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Deer Confederacy

The **Deer Confederacy** is a country in eastern Equestria.

## Demographics

Its population is primarily made up of Deer.

## Culture

### Architecture

The traditional Deer dwelling, the longhouse, provides housing for a small village's population. Larger villages may consist of just a few longhouses.

### Feathers

In traditional Deer culture, dark-tipped eagle feathers are used to indicate authority or rank. Increasing number of feathers indicate higher ranks.

### Mythology

According to Deer mythology, having antlers and the shape thereof are a result of the Deer wishing to have the strength of the trees, so they were given branches to grow on their own.
Equestrian Institute of Oncology

The **Equestrian Institute of Oncology**, also known as **EquInOc** or **EIO** is a university hospital in rural Gaia dedicated to the study and treatment of cancer.

## Services

### Diagnostics

Most patients arrive to the EIO with a growth already located and classified as malignant, but cases with cancer-like symptoms that require the Institute's expertise to make a conclusive diagnosis may also be sent here.

Brain cancer specifically is hard to diagnose due to the tumor being enclosed in the skull, and certain bone cancers due to the flesh around them. For this purpose, the EIO features one of the few radiography machines in Equus, which can be used to obtain imagery inside the body without surgical exploration.

### Treatment

Treatment usually consists of removal of any malignant growths and rehabilitation after the loss of tissue, such as prosthetics for lost limbs or colostomy in cases of rectal cancer.

### Hospice

In cases where the tumor can't be removed, patients may stay at the Institute's hospice and be offered care and symptom relief until their death.

A common case of this is the use of trepanation to relieve intracranial pressure in cases of brain cancer.

### Education and research

The Institute's library contains an extensive collection of books on cancer and general anatomy that students of medicine have access to.

The library includes a storage section containing jars with remarkable tumors extracted at the Institute, preserved in alcohol for display to the students.

Upon the end of a patient's treatment, all notes regarding the case detailing extraction procedures, results and patient evolution are released to the library for studying and training purposes, with all identifying information removed.

New procedures for extraction of complicated tumors are regularly developed by the surgeons. In-site scribes work drawing up manuals for these procedures with detailed diagrams, which are copied and sent to other hospitals.

## Staff

Most of the staff is made up of Qilin, who are valued as surgeons for their telekinesis, their anatomical knowledge, and their fire magic which enables for easy sterilization of tools and cauterization of wounds.

A sizable number of Changeling nurses are employed for the operation of the radiography machine due to the resistance of Changelings to radiation.
Tick fever

**Tick fever** is a disease transmitted by blood contact, but mainly by the bite of ticks.

## History

*See also Timeline.*

Tick fever has always been common in hot regions. Cattle populations in particular have been affected by it more than other species.

When Iskayntinsuyu was an Equestrian colony, it was discovered that the bark of the quinetree was an effective treatment against tick fever. Orchards of these trees were planted where the bark was extracted, powdered and mixed into drinks.

Attempts to develop a vaccine for this disease led to the discovery of blood types.

## Causes

Tick fever can be communicated through blood contact. Most cases happen due to the bite of ticks that carry the disease, but it can also be communicated via open wounds.

## Symptoms

The most common symptoms are fever, anemia and fatigue. It should be distinguished from swamp fever in equines and milk jaundice in foals.

## Treatment

Tick fever is treated with tonic water prepared with the bark of the quinetree.
Southside Serpents

## History

Ramzes and his buddies Santino, Fubuki, and Bruno form the Serpents, an international criminal gang led by Ramzes. Serpents began three years ago as a result of government corruption, family members, and the trauma of being civilized by other gangs, all of which drove them to react and exact revenge on the gangs who raided their neighborhood. The four formed Serpents and successfully reclaimed their hometown and defeated the gangs responsible for the deaths of their family members. The Serpents' first business was drugs, which made them wealthy and influential in other countries. They robbed banks, jewelries, yachts, malls, and other minor facilities in the city as their business grew, and they purchased machines and facilities capable of producing large illegal guns and military equipment. They also looted banks, jewelries, yachts, malls, and other small facilities in the city. They once completed an impossible mission by stealing the Principal Bank and escaping with all the money and riches with no injuries or casualties. Ramzes summoned his brother Lucas one day, and the four of them reared Lucas until he was a teenager, despite the fact that Ramzes was much older than Lucas. They urged Lucas to join and recruit people who are willing to join the Serpents and spill blood. The Serpents became large over time, and Ramzes, Santino, and Bruno died. Fubuki also traveled to other countries to pass the time he had left. Lucas took control of the Serpents and enlisted the help of his other family members to handle the enterprises that his brother and uncles had established. They still go by the moniker Serpents because of their close link and because they continue to recruit willing members of the city to pour blood and work with them. They also continue to buy companies within the city. Some of the money and valuables they obtain from the robberies are donated to the streets and churches that are in need of assistance due to the government's corruption.

## Sleeping Giants

The Serpents used to desire to live in peace, but when they were disturbed by other families, they snatched Serpent members one by one while they were busy and sleeping. Now that the Serpents have awoken, they are seeking vengeance for their family, and they have begun murders and looking for the family that has disturbed them.
Asshur

**Asshur** is a city state in northeastern Pyrisia.

Its population is primarily made up of Onagers.

