AMA ANSWERS!!!!! · 6:55pm Aug 25th, 2016
Equestria Changeling Queen and the Abyssal Empress castmembers walk onto panel stage with vren55
Vren55: Alright, let’s keep this sweet and informative, you first.
*Abuble 1234 stops blowing bubbles and pulls out his notepad*
*Abuble1234 turns Alternia*
What has been the biggest physical change with your brace? Has it affected your ability to use any of your changling abilities?
Alternia: *sighs regretfully* Unfortunately, the brace does mean that I cannot take a transformation without having that wound visible on my disguise in one way or another.
Do you find yourself still anxious to go out among your ponies in just your chitin? Is there a fundamental difference in being loved for who you are and what you've done rather than being loved for "being Celestia"?
Alternia: *Looks contemplative*
Why do you (as a changling) have such a voracious sweet tooth (and did it come from Celestia)?
Alternia: I said this in an earlier AMA, but I can taste the love put into food. Perhaps due to the intricate decorations of cakes and the necessary effort needed to be put into them, I developed quite a sweet tooth in that respect.
Are Twilight and Cadence still treating you as if you're made of tissue paper?
Alternia: Not anymore. Cadance is still somewhat concerned. However, the pair have grown up around me when I was the most powerful authority in their lives. It’s not so easy to shake that view of me.
On the other hoof, Luna and Shining Armor have been a bit over worried. As the doctor in charge, Luna was more aware of how close I was to death and Shining Armor felt personally responsible for my wounds.
*Abuble1234 turns to Celestia*
How are you handling the glut of Alternia's memories? Is there anything in particular that you have found interesting, enlightening or scandelous?
*Alternia’s eyes widened and she glances at Celestia, who seems to blush*
Celestia *coughs*: There are many memories we have found particularly interesting and enlightening. For example, we never expected that Alternia could make peace with the Griffons. We also marveled and could analyze some of the judgement calls she made over the years. Her actions to resolve the Cloudsdale Rebellion were of particular interest.
*Abuble1234 looks at Celestia expectantly*
Celestia *blushes*: There were also many scandalous moments. I and Luna were fairly shocked when we found out that Alternia had um… invited others to her chambers… in my body. Some of them not being ponies.
Alternia *glares at Celestia*: My choice of companions are my own, Celestia.
Celestia *swallows*: We do not mean to criticize thee, Alternia, but its just we were surprised by some of the activities thou—
Alternia *GLARING DAGGERS*: Too much information, Celestia.
Celestia: *coughs*: Thou art correct. That does lead me to thy next question Abuble1234…
What was the biggest change between when you left Equestria and when you returned?
Celestia: That Equestria has become such a diverse country of many races and species. Whilst the majority of Equestria is populated by ponies, we are surprised of the many donkeys, minotaurs, griffons and even thestrals that live amongst our ponies. When we were in power, all of these races were either hostile to Equestria or not as accepted amongst our ponies.
Do you have a particular like of baked goods?
Celestia: Some. They were not as common back then as firewood was not as plentiful. Some baked goods are too sweet for our taste however.
Did you dream in your comatose state?
Celestia: I think so, but I do not remember any of them.
*Abuble1234 turns to Luna*
We missed your reunion with (the actual) Celestia. You already made up with who you believed to be 'Tia, what were the differences between the first and the second time?
Luna *glances at Celestia briefly*: It felt a bit more sincere, and it was more difficult at the same time. *glances at Alternia* I do not mean to say your acting skills were insuffecient Alternia, but where you forgave me unconditionally, Celestia and I did a lot more talking about the problems in our relationship and our grievances with one another.
Alternia sees you as a sister, is she working on forging such a relationship with Celestia?
Luna *glances at Alternia*: Is it alright if I answer this? *Alternia nods* Then no, Alternia isn’t looking at forging such a relationship with Celestia. At least to my knowledge, she’s just happy with having Celestia as a co-ruler.
With Alternia coming into the monarchy, does that mean you can take an eight-hour shift instead?
Luna: How we work together now… well it’s a hard to explain. Yes, I do normally take an eight hour shift, but even when Alternia was ruling alone she only took an eight hour shift. Granted, now two of us do not have to work on Sundays. However, saying that we work in shifts is a bad way to describe how we delegate the ruling of Equestria. It’s better to say we delegate tasks. Let’s say for a month, Alternia works on education, social welfare and the economy, whilst Celestia overseas the military and science and research, and I look after Equestria’s diplomatic relations and trade agreements. We then switch it up.
