#tyran lore

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i am going crazy - Tyran Lore yapping (binny binesauce related)

Hi so for the whole of the binty binesauce community who does not know a single thing about me, I draw ponies and write stories about them (among other things). I have a whole MLP AU I've been working on since I was, like, 11 (but most of it has been developed in the last 8ish years, so since I was 14). The basic premise of the AU is that it's a thousand years in the future since G4 took place, and Celestia and Luna (Princesses who had dominion over the sun and moon respectively) were overthrown by a dictator that was then overthrown by Tyran deities, the planet's name was changed to Tyan (instead of Equus) after the dictator took it over, blahblahblah... There is a lot to it that isn't completely necessary to know for the sake of this post.

With how crazed I've been about Red Vox lately, I've had this idea brewing in my head that there would be a Red Vox-equivalent band on Tyran that Zolt would listen to and wear merch for and stuff. So last night I started to actually think about the logistics of it. I've been thinking about different names that the band could have, following a formula of "Red _ox", but I think at this point I'm pretty committed to the band being called "Red Fox", even though it feels like the easiest, most cop-out possible one that fits that formula. As funny as it would be to have the band be called Red Box, it's a lot harder to come up with designs surrounding that concept than for foxes.

I also wanted to come up with a few ideas for "logos" or graphic designs that could go on a T-shirt or poster, or something like that that Zolt would have. I plan for there to be lots of different designs that canonically exist on Tyran, rather than there just being one logo that's repeated over and over (not only because that feels a bit lazy worldbuilding-wise but also because I enjoy Red Vox enough to deeply enjoy making fan graphics for the fictional version of their band). These are the two ideas that i came up with:

This design, I plan on having the striped colors in the background be either green and black or green and a very dark green. If I went with this design and made it digital, I would also change the composition of the splatter in the background.

I tried to redo the face at least four times but it keeps looking like a red panda instead of a red fox and I can't figure out how to fix it!! I put a note to lower the snout on the face if I were to digitize it, and maybe that would help?

The name Red Fox also relates somewhat to lore that I've applied to the band, which is that every member of the band will be Hybreeds. Hybreeds are a type of pony that I created for the lore that are basically just hybrids of pony + any species that one could think of. So, Hybreeds aren't a singular species, but a social group. Hybreeds are not well-understood by a lot of ponies, and a lot of them meet a lot of ridicule and are sort of seen as "mutants" in a way. There are still a lot of those on Tyran who think that only unicorns are able to produce magic (rather than everyone having some form of magic and unicorns just having the powers more commonly associated with magic, like teleportation or levitation), but even those who believe that pegasi and earth ponies have their own magic are more likely to believe that Hybreeds don't.

This is primarily because non-pony animals are also considered to not be capable of producing magic, especially species that are usually non-sentient (for the sake of not thinking too deep into it, I don't have much developed as to the sentience of species that are not traditionally sentient, especially since the ponies on Tyran eat meat; my overall cop-out answer is that individual members of a species can achieve sentience, maybe through some kind of magic, and that it's usually the sentient ones who reproduce with ponies to create Hybreeds; in cases where this isn't the case and a pony bred with a non-sentient creature the Hybreed community generally looks down on them, as well as the rest of pony society. There is a lot of stigma stemming from the overall assumption that most of the time Hybreeds are the product of questionable activity). In reality, non-pony animals do have their own magic. Still, it usually exists more energetically or spiritually than anything else, so it's not something most people really think about or realize. For example, frogs have a part of the "spirit" of water within them, combined with a bit of the "spirit" of plants. Everything contains some amount of this more elemental sort of magic, but the less traditional magic that a species is capable of using, the more spiritual or energetic magic they have. When this extra elemental magic is combined with a species that has access to other types, like ponies, the result (Hybreeds) can often be more magical than the sum of their parts, as they have more ready access to both elemental magic and "traditional magic".

Example: Frogs have both water and plant-based elemental magic that, outwardly, tends not to present itself in any way. Ponies, on the other hand, have access to a massive array of "physical" magic and can harness their magical abilities in a way that most other species simply cannot (without a ton of practice and skill). Therefore, a frog-pony Hybreed is more likely to be able to use powerful water magic that has more external effects, combining the elemental magic of one parent with the traditional magic of another. So, a frog-pony might be able to walk on water, or swim exceptionally fast, or breathe underwater for longer. If powerful enough, they may even be able to influence the water itself to create small waves or whirlpools, or to produce water in excessive amounts within their bodies to forcibly expel (think like most water-type moves in Pokémon...). But, because ponies see frogs as not having any magic whatsoever because it's a magic they can't "see", the public assumption is that frog-pony hybrids are way less likely to have "proper" magic than a regular pony would be, and that if one were able to have "proper" magic, it would be all thanks to the pony parent and no thanks to the frog parent.

