Jacob was an average person, he had a part time job, went to university, the usual. Then one day, after driving home from another lecture, he found himself suddenly thrown into another world. A world where humans were nothing more than brute beasts, and the dominant species were technicolour ponies.

Sold as property to an experimental magical weapons designer, his master, mistaking him for just a slightly smarter human, performed an experiment on Jacob, greatly increasing his intelligence, at a cost of some of his morality. Jacob finds in himself a new purpose, to free the humans of Equus of whatever curse they're under.

But as he takes more and more drastic measures in his quest, Jacob must wonder, in saving the humans of Equus, is letting go of his own humanity?

A non canon side-story based on the story Your Human And You by MadMaxtheBlack which I seriously recommend checking out if you haven't already

In these dark times, King Golud Thebilstetar has sent out several parties to begin scouring the lands for new viable mining settlements. This is the story of The Light of Dawn, a group of seven volunteers from the homeland Coupledye, searching out new resources in the king's name. It has been some months since they set out on their journey, and now, with supplies running low, the expedition leader Virtue has called for the party to set up camp. I'll let her tell the story herself. But first, here's the seven starting ponies:

(Left to right in cover art)
Ashwood (Male Pegasus) (Taken: Heavy Weapons Pony) - Woodcutter - Sociable, nervous, modest.
Saw Dust (Male Earth Pony) (Taken: WolfeyS) - Carpenter / Mason - Open minded, a bit reserved, dutiful.
Longshot (Male Pegasus) (Taken: ansontan2000) - Hunter - Self conscious, non confrontational, enjoys thrills.
Virtue (Female Earth Pony) (Taken: Telgin) - Expedition Leader - Slow to anger, assertive, but doesn't handle stress well
Harvest Moon (Male Pegasus) (Taken: Nyxalinth) - Farmer - Very self confident, open minded, slow to trust others
Panacea (Female Pegasus) (Taken: UnHerpers) - Doctor - Very calm demeanor, unassertive, likes helping others
Halberd (Male Earth Pony) (Taken: The Master) - Axe Pony armed escort - Confident under pressure, avoids crowds, often discouraged

Authors Note: This is a transcription of a Community Game from Dwarf Fortress. I am unable to claim any responsibility for the storyline itself, or any of the Pictures, as I attempted to join right at the end (Page 141 out of 143 at 25 posts per page). Had a pony picked out and everything.

Note by Telgin, The OP of Dawnpick, on the fort's chronology:

I'm also borrowing a bit from KingStrongbeard's backstory (hope he doesn't mind!) in that this would presumably take place quite some time before the events of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Celestia and Luna probably aren't born yet, and Discord (among other bad things) still runs rampant across the land.

The original thread can be found here.

A sequal, named Duskfields, can be found here.

A wiki for Dawnpick and it's fellow Dwarf Fortress Pony Mod Community Fort Glitterglen exists here. Please contribute if you have the time and energy.

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From the OP:

As of today, June 9th, 2013, this game has been over for almost a year. For anyone interested, I hereby grant permission to use the world of Dawnpick and any content produced by me in relation to it in the use of any further stories, games, artwork or any other media.

(Roleplay ran 11/19/11 to 2/8/13)

This story is a sequel to Swooping Pegasus

Rainbow Dash has been back in Equestria for four years, but the planet has not been idle. The knowledge that they are not alone has catapulted Equestria forward. Reverse engineered technology has pushed the world into a new golden age. Leading the way in new Arc-tech developments is Twilight Sparkle, her discoveries and inventions seeing use across the length and breadth of Equestria. Her latest invention is set to be the most influential yet, the crowning glory in the Element of Magic’s scientific career. When something goes wrong however, and Applejack is forcibly teleported from the boundaries of the world, only one pony has any knowledge about where she might be. But even she can’t do it alone, not this time. Luckily, she won’t have to.
Enter the Swooping Pegasi, and watch their descent into the darkness.