Is there an easy way to help Alternia separate herself from her memories and time serving as Celestia?
Luna: Alternia has actually been doing fairly well for having dealt with this problem for herself for a thousand years. There is no easy way around this problem, but so far, the measures she’s taken and the consultation of health experts means that she’s 99.9999% lucid and will not have an episode.
What elements of modern times might prove hardest for Celestia to get used to given she's been asleep for a thousand years?
Luna: The social interactions, and cultural changes mainly. Technology can be learned quickly, but these other things take time and my sister has been having some difficulty dealing with that.
Vren55: Alright that was a lot of questions, you next Minalkra
*Minalkra nods*
Why do my teeth hurt? And what is that smell?
Alternia: Perhaps because it appears you were in an altercation with a club’s security. And the smell appears to be from the perfume your companion from last night. How do I know this, well she or he has clearly kissed you as shown by that hinky.
Vren55: Seriously? That’s what you were going to ask. Well, Nova Quill, you’re up!
*Nova Quill puts down her artwork and stands up eagerly*
To Celestia, - if this has been asked before, I apologise- : Toward the end of Princess Celestia: The Changeling Queen, you showed a great deal of surprise and gratitude that Alternia handled the affairs of state as well as she did, may I ask what you expected to happen? Did you have a worst fear other than utter destruction? Mayhap a best case scenario?
Celestia *glances at Alternia who seems curious*: This question has not been asked before in fact. Happily, what we expected to happen didn’t happen and I had a number of fears.
The first scenario I was considering was that Alternia would take over Equestria and feed on their love purely for her own benefit in order to take revenge on Chrysalis. I didn’t need to sense emotions to see that Alternia was extremely angry at Chrysalis and wanted vengeance. I was worried that she might try to do this and perhaps bring Equestria into war against the changelings. While I wasn’t fully knowledgeable about the existence of the Queens Council, I have heard rumors about the changelings having some kind of organization. Moreover, Queen Chrysalis was right to suspect that Queen Chamelia had wished to contact me. She had in fact left me a short note arranging for a meeting between myself and her.
*Chrysalis, Alternia, Simulacris and Belladonna stare at Celestia*
Celestia: She said very little about her family. Only that she was interested in a meeting. She had also left some rather private information about the founders of Equestria that only I and Luna would know. In hindsight, this was unsurprising considering that according to Chamelia’s family history, she was responsible for luring the founders of Equestria into the same cave. But I digress.
The second scenario I was deeply concerned about was that Alternia would prove inexperienced and unable to rule Equestria, leading the country to fragment into anarchy. That apparently nearly did happen in Alternia’s first ten or thirty years as regent due to the Griffon Viking invasion. Luckily, she pulled through after a close victory over the Griffons at the Battle of Hat Sings. After that, Equestria’s power and influence only increased, well… on the whole that is, there were a couple of blips.
*Celestia smiled*: At the same time, I find myself very hard-pressed to find a better solution for what Alternia came up with. But I digress. My best case scenario was that Equestria would be safe, that the ponies would subsist and that the political situation would be at least stable under Alternia. I never expected her to gain so much loyalty to her ponies.
To Tethys, since the question about the military has already been asked and if she is so inclined to answer a lowly ape beast :
If you do manage to devour the old one and gain His power to then utilize it to remove the need to eat the life force of sentient beings within the Kelpies and thus remove a persistent requirement for war;what then? You seem to really only see the surface dwellers as at best a food source and at worst - understandably - a threat. I know your own code of ethics essentially dictates that your word is your bond, but will you actually allow steps for true peace, or will it essentially be a 'Cold War'?
Tethys: For now, they are a food source. One that walks and talks, yes, but a food source no less. Only when the need to feed on the souls and lifeforce of sapient beings is gone will there be a chance for them to be seen as anything else. When that time comes, there will be a chance for true peace. I’ve seen enough war to sate any warlord’s appetite.
Vren55: Alright, some very nice questions. Dieselpunk Trixie, let’s see if you can do better?
*Dieselpunk dressed up Trixie stands up*
Have you accepted the light and love of Jesus Christ into your life?
All castmembers: Who?
Vren55: Um, yes? Let’s keep my religious principles out of this though. Lest we get more questions about that… Pickleless your turn!
