DM jlord's Savage World of My Little Pony (Inactive)

Game Master jlord

"Well it sounds like we are all in argeement. Baroness, it would appear that you have a crew."

Doc swishes his mane to check his packs, and looks back to the group.

"I'm already packed, tools on back, and detector in hoof. So we need to get trotting. I suggest that everyone that needs that gear up should do so, and meet back at the front gates of the city. From there we can head out toward Enchanted Acres Farm and speak to Tomato Basil."

Turning to the Baroness, "After we save Carrot Heart, should we simply return her home, or do you want us to bring her and Tomato Basil back to Trottingham to recover from their ordeal?"

When Lark asks about the porcs, Cookie explains the best she can.
"Ya'll never a-herd of porcs before? I'm kinda new ta them mahself, but I'da bet mah hat that you adventuresome types woulda known more. Well, they are kinda like pigs, no, more like little boars. They have beady little eyes and they walk on their back hooves all unnatural like. They're nasty little angry varmints, quick ta violence and steal'n, though they never killed a pony, they don't shy ah-way from hurt'n'em. And I guess they kidnap ponies now too."

"As fer the payment, that notice ah had placed ahround the city clearly states a lump sum, so Ya'll have ta split it. And ah ain't pay'n ya'll up front. Even if ah wanted ta, ah don't just walk ahround town with a sack fulla dough. And we don't have time ta fool around about a down payment, ah young mare's life is at stake!"

When Element mention's Clover, Cookie smiles. "Ah knew Clover wouldn't let me down. Its nice ta meet'cah Elemental AI, and all tha rest of ya fine folks too. As fer returning Carrot Hart here, it is not necessary, but if ya'll think you should fer some reason, then bring'er. I'll leave that decision up ta ya'll."

"Whelp, If there ain't any more questions, ah think it is time ya'll got a-go'n." Cookie rings the bell three times an a pony enters the room. "This here is mah seneschal, Blue... C-Cookie Dough?!"

The pony that entered the room is a young female filly with a yellow coat, red main, and wears a pink bow. "Oh, Hiya Smart Cookie, Ah know wat'cher think'n an all, but I thought that maybe if ah did Blue Bonnet's job fer tha day, maybe Ah could get mah cutie mark in Seneschal'n! She says with a determined look in her eyes.

Cookie facehooves. "Oh, all right! take'em to the supply room an get'em some food and a map o'tha area then!"

If there are no more questions or objections, Cookie Dough takes you all to the supply room and gives you each 3 days worth of food and water and a map of the area. You are all free to make any last minute preparations. Let me know that you all are ready.

Higgs looks around for any thing worth err borrowing, but sees on bits and bobs. She checks her map to see if she has missed any thing and happy its just about the same pops it away.

"Well then this is more like it, shame about the loot, but ist still good pay, So I have a net for poping wee piggis in"

going to give the rolls a chance

Stealth to steal twice the food,
1d10 ⇒ 2
1d6 ⇒ 1

Fail, Her bags to small and all the food shes pillferd spills out on the floor, with this Higgs declares.

"O look at me, just all scatter brained, must have taken the food twise, what a silly moo I am"

And puts it back

"well, i need ta pick up my gear from home and i don't see any point dragin my hooves about it, i'll meet everypony at the gates as the Doctor said in 10 minutes, HUSTLE!" with that said, Shep bust out the door as fast as y'all ever saw an earth pony run.

there is no time to lose, that poor pony must be scared out of her wits! time to remind the world that just because ponies are peaceful now doesn't mean that they don't remember how ta fight! i dont know much, but i know right from wrong, and i'm gonna be the one ta see to right winning! oh, im here already... and out of breath... now where did i put my things... oh yea, the old chest in the attic... armor, check, horseshoes, check, pack saddle and waterproof satchel, check, tent, check, rope, check, pants... wait a second, i don't wear pants... whose pants are these?... no time for this, i'll figure out the pants thing later, someone is in trouble! to the city gates!!!

