Fluttershy

***Goddess Of The Wood***

#### Fall From Cloudsdale

Shy Halinka was born a sickly, frail, and gangly baby in the hidden flying city of Cloudsdale. Throughout most of her childhood, this fact would not change. Her uncoordinated nature lead to her becoming the subject of mockery amongst other children, who began nicknaming her "Klutzershy." However, she had one friend during this time, Dash Irisa, who would often come to her rescue. Shy often found herself being dragged along on Dash's ever escalating escapades, with her falling into the role of the unheard voice of reason. Though she often feared for her life during Dash's stunts, Shy admitted to enjoying a number of them. Shy was also given a different nickname by Dash: "Fluttershy," since Dash believed "she wasn't really a klutz, she just flutters instead." Shy thought the name sounded better, at least.

Unfortunately, Dash's interference caused Shy's bullies to become more aggressive in their efforts and attempt to catch her at moments when Dash was not present. Eventually, their efforts escalated until, one day, they had cornered Shy near the edge of the city and threatened to push her off and watch her plummet to the ground below. Though none of them intended of actually going through with it, the arrival of Dash caused them to panic, resulting in Shy accidently being knocked off. Fortunately for Shy, she was saved from a fatal drop when a large swarm of butterflies broke her fall. However, she was stranded on the ground below, a place that she had never seen before, with no real way of making it back to the city in the clouds above.

#### Waiting

Shy waited for someone to come for her, expecting Dash to show up at any moment. But instead, she was greeted by a deafening boom and a shockwave of vibrant colors, which sent the wildlife around her into a panic. Despite feeling an overwhelming amount of panic herself, Shy immediately tried to calm the nearby animals and is surprised to find success. The animals, in turn, lead Shy to where she can take shelter for the night.

Shy would return the next day to what she thought was the same spot and would wait for someone to retrieve her. And she did so the next day. And the next. For weeks. Each time, more and more animals would accompany her and wait alongside her. However, as time went on, she became more discouraged that anyone would come to her rescue and that she'd have to seek other means of returning home. Appearing to sense Shy's troubles, the animals directed her to the mountains, singling out the highest peak amongst them, which pierced the clouds. Shy assumed that the animals sought to give her her own way to make it back home and thus began her trek up the mountains.

The journey was long and treacherous, but Shy was determined to reach the top. Throughout her trek, Shy was attacked by numerous beasts, each seeming to have no place in the current reality. However, Shy would not attack any of them and instead would quell their hearts through her words and gentle actions. However, that did not mean she would make her journey unscathed, sustaining multiple injuries from the attacking beasts. Yet, she pressed on until she reached the top of the peak. There, Shy came across a depressing truth, that despite climbing to the highest peak available, the city of the Cloudsdale was still sorely out of reach to her. She was likely to never be able to return home through her own efforts and actions and this realization crushed Shy.

#### A New Purpose

Shy remained at the peak, desiring for the harsh and frigid winds to claim her, when a small and wounded manticore stumbled upon her. Despite her cruel situation, Shy went to comfort and tend to the manticore, offering it what little food and warmth she had. Her choice began to take its toll and she drifted into unconsciousness.

Shy awoke to find herself being carried by the manticore through an underground cavern, before being placed in healing waters by other present animals.

### Likes

* Animals
* Peace

## Powers & Abilities

### Abilities

* **Acrobatics**
* **Animal Taming**
* **Athletics**
* **Equestrianism**
* **Martial Arts**
* **Occultism**
* **Toxic Immunity**
* **Weaponry**
	+ **Archery**
	+ **Staff**
	+ **Throwing**