*Pickleless dances in. No he has no pickles*
Out of all your pony friends, who gives off the best love? Or whatever your favorite flavor of love is.
Alternia: I don’t have a specific flavour, but Twilight gives off the best love of my pony friends now. I’ve had some other suitors and companions who have given off love that I miss greatly.
Vren55: Gman, you’re next.
*The Gman pulls some Gs as he parachutes from an airplane and takes out his notepad*
To Captain Ebb Flow, do seaponies/kelpies have a professional type of army or they base their military strength on few, highly-capable warriors? And if the answer is the former, does promotion come from courage onto the battlefield or from discipline?
Ebb Flow: The seaponies have a more organized military with units and the like, but the kelpies have always been general fighters, every kelpie having to be ready and willing to fight when the need arises. The only specialist kelpies would be Beastmistress Anema and her beasthandlers with the dragon turtles and leviathans. The only other group being the Elite Guard for the current kelpie queen.
Vren55: Huh, I was wondering about that too. Anyway, next?
*Silentwoodfire silently rolls in in his wooden car, which he then sets on fire*
Is Princess Alternia still receiving a roughly similar level of love form the country post-reveal?
Alternia: There was a significant dip and no I am not receiving a similar level of love from the country now. Ponies are fearful and unsure in the Triumvirate, especially with the events going on currently *briefly looks at Tethys apprehensively*. That being said, I have enough to feed on, especially from those ponies close to me.
How is the young princess doing with her prosthetic?
Alternia: Well young is relative. I am more than a thousand years old after all. It’s… been an adjustment with my prosthetic carapace. Cyndra’s been an absolute gem in helping me cope with the maintenance of it.
Lamia: If you meant me, then I’ve adjusted to my prosthetic quite quickly. Perhaps a bit too quickly. Sometimes its difficult to forget that its a prosthetic and that it can’t run.
Has Princess Celestia found a friend amongst the castle staff?
Celestia: Well aside from Sunset Shimmer, who technically is part of the castle staff as a Crown Magus, I did make a friend in Lemony Hearts who does event planning for the castle and Moondancer, a fairly recalcitrant castle librarian. She has confided some things in me, after I asked a lot of questions about history.
Vren55: Huh, interesting ones. Next?
*Kichi unrolls his massive list of questions that sortof form a red carpet of their own*
A question for the mod… Did you think to open a tumblr for "Ask the characters"?
Vren55: If I was actually good at drawing I would, but unfortunately, I’m okay with mechanical and structural stuff, but not round ponies.
About questions I have a question for Alternia and the other queens.
First of all for Alternia... Between you and the original Celestia. Who is more powerfull in more or less her best moment? (By best moment I mean, good rested and good feeded and with time to train enough)
*Alternia and Chrysalis look to one another*
Chrysalis: Alternia.
Alternia: Chrysalis.
Chrysalis *frowns*: Your knowledge of spells is better than mine, substantially. I mean, that lance spell you used against Tethys and nearly used against the kelpie fry would have been deadly had it not been against Tethys. Not to mention, I am pretty sure you spent quite a bit of time training to fight me specifically.
Alternia *shakes her head, looking a bit rueful*: That I did, but my focus on pony combat techniques and spells meant that my infiltration skills and changeling-specific combat tactics were sorely neglected. Also, more than six hundred years ago, my focus on my revenge against you lessened substantially as I switched my attention to increasing Equestria’s prosperity. There’s also the matter of my unfamiliarity with the abilities of ascended queens. None of which have any effect on our current crisis, but are rather deadly when applied in changeling vs. changeling combat.
Chrysalis *opens her mouth, closes it and frowns*: That’s a good point. I still don’t think I am more powerful than you considering your reserves of love compared to mine. Hmm, this is sortof related to your next question Kichi.
Second of all... If in theory Chrysalis managed to defeat Alternia even when she did have the love of Equestria versus the love of Shining, does that mean that she is the most powerfull of the sisters in a more or less equal conditions battle? Or who could be considered more powerful in a 1vs1 between all sisters?
Alternia: Yes, the thing is, we’d all give different answers. I think Chrysalis is the most powerful of my sisters, though she did defeat me in a fluke. Given time, she’d sabotage me and probably overpower me in any battle we would have. After all, Chrysalis has the most balanced skillset out of all our sisters.
Chrysalis: I would say Alternia would be the greatest of our sisters. She has the love reserves and the ingenuity to defeat my schemes. She also is stubborn as tartarus.
