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Hey there folks, long time no update. Exactly one month to the day, in fact. As an apology, here's two chapters for your reading pleasure. I know, I'm too kind.
Sorry about the delay, but between moving to a new place, a busy work schedule, and rewriting the chapter from scratch after I'd already worked on it for nearly two weeks, things ended up taking longer than I'd hoped. Still, I figured it'd been a while since we'd had a big battle, so here you go. All the blood, violence and swearing you love, with half the calories of a regular story!*
Hope you all enjoy it. I'm gonna go watch the new episode again, because griffons are fucking great, and it coincides with two chapters focusing on my favorite character. Hey, speaking of griffons, my personal headcanon that all griffons have names starting with "G" was right! At least my character names fall in line with canon now. Yet more predictions have come true. Really, Hasbro, if you wanna snag my ideas, at least send me a Rarity plushie first. Or just send me one because I need it.
Happy reading and all that. Here's a picture of Princess Celestia as a piggy.
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You're welcome.
*not actually half the calories
It's going to be fun when Celestia finds out the Empress tried to be clever.
Great Chapter I wonder what that deer meant though.... hmm....
On another note, I wanted to ask you something just for my own understanding: What part of the Roman Empire is this based off of?
As these are legionaries, they are not Pre-Marian Reforms, which would be Hastati, Principaes, and Triarii, nor are they 5th century western or eastern legionaries, as they were made up off "barbarians" and are a much smaller number, and this Equastria is not on the verge of collapse, I would have to guess that this during the Augustus Reign or Marcus Aurelius, the "golden ages" as it were. Or perhaps Constantine, I am not sure. Please tell me if I am reading too much into this though.
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No part in particular, really. Like in-show pony society itself, my take on a quasi-Roman Equestria is a mishmash of time periods and technologies. If I had to pin down a period of time, it would be during the early Republic years, just before the turn of the millennium. Roughly 5th to 2nd century BC, maybe? The obvious difference being that Equestria was a diarchal principality, at least until Luna was forced to take a thousand-year vacation to the moon.
Oh, and less raping and burning. That, too.
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Really? Huh, cool. Was surprised when I didn't see any Auxilla troops, but that make sense, considering the show it is based on and it's own confusing array of tech.
On the subject of the deer, I get a Gaulish/Britannian type of feel, am I wrong?
Really? no rape and pillage? Caligula and Commedus would be disappointed.
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For the dainty deer folk I went with a combination of elvish influences and tropes, and sort of Empire-era Rome, at least for the Cervidaens. Just replace Commedus with Empress Elinwynn and you're on the right path. I also took "hegemony" from the Batarian Hegemony from Mass Effect. I just like the word.
The whitetail are Republic era, what with the senators and all, but very loosely so. I mostly just pulled ideas from here and there to create them. Their language, names, and locations all have a strong Tolkien, elvish vibe. They also live in heavily wooded areas, use elements of the forest for their arms and armor (quinndryll, which is a crystal that grows in magical forests), and they have an innate sense of smug superiority. Just like the blonde haired assholes in LOTR.
Oh dear, they have found red tails in the enemy camps. Celestia will be very interested to hear about that. The Empress needs to move faster now, the veil of deceit is barely holding.
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I've been casually refreshing this page over the weekend at this brony convention in Kansas... and now... on the eve of the final day... before I have to drive 13 hours back home... you drop these.
So essentially, they are bloody high elves from warhammer fantasy... God damn it lol. A bunch of legolas. And eliwynn is commedus... A child playing at war. Wonder if she will fall the same way, murdered by one of those fighters in her pits during a "practice" session. Would be glorious!!!
I love the development Gilias has been getting lately. She's a pretty cool griffon.
6014030 Don't you mean, "Oh deer?"
... I'll see myself out.
She owes him a night if you know what I mean ;)
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Hopefully not all of them. That would be disappointing.
It's amazing that those trained deer casters would be so blasé about this entire thing. Their camp is falling around them and they apparently did little. The last of the cultists goes outside to kamikaze and the deer still seem to do nothing. Only when they are the only ones left, and outnumbered horribly, do they really try. And despite the horrible odds they still seemed to expect to win?
Apparently, the redtails are raising (not training) horrible fanatics of their own.
Ah... You done fucked up now.
I love this story
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I think the deer were trying to stay secret. They were hiding in a hidden room hoping they would go unnoticed, but once the room was discovered and about to be searched, their hand was forced. They quite possibly could have turned the tide of the fight had they fought through the entire battle, but they grossly miscalculated the strength and skill of the enemy forces and suffered their fate as a result.
But that's just a theory...
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We have a winner!
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Dawww shucks
Is it wrong that I have a browser tab on each of my computers dedicated to this story's page?
No?
Okay.
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Updated recently. Check.
Decent description. Check.
Probably gore and combat. Check.
Dark. Check.
Yeah, I'm going to read this.
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Neurotic fanbase hungrily awaiting the next chapter? Check.
Oh, hi there!
The Griffin's pissed.
(Insert Insect Arsonist)
Good, Good.