History Blog / StoriesFromTheFront

* CrushBlush: Less commmon than you'd expect considering the strongly erotic content, probably because we are seeing this from Stormfront's POV, and Stormy is actually fairly clueless regarding 'normal' romance. She tends to miss the subtler signals of attraction and dismiss it as irrelevant unless it leads to fairly rapid sex (in which case what she mostly remembers is the actual sex). Stormfront is actually aware of this personal limitation -- she doesn't handle normal dating well.

** Stormy can fly, and sees nothing wrong with satisfying her constant sexual curiosity by [[PeepingTom peering into other ponies' bedrooms]]. So she does. Whenever she gets the chance.

* GoodBadGirl: Stormfront, despite her claims to be just a "weatherpony," is a natural heroine who tends to instinctively protect the weak and innocent and stand up to evil. She is willing to have sex with almost anything she finds attractive (and she has very broad standards of attraction) but tries hard not to actually hurt anyone. And she is demonstrably kind to children.

* HumbleHero: Well, Humble Heroine: Stormy has saved Equestria from at least one godlike superbeing and survived confrontations with [[EldritchAbomination creatures]] that few Ponies have seen and lived to tell about, yet she insists that she is just a simple weatherpony, and certainly no hero. She's not even all that arrogant about her ''sexuality'', though she does rightly point out that she's rather good at sex. If she boasts about anything, it's her skill at ''dancing'' (which has obvious connections to both of her other clear aptitudes).

* ImmodestOrgasm: Almost unavoidable for Stormfront, given that she generates lightning bolts when she achieves orgasms anywhere near clouds (see PowerIncontinence).

* OneTrueLove: Stormfront is incredibly promiscuous, but she comes closest to having these sorts of feelings for Cashmere, who is not only one of her many lovers but also one of her very few close friends. Of course, this is milked for drama -- Cashmere winds up being [[spoiler:possessed by the same Moon-Spirit that inadvertently drove Princess Luna mad]] and [[spoiler:Stormfront has to fight him]].

** Stormy can fly, and sees nothing wrong with satisfying her constant sexual curiosity by peering into other ponies' bedrooms. So she does. Whenever she gets the chance.

* HumbleHero: Well, Humble Heroine: Stormy has saved Equestria from at least one godlike superbeing and survived confrontations with [[EldritchHorror creatures]] that few Ponies have seen and lived to tell about, yet she insists that she is just a simple weatherpony, and certainly no hero. She's not even all that arrogant about her ''sexuality'', though she does rightly point out that she's rather good at sex. If she boasts about anything, it's her skill at ''dancing'' (which has obvious connections to both of her other clear aptitudes).

* WeirdnessMagnet: Put Stormfront in almost any setting and she will meet (and often befriend and/or seduce) the weirdest pony or other creature existing in that setting. Send her to a downright EldritchLocation and she will come back after having befriended one EldritchHorror, fled another, and involuntarily adopted a third as a daughter. And that is a ''literal summary'' of one of the story arcs!

* [[EldritchHorror Eldritch Horrors]]: The Frost Giants. They are {{Kaiju}}-sized creatures vaguely like gigantic living frost-blackened horses with glowing eyes and great skulls for heads, but that description does not do them justice. A few ponies have seen them and lived; none have ever actually defeated them in battle. They are attracted by and [[EmotionEater feed on Hope]] They are kept from Equestria by the Aegis of Celestia. Basically Ponified [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Ithaqua Spawn]].

* ConflictingLoyalty: Stormy is caught in a double-bind with regard to her BrainwashedAndCrazy ''and'' [[DemonicPossession possessed]] best friend Cashmere. The fog Cashmere is generating is threatening to render all Equestria unflyable. Princess Luna sends her a letter telling her to enlist the aid of Twlight and the other Element Bearers to purge Cashmere of his possessor -- which may well kill him, as he's neither an Alicorn nor a Chaos God. Princess Celestia sends her a letter telling her to confront Cashmere directly, pretending to be Celestia. Stormfront chooses [[spoiler:the second option]] which doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome because it is by far the [[spoiler:most personally dangerous one to Stormfront herself]]. This shows that Stormy would ''much'' rather [[spoiler:risk her own life than the life of a loved one]].

* HappyPlace: Stormy's ''kitsune''-induced dream is this sort of montage -- in addition to all the expected sex, there's some really {{Heartwarming}} moments including dancing with her father Touchstone in an Earth Pony encampment at Hollow Shades and hanging out with Cashmere at the Canterlot Faire. Unfortunately, the reality outside this dream is not so happy, [[spoiler:Stormfront is freezing to death in the Northern Wastes]].
* [[HumbleHero Humble Heroine]]: Stormy has saved Equestria from at least one godlike superbeing and survived confrontations with [[EldritchHorror creatures]] that few Ponies have seen and lived to tell about, yet she insists that she is just a simple weatherpony, and certainly no hero. She's not even all that arrogant about her ''sexuality'', though she does rightly point out that she's rather good at sex. If she boasts about anything, it's her skill at ''dancing'' (which has obvious connections to both of her other clear aptitudes).

