#doodleshits

So I got bored and did a random design for @kajeaynart! I left out the cutie mark because I thought it’d be nice to allow her to do whatever with this bat pony. 

I had to do the mane in two separate parts. The victory rolls and ponytail together and the bangs plus the little bump in the back together. I’m pretty happy with the way this design turned out overall, too. She’s a pretty lady. 

Meet Abyssal Shade (Abraxas for human!AU things). He’s a powerful, learned unicorn who specializes in dark magic and he just so happens to be Magpie’s father. Although he had been separated from his daughter for years when she came to his door begging to be taught how to use her gifts, he took her under his wing. He’s also the creator of Trinket, the Porcelain golem I created a few months ago. 

As such he views their relationship as pupil and teacher rather than daughter and father. He’s strict to the point of abuse, laying into Magpie for the smallest infraction. Abyssal doesn’t see this as cruel however - he views it as a kindness to help prepare her for the difficulties dark magic users face in a world under Celestia’s rule. 

His political views are very Hobbesian in nature. He doesn’t believe in a greatest good, believing that no two ponies are alike and thus a general consensus on what’s good can never be reached, creating unification and bickering. He thinks, however, that there is a greatest evil and only through coming together to defeat said evil is the only way true unity can be achieved. 

He also believes that Celestia is an ineffective sovereign who relies too heavily on the aid of others and must be shaken off in order for a better pony to take her place. 

Looks wise he’s a lot like Magpie. He has similar coloring for the most part and even a mole. His horn is being slowly corrupted from the use of dark magic. Yadda, yadda, yadda... 

Just to show I am still on track with my Mystic Omen planning lemme show you the two designs I’m considering for Mystic’s dark glassed mirror. I’ve been toggling back and forth on them for awhile. 

The large one is the one I intended to use but then I got it my brain the small one might work better strictly for sake of Mystic’s convenience. The smaller can fit cradled in her forehooves.

I’m thinking about joining the two designs together, actually. Have it be small but give it a dark crystal from instead of a silver one.