"I am gonna grab my Rapier from home, just in case we need to have a fencing match. I'll meet you near the gate."

She takes off and disappears.

Hmm, I will need to keep a close eye on that Higgs pony, she is too sneaky for my liking.

"Higgs Smiles, Back in a moment, just need to get some things"

She dos a backflip and shoots after so fast it leves a dust trail.

Best go see BoBo and tell him, I got another job on, then pick up my camping kit.

"O look at me, just all scatter brained, must have taken the food twise, what a silly moo I am"

And puts it back

"Now everybody montage!"

Lark is afraid of silence right? She needs an mp3 player. Well considering the timeline, I guess it would actually be a walkman. :)

Night gets home to find that her father went some where so she leaves him a note about what she's doing then changes into her good "adventuring" clothes. She grabs her rapier and then changes into a hawk and flies over to the gate hoping to be first there, then changes back, behind a tree if she isn't first.

Cutie mark!
1d8 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) - 2 + 2 = 8
1d8 ⇒ 4
1d6 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 + 2 = 4

For a total of 12! Two raises, cool!

I look as the other ponies start to disperse. "Well Clover was right it seems. She told me to be ready for a trip into the wild." I turn my head to look at my saddlebags. My horn glows red and out of the bag comes a book I hold it out for Smart Cookie to see with a smile. I adjust my glasses. "This is the Traveler's guide to Traveling. A very good read if I do say so myself." The book opens while it is floating and the pages turn rapidly to an entry labeled traveler's checklist. "As you can see it tells me everything I need to know about how to survive in the wild and what I need to bring. Very useful. I have several other books and references as well courtesy of my mentor." I put the book back in my bag. I then pull out an envelope. "I almost forgot about this. A letter for lady Cookie from Clover. She bid me to deliver it to you." I levitate the note to Cookie. Turning towards the door I say. "I don't get out often and I am suppose to live in Trottingham from now on. It was Clover's idea that I come to live here in order to further my studies so before we leave I must check this town out. If you need me I will be looking around. Farewell Cookie." With that I adjust my glasses one last time and head out.

The letter is merely a fluff friendship letter for Cookie from Clover. Just a story thing and would only hold significance if the GM deems so.

With full saddlebags and her trusty helmet, Lark leaves the tent and flies off back to the gate. As she flies, she maintains her constant stream of chatter--though most of it is lost in the wind.
"I wonder how many Porcs there are? I hope I can help, I'm not really sure I can--I can't exactly fight, and this job isn't exactly going to involve any mountains. But maybe we can find out what the Porcs want, and resolve it without violence! Anyways, I could really use that money. Let's see, there are--hm, hmmmmmmmm--six of us, so that makes, um, let's see, if you, um, um, um, about fifteen Florins, right? Well, that's fifteen for me, and that's hundreds of silver pieces, well enough for this month's shipment--I don't have much time left, I really hope I can pull this off. Even if I don't help much, I hope I still get those Florins. I wish the arbalest wasn't broken, don't I? Well, what if the job takes more than a week or so? What's the date, anyways? I really should keep track of this--I've been thinking I need to get a calendar, but they aren't easy to come by for some reason. I think I have six days? Or is it thirteen? Well, anyways, gotta get it delivered soon, which means I need these Florins. I guess I'll just stand back and provide moral support. If we can talk to them, I'll do that. I'm not too bad at talking--hee, I talk a lot, I better have gotten some practice in. Can you talk to Porcs? We'll have to tr--oh, I'm here, that was quick."
She lands by the gate, smiling brightly at the other ponies. "How's it going? My campsite is actually pretty close by. Isn't that lucky? So how many Porcs do you suppose there are? Nervous about the mission? I'm not. Just looking forward to putting a stop to this kidnapping. What are you going to do with your share of the reward? I really need to buy a calendar."

