Post by Bio Plus on Feb 7, 2017 11:14:43 GMT -5
One thousand years ago Twilight Sparkle and the Elements of Harmony saved Equestria from Nightmare Moon. Equestria would face many more evils after this event, but thanks to the vigilant protection of the Elements, their friends and Equestria's rulers, Princess Celestia, Luna and Cadence, harmony was kept and ponies and all other races could live in peace.
As time passed Princess Luna and her husband moved on to pursue their own dreams and Princess Celestia was left to rule Equestria alone once more.
Some years ago changes appeared in the political landscape and once peaceful neighbours of the ponies started becoming more aggressive towards them. To prevent war in her kingdom Princess Celestia stepped forward and single handedly defeated the Griffon Empire, chased the dragons out of her kingdom and subjugated any remaining races that would oppose her. After the swift cleansing of the lands Celestia build a new city, a city large enough to hold all ponies, to keep them near and safe from any that would harm them. The city was called Equintroppolis. And if Celestia's power was not enough to keep evil at bay then the Tower of Harmony that she built in the centre of the city was. Inside the legendary heroes of old, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie, ascended the tower to be put into a protective sleep that constantly kept the city safe.
In the time Equintroppolis was built the magic-tech boom happened. Technological marvels that was driven by magic on their own. Magitech made life convenient and comfortable for all ponies. Gone were the days of working hard and just getting by. Magitech help everypony to prosper and they could live life however they wanted. Food was plentiful and entertainment became more and more a necessity of life. In this new world ponies didn't need to hone their special talents like in the old days. Great painters could be great with minimal effort thanks to magitech. Adventurers could adventure day and night without leaving their home and getting into danger. Chefs could make fantastic dishes without ever worrying about getting the ingredients wrong or burning a cake. As a result special talents started to fade to the background until they were simply a need to fulfil rather than a passion to pursue. The ponies themselves also lost more physical attributes of what made them special. Unicorns lost the ability to do magic. Pegasi lost the ability to control weather. And earth ponies lost their ability to tend the land. This didn't matter so much however since whatever they've lost could be performed better with magitech then they ever could have done on their own. The weather was still being controlled, everypony could use magic now and nopony needed to tend the land as that was taken care of by magitech as well. Every pony was content and every pony was happy, and they all loved their benevolent ruler Princess Celestia.
However. While everything on the surface of Equintroppolis was great, underneath it lurked a much more real world. Of all the other species that was subjugated under pony rule the griffins were the most numerous. They and the other species lived in poverty in the slums of the city. Scraping and begging for food and trying make it through another day. Here magitech was much sought after, anything that could make their lives a little better, and gave birth to a sinister black market. Although it had no impact in the ponies lives. What did have an impact however was socializing with other species which was mostly frowned upon. And marriage with a griffin was only allowed in extremely rare circumstances. The griffins that were lucky enough to be be married to a pony quickly succumbed to the luxuries of ordinary life and tended to cut off any connection to their poorer origins.
There was a much greater shadow however than the poor residence that nopony really gave a second thought about. As Equintroppolis grew so did the Everfree Forest. The forest that was once tamed by their ancestors suddenly grew more dark and more powerful than ever before. A dark cloud spilled from it and surrounded it, creating a barrier that even Princess Celestia couldn't penetrate. Anyone that dared to venture into the cloud was never seen again and stories about a terrible creature that left the forest to capture ponies in the city spread far and wide. There was little evidence for this however and for the most the forest just stood quietly, eerily reminding the happy city of the evil that still lurked in the world.
Evil will never triumph as long as there is good in the world, no matter how long that evil stays hidden. And this is where our story begins. With five friends who have all agreed to meet up and see the latest in magitech entertainment. A virtual game that completely makes you experience being a hero from old and have you live out any fantasy you could desire.
So nopony in Equintroppolis has a house of their own, no matter how well off they are. They all live in apartment buildings. Each apartment is very spacious and have everything they need. Families will have bigger apartments and may even cover multiple floors if the whole family lives together. For the most part apartments look the same, but each can be customized with workstations that may fill a pony's needs. A sculpture could have a sculpture workstation that would make sculptures for them. An athlete could have a virtual gym. There can be room for plants in the apartment, but not full gardens. If a pony wanted a garden a simple virtual garden would be enough that would be accessed with a VR helmet that every home has. Any other places could also be visited this way, like beaches and mountains, although it would still be limited to VR unlike the new game they tested. Think mostly The Jetsons. How their home is, how Jane makes food, how George works. How minimal the things are that they do, yet they still complain about working too hard or are motivated by what they're doing. For them all those things are normal.