Simulacris: I’d say Belladonna would win, on the basis that she’s the best combat specialist out of all of us. Yes, Belladonna is hotheaded, but from what I’ve heard from her, she’s bulled through situations that would have killed a lesser changeling.
Belladonna: I would have went with Simulacris, simply because from what I found out from my intelligence network, her scheming would have had any opponents down before they even faced her in combat.
Alternia: Basically, we can’t really agree on who is more powerful and who would win on a 1v1.
Another for Alternia: Do you eat that great quantity of cakes because they are good, or because they don't have enough love for you to feed?
Alternia: Uhh… because they are good. I can’t get love from other sources. I mean I can taste the love in cakes, but think of it more as a fingerprint than an actual meal.
Yes Another for Alternia: You know what happened between Celestia and Luna and how she was forced to banish Nightmare Moon. Do you think if you were Celestia, you could choose to do the same she did that made Luna transform in Nightmare Moon?
Alternia: I’m not entirely sure what you’re asking. I would have tried not to let what happened to Luna happen in the first place. On the other hoof, I’m not sure if I could have changed anything as Chrysalis and I ended up with a rift between one another.
This is for whoever can answer: Who was the first changeling queen?
Chrysalis: According to what our mother told us and our family records, which mostly come from her diary and journals, our grandmother, Zagara, also known as The Great Hive Mother Zagara, was the first changeling queen. She had six sisters and together they compose the Seven Great Hive Mothers. Arguably though, Zagara’s sister Atracina isn’t a Great Hive Mother due to her traitorous actions, but I digress.
More for Alternia: If Discord managed to break free (not sure if it follows the cannon the story, as I don't really remember) how is that he didn't notice you were not Celestia?
Alternia: This was briefly covered in one of the previous AMAs, but its possible he did notice that I was not Celestia, but was waiting for an opportune moment to mess with Twilight’s head, or mess with Equestria and cause even more chaos.
How is the relation of Equestria with the other powers of the world? Seapony (if they exist), Dragons, Minotaurs, Zebras, horses (Saddle Arabia), Diamond Dogs, etc. And what do you think could be their reaction if they discover who you really are?
*everybody looks at Alternia*
Alternia: Well we are having problematic relations with the the seaponies and kelpies… as you should know from the sequel story.
With the Dragons, we have treaties in place with every group that need to be renegotiated every time they change Dragon Lords. Yes, there are other dragon flights that have their own dragon lords. It’s a generally distant, but friendly relationship between these dragon flights and Equestria. We agree we don’t interfere with their lands and affairs, they agree not to eat ponies. At times, we have to call in the assistance of other Dragon Lords to make sure a new Dragon Lord doesn’t get any crazy ideas of trying to attack us.
The Minotaurs rule Minos, an island very Equestria’s southern borders, where they live alongside their goat allies. We’re allied with them due to our historically tense relationship with the Griffons. They are master artisans and brave warriors, whilst we have the hay they need to expand their population.
Zebras live in Zebrica, but our relationship with them is a bit more complicated than I can explain right here and now. Suffice it to say, there are many tribes of Zebra, some of which we are hostile to and others which we are friends with. The one that we have the best relations with are the Zulu tribe. I know. It seems absurd, but the social organization of the Zulus and their military strength meant they became the dominant and most stable force in the region. Mainly due to the development of gunpowder weapons, the Zebrican tribes were stuck in a long period of civil strife. The Zulu Kingdom remained aloof from that, and have accommodated many refugees. So we’ve been supportive of their efforts and in turn have been accommodating to us.
The Diamond Dogs are… let’s say we have problems with most of their bands who have a tendency to maraud Equestria and illegally mine our regions. Let’s say that the band near Ponyville that nearly kidnapped Rarity was quickly evicted and turned into the one Diamond Dog state we recognize. That would be the Glittering Hold of the Underlord Kevin. His tribe have inhabited that mountain for years except for a brief period where a dragon evicted the tribe. With our help, we restored them back into the mountain and so their tribe has been grateful to us ever since.
We have a trading relationship with the Saddle Arabians, but only that. Our relationship with them is neither positive or negative. This is due to several naval wars we had with them, mostly due to the fact that they have always had interests on our south-western coasts. The most significant ones being in the four hundredth and the eight hundredth year of my reign. We had several defeats during these wars, but when our last victory wiped out the Saddle Arabian fleet, we signed a permanent peace with them.
