Post by Oopsie Daisy on Jan 22, 2012 1:32:52 GMT
Okay, recently I got a huge burst of inspiration from my good friend Sarcatsic and her 'tundra pony' character Toboggan. She was originally selling him on deviantArt, and in the description, she said that he was from a race of earth ponies called Tundra Ponies, that live on icy mountains in tribes. This has given me so much inspiration, and me and her talked about it some more, getting more and more ideas. This is what we've got.
The snowy ice mountains very far North of Equestria are called the Windigo Alps. Tundra ponies live there in tribes, or travel alone, each given a husky-like dog at birth as a life-long companion. Their fur is a lot thicker than that of normal ponies, and they're usually only shades of blue (including grey, white and purplish). Dog sledding and tobogganing are clearly big things in the Windigo Alps, and races are held in certain towns and areas. But for the most part, the mountains are just snowy wilderness and the dogs are used for travel. Many legends and stories come from them, as the Tundra Ponies love to tell stories. They live in snowy or icy caves, but usually in the camps, settlements and towns, they live in tents and small buildings. Some areas of the mountains are forested, which provides for decent supply collecting - if your tribe has settled close enough. It's a harsh world out there - especially since not all tribes get along.
So, what do you guys thing? I was thinking Eskimo/Inuit-esque, obviously, with the parkas and huskies and sleds. xD PLEASE share your thoughts and opinions, I'd love it if more people were up for this and willing to create their own Tundra Ponies and tribes for people to join. If it becomes a popular enough idea, I'll make a board for the Windigo Alps under Unofficial Locations. ^^
The snowy ice mountains very far North of Equestria are called the Windigo Alps. Tundra ponies live there in tribes, or travel alone, each given a husky-like dog at birth as a life-long companion. Their fur is a lot thicker than that of normal ponies, and they're usually only shades of blue (including grey, white and purplish). Dog sledding and tobogganing are clearly big things in the Windigo Alps, and races are held in certain towns and areas. But for the most part, the mountains are just snowy wilderness and the dogs are used for travel. Many legends and stories come from them, as the Tundra Ponies love to tell stories. They live in snowy or icy caves, but usually in the camps, settlements and towns, they live in tents and small buildings. Some areas of the mountains are forested, which provides for decent supply collecting - if your tribe has settled close enough. It's a harsh world out there - especially since not all tribes get along.
So, what do you guys thing? I was thinking Eskimo/Inuit-esque, obviously, with the parkas and huskies and sleds. xD PLEASE share your thoughts and opinions, I'd love it if more people were up for this and willing to create their own Tundra Ponies and tribes for people to join. If it becomes a popular enough idea, I'll make a board for the Windigo Alps under Unofficial Locations. ^^