#exileverse asks

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Since nonponies get a different alicorn form from the typical wings and unicorn horn what would change about them? I know with bat ponies they get two horns but I am curious to know about the rest!

P.S. I love your art so much!

Thanks for enjoying my work, and good question!

For the most popular MLP species, their 'alicorn' forms are:

Dragons: Gain a second pair of wings, horns grow larger

Kirin: Gain wings of fire, horn becomes larger and grows branches

Changelings: Gain an extra pair of limbs and eyes (more arachnid than insectoid)

Yaks/Cows: Grow an additional set of horns and sprout small wings

Breezies: Gain extra pair of wings and antennae

Diamond Dogs: Teeth become tusks, arms/hands become wing-like

Cats: Grows two additional tails, all are three times the length of a normal tail

Griffon: Gain second pair of wings, feathers have metallic/gem-like sheen

Hippogriff: Gain second pair of wings, large plume of feathers grow from forehead

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If you don’t mind me asking, what do the different alliances look like in the world of Exileverse? What I mean is, I saw that the Kirins and Dragons are more closely allied than the Ponies and Dragons, from what’s said on Queen Rain Shine’s post, and I assume the Ponies and Griffons are somewhat allied, with the Lunar Guard being a thing. I’m just curious what the different relationships between the different species look like, lol.

No problem at all, and this is a great question!

I'll try to outline the major alliances below, but forgive me if I forget any of them lol:

Qilin and Dragons: Ancestral alliance

Qilin and Deer: Cultural alliance based on nature and pacifism

Pegasi and Griffons: Martial alliance against the Dragons

Earth Ponies, Donkeys, Cows, and Buffalo: Cultural & trade alliance

The Crystal Empire and Yaks: Martial alliance against the Umbrum

Zebras, Abada, and Giraffes: Cultural & trade alliance

Cat-sith (Abyssinians) and Unicorns: Cultural alliance based on magic

Cat-sith and Breezies: Ancestral alliance based on fae heritage

For context, here are some species with long-term blood between them:

Pegasi v. Dragons

Griffons v. Dragons

Crystal Empire v. Umbrum

Changelings v. Ponies

Dragons v. Ponies

Gwyllgi (Diamond Dogs) v. Cat-sith

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Theoretically, where does an alicorn's power go in exileverse when they're demoted? Does it just vanish? Does the one who demotes them keep it?

OH it returns to the Alicorn who demoted them! For example, in Twilight's case, her godhood was 'reabsorbed' by Celestia until she was ready to wield it responsibly.

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Seeing the parallels between Stygian, Discord & Celestia really does give off the vibes of the brimmed caps and pointed caps/knights moralis with its own spin on it! Kinda funny how the only difference is instead of drawing it's just a thing that some ponies are born with!

Just a small question, in exileverse, how do creatures handle seeing chaos magic compared to 'dark' magic? Can't be a good reaction but considering pinkie & shining armor, I just had to ask!

Definitely! Exileverse is sort of like if the Knights Moralis ran...literally everything LOL

Chaos magic is much less understood and generally unknown to the public--it's a 'forgotten' magic that very, very few encounter in their lifetimes. To make a DND allegory (as I love to do), it's 'eldritch' rather than 'infernal' or 'necromantic'.

Dark magic, on the other hand, is relatively well-known, with more explicitly 'negative' purposes, although it can be used to help and heal in niche cases. Most creatures wouldn't know what Chaos magic is if they saw it, but would recognize dark magic quickly.

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Ok so if Luna becomes the deity of dreams once she recovers, is the spot of deity of night never filled? Celestia promoted Twilight to the deity of night but that was taken away ofc. So was Luna always just the deity of dreams? Or is the deity of night role just vacant now?

Twilight gets her role as Deity of Night back once she's proved herself fully/saved all of Equestria at least 100+ times haha

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Does Celestia ever feel guilt for stealing Luna away from their mother? Does Luna feel resentment towards Celestia for doing that? I’m very curious cause I can only imagine how that could’ve contributed to Nightmare Moon forming when one of the possible negative emotions fueling a transformation isn’t just ‘people don’t respect my work’ but also ‘my sister literally stole me from my mother as a child’

Not at all; Celestia thinks she was rescuing her sister from her 'cruel and unfeeling mother', and still maintains that mindset to this day. Luna was very young when she was taken from her mother, so she's not resentful, per se, just...quietly sad? Wishing she could better remember her circumstances so she could better form an opinion as to whether their mother really was as bad as Celestia says.

She definitely has a LOT of repressed grief and rage at her sister and family at large that comes out when she transforms into Nightmare Moon.

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Is Ember a deity or not in Exileverse? I noticed that in her post, she’s said to have the power of one, but it doesn’t explicitly say or not if she is one.

She is, but it's a technicality! Whoever possesses the Ruby Scepter becomes a deity (the Dragon Lord), but it doesn't grant invulnerability, just immortality. Meaning, the Dragon Lord can be injured/poisoned and die, but they won't die of old age.

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In your exilverse, do you think the characters would have different voices than they do in the show and if so do you have any headcanons on what they would sound like or who would voice them?

I answered this question a while back, but I have some extra voice claims for others than the Main Six...

King Sombra - Keith David / Okkoto from Princess Mononoke

Queen Celestia - Peter Canavase / Chaos from Hades

Luna - Jennifer English / Shadowheart from Baldur's Gate III

Queen Chrysalis - Eartha Kitt / Yzma from Emperor's New Groove

Lord Tirek - Benedict Cumberbatch / Smaug from The Hobbit

Discord - Tom Kenny / Simon Petrikov/Ice King from Adventure Time

The Storm King - Samuel Ramey / The Beast from Over the Garden Wall

Ditzy Doo - Lizzie Freeman / Taski Maiden from ENA: Dream BBQ