Ever since the Canterlot Wedding Incident the public fear of changelings have sky rocketed. People are terrified of the idea that foes and emotional vampires walk amongst us and why wouldn't they be? Your best friend, your lover...Even your adopted sister could all be changelings! But friends, I am her to teach you that these creatures are surprisingly similar to ourselves. they have the same wants, the same needs and most importantly, the same flaws. This book is but a quick look at the changelings as a whole separated into each major hive. For those who find the mystery attractive, this will answer many of your questions. For those who fear them, this will allow you to identify different changelings and what risk they are to yourself and family.
(In time I will add the hives created by Carnifex. though I have asked for his permission and he has accepted, and while the general idea and descriptions are all his, history, religion and relationships are all made by me. All hives can be used in your own fanfics, though claiming the hives themselves are your creations will not do, and while not needed, a little mention on where the hives came from would be nice.)
Wow, that's some great world-building.
I liked this so far. It's written very clearly and has spiked up my inerest.
Why thank you!
I just hope this goes much better then my last fic...Got it was bad >.< Though for the record I think the idea was awesome, just the execution that was really bad 
But yeah this is actually a final shot to see if I'm any good at this stuff, make it short, simple and fresh. I'm actually super nervous to see what people think.
fairly interesting world building. i also have created some dieas of my own, though a few are similar to this.
two things i can full on say is unqie (and i will hire changleing assassins to come after you if you outright steal) is two things. one part of it is that i have something called Carpels, named after a reproductive structure from a flower. als known as the first daughters, they are the ones that produce most of the changelings of a hive. the breed faster than their 'mother' and are also fairly powerful and intelligent, albeit they often are bound to their own personal hive mind. they are, in a small sense, imperfect lesser clones of the queen, if as sacred to the queen and hive as anything.
the second thing is reproduction and, in exention, something i call Corrosion. simplest terms changelings were once something more Whole than they are now. now they are tattered variants of something much greater. what a pure bred, so called, changeling would look like would be quite frightening and feral. the only way to keep the corrosion from overcoming their breed is to keep up the variance. this is done by a queen breeding with a highly developed speciman of some sapient species. the queens cna reproduce with changeling drones, but the child will be corroded.
put it into perspective, as i am also using carnifex brillant designs, the likes of calliphora, ambrosia, and myxine are examples of changeling queens born from that form of breeding. Chrysalis, and some other in my story, are an example of inbreeding of sorts, of changeling queens impregnated by drones. not horrific but with at endency to insabiltiy and irrational behavior.
Miasma is a changeling queen that is far more corroded, a inbred queen's child with another changeling. any further creates a particrually unstable and vicious queen. so much so that they are considered risks to changeling kind and are kept sealed away, as their insanity and aggression would cause them to expose far too many changeling secrets to the world.
........making a story with changelings, and i am mowing over whether or not to make chrysalis have her own changeling foal from..... well guess.
You just got your first follower. I look forward to more.
4155576 Very interesting but when building these hives I wanted to be as close to fan canon as I can, for example, that remark about how a changeling becomes free came to me after realizing almost all changeling fanfics have the changelings horns snapping at the start or landing on their head after a fall. However, there really isn't any fan facts on weather the queen breeds or not so I wanted to keep that open. The same goes with some small facts with the hives. I mentioned in the Hive Ash Raiders description that a number of different species did join the tribe at one point but there's no information on them. Would make for a good fic no?
Ideas you might want to use (or not)
-A Hive that acts the way a biker gang would, minus the bikes
-A Hive where even when they are alone, they are disguised at all times except when sick or when having sex, thanks to their religious beliefs
-A Hive of Celestia worshippers
-A Hive that defends the weak and has got a lot of love from them freely given
-A Hive that is the local Mafia in an area
-A (very small) Hive that betrays other changelings to their foes and is hated by all other hives
4155843 Well when I create changeling hives I tend to take then quite seriously, and while they would have different cultures, as I can't see a entire nation of pony bikers, I can't see a nation of biker changelings. Nations are made up of individuals, but overall tend to have deep singular moral beliefs and ideals. Plus I have studied history and thought that I have learned there is no such thing as a "Good Guy Nation", every society is out to further themselves, weather it be with power, financially or religiously, and that reflects in my world building. A good idea would be the NCR from the fallout universe. They are classified as the "Good Guys" but even if their goals are ultimately nobel at their core it is to further their reach. Adding good will being this is so one can sleep at night, or so your population remain loyal. As for each idea...