Given this, you could imagine how many different combinations of pony-nonpony types there are and how there are a great number of possibilities for the kinds of magic they could produce. Some won't produce too much physical magic (the term I've been using to describe outward-presenting magic or 'traditional' magic), while others will be able to create a ton of it.

All this to say, I'm still developing the different types of elemental magic that exist. A lot of them will probably be based on Pokemon types, but some will be based on other types of magic, like the one most relevant to this post: bard magic or, more broadly, sound magic.

I wanted to develop a pony that is at least vaguely based on Vinny, but I don't want to make the other members of the band based on the actual existing members of Red Vox, for a few reasons:

I have plans for Red Fox that involve there being a lot more members of the band than there are in the existing band, so I think it could be a bit awkward trying to work that concept in with several members being based on existing people

I don't really like making ponies based on actual people that I use in actual lore, or plan on drawing a lot / using as actual OCs, I think it can come across as a bit privacy-invading. That's honestly why I've spent months ruminating on whether to even go through with making Red Fox a thing or not. Vinny is a lot more of a public figure than the other members of the band; I feel that the other members are generally at least a bit more private than Vinny is, so if I am going through with making it a thing I'm a lot more comfortable making a pony based around Vinny than I am for the others.

Frankly, I don't know enough about the other members as people to make a good judgment on what animal Hybreeds they would be. I feel I would be primarily basing it around their instruments of choice, and that feels a bit disrespectful in the case of basing characters on real people. I'm much more comfortable conceptually doing that for characters that I'm building from the ground up.

As for point one, I plan for Red Fox to have a lot of members of the band, sort of. A lot of the "members" of Red Fox will be features that have played a part in the creation of one or more songs for the band, but are affectionately still considered to be members of the band ("once a Red Fox, always a Red Fox"). There'll be 4-5 more permanent members of the band, but the only consistent member of the band that has taken part in the creation of every song/album/single would be the Vinny pony (I still don't have a name for him,,,) As such, the music that would be produced by Red Fox will be a lot more diverse than the music Red Vox produces (I hope this won't come across as a diss; the fact that I'm making a fictional band inspired by Red Vox should be sufficient in informing you that I adore Red Vox's music the way it is… It's just fun for me to design characters!!!) This'll also allow me to do the super fun thing of learning about all types of instruments to make characters based around. I suppose in this sense, Red Fox will be a bit Gorillaz-y (which makes sense, since that was my favorite band until I discovered Red Vox…)

Oh, another (silly) benefit of the band being called Red Fox is that a lot of the bands I enjoy happen to involve animals in their names in some way (Gorillaz, Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, The Beatles, Great White [the last one is a bit of a silly one since I've only heard one of their songs but it's a song that I've been hearing for as long as I can remeber/I consider it to be the first song I ever remember hearing]).

I also have a loose concept of the main guy - "Vinny pony" hsadnadnsadn - having the ability to bring out the bard magic in other Hybreeds, and create magical effects with his music, because I'm cringe and I love that guy. Here are the concept sketches I made of "Vinny pony" which I didn't really like:

I know that I want him to be a duck Hybreed of some sort. I'm leaning towards mallard duck even though that feels a bit simple and easy. I will probably experiment with different types of duck that he could be, but for now, mallard is the placeholder. I'm still not exactly sure how much "duck" I want him to have in appearance (particularly, whether I want him to heave a beak or not). I did make this sketch that I think is the closest thus far to what I will have the final design look like:

This is the cutie mark concept that i have for him.

I really enjoy playing around with the concept of cutie marks that change in different contexts or situations (cough cough; dan pony's TV cutie mark changing depending on mood/situation), so I had the idea that the bubbles might change into music notes when he is singing or making music.

I want his design to have a bit of silliness and a bit of charm to it, but I want the design to also actually look good (the evil worm in my brain says "like Vinny".... shut up evil worm), so I think it will probably take me a while to settle on an actual final design unless somehow I cook up some serious magic and make something that looks really good while still having a lot of silly potential.

Uhh, wow, I've been yapping a lot. I'm gonna go work on designing/doodling some Red Fox band members...

