Scroll Zero: Introduction to the Land of Enchantment.
"Everypony knows of the Kingdom of Harmony, Equestria. Many also know of the Crystal Kingdom[Kingdom of Love], Starlightia Kingdom[Kingdom of Astronomy and Science], Musia Kingdom[Kingdom of Music], Valhallian Kingdom[Kingdom of Twilight], and other kingdoms, such as the Gryphon Kingdom and the newly made Changeling Kingdom. These kingdoms have played an important role in Trade, News, Technology, and Magic.
But, beyond the Changeling Isles, in the far North, lies a Land of Mystery. It’s waters have been enshrouded in a thick blanket of fog for countless decades, before finally lifting and revealing a Land of… Enchantment. It has been kept from the World, hiding it’s secrets, and keeping the Darkness inside of the thick fog. Any who enter the fog, are lost forever. It is a land filled with Dragons, Creatures, Magic, and Technology of many kinds. The Kingdom has been called many names in the past; each with it’s own Era.
The Land of Enchantment, The Land of Dragons, The Land of Chaos, The Land of The Night- Welcome, to the Land of Sulvania.
~King Song Tune
King of Sulvania, the Kingdom of Enchantment
Last of The Tribe Melodious.
Scroll I: The Children of the Night
Sulvainia’s origins come from before the Children of the Night Era, but that is lost-and being recovered.
"Many decades ago, a Chaotic Beast assaulted Equestria. The Celestial Sisters had found an ancient device to defeat the Chaotic tyrant known as Discord-but it left the Kingdom in a weak state.
The Younger Sister, feeling the weight of each ponies as their Kingdom struggle each day, proposed a new idea-she would create a Glorious Kingdom where she and those that loved the night could rule it. But the Older Sister objected, for she would fear that it would tear the Kingdom apart. She and her guard kept a secret,but watchful, eye on the Younger Sister.
But the Younger Sister, mad with grief, launched her plan in Secrecy. One Fateful Night, the Younger Sister sent a message across the land(by Moonlight) to ask of those who favored the night to walk into the Moonlight. Across the land, many fillies and colts (mainly orphans) woke up because of the Moonlight, and were lifted to the Sky. They were taken to the Younger Sister, who then claimed the “Lost Ones” as her new “Children of my Night.”
She told them about her plan, and separated the colts and fillies into two groups; the First Group would travel to the far North-out of the Older Sister’s grasp-and the Second Group would stay in the Everfree Forest-out of the Older Sister’s sight-until she returned for them. But she never did.
The Older Sister soon discovered what her Younger Sister had done, and pressed her for where the Second group was hiding-but the Younger Sister refused.
The Older Sister then wanted to find the Second Group, and had a secret search for them-but did not find any of them.
~King Requiem
First King of the Lunalu Republic
First of the Tribe Melodious.
"Nearly a thousand years later, a Queen from a distant Land brought a small, helpless colt that would change the Fate of the World.
But, that is a Story for another Time.
~King Song Tune
King of Sulvania
Last of the Tribe
Scroll Two: The Lunalu Republic-Era of the Night
The First Kingdom to be established in this strange Land in the North was the Lunalu Republic-the Kingdom of the Night- honoring the Younger Sister who had led them there.
"Mother Night(the Younger Sister) blessed the Children that went to the North, protecting them until they were of Age. They settled down on a small island just east of the New Land, and taught themselves. They prospered for a decade before finally mustering up courage to explore this New Land.
The Bravest of the group-a small colt with blue fur, a black mane and tail, and gold eyes- named Requiem, organized the others and set out to discover and explore the Land. They built a small boat, and set sail to the new land; leaving a trusted friend to watch the others. They did not return for a year.
Upon their return, their boat looked nearly destroyed. Requiem explained the Land was the perfect place to build a Kingdom for Mother Night-where he said it was perfect to build a castle, was on top of ruins of another castle. The only problem was that the Land’s natives were like an enemy in Equestria: Dragons. Having a contingency plan, Requiem gathered the large group, built two large boats, and they sailed to the Land. Upon arriving at nightfall, they were immediately attacked by dragons. Knowing how to fight, the ponies held the dragons off, barely.