-Sorry too silly
-Actually I did have a hive in mind like that, though the reason they stay disguised is a lot more deeper then some religious belief, but any more would be spoilers.
-The way I see it, Celestia is a ruler to the changelings, on par with the Griffon Emperor or even their own queen. More then that I can't see themselves worshiping someone who actually makes life difficult for them. While other gods will come up, none of them will be ponies (or any mortal race for that matter) and they would be those who showed the race favor.
-Certainly not. While I am very interested in doing Hives living alongside other races, defending the weak and all that just stuff would be silly on a national level. Its not worth spending resources to help others for little in return, as those who do find themselves so stretched out they collapse.
-Once again, too silly.
-Now, while I won't be using this idea because defining a hive as them just generally being jerks isn't every interesting or deep, I should point out that when I have done enough Hives, I will be looking into independent groups. I'm still working out the kinks, but these will include the Free Changeling Confederation (FCC), The Followers of Elizabeth and the Cult of Order. Some of these all changeling, other are actually a mix of races, but have changelings as a major player.
Their not bad ideas, I just don't think they will fit in with my hives, nor would I be able to give them the density they deserve.
4155843 woouldn't the last one technically be chrysalis? she comes in and bsaically shouted through a megaphone "HEY EVERPONY! THERE ARE THESE MONSTES THAT DRAIN YOUR ENERGIES AND PRETEND YOU BE YOU, AND WE ARE SOME OF THEM!!"
4204307 Ah good point! But once again I see hives as states or nations not a unified thing. Even ponies, the most pro friendship species in the MLP WORLD have their own countries with their own goals. I think anyone who believes that all changelings follow one person or all want the same thing or even CARE about what all other hives do even if it doesn't concern them does not know how governments or even just society works. OH! And work experience is coming up but I'm getting those two next hives done.
4221834 the problem i meant is that the revelation fo changelings would make people nervous and possibly interfere in many hive's abiltiy to function. hard to snatch up prey when they are expecting the possiblity of a changeling.
I love this! Keep it up!
Sorry about the long wait for the next chapter guys a TON of stuff has been happening in my life and while I am getting it done, its getting done REALLY slowly though hopefully things will pick up soon...On the plus side, next one is a three hiver.
interesting, keep it up
Next chapters up. Also, I have decided that if this fic is successful enough, maybe I donno 30 thumbs up by the time I finish it, I will continue with a new fic "Guilds and clans of the diamond dog" And if that is successful I may go even further with "Houses and factions of the Griffin"
after you finish this encoclopedia and the others, i would like a story using all this information. you are creating a detailed universe and i like that
This deserves more votes then it gets.
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Why thank you, I'm flattered ^^
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Well the problem is I'm a world builder. I can come up with dates, events, factions, biology religion you name it but when it comes to writing characters and detailed descriptions I REALLY suck. Its for that reason I did this kind of fic to begin with! Its also why I'm letting anyone who wants to write a fic about aspects in it to do so as I would love to see my world put on paper by a decent author but sadly I'm just not one.
4548424 oh, you say the nicest things
New chapter
Now many of you might be expecting me to do a chapter on hive enslavers but I'm sad to say I won't. There's just not much to them and while I have ideas and different takes on all the other hives I just don't find them interesting. Sorry if your a fan 
seems like i founnd my hive, pseudochangelings.
also, the dragon tamers reminds me a lot of Orks of warhammer 40k, look light we got a new WAAAAGHHHHH!!! coming.
Well actually they were based on LOTR. Actually I thought people would call me out on it since I gave them a fat gross leader too
But its always awesome to see a fellow 40k fan. To be brutally honest I almost didn't put Pseudochangelings in, mainly cause they were WAY WAAAAAAYYYYYY too perfect, the Mary Sue hive if you would 
. I ended up just trying to make life difficult for them but looking back I probably should have given the hive itself some cons to try and outway the massive amounts of pros. Anyway, next time we will see the last hive done by Carnifex, and see what happens when a diamond dog and a changeling love each other very much. Stay tuned viewers! 
The frequent grammar mistakes make this a disruptive read. Many words that are meant to be other words, or are plural or singular when they should be the other. It makes entire sentences difficult to comprehend, and for the moment, I'm already stopping here.
Is that to do with the Carnifex hive quotes? I made an agreement before hand that I would copy and paste his description of them word for word...Even if the spelling and grammar were off. If its for the chapters themselves then I'll try and look back and fix the issues when I finish the chapters.
