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MLP: Princess Gaia

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For the contest at :iconmlp-fim: to design Princess Celestia and Princess Luna's sister.

Since they're in charge of the Sun and the moon, I made a pony to be in charge of the earth! Mother Earth, if you will. So thus her name is Princess Gaia.

The contest seemed pretty open about the designing and naming, so... I hope this is all I need to do to enter. o3o

The idea for her hoof-steps to create little tufts of grass and flowers was :iconsephielyajmaxwell:'s idea~ *v* She said she imagined it like in the game Okami.

You can see all my other MLP designs and adoptables here: [link]

Edit: Wanted to make a few notes about what I had in mind for her;
a - Her job is controlling the Earth, blessing plants and dealing with continental shifts. She also keeps herself in check with Celestia and Luna, to make sure the planet is rotating properly with the sun and the moon.
b - I actually have a little sea-princess I was working on a while ago, I imagine a cousin or a sibling that, like Luna and Celestia, would work together... and have sibling fights on occasion.
c - I had a lot of Dryad/Fae type ideas while I worked on her. Thus the wooden shoes, necklace etc. She's not a fan of lots of metals.
d - And finally her cutie mark is a representation of the earth, so like the symbol on her neck surrounded by something like a mud-splatter.
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Er... Not to stomp on your artwork, I really do love it, but... Gaia is the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, who was evil. She was the mother of the giants and the titans. She was believed to be extremely ugly, and most certainly not peaceful, unlike this beautiful mare here.