Suddenly, in the midst of the chaos, the Moon shone down on Requiem, and stars seemed to dance down the Moonlight until resting upon Requiem’s back, forming a cape out of Stars. In the sky came a voice, as soft as silk, that said, “Cease this conflict, mine Children. The Song of our Tomb has arrived, and he is my Chosen Heir.”
The dragons suddenly stopped, and bowed down- not to Requiem, but to the strange Spiritual Pony standing above him. Her coat glittered with purple stars, and her crescent-shaped blue mane shone like Requiem’s fur. Then, the moon receded, and the Night was filled with silence.
One of the dragons, a tall, dark grey male with gold eyes, said, “The Song of Our Tomb has arrived, mine brethren. Let us help make his castle of Twilight.” So the dragons escorted Requiem and the others to the ruins of an old castle, and rebuilt it. The dragons then told Requiem about the traditions of their land-it being called “The Land of Sulvania.”
Requiem became King, and named the Kingdom “Lunalu [Republic], in honor of the Younger Sister. The dragons still didn’t trust them, but the Kingdom began to Prosper. Requiem married a young mare(with a love for music) named Melody, and a Tribe was made to keep order in the Land. The Tribe’s name was Melodious, in honor of his wife Melody, who he loves so much.
Requiem’s wife then bore three children: the Eldest being Tampa Blade, the Middle Child being Silent Night, and the Youngest being Soul Strings. Soul Strings died at a young age-due to an illness- and Tampa Blade never bore children.
~King Requiem
King of the Lunalu Republic
First of the Tribe
"A few side notes to consider:
Upon arriving in the heart of the Land, Requiem fell into a chasm(and managed to survive), and found some of the Past’s history, such as the Ancestors and their Paths(he built the Kingdom upon this), some things about dragons, and a Dark Secret about an Ancestor that fell away; describing his Fall like a Sunset. Requiem was also aided by a strange “Queen” who became the immortal chosen caretaker of the Land for centuries to come.
Upon arriving the ruins the second time, Requiem found a pony left behind in the Past-the pony’s alias being “The Scribe of Time” or “The Cartographer.” The pony only revealed to Requiem, who was the King and therefore Royalty, that the pony was secretly a mare-a mare bound to a calling from the ancestors until released.
The Kingdom also found that they were closer to Magic than ever before. Unicorns could conduct better magic spells, and earth and pegasi could bend the elements of their chosen Path of the Ancestors. They learned quickly, and became a sustainable Kingdom.
~King of Sulvania
Last of the Tribe
Scroll Three: Discordian Empire-Era of Chaos
Requiem’s daughter, Silent Night, married a black unicorn named Shade Tide. They had three children- Bay Chord(Eldest), Soul Tune(Middle), and Dawn Solo(youngest). Dawn Solo married a smith by the name of Silver Forge, and they had twins- Ember Dawn, and Stormy Twilight(they didn’t have any children). Soul Tune married a purple pegasus by the name Violet Dawn, the very first pegasus to be married into the family, and they had one child-Ensemble.
"Upon exploring the ancient ruins under the Kingdom’s castle, Ensemble discovered an ancient artifact- an Artifact found only in Legends, called the Orb of Chaos. It is supposedly the same one in Legends that Astria used it to seal away Discord in his Stone Tomb. Ensemble took it back up to The Cartographer, and asked for her Wisdom. The Cartographer explained that the origin of The Orb was unknown to him, and told the King to use it not.
Ensemble heed to the Cartographer’s words- until an accident happened in which Ensemble learned of The Orb’s power. He was accidentally struck by The Orb, and was filled with immense Power; his mind was soon clouded by the Darkness left in The Orb, and learned of it’s Origin-but he spoke of it not. Taking it as a sign from the Ancestors, Ensemble had a Royal Scepter created for The Orb, where it rested in Ensemble’s Power.