Bobo is a fat old Peg he came to Trottingham because of "Difficulty to do business in there places" he said, "this place is new, nice new pickings" Higgs had meet him the 1st night she had come to town, knowing no one and nothing much about how things works, he had taken her "under his wing" as he liked to say. She thought now it was more that fact he had spotted her being fast and silent than any altruism on his part. He has shown her the ropes, how to get in and out of places with out being seen, how to get by and making a living from errr finding things, some times what she found some times what he told her to find. He was a nice old pony, yes now and then some hooded Trotter would come to see him, long chats then he would call her in and tell her some thing or some one needed to be found. "A contract my dear, always agree the contract".
Bobo talked like that, most time, he was good with his voice, if he wanted to he could sound like any one, even Higgs. But most of the time he just sounded posh. Once trading Pony had told her, when she had talked about knowing Bobo that he had a posh house uptown, but he never went to it. "lyre" Higgs had said "why dos he live in an old Shake in the not so up market end of town if that was true". "no idea" The trader Pony had said but its true. Higgs had not believed him, full of dung him. It was a good life with Bobo, not to hard and a lot of time just flying around, but of late, she had been getting restless, finding the odd things was getting dull, Bobo had said the other day. "My dear I have nothing more to teach you, You are as fast and silent as I ever was". She know this was true, she wanted to do some thing more. Now this "contract" of couse she had to say yes to it, but how to tell Bobo she would be going, it would crush the old git.

"So what dos my little Higgs pony have for our supper tonight?"

Bobo asked as she came into his shake. Lil the new Pony Bobo was training looked in from the Loft.

Higgs smiled at the old rascal,

"not a soggy sausage, but some nice honey"

She put a Honey pot she had pilfered onto the table
Bobo's belly wobbled as he came over to try it,

"Arrr my dear you get me the best treats, I shall miss you when you gone, but Lil will help, we shall not starve wile you are off in the wilds"
He gave her a big smile, and winked
Higgs was shocked How in the stars did he know?
"bu.. but how could you....?
she said

Bobo chucked

"My dear nothing go's off here that old Bobo dos not know about, you will find a sack over there, with all that you will need, you best pick it up and be off lick-a-de-splik"

Higgs was still flustering

"how? what? but"

Bobo picked up the sack and gave it to Higgs.

"Higgs it was no accident me sanding you to that house tonight, A dear dear old friend, asked me for help, and you dear Higgs, are that help. Now be off with you, the others are all ready meeting at the towns gate."

he helped/pushed her to the door and showed her out, still in a stat of mild shock she stood there for a short wile, until his voice throw the closed door

"Higgs, If you do not hurry up they will go with out you, off you trot"

Higgs shuck her head, Bobo always knew far more than he should and it was just getting down right disconcerting now. But her hart leaped,

an adventure YES!

Putting the things he had given her in her bag, she shot off into the air.

1d10 + 2d8 ⇒ (5) + (2, 1) = 8 Pace
1d6 ⇒ 5 wild dice

She flow over the group

Dos a loop the loop
1d10 ⇒ 8 Agility
1d6 ⇒ 3 wild dice

Then lands with little sound
1d10 ⇒ 3 Stealth
1d6 ⇒ 5 wild dice

She looks at the others, you can see shes smiling, flight always dos this to Higgs, Grumpy on the ground, happy in the air.

"I'm ready when do we go"

looking back I guess I got there first

"I don't know yet. I will probably save for when my father decides where he is going to start his new town. Hello Higgs.

Well, only three more, then we can head out. Funny that the last three are the ones who can't fly. Where are you two from anyway?"

"hellow Mint, Lark, you got here fast,
She looks for the others

when asked where she is from she says in reply

"Me, thats hard to say, When I was very small we just lived in the north, I know because it had lots of ice, snow, long winters and such, then one day my Mother said we where going south, some thing bad was coming and we had to go. So we left, we just kept moving, I have a sister and it was hard them looking after us both, so when I heard about Tottington I said I wanted to go see what it was like. Mother and farther said they had to stay and look after my sister, so I left, was a long time getting here, strange how you do not fear things when your young. Then here I got, and here I will stay until my family makes its way here.

