[KittyCatKita]

A slightly simpler monochromatic lady with fill quip!

Rehomed, see last comment for current owner.

Original Owner: Veramora
Name: Mockingbird
Sex: Mare
Height: 11.2 hh
Coat: Greying Black
Quipping: Filled Regular

[Veramora]

Username: Veramora
Name: Mockingbird
How does she react: When Mockingbird first joined her new herd, she wasn't exactly nervous, but she was a bit awkward. The herd wasn't yet used to her tendency to repeat their 'words' back to them before answering them with her response, so a lot of the others thought she was, well, mocking them, when in fact she was simply repeating the question to herself to make sure she understood it correctly before giving her answer. It took a bit of time but eventually the rest of the herd grew used to her unique was of responding to them. She grows close with the lead mare of the herd, because the lead mare found her repeating responses endearing and her sort of excited and bubbly personality a refreshing new addition to the herd.

[Nalena]

Username: Nalena
Name: Namari
How does she react:

Namari had been wandering alone since her herd was scattered by a drought. One day, she came across a new group grazing on a small cliff on the edge of a mountain. Nervous but determined, she approached cautiously.

The lead stallion stepped forward. “What do you want?” he asked.

“A place to belong,” Namari said. “I’m quick and alert. I can help.”

He studied her. “Stay on the edges. Prove yourself.”

That night, while the group slept, Namari spotted a lioness creeping close. She let out a sharp warning call, waking everyone just in time. The predator slunk away, and the herd was safe.

The next morning, the stallion nodded to her. “You’ve earned your place. Welcome.”

At last, Namari had a new home.

[Toffi~]

Username: Toffi~
Name: Blue Cheese
How does she react: Tbh she looks like a total sweetheart to me. I would beleave, she would be eager to get to know everyone though still being to shy to do on her own. Like neighing to them from afar full of exitement, putting on a assiduous strott towards the paddock gate, but as soon the first physical contact she makes, she would turn 180 streigt back to their Human of trust and hiding behind them.
Like a shy kid on their first day in Kindergarden.

[astral.]

Username: astral.
Name: Wynter
How does she react:

Having been sheltered away from most other herds, with hers being deep in a mountain valley with barely any predators, encountering a new herd was never something she would have imagined.

After a younger, lone, stallion challenged their leader and took his place, the other wanderers that had been following the lone stallion joined the main herd and forced out any old or weak wme's. Everything Wynter had grown up to know was suddenly different and all of the elderly herd were now gone. This was anything but pleasant.

It took days before she felt happy enough to graze again. When she approached the grazing grounds, a few equids (around her age) that were new to the herd, bounded towards her cheerfully with flower crowns aplenty and adorning her with one too. They expressed how horrible it was not to have belonged and how scary traveling into unknowns with scarce food and water had been, and suddenly Wynter didn't feel as bad as she was before <3

Everything had changed, but sometimes, change is for the better

[LadyCrowsong]

Username: LadyCrowsong
Name: [I'm terrible at naming quickly, will come back for this if possible]
How does she react:
A herd trying to cling to itself can be intimidating in its own right. Still, the stallions offered her cautious compassion, the aging Iagan and gentle Cadmon alike. The mares were slightly colder, Rafaella and Aislinn weren't necessarily mean just reserved in accepting warmly despite not denying this newcomer either. Could she blame them? Especially since Aislinn had a fresh colt at her side, still walking somewhat stilted and suckling frequently as they carried onward.
It seemed she was not the only diamond in the rough, but that this entire group had found itself gold suddenly turned pyrite. As she learned more about Iagan's unease at his daughter, Rosetta's, recent departure (running off with a stallion he had never met, oh my!) as well as the recent driftiness of a mare called Esther that left Cadmon longing, she found her heart offering sympathies. Bridgette shyly expressed sentiment of concern about the band remaining strong enough to stay together while Aislinn expressed her consideration to return to domesticity which she had left behind when Cadmon was barely older than Edmund was now.
Would they stick together? It was too terribly unclear but, however fleeting this comradery could turn out to be, she was grateful to have found it and experienced it. A former her would have been far too fearful to give them the chance to know her and to truly know them, but she had learned to be more open and accepting and take life as it comes.

[huskyhiccups]

Username: huskyhiccups
Name: Diamond
How does she react: My herd
Diamond's overconfidence and cocky attitude don't do her any favors. Ashes, the lead mare, outright ignores Diamond and the herd follows her lead. However, Amaluna and Hex feel guilty for treating Diamond so coldly. They welcome Diamond to the herd and get to know her better while Ashes and Dusty aren't looking. A few day later, Ashes finds herself extremely curious about Diamond and finally puts effort into getting to know her. They eventually all become great friends! Diamond finally finds her place in the herd; next to Ashes, learning to become the lead mare so Ashes can eventually retire.