Ensemble(filled with Darkness) believed that Mother Night had abandoned the Kingdom and left them in the midst of Darkness, and Discord had welcomed them warmly into a New Light. The Kingdom’s name was changed from Lunalu to Discordia, and everypony followed the Path of Chaos. And thus began the Long Era of Chaos.
~King Ensemble of Chaos
King of[the New] Discordia
Fourth of the Tribe
"King Ensemble married a singer named Solo Vocal, who was an Earth Pony. They had two children- Heart Chord(Eldest) and Even Tide (Youngest). Even Tide married a pegasus by the name Day Blade, marking the 3rd Century in the Kingdom.
"It was during the Ceremony of Census when the Darkness came. The Kingdom was not prepared on such short notice, but from the South came more than just an army...it seemed like all of Sulvania. Creatures of dark invaded, many were the shapeshifting love-feeders called changeling. The one leading, a shadow with dragon-like claws, came out in the castle, and the Skies became darkened with Evil.
He called himself, “The Sunset of Stars,” and they soon realized it was the Lord from the Legends-the Fallen Star of the Ancestors. Ponies trembled in fear, but they stood strong. Their Queen, Even Tide, had made a pact with the dragons, and the dragons came when she cried for their help. They fled to the Peninsula of Dragons, a land called Dragonvale.
There, the dragons hid the ponies in The City of Dragons, deep under ground. King Sunset Star made the Kingdom his, but left the Dragons out, for he did not want all of Dragonvale to destroy him. No matter how much the Queen pleaded, the Dragons ignored the question of Helping.
The Dragons did, however, build a castle for them in the Forest of Lost, and the Queen began to sustain a group of warriors called, “The Infantry.” And thus began the well-infamous “Court Infantries.”
~Queen Even Tide
Queen of Discordia
Fifth of the Tribe.
"Thus beginning a War that would last One Thousand Years of Endless Bloodshed(It’s around the same time Luna turns into Nightmare Moon).
Even Tide and Day Blade had three Children- One that went and followed The Darkness(the named was removed from the Bloodline), Star Fire(A pegasus and Eldest), and Dawn Light. Dawn Light married a unicorn by the name of Silver Hide, and they had one Child-Love Light, who was killed by a race known as “Deathwalkers.” Star Fire married a powerful unicorn Fire Master whose name was Blaze Pool, and they had one child-A powerful Unicorn named Flame Strings. Flame Strings then married a Mortal Alicorn whose name was Milky Sky, and they had two children- Melody Chord(Eldest), and Harmony Chord(Youngest). Melody Chord married a musician named Wood Wind, and they had a child named Wind Chime-she married a strong stallion of Twilight, whose name was Shadow Wing. They had a child named after Dragons in honor of their peace-Dragon Spirit. And thus began the 5th Century of the Kingdom.
"Through the Power of Music, Wind Chime brought Peace between the Kingdom and the Dragons. An Era of Music began, and many ponies were filled with exceedingly great Joy as the Kingdom began to Prosper.
But, then an unfortunate change of Events happened, and Wind Chime was slaughtered by Changelings and Deathwalkers. This was the First Royalty to be Murdered. The Kingdom grieved for her, and then made itself even more defensible. The Love of Music was soon forgotten, and the Kingdom continued to follow the Path of Discord.
~King Dragon Spirit
King of Discordia
Tenth of the Tribe
"Dragon Spirit married a Fire/Lightning Unicorn whose name was Ember Storm, and they had two children- WhirlWind(Eldest) and Soul Gem (Youngest). Soul Gem married the best pony smith in the Land, whose name was just known as “Forge.” They had a child named Bongo-Bongo, but he was slaughtered in battle. WhirlWind married another musician by the name of Rhythm Beat, and they had one child named Violet Sky. Violet Sky married a Flame master named Fire Star. Their child’s record of birth was lost.
The Royalty of Discordia’s Bloodline began to weaken as the War raged on. Nearly as soon as the children were given birth, the parents would either be slaughtered, disappeared, or be succumbed to the Darkness forever. The records of the Bloodline were lost, but picked back up with a young pegasus-the only pegasus ever to outfly a Dragon-whose name was Solar Flare. Many of the Tribe still followed the Path of Discord, but Solar Flare had begun to Question it.
