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