Higgs starts checking whats in the Sack that Bobo gave her.

"What about you guys where you from?"

Lark blinks. "Your father has a town? What--"

"hellow Mint, Lark, you got here fast,

She looks for the others

"Oh, yeah," Lark bubbles, "like I said, I live really nearby. Right now. I kinda move around. Homes and inns are expensive. I'm, um, kind of bad at money. Sort of, it's complicated."

"What about you guys where you from?"

"Oh, well, like I was saying, just kind of, um, around? I mean, my mother lived up in the clouds, and she just kind of wandered. Um, and the, um." Lark frowns. "My father has his business. He's very busy with that. He lives a little east of here, but that's not where I come from." Lark cocks her head. "I remember the old lands.* I came from one of the Pegasus forts there. Anyway, I haven't really had a stable home since my mother passed, and I barely had one then." She grins. "But that's the life of a pegasus, right?"

* How long is this after the Blizzard?

About 5 years after the blizzard.

Ah, okay. Edited my post accordingly.

Higgs decides that even with that endless chattering she may like Lark a little bit, just that chattering, but Lark knows what its like to be a fowl of the sky

"I went to a fort once, my farther is a very good rain maker, so he travels a lot, Earth Ponys are always asking him to make rain for there farms. My sister has the art, but I don't so I do other things, Not many who are not begs understand that, life is movement life is"

Higgs shoots strate up hold the top of the flight for a moment then spirals back down in a wide cycle soundlessly to once more land on the ground all done with out making a sound, it is bizarrely ghost like in the darkness.

2d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 3) + 10 = 15 pace
1d10 ⇒ 7 Agility
1d6 ⇒ 3 Wild dice
1d10 ⇒ 10 stealth added dice for 10 1d10 ⇒ 7 stealth =17
1d6 ⇒ 1 Wild dice

"being free is what its all about, The town is nice but my hooves have started to itch, this is more the work I like"

If Cookie has nothing more to add, then I shall carry on.

I trot through the streets of Trottingham clearly enthralled by the sight. "My goodness I never expected I would come to live in a place quite like this. Ponies of all types living together. It is spectacular. I am glad miss Clever sent me here." As I wonder town I give a pleasant hello to any unique ponies I see.

I spend most of my time very distracted by the new sight. Most ponies seeing me would quickly realize that I am new to even simple town life. And my bizarre fascination may even be seen as a bit rude. I am way too cheerful considering how run down the town is but my excitement could also be understood since there are still some ponies who have yet to make their way to the new land and I have not left the old land until just recently.

I assume the old lands are not completely abandoned yet. I would have in theory come from wherever Clover is staying now, I assume it is with Princess Platinum. Please Correct me if I am wrong.

It is clear that Element has clearly forgotten to meet the other at the gate as he is still exploring Trottingham and seems quite distracted doing so. Easily Distracted should be a hindrance. Would have totally taken it.

Baroness Cookie takes the letter. "Alright, Ah'll read it right away." She says as the group leaves the estate.

At the supply room, Cookie Dough starts to pass out the food when Higgs knocks everything over. "Gosh darn it! Now we're all gonna have ta pick this all up!" She sighs in frustration.

As the others go about getting ready, Element Al takes in the sites of Trottingham. The city sports a Town Hall, a guard post, and a modest mansion where the baroness lives in the north end of town. The center of town is a huge field planned for events, however it is currently filled as a makeshift outdoor market place where the refugees trade and work. Surrounding the center field is a circle of Inns, stores, blacksmiths, a theater, and other such places. In a larger ring around this is where homes, and tenement buildings are being built. Whatever space that has not been built on in this ring is currently littered with temporary shelters and refugees who have yet to receive a place to live or who are planing to travel to another settlement in Equestria. This is most likely where most of you all are living, either in a home, tenement building, or camping. Element Al is swimming in a sea of ponies, and most are so busy going about their business, or checking out the sites themselves, that they don't really take much heed to him unless he does something to draw attention.