“Are we not to question the Ancestors? They have left us behind in the destruction of Evil and Darkness, and not come to our aid. My ancestor, Ensemble, said that Discord hast helped us, and he was our New Light, but I say; Nay, Discord has well abandoned us. Therefore we must question the Existence of the Ancestors! We have pleaded to no end, but they have not heard our calls! We must abandon the Ancestors, and seek refuge to our Southern Sister, Equestria!”
~Proclamation by Queen Solar Flare
Queen of Discordia
13th of the Tribe
“My mother was foolish. She did not believe in the Ancestors, and we feared she had gone down the path of Darkness. I say that we shall stick to the Path of Discord, until Census shows us a New Path. I pray that this madness of our Land should cease to exist. Pray with me, and Wax Strong in the Power of Chaos.”
Proclamation by King Tomb Stone
King of Discordia
14th of the Tribe
"Both of these Proclamations struck the Land. Many had begun to doubt the Power of Discord, and others said it was the only way. Civil War broke out(while the war was still going on) and the Civil War was over the seeking of refuge with Equestria. It did not happen. When Tomb Stone became King, he reunited the Land, and peace between the ponies settled.
But the Endless War Raged on.
~King Song Tune
King of Sulvania
Last of the Tribe
Scroll Four: Dracgoni(Drak-gone-eye) Kingdom-Era of United Races
"Little is said to be about this Era, but many believe that(in despite of the War) this was an Era of Hope, but the Royalty was all murdered, save for One small Colt-the Colt of Prophecy.
Tomb Stone married a brave Warrior named Scarlet Blood, and they had one son, whose name was GraveMind. GraveMind changed the view of Technology, Magic, and Order in Discordia. He made a special weapon for his Order To The Hoof-gauntlets capable of carrying blades for quick, close-quarters combat. GraveMind married a unicorn by the name of Lyre Vocal, and they had a pegasus daughter named Sky Fire.
GraveMind, seeing that the War was taking a Dark Turn, gave the Kingdom in care of an old friend of the Royal Family- Queen Nightshade Star. He then retired with a final Proclamation.
“It was up to me to decide this final decision. For the sake of the Royal Family, I am retiring from Office as King, and letting the Kingdom be in care of a Caretaker that has been with the Family since the Beginning. She is known as Queen Nightshade Star, and I hope that you will welcome her.. The War rages on, but I see a Bright Future.”
~King GraveMind
King of Discordia
15th of the Tribe
"When King GraveMind retired, Queen Nightshade Star took the Kingdom in well care. Queen Nightshade Star-being a peaceful Queen- confronted the dragons, and a Truce was made. The Kingdom was then changed to Dracgoni(Drac-gon-eye) of United Races. Dragons, dragon-ponies, and even more bat-ponies were admitted into the Infantries. The Kingdom seemed to flourish, and the War seemed quieted down, but it still went on. But then, from The Cartographer, a fate-changing Prophecy came to Sky Fire, well after her parents were dead.
"The Cartographer visited Sky Fire deep within the night, bearing a Terrifying Prophecy that could possibly change the Fate of Dracgoni. Not all of the Prophecy was recorded, for they feared it would fall in the hooves of the Enemy, but only a staggering twist of fate remained:
“Kin of thy Kin
Two shall be send,
The one of Note and the one Anew,
To bring the World into one Solid Hue.”
Nopony knew who-or what- the One of Note and the One Anew are, but the Kingdom was well on-guard for the time being.
~Queen Nightshade Star
Queen of Dracgoni
Caretaker of the Kingdom
"Sky Fire married a musician named Radio Hoof, and they had a gold pegasus named Sun Song. Sky Fire and Radio Heart were murdered, and Sun Song was whisked away to Queen Nightshade Star to be trained like Sun Song’s Grandfather, GraveMind. And thus began the Decline of Royalty.
~King Song Tune
King of Sulvania
Last of the Tribe
Scroll Five: Sulvania-The Kingdom of Enchantment.