## Warfare

Asshurians are legendary siege engineers. The walls of the city of Asshur, reinforced to even stand their own siege engines with several layers and traps, is considered to be the most impenetrable city in Equus, with only Wingsik coming close.

Asshurian mercenary engineers have often been hired in historical sieges.

## Economy

The siege engine construction in Asshur birthed an important engineering industry. Manufacture of gears and machinery remains an important activity.

### Currency

Asshur uses the Assumite bir as currency.

## Religion

Asshur largely follows the same religion as Assum.
Equestrian playing cards

In the **Equestrian deck of cards**, cards have the following suits: hoofirons, spearheads, sparkles and crowns.

Each suit has cards of number 1 to 9, a duchess card (D), a princess card (P) and a queen card (Q).

## Representation

Hoofirons have a symbol of an open circle (Ω) and are represented with a dark green color. They can be represented with the letter H.

Spearheads have a symbol of a sharp tip pointing upwards (⮝) and are represented with a dark red color. They can be represented with the letter S.

Sparkles have a four pointed star symbol (✦) and are represented with a dark blue color. They can be represented with the letter M (for magic).

Crowns have a crown symbol (♛) and are represented with a dark yellow color. They can be represented with the letter C.

A card can be simply expressed with its number or letter followed by its suit (for example, 1C is the one of crowns, QH is the queen of hoofirons and DS is the duchess of spearheads).

Number cards are represented by the symbol of their suit repeated their number of times. Queen cards are represented by a figure of an Alicorn while princess and duchess cards are represented by figures of a Pony of a race depending on the suit (Earth Pony for hoofirons, Pegasus for spearheads, Unicorn for sparkles and Alicorn for crowns).

## Order

The suits have the following order: hoofirons, spearheads, sparkles and crowns.

Within each suit, the cards have the following order: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, D, P, Q.

## Symbolism

The suit represent the nations that formed Equestria and the races of Ponies that existed in it at the time of its formation.

The hoofirons represent Earth Ponies or Gaia, the spearheads represent Pegasi or Icaria, the sparkles represent Unicorns or Ceria and the crowns represent Alicorns or the region of Equestria.

## Variants

In Nocturnia, some decks of cards have Batponies instead of Pegasi and moons instead of spearheads.

## Other forms

Since there are 12 cards per suit, the cards of a suit can be represented with a dodecahedron. Some casino games use dodecahedron dice in lieu of a card draw.
Colthage

**Colthage** is one of the territories of Equestria. It is located in northern Zebrica.

## History

*See also Timeline.*

The city of Colthage was founded as a Ponician trading factory and expanded to control neighboring territories.

After Equestria conquered Ponicia, Colthage and the territories it controlled became independent.

During its independence, it managed to grow its trading empire, founding new trading posts and rivaling Zwali for the control of trade in the continent. However, it wasn't long until Equestria followed up in its expansion by annexing Colthage as well.

## Society

### Demographics

Ponies make up a plurality of the population, with Zebras and Donkeys being the other major species.

### Religion

Amlakism is the most common religious belief in Colthage. Most of the Donkey population and a significant number of Ponies and Zebras follow it.
Occultism

**Occultism** is the practice of casting spells illegally, in particular when the spell itself is illegal to cast or it is casted under an illegal condition (such as restricting who is allowed to cast it).

The use of legally allowed spells to commit illegal acts isn't considered occultism. The teaching of illegal spells may be included in the legal definition of occultism depending on the country.

Groups and organizations which practice occultism are known as **cults**. Spells whose teaching or studying is forbidden are known as **arcane magic** or **arcana** and books explaining how to cast these spells are known as **grimoires**.
Stone oil

**Stone oil** is a black, viscous, highly combustible liquid mineral.

## History

Stone oil was first used commercially in Qilinia, where wells were built out of bamboo. The product was found to burn quickly and intensely, reducing the amount of fire magic needed for heat intensive processes.

Throughout history, the applications of stone oil have been comparatively limited, but advances in alchemy in the last century have enabled the processing of stone oil into bitumens, paraffins and naphtas.

Because of this, the stone oil extraction industry has been experiencing an explosive growth and establishing itself in industrializing nations.

Qilinians have been valuable workers in Equestria's early stone oil industry thanks to their preexisting expertise with drilling and operating wells and their natural resistance to fire. The stone oil industry in the Buffalo Nation is notable.

## In popular culture

Recently, stone oil and its derived products have been promoted by stone oil companies as modern alternatives to plant derived plant oils.

## Reserves

The Buffalo Nation has abundant oil reserves.

Outside of Equestria, Yana Aqu (blacksand) Beach in Llamasuyu is significant.
Lamborghini Urus

## History

The **Lamborghini Urus** is a performance luxury SUV powered by a 4.0 liter V8 that makes 640 horsepower. It does 0-60 in 3.6 seconds and can reach 190 MPH.

## In-game

The Lamborghini Urus has the highest ground clearance in the game, and also accelerates faster than the Audi RSQ8, but top speed is slightly lower.

