Bellenast: A great city, splendorous and powerful in an age gone by, ruined and lost to rumor in the next, and a flame of order and prosperity risen from the ashes of the old world. It lies in a river valley far to the south of that great mark of the old world, Canterlot. The small Kingdom of Dunn and its fabled capital, Bellenast, are known little beyond this valley, save from word of mouth and radio. A fable. That's how ponies to the north know it: A name in the history books, if they're fortunate enough to have history books, or to have been taught to read them.

It's not quite a fable, though. I had a reason to find it and the desperation to fly blind. The roads that lead there are, under most circumstances, relatively safe... unless, of course, you happen to be me. It isn't that I attract horrible monsters and weird wizard ponies and crazy princes hell-bent on ill-timed schemes of vengeance...

My friends and family do that for me. You get used to it.

This story takes place about 15 years before the events of Fallout: Equestria, though it does not contain significant tie-ins to any of its events. I highly recommend reading Fallout: Equestria first, if you have not done so already for some inexplicable reason. Having read it is not necessary to understand the events of this story, but doing so will provide context for and explanation of some events and themes in this setting.

Lookie, lookie, I made a map: Clicky da linky!

Character and/or cover art (original here)by the fabulous amazing fantastic generally awesome {all-inclusive adjective of infinite praise here}Amarynceus. Amateur title addition by me.