Elegant Chard (condensed)

Elegant Chard is an Earth Pony: burgundy with a dark wine colored mane, slightly older in years and on the tall side. Used to being referred to as Butler, Caddy, Pup, Flunkey, Elegant, and really just about anything besides Chard. Embodies Loyalty.

He grew up  as the frail, single son of a lower-class couple in Manechester, who worked as hard as possible to give him an opportunity to get ahead in society. Though impetuous and brash in youth, he nonetheless became a devoted and well-mannered son, if a little reckless in everything including his tumultuous studies.

The visual meaning of his mark is ambiguous (Chard is a super healthy vegetable?), but he felt a calling to the task of service after so many years of work in the hopes of repaying his parents’ efforts, and redoubled his study focus towards etiquette and stewardship. After a period of uncertainty and odd jobs to spread his reputation for reliability, he was finally selected to serve as butler and general aide to a wealthy, aged Pegasus dame, notable among the elite for her solitude and stubbornness.

This period, nearly a decade long, would actually prove to be one of his happiest overall: earning enough to singlehandedly support his parents (finally giving them the rest they deserved before his father's death a few years before the story begins), and learning new skills such as cooking, housekeeping and basic combat efficacy for the increasingly eclectic tasks of his work. By the time he parted ways with his employer, he’d come into a bit of money of his own, along with a purpose: supporting and protecting remarkable people, helping to realize the potential of their gifts.

Along with his grateful old mother, he moved to *insert city close to Ponyville here* shortly after, helping to fund social campaigns in both his home and adopted cities from afar while he sought new employment and opportunities.

Other notes: Having grown up in the poorer circles of Manechester, he has an intimate understanding of the struggles and social stigmas that can arise from such a position, while also possessing some inside knowledge of trials and expectations among the wealthy. Has been fairly solitary his entire life, possessing few outside friends and little want to start a family of his own. Sees the support of a group as a temporary venture, with long term goals to continue his work in the service industry while supporting or planning social/welfare campaigns on the side.

Fatal Flaw: recklessness. While a learned person capable of giving sound, safe advice to others, his regard for himself is entirely different. Overworking for those he’s loyal to, while sacrificing any energy/safety of his which furthers his task, is essentially a lifestyle to him. As a result, he’s also something of a stick in the mud who denies himself any fun.

★Statistics★
Fortitude: 30
Willpower: 20
Initial Valor: 3

★Headway★
Gifted [5 XP]
+1 Heart.
Gifted [5 XP]
+1 Body.
Noble Soul [5 XP]
    You start each Episode with one extra point of Valor.
Valorous [5 XP]
    Whenever you spend a point of Valor for any reason, roll 1d6. On a result of 6, you gain the effects of having spent the point as normal, but you retain the point of Valor.
True, True Friend [5 XP]
    Once per Scene, when a friend would be dealt damage, you may choose to take the damage for them.
Job Proficiency [5 XP]
(You may purchase this Edge multiple times.)
    Work with your GM to define a job or profession your character has experience doing. Whenever you make a check to which your character's proficiency with this job would meaningfully apply, you gain one Advantage on that check. No more than one job can apply to a check; if you have multiple jobs which may apply, you may choose which job to apply to the check.