## Pros and Cons

### **Pros:**

* Fast acceleration for its class.
* Has the highest ground clearance in the game.
Alpaca

The **Alpaca** is a subspecies of the Andine species of which the other subspecies is the Llama. They are even toed ungulates from the camelid family. Traditionally Alpacas were believed to be their own species (see Llama#Classification).

## Characteristics

Alpacas are taller than Ponies but slightly less so than Llamas.

Like Llamas, they have thick wool and a degree of resistance to magic. However, their tolerance to high altitudes is significantly higher and they often inhabit the higher territories of Hatunwalla which even Llamas aren't comfortable with.

## Subdivisions

While Alpacas aren't considered to have multiple races, they are sometimes divided by their cultural group (see Alpacasuyu#Culture).

## Terminology

Like Llamas, younger Alpacas are called "crias" and Alpacas carry their crias in blankets tied around the mother's waist.

## Distribution

Alpacas mostly live in the territory of Alpacasuyu. A significant population exists in Nevado as well.
Hornberry

The **hornberry** is a flowering plant which grows in warm climates. It is popularly also known as "hornyberry".

## Etymology

Its name come from its large thorns, which resemble horns.

## Uses

The flowers of the hornberry are considered to be an aphrodisiac. Their inclusion in bouquets of flowers is understood to mean desire to have sex.
Phonograph record

A **phonograph record** is a medium of storage of sound, typically made of erebian wax.

## Types

### Cylinder

Cylinder records are standarized as being half a royal hoof in diameter with a variable width.

Width and playtime of cylinder
 4 hoof | 20 minutes at 60 RPM

### Disc

The typical disc or one hoof disc is one royal hoof in diameter and can record 5 minutes of sound at 60 RPM.

Diameter and playtime of disc types
 4 hoof | 80 minutes per side at 60 RPM
Congress of Nations

The **Congress of Nations** is an organism headquartered in Bandar Kalapa, the capital of Kepulauan.

## History

*See also Kepulauan#History.*

As Kepulauan grew as a trade and diplomatic powerhouse, concerns over the power swayed by the Kepulauan nobility over geopolitics grew.

In a world that was growing increasingly globalized, Kepulauan had proved the usefulness of an organization that could mediate in international conflicts, but more and more often, the question of what entitled Kepulauan to act as "the world's police" grew and other powerful governments wanted to claim that role for themselves.

As more and more countries began to threaten to scrap their peace agreements with the country, it was agreed to create a neutral organization based on Bandar Kalapa that fulfilled the role of international mediator without having any accountability to the Kepulauanese government.

This resulted in the creation of the Congress of Nations, which was founded as a "democracy of nations" inspired by the Equestrian system, where every nation sends representatives and resolutions are voted to address international conflicts.

## Function

The Congress of Nations aims to represent all the nations in Equus and facilitate the fair resolution of conflicts and the communication between diverse nations.

Nations don't need an independent government or a government at all to be represented. For example, the Guruvni have sent a representative in spite of not having a government.
Zwali

**Zwali** is a nation in western Zebrica.

Its population is primarily made up of Zebras.

## History

*See also Timeline.*

The fall of Ponicia saw the rise of city states on western Zebrica as new centers of trade between Marabia and Equestria.

With the growth in trade, new industries began to appear to support the new commercial activity (such as shipbuilding) and old industries grew to support the growth of the population and the newly found presence of local goods in international trade.

Many industries began organizing themselves around guilds to protect their interests, which caused an increase in productivity as information was shared and the teaching of trades was made easier.

However, as industry and wealth grew, the region became a valuable target for invaders and piracy.

As piracy started growing, new guilds of mercenaries and privateers were founded, protecting guilds and trade ships respectively.

During the Equestrian-Farasian war, Zwali fought on Farasi's side, sending privateers to hinder sea invasions and attempt to blockade Colthage.

## Politics

While typically seen as a united country, Zwali would be better described as a loose confederacy of nations united to protect each other's trading rights and independence.

It has no capital, but member nations vote to elect a leader.

Member nations are monarchies on paper, but in practice they are more similar to plutocracies where monarchs are subservient to guild leaders and the guilds can easily raise mercenary armies to depose an unfavorable monarch.

### Members

Zwali has 5 member states: Zeebuktu, Zilwa, Zenne, Zinzibar and Zimbwe.

Zeebuktu is the most important and national leadership is often granted to a member of Zeebuktuan society.

### Flag

The flag has 5 stripes: the red one represents Zilwa, the yellow one represents Zeebuktu, the green one represents Zenne, the blue one represents Zinzibar and the black one represents Zimbwe.

## Economy

Zwali is largely a trading economy and the port of Zeebuktu is one of the busiest in Equus.

Zwali is also known for its local production of jewelry and pottery. Salt is another major export.

## Society

Guilds are important institutions across Zwali and labor and society are often organized around them.

Zwalian society is often considered to be stratified. Highest in the social pyramid there's the merchants (members of any of the trade guilds), below them there's the artisans (members of any of the manufacturing guilds), then the worker class (citizens who aren't part of a guild) and at the bottom there's the non-citizens.

