#pale umber

Chic “Chuck” Magnifique, 30

-Loud. Very loud

-Talks in old timey English accent eg. ‘What ho!’ ‘Good show!’ ‘Absolutely spiffing!’

-Total Himbo. Dumb as a rock. But is knowledgeable in certain areas like engineering and Southern Equestrian cultures

-Likely autistic

-Loves adventure, so much so he rarely comes home

-Loves Rarity and his stepmother Fleur

-Hates Fancy

-He mainly returns lost treasures to many cultures and tribes in Southern Equestria so he has earned a lot of respect from them

-Though this has made him develop a bit of a ‘white saviour’ type complex

-Very good of heart but his lack of common sense gets him into trouble

-Knows how to fly and build planes but is always crashing them

-He always sends the repair bills to Fancy

-Crashes (not literally this time) at Orin and Snowballs place frequently in Manehatten

-This eventually results in a on/off relationship with Orin

Iron Chad, 29

-Can be scary and intimidating but is actually a really chill dude which makes him an excellent bodyguard

-Is just a great drinking buddy

-Looks like dude bro but is full of chill and wise vibes, like a muscle-bound jock hippie

-So it’s no surprise that he likes surfing on his days off

-Hard of hearing and has a deaf mother so he knows the sign language of his people

-Which is what made Daisy hire him since she uses Minotaur Sign Language (and not because he’s hot)

-Bodyguard and boyfriend to Upsy Daisy

-Technically, his relationship with Daisy isn’t allowed so shh!

-Super close to his mother (a old school but awesome heavy metal singer)

-Relationship with Iron Will is ehhhhhhhhh?

-Had to unlearn a lot of toxic masculinity

-It used to be really bad, like yikes!

-When he started working hard to become better as a person, that’s when his relationship with his father turned sour

-Different values, bro

-Daisy likes his muscles and he knows it

Bramble, 26

-Has a broader collie called Skye

-Lazy bum. Hates chores and farming

-Unless it has to do with baking, making jams and foraging

-Is closer with Sugar Belle than Big Mac

-Simply put, Big Mac is a hard worker, Bramble is (mostly) not

-It kinda makes Big Mac sad that Bramble doesn’t seem to want to be close to him (like he was with Bright Mac) but he would never admit it

-Has absolutely no chill when showing affection with his boyfriend Ace

-Was originally the only gay in Sweet Apple Acres until his cousins came out. He was not amused by that development

-Despite being a unicorn, he feels more like an earth pony and rarely uses his magic, even for levitation

-Like his sister (the canon SugerMac kid) and mother, he loves baking and making jams

-He knows the Zapp Apple Jam recipe off by heart and makes it every year but feels like he just can’t get it the same as Great Granny Smith’s

-Grew up close to Daisy, besties for life

-This is due to Bramble being three days older than Daisy and their fathers being good friends

-Used to wrestle with her as kids but when Daisy became a professional, he never stood a chance

-does not like Fancy Pants but pretends to be nice to him since Ace asked

Upsy-Daisy, 26

-Is one of the four Draconequi in existence (the others being her dad and younger brothers)

-Mute, communicates with Minotaur Sign Language,

-Was kidnapped at a young age and has PTSD as a result

-Despite her trauma, she is playful and down to earth but it took a lot of (still ongoing) therapy to get to a healthy mindset

-Still has trouble with sleep so often has visits from Luna in her dreams

-Was born with magic but asked for it to be removed after the kidnapping since her flashbacks caused her to lash out and almost kill Fluttershy

-This broke Discord’s heart since she was the only other creature to have the same magic as him at the time but granted her wish (though he still keeps her magic safe in a jar tucked away in another dimension. Just in case)

-Loves bunnies and has a emotional support rabbit called Demon (no relation to Angel)

-Loves wrestling. Is a major wrestling star

-Kinda feels like wrestling is her outlet and way of taking control for what happened to her

-Despite no longer having magic and being mute, she can somehow make animal noises based on her emtoions

-Cutie mark hidden under her fur on her chest

-She didn’t know it was there until she got gum stuck on her chest and had that patch of fur shaved off

