Rainbows After Rain concepts: beyond Equestria-That-Was

A lot can change in a millennium. Rainbows After Rain only focuses on three of the species who took up residence in Equestria's former borders, but I have vague ideas for how to expand this universe. Call it an expanded alternate universe, or XAU for short.

• After the pearl shards stopped working, seaponies and hippogriffs went their separate ways. The largest seapony city is Atlantropolis, situated in the open, photic ocean far off the coast of Equestria-That-Was. Over the generations, they've mastered the art of coral architecture and built towers that reach the surface. They double as habitats for wild animals and plants, though some denizens like to cultivate gardens on the walls outside their levels. Picture an eco-punk version of the city from Shark Tale, but with less Will Smith.
• In the furthest north, far beyond even Yakyakistan, lives a remote population of reindeer. Back when magic filled the world, the stags would lead their herds until their lost their antlers and ability to use telekinesis in the winter, then the does would take over until the summer, but nowadays it's a moot point. The Gift-Givers of the Grove haven't been seen in a long time - some think they died when they lost the magic that made them immortal, while others think they disappeared in the same way that ponies did.
• Griffons are thriving. The loss of magic didn't hurt them at all because they didn't have it, putting them on a higher playing field than the countless magic-reliant foreign powers. They also interbred with hippogriffs; it's believed that most of the population of Mt. Zephyr have at least two griffon ancestors.

Comments

[Melody Song]

Ooh, interesting lore bits!!

[Comickook]

Excellent description of some of the other species and how the loss of magic affected them. And, yeah, the part about the loss of magic actually promoting the Griffons to the top of the food chain makes sense. Of course, the yaks would also be unaffected as, like the griffons, they had no magic to lose- just pure brute strength and very thick fur.

Dragons would, obviously, be about medium-hit (even though the dragons still have their strength, tough scales and flying ability, they lost their flame breath and increased longevity) - not as hard hit as some (as already mentioned), but still had some loss.

[Nitro Indigo]

5690171 Dragons will be addressed in Rainbows After Rain soon.

[Comickook]

5690258
Okay. Yeah. That makes sense. Thanks for the heads up there.