Landstrider's adventures - Stonehoof's prophecy

"Once upon a time, in the magical land of Scardiva.

There were eleven different tribes, who ruled together, and created prosperity to all the land.

To do this, the clans were given different tasks to handle.

Three clans were given the rich farming lands to the south. Their task was to grow food to all the other tribes.

Three clans were soldiers, which only duty was to defend the other tribes from the many dragons and other foul beasts purging their mountain kingdom. They were given the most dangerous lands to live in, in order to keep the monsters at bay, if they tried to emerge from their dark caves.

Two clans were given the material rich land to the north, filled with forests and rich mines. They were given the task to craft tools to the farmers, and weapons for the warriors, not to mentioning keeping Scardiva prosper.

One clan were given a tiny area somewhere near the southeast border. They were meant to be traders and diplomats, keeping the international business for the welfare of the kingdom.

One clan was only given one single city to control, but they were also given a very important task. They were supposed to guard the library of Scardiva's collected wisdom and history. They were also assigned to archive the events that occur in the present, in order for the future generations to learn from the past’s mistakes.

And the last clan was given the large land in the centre of the kingdom. They were the leader of the land, and were given the trust to rule over all the other clans, to make everything run smoothly.

Thus, the eleven tribes maintained balance for their kingdom, and for their loyal subjects, all the different types of tribeponies.

But as time went on, the tribes became resentful. The farmers felt discriminated, the warriors were unpleasant with having to constantly risk their lives, the craftsponies wanted more bits for their goods and the diplomats and wise librarians wanted more authority.

One faithful day, every tribe stopped working together. Their leader tried to reason with them, but the bitterness in their hearts turned the tribes against each other.

A violent civil war erupted.

Reluctantly, the leader found no other way, but to step down from his throne, making each tribe an individual independent state.

The leader had prevented a disaster, but Scardiva have remained scattered generation since..."

Extract from "History of Scardiva, volume 1" written by multiple authors, translated into Equestria by Arial Multi-Speech.

"Scardiva Stonehoof's Prophecy

One day, Scardiva will once again be united under a single, wise ruler

Nevermore will the clans fight eachother

Nevermore will the mountains be considered a wasteland

And with the rise of the wise ruler

The death of Equestria's ruler will be followed shortly after"

Extract from "Prediction and prophecies", written by Madame Wisdom Mane.