-Best friends with Bramble, can totally kick his ass and hates his PDA with Ace

-Non binary, uses any and all pronouns

-Thought she was asexual for a long time until she met Iron Chad

Ace Dandy, 26

-Has a ball python called Monty

-Talks posh Canterlot but is very much a Ponyville boy

-Has a tricky relationship with Fancy, who tried to train him into an elite when he was a foal. Rarity and Chuck did not like that

-Still really wants to impress him and live up to his stupid high standards

-Learned hoofball from his grandfather as a way to cope with his parents divorce

-Blamed himself for the divorce for a long time as a kid but even though he now knows it wasn’t, it still affects him

-Used to play for the Canterlot team as that what he thought his dad wanted but now plays for the Ponyville team

-Enjoys Buckball but prefers playing the Earth pony part since holding a bucket is boring. He loves a good challenge

-Super close with his brother Chuck, even more so they they both came out

-Do they go all out during Pride? Hell yeah!

-Has a younger half-sister Opalite. He can listen to her talk about rocks for hours, even though he hasn’t the foggiest what she’s talking about

-Would stomp on her crummy ex boyfriends if given the chance

-Like his siblings, Ace speaks Prench (French) but, much to his embarrassment, can’t read it very well

Bright Eyes, 25

-Has a sowy owl called Patience

-Gummy is a now a full grown alligator and is not allowed anywhere near Patience after he tried to eat her

-Technically an Alicorn with very underdeveloped wings

-Bad at magic for a time but learned to use it properly when it was discovered that she’s an Alicorn

-While they are friends, she butts head with Bramble a lot

-Especially about baking

-Bramble bakes to perfection, Bright Eyes just burns

-Hates this because everything she does is very high maintenance

-Has no desire to be a princess so is greatly annoyed when everyone calls her that

-Girlfriend of Tornado Rush

-Had an emo phase as a teen with lots of piercings. She regrets all the holes still on her face

-Mad about maths

-Like, gets ridiculously excited about numbers and how they can apply to day to day life

-Is a bingo queen

-Discovered she loved teaching and is working as a teaching assistant so to climb up to become a maths professor

-Can be overly confident, which has lead her to trouble more times than she can count (and she can count excellently, thank you very much!)

Pale Umber, 25

-Strong girl

-Big girl

-No surprise given her parents on both sides

-In fact, she was so big that she stunted her brother’s growth in the womb (and squashed AJ’s kidneys, rip)

-Very hardworking but literally the sunniest and friendliest pony you will meet

-‘Y’all come back now, y’hear?’

-Gets homesick very easily so not a fan of travel

-No interest in apples. Broke mama Jackie’s heart

-She did have the Apple Family’s hardworking and honest viewpoint, which often butts with Flim and Flam’s ‘neice’ Jammie Dodger’s not so honest lifestyle

-Learned lumber and wood work from Burnt Oak. Took over his business when he retired.

-Has a small herd of Guinea pigs that live in the barn. Has argued with Daisy about how much better they are than bunnies

-No matter how big she gets, she will always be Rockhoof’s ‘wee lamb’

-Not fazed by insects but terrified of snakes

-In fact, she never visits her cousin’s place since Bramble’s partner Ace has a pet snake

-Poor Monty was hurt by that

-Dropped out of high school early to peruse her lumber career but also because she hated school due to crappy teachers not being accommodating to her dyslexia

-Umber is still self conscious about not being able to read so great, despite reassurances from her friends and family

-Misses Orin terribly. He was the one who made her the flannel jacket

Orin, 25

-Grumpy and a Mr Sassy Pants

-Serious anger issues, will fight you

-Only his sister and dad can calm him down (and eventually, Snowball and Chuck too)

-Has an orange cat called Tiger

-Stunted growth since Umber took up most of the room in the womb

-Also has asthma as a result so isn’t really supposed to do too much exercise

-Still pretty strong due to Apple genes and some of Rockhoof’s magic so he will still fight you

-AJ used to be super overprotective of him when he was small, which may be where his anger issues stemmed

-Rockhoof trained him to fight at Orin’s request but don’t tell mum!

