Rosie Quartz

* Current
* Young Mare

**Rose Quartz,** mostly called **Rosie** or **Granny Pie**, was a secondary character in The Muffins Saga. She was the mother of Cloudy Quartz and the grandmother of Minkie, Inkie, Blinkie, and Pinkie Pie. She visited the family from time to time and was the only pony who encouraged the three younger sisters to loosen up.

## Appearance

Rosie was a female, elderly earth pony with cooler-toned pink colors. She is described as having wrinkles and green eyes. In vectors, she wears a blue scarf. Her cutie mark is three pink gems. Her younger design is similar to Pinkie's, who takes after her grandmother with the pink gene. Similarly, Rosie's mane was flat before she earned her cutie mark, and her main 'poufed' up afterward.

## Personality

Rosie's behavior and attitude were similar to Pinkie Pie: cheerful, silly, and easygoing. She continued being playful in her strict environment and liked  giving her family nicknames even if they didn't like them. She seemed to care about her family even if they treated her badly.

## Biography

### Backstory

Rosie grew up in a very religious community that frowned upon her cheerful and carefree attitude and often accused her of being a harlot. In hopes that she would be grounded and calmed down, her parents set up an arranged marriage between her and a stallion named Mudstone, who was from a well-known religious family. During their marriage, Mudstone tried to make Rosie behave properly as was expected in the community, and Rosie attempted to make the other loosen up and have fun. They had two daughters, Cloudy Quartz and Amethyst, and a son named Garnet before their eventual divorce. Mustone had enough with Rosie and filed a divorce through the church, which also granted him full custody of the children because Rosie seemed too obnoxious and unfit to care for them. Rosie could only visit on the weekends, which her children, especially Cloudy, didn't enjoy as their mother grew to be too ridiculous for their reserved lifestyle.

Rosie had earned her cutie mark when she discovered she enjoyed making jewelry out of the rocks on her family's rock farm, so after the divorce, she began to sell her handmade jewelry and some baked goods to make a living in the town. A few years after their children were wed and lived on their own, Mudstone died of a stress-induced aneurysm, which Rosie thought happened cause of his tense personality. Rosie would start visiting her children every so often and saw Cloudy when she was pregnant with Minkie. However, on her next visit, which was many years later, she only saw Cloudy's second daughter Inkie. Cloudy explained her first foal ended in a miscarriage and never wanted the topic to be brought up again, especially near her newborn foal.

Rosie's next visit was after Blinkie and Pinkie were born, and Rosie was ecstatic to see that the ladder was pink. It prompted her to visit the family more and teach the sisters ways to reduce stress and overall boredom, even if Cloudy and Igneous disapproved of her ways. Rosie's next visit would be after Pinkie got her cutie mark and moved to Ponyville.

## Relationships

### Cloudy Quartz

As Cloudy and her siblings grew up on their father's rock farm, they learned to live a restrained life. Cloudy grew up looking up to her father and taking after him the most, thus hating her mother and her antics, but it didn't stop Rosie from visiting and checking up on her. They strongly oppose each other and their beliefs, but Rosie still shows sympathy and care for her daughter. Cloudy also grieves after her mother, when Rosie passes away.

### Inkie, Blinkie, and Pinkie Pie

Rosie started visiting the family more often when she discovered Pinkie was pink. She predicted that many great things would come from her. Rosie taught the sisters ways to help lessen negative emotions and encouraged them to develop a more fun side. Inkie and Blinkie were unsure if they should listen to Rosie, but Pinkie was fascinated.

## Trivia

* Her cutie mark was heavily inspired by the simplicity of Rarity's cutie mark.
* Minkie Pie's green eyes were inherited from Rosie.
* She inherited from her grandmother the pink gene, which seems to contribute to a fun-loving personality.
* Granny Pie's dessert, Super Special Triple Chocolate Fifteen Layer Marjolaine, is reference to MLP:FiM episode "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone" where Pinkie bakes her Granny Pie's marjolaine recipe.
* Rosie's nickname for Mustone was 'Muddy', 'Ammy' was for Amethyst and 'Garnie' for Garnet.

## References

* Rosie Quartz ('Granny Pie').DeviantArt
* Rosie Quartz (Young Mare).DeviantArt