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victim guardians (tyran deities)

i had the idea for three guardian spirits (deities who died but still act as deities in their spirit forms) that protect beings from horrific acts being done to them.

this is the initial (traditional) sketch I did of the three spirits:

I really liked how the first one - the young filly on the top right - turned out, but I didn't think I executed the other two the way I wanted, so I broke out my drawing tablet and made redesigns. I still don't have their colors mapped out, but I like how these designs turned out a lot better:

So here's the ideas I have for each of them (their names are subject to change/placeholders):

Katie (the youngest; the one who I did not redesign): She is the spirit of a pony who died at a very young age at the hooves of another (much older) pony. She was the deity of sunshine at the time of her death, but now she is the deity of relief and freedom. She is very energetic and often presents as a golden ball of light bouncing around a room, but she is generally only visible to those she is helping. Her aura is golden and can fill a room with its warmth.

She is the most subtle in her assistance out of all three guardians; she finds small ways to help ponies along in their escape from captivity or an oppressive force. For example, when Zolt was physically restrained at a facility that claimed to be able to purge her of her demon (at the age of eleven), Katie leapt through the glass of Zolt's small window (somehow, silently breaking the glass) and chewed through Zolt's restraints, allowing her to escape. Other ways she might help ponies escape include unlocking and opening doors to escape routes, purging ponies of poison, and supplying food.

Isadora (the floating head/chest): Isadora's appearance is frightening on purpose. She helps aid in the locating of ponies who are in danger in, generally, one of three ways: marking a location to anypony who crosses nearby, intimidating authorities into further investigation, or serving as visions to those close or connected to the one who is in danger.

She marks a location by making herself visible to all, and floating nearby a space where somepony is endangered. For example, if a child fell into a well, she might be seen by those who pass by, floating overhead. If the authorities in a certain area are not doing their due dilligence in locating someone who is in danger, or saving them from said danger, she will burn herself constantly into their vision, following in their peripherals wherever they look, and staring at them with her empty eyes. They will only be able to get rid of her after they have done what they need to do. Family members or close friends of an endangered being might see her in their dreams, staring them down or directing them to look in a specific location.

Antiphonus (stitched hind legs): Antiphonus has a great hatred for all who cause unjustified harm to others, particularly those who commit assault of all forms. She is the least subtle of the three. She thrives on the punishment, or aid others in punishing, those who are in the process of committing atrocities. She is often known to do this in extremely noticeable ways: supplying victims with weapons with which to kill their attackers - screaming so loudly in the head of the attacker so as to disorient, deafen, or even kill them - inflicting serious sickness or illness - and, in cases that give her particular rage, causing significant physical harm to the attacker herself. She, like Katie, is only primarily seen by those she is helping; the attackers or oppressors will simply experience these symptoms manifest with no understanding or explanation of why they are happening. It's believed that the fear of punishment by Antiphonus has contributed significantly to the lack of crime in more deity-knowledgeable spaces, such as the Citadel; those who are aware of her work aren't keen on risking her arrival.

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IMPEDANCE CHAPTER FOUR IS HERE!

Refer to the author's note for trigger warnings and small pronunciation guide!

A note: this chapter is a bit setup-y, as it mostly sets up the next leg of the group's journey, BUT I plan on completing chapter 5 fairly soon (within a week or two) to make up for the long wait being a bit uneventful! I hope the chapter is enjoyed regardless!! I'd love to know your guys' thoughts!

Link

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my terrible drawn-with-my-mouse MS paint doodle of my Moondancer Elise (elise from dan vs pony oc obviously!!!!!) pony vs my slightly-more-refined ibis paint drawin on my phone ahsdnsdand

her outfits and hairstyle will probably change a lot (just like the others) so this is just a basic idea

accidentally, she looks a bit like my oc artemis (designed by Baphometal on TH; art by pajjarrito on TH):

just from the dark blue with the speckles and lighter markings and stuff, but they aren't actually related lol

i generally really like the vibe of dark bluish hues with lighter blue/white markings on them so...

anyway the idea i have for her so far is that she works for the deities in a somewhat secret way but not rlly to the same extent as elise from the show; the 'government' on tyran/the deities don't have much that needs to be kept secret aside from maybe important documents, some weaponry/technologies, etc. to prevent them from getting into the wrong hands? she probably works oddball jobs for the deities depending on what they need and maybe the 'secretive' element of her work involves interplanetary/perhaps even interdimensional travel and stuff.