Alternatively, the social pyramid can be considered to start in the grandmasters of the guilds, then the masters, then the apprentices, then workers and non-citizens.

Zwalians practice shamanism.

## Military

Most of the military consists of mercenaries on land and privateers on water.
Guruvni

The **Guruvni** is a nation primarily made up of Cattle.

## Distribution

The Guruvni are traditionally nomadic and as such lack a place they are considered native to; regardless significant populations exist in Farasi, Griffonstone, Nocturnia, Shahr and Surabhi.

## History

While sedentarianism has seemingly become the norm for most cultures, the Guruvni have historically rejected this lifestyle and roamed Equus in search of food, water and useful resources.

As modern states emerged, governmental efforts to settle the Guruvni have been carried out, often forcing them into impoverished neighborhoods and making it a crime to move out of their assigned regions. These Guruvni communities still exist in major cities and they contain most of the Guruvni population.

Outside of these communities, nomadic Guruvni still exist, although they face similar poverty issues as settled communities as nomadism limits the economic activities they can be dedicated to.

In more recent times, many of these forced settlement programs have been considered cruel and discarded, allowing the Guruvni to roam once again. Some have rejoined or formed new nomadic groups, yet some still remain in their neighborhood.

Some countries have enlisted Guruvni groups during the exploring and settling of new lands because of their skills in thriving in wild lands.

## Culture

Guruvnian culture places a lot of importance in family.

Because of their nomadic roots, the Guruvni place a lot of value in the preservation of nature and the upholding of individual liberties.

## Discrimination

The Guruvni usually face discrimination from the main ethnic groups of the states they reside in. Because of their lifestyle they're often stereotyped as being outlaws or being less civilized.

Forced settlement policies have curtailed the liberty of the Guruvni and their existence has sometimes been weaponized by states that round up the Guruvni populations within their borders and dump them in neighboring states.

## In popular culture

A mechanic Guruvni Cow is featured in fortune telling machines.
Dragon Lands

The **Dragon Lands** is a country in western Pyrisia.

Its population is primarily made up of Lava Dragons.

## Geography

The Dragon Lands are located in a hotspot and have strong volcanic activity.

## Politics

The Dragon Lands are ruled by an absolute monarchy where the leader has the title of dragon lord.

### Diplomacy

The practice of dragon slaying was a point of contention with Equestria until its illegalization.

## Economy

The Dragons of the Dragon Lands are famed metalworkers thanks to their fire breathing abilities. Tools forged by Lava Dragons are considered to be the best in existence.
Crush on U

**"Crush on U"** (Hangul: 반하겠어; Romanization: *banhagesseo*) is the second and also the title track featured in BAE173's Debut Mini Album, *"Intersection : Spark"* released on November 19, 2020.

## Description

### English

The title track, "Crush on U", is an up-tempo R&B song based on New Jack Swing, featuring witty lyrics about boys who are unfamiliar with the emotion of love and fall in love with their destined partner while putting on a cute facade that they don't believe in love.

### Korean

타이틀곡 ‘반하겠어 (Crush on U)’는 뉴잭스윙 기반의 업템포 R&B곡으로 사랑이라는 감정에 익숙치 않은 소년들이 사랑따위는 믿지 않는다는 귀여운 허세를 부리다 운명적인 상대를 마주하며 빠져가는 재치있는 가사가 돋보이는 곡이다.

## Song Credits

* **Lyrics by:** Star Wars (별들의전쟁) \* (GALACTIKA \*)
* **Composed by:** Star Wars (별들의전쟁) \* (GALACTIKA \*), Athena (아테나) (GALACTIKA \*), Woobin (우빈) (GALACTIKA \*)
* **Arranged by:** GALACTIKA \*
* **Keyboard by:** Athena (아테나)
* **Bass by:** CHANG, Song Ji Yoon (송지윤)
* **Guitar by:** Park Sang Heon (박상헌)
* **Drum by:** CHANG, Woobin (우빈)
* **Chorus by:** F R I D A Y .
* **Digital editing by:** HONZO
* **Recorded by:** Kwon Yu Jin (권유진) @doobdoob studio, Star Wars (별들의전쟁) \* @GALACTIKA studios
* **Engineered for mix by:** Jang Yu Ri (정유라)
* **Mixed by:** Gu Jong Pil (구종필) @KLANG STUDIO
* **Mastered by:** Kwon Nam Woo (권남우) @821 sound mastering
Equestrian Salt Company

The **Equestrian Salt Company** is a state company of Equestria focused on the production of halogen compounds.

## History

As new ways of producing natrium ash from brine and limestone were discovered as a more efficient alternative to Ponice's saltwort industry, the Equestrian Salt Company was founded to assume ownership of several salt marshes and ponds and manage the extraction and usage of brine for natrium ash production as well as researching processes for the industrial production of substances involving natrium or chlorine.

As chemical industries continued to develop and more halogens and their applications were discovered, the ESC gained more responsibilities.

