Name - Sliver Sweeper Species - Alicorn Gender - Female Coat/Eyes/Mane/Cutie Mark: Having an grey coat, her Mane would be a light blue. The reason there's a "would be" is because she has no mane at all, or fur on the top of her scalp. This rather unusual oddity for an Alicorn is due to her flaw and purpose - to maintain a state of immaculate order of appearances. In other words, to keep things clean. After coming to the conclusion that Manes were by nature messy, she shorn her own locks. This is just one reason that everyone considered her a bit strange. In any case, her look does bring out her hazel eyes. Her cutie mark is that of a four interconnecting gold rings, with a few sparkles - probably indicating the nature of being free of impurities and filth. Spheres of influence: Tidiness, Cleaning, Shininess. Powers and abilities: Despite the connotations with personal purity (being honest, without flaws, and virtuous), Sliver Sweeper's cleanness is more on the literal side - everything she focuses on is on keeping things organized, free of dirt, and physically beautiful. As a result… her powers are relatively less powerful than most other Alicorns. - Increase Shine: Can increase the luster and beautify of any object in per presence. However, there must already be a light source available. - Repel Filth: The ability to cast an aura on certain objects or a area (such as a room), allowing them to keep their edge or freshness without change, as well as keep from being dirty or disorganized. However, the effect is only temporary ( a few weeks), and can be cancelled out. - Reconstruction: Can repair and clean things to their original form, just by taking a look at the remains. However, this does not mean she can resurrect the dead or rebuild something from ashes. There must be enough of the original so she can figure out what it was and how to return it. And it takes time. For example, Sliver Sweeper can restore a degraded painting if there was enough of it left. To a lesser extent, this power could be applied to Ponies (say one gets a bad haircut, Sliver Shine can undo the damage). - The Cutting Spell: Probably the most dangerous power - the ability to generate a a magic force that can cut most materials. However, it's short ranged (a few meters) and can not harm living animals. However, Sliver Sweeper has been known to get around this limitation making the area unstable around her targets (ie. cutting down trees or creating holes). Or if she's really annoyed, she could apply the spell to the target's Mane (an odd technicality - hair isn't living). The spell also has a small scale - for example, it can not be used to cut a mountain in half. Nor can it penetrate the shields created by other Alicorns. In addition, Sliver Sweeper can not cut more than one thing at the same time. For example, she can not use the spell to cut down two trees in opposite directions at once. - Standard Alicorn powers (flight, telekinesis, shields). Seat of Power: The Palace of Ivory Shores. Really, a rather small building (just two stories tall, and nearly empty) in the middle of nowhere. Good luck trying to find it on a map. Number of followers: The unusual look of Sliver Sweeper hasn't gathered too many followers to her. Nor her mission has attracted too many. Those who do take to her cause are either idealists (scholars and historians who long for an ideal past) or the very poor servants who do the really dirty jobs (the garbage collectors, the maids, barbers, etc.) In any case, her followers may be a most 1,000, though more likely between 500-700. Divine Blessing: Being focused on Cleanness, her followers have the Boon of Restoration. They have a better ability to keep things organized, preserved, and maintained than what would normally be capable of. A Maid can make things feel brighter and cleaner. An artist can make her work glow, pushing beyond the limits of the material. A singer can remember a song perfectly and singing (even if not the best) can warm the darkest heart. Purpose: To return the world to a state of beauty and order, so it may shine untarnished by decay and collapse. For mortals, this means a cleaner, hygienic, and somewhat nicer looking place to live. Divine Flaw: Eccentricity. Her desire to make everything clean and orderly is taken to rather unusual lengths. Not to be confused with being obsessive (otherwise she would be doing nothing cleaning all day). Rather, she's a bit unorthodox and somewhat erratic. One day she could be help restore a desolated museum, then drop it suddenly, and focus on making sure the ponies got clean water. Or lead a random attack on anyone for being "defilers". In this case, it's quite literal - a "defiler" is anyone she deems to be actively trying to dirty up the world through some fashion. Other: Sliver Sweeper personality has two major facets. One were she is totally focused on her goal, silent and dedicated. The other, when she becomes social, warm and sweet, but unfocused. Sweeper is also unsure about her role in the events to come, somewhat feeling like a third wheel or a burden to her kin. As such, she wishes to be useful, but doesn't want to interfere with the other Alicorn's goals. She is anxious about her brethren, and the potential fates they could face while in the mortal realm, perhaps worse than death.