possibly she has to keep the interplanetary element of her work secret but the people around her generally know that she does some important work for the deities. i think that a lot of her work would involve bodyguarding, whether protecting the life of specific beings or whether protecting items or objects when it comes to interplanetary affairs. this aspect of her life needs more development for sure hsadnasnd i will probably come up with more 'government' related conflict to happen on tyran, maybe related to tyrani's past reign and trying to ensure that similar doesn't happen (it's possible that in the attempt to prevent a dictator from ever usurping them, they go to some morally ambiguous lengths..) but for now yeahhh i was originally just going to have her be named Moondancer and that's it, off of the G1 pony, but i was already worried that might cause conflict bc it might get confusing with it being a different character from the original, so i think her name will be Moondancer Elise (this also allows for her mom to be named _ Elise also so the elise jr./sr. thing is still vaguely accurate)

part of the reason i wanted elise to be vaguely inspired by moondancer from g1 (aside from the whole 'dancing shadow' thing) is because this mini storycard thingy that came with moondancer is lowkey giving elise..... tell me im wrong (image yoinked from mylittlewiki.org)

maybeee this shows my bias of thinking that elise is a LITTLE BIT OF A SASS (to put it lightly) but like im not crazy its giving elise right ?!?!?!?!?!

anyway moondancer

edit: added hyperlinks to baphometal and pajjarrito's THs i felt guilty for including it for my little wiki and not them so ahdsadnasd

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Some expressions/pose?/POSCA practice (ft. Zolt, Impedance, Cocoa Chaleur [goddess of baked goods; the random unicorn lol], and... Who's that coming from the back of Zolt's neck ?!?!?!)

Also, I decided to finally sketch out a concept of an orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) changeling.

In MLP:FiM, changelings aren't based on a specific bug species -- I don't think? -- but on Tyran, with the thousands of years that have passed [as well as the presence of much, much more radiation...] changelings have branched off into thousands of individual species, each with their own different ways of feeding on the emotions of others. This mostly includes bugs (not all of which originate on Earth) but might also include crustaceans and maybe?? a few species of reptile or amphibian.

Most changelings still feed on love, but some species/colonies feed on other strong emotions like hatred and fear. Pink orchid changelings feed on love, but in a more aesthetic sense than romantic. They want to be admired, like flowers, and the more adored they are aesthetically the more satiated they will be. When completely starved they are fully able and willing to consume the flesh of other creatures, feeding on whatever morsels of aesthetic appreciation any victim might have. In other words, to not see these flowery changelings as pretty or beautiful is to inherently endanger oneself to being physically consumed. Many orchid changelings put on shows (a huge variety of types, from magicianry to plays to fashion) or go into the modeling business, although too much popularity is dangerous to an orchid mantis. It would be the equivalent to overeating, and may even be lethal if allowed to get out of hand. For this reason, orchid mantises in the public eye that are growing too popular to handle will often do some out-of-pocket stuff to try to drum up controversy and distaste (in the less distressing cases, they just wear 'traditionally ugly' clothing or makeup).

Mantis changelings are fairly solitary but are capable of working together for a common cause (i.e. performing as a duo). Queens of the species are the only ones able to produce offspring, and are, according to legend, so aesthetically perfect that looking one in the face would drive any non-changeling insane. They often wear veils or masks to cover their face but still exude the essence of aesthetic perfection, and capture the affection of almost anybody who sees them.

The changeling I drew is not a queen but a 'regular' orchid mantis. There will probably be a fair amount of variation aesthetically among individuals but this is just to get the base idea out there. Most are mostly-white with tinges of pink but some are pure white or pure pink, and extremely rarely can have other hues replacing the pink -- usually still presenting as tinges of color on a mostly-white body. A non-pink hue fully covering the body is the rarest.

