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- El Malak [Solar Light]
- Pegasus Male
- Ascendant [Paladin/Cleric]
- Talent: +2 Blast
- Skills:
- Pegasus Flight [Racial]
- Dogfighting [Racial]
- Empower Weapon [Multiclass]
- Blast [Evil]
- Heal
- Compassion
- Inventory:
- Golden Platemail Armor
- Hierophiete [Magic Greatsword]
- Belt Pouch of Holding [Rope, Food, Water, First Aid, Tents,
- Sleeping Bags, Books, Scrolls, Maps, Spare Clothing, Robes,Bits,
- Etc]
- Traits:
- Solar Light was born in Saddle Arabia, far to the south, past
- the Bad Lands, through the desert. The son of two Earth Pony
- peasants, he was mired even in his childhood. His wings came in
- too large and too bulky, far in excess of bulk for his small
- size, such that as a foal he could wrap himself in his pinions
- for warmth. And worse yet the cities of the western desert knew
- not of pegasi, and flying things were there unheard of. Though
- in every other feature the young creature was perfect. His coat
- was pure white, his mane long and golden, flowing over his
- shoulder in shining locks that glimmmered in the daylight. His
- parents were nomads, who wandered with a tribe of Arabians who
- were called called Ahl al-Youm, the People of Day, though they
- could not remember why.
- The young stallion grew quickly in the desert. He learned the
- way of getting food when it is scarce, and how to find water
- where others would not see water. He learned the names of many
- things, and was talk to read and to write by the merchants, for
- the boy was clever and good at counting, and honest besides [a
- thing of note, for the Element of Honesty is nearly unknown in
- the cities of the western deserts]. One evening, as he lay in
- his tent, a poisonous serpent slithered into his tent as he lay,
- and bit him on his neck. For three days the boy lay innert and
- in delirium, knowing not if he was alive or dead. On the fourth
- day he heard a voice telling him to get up, and head to the
- place it would show him. And so, though not in the body, Light
- headed through the deserts to the north, till he came upon a
- cave which is called Hikmah, for it was a Palace of Wisdom.
- There the voice appeared to him as a spirit in white, with the
- sun at her head and wings that filled the cavern. Spirits of
- fire rose and fell around her, going up into Heaven and down
- into Tartarus, speaking in strange languages and calling to one
- another. Then also did he see a great black shadow consume the
- scene, and a large warrior in gold standing before the shadow,
- his eyes with rage.
- When he awoke he was in his tent, alive, the poison had left
- him. He picked up his stick and marched, for his tribe had left
- him alone, with only his parents with him, for they feared they
- would die without water if they lingered longer. A day hence
- they came upon the tribe, surrounded by raiders. When the young
- Solar saw what was becoming of his people, his rage filled him,
- and taking his stick he took to the air, flying at his foes and
- striking them till they died or fled, saying praise be Celest,
- the Compassionate, the Merciful, though he knew not what he was
- saying. When the Ahl al-Youm saw that Light was a warrior, and
- spoke with conviction also, and that he flew through the air
- [which nopony in all the cities of the western desert could do],
- they named him El Malak, because he was angelic in their sight,
- and took him for their leader.
- Thus did the boy grow to stallionhood, leading the merchants
- through all the cities of the western desert, absorbing their
- wisdom and taking their knowledge into himself, and learning the
- thrill of the Sandworms surfacing at morning, and the cool light
- of dusk at the capital of Jannah and the dancing of the veiled
- mares, and learning the proper way to hold a sword and fight an
- enemy without killing him [for Malak was compassionate and kind
- and loathed violence in all forms save when necessary]. When at
- last he came to the age of reason, he left his people to the far
- north, for he was overcome with visions calling him onward. So
- beginning his pilgrimage, he took only his sword and his cloak,
- and headed again to the cave that is called Hikmah. There again
- he saw a vision, of three lights in a ring, one white, one blue,
- and one pink. A purple light started to rise to join it, and
- others trailing, but again the scene was swallowed in blackness.
- He heard a spirit calling to another light in the east, beyond
- the sun's resting place, saying "How long shall it be until all
- these things are fulfilled?", and another answering saying
- "There will be three thousand evenings and mornings, and then
- Darkness will come from the Icy North, beyond the Gates of
- Firdaws.".
