Greetings, this is my first time doing something like this despite having played Dwarf Fortress for years. However, as this is my first community fort I welcome any constructive criticism.
Firstly the rules. This is not a succession fort, however, I welcome the claiming of any unnamed character. You may assign, this character, a name, profession, weapon type (if applicable), and whatever personality you deem fit. You are welcome to ask for any information about any candidate, such as deities they worship and descriptions of said gods. I also, encourage you to write about the events of the fortress I describe in from your character's point of view, to share in this thread.
As the title of this thread you may have figured out that I will be playing with the Pony mod. The pony mod is not my work and can be found here:
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=80240.0And now, down to business.
World: The Universe of Dragons
Civilization: The Shells of Dance
Capital Town: Tailentranced
Princess: Dizesh Hugwax; Pegasus Pony
General: Dostob Desserttaper; Earth Pony
Starting year 94
Sitting in a wagon, traveling through the wilderness, rode a depressed looking Unicorn named Charity. At a glance it wasn't hard to see why she might have been depressed, for a unicorn she was quite unattractive, downright ugly in fact. She was broad and fat, her purple eyes stood out in an unnatural way from her boring beige coat, now caked with mud from the jungle, and her hair, which was a multitude of colors, none of which had any business being nearby each other, was terribly unkempt. However, she like most unicorns, was convinced of her own perfection. No, her source of pain laid elsewhere, specifically the events of the last few weeks.
Charity had been born into a wealthy noble family in the Town of Tailentranced, the capital of The Shells of Dance, and had lived a very happy life there, as a production manager, determining who did what and when, a task she took to rather well, as she was always more comfortable telling others what to do, than doing it herself. All was good for Charity until one day she was accused of stealing thousands of bits worth of masterwork goods from the treasury. She had pleaded innocent, claimed she had been framed, but the Princess, a Pegasus named Dizesh Hugwax was unimpressed and sentenced her to exile. Her previous status was not at all forgotten however, and she was given a chance to regain her good name. Charity was given a small pile of supplies, and few beasts of burden, and six ponies, convicted of mostly minor crimes, who chose to go with her instead of stay in prison, together they made up The Vermin of Twilight (a name chosen by the General Dostob Desserttaper) and the 7 of them were tasked with building a thriving colony in the middle of, The Failed Jungles.
The Failed Jungles covers nearly a fifth of the entire known world. It is filled to the brim with the most horrific creatures imaginable. To send 7 ponies into here without the benefit of a military escort, right into the center of the forest, was pure suicide.
On the way there Charity had quickly introduced herself to the 6 convicts. Names had come and gone to fast for her to catch but she had noticed. That she was the only unicorn. She had gotten that the female earth pony was a carpenter, and the male one a miner. Also, we had an tough looking boy Pegasus, and smaller pretty pegasus with a long braided mane, who apparently had medical training, (what crime could she have comitted thought Charity to herself, but decided it better not to ask), and another Pegasus whom she new from the capital as one of the Smith's apprentices, she had shown promise, a shame to be sent on such a likely deadly mission.
Looking over the workers she had Charity was concerned by the lack of anyone in the food industry, but was comforted by the fact that there supplies would last them for a while, and that the Princess had promised to send more “workers” to help out soon. Surely one will be an earth pony that we can uses to raise some crops, she thought.
After days of travel, she had arrived at the spot the princess had commanded. It was hot, and humid. The sound of a stream could be heard nearby, according to the map the stream was called, Bleachedroot the Pranks of Coincidence. The area was thick with plant life, and heavily forested with trees that looked unnatural, it seemed as if the very forest itself was hostile to the presence of the few terrified ponies. Charity decided that they would name the new fortress something happy, something to show that it was a shining point of civilization, inside the harsh and unforgiving jungle, and so it was decided that this would be Glitterglen, Strike the Earth!Below is the embark information.
I don't know how fast this board generally moves, so I will wait a little while to see if anyone is wants to name any of the starting 7 before I get underway.
Hope this one doesn't end like my last Terrifying embark. Killed by Ogres before I was even finished setting up. Will be faster about getting underground this time.
Edit: The Master has been archiving the thread here.
http://ia600804.us.archive.org/35/items/GlitterglenmyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicDwarfFortressCommunity/Edited Edit: The Master created a glitterglen soundtrack!
http://tindeck.com/listen/nuvyEdited Edited Edit: If the above gives you any problems try the following.
"Click the download, save as, then switch the file format from .htm to all files, and append .mp3 to the end."-Dsarker
Claimed Ponies
1. Cryptson, Duke Consort, Male, Earthpony.
2. Granite, Miner, Male, Earthpony
3. Grifen, Miner, Male, Earthpony
4. Thundersplinter, Carpenter, Female Earthpony
5. Cornbread, Markspony, Female, Pegasus
6. Falcata, Female, Unicorn, milita pony/single mother
7. Nicolta Tesla, Male, Unicorn, gemcutter/engraver
8. Theropod Watcher, Male, Unicorn, engraver
9. Pillomino, female pegasus mason
10. Charity, female unicorn, Your Glorious Leader All shall Love her and Despair
11. Cinderspark, call her Cindy, female pegasus furnace operator. Used to be weapon/armor smith until replaced.
12. Ironya female unicorn weaponsmith married to Firelordsky.
13. Benoni Male Earthpony farmer.
14. Couth Darkmane Male earthpony cook/brewer/assassin
15. Firelordsky male earthpony planter, married to Ironya
16. Venture female royal, medical assistant.
17. Khenal Male Royal ex-militia/ex-Captain of the Guard/Carpenter/master of mental magics/binder of demons/slayer of apes/hero of Glitterglen
18. Pokionic male Unicorn gemsetter
19. Doctor Bubbles Male earthpony chief medical pony.
20. Friesden female pegasus
21. Captain Crest Fire, male pegasus, Captain of Charity's personal guard.
22. Commander Starkey, male pegasus axepony and militia commander of Glitterglen.
23. Peytrel, male unicorn, brother of Venture, and member of Starkey's squad. Looks up to Starkey, hates all Royals, save for his little sister.
