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Burnt Offerings

by Spike the Scribe
Ponies, Pathfinder, ancient magic overlords and a dose of insanity. What could possibly go wrong?

So, you want to hear my story, eh? The honest-to-goodness truth of how I become what I am today? You want to hear of the events, that changed not only my, but many other lives? I warn you now, it is not a pretty story. It is filled with bloodshed, with anger and with pain. It is a story of violence and death, of overcoming obstacles that nopony should ever encounter. But it also is a story of good, a story of hope. For even in the shadows of an evil older than the Royal Princesses themselves, even in a world that does not know harmony there is still hope. It guides you when you’re lost, comforts you when you’re scared, it is a light in the dark of night and a cool shadow in a sun-burned desert.

You’re still here? Then you must really want to know, do you? Very well, let me begin.

My name is Spike, and this is the story of how I and my friends were plunged to an adventure on a world not our own.

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Author's note:

Story written in Spike’s POV. Humanized (eventually) cast. A crossover with Pathfinder’s Rise of the Runelords adventure path. While based for the most part on the actual path, it will contain original personal storylines and it will explore the concept of a pony (herbivore) becoming a human(oid) (omnivore) and the possibilities/downsides it contains.

WARNING, story contains:

-Humanized ponies
-Mild to heavy violence and gore
-Philosophical questions (who we really are; dose eating other creatures counts as evil; is there such a thing as knowledge forbidden; is Pinkie Pie really insane)
-Pinkie Pie with a multiple personality disorder (might go slight cupcakes, but nothing serious, so don’t worry about RD… yet)
-Semi-competent to fully competent Spike
-Grammar errors (English is not my native tongue)
-A seriously messed up author

Teen
Incomplete
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Adventure
Crossover
Gore
Dark
Alternate Universe
Human
 
SMT

226486 words: Estimated about 19 hours to read

24 Chapters:

  1. Act One Chapter One 2012-12-06 22:17:45 UTC
    6764
  2. Act One Chapter Two 2012-12-06 19:56:42 UTC
    8883
  3. Act One Chapter Three 2012-12-26 16:03:28 UTC
    6041
  4. Act One Chapter Four 2012-12-26 16:03:55 UTC
    7330
  5. Act One Chapter Five 2013-01-24 22:52:51 UTC
    5949
  6. Act One Chapter Six 2013-01-24 22:53:03 UTC
    12109
  7. Act One Chapter Seven 2013-02-08 19:48:44 UTC
    14161
  8. Act Two Chapter One 2013-02-16 17:48:38 UTC
    8930
  9. Act Two Chapter Two 2013-04-14 21:58:20 UTC
    5672
  10. Act Two Chapter Three 2013-04-14 21:58:44 UTC
    13790
  11. Act Two Chapter Four 2014-01-16 19:08:28 UTC
    12200
  12. Act Two Chapter Five 2014-01-16 19:08:32 UTC
    14058
  13. Act Two Chapter Six 2014-02-08 22:08:16 UTC
    10388
  14. Act Two Chapter Seven 2014-03-24 18:55:20 UTC
    13459
  15. Act Two Chapter Eight 2014-05-18 21:26:13 UTC
    14833
  16. Act Three Chapter One 2014-06-25 21:20:31 UTC
    6992
  17. Act Three Chapter Two 2014-07-08 15:41:41 UTC
    8449
  18. Act Three Chapter Three 2014-08-19 12:34:34 UTC
    5171
  19. Act Three Chapter Four 2014-08-19 12:34:44 UTC
    12160
  20. Act Three Chapter Five 2015-02-27 23:47:47 UTC
    4617
  21. Act Three Chapter Six 2015-02-27 23:47:53 UTC
    11187
  22. Act Three Chapter Seven 2015-03-14 11:31:09 UTC
    11671
  23. Act Three Chapter Eight 2015-08-01 18:15:29 UTC
    11672
  24. Act Three Chapter Nine 2016-01-05 16:24:09 UTC