"This entire scroll is the Recorded history of the Prophecy, and the Path of New Light. This is from the time of Sky Fire up to the present."
"Sun Song, son of Sky Fire and Radio Active, married a scientist named Aura Dawn. Aura Dawn gave birth to a beautiful black-coated unicorn named Midnight Dance. Midnight Dancer grew up, and married a stallion, whose name is Lost to us, and gave birth to a healthy Earth Pony-the first type of pony in the Royal Family. After the stallion disappeared, Midnight Dance remarried a strong zebra warrior whose name was Zunar.
On one fateful night, changelings, Deathwalkers, and another unknown race attacked a town of Retired Warriors, Hoofshend, and killed everypony-except for one small, helpless colt. The Cartographer and Queen Nightshade Star investigated the town, and found the colt. The Cartographer suggested to Nightshade that the colt be taken to a safe place-far away from the War- not only to protect the colt from the harm of Darkness, but harm from the colt itself.
Nightshade took the colt to the south-eastern sea, gave her to a retired captain, and said, “Give him all the Light he needs.” The captain bravely entered the Mist of Demise, and took the colt to Equestria, a Kingdom full of Light. The Captain explained to Princess Celestia, Princess of the Land, about their problem in Sulvania and asked for the colt’s refuge. Celestia obliged, but did not help Sulvania-for she feared that her Kingdom would grow weak again
~Queen Nightshade Star
Queen of Dracgoni
Caretaker of the Tribe
"The Young Colt’s name was Song Tune, and he was different from the rest of the colts and fillies that he went to school with. Song spent most of his free time(when he wasn’t training with one of the Guards or at School) reading books from Celestia’s Grand Library, and experimented with different resources from the books to make stuff. About a year since he arrived, Song Tune made a very special friend-her name was Soda Pop. She was the only one out of the fillies and colts that liked the talent Song had mastered-the ability to Dance and Play a violin at the same time. They soon became friends, and did many things together. But Soda became sick with an unknown and mysterious disease. She passed away on the same day that Song received his cutie mark-right when he was playing it for her.
Eleven years after Song arrived, he was told by Celestia that he wasn’t really an Equestrian, and told him that a stallion brought him here. He had also left a Book with Song, but Celestia wasn’t allowed to give it to him until his eleventh year there. She then assigned him to Ponyville-but for a secret reason. She explained that his job was to eradicate and eliminate any potential threat (changelings) to the Town. He kept at this for four months, until he became incapacitated by bat-pony poison. In that time, he studied the book, and learned of a Lost Land known as “Sulvania”-or “Ancestors”- and wanted to know more.
When Song was healed, he searched every library in all of Equestria, but did not find anything. In Ponyville, he met a mare that would soon change his destiny: Twilight Sparkle. She helped him figure out where to find some information pertaining to the book: The Celestial Sister’s old castle, deep within the Everfree Forest. Upon entering the Library, Song searched everywhere for clues of this “Ancestral Land.” He found one thing: A book that was written by both of the sisters, and one of the entries talked about Princess Luna’s Children. A unicorn he had met earlier-by the name of Voidus Shadehoof- appeared before Song and helped him out: he showed son a map of an ancient land that was passed down in Voidus’s Ancestry. With the help of Voidus, Song prepared for a long, long Journey to this land- the Journey that will change his entire Life. Song left Equestria, not telling anypony where he was going, and headed to the North.
Upon arriving the Mysterious Land, after nearly dying in the thick fog that surrounded the land, Song was caught immediately. Changelings bound him to a pole, and started carrying him, but they didn’t get far. They were attacked by a unicorn and a pegasus cladded in serious armor. They were intimidating, but Song refused to be backed down. Song was knocked unconscious, and then the unicorn and pegasus took Song very far across the land-over the mountains and past many villages, towns, and cities.
Song was awoken chained to a bed in the infirmary. Upon waking up, Song met an alicorn by the name of The Cartographer, and set things straight with her. The Cartographer took him to meet the Queen of Dragons, Queen Moonstar. She became furious upon knowing that the journal Song had kept with him had been taken by the changelings. She instructed The Cartographer to teach Song until further notice. Song was then led to a large and ornate room he guessed was a meeting room. There were twelve ponies all around a table(not including the two who had led Song).