## Products

### Muride salts

After the discovery of muride and its anticonvulsant effect by ESC researchers, salts of muride became the first effective treatment for seizures. Muride salts became a staple medicine in Equestrian asylums and are used as an anticonvulsant and as a sedative. Muride salts have also been proposed as a more humane alternative to physical castration as a punishment.

The ESC is the main producer of muride salts.

### Iodine tinctures

Iodine in the form of tincture has gained used as a topical disinfectant in hospitals. It is the other major ESC product with medical applications.

### Chlorine

Chlorine, obtained by applying electricity to brine, is used in the potabilization of water. It is also used to produce chloroform by the combination of chlorine gas and methane.
Chloe Cox (Influencer)

Chloe Cox is is a possible match in mechat and is the counterpart of Eve Potts.

Profile Quote

"Darling, love me or hate me I'm still gonna shine. There are no third choices."

Astrological Sign

Aries

Bio

Be the EXTRA in extraordinary and your life will change. I could be hot girl or bad girl, or that popular girl from college, just don't take your eyes off me. #styleblogger #followme Yassifaction

Appearance

Bubblegum pink hair in loose curls, cyan eyes and light freckles.

Storyline

Chloe is an online influencer who enjoys joking around, going to the beach, and having a good time. She likes being in the outdoors and diverts from her personal information with suggestive jokes.

Diamonds

Story Length

Spoilers

Gallery
Library of Wingsik Wiki

**THIS WIKI HAS BEEN MOVED TO https://wingsik.miraheze.org/**

Wingsik is a library city-state that hosts the largest collection of knowledge in all of Equus. It's also the name of this project, which seeks to translate all the scrolls and books in Wingsik's libraries into Equestrian and publish them for other creatures to enjoy.

## Main categories

CountriesRegionsEventsHealth

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Interplanetary Friendship Society

The **Interplanetary Friendship Society** is an organization which seeks to find and establish contact with sapient lifeforms outside of Equus.

They operate the Interplanetary Radio Tower, which is the largest radio tower in existence at 600 royal hooves. This tower broadcasts signals continuously. Radio receptors on the ground listen in for potential responses.

## Official positions

The IFS has no official stance on the existence of life outside of Equus, although individual members hold convictions related to the existence of extraplanetary life and civilizations, their technological level and and their knowledge of Equus and the lifeforms within.

Controversy has surrounded the organization regarding the stance of some members who state that extraplanetary civilizations with incomprehensibly advanced technology may be behind unexplained disappearances of Cattle in sparsely populated farming areas in Shahr.
Swamp fever in Farasi

This article details the presence of swamp fever in the Farasian society.

## Distribution

Because of the population centers near wetlands, which are the places in Farasi best suited to sustain civilization, and the hot climate which makes these wetlands a breeding ground for insects, swamp fever is specially common in Farasi.

## Religion

Swamp fever is believed to be related to Farasian superstitions regarding blood, which consider blood untouchable and that anything that's been in contact with blood must be washed.

## Law and society

### Sex

As swamp fever can be communicated through sex, Farasian society has a strong taboo against rape and save for rare exceptions it is punished by death.

Condom usage is especially common in Farasi.

### Colonies

As a way to curb contagion, "fever colonies" have been established to house the infected in the desert far away from other settlements where insects can't carry the disease from.

These colonies have resulted in the establishment of settlements far into the desert that wouldn't otherwise exist, which have supported the exploration of the desert.

Some colonies have even found resources and turned into mining towns, such as Uzawoti (formerly Izemba), a salt mining center; though usually these colonies simply house light industry as the inhabitants are unable to do hard physical work because of the disease and are willing to work for cheap.

Weaving and pottery are common sources of income in these colonies. Counterintuitively, brothels are also common as law enforcement is much more lax in these towns. Okobomzu is a famed red light town.
Joon Hwang (Pop Star)

Joon Hwang is a possible match in mechat and is the counterpart of Sora Paek.

Profile

Not everyone who wanders is lost, but I'm pretty sure I am a lost puppy who just needs to be found. I don't believe in the possibility to find love in a dating app, but if that happens, I'll write a song about it.

Description

Pink hair, brown eyes. Slim fit. Flushed cheeks.

Biolgraphy

Joon is a pop star with a heart of gold. He isn't sure if he wants to be famous. He wants to walk away from the music industry and invites You to go with him. He seems like a sweet person, but his dating personality is very dominating. He likes making You jealous and playing with your emotions. He loves creating music, owns a club, and has strong relationships with his team. He feels forced to decide between his love for You and his passion for music.

Astrological Sign

Virgo

Spoilers

Yes! On the Spoilers Page!

