were stunned. Unfortunately, though, as she got older her magic became harder to control. As it’s described by her it felt like something blocking the magic in her. And when she does use it, it back fires and harms her. After that she stops studying all together and goes to work in ponyvillie due to feeling so ashamed.

The boutique she later works at sells different hats and accessories. They’re very friendly there and she gets paid well. But it still feels like it doesn’t fit her.

With all the things that have happened to her previously before, she is still very peppy and chatty- often trying to hide how she actually feels.

You can often tell she’s coming due to the bells in her mane.

How do you think they met: Had a little story in mind for them!

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The young prince walked along the marble floor of the school, finally sneaking past the guards that stood frozen near the door. Just as his father uttered a hardy laugh, Nightfall turned his steady gallop into a sprint.

His nose had already caught on to tasty snacks that seemed very, very close. But oddly enough there were none in sight. Not even a crumb! The prince huffed in frustration and sat on his flank in defeat. For a couple of moments he watched as other ponies and foals make their way around. A bored sigh escaped his mouth. Even though his mother said this guest visit to this magic based school would be entertaining, Nightfall found it nothing of the sort.

Right before turning around the young colt saw a movement at the corner of his eye. It was… a white puff ball? Connected to- something. He couldn’t make it out. Of course he would do what any pony would and just-

Stomp!

A quiet squeak pierced his ear drums in the most unpleasant way. The sudden reaction even caused him to stumble back. His head frantically turned every which way. Then right after, he pushed the table cloth to the side…

The little filly that was hoarding a bunch of the refreshments that were previously on the table. Many of them were already in her mouth. An awkward silence came over them both.

“Hey! Move the cloth! Somepony’s gonna see us and I- IMEAN- WE could get caught!”

The corner of Nightfall’s mouth pushed back from a confused frown to an amused grin. A couple of sharp teeth showed before holding out a hoof.

“How about… You split your haul… And no one finds out?” He replied. Of course the little thief was a bit stubborn at first, grabbing hold of the snacks her hooves could hold, fluffing up her fur. But after a few seconds of considering her options, she reluctantly agreed.

“Fine… You drive a hard bargain, kid!” She swallowed a cupcake that was to the side. “But my mom would be really mad….” She tossed a cookie towards Nightfall and he catches it clumsily. The two begin to devour the treats.

As the prince was chewing he could feel two big eyes just staring at him. He slowly turn towards the filly who seemed now more curious about him then the little hideaway she had created. A little ‘hmm’ came from her while eyeing him. He was understandably a little uncomfortable.

A small giggle seeped through, followed by laughter. Nightfall’s eyes narrowed. Was she about to pick on him? Why was she laughing. While baring his teeth he got ready to confront her. But then-

“Hehe! Your mane! It’s all sparkly!”

He was caught off guard once again. His head tilted slightly to the side in confusion.

She nods confidently “And you got wings! And a horn! Pretty neat stuff, Sparkly guy!” Well now she was just stating the obvious. But she seemed amused by it, thrilled even. “I have a horn too, but my magic is all WOO-“ She threw up her hooves. “An’ ZAP!” She then moved them in an explosive motion. “An’ BOOM- So now my daddy won’t let me use it in the house. But he says I can use it at school! Especially after I passed this test thingy. And after doing it my head hurt! And-“

Nightfall just watched as she went on and on about random things. First it started from school to a comic she was reading. It almost made him dizzy but at least she was nice for the most part.

“-And that’s why he defeated the evil vine monster! Because of having someone by his side to make him stronger!” She puffed proudly. But then she looked over at Nightfall. With a sudden dramatic point, she grins. “Hey!What’s your name?”

He sheepishly lowered his head and looked up. “Nightfall…”

She nodding confidently. “Nightfall! Nice to meet ya. I’m Eve! Which is short for Evening Glow! But I guess you can call me Evening. Or Glow! Or both. I don’t care.” Finally she goes to grab a piece of candy but finds that the snacks were pretty much gone. Which annoyed her to say the least.

“Aw great… we’re all out!” She looks at all the wrappers and crumbs gathered around them. She thinks to herself before looking towards Nightfall again. “Hey! How’s about a game! We gather as much as we can, then whoever collects the most… takes ALL.”

Nightfall agreed with a determined nod. Suddenly, Evening shot up. “And you know what that means! We’re now competing! We’re rivals!” She said while walking outside, still being careful no one sees them.

“Rivals?” Nightfall was utterly confused. “Why Rivals?”

Eve rolled her eyes. “BECAUSE silly-“

“-rivals always push each other to be the best they can be!”

“And no matter where time takes us-“

“We’ll always be connected!”

“…At least that’s what my book said…!”

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I like to think that while growing up they occasionally found each other in the courtyard due to her father working at night at the castle. Then due to things happening in life and Eve having trouble using her magic, she now spends more time away and they grow apart. But eventually find each other again. Even though Eve would be a bit ashamed too, she would be thrilled to see Nightfall again. Also I just thought about Eve calling Nightfall Sparkles as a joke growing up but it sticks as a nickname.