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thoughts on the elements of harmony [with regards to the Tyran AU]

hello! as i mentioned in my post yesterday (I think it was yesterday anyway...) i have a semi-set plan for what the elements of harmony will've been in pre-Tyran Equestria instead of the ones we see in the show: Patience (Fluttershy) Inspiration (Rarity) Communication (Applejack) Confidence (Rainbow Dash) Bond (Twilight Sparkle) Mirth (Pinkie Pie) Firstly, I've been debating on whether or not Rarity should remain as "inspiration" (the idea is that we all pick up certain things from our friends when we are close to them, including some habits and vocabulary and stuff like that, so it contributes to the togetherness/bond of being friends -- friends can also help inspire you in the work that you put in every day, even for things that aren't seen as 'creative' endeavors!) or whether I should change it to Charity. Not only does it rhyme with Rarity and make it somewhat satisfying (although like I've said before, their names probably won't be the exact same in the actual AU), it utilizes Rarity's generosity in a way that can be both specific to the friendship itself and in a broader sense. I am thinking that she will either run several charities herself or volunteer for several of them (maybe even both) and she will dedicate a lot of spare time to making clothing for the needy. Since Fluttershy is going to be patience, there also isn't that "generosity and kindness are too similar!" conflict that I have always had with the existing elements [generosity and kindness are definitely two different things but when you have six pillars that are meant to hold friendship together there shouldn't be two that are conceptually that close together, imo] The whole "rarity doing charities" thing will probably still be the case even if her element were inspiration, but it would just fit a lot better conceptually with charity as an element.

Secondly, I've been thinking that I want the elements to be something that all members of the mane six have to some degree, with their elements just being the main ones that best mesh with them. But I also want each element to have a "weakest element" that is also different for each of the mane six. For example, if Rarity's element is inspiration, then each of the mane six's weakest elements would be: Fluttershy: Communication (she's paralyzingly shy in many situations and it actively and constantly affects her life and ability to make / maintain friends - she's not BAD at making friends but she just generally avoids it if possible) Rarity: Patience (she has a hard time dealing with ponies who aren't good at explaining what they want and she is quick to anger/frustration when sweetie belle is doing something she doesn't like; she's not overly malicious or mean when frustrated but the frustration definitely comes fast) Applejack: Inspiration (she's stuck in her ways and doesn't seem to be tuned in much to any creative endeavor, not that i can think of anyway) (she might be practical which does require some inspiration but I think that she'd have a lot less of it than any others) Rainbow Dash: Bond (she struggles to be open about her feelings and to admit when she feels any sort of affection for anypony; she is able to feel a bond with others but is wildly uncomfortable/flighty when the bond is acknowledged or mentioned -- her fear of being abandoned/talked about behind her back kinda stabs her in the back at times) Twilight Sparkle: Mirth (She's often seen as a wet blanket who shoots down flights of fancy whenever they arise - she doesn't like that she struggles to find any kind of enjoyment from the bubbly, bouncy aspects of life but also enjoys the part of herself that is analytical and logical, so she is at constant odds with this) Pinkie Pie: Confidence (She is easy to convince that other ponies do not like her even when ponies are near-constantly singing her praises [sometimes literally!] -- the moment she feels she is being outshined in the "making others happy" department she feels dejected and depressed and she conceals a lot of her inner self loathing, something that her friends see more and more of over time and try to help her get past)

If Rarity's element was Charity, then the weakest elements would probably have to be switched around in a way that I find to be less satisfying, but I am open to hearing ideas on the matter if you have them!

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lil mini Tyran lore dump

{Tyran is my MLP AU whose main premise is that several thousand years after the show takes place the world is recovering from several different wars, including nuclear/magical ones}

so ive been meaning to talk more about Tyran here in general because it is something i am really proud of but my drawing skills have not been going so well lately (possibly due to a several day migraine) so I am just gonna yap a bit about tyran

a lot of it is still in development but I am thinking there will be around 10 continents, all very large in size (Tyran itself is many times larger than Earth, although its gravity is roughly the same which is unrealistic but shhhhh). Each continent has a different history but in modern day all except for Tyrangue are virtually the same; flattened, rubble-filled wastelands that are barely, if at all, recovered from magical radiation and nuclear warfare. magical radiation has a significant effect on the population, especially non-unicorns who do still have ways to utilize magic but not as easily and directly. most of the radiation that floods the land is magical in nature but there are some areas where you have the more traditional nuclear wastes. unicorns are better able to handle magical radiation in general because their horns serve as an easy outlet for the radiation; the more irradiated they are the more out of whack their magic will become. They will have frequent magical outbursts of increasing power as their body attempts to excrete their radiation, which will work, but will be exhausting. The magical outbursts are a huge risk to the ponies themselves as well as all life around them as they will have no control over how the magic presents itself and what exactly happens, though, so it isn't necessarily that unicorns are "immune" to the effects or anything like that. Although the individual irradiated unicorn is technically less likely to die themselves from magical overload when compared to, say, an irradiated earth pony, other life is at significantly greater risk because of the nature of how defensive magic presents itself (random lightning strikes, explosive beams of energy, levitation of surrounding objects and creatures...)

