Name: Shadra (& Grimlock)
Nicknames: none (Grim)
Birthday: 12.16.2018
Gender: Female
Alignment: Winter
Colourist: Nymbby~ <3
Closed Eye Directory Post:
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First and foremost, Shadra is deaf, an unforeseen consequence of her rather unruly time as an apprentice. She doesn't let this get her down, however! She keeps an enchanted quill and parchment with her at all times, using it as her mouthpiece and translator when she has to interact with others.
Secondly, Shadra is terribly disorganized. Her general living space and overall appearance can sometimes be… eclectic or disastrous in their aesthetic. She does have a soft spot for astronomy, however, and no matter how bewildering her home or physical representation may be, one can always find stars or different moon phases
somewhere.
Thirdly, please understand that she is still learning her craft! Some effects may be... undesirable. She'll do her best to help you, though!
Signature Potion: Shattered Starlight
Ingredients: - One scale each of three dragons the colour of fire, the colour of ice, and the colour of death
- Petals from a wilted Skull Flower (do
not use fresh petals; it will explode!)
- 2 cups (EXACTLY) water from the depths of the ocean
- ¼ cup fresh rain water (cannot be more than an hour old)
- Two hairs, one from the head of the caster and the other from the consumer
- An Alicorn's eyelash (preferably from the left eye, upper lid)
- One canine tooth from the mouth of a Ghoulie's tail
Instructions: 1. Combine ocean and rain waters in a small cauldron.
2. Drop in the dragon scales all at once and stir precisely four times, counter clockwise, with a long handled wooden spoon. Be sure to scrape the sides! You don't want the scales to stick to the cauldron.
3. Heat over the dying embers of a fire for three and a half minutes, stirring clockwise at 20 second intervals. Drop in the Alicorn eyelash. Stir vigorously for the final ten seconds.
4. Slowly add in the Skull Flower petals, one at a time. The mixture will fizz and bubble, this is normal! (It should turn a pale shade of blue, anything brighter and you need to run. )
5. Add in the Ghoulie tooth. The mixture will turn a milky silver. Stir once counter clockwise, three times clockwise and twice counter clockwise again.
6. Add the hairs, repeat previous stirring process. Cover tightly and let mixture sit for twenty-four hours.
Despite it's delightful name, Shattered Starlight is a dangerous potion. It has been described as “trapping” the consumer in a prison of broken stars. While others cannot see this, each pony that has drunk the potion relays the same information.
“You are trapped, caged on all sides by shimmering, jagged fractals of stars. There are voices. Soft and low at first. They get progressively louder, you only have to wait.
They whisper to you, picking at your deepest fears and insecurities until, knowing the futility of it, you cover your ears and scream back at them.
They stop and for a moment, silence. Blissful and welcoming until there are
more. All at once. Some words are biting and cold, others are warm and uplifting.
Then there is blinding light, immense heat and
nothing.”
Most times, ponies “awaken” with some sort of revelation or even recover long buried memories. Though there have been a few… mishaps.
Conclusion: The potion has potential, but still needs work.