-Despite this, he loves his family and WILL FIGHT YOU IF YOU DARE SAY ANYTHING-

-Was super close to Great Granny Smith when she was still around, who taught him how to crochet

-Besides textiles, Orin is super interested in family histories, which he talks in great length with his younger cousin, Forelle

-Currently lives in Manehatten to study Fine Art Textiles and works part time in a Woollen Mill

-Has the typical Apple accent which confuses a lot of creatures since it doesn’t match his city hipster look

-Does not understand why he’s attracted to Chuck so much since he’s a idiot but mostly doesn’t complain

-Besties with Snowball, they like to go out clubbing

-Also no interest in apples

Tornado Rush, 25

-Takes care of Tank the Tortoise

-Knows Spitfire’s ‘drinking through a straw’ speech off by heart

-Works in the Cloudsdale weather factory specialising in strong storms and tornados

-She’s also one of her department’s Team Leads and is very stressed about it

-Very skilled flyer thanks to her mums but had interest in being a Wonderbolt

-However, she can be competitive

-Even more so than Rainbow Dash

-Whatever you do, don’t play chess with her

-Still lives with her parents. Mostly because it’s cheaper but also to give Rainbow Dash a hand caring for Spitfire (who became a paraplegic after a flying accident in this AU)

-Had to deal with a lot of body dysphoria and anxiety growing up

-Didn’t start her transition until late teens and is now very happy where she is

-Never changed her name

-Rainbow and Spitfire were super supportive of her transition. Sometimes embarrassingly so

-Girlfriend to Bright Eyes

-They are both giant nerdy bi love birdies

-Absolutely the responsible sibling, butts heads with her brash adopted brother Lickety-Split

Snowball Surprise, 24

-Grew up in Starlight’s Village with their three parents

-Non binary, strictly uses they/them

-The ‘surprise’ part of their name comes from the fact that they were born pretty early and ‘snowball’ because it was in the middle of a snowstorm

-Because of this, Double Diamond, Party Favor and Night Glider were super ultra helicopter parents

-Though sometimes they had good reason as Snowball is pretty impulsive

-Snowboarding is cooler than skiing, dad!

-Loves winter, always builds snow forts and has snowball fights even as an adult

-Even stole snow clouds just to make it snow earlier which they got into a lot of trouble for

-Very sheltered so living in Manehatten, they went a bit wild

-Parties all the time, probably does a lot of….adult activities that her parents most defiantly don’t know about

-Given their party pony side, lots of creatures are surprised they love knitting, which they specialise in for their studies

-Thinks Starlight is a creep, can’t really figure out why, just a funny feeling

-Has a bit of bat pony from Night Glider’s side of the family

-Met Orin in college, they became besties and roommates

-No, really, just roommates. No romantic going ons here, thank you

For some very odd reason, Chuck is really intimidated by Queen Celestia, even as an adult. As a child, it was put down to shyness, which was very out of character for someone as boisterous as him. Celestia finds it a little amusing. Rarity? Not so much (in the first panel, she’s pregnant with Ace).

Big Mac and Sugar Belle are happily reminiscing about how they met. Oh, how silly we were, trying to kiss me when I was sleeping, those ridiculous costumes and songs, the male dominant competitiveness, what a laugh! Meanwhile, their son Bramble listens in, horrified and making worried gay horse noises.

 An attempt at a TwiPie Family Portrait.

Thinking of changing a bit of Lickety-Split’s character and also have him not romantically involved with Forelle anymore but I also like this sketch. I like the idea of Foelle knowing exactly where Split is so she knows where to point her insults at (she’s completely blind).

Listening to Shipoopi on repeat inspired this one. I can imagine Flim and Flam encouraging Jammie to not give up on pursuing Umber by singing that song to her. Not exactly the best relationship advice (in fact, one could say it’s outdated and sexist), but it is Flim and Flam, what would you expect?

A couple of angry Orin sketches. I love to think he baffled a few Manehatten elites with his countryisms. Umber has had to drag him away several times from starting a fight and will likely continue to do so until the day they die.

Scrapped rival character for Upsy Daisy. Would have been the bane of Daisy’s existence but I decided to go with a different approach. This sketch would have been their rivalry origin story.

The exact moment Fluttershy finds out about Daisy’s kidnapping. The news that there was an emergency at Camp Cutie Mark spread fast and parents were urged to take their kids home now, but no-one knew why. Fluttershy, panicked and praying her daughter was okay, rushed over, only to be greeted by a gentle and sad looking Sweetie Belle who asked to speak to her in private. That’s when she knew.

