Name: Favorita (pronounced fay-vor-ee-tah)

Nicknames: Primarily known as Favor by friends and family

Age: 3 years old

Breed: Akhal-Teke/Appaloosa/Desert Norman horse x American Mustang.

Gender: Filly

Height: 15.1 hh

Colour

Pelt: Extreme chestnut overo

Eyes: Sky blue

Markings: one chestnut patch on her near (left) shoulder

Mane/tail: snowy white

Relatives

Sire: Loki © lionlover22

Dam: Terracotta © me

Full Siblings: Mesa © me

Half Siblings: Horizon (adopted), Nine, Cascade, Breeze, Astrid, Starling, Sharree

Relation to Spirit: Her father is enemies with Spirit, and her mother has met horses from the Cimarron Herd on occasions.

Family & Friends

Stallion: Kierran (c) Twily

Foals: Snowfall (adopted) (c) Twily

Herd: The Mist Stalkers Herd

Rank: Lead Mare

Friends: Unnamed colt (open to make, read her history), Open

Enemies: None yet

Personality:

Favorita is a bundle of positive, innocent energy. She never seems to keep still, and her striking coat seems to flash and sparkle in the summer sun. In the winter snows or thick mists, she’s practically invisible, and often ends up getting herself lost when she wanders off in yet another daydream. Favorita sees the positive in everyone and everything, and nothing ever seems to bring her down for long. Just about everyone who meets her can’t help smiling at her antics and her bubbly, happy attitude.

Likes:

Daydreaming, butterflies, exploring, warm sunshine, making tracks in the fresh snow, blending into the mist

Dislikes:

Bullies, being stuck at home, rain

History:

The second foal of Loki by the flaxen chestnut mare Terracotta, Favorita was born safe and sound in her father’s herd. Right from the start she was just a bundle of energy, eager to get going and explore before her little legs would even stand up yet. Like her big brother Mesa, Favor's antics always brought a smile to her mother’s face. Whilst she loved daydreaming and wandering off in search of adventure, Favor liked nothing better than to sit and listen in wonder to the stories of the herd’s Foal Sitters.

As she grew older Favorita became more aware of her striking colouration, and she began to flirt with the male colts that weren't her brothers. Realising she had her father's charismatic magnetism towards horses of the opposite sex, she would often amuse herself by teasing the colts, stringing them along with her girlish charm. That isn't to say, however, that she ever intended to hurt any of them; she was merely having fun. That is, until one day when she inadvertantly led a colt into the path of the US Cavalry. Eager to show off his bravery to the stunning filly, the colt ending up getting caught so that she could remain free. Favorita was mortified at what had happened, and returned to her father's herd with a lot to think about. There was nothing anyone could do for the colt; he'd have to either get himself free, or accept his new life as a cavalry mount.

Favorita thought long and hard about her bahaviour that night, and realised that her flirting had led directly to the colt's capture. From that day forward she resolved to only encourage affection in males that she was actually interested in. Soon after this event, she left her father's herd, striking out on her own to find her place in the world. Although the colt's capture has made Favorita rethink her behaviour, she's still very much a bubbly, positive filly with a real zest for life.

One dark day, Favorita was being pursued by men, eager to catch her for her gorgeous coat, when, suddenly, a dark stallion exploded out of the mists and the shadows. Confusing and hindering the men, he managed to escape with her into the mists. Favorita was so impressed by his bravery and strength that she stayed with him, affection for him growing in her young heart. As far as she was concerned, the stallion, named Kierran, was the bravest, strongest stallion she'd met since she left her father's herd, and she's sure he'll only get stronger and more powerful as he ages. What's more, when he took her back to his herd land, Favorita fell in love with it. She loves the land like she was born there. The warmth keeps her comfortable, since her pale coat loses heat quickly, and the thick forests help to shade her blue eyes, which are particularly sensitive to sunlight.

Not long after this, Kierran asked Favorita to join his herd, the Mist Stalkers. She happily agreed.
 

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