As time passed Princess Luna and her husband moved on to pursue their own dreams and Princess Celestia was left to rule Equestria alone once more.
Some years ago changes appeared in the political landscape and once peaceful neighbours of the ponies started becoming more aggressive towards them. To prevent war in her kingdom Princess Celestia stepped forward and single handedly defeated the Griffon Empire, chased the dragons out of her kingdom and subjugated any remaining races that would oppose her. After the swift cleansing of the lands Celestia build a new city, a city large enough to hold all ponies, to keep them near and safe from any that would harm them. The city was called Equintroppolis. And if Celestia's power was not enough to keep evil at bay then the Tower of Harmony that she built in the centre of the city was. Inside the legendary heroes of old, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie, ascended the tower to be put into a protective sleep that constantly kept the city safe.
In the time Equintroppolis was built the magic-tech boom happened. Technological marvels that was driven by magic on their own. Magitech made life convenient and comfortable for all ponies. Gone were the days of working hard and just getting by. Magitech help everypony to prosper and they could live life however they wanted. Food was plentiful and entertainment became more and more a necessity of life. In this new world ponies didn't need to hone their special talents like in the old days. Great painters could be great with minimal effort thanks to magitech. Adventurers could adventure day and night without leaving their home and getting into danger. Chefs could make fantastic dishes without ever worrying about getting the ingredients wrong or burning a cake. As a result special talents started to fade to the background until they were simply a need to fulfil rather than a passion to pursue. The ponies themselves also lost more physical attributes of what made them special. Unicorns lost the ability to do magic. Pegasi lost the ability to control weather. And earth ponies lost their ability to tend the land. This didn't matter so much however since whatever they've lost could be performed better with magitech then they ever could have done on their own. The weather was still being controlled, everypony could use magic now and nopony needed to tend the land as that was taken care of by magitech as well. Every pony was content and every pony was happy, and they all loved their benevolent ruler Princess Celestia.
However. While everything on the surface of Equintroppolis was great, underneath it lurked a much more real world. Of all the other species that was subjugated under pony rule the griffins were the most numerous. They and the other species lived in poverty in the slums of the city. Scraping and begging for food and trying make it through another day. Here magitech was much sought after, anything that could make their lives a little better, and gave birth to a sinister black market. Although it had no impact in the ponies lives. What did have an impact however was socializing with other species which was mostly frowned upon. And marriage with a griffin was only allowed in extremely rare circumstances. The griffins that were lucky enough to be be married to a pony quickly succumbed to the luxuries of ordinary life and tended to cut off any connection to their poorer origins.
There was a much greater shadow however than the poor residence that nopony really gave a second thought about. As Equintroppolis grew so did the Everfree Forest. The forest that was once tamed by their ancestors suddenly grew more dark and more powerful than ever before. A dark cloud spilled from it and surrounded it, creating a barrier that even Princess Celestia couldn't penetrate. Anyone that dared to venture into the cloud was never seen again and stories about a terrible creature that left the forest to capture ponies in the city spread far and wide. There was little evidence for this however and for the most the forest just stood quietly, eerily reminding the happy city of the evil that still lurked in the world.
Evil will never triumph as long as there is good in the world, no matter how long that evil stays hidden. And this is where our story begins. With five friends who have all agreed to meet up and see the latest in magitech entertainment. A virtual game that completely makes you experience being a hero from old and have you live out any fantasy you could desire.
So nopony in Equintroppolis has a house of their own, no matter how well off they are. They all live in apartment buildings. Each apartment is very spacious and have everything they need. Families will have bigger apartments and may even cover multiple floors if the whole family lives together. For the most part apartments look the same, but each can be customized with workstations that may fill a pony's needs. A sculpture could have a sculpture workstation that would make sculptures for them. An athlete could have a virtual gym. There can be room for plants in the apartment, but not full gardens. If a pony wanted a garden a simple virtual garden would be enough that would be accessed with a VR helmet that every home has. Any other places could also be visited this way, like beaches and mountains, although it would still be limited to VR unlike the new game they tested. Think mostly The Jetsons. How their home is, how Jane makes food, how George works. How minimal the things are that they do, yet they still complain about working too hard or are motivated by what they're doing. For them all those things are normal.