- His head burning his vision, and his understanding failing him,
- El Malak flew past the farthest city, and into the Bad Lands,
- where dragons are. Finding the land hospitable, he tarried,
- living there for three years stretching his massive wings over
- the canyons and plateus, and living on berries and nuts. During
- this time he came across many creatures of the wild, and slew
- them or drove them off. But after over one thousand days, the
- voice spoke to him again, as he laid down to rest, calling to
- him from his camp fire. The voice said "A fallen angel you will
- be, if you tarry here. Head to the north, for rightly is the
- canyon behind you called the Gates of Firdaws. Get up and go to
- the land of your fathers, for doom is coming from the Icy North,
- which is cursed by a Shadow".
- And so again Malak headed north, until he reached Equestria, the
- land of his fathers. When he saw green grass, and rivers that
- flowed in all seasons, and beasts that sang and played instead
- of kill, and cities that stood in the sky, he fell down and
- worshipped, praising the sky and the moon and the air and the
- flowing waters [because the Arabians of the cities of the
- western deserts knew not the names of any gods besides these],
- and most of all he praised that Voice which called him onwards,
- for it had indeed let him to Firdaws, which in the language of
- his people is Paradise.
- As he wandered, covering in a robe of yak's fur, and holding a
- sword curved like a moon, into this land, he did eventually come
- across a group of traders wandering through the woods, and,
- being hungry, went to meet with them. Now quite obviously when
- the traders from Appleloosa saw a deranged and large wingd
- pegasus coming at them, with long ragged hair and a dirty robe,
- they did panic and flee, forcing the Angel to give chase.
- Till quite by chance a group of Paladins, who swore their souls
- to the Sun and the Moon and Love, seeing this scene, took to the
- air and battled him. El Malak fought with muscle and sinew, and
- his great wings which bore him aloft with greater might then the
- tiny appendages of his fellows, but eventually he was caught and
- bound, and taken north to Canterlot to be tried. By sheer
- chance, a wizard lived in Canterlot, young in years, who spoke
- the obscure and ancient tongue of the Ahl al-Youm, and gave word
- to the Princess what he had said and heard and understood, the
- Voice that had called him hence from so very far. Right away was
- Solar Light freed and bathed and given bread and cheese and
- fruit to eat, and red wine from the Unicorn Valley to drink, and
- water also, and he rested in the palace for three days, and
- things went well with him. On the evening of the third day,
- Celestia called the strange pilgrim to her, and using magic
- asked him to explain all that had happened that called him there
- from so far, and being told, her thoughts shook with fear, for
- the shadow in his vision was called Sombra, and it was a
- corruption and a death to all ponykind, but she herself stood
- stoic. El-Malak was to be educated in all the wisdom of
- Equestria and all the magic of Friendship, and also in the ways
- of the knights of the Sun. And when the Angel asked the name of
- his benefactor, who rewarded him so highly for delivering such
- pedestrian news, he fell down and worshipped, for at last he
- recognized the Voice that called him hence, though the Voice
- itself did not remember him. And he sang out praise be to the
- Sun which gives the Day, and gave me Life and Dreams and
- Purpose, and which called me out of the lands of the south to
- this place which is rightly called Paradise, and more rightfully
- called Equestria, because it was a Land fit to be lived in.
- And so the Angel, at this point still quite in his youth, was
- trained in every detail that was mentioned, and in the use of
- the large swords of the Paladin, and in the healing arts, and in
- Compassion and when it should be applied, and when it should be
- withheld, and he soon found that his large wings, too often a
- burden that slowed him, also gave him great strength, so that he
- could fly in armor heavier then any other knight before him, and
- stay shielded by more then faith. Over the next few years he did
- distinguish himself, racking up the dead, slaying bandits and
- undead and Changlings and much else, and his visions ended and
- he was content. He learned all that Equestria's scholars could
- teach him, of mathematics and the sciences and the arts of
- magic, and how to read the stars like a map, and how to see how
- much time remains in the day by looking at the Sun, how to fight
- in heavy armor and with a great sword, and most of all he
- learned the arts of strategy and warfare, because he knew the
- Shadow Called Sombra still lurked to the far and Icy North.
- When the War began, Solar Light again distinguished himself.