The city proper is butted up against the side of a mountain and is surrounded buy a horseshoe of farms stretching miles. Despite the overpopulation, the city has more than enough food, which is it's major export to the cold lands and the other settlements starting to pop up in Equestria. Shepard Pie's Rock farm is to the western end of town, butted up to the mountain. According your map, the Enchanted Acre Farms is on the eastern part of the farmlands, and it is the furthest one out form the city.

To the west of Trottingham, also butted up to the mountain is a forest that is mostly unexplored, along with a river that runs though the southwestern farmlands and continues south out of town. To the south East of Town are plains and the plains break up into tablelands further north towards the mountains.

At the meeting place at the eastern end of the housing district, everyone is assembled at the gate that leads to the eastern farmlands and... no wait, someone is missing. Where is Element Al at?

Element Al is totally late. What do you guys do?

Once I have time I will try to map the city and the land surrounding it.

"So do we look for him or leave him behind? Looking for him could take forever in this town, but it might be better to have some extra hooves. I vote to leave him a note while we go forward, he can catch up to us at the farm."

I have those sizable maps. If you want to take a look let me know.

"i'll go find him, its some thing I am good at and I'm fast. Head to the farm and we will catch you up"

Street wise
1d4 ⇒ 3
1d6 ⇒ 2 Wild dice

With that Higgs shoots into the air fast as you like and heads off in a low spiral over the city.

GM If I can not find Him with spotting Ill head to Bobo and ask him, he seems to know most things he may know where to look.

To speed things along, I won't be hard to find.
I am a blue pony,I have a picture available in my profile wearing saddlebags and glasses. Trotting around outside looking like a tourist.

So for time sake Higgs, lets just say you spot me.

Higgs flys down infront of Element AI

"Element AI remember us?, Small group heading out to save lives, that kind of thing, we are all waiting for you at the main gate, lets just hope they are still there when you get to it, how get a move on or we go with out you"

Higgs shoots back into the air and flys fast to the gate,

"I found Element AI, it was not to hard, he was just Trotting around outside looking like a tourist, should be here any moment"

"Wow, sightseeing? Really?" Lark laughs. "So much for priorities, right? Well, anyway, if he's coming now, no harm, no foul. What does your mark even mean, Higgs? Is that some sort of magical bird?"

I see Higgs fly in. "Why hello." She explains what's going on. "Late!?!? Oh goodness I lost track of time again. Don't. Worry I will meet you at the gate." I start galloping.

I would show up some time after Higgs returns panting hard. "*Pant pant* so sorry I got distracted by all the new things around that I completely lost track of time. Let's not waste anymore time. I am ready to go whenever you are. *pant phew*"

"Oh, hail! That's okay." Lark grins nervously. "You're here now. We should probably get moving!" She pauses. "Are you alright? How far off were you? Have you been running the whole way?"

Seeing that Al and Higg have returned, "I agree with Lark, now that we are all supplied and together, we should get moving. Higgs and Lark, when we get closer you two should probably take to the air. Jeremiah and I can lead out ground movement as we are somewhat more sturdy that the rest of you."

Both Jeremiah and Doc are brawny, making them larger and sturdier than the average pony.

"Let's roll out." Porc detector in hoof, Doc begins cantering toward Enchanted Acres.

Yo, Gearbox.

Doc:
What ability so you have that allows you to create a porc compass?

Did you ever give an answer to this?