Also, turns out I have two of his hives left, forgot the outback one, which I'm kinda ashamed off considering I'm Australian.
So yeah, had a look back and the grammar is...Questionable at best...I blame it on my unaffectionate English teacher ^^; But if I go back and fix em up now not only will the space between chapters get longer but I'll probably miss a bunch of stuff :/ So I thought I might have a call out to you guys. Who ever will be kind enough to download each chapter now and again, fix it up and send it to me for re-publishing will have their very own hive written up and put in the fic. If your interested send me a private message so we can discuss the details either over Skype, email or AIM.
So, had two six hour long blackouts but at least I got a lot of typing done, so hears an early chapter. By the way still looking for someone to check the grammar.
Ok boys and girls next chapters almost done but I wanted to ask you something. I was musing over which to do next, griffin houses or diamond dog clans and guilds (After I fix the grammar as I have received no messages on it) and I suddenly realized I had a LOT to tell about my version of the Griffin Empire, a incredibly long and in depth history including quotes, a complex social structure, a diverse land and complicated politics...So I wanted to ask you guys what you wanted. Would you like a similar fic but with griffins or diamond dogs as the focus, or an in depth look at the Griffin Empire involving history, geography, politics and culture? Either will tie in with the changeling fics it really depends if you want a short simple read or something more complex.
Next chapter and I have some news. First off, I got someone to check the grammar
Expect updated chapters in the future. Second, I've been asked this and I want to make this clear. I am NOT spelling names wrong, these are changeling and griffin names and while some will be the same as our names others would b original to them so please, PLEASE don't point out when a name seems spelled wrong or say I have bad spelling cause of it. Thank you.
oh Vermata, i love them.
Sorry the chapters taking so long to finish I got really sick for weeks and only recently recovered. Still, its getting done and I'm just giving Miasma a quick update to reflect carnifex's new hive, Lacera Hive. I will not be doing a chapter on them as the one I'm working on is the last to contain actual hives and the second last chapter full stop. Plus according to the lore their all either dead or mixing in with Miasma so there's not even a point to it really.
Second last chapters out. Sorry for the wait. Also I'm still waiting to see what people want me to look at next, the Free States or Griffin Empire. Before I do that I will b going back and fixing the bad grammar from previous chapters.
There we go, all done. That a big or explosive final chapter but I think it was an alright fic, once I go back and fix the spelling of the earlier chapters so its not quite done yet but will be soon.
Sorry the chapter fixing is taking so long got a new job and have been having a break from writing. I have decided to not take on either the Griffin Empire or The Free States quite yet although I could change my mind quickly. Next up, I feel with recent events I might go into the history of no country, but the frozen wastes up north of Equestria and to tell the fall of an age, no history, no facts, just myths.
Ok I finished fixing up some of the grammar. I'm pretty sure a missed a thing or two but I'm doing a cause to improve it so next fic will hopefully be better constructed. I had a wonderful time writing this and I would like to thank everyone who gave me a thumbs up and I hope to see you all soon with a second fic.
5255762 question the queen is the mother of all workers in the hive?
7241337 I left that purposefully vague as most people I met were completely split on the matter, whether queens give birth to changeling drones or if the drones reproduce amongst themselves. Personally I believe that they do it amongst themselves.
7241376 ok
Interresting description of the Thorax hive. Also interesting that Pharynx does not seem to exist in this universe. It's interesting because in the series he is the official solution to the "the hive has become weak" problem.
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True but once again, he is ultimately one guy after all. In the grand scheme of things he and the events revolving around him was ultimately a bit of a family spat. I didn't bring him up since he wouldn't have changed much in the overall setup. I mean, they convinced one changeling that this new direction was ok, doesn't mean the vast majority are going to be convinced.
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I think the most interesting thing with Pharynx is not that he was finally convinced byy Thorax' new way but that in the end the other changelings had to admit that Pharynx was right when he told them that they became too soft. So Pharynx has a big influence on the whole hive making the changelings remember that sometimes they need to defend themselves. His new dark and sort-of-royal form could be seen as a sign of his new authority in that matter. I would not be surprised if (in a future episode) he becomes some sort of "minister of defense".
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True, but that's all speculation. For now, he may only be a one off character that may appear in background cameos. I'll edit the entry if he proves himself a valid factor.
Fan lore is always weird.