A fusion of Daisy and Bramble. The pair were at a rare friend gathering between the Main Seven. With their adult lives so busy, they cherished what time they could spend together. When this happened, everyone decided on a picnic close to Sweet Apple Acres. Daisy and Bramble decided to goof around a little and they were so happy and carefree and then ‘Hey, guys why are you staring at us like that?’. Somehow, Daisy’s powers caused them to fuse into one being, a giant draconnequus/unicorn type called Mischief. To say they were shocked was an understatement. How could they talk? What happened to my- our- paws? Hooves? How am I- are we- so big!?? Is that a cutie mark???? What???? They remained fused for a short time until they could figure out how to break the spell but boy was it memorable. Maybe fun. They didn’t fuse as Mischief again, but they remember the experience with fondness and laugh about it. Plus, Daisy admits it was nice to actually have the ability to talk. But Bramble isn’t so keen of chaos magic now that he’s tried it as mischief.

Trying out designing Lucky’s draconequus design. Don’t think I’ve got it yet, but I will say, it’s not much bigger than his regular form. 

A possible future in which Umber and Jammie finally admit they like each other, become much more emotionally mature, marry and have a bun in the oven. Jammie becomes a very cuddly wife when Umber is pregnant. She’s her big warm toasted marshmallow! 

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In his many adventures, Chuck Lindsneigh would often find himself wound up in Manehatten and crashing at Orin's place. While the two were never really friends before as kids, they grew up knowing about the other one due to their mothers being friends and Orin being a friend/kind-of-cousin-in-law to Chuck's brother, Ace Dandy. Orin always found Chuck to be irritating and stupid so he was not happy the first time Chuck stumbled into his life and cheerfully made camp in Orin's tiny living room. Srsly, dude, would it hurt to knock? But as the visits became more frequent, Orin became used to days of coming home to Chuck drying his clothes on his heater or playing with his cat, Tiger. Whenever Chuck was faced with an awkward social situation (either he was aware of it or not), Orin rolled his eyes and stepped in to help him. Obviously to make him look less like an idiot, not because he felt sorry for the dumb ox. In every visit, Orin found himself hanging onto Chuck every word while boldly told the story of his latest daring do. Sweet Celestia, he’s a good storyteller. Not bad looking lips, either. And, yeah, it was nice to have the odd annoying question about Orin's crocheting work, it was as if he was interested in his work or something. And he definitely was not disappointed when Chuck usually left the next day after he arrived. Nope. Not at- ok, dang it! Orin was crushing hard on the big stupid oaf! Which made him really question himself when Chuck said or did something wildly incorrect, like, really? This is the guy I want to make love to on a pale, moonlight night? Really?!

Meanwhile, back on Sweet Apple Arches, Pale Umber also had a similar problem with a frequent uninvited guest. Jammie Dodger, having been raised by the Flim Flam brothers, is fully aware of who the Apple family are and intended to come to Ponyville to scam the whole town just to stick it to those goody two shoe farmers! What she wasn't told how much of a total dish Applejack's daughter was. So as if Jammie’s constant lies, cheats and thievery were a bother already, now Umber had to put up with this scoundrel's flirting! URGH! For the most part, it was harmless and besides, Umber was more focused on Jammie’s latest scheme than Jammie’s attempts at wooing her. When it did get annoying to the point where Umber couldn’t work, Umber simply did it back to her. Using the exact same technique and actions. Every single time, Jammie would turn into a sputtering, blushing mess and once fainted like a goat. She could serve it but couldn’t take it. It was perfect for shutting up the cute little twerp. Wait, cute?

The twins find themselves not exactly having smooth romances. Despite the attraction on both ends, Umber is always at odds with Jammie’s very different moral values while Orin and Chuck have been on an on-and-off no strings attached relationship due to many miscommunications and emotional issues. Maybe one day these two will find peace and happiness with their possible interests. Who knows? Certainly not me.

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Pale Umber

Personality: Hard working, honest, a little uptight, focused.

Likes: Climbing trees, cute dresses, music, making sculptures from wood, sparring.

Dislikes: Bramble’s laziness, snakes, homesickness, Strawberry Jam (a pony, not the actual jam).

Story;

Pale Umber is the daughter of AppleJack and Rockhoof and twin sister to Orin. Exceptional large even as a baby, Umber shares her parents’ profound strength and values hard work and honesty just as much as AppleJack does. Mostly a serious and focused pony, she doesn't approve of layabouts, like her cousin Bramble and their friend Daisy.

