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My Little Fortress: Dawnpick

by Paaaad
Seven Ponies, One Fortress. Let's see how this goes. 149 chapters and counting.

In these dark times, King Golud Thebilstetar has sent out several parties to begin scouring the lands for new viable mining settlements. This is the story of The Light of Dawn, a group of seven volunteers from the homeland Coupledye, searching out new resources in the king's name. It has been some months since they set out on their journey, and now, with supplies running low, the expedition leader Virtue has called for the party to set up camp. I'll let her tell the story herself. But first, here's the seven starting ponies:

(Left to right in cover art)
Ashwood (Male Pegasus) (Taken: Heavy Weapons Pony) - Woodcutter - Sociable, nervous, modest.
Saw Dust (Male Earth Pony) (Taken: WolfeyS) - Carpenter / Mason - Open minded, a bit reserved, dutiful.
Longshot (Male Pegasus) (Taken: ansontan2000) - Hunter - Self conscious, non confrontational, enjoys thrills.
Virtue (Female Earth Pony) (Taken: Telgin) - Expedition Leader - Slow to anger, assertive, but doesn't handle stress well
Harvest Moon (Male Pegasus) (Taken: Nyxalinth) - Farmer - Very self confident, open minded, slow to trust others
Panacea (Female Pegasus) (Taken: UnHerpers) - Doctor - Very calm demeanor, unassertive, likes helping others
Halberd (Male Earth Pony) (Taken: The Master) - Axe Pony armed escort - Confident under pressure, avoids crowds, often discouraged

Authors Note: This is a transcription of a Community Game from Dwarf Fortress. I am unable to claim any responsibility for the storyline itself, or any of the Pictures, as I attempted to join right at the end (Page 141 out of 143 at 25 posts per page). Had a pony picked out and everything.

Note by Telgin, The OP of Dawnpick, on the fort's chronology:

I'm also borrowing a bit from KingStrongbeard's backstory (hope he doesn't mind!) in that this would presumably take place quite some time before the events of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Celestia and Luna probably aren't born yet, and Discord (among other bad things) still runs rampant across the land.

The original thread can be found here.

A sequal, named Duskfields, can be found here.

A wiki for Dawnpick and it's fellow Dwarf Fortress Pony Mod Community Fort Glitterglen exists here. Please contribute if you have the time and energy.

Transcription has reached page 115 of 144.

From the OP:

As of today, June 9th, 2013, this game has been over for almost a year. For anyone interested, I hereby grant permission to use the world of Dawnpick and any content produced by me in relation to it in the use of any further stories, games, artwork or any other media.

(Roleplay ran 11/19/11 to 2/8/13)

Teen
Cancelled
Slice of Life
Crossover
Sex
Gore
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Dark
Alternate Universe
Romance
Tragedy
 
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149 Chapters:

  1. 1: Credits 2013-03-12 19:04:24 UTC
    210
  2. 2: You have Arrived. 2013-03-02 20:36:11 UTC
    1317
  3. 3: Founding the New Settlement 2013-03-02 22:47:05 UTC
    2763
  4. 4: Thing start getting... Interesting... 2013-03-03 01:08:49 UTC
    1990
  5. 5: Babbling Brook 2013-03-03 01:47:10 UTC
    2085
  6. 6: Moving Fast 2013-03-04 23:43:38 UTC
    2129
  7. 7: Surprises and Steel 2013-03-05 20:56:51 UTC
    2567
  8. 8: Close calls and new threats 2013-03-05 21:34:43 UTC
    1903
  9. 9: Enemies inside the walls 2013-03-05 22:53:30 UTC
    2026
  10. 10: One Brave Colt 2013-03-08 22:38:18 UTC
    1311
  11. 11: Work in the Hospital 2013-03-15 01:46:04 UTC
    2360
  12. 12 2013-03-16 01:14:45 UTC
    2329
  13. 13: Evil Eyes and Martial Trances 2013-03-17 03:54:28 UTC
    3248
  14. 14: Personal backstories start to emerge. 2013-03-17 18:05:23 UTC
    4637
  15. 15: Badger Ponies and Maps 2013-03-17 20:43:21 UTC
    3226
  16. 16: Sounds from below. 2013-03-17 22:03:10 UTC
    2110
  17. 17: A meeting in the Crypts 2013-03-22 23:43:01 UTC
    4483
  18. 18: Barley 2013-03-23 00:48:42 UTC
    4340
  19. 19: The Ponies make plans. 2013-03-31 02:33:40 UTC
    5656
  20. 20: Word Lessons and Sparring 2013-04-03 01:40:21 UTC
    2925
  21. 21: Boos and baths 2013-04-09 01:37:33 UTC
    6322
  22. 22: Stargazing 2013-04-25 23:47:00 UTC
    4603
  23. 23: In the Mines 2013-04-29 00:58:50 UTC
    2128
  24. 24: Stiletto's Old Cloths 2013-04-27 00:38:36 UTC
    1777
  25. 25: A dream come true 2013-04-29 20:32:52 UTC
    2390
  26. 26: Boo is back! 2013-05-17 23:53:45 UTC
    1872
  27. 27: Granite's Trade Depot Incident 2013-05-19 00:57:57 UTC
    9235
  28. 28: Murphy's Law 2013-05-21 22:19:34 UTC
    3210
  29. 29: Bullies and Idols 2013-06-04 23:00:00 UTC
    1794
  30. 30: A tablefull of designs 2013-06-21 22:44:24 UTC
    3019
  31. 31: A visit to the Caverns. 2013-06-23 00:38:37 UTC
    2284
  32. 32: Meet Kat 2013-06-25 05:05:08 UTC
    1072
  33. 33 2013-06-25 20:01:01 UTC
    816
  34. 34: Flux's Crucible and Stiletto's Beginings. 2013-06-29 05:16:31 UTC
    4210
  35. 35: Cavern Drills 2013-07-04 03:36:20 UTC
    2742
  36. 36: One Massive Fort Update... And Some Broken Laws of Physics. 2013-07-04 03:56:58 UTC
    3836
  37. 37: Journal Entries 2013-07-06 01:56:18 UTC
    4423
  38. 38 2013-07-15 02:30:50 UTC
    1496
  39. 39: Under the Tree 2013-08-05 18:19:43 UTC
    1606
  40. 40 2013-08-11 22:28:54 UTC
    2236
  41. 41: "Hunting" 2013-08-11 23:18:03 UTC
    3987
  42. 42: May I Have This Dance? 2013-08-31 02:20:09 UTC
    790
  43. 43 2013-07-08 21:49:37 UTC
    1156
  44. 44: Falcata's Pain and an In-Home Concert. 2013-07-09 00:44:03 UTC
    5660
  45. 45: In the Alley 2013-07-11 23:23:48 UTC
    657
  46. 46: Indigo catches up with his Journal 2013-07-11 23:34:40 UTC
    9103
  47. 47: Crundle Attack 2013-07-13 00:24:29 UTC
    1620
  48. 48: A Display of Speed. 2013-07-13 02:17:01 UTC
    1842
  49. 49: Pen-father 2013-07-14 03:08:21 UTC
    898
  50. 50: Beast Attack! 2013-07-14 05:22:58 UTC
    3097
  51. 51: Target Practice 2013-07-26 22:32:53 UTC
    1339
  52. 52: A Night at the Bar 2013-08-01 00:01:56 UTC
    1462
  53. 53 2013-08-03 23:52:59 UTC
    1581
  54. 54: Friesden 2013-08-05 18:20:08 UTC
    2581
  55. 55: The Next Morning 2013-08-27 17:03:02 UTC
    4165
  56. 56: Indigo Gets Involved. 2013-08-27 17:03:05 UTC
    2936
  57. 57: Plans for Carmine 2013-08-31 01:59:42 UTC
    2344
  58. 58: A Plan Set in Motion. 2013-08-31 02:42:59 UTC
    3194
  59. 59: The Mark of Glaive. 2013-09-01 01:50:05 UTC
    1835
  60. 60: A Good Spar and a Good Talk. 2013-09-07 01:19:10 UTC
    2366
  61. 61: The Next Next morning 2013-09-10 23:19:30 UTC
    683
  62. 62: Indigo's rough night. 2013-12-08 04:23:42 UTC
    9101
  63. 63: The Day After 2014-05-24 04:33:26 UTC
    4143
  64. 64 2014-06-10 03:16:48 UTC
    2697
  65. 65: You'll Never Guess Who Ends Up In Jail. 2013-09-13 00:41:34 UTC
    4349
  66. 66:Thinking Things Over. 2013-09-15 00:29:37 UTC
    1250
  67. 67: Kleptomania and Hints of Jaxler's Past. 2013-09-29 01:55:39 UTC
    8167
  68. 68: Stiletto's long visit. 2013-10-19 01:48:29 UTC
