CYOS Character Archive


                                            Originally posted April 2018


                                            CENTRAL CHARACTERS:


                                            - Anonymous: The owner; recognized early on the advantages of large-scale applications of pony talents and grew a profitable business from it. Initially disbelieving of why "his ponies" would rebel and struggled with bouts of rage, constant interaction has lead him to be more understanding of their thinking.


                                            - Cadance: Alicorn and former Princess of the Crystal Empire; placed in a position of rulership over the camp by Anonymous. Isn't sure what she feels about this - she hates helping a slaver, but recognizes that Anonymous is giving them far, far more than could ever be expected elsewhere, especially for her daughter.


                                            - Thunderlane: Brother of Rumble. By the beginning of the story he was secretly spying on the camp's ponies for Anonymous, in exchange for Rumble being kept safe and given a more comfortable position. Later, he becomes the first of the camp's enslaved guards and eventually enters into a relationship with Vapor Trail.


                                            MAIN SIDE CHARACTERS:


                                            - Corona: One of the ponies escaped in the first attempt, she was chosen by Cadance in a sadistic choice to be punished as an example. After savage torture at Anonymous' hands, she mysteriously escaped the camp under unclear circumstances. Her fate, however, became a rallying cry for other rebels.


                                            - Flurry Heart: Alicorn and Cadance's daughter, ~7 years old. Brought to the camp by Anonymous to gain some leverage over Cadance and force her to obey, but also becomes Megan's servant and friend. Anonymous intends them to lead the camp as he and Cadance do.


                                            - Gene: Eugene/Yevgeny, Anonymous' chief security officer. Neither cruel nor sympathetic to the ponies - he just views his work as a job and wants to keep things safe and quiet. Occasionally dispenses advice to Thunderlane.


                                            - Mayor Mare: The camp's administrator before Cadance arrived; she handles more day-to-day operations now. Works closely with Cadance, but is troubled by her past as a collaborating with less gentle slavers to save her own life.


                                            - Megan: Anonymous' daughter, perhaps eight or nine years old. Sweet and caring especially for Flurry Heart, but has a growing independant streak. Anonymous intends her to run the camp with Flurry Heart as he does alongside Cadance.


                                            - Mocha Cream: Unicorn, 15 years old. Anonymous' personal maid, grew to love (some would say be infatuated with) him - especially after he sheltered and had her healed after she was badly beaten by Autumn Frost, Comet Tail, Chrysocolla, and Windy Winters. Taken from her parents as a filly, she is nervous and stuttery.


                                            - Rumble: Thunderlane's little brother. Rebellious and itching for freedom, he was one of the six ringleaders in Cadance's first escape attempt; spared a whipping by Thunderlane taking his place. Initially hostile to Mocha Cream, he has since come as since mellowed somewhat and gotten over his initial hostility to Mocha Cream to become a close friend.


                                            - Sunburst: Cadance's old friend and one of six ringleaders in her first escape. He still serves as her close confidant - managing her second escape plan and tutoring her daughter in magic.


                                            - Vapor Trail: Arrived at the camp pregnant. Dissuaded of ending her pregnancy to spare the foal slavery, she grew close to Thunderlane but still harbors hope of escape and freedom. Gave birth to Sunbreak.


                                            SECONDARY SIDE CHARACTERS:


                                            (Humans)


                                            - Anonymous' Wife: Never named. Implied to be deeply unpleasant and would have "ruined" Megan if they had been left together.


                                            - Arlene Donovan: Federal agent assigned to investigate Anonymous' business after Chrysocolla's death. Aggressive and determined to convict him. Later turned up accompany the protesters for reasons unclear.


                                            - Catherine: A woman who considered investing in Anonymous' business. Ran a pony breeding farm, and suggested breeding Cadance to produce more alicorns. Anonymous refused.


                                            - Jack Weller: Federal agent assigned to investigate Anonymous' business after Chrysocolla's death. Fairer and more respectful of Anonymous and the ponies alike.


                                            - Lana: A human guard at the camp. In a sexual relationship with Seismic Shift.


                                            - The protesters: A group of protesters who set up a line outside the camp, protesting against slavery. Increasingly disruptive to camp lives.


                                            - Randall Cooper: A blind lawyer who serves as a representative of investors who have put money into Anonymous' project; despite this, both seem to value each others' advice. Posey serves to guide him.


