Amorado

Name: Amorado
Gender: Stallion
Species: Horse
Age: 6 years
Height: 16.1 hh
Body Type: Hotblood
Coat Color/Markings: Black with a white stripe on his face and white socks.
Mane/Tail Color: Black
Eye Color: Green
Scars: Minimal scars from past battles and sparring matches.
Physical/Mental Abnormalities: None

Genetics: EE/aa

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Once an arrogant, self-centered, and irresponsible horse, Amor has come a long way in his short life and often looks back at his younger self and thanks the Gods above for him maturing. Where he had once picked fights with anyone he could simply to gloat about his victory and boast his strength, he is now more patient and seeks to solve any issues he has with others in a calmer way before resorting to any sort of bloodshed. Now he focuses more on the long-term effects of his actions, such as fighting someone, instead of being impulsive and going through motions without putting any thought into what the outcomes of his actions would be in the long run. He is still a confident individual and has learned to keep it a quiet confidence that shows through the noble brute without him appearing as arrogant as he had once been. He’s become more selfless as the years have passed, thinking first of others around him, particularly those he holds dear to him, and then considering himself when he’s faced with different choices. A true romantic at heart, this young male does have dreams and aspirations of settling down with the love of his life and raising a family... even if it has been taking longer than he had hoped to do so.


While typically he is a rather social creature and always enjoys the company of others, when he experiences negative emotions he does prefer to be alone. Amor has learned that he is likely to lash out at others if they try to console him when he is feeling down or if they try to get him to talk when his anger has gotten to him. It is for this reason that he does not like being around others when he is in those states of mind, not for lack of wanting support… he just knows himself well enough to realize he would likely end up hurting someone and he would prefer to suffer in silence than risk hurting someone else in the process. When an obstacle or problem presents itself he does not try to run or hide from it, rather he faces it head on and does his best to overcome it. He has difficulty asking for help however, oftentimes even if an issue is too great for him to face by himself he will still try to do it. He is able to accept the help if it is offered though, especially if the help would not cause the individual offering it any sort of injury in the process. All in all, he is a well-rounded stallion with a few rough edges that just need a bit more work on them.

**TW: Heavy mention of violence and death**

Amorado was born on a warm spring day to the High Queen of the South. His birth was celebrated throughout the region as he was the first born heir to either of the Royals, and he would be such a celebrated soul for the entirety of his foalhood and well into his adolescent years. Far from spoiled though, he was raised with the ideology of the Kings and Queens of years past; do everything with the best for your people in mind. He was raised to consider how his actions would affect not only those closest to him, but the equines that would one day look up to him as their High King, if the current High King never had a son himself.

The ebony knight learned everything there was to know about being a High King from the current one as he grew up and he trained alongside the region's finest warriors. At the age of 3 years, the young stallion fell in love with a beautiful mare of golden pelt and brown eyes, after a year of courtship he asked her to be his mate and soon after the pair were celebrating the birth of their daughter, Esmeralda. This happiness, however, would be short lived by the future King for only days after the birth of his daughter, his mate stole away in the middle of the night with her. Amorado searched high and low for his love and his daughter, but was never successful in finding them. He called the search off after months, broken hearted and convinced the beauty had taken advantage of his feelings for her own selfish wants.

The ebony prince brought his attention back tenfold to learning everything he needed to know about becoming the King and trained even harder with his warriors, his heart hardening against the idea of finding another love anytime soon. Despite all this, he remained the same kind-natured soul he had always been, and when the King's sister brought home a young filly to take in, he welcomed her as if she were his own blood. The High King eventually gave her the position of Diplomat and sent her on her first mission... and it was not long after that that tragedy struck.

It started in the middle of the night, Amorado was woken by the metallic scent of blood. He stood and went to check on the herd only to be met with the bloody sight of broken bodies... including that of many of their warriors. He caught sight of a small band of stallions, perhaps ten at most, sneaking around the remaining herd members and killing them quickly... he let out a loud neigh as he charged them, waking those that had yet to fall victim to the blood-thirsty band. The few warriors that remained alive immediately began fighting the band and as Amorado joined the fray, he heard the High King and Queen join as well... but where they managed to kill a couple of the stallions, one managed to take his mother's life before he could get him... and another fatally injured the King... once these targets were eliminated, the largest of the group called the remaining stags away... with Amorado and a couple stallions on their heels.

The green-eyed stallion was the only one to survive the final fight a few hours later... and it took him weeks to regain his strength well enough to make his way home, fresh scars along his chest and hindquarters. The young male hopes there are still other survivors of the attack... and he knows once the damages are assessed, he would have to seek counsel with the other High Kings and Queens to discuss what had happened to his herd and prevent it from happening to anyone else since the band's leader refused to admit to the motive, outside of trying to incite war between the regions... perhaps there were still others with such a goal in mind, and he would do everything he could to prevent it.