[Stray Stranger]

Username: Stray Stranger
Name: Silverhoof
How does she react: She is cautious but confident, and approached the grazing equids slowly, but loud enough that they were aware that she was approaching long before they could see her, she didn't want to sneak up on them and scare them. "How has the winter been treating your herd?" She asks a pair of grazing mares. "Not well, but our lead mare has been... clever... about finding food for us all." One mare says. "It's magic, I tell you! We'll be cursed!" The other says. "We've eaten the roots of what looked like dead branches!" She continues. "Those roots are always there," the first mare begins "we just don't eat them in the spring when there's enough grass! It's not witchcraft! But it is a bit desperate." She says. "Desperate times require desperate measures." Silverhoof remarks. "I'm Silverhoof, by the way." She smiles. "Oh that's such a pretty name!" The second mare says. Silverhoof smiles. "May I speak to your lead mare?" She asks.

"I'm the lead mare." A voice speaks a bit further away and a mare steps in front of Silverhoof. "What do you want?" the lead mare asks. "If I may, I'd like to ask to join your herd." Silverhoof says.

"What happened to your former herd?" The lead mare asks.
"With how our leaders have been behaving? I'll be surprised if half of them make it through to spring. I left my old her of mya own volition. This winter has been exceptionally hard on us and our lead stallion refuses to leave to search for food. He's been trying to solve things by having us steal crops from humans or venture into predators territories, there's a reason they still have a lot of food left where the wolves live, and he just refuses to listen to reason. I figured I'd take my chances with the wilderness and try to find a herd with a more reasonable leader."
"How long have you been on your own?"
"About ten days."
"Ten days? That's a long time to be wandering around alone without getting picked off by desperate predators. How did you survive long enough to get here?"
"Well, I had to be very clever. Thanks to our lead stallions decisions, I've had the opportunity to see predators and humans more up close and personal than I'd ever think any equid would ever have to. It gave me the opportunity to learn enough about them to see little signs and avoid them well before I'm close enough to be noticed."
"Clever, eh? We could always use the skills and tenacity of a mare like yourself. I'm glad to offer you a spot among my herd."
"I appreciate it immensely. I'll make sure nobody here regrets this invitation. Thank you "

And a clever mare had found a herd where her cleverness would be appreciated.

[Dark Mill South]

Username: Harm&Ease
Name: Eden
How does she react: They gon be lady 'friend's ehehe
Eden had roamed the edges of this valley for months. She wasn’t lonely exactly, but the wind whispering through the tall grasses seemed to carry a longing for something more. One crisp autumn morning, as the sun painted the eastern hills gold, she saw her. A mare with white and grey coat, her coat gleaming like polished marble, stood at the far end of the valley, a stark silhouette against the rising sun. She was alone too, her head held high, scanning the horizon. Eden’s heart gave a thump. She’d seen other lone Equids, stragglers like herself, but this one… she held an air of quiet strength, a silent promise of stability.
She began to walk towards her, a slow, deliberate gait. She didn’t want to spook the other mare. The distance was considerable, the valley stretching wide between them. As she drew closer, she saw the grace of her muscles ripple beneath her coat, the intelligent gleam in her dark eyes. She watched Eden approach, unmoving. When Eden was about a hundred yards away, she stopped. She lowered her head and began to graze, a sign of peaceful intent. The other mare mirrored her action. They grazed in companionable silence, the distance between them slowly shrinking. Finally, the other Equid lifted her head. She took a few steps towards Eden, then stopped again. She raised her head as well, meeting her gaze. Eden whickered softly, a low, rumbling sound that resonated through her. She responded with a gentle nicker of her own. She closed the remaining distance, her steps sure and confident, yet graceful and dainty at the same time. She circled Eden once, sniffing her scent, then stood beside her, shoulder to shoulder. A sense of calm settled over Eden, a feeling of belonging she hadn’t known before. They stood together, watching the sun climb higher in the sky, the wind now carrying a different message – a message of partnership, of a beginning. They were two, and in that moment, the valley underneath the snowy mountains felt a little less vast, a little more like home. Their herd had begun.

[eleutheromaniac.]

Username: eleutheromaniac.
Name: Silverspring (Silver)
How does she react: silver would likely be part of diablo's herd, located near lake Iiná. if you believe the 'lead mare' theory, silver would be that lead mare. like the fleetwood mac song silver spring, she is very possesive of of diablo, and is definitely boss lady in charge. for more submissive mares, they'd be friends, whereas others might be enemies!
when she first joined the herd, she'd probably resist falling into the fold of herd life, being an independent lady. but she'd quickly realize she actually quite loves relying on friends, and also protecting and leading them.