                                            - Stedler: Large, bombastic owner of Foremost Equine Labor Traders. Anonymous buys ponies from him.


                                            (Ponies and other)


                                            - Autumn Frost: One of the "gang of four" who savagely beat Mocha Cream over a sense of that she was a "house whore" helping Anonymous enslave them. Autumn was captured based on other slaves' information, branded and her feathers clipped, and sold to a likely-poor fate.


                                            - "The Batmare": Thread nickname for an unknown pony who painted graffiti memorializing Corona and held a blade to Thunderlane's throat, but also helped Thunderlane catch Autumn Frost and Comet Tail.


                                            - Bon Bon: One of Cadance's six ringleaders in her first escape plan. Seemingly perpetually bitter over being enslaved and hostile to Anonymous.


                                            - Canele: Anonymous' chef, and nominal head of his house-servant ponies.


                                            - Cheerilee: One of Cadance's six ringleaders in her first escape plan. Bitter over being forced to teach pro-slavery propaganda, but seems to have mellowed out once given the role of hosting the "museum" to Equestria in the camp.


                                            - Cherry Blossom: One of the first test-ponies for the new method of escaping the camp.


                                            - Chrysocolla: One of the "gang of four" who savagely beat Mocha Cream over a sense of that she was a "house whore" carrying out Anonymous' will. Fearing capture and torture, Chrysocolla committed suicide when cornered by the guards - traumatizing Thunderlane who saw her do it.


                                            - Comet Tail: One of the "gang of four" who savagely beat Mocha Cream over a sense of that she was a "house whore" carrying out Anonymous' will. Comet was captured based on other slaves' information, branded and fitted with a magic-suppressing implant, and sold to a likely-poor fate.


                                            - Copper Dust: See Shining Armor


                                            - Crescent Moon: A young pony, 14 or 15 years old, who attacked a guard our of fear


                                            - Derpy Hooves: One of Cadance's six ringleaders in her first escape plan. One of her daughters successfully fled; the other remains in the camp. Still wishes for freedom, and counseled Vapor Trail to wait until Sunbreak was born before seeking to flee the camp.


                                            - Gretchen: One of four griffons brought to the camp to act as security guards.


                                            - Haute Glamour: Formerly the head of Randall's household. Ruled it through fear and division to keep herself on top, and later attempted to do the same with Cadance. Sold off after Posey revealed her mistreatment to Randall.


                                            - Lattice: A crystal pony slave. Some past history makes him intensely fearful of Cadance or even being helpful at all. Carries something in a kerchief he always wears.


                                            - Lyra Heartstrings: One of Cadance's six ringleaders in her first escape plan. Seemingly in it only to support Bon Bon, she has been quiet and reserved after suffering the punishment for that failed escape.


                                            - Merribelle: Corona's close friend who fled alongside her. They eventually split up to improve their chance; Merribelle was shot by a trigger-happy homeowner while scrounging for food.


                                            - Milestone: Another pony guard.


                                            - Nurse Mellowheart: One of the camp's nurses. Anger over Corona's fate drove her to act out and paint graffiti memorializing her. Still hates Anonymous for torturing Corona.


                                            - Posey: Randall's guide-pony, assistant, and possibly lover. Shy, but stood up to Haute Glamour and revealed her mistreatment.


                                            - Scriptorial: Stedler's enslaved assistant. Weathers his wrath easily, but wishes she did not have to work for a slaver.


                                            - Seismic Shift: One of Thunderlane's guard comrades. In a sexual relationship with Lana.


                                            - Shining Armor: Cadance's husband and Flurry's father. He snuck into the camp under a magical disguise and the name "Copper Dust". Why is not yet clear.


                                            - Stormbreaker: Along with Mellowheart and "the batmare", he painted graffiti memorializing Corona in the camp.


                                            - Sunbreak: Vapor Trail's foal. Father not named.


                                            - Tourmaline Twist: A crystal pony slave. Arrrived at the same time as Lattice.


                                            - Transom: A pony freed under "special circumstances", briefly met when he helped construct new buildings in the camp. He provided a glimpse of life for those ponies who've achieved freedom.


                                            - Twisty: Vapor Trail's roommate before she moved in with Thunderlane.


                                            - Windy Winters: One of the "gang of four" who savagely beat Mocha Cream over a sense that she was a "house whore" helping Anonymous enslave them. Windy alone realized what they were doing was wrong and turned in the others; for this, Anonymous sent him unharmed to a good owner.