World Guide Babs x Human Saga

4.0 Nobility

The cream of ponydom some say. The rich and powerful and most successful in their carer (according to themselves). Most of them are located in the capital Canterlot, but some have mansions and such in other cities.

To be recognised as a Noble you can trace back in time your ancestor line to about when Celestia and Luna gained control of the kingdom and those ponies that got the title for their deeds in helping the Alicorn sisters.

The titles, heritage and heirlooms are hoofed down from mare to filly and stallion to colt. Firstborns have the title to it all and new blood was seldom interrogated into the blood line.

For the first half millennium, that is to say around 500 years, the noble families for the most part arranged marriages between families and its member and it was pretty common incest, adultery and much swingers was used and practised. So a colt was often engaged to his sister, aunt or even mother during that time, sometimes all three.

Some still holding onto that custom to this day. And if you are wondering about the genetic mutations that happens for the most part when same blood relatives breed, the answer is magic takes care of that. So they can breed like rabbits and their foals will be healthy and have no ill effects.

• Known Noble Houses -

Bolts; a very old and very wealthy family. They’ve always had a knack for mechanics and have had a hoof in the construction of Equestria’s most modern means of transportation, like trains and airships. However, most of their income comes from their sales of household appliances.

Sparkles; He had no idea Twilight Sparkle, the nerdy yet cute local librarian in Ponyville was from such an old, distinguished family. Well, she is Celestia's personal student and also a harmony bearer, and her older brother was Celestia’s Captain of the Royal Guard, so go figure.

Peaches; a family who earned their sheer wealth through their vast fields and crops. They own most of the farmland around the city of Fillydelphia.

De Lis; A prestigious family that owns many of Equestria’s cosmetic shops and modeling firms, the biggest and most famous one is located in Prance. Most, if not all, of the lineage have at some point been in the modeling business; also, they aren’t too hesitant to undergo magical surgery, either to correct any superficial flaws to their appearance, or to make themselves look younger in a vain attempt to retain their youthful looks. Furthermore, it seems that there are strong rumors circulating about that they own several breeding dens/brothels where former models and future candidates make occasional appearances in order to boost their fame. The current head of the family is Marie De Lis, a mare that is known to have a taste for young stallions. Her only daughter, Fleur De Lis, is her sole heir.

Bluebloods; This family is the self-acclaimed closest family to Celestia's royal bloodline. They are an old military family with a number of weapon designs and prototypes that bring in a huge percentage of their wealth. In addition, they also own land, a few businesses, and a number of patents on commercial products as well. The heads of the family are two widow mares: Mrs. Cat Gold and Mrs. Deep Throat. Rumors have it that they rode the previous family head, their late husband, to his death in order to take over the family business. It’s been said that he died with a dopey smile on his face. The end result from that lethal night of passion was that one mare gave birth to a son, Prince Blueblood, and the other gave birth to a daughter, Princess Blue Belle. Years later, another son was produced, Prince Pretty Boi. According to rumors, he is a pretty shy colt that was sent to Prance for his education, but will soon be coming home to continue his schooling at Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns.

Lumia Guild; Which is responsible for the occupation and maintenance of several watchtowers that protect the small towns and villages on the borders on Equestria. The Magic Guild, which governs the management of all the different magic schools in Canterlot and in other cities, as well as a number of funded research projects for the creation, application, and revision of spells.

The Merchant Guild; which is responsible for the majority of matters concerning Equestria’s businesses and trading in imports and exports; Filthy Rich has a seat on the guild’s council, through which he has managed to establish a connection with the Blueblood family. There are also a few craft pony and jewelry guilds and several others, but James didn’t bother reading much more into that.

• Lesser Known Noble Houses -

The Bladivis; A known Thestrial noble and old family that had served Princess Luna for centuries. They still were doing so even when she was banished to the moon.

They are known to be the only bat ponies to such blood from ponies. Because if that they had a pretty bad reputation. But that haven’t stopped them. They had ensured that they do so with the pony’s agreement. The Countess is rumored to be as old as a millennium as she was the captain of the royal guard for Luna even back then, but she is till looking like a young mare. If that is true or not tis still had to be proven. Rumors about similar looking mares being trained and replacing the old mare as times goes on to make her look and act the same are floating around and the family keeping their lips sealed.

The Beowulf; somewhat a rival to the Bladivis and also a very known noble clan that had for centuries been dealing with Diamond Dogs and been friendly with them and it is known fact that mares and stallions been taking Diamond Dog males and bitches as herd members.

The result is that it has created a very own sub species of their offspring, the Wereponies.

They are known to have better smell and characteristics as that of the diamond dogs.

Off course the other noble families frown at this. But the Beowulf clan don’t care.