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Chemistry

**Chemistry** is the science of the properties of tangible matter and their manipulation.

Tangible matter is divided into elements accoding to the weight of the atoms. These elements are grouped depending on their role in forming compounds. There are the following groups:

* Kaustogens (mainly forming compounds of the form 2X-O, such as natrium)
* Khthonogens (mainly forming compounds of the form X-O, such as calcium)
* Keramogens (mainly forming compounds of the form 2X-3O, such as aluminium)
* Crystallogens (mainly forming compounds of the form X-2O or X-4H, such as carbon)
* Pnictogens (mainly forming compounds of the form 2X-5O or X-3H, such as nitrogen)
* Chalcogens (mainly forming compounds of the form X-3O or X-2H, such as oxygen)
* Halogens (mainly forming compounds of the form 2X-7O or X-H, such as chlorine)
* Metallogens (mainly forming compounds of the form X-4O, such as osmium)
* Aerogens (mainly forming compounds of the form X, such as helium)

## Compounds

A compound is a substance involving multiple elements. Typical compounds and their forms include:

* Acid: H-X (for example: acid of vitriol, H2-S)
* Spirit: H-X-O (for example: spirit of vitriol, H-S-O3)
* Sweet spirit: H3-C-C-Ox-X-Hx (for example: sweet spirit of niter, H3-C-C-O2-N-H2; sweet spirit of vitriol, H3-C-C-O4-S-H3)
* Sugar: H3-C-C-O2-X (for example, sugar of natrium, H3-C-C-O2-Na)
* Butter: X-Cl (for example: butter of arsenic, As-Cl)
* Caustic: X-O-H (for example, caustic natrium, Na-O-H)
* Ash: X-C-O3 (for example, ash of natrium, Na-C-O3)
* Earth: X-O (for example, earth of calcium, Ca-O)
* Regulus: X (for example, regulus of iron, Fe)
Vegetable sheep

The **vegetable sheep** is a zoophyte or animal plant of the Phylozoan family. Their natural habitat is the cold mountains of Yakyakistan.

## Reproduction and growth

Mature plants will grow sheep-like fruits off their branches.

When the sheep are halfway through their growth, they'll drop off the plant and wander around, grazing on the fields and using the nutrients to mature.

Once ripe, the sheep may perform pollination by direct contact between a female and a male sheep, which results in them merging and rooting into the ground. The rooted sheep will then grow a sapling, which will turn into a mature plant after a few years.

## Products

Vegetable sheep can be sheared to obtain a soft cotton-like yarn. The wool will regrow after a while.

The sheep is edible once the wool is removed.
Wingsik

**Wingsik** is a city-state south of Qilinia.

Its population is primarily made up of Qilins but it also features significant populations of other species.

## History

*See also Timeline.*

Wingsik was founded by Qilinian Emperor Golden Autumn who seeked to preserve all knowledge and create a great education center for the highest scholars of the empire.

The Emperor selected an island for the project and had monumental libraries and universities built in it and many of the knowledge across the empire copied and stored there.

To ensure the project would last, the Emperor tried to ensure Wingsik's independence, giving it self-governance and separating its leadership from the empire. He also had sturdy walls and watchtowers built around the island and made its military out of a regiment of imperial guards that would watch over the walls and fight off would-be invaders from either his successors or external powers.

## Government

As established by Emperor Golden Autumn, Wingsik's government consists of an elective didaskalocracy where a council of professors is elected by the citizens and they dictate the laws and policies of the country.

Wingsik's citizenry consists of all creatures employed to maintain the knowledge stored in the city, such as professors, archivists, librarians, and curators.

### Laws

Fire magic is strictly forbidden to avoid risks of fires burning down the papers and scrolls in the libraries. Liquids are also forbidden inside library rooms to avoid water damage to documents. Fires are put off using cold magic.

Noise ordinances are strict to avoid disturbing study and teaching sessions. Many rooms and buildings are designed to be sound proof and humidity proof.

Damages to books, scrolls and artifacts is harshly punished.

## Military

The Wingsikese guard has always boasted experimental unusual weaponry thought up by the wise scholars of the island, such as gatling crossbows centuries before the invention of the gatling gun.

The watchtowers around the island are topped by metal statues of dragons that shot incendiary rockets out of their mouths. They can be rotated to aim in specific directions but they are rigged to never aim inwards.

Qilins serving in the Wingsikese military are trained to never use fire magic to avoid the risk of starting fires near the libraries and using other ways to put enemies down. Because of this, the Wingsikese guard is especially efficient against other Qilin armies as they have the natural resistance to fire magic of Qilins and they can strike back with non-fire attacks that the other armies can't resist as well.

The guard is also trained to be stealthy as to maintain low noise levels around the city during operations.
Shahr

**Shahr** is one of the territories of Equestria and a former country.

Its population is primarily made up of Cattle.

## History

*See also: Timeline.*

*See also: Cattle#Legends.*

Shahr is the oldest place continuously inhabited by Cattle in Equus.

Its society was stratified into three castes: farmers, warriors and scholars. According to legend, the latter two migrated and only the farmer caste, the Goshorun remained. Because of this, the race of Cattle primarily inhabiting Shahr is called Goshorun.

In modern times, Shahr became one of the nations that fell to Equestria.

The brutal war displaced a lot of Cattle, causing a wave of refugees into the Equestrian mainland. This lead to the creation of Goshalas, Cattle communities in non-Cattle communities.

## Economy

Shahr has a mostly farming economy and together with Gaia constitutes one of Equestria's major food producers.

Because of the relatively high milk production of pregnant Cattle, Shahr has a minor industry of exporting excess milk for mothers who lack the milk production for their babies. The birth of this industry has been enabled by the invention of the refrigerator, which allows the long-distance export of milk.

