Demons Rising

by calicokitty111

An unstable crown, a rising demon, and a war that could bring the end times; Equestria has truly entered a new age of strife, one like no other. Celestia has spent years fighting over the legitimacy of her throne against liberal brigades and peasant uprisings, and now with a powerful stepping stone to her demise unveiled, little hope is left.

2. Chapter 2

Political Overview

The world of equestria had long since been portrayed as a medieval/renaissance kingdom, but I aim to change that to an extent, where the world, our world was during the periods of 1835-1856.

Politics:

Politics in equestria have changed quite a bit over the past years that twilight had taken the ponyville throne and cadence slipped into isolationism. Many of the cities near the eastern coast of equestria, like fillydelphia and las pegasus, had broken out into anarchy and demanded liberal reforms, common in europe during the mid 1800s. While celestia promised them more local autonomy and limited self-governance, much of the eastern populace is dissatisfied with her recent actions, such as levieing thousands of soldiers to the royal active military, bringing the national reserve up to seventy thousand and forcing auspicious embargoes on the provinces.

With the west still embroiled in combat with a recent changeling invasion, and the north weakened by imperialistic isolation from the crystal empire, the locals of the south and the center of equestria are faced with the grueling task of feeding an ever-growing nation. Education has also been dismissed by celestia, with her very words as- (This mighty nation has been dampened by hostilities, both inward and outward, and with world threats rising to peak animosity, our only hope is to feed our dying army what it needs most; ponypower. Once this wretched beast of the changelings is pushed into its kennel, then we can repair our inward problems)

The west has also experienced some liberal and socialist reforms towards the writings of High Hoof Quill and his remarkably well funded publishers, The Goldgate Gazette. With the armies of both the separatists and the loyalists finding common ground with an invasive species, they have agreed to co-exist for now. But once the changelings are driven back, if they are driven back, the now armed populaces will no doubt clash, and if the east and the west join forces, it would become such an ordeal that Celestia could risk death or banishment from the empire if their thirsts for individual freedoms aren't quenched.

Economics:

The economic overview of equestria and it's smaller neighbors have changed greatly in the past few years. For one, both the west and the east have somewhat industrialized and much of the population has become more dense around massive cities. Jobs are never scarce, and even with the Changeling/Celestial war in full blown conflict, the western Aristocrats and Plutocrats still make good money off the production of small arms and early artillery like mortars and cannons.

The southern provinces have experienced a famine after a severe drought and an uprising of buffalo lead by their new leader, chief copperhorn. With their northern brothers, central equestria, and their extreme advances in agriculture, like steam powered harvesters, They have migrated west and east for job opportunities and even work in the coal mines to the north.

This is equestria in the year 3456.