Now with a sequel: The Descent into Madness

This story is a sequel to Swooping Pegasus. I would recommend reading that story first to understand some of the bits in this story, but it is not 100% necessary.

Featured a fair amount of times, which I am personally very proud of XD
Thanks so much.

Rated Teen for Violence and Grim dark references

Just a heads up, this story is going to be much darker and much more violent than the first one.

I wanted to add other character tags, but didn't have the space. Also includes Spitfire and Lightning Dust.

Also, a big thanks to my Creative Consultant, Brother Malachai . This guy helped me flush out a load of ideas, as well as giving me some awesome new ones, so big thanks to him.

Artwork has been done by the massively talented El Mutanto.

Enjoy

This story is a sequel to Twilight‘s Last Gleaming

It's a normal day at CHS, right? So why is everyone ignoring Sunset Shimmer?

Cover image by Saberking2012

Made the Popular Stories section from 11/14/17 to 11/15/17 (#1 popular story at one point)

YouTube reading by FireRain. (Please note, reading was done prior to the rewrite.)

Check out the spinoff, Muted Wubs.

To commemorate her first April Foal’s Day back from the Moon, Princess Luna attempts the biggest prank she’s ever thought of. Her helper and friend? Pinkie Pie. Her target? Why, her dear older sister Celestia of course! Let madness ensue!

Infinite Dendrogram, the first truly immersive Full-Dive VR MMO Game. A world said to live up to its title with endless possibilities and opportunities. Grand adventures, treasured allies, and unbelievable sights are just a few of the countless things the game promises.

Tiara just wants to focus on her research.

Her advisor has other plans though.

With Spring Break is coming up, it's not like Tiara has a legitimate excuse to not play (she does question her advisor actually asking her to goof off with video games though).

Twilight Sparkle sounds like an okay avatar name?

Best not to think too much on it. This is just a game, after all... right?

An Infinite Dendrogram Crossover

Jacob was a sad 19 year old boy who had a crummy life with his adoptive parents that don't care that much about him, but themselves. At times, he wanted to end his life, but he didn't have the guts to kill himself. One night however, he saw a shooting star and made a wish.

His wish came true... sorta.

He wakes up in the form of a werewolf and ends up saving the life of a pegasus who treats him as if he was a normal person. Could this world be better than the one he lived in when he was human?

Although Equestria and the Crystal Empire have remained peaceful for years, the tales of Twilight Sparkle and her friends' adventures saving the world from evil are still at the forefront of many creatures' minds. Princess Flurry Heart, by way of her parents, has knowledge of her aunt's other escapades that never reached the news. Of course, as a young filly, she wants to emulate her heroic aunt. As her supporting father, Shining has actively encouraged her by rarely interfering in her attempts at mimicking Twilight. Even if her current interest might involve ending the world if it goes poorly.

Sometimes, Cadance wished he'd be less blasé.

Late (but not quite late) entry for the Shining Armor is a Terrible Dad competition.

And, as always, thank you to Everfree Pony for all the editing assistance!

This is Mason, your average 10 year old kid, living in a good town with a good school, awesome friends, and overall just a good life. But when his parents are taken in a car crash, that he miraculously survived, he now lives in a orphanage.

One day Mason wishes for a little more in life. Well Mason gets his wish....in the form of a colt....surrounded by technicolored ponies....yeah not what he was going for. Well on the bright side, he's a pegasus with awesome fire and lightning powers so what could go wrong?

NOTICE: For future chapters there will be additional tags. Tags are Dark. That's it you can go home now.

[Major Re-Edit]: This story had a major re-edit starting 10/3/17 to 10/19/17

Equestria is a barren land trapped in perpetual sunset.

Broken, alone, afraid, and recalling only faint memories of her former life, a Hollow Pony awakens from her dreamless slumber. Lost in the shattered ruins of a hauntingly familiar world, she shambles onward in a quest to find herself, before she loses herself.

(A Pony story, heavily inspired by and using elements from Dark Souls/Elden Ring. Will update weekly, one chapter every Sunday. Praise the Sun!)