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Published: 2016-07-19 15:47:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 5359; Favourites: 307; Downloads: 140
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And finally it is here! Damn, That took ages to draw.I know I said I'd upload it on the weekend but turns out I needed more time to finish it.
This picture is actually idea that randomly popped into my head a while ago. It was somewhat inspired by the game "banner saga" (awesome game btw)
Now, usually I'm the one who explains what's happening in my art but this time I want to do something different.
What do you think?
Yeah, what do you think is happening in this picture? Where are those characters going? Why? Did something happened?
I'm curious what theories you can think of. I'll only say one thing. They're not going to war. Be more creative than that.
Ah, and I also wanted to draw this so I know how much time it's gonna take. I'm gonna probably open commisions in a while, so I'd like to set correct approx. time and prices.
Anyway,
Hope you enjoy!
Don't forget to comment some of your thoughts below
And if you like my art, go ahead and
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Just one thought from me, cause I looked through your critiques and noticed that you give most of them 5 stars.
Don't be afraid to be an asshole and nitpick everything. Pointing out flaws, even small ones helps me more than praising.
That's what critiques are for (as the name suggests 
Just a suggestion.
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Appreciate the advice, however, I always give high ratings due to how impressed I am with the detail, but if you ever want me to see if there is room for improvement and spot any flaws in your pieces, I'll try to do that from now on.
Again, thanks for the advice.
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The first thing my mind jumps to is that the Crystal Heart failed or was sabotaged, or otherwise lost the ability to support the barrier that keeps the ice and snow out of the Crystal Empire. As a consequence, the arctic has reclaimed the Empire and its citizens have been forced to abandon their home and cross the frozen north to seek a new home in the rest of Equestria.
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I think I see Pinkie Pie and Cheese in the background
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Wonderful work. We now know that Flurry would be ready to fight alongside her mother.
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They're like refugees fleeing from somewhere or something.
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God dammit, zobaczyłam to dopiero jak dodałeś status ale
To jest naprawdę świetne, ładna perspektywa i ma klimat. Sunburst ładnie wyszedł, i skrzydła Cad(a?)ence i Twilight. Niezłe c:
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Here's my theory as to what's going on:
The Crystal Heart has, for some reason, expired---it can't be used anymore, and they need to form a new Crystal Heart. It can be done, but it'll take the magic of three alicorns to pull it off. Celestia and Luna are doing their best to hold back the snowstorm that's turning the Crystal Empire's eternal spring into an eternal winter, so they can't help---but Flurry Heart can!
It's a frigid journey across the tundra to reach the crystal quarry where they can find the right kinds of stone to make a new crystal heart, and Flurry Heart is worried---both about the cold and about whether she'll have what it takes to make a new Crystal Heart. After all, the whole empire is depending on her! Her mother is trying to reassure her.
Starlight and Sunburst are trying to puzzle out just what will be necessary to find the quarry, and what'll have to be done once they're there---everything looks different in the snow, and some landmarks might be buried under the drifts already!
...Probably I need to work on my storytelling...
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Oh come on. I like your story!
Also.. I just pictured Tom telling this story. (kinda like gummy in slice of life)
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Thanks 
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If they're not going to war, then I'm not sure why they have spears and armor... Maybe to fend off dangerous animals? I'd say something happened to the Crystal Empire and they had to leave, and somewhere not far behind are the crystal ponies, following them. They are in search of a new kingdom for the ponies to live in. And they can't just fly or use magic to get there because many of the crystal ponies don't have wings or horns. So they're trekking through the snow - which came as a result of the empire being destroyed (perhaps this is an AU in which Flurry actually did destroy the Crystal Empire?) - and looking for a new place to rebuild.
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Assuming that you reffer to Sunburst, It's not a spear. It's a magic staff.
I said that they're not going to war cause I was worried that it would be the first thing people will think of.
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I think the war story is kind of overrated anyway.. So I wouldn't have said that xD
But that still doesn't really explain why they have armor on
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This is a really cool piece. The setting gives a great, additional sense of worry to the already uneasy feeling the ponies are giving us. The best part is is this image intentionally leaves itself open to any (plausible) interpretation.
I can't help but think the stallions grew beards for extra warmth.
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I like to make pictures that ask the whole lot of questions but let viewers figure out an answers. It's always fun to see what some people can come up with.
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Lovely piece. It seems as if they all have to evacuate because of the Sombra war we saw in the future episode list. Possibly the Royal Sisters were defeated. Maybe Sunburst gets to be a type of Gandalf here!
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Fun thing. The role Sunburst plays here was actually inspired by Lord of the rings.
Also, thank you! Glad you like it.
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The first theory sounds war-ish, but hear me out
Theory 1: An evil necromancer ram named Emperor Grogar, along with his army of Wendigos has succeeded in taking over the Crystal Empire by by corrupting the Crystal Heart into an dark energy power source source , freeing the Umbrum from their prison, kill the Royal Sisters and Spike , exile everypony, including the Mane 7, The Royal Couple, Flutter Heart, and Starburst, to the Frozen North, and finally teleport the entire empire to the another dimension known as
Umbram Saeculi ( Latin for "Shadow World"). While Twilight and Starlight conjured up houses, and igloos for the crystal ponies, suddenly citizens of Ponyville,yaks,griffins,diamond dogs and other creatures starting popping up out of thin air and landing on the cold hard snow.They explain that Grogar and the Umbrum have already succeed in taking over other kingdoms, banishing its citizens to the Frozen North and teleporting the kingdoms to Umbram Saeculi . Sunburst then came up with a plan to travel to Unicornia, an technology advance civilization found on the eastern part of Equestria. which held the scrolls and spellbooks containing spells created Starswirl the Beared,Clover the Clever,Meadowbrook and other great wizards and warlocks, in hopes that they can get permission to use the ancient spells, along with Unicornian tech to build a Stargate to travel to Umbram Saeculi, defeat Grogar and the Umbrum, and take back all the stolen kingdoms.
