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Post by Drearilee on Jun 10, 2012 3:22:44 GMT -5
As an earth pony, you are in tune with nature more than your winged and horned friends. You might not have the dazzle of a unicorn's magic or the pure aesthetic awesomeness of a pegasus' wings, but your passive ability makes you critical to the survival of all pony races. Without earth ponies, lands would not be habitable for ponies of any other sort. Even Cloudsdale could not be founded above the Everfree forest, as earth ponies have yet to settle there since the abandonment of the old castle.
Earth ponies are the most common of the ponies, making up about 45 percent of the population. Many major cities were founded by the earth ponies, such as Manehattan and Fillydelphia. Since ancient times, earth ponies have been considered the agrarian sort. The pegasi and unicorns relied on the earth pony tribe to tend to crops and provide food for all the races - the magic of earth ponies is the magic of life.
Earth ponies not only have an affinity for nature, but music is not uncommon to be among an earth ponies interests. Earth ponies created many of the instruments commonly used in modern Equestria, and several of the most popular musicians in the pony world are without wings or horns. Notable examples include Octavia and Sapphire Shores. Earth ponies are the longest-lived pony race, averaging 85-95 years.
Though Earth Ponies tend not to have astrological affinities and certainly do not have flying abilities, there are traits that run in earth pony blood that appear exclusively in an earth pony. These traits include:
Strength: Some earth ponies are extremely strong; this ability does not necessarily mean an earth pony will be particularly large or muscular - even an scrawny earth pony with this ability will be substantially more powerful than a pony his/her size that does not have the ability.
Gaia's Blessing (Growth) Surely those seeds you planted yesterday are not fully grown! Earth ponies have a chance of inheriting this ability as well. Plants grow at unnaturally fast rates seeds can grow into fully mature crops overnight in some cases. The name "Gaia's Blessing" comes from ancient pony texts that were long ago banned for reading by the Princesses. It is an old mare's tale(?) that there was once a third princess that tended to the earth while Celestia and Luna rose the sun and moon, though such is considered taboo to tell little foals nowadays.
Unbreakable Stamina is something that unicorns and pegasi don't seem to have naturally. Earth ponies are rather resilient, and earth ponies with this ability are extremely so. Running for well over an hour nonstop is possible with this ability, though extreme fatigue is guaranteed.
Maestro Foals tend to display this ability - music is interesting to them, and they are able to keep rhythm perfectly. Earth ponies with this ability tend to compose music at a relatively young age and pick up playing instruments. Though classical instruments are common, a new generation of ponies including artists such as DJ Pon-3 have brought rise to a new form of music.
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