All life on Tyran, even down to a bacterium, has some level of magic, usually quite proportional to the sentience/mental capacity of the individual (for example, a bear is much larger than a pony but ultimately has less magical energy attributed to it and is very unlikely to be able to use "traditional" magic at all). Throughout Equus and Tyran's history (same planet, different time periods) it has been a long-standing miconception that unicorns are the only "true" magic users and that they are superior to all forms of life other than alicorns. However, magic contained within earth ponies, pegasi, and other species has long been documented. A notable example would be Pinkie Pie, who is known for having had inconceivable amounts of power that presented itself in unpredictable ways (including the ability to know things that she should not know; i.e. breaking the fourth wall).

Since I someday hope to maybe? be able to publish works involving Tyran, I plan on changing names of characters that existed in the show and changing their designs/backstories somewhat to avoid potential legal issues -- although honestly, a big part of my reasoning here is just that that sounds fun. I don't have much developed for the mane six aside from wanting to change their elements to be more intricate or "mature" and to, in my opinion, better represent the aspects of friendship. My current plan for the lineup of elements is as follows: Rarity - Inspiration (an obvious choice for me, since this was her original element and I like it a lot more for her than generosity) Fluttershy - Patience Pinkie Pie - Mirth Applejack - Communication Rainbow Dash - Confidence Twilight Sparkle - Bond

I am thinking that Princess Celestia and Princess Luna will be Princess Solstice and Princess Equinox, respectively -- I also might have them be referred to as queens instead, but I don't want to contribute to the false idea that Queens = Evil (since Celestia will be not the purest of heart in this AU). Celestia (knowingly) and Luna (unknowingly) lie about their ability to move the sun and moon and instead are simply experts at illusory magic, able to make the whole nation of Equestria believe that the celestial bodies are moving faster than they actually are. Although they don't do it often, they also are capable of making it appear as though it is nighttime when it is not supposed to be and vice versa. I believe that Twilight Sparkle will find out about this falsehood but will force herself into a state of denial, unable to handle the reality of the situation. She will continue to try to uphold Celestia's positive image, perhaps even more strongly than before, and her friends will start to notice that something is wrong but will either not know how to approach Twilight on the matter or will attempt to do so, to no avail. I don't have much planned out for what will become of the mane six aside from this. I think eventually Twilight's five friends will learn the truth and will manage to get through to Twilight that it isn't right, convincing her to help them break the news to Luna.

At some point, Celestia and Luna are overthrown by Tyrani, a dictator and... well... tyrant, who utilizes their mistruths to convince the general public that they are complete frauds. The mane six are, for some reason, unable to stop her (potentially their bond as friends is broken by Twilight still struggling to accept the reality of the situation and trying to put a stop to their antics, even after agreeing to help? a betrayal? thus rendering the elements useless) and she sets out to completely bring the planet to ruins, creating her own city/kingdom that is the only place to remain safe from warfare and destruction. This kingdom remaining intact is what allows a rebellion to form that eventually overthrows them and the kingdom, now The Citadel, is the present-day hub for deities to live. The Citadel is a huge castle or cluster of castles surrounded by 4 quadrants of different biomes/environments in which varying creatures are able to live (based on the seasons) and is currently a prospering place where most ponies dream of someday visiting. The Citadel is inspired partially by the city of Zootopia but also by the land of Oz, where the Emerald City sits in the middle and four different kingdoms surround it. Once Tyrani was overthrown, the 27 members of the rebellion were all instated as deities and are now considered the 27 primary deities, seen as the most powerful/important by most although most are rather humble about it / don't want a ton of attention or applause. They see themselves as only having done their duty to repair the planet from the harm that Tyrani caused. Since Tyrani's kingdom was mostly intact, the deities hunkered down here and started rebuilding outwards from the city. Now, most of the continent is repaired to the point of being livable, and deities are starting to work on crossing over to other continents to start world repairs. This is difficult, though, with how different these outer continents can be -- and a lot of ponies and beings who threw out their morals a long, long time ago.

I could yap for longer but I think I will leave it here for now -- I would love to hear what people think and answer any questions about the world/development, although admittedly there are some things that I might not know yet! i will also try to make some art showing lore elements later, like potential redesigns of the mane 6 / celestia / luna and stuff like that. you can let me know if theres anything specific youd wanna see / hear about!! i love love love talking about tyran stuff