Lunarians
Colours: All republic ponies have cold colours including blues, purples, blacks and greens. Their evolution is that of camouflage and seeping into the background, as such it is not uncommon for ponies to have patterned coats and manes. This is testament of their long enduring history of an underground rebel movement that now equals the Solar empire in military might through their ingenuity and resourcefulness.

Appearance: Many albino breeds of ponies have bred to become draconic or serpentile in appearance. Forming webbed wings and reptilian eyes and even sharpened canined teeth. All ponies of this race due to it's high earth pony population have developed excellent athletic ponies. Depending on their heritage ponies come into two major builds. The thin and agile build made for swift and stealthy movement (most common among earth ponies of pegasus heritage), or the hardy and resilient earth ponies who are both tall and thick with solid bone structure and naturally more toned musculature. These are ponies with pure earth pony breeding, ideal ponies as shock troops to smash into the fray and protect their allies with their bulk.

Racial traits: Lunarians have evolved to become magically cold blooded, to be able to hide their presence from enemies but also as a result of being exposed to the magic of the cold eternal night. As such when exposed to sunlight, their cold blood heats and saps their energy making them sluggish and weary. It is a lunarian's natural instinct to go into a cold dead sleep to lower their temperature. However if they remain hot in this state, they will simply die from dehydration and energy drain.

Also ponies have developed excellent hearing and so, can hear each other quite well in whispers. It is in fact common to them to speak in whispers in public places as well as on reconnaissance on the field of battle. The Lunarians also have naturally perfect night vision, able to see in the darkness with barely any light sources. They are however not able to see in perfect darkness, nor do they have any form of ultra sonic hearing. Most however have an immense memory for navigation, as such given enough time they will be able to map out a perfectly dark labyrinth and not only find a way out but also find the way find the way in again to look for things or ponies they left behind.

Social traits: A Lunarian city is one that is hidden in plain view, formed eons ago in the beginnings of the movement. Even if the city expands beyond it's hiding place, Lunar ponies will usually find a way to not only expand the camouflage the city hides but likely find new means of which to better do so. When living in a major Lunar settlement, one is not expected to look for something in the city but rather feel for it with all of their senses. Hunger brings forth the smell of food. Entertainment is found through the music. Given enough time, one would be able to memorise every nock and cranny of the place until you could practically move around blind folded.

The Church of harmony does hold a significant presence in the Lunar territories but to their misfortune the church's holy colour of white is seen as a treasonous colour. A colour not of purity but of death. As such the church of harmony had to adapt as the Lunarians did long ago and took on the guise of the legendary Mare-do-well. Forming a vigilante group that clung to the shadows, fighting against the powers of Discord. As vigilantes they are technically criminals in costumes, but the law and the people tend to happily aid them in their pursuit of evil. There are however a few factions that use the fact that mare-do-wells wear disguises to their advantage. As such they dress themselves as mare-do-wells and terrorise the land, and put credit on the church of harmony. This has resulted in a city wide skirmish at times, as costumed avengers duel it out, bringing forth destruction and death in their wake.

Relationship with the changeling empire
As the Lunar territories are a land of night. It too can be a land of great sin. The changeling empire is largely in cordial terms with the republic, sometimes acting as moles within the Solar empire, to coax and tease valuable information out of powerful ponies. Some even say that the albinism that has recently appeared within pony kind is from the birth of foals born with changeling blood in them. In official circles both queens of the kingdoms hate each other. But their people have found ease in each other's company as every year more and more changeling-pony couples increase. Whether this is a ploy from the queen to breed out pony kind or to allure them into pleasurable subjugation is anyone's guess. But for now, no one is fighting any wars about it.

Relationship with the Ancients alliance.
With Luna's forces intruding upon forests and lakes and many other natural landscapes, the ancients of the wilds are not pleased with how their industry pollutes the land around them as they craft all night long, weapons of death and destruction. As such often times, the trees and bushes and rocks pony kind hides in come alive to scare and intimidate them. And failing that raiding the lands and tempting to reclaim what is (to them) rightfully theirs. Seeing as there is no way to locate the heart of this force of nature, ponies must merely live in fear and shadow of the forest. And ever vigilant of their next attack.

Solaris

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