24. Hog, Male earthpony butcher
25. Starnight, Female pegasus hauler
26. Amberly Vail codename Istig female earthpony hammerer.
27. Lilac Joker female earthpony, daughter of Captain Psycho Carrot.
28. Hiero Male earthpony hunter/miller/axepony/guard
29. Forgefire Male pegasus blacksmith
30. Jaxler Male Pegasus Ranger/markspony
31. Clamsteels Female Earthpony Legendary Armorer/woodburner
32. Marble Male Earthpony woodcutter
33. Tom. Male Royal mason/engraver/cook
Semi-Claimed Ponies.
(These ponies are not actually claimed by any player, but through virtue of either being a relative of one or through their actions in either the fortress or the role-playing on the forums have come to have some character of their own or at least having been mentioned several time. While not disallowed from being claimed I would prefer that those claiming them be willing to either keep the established names and personality for them, or have a very good reason for any changes.)
1. Shasad, woodcutter/carpenter, Male Earthpony, father of Venture and Peytrel, not much personality himself, but here by virtue of his relations.
3. Bebmal female earthpony brewer and mother of Venture and Peytrel. Almost didn't put her here but decided it was best that way.
4. Toltot is within the game a Pegasus, however, Thetyler has declared him secretly a darkbolt, trying to reform himself. However, this plot-line has more or less been abandoned since thetyler disappeared. I'd like to see it revisited, if anypony want's to take him.
6. Captain Otik female pegasus and captain of the all female wing of the Skyguard. Involved with Starkey.
7. Osal legendary bowyer and markspony. One of Charity's personal guards.
8. Isos Female earthpony Captain of the Guard uses a knife. Very by the book.
Available Ponies
-Note that for many of the ponies listed below the job applied to them is not the only one they do, just the one they are best at. For example all the butchers are also tanners, and most ponies with any farming skills do several different jobs. Finally, many such as the lye-makers are really mostly haulers. Thanks to Dsarker for organizing the list. It is organized by gender and caste and military status with Legends at the top of each set.
Edit: The last wave has been added to the end but has not yet been organized by gender or caste. I shall do this soonishly.
Non Claimed
1. Male Earthpony Legendary Armorer, Married to Isos, see semi-claimed ponies.
2. Male earthpony legendary butcher
3. Male earthpony furnace operator
6. Male earthpony farmer
7. Male earthpony tanner
9. Male earthpony elite markspony
11. Female Earthpony legendary stonecarver
12. Female earthpony legendary cook
13. Female earthpony dyer
14. Female earthpony mechanic
15. Female earthpony metal crafter
16. Female earthpony thresher
17. Female earthpony planter
18. Female earthpony axepony has the title “The Pleated Pillar of Silkiness” KIA
20. Male pegasus Legendary chef
22. Male pegasan dyer
23. Male pegasan lye maker
24. Male pegasus woodburner
25. Male pegasus fisherpony
26. Male pegasus fisherpony
27. Male pegasan spearpony
29. Male pegasan macepony
30. Female pegasus legendary woodcarver
31. Female pegasus farmer, wife of Osal (see semi-Claimed ponies.)
35. female pegasan markspony
36. Female pegasan markspony
37. Male unicorn hauler, could mood into weaponsmith.
38. Male unicorn siege operator
39. Male unicorn presser
40. Male Unicorn Hammerpony/legendary weaver
41. Ramol Male unicorn spearpony, and a badass.
42. Female unicorn Legend bonecarver and broker
43. Female unicorn legendary glazer
44. Female Unicorn Clothes maker, makes a lot of dresses to sell to the caravans.
46. Female unicorn butcher
47. Female unicorn woodburner
48. Female unicorn siege engineer
49. Female unicorn lasher
50. Female unicorn ranger/markspony
51. Female unicorn wrestler
53. Male Royal markspony
Male Unicorn Soapmaker, (He's going to be drafted into the militia)
Male Earthpony Medic (He's got both Medical and Combat skills, I'm going to draft him into the melee militia. He's also married to the next pony.) ((That makes the melee squad full at 10 again.))
Female Pegasus Cheese Maker (Skyguard Recruit.)
Female Pegasus Nurse
Male Unicorn Ranger (Married to the following pony. No children.)
Female Unicorn Peasant
Male Unicorn Gem Cutter (Less skilled than Nicolta so he's going into the Guard.)
Female Pegasus Fisherpony (A new recruit for the Skygaurd)
Male Earthpony Furnace Operator
Female Pegasus Dairy Farmer (Another Skyguard Recruit.)
Female Pegasus Glassworker (Yay!)
Female Pegasus Soapmaker (Skyguard)
Female Earth Fisherpony
Male Pegasus Doctor
Male Unicorn low level Metalcrafter (Drafted into the guard.)
Female Pegasus low level Glassworker (Skyguard.)
Female Pegasus Fish Disector (Skyguard.)
Female Pegasus Peasant (Skyguard.)
Male Earthpony farmer
Female Unicorn Dyer
Female Unicorn Cook
Female Unicorn Fisheryworker.
Female Earthpony farmer
Male Unicorn bone carver
Female pegasus peasant
Female Unicorn Clothing Making Legend.
Female Pegasus Bone Carver
Male Earthpony Woodcrafter
Female Unicorn Metalcrafter.