life in equestria shines!

aaa thank u so much!! they're so much fun, i'm glad u like them :D

the story follows gyro compass and his friends through slice of life shenanigans, and also some life-or-death shenanigans. i really love the lore and characters i’ve built for my nextgen, i hope you will too!

gyro compass (he/they) is the son of scitwi and sunset shimmer. a cartographer in training in the human world, gyro is an adventurous explorer and full-time mapmaker in equestria. they grew up in the human world and have become fascinated with equestria, and travels between the two often. equestria’s twilight dubbed him the official royal explorer. while it was weird to have a pony version of his mom asking him countless questions about his actual mom, he accepted, and has been helping expand pony’s knowledge ever since.

"come akero, stop staring, you have a fitting soon!" — young akero notices a certain ponyville family having a day out in canterlot.

akero’s current design (left) and their very very old one (right)

autumn glory giving a face that im pretty sure was inspired by a meme but i cant remember. crystal aurora scandalized, probably by someone saying something uncouth. and gyro compass annoyed that his human-world phone doesn’t get service in equestria.

gay horses!!!

idk applejack is the same war criminal i guess

crossbones pie (she/her) is the daughter of mudbriar and maud. her special talent is archaeology. she inherited her aunt pinkie’s extroverted, frantic nature. this sometimes uneases other ponies when she talks about pony skeletons with the same cheer as one would baking a cake.

marshmallow twist (she/he) is the child of lyra and bonbon. she’s a lover of pastel goth fashion and partner of rainbow melody. marsh’s special talent is candy making like bonbon, except his specialty is in marshmallows. he was born without a back right leg, and has always decorated his prosthetic in stickers!

autumn glory (she/her) is the youngest appledash kid. she’s semispeaking & selectively mute, so only her close friends and family have heard her voice. she communicates with pony sign language and facial expressions, as well as an aac spell. her passion is track and running, and always comes out on top during the running of the leaves.

aurora is physically disabled, and his back legs are extremely weak. while he can walk short distances, he much prefers to use his wheels. after realizing that young alicorns need something sturdier than metal, his parents had crystal wheels built that were painted over to be less eye-straining.

seedy quill (he/they) is the son of apple bloom and pipsqueak. they’re a horror author whose dream is to get published, but due to how young they are (the youngest kid in the extended apple family), they haven’t gotten many offers.

butterfly effect (he/xe) is the younger sibling. he’s calculating and cold, rarely using the chaos powers xe was gifted with. xe is jealous of fractal’s ability to make friends and be so cheerful all the time. he hangs out at their mother’s cottage and finds solace in animals rather than ponies.

akero (she/he), genderfluid kid of fleur de lis and fancy pants. born and raised in canterlot. she was going to follow in the modeling footsteps of his mother, but discovered that her special talent was gem carving. he’s still tugged around for photoshoots and rich pony business, but makes his own money behind the scenes at jewelry shops.