Here she is!

So her name is Taika... she was born to a Percheron mare who fell in with a herd purely by accident. Their culture and patterns were strange to her but with the assistance of a young plains unicorn stallion, Taika's daddy, she adapted well.

Taika, however, was an outcast from birth. She was born the same color as the other foals, but much chunkier, getting horrible nicknames and teasings as to her weight. It didn't help that she ate nearly twice as much as the others to keep herself growing strong. Her mother was respected enough by the elders but as everyone knows, that doesn't really apply where children are concerned. As she got older she began to grey out. The other unicorns worried it was some disease and might be contagious, but her mother explained the same thing happened to her when she came of age.

Taika is naturally very shy and quiet, but not dumb. Her silence comes largely from her childhood teasing and she doesn't have a very high self-esteem because of it. What she really needs is a young stallion who recognizes the benefits of her size and the beauty of her dapples. After all, she can be a formidable opponent when someone she loves is endangered or teased.

One day Taika will white out entirely. Maybe she will keep some hint of her stripes for a while and her dark knees... She has many adventures to go on yet, including finding her place in life.

So yeah, she's not the typical dainty waif you get with all these 'design a mate' contests... and I think that's why I stuck with her and really gave her some story. Anyone can create a fairy princess, but Taik's much better than that.

I suppose it's entertaining as I'm a 'waif' myself... creating a character who isn't... but I got my fair share of teasing for my size just as much as larger girls do. Still have some problems because of it... so I guess Taik embodies that aspect of it.

Adding some more visual explanation here... she's about 16.3 or so... average height for both breeds. Her markings are a belly spot and three legs because while the flash would come from her sire, her dam's percheron would likely tame some of it... so no face markings. (Maybe a star, but it would be mostly hidden these days anyhow, lol) I also gave her a fresian-y neck, a bit higher set and swanny.... and her tail is sorta a mix aswell.

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Taika is an entry for 's contest to design a mate for her new charrie.

Good luck to all participating!