@lark
"A magical bird yes, Its a Rainbow Magpie, they live in the North and make there nests from Rainbows they find. Bobo Says its fits my personality"

She starts to trot after Doc,

"Come on Doc's got a plan, I can tell and any pony with that much smarts must have a good one. ant that right Doc?"

I grasp and adjust my glasses. "*phew* Yes let's go I am right behind you."
As we trot along, I look to the others. "So, have you lived here long? This is my first time visiting the new land of Equestria I must say it is far more colourful than the cold lands. I have learned much about this land from the books Clover wrote on it. Is it true there are lots of gems to be found here? I would like to see the cave where Clover and the other leaders defeated the Windegos. I wonder if the marks of hatred are still carved into the ground there. I never really had the chance to dislike any other ponies. Life was just too difficult to sit around blaming ponies for my problems. Best to just deal with them.......I am sorry but I seem to be ranting again. Um, let's start with my first question. How long have each of you lived in Equestria?"

"Lark you got compaction. Ai's a talker to, as for gems, you know magic if you have that gem finding spell they say some can do you tell Higgs and we can get rich, you and me. "

Shep replies to Ai's questions as they come "yup" "yup" "long" "...pull this" Shep continues giving short to the point answers to any questions Ai asks about Trottingham and has Ai help him don his suit of armor, a soldiers insignia clearly depicted on the front. If the horrendous style clash from the armor and straw hat bothers Shep, it does not show on his face.

"not lets get this straight, how many of y'all have seen combat? I'de prefer if things didn't go that far, but i need ta know who i gotta look out for if they do." as he speaks, shep scans the reaction on every-ponies faces to see who shows concern about the mention of fighting.

Bit of a misunderstanding with my name it seems. Last name is AL not Ai. My full name is suppose to sound like Elemental

In response to Higgs. "Well, as far as I know, Princess Platinum is the only one who knows the Gem finding trick. Apparently it is a unique trick that only a few unicorns have. I may be able to use my affinity to earth to search the ground for them. Haven't tried that trick yet either but I will look into it."

When Shepard mentions fighting I look quite uneasy. "Well, I have no generic experience but Clover did teach me a few things. She said that Equestria has yet to have a completely established defense force and it could still be dangerous. I know how to use fire to cast "Restoration" and Clover taught me how to manipulate wind currents into a "Magic Missile of sorts. But I am neither a very tough or strong pony and I bruise easily. Also, if my glasses get knocked off in a fight, I would then be visually impaired. My skills I bring are knowledge. I have studied a lot and know quite a bit of magic not to mention a pretty decent general knowledge about things. If we find something that needs an intellectual touch, I can help with that, also, if battle seems unavoidable, I can provide healing and fire support. I, however, have never been in a real fight, so I have no experience with an actual fray. In fact, beyond what I read in books, my physical abilities are very limited. I am somewhat agile. Thanks to my lanky limbs and low weight but other than that, don't expect me to be joining you in the front lines."

"AL thats a real shame about that spell, but we can try what you say once this is over. They same some of them gems are magic."

When Shep starts talking about soldiering Higgs zips past, Higgs dos some thing to her wings as he looks on, a click and just for a moment you see steel glinting in-between her fathers, razer shape and very deadly looking steel, then with a click the glint is gone. Higgs says nothing.

As we trot along, I look to the others. "So, have you lived here long?"

"Oh, yeah, I've been here for a few years now. I mean, not here here, but outside the cold lands. Father moved to his--and mother didn't make the journey, got jumped by a manticore. Just kind of flown around since." Lark pauses a split-second. "Sorry, I don't mean to keep going off-topic like that, I just sort of tend to ramble."

"This is my first time visiting the new land of Equestria I must say it is far more colourful than the cold lands. I have learned much about this land from the books Clover wrote on it. Is it true there are lots of gems to be found here?"

"Oh, yes! My father, um, well, his--anyway, yes, there are a lot of gems here."

"I would like to see the cave where Clover and the other leaders defeated the Windegos."

