Ranky's story isn't really cooperating, so he's being put on the side for now. Yes, yes, I can imagine he's already puffing his feathers (and tail) indignantly.

Fuckin' writers.

I'll just ignore that he can make things very difficult on me.

Anyway. Sorta looking into writing a fic about a few lore things about various verses I've played with. The Pourrie family is certainly one (jfc I need to write about her nieces ...), but so is a figure I mentioned in passing in Rainy Rancid's story - the skunkpony equivalent of Princess Celestia.

Mephestia.

We may be retconning her name, so, if I choose to do so and you go "wait a minute, who?" don't be surprised. I'll just swap it wherever "Mephestia" is mentioned. But I started prodding at an idea for the first skunkpony who lived and how they came to be, and how their magic and various powers developed similarly to ponies but almost as foul as their odor.

So yeah, exciting things. For literally them and them alone.

Anything else with a nose is not gonna be happy tho.

Presently, I'm thinking this is going to tie a couple stories together - Rainy (and, subsequently, Ranky) and Musky Melody. So, this will take place in Rotwater Swamp, deep in the heart of Rotwater Forest, where Musky's statue was retrieved, and we'll get to see how Mephestia created the first skunkponies.

Depending on how I feel, we might even get to see a couple characters you've met, or ancient analogues of them. And if I'm really feeling fun, maybe I'll hint at a couple characters you haven't seen in art or in writing yet.

First and foremost - jfc I need names for this mountain range that's running through Rotwater Forest. End me. I hate naming things.