    1481
  69. 69: Living arrangements for Friesden. 2013-10-19 01:45:47 UTC
    1973
  70. 70: On the care of a Zony. 2013-11-07 00:14:33 UTC
    3553
  71. 71: A visit to the jail. 2013-12-23 03:04:33 UTC
    874
  72. 72 2014-01-11 04:21:45 UTC
    2265
  73. 73: Ain't No party like a Dawnpick Party! 2014-02-21 14:06:16 UTC
    14815
  74. 74 2014-06-21 05:12:15 UTC
    2080
  75. 75 2014-06-22 04:14:48 UTC
    1635
  76. 76 2014-09-23 00:44:22 UTC
    2163
  77. 77 2014-10-19 04:15:06 UTC
    908
  78. 78: Virtue's Diary, 23 Sandstone, 257 to 16 Galena 158 2014-01-11 04:42:45 UTC
    3094
  79. 79 2014-03-06 17:51:09 UTC
    4414
  80. 80 2014-03-15 05:00:43 UTC
    683
  81. 81 2014-03-25 15:38:20 UTC
    790
  82. 82: A proposal in the Clouds 2014-03-25 15:45:29 UTC
    2537
  83. 83 2014-05-11 03:07:37 UTC
    1121
  84. 84 2014-05-26 02:26:17 UTC
    792
  85. 85 2014-05-27 03:52:08 UTC
    1428
  86. 86: 19th of Opal, 228 2014-05-28 02:18:33 UTC
    1189
  87. 87 2014-05-31 04:07:45 UTC
    1069
  88. 88 2014-06-01 04:42:05 UTC
    1203
  89. 89 2014-06-04 00:40:33 UTC
    3075
  90. 90: Wedding Bells 2014-06-02 01:15:31 UTC
    2047
  91. 91: Jaxler's Chest 2014-06-08 02:02:29 UTC
    1335
  92. 92: The Fight on the Hill 2014-08-12 03:12:56 UTC
    4227
  93. 93: Wanted Posters 2014-06-20 02:32:48 UTC
    7158
  94. 94 2014-09-02 17:04:02 UTC
    3331
  95. 95 2014-09-05 20:08:22 UTC
    582
  96. 96 2014-09-12 21:06:58 UTC
    1086
  97. 97: Miscarriage 2014-06-21 05:07:33 UTC
    1802
  98. 98: Virtue's Diary, 17 Galena 258 to 14 Felsite 259 2014-06-23 04:20:34 UTC
    2395
  99. 99 2014-06-27 03:25:13 UTC
    908
  100. 100 2014-06-29 04:22:30 UTC
    4340
  101. 101 2014-07-10 16:48:28 UTC
    1065
  102. 102 2014-09-02 17:04:23 UTC
    1624
  103. 103 2014-08-12 03:13:19 UTC
    570
  104. 104 2014-08-17 02:16:15 UTC
    999
  105. 105 2014-10-09 23:57:03 UTC
    854
  106. 106 2014-10-16 00:58:51 UTC
    1156
  107. 107 2014-10-17 20:00:56 UTC
    1896
  108. 108 2014-10-17 20:04:57 UTC
    1200
  109. 109 2015-01-12 03:30:45 UTC
    1800
  110. 110: Virtue's Diary, 16 Obsidian 258 to 8 Obsidian 259 2014-10-20 02:29:06 UTC
    3462
  111. 111 2015-05-13 01:50:23 UTC
    625
  112. 112 2015-01-14 22:02:15 UTC
    839
  113. 113 2014-11-30 04:29:02 UTC
    1275
  114. 114: Meet Fauchard 2014-10-23 02:33:18 UTC
    2220
  115. 115 2015-05-13 01:54:56 UTC
    1488
  116. 116 2014-11-28 03:26:53 UTC
    2245
  117. 117 2014-11-28 03:48:17 UTC
    766
  118. 118 2016-01-04 04:08:03 UTC
    2785
  119. 119: The Trade Depot Massacre. 2014-12-01 02:35:04 UTC
    1859
  120. 120: Aftermath Part One 2014-12-02 01:58:38 UTC
    571
  121. 121: Aftermath Part Two 2014-12-02 02:00:15 UTC
    4321
  122. 122 Aftermath Part Three 2015-12-26 03:41:59 UTC
    1376
  123. 123 2015-01-27 22:41:13 UTC
    489
  124. 124 2015-03-22 22:41:30 UTC
    2192
  125. 125 2015-11-08 23:48:30 UTC
    1590
  126. 126 2015-11-08 23:50:02 UTC
    2126
  127. 127: Jaxler's Crossbow 2015-01-14 00:40:35 UTC
    2037
  128. 128: Jaxler's Crossbow Part 2 2015-01-14 00:41:21 UTC
    498
  129. 129: Exploratory Planning 2015-01-17 22:09:52 UTC
    1609
  130. 130 2015-01-20 01:53:28 UTC
    933
  131. 131: Excalibunny! 2015-02-03 21:59:16 UTC
    1218
  132. 132 2015-02-22 21:27:05 UTC
    1909
  133. 133 2015-03-13 02:14:44 UTC
    1192
  134. 134 2015-04-13 01:54:22 UTC
    829
  135. 135 2015-04-13 01:56:36 UTC
    673
  136. 136 2015-10-16 02:28:17 UTC
    5248
  137. Virtue's Diary, 9 Obsidian, 259 - 20 Felsite, 260 137 2015-12-22 00:00:28 UTC
    2761
  138. 138 2016-01-20 02:09:15 UTC
    3298
  139. 139 2015-12-26 03:31:55 UTC
    427
  140. 140 2015-12-26 03:38:04 UTC
    913
  141. 141 2016-07-08 01:24:47 UTC
    1260
  142. 142 2015-12-27 01:48:01 UTC
    630
  143. 143 2015-12-27 01:55:33 UTC
    801
  144. 144 2015-12-29 21:32:44 UTC
    544
  145. 145 2016-06-18 03:57:17 UTC
    2786
  146. 146 2016-07-08 01:11:50 UTC
    3298
  147. 147 2016-08-19 04:36:05 UTC
    820
  148. 148 2016-10-02 21:58:22 UTC
    6884
  149. 149 2016-10-08 03:10:47 UTC
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