"I heard Pansy and Hurricane did most of the work in that fight." Lark shrugs. "But my, um, sources of information are kind of biased.

"I wonder if the marks of hatred are still carved into the ground there. I never really had the chance to dislike any other ponies. Life was just too difficult to sit around blaming ponies for my problems."

"Well, my mother was in the army, but she was also with an earth pony, so I didn't really get a very good picture of other tribes. All I could really be sure of was that unicorns were the cause of all of our problems." Lark grins. "Kind of rot, right?"

"Best to just deal with them.......I am sorry but I seem to be ranting again."

"Oh!" Lark laughs. "That's fine. I do that, too. Ponies usually put up with it."

"not lets get this straight, how many of y'all have seen combat? I'de prefer if things didn't go that far, but i need ta know who i gotta look out for if they do." as he speaks, shep scans the reaction on every-ponies faces to see who shows concern about the mention of fighting.

Lark blinks. For a moment, she's silent. Then, as before, she starts speaking very quickly. "Um, wow, um, nice armor? Yeah, I don't, um, um-um-um-um, fighting isn't really, I don't fight. No need to. Nothing I have to--well, that's not to say I don't know how to fight, just that--not that I fight often, I don't have anything to fight, or weapons, for that matter. Um, I can stay out of the way. I'm kind of more about, uh, um-um, spelunking, and mountain climbing. Stuff like that. What's there to fight in caves and mountains? Hehehe!"

When she spots Higgs's 'steel feather', Lark starts tapping her hooves very quickly. "Oh! So you're an--okay, okay, um-um-um."

I should've known. And here I was thinking her a typical burglar!

"Well, I have been in a couple fights, mostly monsters and such, and I had to learn the rapier, father is kinda partial to that tradition, so he drilled me in it himself."

On hearing Lark has nothing to defend herself with, Higgs moves next to her and rummages in her bag, Higgs brings out a Net with cord. She throws the net onto a tree stump to show how it works, then pulls it back up with the cord t.

"Here use this, You fly over some thing and drop it over them, Hold the cord and if you miss just pull it back to you and go again. If you get them use the cord to tie them up, simple as can be.

She hoofs it to Lark

"means you can keep your distance and knock something onto its butt if it trays and hurt you."

Higgs smiles and shoots off again scouting up ahead.

@Lark I look very surprise. "I am sorry but the story I was told was that the leaders turned to ice and Pansy, Cookie, and Clover defeated the Windegos with the power of friendship." I adjust my glasses and seem a bit annoyed. "Also, how can you say the unicorn's were the cause of all our problems? That is so not true. We have done are best! Also my father said that Pegasis ponies....." I trail off and lower my head in shame. "I am sorry. I kind of lost my head for a moment there. My father blamed everything on other ponies. I don't know whose fault it was, but the way Clover put it, it did not matter. It was friendship and forgiveness that saved the ponies from freezing to death." I turn to Lark and adjust my glasses. "I just got a little worked up. Forgive me?"

@Lark I look very surprise. "I am sorry but the story I was told was that the leaders turned to ice and Pansy, Cookie, and Clover defeated the Windegos with the power of friendship." I adjust my glasses and seem a bit annoyed. "Also, how can you say the unicorn's were the cause of all our problems? That is so not true. We have done are best! Also my father said that Pegasis ponies....." I trail off and lower my head in shame. "I am sorry. I kind of lost my head for a moment there. My father blamed everything on other ponies. I don't know whose fault it was, but the way Clover put it, it did not matter. It was friendship and forgiveness that saved the ponies from freezing to death." I turn to Lark and adjust my glasses. "I just got a little worked up. Forgive me?"

Lark looks a bit stunned. "Um, yeah, it's fine. I was just saying, my mother had a funny way of looking at things. It doesn't matter, since she's dead and all. I've dealt with a lot of unicorns since, and I never really bought into it anyway. It sounds like my mother and your father would get along well!" Lark laughs. "In a, um, trying-to-kill-each-other way, right?"