* [[EldritchHorror Eldritch Horrors]]: The Frost Giants. They are {{Kaiju}}-sized creatures vaguely like gigantic living frost-blackened horses with glowing eyes and great skulls for heads, but that description does not do them justice. A few ponies have seen them and lived; none have ever actually defeated them in battle. They are attracted by and [[EmotionEater feed on Hope]] They are kept from Equestria by the Aegis of Celestia. Basically Ponified [[CthulhuMythos Ithaqua Spawn]].

* [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex Everypony Has Lots of Sex]]: Both [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] and [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], in that Stormfront ''definitely'' has lots of sex, and her family and friends certainly do; but Stormy is herself aware that both she and her family are rather unusual Ponies, it is explicitly mentioned that some Ponies actually ''despise'' them for their behavior, and we know [[ItsAllThereInTheManual from the other blogs]] that some of the Ponies she has sex with are probably ''not'' all that sexually active -- some are semi-reclusive and may only be having sex with Stormy, when she happens by on her rounds, and chooses to drop in to say "hi" to them. Which is to say, maybe a few times a year.

** Tommyknockers. Imagine a ponified [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Exocomp]] but without sapient intelligence, and cobbled from materials of the least common demoninator. Their main weakness: a Unicorn who can disable Come-to-Life spells. I.E. Cashmere. Oh, and they look like spiders. From the blog:

* WorldBuilding: This blog tells of many different creatures, some previously explained. Included are the "Foo Dogs", protectors of the White Tail Woods which are a mix of Dog, Lion, and Marble (they are animate stone creatures similar to Timberwolves. Marble, by the way, is highly magic resistant); Harpies, intelegent beings native to the Gryphon Empire, who act on instinct; and Canis Minors, cloud-dwelling, pack-roaming Celestial wolves similar to Ursa Minors/Majors.

-->'''Stormfront''':Cloudhomes aren’t unusual for pegasus ponies, but this particular one is made of stormclouds, which are volatile and unstable by their very nature. The house itself shifts and rearranges as the maelstrom moves. Rooms scoot around, hallways twist, showers flow sideways and stairways end up upside down. You cant count on anything being in the same place from one visit to the next, and its constantly raining or misting or storming, depending on what room you’re in.

* CrushBlush: Less commmon than you'd expect considering the strongly erotic content, probably because we are seeing this from Stormfront's POV, and Stormy is actually fairly clueless regarding normal romance. She tends to miss the subtler signals of attraction and dismiss it as irrelevant unless it leads to fairly rapid sex (in which case what she mostly remembers is the actual sex). Stormfront is actually aware of this personal limitation -- she doesn't handle normal dating well.

** Tommyknockers. Imagine a ponified [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Exocomp]] but without sapient intelegence, and cobbled from materials of the least common demoninator. Their main weakness: a Unicorn who can disable Come-to-Life spells. I.E. Cashmere. Oh, and they look like spiders. From the blog:

*** Another example are the Coatls: winged serpents of Aztec-type mythology. Somewhat cute if you like that sort of thing. But, they are not the horrors. A pony bit by a Coatl will be infected with '''Vivid Venom''', a rainbow-colored substance. Once bitten, in a few days, a pony victim will basically become an elemental embodiment of their special talent. Example: a candy maker will become a being that is comprised of molten sugar and will have rock candy claws. It will turn trees into candycanes with its breath and will create peanut brittle roads to trod upon. The transformation once in it's execution phase will last for three hours, enough to cause severe damage, and the weather service calls a ''vivid event'' a '''"localized disaster".''' The only thing you can do is let it storm out, keep everypony away from the vivid creature, and keep it from leaving.

* [[GiveHimANormalLife Give Her A Normal Life]]: The mother Kitsune's ambition for her baby Malachite. She is so determined to do this that she is willing to [[spoiler:give her own life, for she knows her hope will attack the Frost Giants]].

* Worldbuilding: This blog tells of many different creatures, some previously explained. Included are the "Foo Dogs", protectors of the White Tail Woods which are a mix of Dog, Lion, and Marble (they are animate stone creatures similar to Timberwolves. Marble, by the way, is highly magic resistant); Harpies, intelegent beings native to the Gryphon Empire, who act on instinct; and Canis Minors, cloud-dwelling, pack-roaming Celestial wolves similar to Ursa Minors/Majors.