- Armored in heavy golden plate, and carrying a magic sword given
- to him by Celestia, he slew many Griffons and Changlings, and
- led paladins and guards into battle, and saved the lives of
- many. And when he would rise into the air, his shadow would cast
- his massive winged siloutte upon the ground, and the people
- would cry out the Angel is coming, and praise the Sun for saving
- them. But alas the armies of evil were too great, and too many.
- And when the Shadow came, doom was sealed.
- When Sombra came to Canterlot he found the city a fortress.
- Celestia was prepared to sacrifice everything to keep the city,
- and the Angel had no doubts. The city would be kept, and Sombra
- would die. When the Axis raged against the mountain city, spells
- flew and guns fired, swords clashed with chitlin and spears
- against griffon plate. Crystal Golems scaled the side of the
- mountain, and the Angel led his pegasi in fierce bombardment
- from above, dropping stones and light explosives, shattering the
- holy mountain itself down on them, but still they came. As the
- battle continued eventually the paladins and knights keeping the
- city fell, one by one. The great city gates were torn open by
- horrible manatech siege engines, and darkness entered the city
- of the Sun. The Angel made for the escape of many from the city,
- and personally guarded airship after civilian airship as they
- fell back from the slaughter. Till as last the Equestrian Forces
- were pushed back to the Noble Palace itself, the north star
- around which Malak's spirit turned. Civilians and soldiers and
- knights rushed into the Palace, fearing the horror that was
- coming upon them. Yet when all were inside Malak did not shelter
- himself in the walls with the others. The Angel of Arabia
- slammed shut the Gates of Canterlot Castle, and waited for the
- surge to come, and come it did. Changelings and Griffons, a few
- at a time at first, then many roared against him, yet at the
- bridge they were funneled, and Malak screamed hot ecstaties of
- rage and bodies piled, funneling them only more. Till at least
- did the Dark Lord, old and wrathful, come upon the Gate himself,
- and the Angel felt himself small. The less said of the battle
- then the better, for it was not in the Sun's favor. The Darkness
- surged itself against him, releasing dark and terrible magicks.
- For a mere five minutes did Malak hold the twisting Tyrant at
- bay, for only a brief respite did the Angel hold the Gates
- sealed shut. Yet it was enough, Malak did think. For Celestia
- told him to hold the gate and buy time, and with blood and bones
- five minutes did he purchase, till at the last his body, cold
- and broken, was tossed from the bridge, his armor chinked and
- one wing broken, to crumble slowly down the mountain side. The
- Angel awoke to see the city taken, and at once he saw a vision.
- The Moon was rising in the south, and a light was dawning there.
- So healing his bruised body and lesser wounds, and tying back
- his broken wing, Malak make himself a ship of Goldenleaf Oak and
- sailed south to meet Luna, and wait the War's continuation.
- Now El-Malak waits for the return to the Paradise he lost, to
- wreak vengeance against the Demon of his dreams, and find his
- missing god. The Angel is of moderate size, but has enormous
- massive wings, far in excess of his bulk. His coat is pure
- white, and his mane long flowing locks of gold. His armor is
- pure gold, with solar insignias and caligraphy decorating the
- hardened magic plate. His sword, a modern blade, forged in the
- Equestrian style, is designed for the slaying of large numbers of
- weaker enemies and can shine brightly with sunlight at his command.
- He is extremely educated, especially in
- knowledge of warfare, and has a great hatred for all the enemies
- of Equestria, but most especially Sombra. He views Equestria as
- a kind of heaven on earth, and worships the Princess [and to a
- lesser extent, the other Princesses] as gods, with a
- superstitious zeal that is a clear example of his heritage in
- Saddle Arabia. He is extremely compassionate, and dislikes
- violence intensely. When he fights, he fights like a wild beast,
- and when the fight is over he returns nearly-immediatly to a
- relaxed calm. He is a comparitively young stallion for one of
- his station, and is most noted to Luna as a military advisor and
- a powerful war hero. He is known to occasionally suffer
- epileptic fits, during which he believes he is recieving divine
- inspiration. On occasion, when dreaming, he will see visions,
- usually very symbolic, which tell him hints about the future.
- His hobbies include the study of nature, sports [especially
- relating to flying], astronomy [and astrology], and simpler
- pleasures of food and drink and warm clothing. Most ponies do
- not know his original pony name of Solar Light, and only
- Celestia called him it with any frequency.
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