Foreward,
By Princess Twilight Tuesday Sparkle.
Greetings gentle reader and welcome to the Encyclopedia Everfree.
No, don't bother checking the cover again. I KNOW what the cover says, but it only says that because I lost a bet with my younger brother and was forced to allow the name that currently mars the cover of this otherwise informative tome.
Please however, do not the name dissuade you. All information within this tome is factual and has been brought about through countless hours of research and study of the countless flora and fauna of the fabled Everfree Forest.
As an added bonus to that however the tome has been expanded to cover a number of other creatures and individuals of note that have been of interest to the collective minds of Equestria in the past few years.
While there will be information on such things as Poison Joke, Parasprites and Hydra, There will also be chapters devoted to such things as Moon Dogs, Changelings, and Nox-Cal, as well as notable individuals such as Prince Sombra, Princess Sunset Shimmer, and other persons of note.
Another point of protest from myself is that there is no real order to the entries.
I assure you that this is not my doing as I had set up a perfectly orderly pattern for the book set by genus, subspecies and given name.
However as a … punishment for a certain experiment involving poison joke, which was completely not my fault, all of the chapters were shuffled around and given to the publisher to publish, as is.
And another note is that I am NOT a Princess, that is simple the given name I was forced to place within this book due to a slightly less grievous experiment which upset my house.1
Despite all of these complications, I assure you this tome is of the highest quality. It's information is the pinnacle of all research conducted on the environs of the Everfree Forest.
Dear reader, make yourself comfortable, sit back, relax and have yourself a nice warm drink as you peruse this fine tome at your leisure.
Sincerely,
Princess Twilight Tuesday Sparkle.
Foreward by Sir Spike Sparkle
Hey, Sup.
This is Sir Spike Sparkle.
Just call me Spike.
I named this book.
Isn't this cool?
So Twilight said I should write a forward like what she wrote and I was like, nuts to that, and well here we are.
So anyway my parts in this book are pretty mild to be fair, most of the research was done by the others with me as support, but I was also the one that most often said,
'Hey, maybe you should stop poking the twelve story bear made of stars with a stick.'
Of course no one listened to me, but I did manage to stay back enough to gets some interesting attack patterns and heck I might even stat up some of the things in here for O&O.2
If you don't know what that is your missing out, see you have one guy, or girl doesn't matter, who takes a group of , well the best is four, through a adventure and.......
Right I was just told I shouldn't be trying to sell somebody elses books in my book, but still check it out.
Anyway Don't worry about Twilight's complaining, we worked pretty hard on this book and it's a good read so... enjoy I guess.
Okay, Bye.
Foreward by Baron Rahs Sparkle.
What you are about to read is true,
The names have been left the same because no one is truly innocent.
My name is Rahs Sparkle
Baron, Rahs Sparkle.
While what you are reading my be presented as fact and statistics, contained within this tome are tales of heroics, tradigies, the joys of life and love, and the sorrow of death.3
You will read of Kings and Queens and the horrors brought about by war, and the love that can be found on the battlefield.4
You will read of lost sons, secret affairs, tortured creatures, and things that survive even death itself.5
Of gods and monsters, both foul and fair of troubled minds and those cursed.6
But fret not readers, for while the things you read here are absolutely true, take heart in knowing that many have happy endings, or are things that shall not trouble you, and if for some reason they do, this guide shall very well perhaps save your very life from that which may harm it.
So take note readers, take note and remember the warnings and the contents of this book, for this knowledge could serve you well in the future.
And as we all know, the future is where we shall spend, the rest of our lives! 7
Foreward by Emperor Shining Armor Sparkle.
Right okay. So I just say my name here, right.
Okay, I'm Emperor, Shining Armor Sparkle.
And .. here's a book I helped with.
Okay is that it? Am I done?
What do you mean I need more, Spike I only helped out with a couple of these entries.
...
Well yeah I guess Changelings and Crystal Ponies are pretty big entries but still.
…
Well okay my time as a member of the six sixty sixth did help flesh out some things , but isn't this Twili's book?
…
Well I guess if all of you are adding into it.
…
No, I'm not against being in a book, it just seems kinda weird to me. I mean you and Twili are doing all the writing and me and Rahs are just adding our own take on things. I don't really feel like I contributed much more than the idea to shuffle the chapters to punish Twili, but...
Well I suppose so, right. So what else did you need me to say?
What do you mean you were writing all that down?
Spike!
1 We added Seshat in here a bit late as she hasn't been with us for long.~Spike
2 Ogres and Oubliettes was created by Tactical Studies Rules, and the current editions are owned by Orbsah.~Editor
3 No it doesn't.~Twilight.
4 Okay. Some of this is right~Twilight.
5 Sadly, I will admit it does have all that.~Twilight.
6 Screw it, I give up. He's doing what he wants now.~Twilight
7 Okay at this point he just started cackling like mad, and I'm not writing that down.~Spike
TDR Presents
No matter what the Sparkles say, I'm the one writing this.
A collection of Puppyverse information.
The Totally Awesome Guide to a Deadly Forest of Death
Okay, this is going to be awesome.
Buckel up Bookerohs! This will be a ride!
*squee* Here's to more "Sparkle family shenanigans"tm.
in other words, in the words of the gods bane known as the sparkles....
I can already tell that I'll love this
Wonderful title
And as we all know, the future is where we shall spend, the rest of our lives!
And now I imagine Rahs reading this entire section in Criswell's voice :D Well done, sir :)
Ah, fyay it, why not. Let the insanity continue! Hopefully with more snarky footnotes.
Some similar quotes follow; find the sources yourselves!
(”Any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is NOT accidental.”)
“Speak for yourself!” — White (God of Time), Time Turner/Dr. Whooves, et al
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Ahh but isnt everything you do from this point on 'your future?'
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Not necessarily… Ever read Bearing an Hourglass by Piers
Xanth-onyAnthony? In the book — part of a series — Time (with a capital “T”) is an office not unlike that of the presidency, along with those of Death, Fate, War, Nature, Evil, Good, and Night. When a person assumes the mantle of Chronos, the Incarnation of Time, their arrow of time is reversed. i.e., their passage through time (small “t”) is from the objective future to the objective past instead of the other way ‘round. This begins at the moment they take on the job and ends at the moment of their birth — the point at which they must hand over the job to another. It’s only by use of the Hourglass (capital “H”), the magical artifact and symbol of the Incarnation of Time, that Chronos can temporarily un-reverse their arrow of time and interact with the rest of the universe normally.So Time’s future is also Time’s past, and Time’s past is also Time’s future. But your future is Time’s past, and your past is Time’s future. Get it?
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The incarnations of imortality are not legit. He lives backwards anyway, but the past is still his future and he had some time as normal before he took the hourglass that.. to be fair, was pretty fucked up. Not as fucked up as death war and the devil, but still.
And yes i love that book series.
There's a new one most people havn't heard of involving Nox as well.
Forward, or foreword?
You mean foreword
Wait, does that mean Task Force Games exists? And Avalon Hill? Can I buy a local copy of Star Fleet Battles 5001 (A.K.A. The Designer's Edition) and/or Naval War? Hypothetically?
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Does she? While foreward is a common misspelling in our language, in this case she may be setting up some protection or warning before the main event.
That's my headcanon and I'm sticking to it >.>
Rahs doing the intro, in the voice, from...
The Twilight Zone.
...*facedesk*
oh yeah, this is gonna be good.