Title: NEW EQUESTRIA: Primary Races: Everything New Equestria stands as a paragon o Author: Anonymous Pastebin link: http://pastebin.com/WB77v9PG First Edit: Thursday 1st of August 2013 01:01:03 AM CDT Last Edit: Thursday 1st of August 2013 01:01:03 AM CDT NEW EQUESTRIA: Primary Races: Everything   New Equestria stands as a paragon of the old pony ways of love and tolerance in the middle of the mapped world. It's a relatively small and new settlement as it is made up of ponies and other races who chose to leave their old homes for various reasons. Every pony there has a story to tell. Some are more tragic than others. Talking about the past isn't something many like to do. New Equestria has a mix of all races, but only five have a seat on their council - the ruling body of government. Those races are Earth Ponies, Crystal Ponies, Pegasi, Unicorns, and Diamond Dogs. While the rest of the world has succumbed to barbaric ways in the frozen wasteland, New Equestria continues to strive for an idealic world in which everyone is equal.   ORZRAMAR: Primary Races: Earth Ponies, Diamond Dogs   Farming is a difficult thing to do when the entire world is frozen and sunless. When the Wendigos struck, the Earth Pony way was threatened. In a shocking show of charity, Diamond Dogs took them in underground. Now, the two races live side by side in The Underground City of Orzramar to the west of New Equestria. Through a combination of magic and magma, the Earth Ponies have been able to continue to farm underground. However, they have elected to keep their food to themselves. As a result, Earth Ponies have developed a hedonistic lifestyle with a social structure to match. The ponies that can provide the most are the highest up on the social structure. The ponies higher up are able to afford to provide more. Thus, the rich get richer. Thus, the structure of Orzramar is divided between several rival families. The most prominent of which are the Apple Family, known for their classic style of farming; the Tinker family, known for having the greatest technological devices available outside of the Crystal Empire; and the Dilligence family, known for their economical genius.   THE SPARTAN MOUNTAINS: Primary Races: Pegasi, Goats, and Bulls/Cows   Normally, cold weather wouldn't be a problem for pegasi. However, when there is a constant arctic wind blowing more cold air in, keeping a settlement warm becomes a bit more than a chore. To compensate, the pegasi have retreated into the mountains. With the lower wind speeds in the canyons between mountains, the Pegasi are able to maintain a somewhat stable weather pattern in small settlements scattered throughout the Spartan Mountains. However, due to being unable to control the weather on a larger scale, the settlements have to remain small which has led to population problems. To make matters worse, the Spartan Mountains were already populated by mountain goats who do no appreciate the intrusion. Some goats have come to accept their pegasi neighbors and have even elected to help them. However, these goats are not the norm. There are also rumors of a settlement of Cows/Bulls living alongside the goats somewhere in the mountains. Though, no one has been able to confirm this. The pegasus government is divided into city-states. Each City-state has a Priums Who has free reign over their subjects unless the other Primi vote against their actions. The pegasi survive by scavenging old ruins for food and supplies. What they can't get by scavenging, they acquire by trading what they do find away.   VENEFICIUM: Primary Races: Unicorns   Nothing makes living in harsh environments easier than magic. And, nothing makes a pony into a power-hungry, arrogant despot like living a higher quality of life than everyone else. The the south of the Spartan Mountains stands a castle so unfathomably large that looking at it from far away throws off your depth perception. This is the magically raised City Castle of Veneficium. Inside lives the unicorns. In Veneficium, the strongest are the rulers. Therefore, the rulers of Veneficium are the five strongest magic users in the city. These five rulers are known as Sorceror-Lords. They stand above the rest of pony-dom, keeping order. They rule their subjects in a manner befitting of the violent world they live in. Sinners lose their rights as citizens and are sent to the catacombs underneath the castle where they use their magic to turn crystals into food.   THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE: Primary Races: Crystal Ponies, Dragons   The Crystal Empire has always existed in a frozen wasteland. The onslaught of the wendigos hasn't affected them at all. They continue to live happily behind their magical barrier powered by the Crystal Heart. However, their gates are no longer open. No pony of non-Crystal origin may enter. There is only a limited amount of land and resources available inside the barrier. They could never take in everyone. Therefore, the only fair choice is to take in no one. In the interest of total fairness, the Crystal Ponies also tossed out their Alicorn Empress and replaced her with a Crystal Emperor. Without having to spend every day struggling to survive, the Crystal Empire has been able to spend all their time expanding their technology and culture. As a result, the Crystal Empire has a level of technology that puts the rest of the ponies to shame. Due to constant harassment from Dragons, these advancements have mostly come in the ways of weaponry. Crystals and gems have become the new currency in the world. The Diamond Dogs in Orzramar will work for them. The unicorns use them to make food. Therefore, they are much more difficult to find as they have been mostly mined out. As a result, dragons have had to find a new source of food. The crystal bodies of the Crystal Ponies are their newest favorite treat. Two tribes of dragons have ecamped themselves around the Crystal Empire, simultaneously fighting the Crystal Ponies and each other.   THE FROZEN WASTELANDS: Primary Races: Buffalo, Griffons, and Zebras   Zebras have always been travelers. When the wendigos came to Equestria, most simply chose to move on. However, there are rumors of some pockets of Zebra shamans working to revive the dead plants around the world. Cold weather means very little to a species as coated and fat as a Buffalo. However, everything needs to eat, even Buffalo. With most of the plants dead due to the cold, the Buffalo had no choice but to turn to meat. Now, after generations of meat eating, the buffalo have turned carnivorous and feral. There are, however, rumors of some Buffalo tribes further north that have someone managed to avoid eating meat. How this is possible is unclear. The griffons took the inclimate weather as an oppurtunity to prey on unsuspecting ponies. Griffons have become public enemy number one in the eyes of most. They steal. They kill. Some even eat ponies. There are, of course, still some good griffons in the world. But, these cases are few and far between.