Daniella Lavensbury
Lunar House Head Student
20 | Female | Unicorn-Cow Hybrid
Biography
Daniella was born in a small house in the newly growing Manehattan (circa 1864) to two loving (if not hassled) parents and five older siblings. Her father, being a mediocre talented earth pony, worked for an insurance firm, where joy and talent are seldom required, earning just enough for the large family to scrape by. Her mother was a cow, and due to the prejudice against her species at the time (seeing as how they were rapidly ascending the ladder of social power after being considered lesser beings for so long), stayed home and watched her numerous children.
Daniella learned from a young age to manage herself and hold her own. Having a naturally tiny stature, quarrels with her siblings often involved her being flattened like a pancake, or being forced to sprint half a mile to avoid their hooves. After the births of four more children, her albeit feisty mother consequently had her hooves full. Because of the spots on her coat and her thick mane (given to her by her mother), Daniella drew a lot of unwanted attention on the streets of Manehattan, especially because she and her siblings told everyone their mother was a sick earth pony who stayed in bed most of the time, despite their markings telling a different story.
At the age of 15, Daniella attended Manehattan's sole high school, earning high marks in Math, Science, and Language, and poor ones in History ("Why? Why do I need to know this?!") and Physical Education ("I can't run that fast!"). She continued to work independently on her magical abilities, limited in what she could pursue because of the high population of earth ponies in Manehattan at the time (and therefore less scholarly attention to the art of magic).
After graduating high school, Dani found herself lost for a while, eagerly awaiting her eighteenth birthday (when she would finally be eligible to apply to Starswirl's). Her acceptance to and subsequent attendance of the renowned school created a year of excitement for her, but ultimately she was forced to leave the semester early as a result of her sister's unexpected passing.
After coping with the aftermath of this, she decided to apply again to Starswirl's to continue her education and possibly pursue a career in magical law. We'll see!
Additional Information
-Dani is resourceful, creative, quick-thinking, and driven by curiosity. She makes her decisions often based on a desire for knowledge and will ultimately put that pursuit above all else.
Abilities
Basic Magic- Dani has the basic magic skills (simple levitation, summoning, calligraphy charms, ect...) typically found in unicorns of her age. She is able to brew some common potions and her healing magic (mostly minor calming charms) is rudimentary at best. Because of her early departure from Starswirl's last year, she is less than advanced in terms of magical ability and is eager to make up for it as much as she can.
Law- Dani has an immense interest in the study of law after an event last year, and is looking to possibly pursue the magical aspects of law this year. She's persuasive when she wants to be.
Character belongs to: featherrrr#2455
