This story is a sequel to Someone Had Tae Do It
The City of Whitil, capital of the Whitetailed deer, chooses to select its champion in a traditional tournament, with the winner all but certain.
At the same time, a visionary doe seeks to unearth a strange magic from the past to aid her people, and ends up on a path that defies all expectations.
This is my attempt to write a chapter for NotSoDogNinja's OC, Ash, who has already appeared as an occasional side character in Pom's journey in Someone Had Tae Do it.
I've enjoyed adapting her to this version of Fœnum alongside NotSoDogNinja, and he's assisted as a cowriter in helping develop this version of Ash, Whitil, the whitetailed deer, and the events of the story. He's also the artist behind her design and her splash art here.
The Book of Lore is an old series of articles for the game Them's Fightin' Herds which are considered quasi-canon unless overridden by the story, as some parts have been.
Otherwise they are a good source of lore and character development for the first six characters and their native culture: but there are no entries for Shanty, Stronghoof, Texas, Nidra or Baihe.
This is not a crossover story with MLP.