While working on other stuff (and getting spoiled by mistakenly seeing something I shouldn’t have seen and now am also compelled to create in the near future…emphasis on ‘near future’), I felt compelled to create a new MLP O/FC after seeing a beautifully done piece of art of a Red-Crested Cardinal couple (forgot the name of the artist who made it). It made me look up the species and I was intrigued by they’re appearance and listening to how they sounded. At first I wanted to make a character that resembles (but not resemble) Captain Celaeno (still working on that), but the thought of making a new Griffon O/FC was beginning to be too much to pass up (thank you Gallus for your unique look compare to the other Griffons we’ve seen…so far). So after doing a sketchpiece, here’s what I came up with: meet my newest Griffon, Genette.
 
Bio:  
Name: Genette  
Nickname: Jen  
Age: Somewhere between being a year younger than Gabby but older than Gallus  
Gender: Female  
Species: Red-Crested (Cardinal) Griffon  
Hometown: Trottingham (now resides in Hoofington)  
Occupation(s): Choreographer, Singer, Vocal Instructor  
Accessories & Apparels: Usually wears a cape with a Fire Ruby pendant attached to it on nice days, likes to wear her favorite pink & white polka-dot dress for casual reasons, wears a black shirt and pink skirt when she’s at her choreography studio  
Personality: Friendly, Calm, Modest, Bold, Mischievous (only applies to whenever she’s around Sunfyre)  
Friends: Sunfyre, Wyldfyre, Gwendolyn, Valour Flame  
Rivals: N/A  
Likes: Dancing, Singing, Griffon Scones, Cupcakes, Cherry Pies, hanging out with her friends, seeing Sunfyre wearing a leotard or dresses as a ballerina  
Dislikes: Not dancing, losing her voice, people who sing high notes when they should sing low notes (and vice versa), greedy Griffons and others who indulge in greed
 
A little about Genette:  
-She met & befriended Sunfyre & Wyldfyre at ballet school when they were young. She was paired with Sunny as her dance partner after her first partner got stage fright (and also because Sunfyre made her laugh when he put on a girl’s ballerina outfit)
 
-Although her parents are from Griffonstone, they moved to Trottingham for a better life and opportunity. At some point, Genette was conceived in Trottingham and she sees Trottingham more as her hometown, but does wish to visit Griffonstone one day.
 
-With help from fellow choreographer Millwright Harmony, she moved to Hoofington to establish a Choreography studio to teach dancing as well as flight choreography for young flyers.
 
-When she isn’t dancing, Genette works as a vocal instructor at her studio
 
-She visits Cookie Swirl’s Baker’s Dozen Cafe as part of her routine
 
-She harbors a secret crush on Valour Flame (though most of the female residents do anyway)
 
-She has a passion for singing in the morning, mostly due to birds singing
 
-She wears her cape when its a nice day out & her pink & white polka-dot dress for casual affairs
 
Well…that’s all I have to say about my little songbird Griffon…for now anyway. Well, I hope you like her.
 
No base was used in the making of this, but I did use yenshin’s artpiece of the Fire Ruby gem as a reference (too many colors of red for that…)