The unicorn that he fought earlier explained that he was captured by a small platoon of Changeling, and that she spotted a patrol of changelings, got suspicious, and called for backup. She called up a captain, who happened to be flying near the mountains, and had rescued Song. The Cartographer had asked him to share his story.
Song explained then that he came alone(and the other ponies had disappointed looks on their faces), and he was guided by the Book. The General, an Icy Pegasus named Winter Glare, was second in command of the kingdom, for Queen Moonstar was taking responsibility of no royalty in the Kingdom. She commanded that they Teach Song Tune the ways of Vitassia(the “Magic” of their land-the ability to bend the elements), to see if he had some sort of capability. When tested, they found that Song followed three Ancestral Paths: The Path of Census(Ancestor of Harmony/Knowledge), Astria(Ancestor of Light and Hope), and Twilight(Ancestor of Dark and Dreams). That was the sign that he was the True Heir to the Land.
A Year and a Half of Training and Study had passed before a major event happened. Presumed to be the “Lord of Dark,” Sunset Star launched a diversion to lead the powerful soldier away so he could get one pony: Song Tune
Song was captured and forced to figure out the secret to an ancient ruin known as the Dragon’s Star. He found out that it was a portal opening to a fearsome realm of shadows: The Echo. Sunset sought to use the portal, and took SOng along with him, but an unexpected surprise happened-the Army of Sulvania was awaiting. Song opened the portal, and then four Sunset, who was actually Millennius.The Battle to the Death raged on, and Song successfully destroyed the Lord of Fear-but awakened an ancient Sol within himself. He destroyed the portal, but nearly killed himself.
Over the course of the next four months, Song Tune healed and helped rebuild the weakened Kingdom. Song trained with many Captains(and The Cartographer) to master his Sol, whose name turned out to be the previous Queen of Dragons- Sunstar, the Dragon Spirit of Divine Light.
It was then he named the Kingdom Sulvania-the Land after the Ancestors- and established a great Trade with the other Kingdoms. His actions were caught in the eye of his former tutor and friend, Celestia, and she learned of his Royal Bloodline. He sent her a letter to ask her to crown him.. Since there was no other Royalty in Sulvania to crown him, Song went by Ancient Traditions- any other Royalty of Same or Higher Authority could crown him, thus began his great Role as a King. He was crowned eight months later.
Half a year later, Song had made a proposal to the other Great Kingdoms-They would Make a World Council to keep Peace between the World, and help each other in times of need. One-third rejected, and two-thirds accepted. And thus began the Great Elder Council, which met every Six Months- on the Summer Solstice and the Winter Solstice. The Regulations were simple: Bring only two representatives to capitals of the Chosen Kingdoms, a unit for protection, and Information and new of what has happened in their Kingdoms for the past six months.
Many months passed and there was Peace in the Land of Sulvania- until an astounding Archaeological dig was made. They discovered an Ancient Artifact that was Left behind by the Ancestors- an Artifact Known as The Equilibrium. Upon studying it carefully, Song Tune and The Cartographer soon realized that it was the Root of Sulvania’s Enchantment. The Cartographer put a tight spell on the Artifact, to protect it, but not before a strange scroll appeared.
The two read the scroll, and soon found that it was a Map, a map of the most deadliest place in Sulvania-The Archives. It gave them the direction to a cabinet, filled with the most richest information anypony could ever find. When they finally reached the Cabinet, The Cartographer, Song Tune, and Winter Glare found that there were two Books, and took them back to the Surface. One of the Books(a Blood Red cover) was labeled The Book of Chaos, and the other( a Purple cover) was labeled, The Book of Harmony.
The Book was sealed tight, and it gave Revelation to the Cartographer a New Prophecy; one that will change the World. The Prophecy was donned, “The Silver Child.” The Prophecy is still being deciphered, and it is being carefully guarded.
Thus began the Era of Silver.
~King Song Tune
Sulvania Kingdom
Last of the Tribe