During her pregnancy with the twins, AppleJack was told one twin (Umber) was a lot larger than the other (Orin). Umber was slowly crushing Orin in the womb, which could lead to health problems for the small baby or even death. Knowing this, AppleJack went ahead with the pregnancy and the twins were born via cesarean. Umber had all of her parent’s natural strength and was perfectly healthy but Orin was very weak. The following weeks were touch and go before Orin was allowed to come home, where he developed to be a normal healthy baby. Despite their differing strengths and interests, Umber and Orin were as close as twins could be and grew to always have each other’s back, like true Apple siblings. Growing up, AppleJack was fiercely overprotective of Orin so Umber knew to give Orin space despite her mother insisting she watch him like a hawk when she wasn't around. Although she did once defend Orin from bullies, alongside Bramble, Daisy and their other friend Tornado Rush.

Growing up, Umber never had any interest in apples, despite being trained in apple growing like the rest of the family. She did take hard work to heart though and was always happy to help out, which was why she got so frustrated by her cousin Bramble’s laziness. One day, while out in the market with her mother and brother, they stopped by a now elderly Burnt Oak’s stall. Umber was fascinated by Oak’s woodcutting and asked him a million questions about it, much to the old stallion’s amusement and delight. Umber later begged her mother to ask Oak to teach her about woodcutting but AppleJack was hesitant, unsure if she wanted one of her kids to handle an axe so young and she was already constantly worried about Orin. It was only until Applebloom (who saw this as a cutie mark potential) encouraged her that AppleJack finally said yes. Oak was more than happy to take Umber as his apprentice, both as a chance to reconnect with the Apples more often and to pass on his passion to a younger pony. Training was tough and hard work but Umber loved every minute of it, even more so when she gained her cutie mark at age seven.

In the same year Umber got her Cutie Mark, Daisy was taken by Tirek and Cozy Glow so the foals hatched a plan to rescue her without their kin knowing. Pale Umber’s part of the plan was to carry a still caged Daisy to safety per Bright Eyes’ order but Tirek caught them before she could. The mission did not go according to plan but in the end, everyone was safe but totally grounded.

As life went on, Umber continued her training until she was a professional lumber worker at the age of nineteen. Around the same time, Orin decided to move to Manehatten to study Fine Art in Textiles. For the first few weeks, Umber missed him horribly but his frequent letters always cheered her up.

In the current timeline, Umber is Ponyville’s resident lumber worker, cutting down and clearing rotten trees on her family’s orchard and beyond as well as creating wooden sculptures for fun. She still lives at Sweet Apple Aches but in her own little hut which she rents from the family. Umber also has an ongoing rivalry with Strawberry Jam, Flim and and Flam’s adopted niece.

Bits and Pieces;

Umber is an early riser, though not because of work. She needs to in order to braid her hair and tail everyday (don’t ask me how she does it without a horn or digits, all I can say is she just can).

Umber is terrified of snakes, despite her great strength. Because of this, she never visits Ace and Bramble’s house since Ace has a pet snake.

Umber is very close to Orin and they often have each other’s backs.

She also has a small heard of pet guinea pigs, who live in a pen in the barn.

Umber is generally very tomboy-ish. However, unlike AppleJack, Umber loves dressing in fine fashion and beautiful dresses. She always goes to Rarity for advice before a big event that requires fancy wear.

Despite their differing body types, both she and her brother have endless stomachs and are almost always hungry.

While both twins have the typical Apple family accent, Umber inherited AppleJack’s countryisms.

Both Umber and Orin took fighting and duelling lessons from their father (though in Orin’s case, behind their mother’s back) and they can hold a pretty good fight on their own.

Even as a adult, Umber gets terribly homesick when she’s not in Ponyville or Sweet Apple Aches for more than a couple of days so she's not the best traveller.

Umber was teased restlessly as a teen for being so large and muscular but she had none of her brother’s self confidence issues so she was able to ignore them. It didn't stop Orin from aggressively confronting her bullies though.

On their nineteenth birthday, Orin gifted Umber her very own plaid jacket which he made himself. It is her most prized possession and, despite wearing it nearly every day, it has yet to completely wear out.