Long before the rise of ponies, deer ruled most of the world uncontested. It was an age of technological heights and moral lows. Utopia never lasts, and they eventually turned on each other. In this turmoil, the deer created their greatest failure. A creature known as Mallkim emerged. He fed upon the fear and hate, and created an endless winter. Mallkim hunted down and destroyed most of the deer before entering a magical slumber, waiting for another race to rise and provide him with more to feast upon.

Thus, the ponies rose to replace the fallen deer, who had been hunted to near extinction. Fortunately, when Mallkim rose from his slumber, the ponies were ready. The Pillars were warned and assisted by the remaining deer, and the Father of the Silent Winter was sealed away in stone before he could gather his strength. But Mallkim's legend and influence was not squashed to easily.

The deer dedicated themselves to eradicating their mistake from history, destroying every artifact and coven they could find.

All except one.