A Price of Loyalty story.

With the three pony tribes uniting, forming Equestria and its government, it seemed that pony kind was finally able to create a nation strong enough to withstand the the test of time. Yet as the wealthy say: everything has its price.

With the newborn nation’s economic system failling, and its leaders unprepared to pay the price necessary to solve the slump, Equestria was plunged into a massive crisis. As inflation runs unchecked and food shortages threaten the population, the threats of poverty and famine become all the more real. Tempers flare, riots erupt across the nation, soon transforming into full-fledged revolts are crushing Equestria’s once bright promise of peace and prosperity.

With its continued existence in jeopardy, merchants gather in the city of Lubuck, hoping to find a way to save their threatened positions were about to change the face of the nation for centuries to come.

Their solution: a confederation.

In the year 4 A.o.E, Equestria witnessed the birth of the Horseatic League. With the sudden shift of power the leading class of Equestria was faced with a situation none of them were prepared for. A new power forming at the edges of the realm, heralding the dawn of a new era, the weakened crown had to cope with a blow to its prestige. Plots were formed and poisons were brewed as the birth of a nation was washed in a river of blood. Yet the year 4 A.o.E was to be remembered as the birth date of the Horseatic League, a league, that was destined to change the face of the world. After all, steel may win battles, but Gold Wins Wars.

Soundtrack is completely optional.

Side Story to “A Song of Storms: Summer Lands”
Co-written by Spike the Scribe
Proof-readed by LoyalLiar, 24th Pegasus, and Ruirik
Cover-Art by Ruirik