## Culture

Body piercings are a common aspect of Shahr culture, and earrings and nose rings are a common sight.

## Religion

The Shahr region and Cattle diasporas in Equestria largely practice a form of fire worship.

Beliefs are that when the first fire was lit, the Cattle kept that fire alive. Considering it secret, they built structures to protect it and used it to create new fires.

Cattle would build shrines to house the offsprings of the fire and eventually a great temple was built to house the original fire.

Fire priests work in those shrines and temples to keep the fire burning and they'd wear thick veils to avoid disturbing the fire with breath or saliva.

Fire worship discourages cremation as it'd disturb holy fire with impure corpses. Traditionally, only holy leaders could get cremated. It is because of that that cremation is common among the Aghnya but frowned upon among the Goshorun.

Instead, the preferred method of burial among the Goshorun consists of placing corpses in storage buildings far away from population centers and leaving them to be eaten by wild animals.

This keeps impure bodies from polluting the soil as well, as the soil is another holy element (but not as important as fire).
Yakyakistan

**Yakyakistan** is a country north of Equestria and west of the Crystal Empire. Its capital is the city of Yakpolis.

Its population is primarily made up of Yaks.

## Economy

### Currency

Yakyakistan has no official currency, but the Equestrian bit is sometimes used unofficially when trading with Equestria or the Crystal Empire.

## Culture

### Architecture

Large Yakyakistani structures involve large pieces of carved stone which fit together in complex patterns. The structures don't use cement and the ability for stone pieces to move independently allows a degree of shock absorption during earthquakes.

Pointed arches are a common feature.

### Religion

The most common belief in Yakyakistan is totemism. Followers of these beliefs carve totems out of logs and rocks that represent their ancestors and these are believed to host their spirits.

## Ecology

The vegetable sheep is native to Yakyakistan.
Loong Kong

**Loong Kong** (Qilinian: "Dragon port") is an island city and Equestrian colony south of Qilinia.

It's an important trading center, boasting one of the busiest seaports in Equus.

## Demographics

Its population is primarily made up of Qilins, but it has a significant Pony and Seapony population.

## History

*See also Timeline.*

For most of its history, Loong Kong was a sparsely populated Qilinian island.

During the Equestrian-Qilinian war, Equestria conquered and colonized Loong Kong.

Under Equestrian rule, the Equestrian government encouraged Qilinian artisans to move to Loong Kong promising them free housing.

Equestria then began construction of bridges connecting Loong Kong to Qilinia and used them to carry raw goods to be processed in the island into crafts which were later sold in the Equestrian mainland. These crafts were similar to Qilinian ones, but were also influenced by Equestrian arts.

Besides industrial development, Loong Kong was also declared a friendly port with permission to let any cargo ships dock and trade there, making it a prominent entrepôt.

## Military

Loong Kong's military is largely based on the Qilinian one.

Their army is known as the colonial guard and they dress like the Qilinian imperial guard, except their plates are made of gold and silver instead of iron and bronze.

Similarly, the Loongkongese navy consists of tarasque ships whose plates are forged out of silver and bronze.

After the Equestrian-Qilinian war, Loong Kong was used as a starting point for the development of Equestrian rocketeer units after Qilinian rocketry had proved devastating during the war. Rockets can be fired faster than cannon as they only need to be lit to be fired, they are lighter than cannonballs and they can explode upon impact, making them a powerful siege weapon.

## Economy

### Currency

As part of Equestria, the bit is the official currency, but the Qilinian bi is in common usage due to historical usage and commercial ties with Qilinia.

### Industry

Loongkongese lacquerware is distinguished for often featuring astral themes more commonly than the seasonal themes of Qilinian lacquerware as well as using a wider variety of colors.

The Loongkongese seaweed aquaculture industry is famed across Equus for combining the expertise of Qilins and Seaponies on the matter to produce some of the finest seaweed in existence.

Loong Kong has no inland farming industry, but the demand for food and free trade with Qilinia has created a sprawling farming industry around the island.
Kepulauan

**Kepulauan** is a nation south of Pyrisia. Its capital is the city of Bandar Kalapa.

## Demographics

Kepulauan has a primary Lamia population and large diasporas of Qilins and Seaponies.

## History

Thanks to its strategic location and its production of valuable goods, Kepulauan evolved as a major center of trade.

Throughout its history, the country encouraged the development of its trade by pursuing trade agreements with the countries it encountered. In order to maintain the peace in spite of the valuable resources it produced, policy was that all trade agreements include the stipulation that countries that agree to trade with Kepulauan must also agree to come to its aid if it gets invaded.

In the process, Kepulauan became a diplomatic powerhouse and managed to not only uphold the peace in its territory but also the ability to mediate in international conflicts thanks to the sway it held in cross-country politics. This both raised concerns over the power of the Kepulauanese government over other nations and demonstrated the usefulness of international organisms.

The demand of other countries for a more neutral organization to mediate in conflicts instead of a government with stakes in the conflict resulted in the creation of the Congress of Nations.

## Politics

### International relations

Kepulauan hosts the Congress of Nations. This organism hosts representatives from different governments and nations of Equus and tries to arrange diplomacy between them.