Lark you got the net ok, so you have some thing to use in combat

Lark takes the net and stows it in a saddlebag, tapping her hooves loudly all the while. She actually nearly falls over--balancing with one hoof off the ground while tapping with the other three is a tricky venture.

"A different time, a different life. all ponies are together now, no point in digging up the past or holding grudges"
i hopped to leave this all behind, but i suppose its still too early to expect everyone to get along perfectly... still, these ponies have a good start, i just may like them after all
"at times like this i just remember the last thing my great grand pappy said ta me..."

Lark glances over. "What? What did he say, Shep?"

"What?! oh!, he said 'never take a laxative and a sleeping drug at the same time', sounds like good advice ta me no matter the situation..."
the words of his great grand pappy continue in Shep's head "oh, also, you should remember to be open to new friends, but to trust blindly will only bring you hardship"

Higgs flys over head and says,

"My Grand pappy's last word was 'AVALAUNCH!' I would not be here if it not been, he saved us they day, some who where on the trek here, Earth, Uni and Peg alike, he did not care what kind of pony you where, just as long as you where of use to surviving, if not you head out into the cold and stop taking the tribes food, he was a hard and grim Stallone my grandpa but we lived"

When the winter wolves come, who cares what kind of pony you have by your side as long as they fight with you

Higgs thinks back to the hard times in the great cold lands and her mood darkens.

I adjust my glasses. "My father has been indeed difficult and is not adapting well to this new peace between tribes even after all these years. It is up to me, the eldest of four, to stake a claim in this new land and hope that my family will come to join us proper. In the meantime, it is a fine start to be working with ponies of other kinds. Is it really nice to fly," I say to Lark. "I am not able to since I am a wingless pony but it looks like it would be really neat. With the colder and thinner air the higher up you go, Pegasus ponies must be really tough and well made. Not to mention quite fit." I examine Lark closely. "Yes you look very fit indeed. How long can you fly before getting tired? How hard is it to hover? What is the top speed in which a pegasus can fly? Are the legends of the sonic rainboom true? What is it like to be able to walk on clouds? What does the world look like from way up there." I pause for a moment and clear my throat. "Sorry, I haven't had the chance to meet a pegasus. I just have so many questions to ask but I am sure you have plenty of interesting things to share. I would like to hear all about it if you have the time. It would be nice."

quote 'never take a laxative and a sleeping drug at the same time' unquote
I know I've heard that somewhere before, where does it come from?

"It's all a matter of point-of-view. Earth ponies are often stubborn, pegasi are often rash and unicorns are often know-it-alls. Focus on that and you get wendigos, focus on the good things, earth ponies are often persistent and hard workers, pagasi are often loyal and brave, and unicorns are often focused and skillful, then you will get teamwork. So it's a choice basically, you can hate the bad things you find or can love the good things, somehow, it's rather hard to do both, so many seem to get stuck on one side or the other."

To Element,
"You could always use the cloudwalk spell and experience that yourself you know, not to mention the view, I sketch it quite often, and then to fly...well you can use magic or hot air balloons or something, though I don't recommend the magic method in this case."

I examine Lark closely. "Yes you look very fit indeed. How long can you fly before getting tired? How hard is it to hover? What is the top speed in which a pegasus can fly? Are the legends of the sonic rainboom true? What is it like to be able to walk on clouds? What does the world look like from way up there."

"Um." Element's staring is making Lark blush slightly. "Um-um-um, I don't know? Um, sonic rainbooms are myths, I know that much. Um."

I pause for a moment and clear my throat. "Sorry, I haven't had the chance to meet a pegasus. I just have so many questions to ask but I am sure you have plenty of interesting things to share. I would like to hear all about it if you have the time. It would be nice."

"Um. Okay."

"Well, I did say often not always. There is always some variance, that is what makes us unique."