How much do you know about before Celestia? I mean for example the parents of Celestia and Luna. Do you know anything?
Alternia *glances at Celestia, who shakes her head*: I do know quite a lot about what happened before Celestia, but I would rather not speak of it and they wish to keep that aspect of their lives private.
Can changelings be affected by weed/Cannabis?
*the changelings all stare at Kichi in horror*
Belladonna: Can we be affected by weed/Cannabis? OF COURSE WE CAN IT’S TOXIC TO US!
Final Question to Alternia and maybe her sisters: Imagine one day you wake up only to notice that you are a foal/hatchling. And you are more or less a couple of years before your mother die. Even if at first you think everything that happened it's a dream, you notice that things begin to happen just like you remember so you know that somehow you are in the past. What do you do and what could you think to change?
Vren55: So basically a Peggy Sue situation… what do you think ladies?
Alternia *purses her lips*: I would make sure that my relationship with Chrysalis wasn’t based on such unhealthy ground. I was never fully sure of why my mom had such favoritism for me, but I’d try to mitigate that by perhaps drawing a bit more attention to my sisters. That would probably defuse most of the tension Chrysalis and I had between us… and make sure mother never died.
*Alternia frowns* The bigger question is what would I do if my mother never died at the time of Nightmare Moon’s rebellion. Celestia would still be forced into hibernation and I will not be able to do anything to save Equestria unless I intervened. *Alternia grimaces* Unfortunately, in order to make sure Equestria is safe, I would have to show up after Nightmare Moon’s fight with Celestia and have her transfer her memories to me. This time would be easier as I would presumably have the assistance of my sisters and mother. After that though, I don’t think I can predict what I would do.
Chrysalis *sighs*: Well obviously I wouldn’t kill my own mother. The real question would be if I could help Alternia become Princess of Equestria once again, without her or my mother noticing something was up. I… *Chrysalis looks downcast* I would probably have to enlist her aid in that and face what consequences she sets out, but if I don’t, the whole world would be destroyed.
Simulacris *looks contemplative*: To be honest, I would be doing something combining Alternia and Chrysalis’s plans. I’d keep a close eye on Chrysalis, trying to make sure she doesn’t develop with such a raging temper, while trying to figure out a way to help Alternia become Princess of Equestria, possibly with our mother’s help.
Belladonna: Same here, of course, I’d probably go straight to mother. I’m not as subtle as my sisters and she’d probably figure out something brilliant.
Vren55: Wow, that was a lot of questions. Next?
*Company Master Sebaste raises his hoof*
To the Equestrian Triumvirate,
Have you ever considered building aircraft to assist with the ships patrolling the seas?
All: What are aircraft?
Alternia: We are building more airships right now, but what are aircraft? I mean airships always had a role in patrolling the seas, but only on major merchant routes.
Vren55: Basically, they can’t really consider building aircraft... because those hadn’t been invented yet.
Tethys, I find it interesting that you're named after an ancient Earth sea, but my real question is what are the weapons your people use in wartime?
Tethys: We almost never use weapons. Our ability to transmute our forms gives us the adaptability to survive on the battlefield. Only time a kelpie may use a weapon would be if he or she appropriated a weapon from an enemy.
And to Alternia, I have read the story leading to you being crowned the third Princess of Equestria. When you found out your sisters were still alive, what were your feelings on the matter like?
Alternia: It depended on the time as well explained in that story. When I found out Chrysalis was alive, I was terrified to put it bluntly. I was far more happy when I found out Simulacris and Belladonna were alive, especially Belladonna since I had heard rumors from Simulacris and Chrysalis that she was dead.
Vren55: Anyway, onward!
*Scfirestorm burns a hole in the ground as he firestorms in*
To whoever runs the equestrian navy (I forget, sorry XP): Have you ever thought of using submarines, either for exploration or for combat?
Marenitz: What are submarines?
*Vren55 whispers to Marenitz*
Marenitz: Ohhh, we have, but we never really pursued the concept especially since our surface fleet always worked well against our existing enemies. Now, well we can’t really pursue that option now can we? The kelpies beasts would probably sink our subs pretty easily.
*Veylon… digs out of a tunnel and says hi*
Will Celestia still have credibility in the eyes of the ponies given that so many of accomplishments for which they admire here were actually done by Alternia?
