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Name: Grounded Wings
Age: 17
Gender: Mare
Sexuality: Straight
Species: Pegasus
Birthday: October, 17
Birthplace: Cloudsdale
Residence: Ponyville
Occupation: Grave Digger, Ditch Digger, she'll do any job involving digging really.
History: Grounded Wings, was born as, Soaring Wings. How did that come to be? Well, Wings, being a pegasus, was born in Cloudsdale. She was born to a well-off family known for their fliers. Her past name is a result of her mother, Shining Wings, family tradition of having "wings" somewhere in the name. As a young filly, her parents had seen that she was an especially talented pony, put her in elevated classes, and had a personal instructor coach her. She had loved flying, the only other thing she would occupy herself with was her studies, and reading. She doesn't consider herself a bookworm though. She was the gem of her parents' eyes, she had started taking her flying to new levels, her own signature move and everything, leaving her younger brother, Strong Wings, in her shadow. He will be one of the only ponies close to her in time to come. She had gotten her cutie mark shortly after making her signature move, earning herself second place in the Best Young Flyer competition. Her cutie mark was a wing, showing her talent in flying. Her parents said it could have been anything, "she was good at everything!" they said. The week after at her cute-ceanera, she went to show of her "Soaring Skies" trick, it was inside. In the middle of her move, her wings got tangled in the wires holding up some decorations, and she crashed through her cloud floor. Her father had taken her to the hospital, in the patient's bed she heard her parents talking to the doctor, "She will never fly again..." She was devastated, her talent robbed from her. Her parents kept telling her she could still do anything she wanted, she was talented at anything she tried at, though she could see their obvious disappointment at the loss of their "star child". She hated their shallow attempts at hiding it, and at pleasing her. Her brother was the only one who provided any real comfort, he made a joke once, said she was more a "Grounded Wings" now. She had decided to keep the name, no use in keeping the inaccurate.
A year later she was out of the hospital, she had had two choices, to cry about her wings like a weak pony, or move on, being the prideful and strong pony she was she had chosen the latter. She decided to be independent, scoffing at her parents money, and their "support". She was going to do her own thing, change the "talent" that came would never be possible, out of a joke bet she couldn't dig, but she did. Oh how she did, she had gotten a ride to Ponyville from her brother, bought a shovel, and stayed. She had started digging, and at first it was what anypony could do, but she did it for four years, now the self-proclaimed "best digger out there." She had decided to get a shovel tattooed on on her cutie mark after all the stupid questions. "Why aren't you flying?" As if it wasn't obvious with the bandages. She's traveled to Canterlot and Trottingham in search of some digging jobs, but Equestria only need so many holes in the ground. She still lives in Ponyville, and she still digs. What now?

Personality: Wings is headstrong and confident, she can be like a grammar Nazi, but instead of grammar it is everything. She makes a point in being right most of the time. She has a mind that she is smarter than most ponies, and in a way she's right, but instead of bragging she comments on how low others are, "idiot" is her favorite word. Even if she hates to admit it to herself, she is kind of a nice pony. When no on is looking she might just do something nice for you, she'll never admit it though, she has too much pride.

Likes: Digging, being right, ponies who can hold a conversation without being annoying, her brother, Apple Acres apples

Dislikes: Idiots, ponies commenting on her wings, doctors, bullies, being told what to do, unless it's something relating to work, and even then.. ponies telling her that digging is a dumb talent.

Abilities: She will dig, like nothing you have ever freaking seen. Flying. She has amazing correcting abilities? Sure. I'll go with that.

Pets: No pets.

Appearance and Visual Information
Physical Appearance: A mare only slightly taller than the main six, she has a white cream color coat. Her mane is a solid black which she keeps down unless she's working, for that she has a band to keep it back. She keeps her wings in bandages, and cannot fly. She also carries around a shovel at all times, it might as well be attached to her. She would take that thing to the Grand Galloping Gala if she was invited. She's either really filthy from digging, or really clean from her constant baths.

Grounded Wings
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