## Economy

Trade is a strong aspect of the Kepulauanese economy.

Kepulauan is a strong producer of coffee, cloves and nutmeg and these make up most of its exports.

Copper and tin are a big part of the mining sector. Kepulauan still commonly uses bronze as it could continue having access to copper and tin even in the face of trade route disruption while other civilizations would be forced to move towards iron.

## Military

The Kepulauanese military is armed with wavy swords known as keris, which are iconic of the country. Even modern gunpowder infantry carries these swords for close quarters combat.
Hoofiron

**Hoofirons** are U-shaped iron items that are nailed to a hoof to prevent wear in perissodactyles. Some artiodactyles may wear them, although for artiodactyles hoofirons consist on two semicircles rather than a single piece.

## Uses

Hoofirons are worn by ungulates who spend long stretches of time on rough unyielding ground that wears down the hooves.

Professions that usually require hoofirons include cartpullers, miners and soldiers.

## Predecessors

In Ceria, the **hoofsandal** was developed to offset the wear of hooves when walking on rocky terrain and cobblestone. Hoofsandals completely cover the underneath of the hoof and are attached around the ankle. While they have largely been replaced by hoofirons, they are still worn by princesses and members of the Royal Guard as part of their traditional attire.

In Icaria and Gaia, however, hoofsandals weren't used nearly as much since Pegasi can reduce hoof wear by flying and in Earth Pony cities dirt roads that cause less hoof wear are more common than cobbled streets.

## Alternatives

**Hoofboots** have appeared as an alternative to hoofirons. Since they're easily put on and removed, they are useful when contact with rough terrain is limited but can still cause damage to hooves.

## Symbolism

In Equestrian playing cards, hoofirons represent Earth Ponies.

Hoofirons can represent the act of walking or performing an action by hoof.

They are also associated with professions that require hoofirons and working class gear. Because of this, affluent ungulates may wear hoofsandals or hoofboots instead.
Caribou

The **Caribou** is a species of even toed ungulate from the cervid family.

## Distribution

Most Caribou live in Auroria. A significant population also exists in Borea.

## Physical characteristics

### Antlers

Caribou grow a pair of antlers every spring and loose them every autumn. When the antlers grow, they are covered in velvet, which is shed off in late summer. When the velvet is being shed off, Caribou often groom each other by trimming off the loose or hanging velvet and cleaning off the blood.

The antlers themselves are shed off in autumn. Daylight affects the growth of antlers and it is possible to use artificial light to keep an antler from shedding. Shed antlers are often used to make tools and ornaments.

Caribou antlers are C-shaped, with short branches growing forward and long branches growing backward, then upward.

Both male and female Caribou grow antlers, although female antlers are usually smaller and have fewer branches. The antlers of very young, very old and sick Caribou also tend to be smaller.

Antlers not only help defend against threats but also remove snow to uncover vegetation underneath.

### Digestion

Unlike other ruminants, Caribou are able to eat lichen as well as grasses.

### Temperature

Caribou are extremely efficient at preserving body heat and are uniquely adapted among other species to the polar climate.

### Sight

Caribou are well adapted to the dark and the long winters of Auroria.

## In mythology

Although Caribou are flightless, some Aurorian mythologies state the existence of the Peryton, a Caribou-like creature which possesses wings like the Pegasi.
Griffonstone

**Griffonstone** is a country in Lithia. Its capital is the city of Pierrebourg.

Its population is primarily made up of Griffons.

## Military

As most Griffons are able to fly, Griffonian military tactics usually rely on strikes from higher positions, enabling Griffons to perform as if fighting downhill in spite of less than favorable terrain conditions.

Griffonian soldiers are equipped with blades in their talons to enhance the natural sharpness of their claws and easily hack enemies in close quarters combat.

### Dragoon

One of the stronger units of the Griffonian military are the dragoons, heavily armored soldiers with fire-based weaponry.

The dragoons were created when the good relations between Griffonstone and the Crystal Empire, which was pioneering magic warfare at the time, allowed for the import of artifacts capable of casting fire spells without relying on magic-wielding creatures.

This enabled the non-magic-wielding Griffons to create an elite military unit which wielded these artifacts. Soldiers of this unit were fitted with an armor of scales inspired by the skin of a Dragon which allowed them to withstand gunfire better than most other units, which usually relied on speed over resistance.

## Culture

Griffonstone is considered the heart of the movie industry and it is the country where it was invented.

### Architecture

The Steel Tower, in Pierrebourg, is the tallest structure in Equus.

### Events

Pierrebourg hosts the yearly world fair where countries from all over Equus display their technological achievements.

### Medicine

The Epidemic Response Team is considered an iconic symbol of Griffonstone. This team consists of doctors dressed in robes covering their whole body with masks over their beak and glass-covered holes over their eyes. The appearance of the doctors has changed over time as knowledge of medicine and epidemiology advanced, but the head of the outfit has remained largely the same as its most iconic part.

This team was assembled to handle outbursts of highly contagious and deadly diseases, to isolate and care for patients while avoiding getting sick themselves.