Celestia *sighs*: Most ponies now acknowledge, especially after they meet me, that many of the accomplishments for which they admire were actually done by Alternia. It’s been interesting dealing with the few that forget. That being said, it appears that the image of Celestia that Alternia has built up over the centuries is still strong in the psyche of the ponies. They respect me, and are in awe of me, but they also expect me to act a certain way that I am not used to. So in a sense, I have credibility and none at all.
Vren55: Interesting question. Next?
*Tom 117z sits there and depetrifies himself from being a rock*
Empress Tethys, you seem quite distant and detached from your subjects. Is there anyone you actually like, have personal relations (friends or otherwise) with or even care for?
Tethys: I care for all my kelpies, but I do not pursue personal relations.
How many changeling hives are in your world and what kinds of things do they do?
From, Emperor Prince Gargon
Chrysalis: I’ve never heard of an Emperor Prince Gargon, but well, let’s say we don’t know exactly how many changeling hives are in the world. The ones that attend the Queens Council are the major ones of note, but there are a few more that choose not to attend or cannot attend every meeting. These particularly apply for queens of new hives. What kind of things they do? Well, Queen Sarar’s hive specializes as mercenaries and have a front as a Griffon/pony mercenary band. Queen Kagura’s hive is a infiltration focused hive and trades information. My sister Belladonna does a bit of both from what I’ve heard, working with the Zulu Kingdom in Zebrica as their spies for hire, secretly of course. Belladonna also appeared to have been doing deals between other hives like Murmillar’s and Kleis Patra’s.
Vren55: Next?
*Ninjazane puffs into view next to the panelists who nearly blast him off the stage, but he manages to ninja off the stage*
How heavy are Luna, Alternia, and Celestia compared to each other?
Alternia: I’m less heavy than Celestia.
Celestia *opens mouth, shuts it and groans*: Okay that is true.
Luna: I’m lighter than the both of them though.
Alternia *sighs*: True.
What is their favorite thing to eat both now and back then?
Alternia: Well aside from love… fruit bats were my favorite. I grew to love pastries and donuts though.
Celestia: I preferred a good drink actually. Honey ale or mead. I really do like cake now.
Luna: Anything that was roasted was my favorite food in the day… except for roasted hay. I really do like deep fried foods now.
Vren55: FINAL QUESTION!
*WeaponPrime says hi and primes his weapon*
Dear Princess Alternia,
What advice would you give to young Changelings who are embarrassed or shy to go around undisguised?
Alternia: I’m not exactly the best changeling to answer this question, but I would start with someone you know, or even attend some of Equestria’s seminars for changelings to just introduce themselves to ponies. And also, be brave, but be cautious. Don’t reveal yourself to someone who obviously dislikes changelings, but don’t be afraid of someone who you know well.
Vren55: And that wraps up our AMA, until next time!
Author's Note: Few people asked, but there were a lot of questions this time around. Thanks for everybody that participated!
Yay! Thanks for answering my question! Also if you like I can tell you who Emperor Prince Gargon is.
Man, what did I do last night?
Also it sounds like from her answer Tethys could use lessons from Twily (Or Pinkie, it wouldn't kill her to smile in a non creepy-gonna-kill-ya way for a change), at least she does care for her subjects.
Thank you for answering my questions, and may the Emperor protect!
4171272 You were being Tom the rock... geddit?
Now where have I heard that name before?
"...Celestia *blushes*: There were also many scandalous moments. I and Luna were fairly shocked when we found out that Alternia had um… invited others to her chambers… in my body. Some of them not being ponies...."
(raises a hoof) "Have you considered publishing---" (Considers the looks he is getting from both alicorn sisters) (Sits down while he still can)
4171354 Ohhh, I forgot about that until now
Zagara eh ? I wondered where she went after Legacy of the Void...
If changelings are zergs...well , it explain a few things...
Hey! I was answered! Thank you very much!
Thank you for answering my questions! Much appreciated.
Thank you for the answers :)
*Begin to get ready a more long list of questions*
4171363 ? Not sure what you are asking, but I did write some background info on Alternia's love life.
It's not set yet, but I'm thinking she's had about 11 partners during her 1 thousand year reign for varying lengths of time. Blueblood's ancestor was actually one of them. That relationship didn't come of anything though because she got cold feet, but she still cares for his family line.
Among the partners, she's been with unicorn, pegasus, earth pony, griffon, dragon (wht. not all relationships need to be based off of physical intimacy). No others I can think of off the top of my head.
I need a new car