Theory 2: Eternal winter seems to have come to Equestria and has already frostbitten many crops, lands and buried many homes and cities such has Canterlot,Manehattan,Appleloosa,Ponyville etc. under mountains and mountains of snow. Princess Celestia send the Mane 7, and Sunburst to the Frozen North to see if there is a connection to the wintering weather. Our heroes manage to made it to the tundra are, where it's inhabitant by penguins,polar bears, seals, snow ponies etc.. During their visit they discovered that the King Charlatan an emperor penguin that rules over the Frozen North, has created a tractor beam in order to move the moon into a position that will change the climate during the summer months, which as a result will create a ice age for he fears of his own empire melting away and wants to keep his fellow arctic citizens alive and well.
P.S.
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I think I like you.
People like you are what gives me inspiration. Thank you for writing all that. Those are some interesting ideas.
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Thank You.The first theory is a remake of the pontieally-wasted "Seige of the Crystal Empire" arc
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Cool! iI imagine they failed to reconstruct the crystal heart, and are having to leave to find a temporary home, perhaps while Tia and Luna fight off the bad cloudies
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I have to admit, this piece is amazing!
This feels like an alternate ending for the events from the Season 6 premiere, where the Frozen North or the Windigos won, and the Crystal Empire population had to leave their home to find somewhere else to live, and with the Equestrian flag sticking out of the snow there, one wonders if the Frozen North or the Windigos influence spread to the rest of Equestria as well, burying it in an endless winter...
This is definitely one I'm putting in my Favorites!
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Glad you noticed the flag since it is an important symbol in this picture.
Also, thanks for the watch!
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Yeah, it really drives home the point of what Twilight, her sister-in-law, her B.B.B.F.F., her niece, Sunburst, and Starlight are doing as they look for a new home or something with that long line of ponies behind them.
Also, you're very welcome!
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This makes me think of Dragon Age Inquisition after you flee from Haven and wanders up in the mountains to find a new place.
But I guess this is a what if scenario in which they could not fix the crystal heart
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The alternative bad ending of "The crystalling"
Despite the shortlived relieve the crystalling brought. It took not long for the crystal hard to fall apart again. With no restoration spell able to restore it. The last princess of the Crystal Empire, Mi Amore Cadanza, saw no other choice than to fully evaquate the empire and lead on the exodus of they crystal ponies towards the Equestrian border. A long perilous path through the same frozen wastelands that have swallowed their empire whole.
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That's actually really fitting to this picture.
Nice idea!
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One dragon... Just one dragon would've made this a fantastic picture instead of a frustrating and unfulfilling one.
Then again, drawing Spike would've implied that he's actually part of Twilight's family, or that he's associated with the Crystal Empire in some way, and who could possibly take that shit seriously?
edit: My interpretation is that Spike decided to take up permanent residence in the Crystal Empire, and the whole fucking province just picked up and moved somewhere else.
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Dammit! Now that you mention it, I should totally draw a dragon there. I didn't think about that.
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My turn on an idea! No war, quite the opposite.
Ahem:
'In the spirit of friendship with their new allies to the north, the Yaks of Yakyakistan had invited the royal family of the Crystal Empire in response and kindness for the reception and great effort that the ponies put to making Prince Rutherford and his party feel welcome.
'Knowing that the Royal Family had just celebrated the birth of their new daughter (and alicorn!), Princess Flurry Heart, they also wanted her to attend as well, but was willing to wait until the filly was old enough to make the journey.
'Now as a young filly, Flurry Heart and the whole family (including the Royal Aunt, Twilight Sparkle) make their way to Yakyakistan, with the Royal Guard mixed in with various Crystal Ponies who were chosen by the Yaks and many of the common citizens who volunteered.'
That's my suggestion anyway, feel free. The illustration was great! I like how Shining Armour got a little chin-scruff! Such a handsome daddy stallion!
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Wow. Thx for taking time to write all that. I like this!
I was gonna actually draw yakyaks in the picure aswell, but I couldn't fit him.
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I like to think they're going on a really epic vacation.
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This. I like your anwer!
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Starswirl has buried his lost scrolls in a cave far North, and it's up to the Twilight Family and Co. to track them down and make Equestria a better place!
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Interesting idea but there's a hole in it.
I don't think they need a whole caravan for this kind of mission. And those ponies in the background are not soldiers.
Edit. Altho I like Twilight and Co.
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Oh, didn't see the ponies in the BG XD.
New theory; Equestria is under attack from an enemy the likes of which nopony has ever seen, and this is an evacuation effort to get as many ponies out as possible before The Final Battle.
Also, they would need a whole caravan for the Starswirl mission. Think about it.
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You almost said they go to war but I guess that idea works.
I don't disagree that they'd need a caravan but why take civilians?
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To evacuate the civilians. Then they go back and fight, the ones who have extra-awesome powers that transcend the knowledge of understanding.
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When I mentioned civilians I was referring to that Starswirl mission.
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I didn't notice them for the Starswirl one, so that's why that may be confusing.
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