History Fanfic / ThePalaververse

* CombatTentacles: As said in the [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/256414/1/the-tempest/you-never-appreciate-the-laws-of-physics-till-theyre-gone first chapter]], its one of the things Discord gave the Fear Nowt when animating it.
--> Sections of the hull near the water’s surface split then, and long lengths curved off to splay from the Fear Nowt’s side. They rose into the air, and Burro saw sailors on the ship’s deck pointing and yelling.\\
“...Combat tentacles? Clever donkeys, our shipwrights,” said Amiatina.

* GrumpyOldMan: As shown in the [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/256414/1/the-tempest/you-never-appreciate-the-laws-of-physics-till-theyre-gone first chapter]], Canterlot Castle is turned into an architectural version of this by Discord:

---> Celestia was worried.\\
They were all going to die.\\
Probably while screaming and on fire.

* RentAZilla: The Fire Queen of the dragons is enormous, the largest dragon alive, to the point that she can’t physically leave her cave without breaking its mountain open.

* YesNoAnswerInterpretation: In "Really, You're Just Better Off Waiting For It All To Blow Over.", when Gellert asks if things are "about to get unreasonable" and the rhinoceros emperor brushes him condescendingly, Gellert takes that as a "yes".

** When faced with Discord's return, Burro Delver only realizes how serious the matter is when he realizes that ''Celestia'' is visibly worried.

* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/368301/the-commanders-shilling The Commanders' Shilling]]''

* DeadpanSnarker: Burro Delver has his moments.
** From ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/207616/1/moonlight-palaver/the-suns-one-of-these-vital-things-you-know Moonlight Palaver]]'':
--->'''Bullwalda Greenhorn:''' "Republicanism. A barbarous debacle." (To the democratically elected PM Burro) "No offense."\\

* {{Doorstopper}}: The series as a whole, has 296,293 words, as of 2019.

* AfterTheEnd: ''The Motion of the Stars'' is set after a war between Equestria and Capra devastated the world, blasting the landscape with destructive magic and killing the Sisters, freezing the sun and moon in place.

* AdultFear: In ''Treasures'', Gallivant is on a routine exploration of a new Antlertean ruin, navigating the various deadly traps and guardians found there... and then discovers that his eight-year-old daughter snuck in before him, and is now likely deep in the ruin alongside who knows what deadly traps the ruin’s old master filled his home with.

* CoolCrown: The Capricious Crown of Capra, an ornate, enchanted crown that just so happens to also be alive and the supreme ruler of the nation of Capra. It speaks in a metallic voice and shows emotion by flashing its gems in different colours.

* ThisIsNoTimeToPanic: Agent Alloy, an Asinal Republic spy embedded in Princess Celestia's entourage, in the immediate aftermath of Nightmare Moon's return keeps his wits just long enough to send a message back to his superiors about what just happened as well as idly noticing the Mane 6 rush into the library as in canon.

* OutnumberedSibling: It's implied that [[spoiler:Zecora]] is the younger sister of the two brothers, [[spoiler:rival Pharaohs Punda and Milia]], who fled her country to [[spoiler:avoid getting sucked into her brothers' war of succession]].

** Goldtorc answers with a boast of her own, describing in great detail how she entered the tourney to select the consort for the new monarch of Bovaland as the daughter of nobodies, facing off against scores well-armed and well-trained noblecows in tilted charges and a chaotic melee alike, with nothing more than "a rusty blade, a twisted old bow, and ill-fitting barding", all while fighting immense exhaustion, strain and injury, and won anyway.

* OddFriendship: Between Goldtorc, the queen of the cattle, and the mammoth BarbarianHero Lyuba. The two initially come to respect each other after an initial clash of personalities and {{Badass Boast}}s on first meeting, and further bond during their attempt to fight their way through a changeling-occupied Canterlot Castle and over sharing some of their own private troubles with each other.

* FantasticNuke: The megaspells used in the Equestria-Capra war in ''The Motion of the Stars'', which included fire, ice, razor wind, chocking darkness and storms of crystals.

* TheAgeless: Seems to be the case for alicorns -- they are quite immune to aging, although they’re not completely invulnerable. {{Emotion Eater}}s such as Windigos do not seem to age as long as they get enough food, and neither do Phoenixes with access to the Sun’s energies.

* BarbarianTribe: The Corvids, based on the real life Scottish highland clans.

** The griffons live in a large number of proudly independent tribes and clans scattered in the Greycairns and the Hyperborean Mountains throughout most of the Ungulan continent, with many living in Equestria. Historically, they have never answered to any single ruler, although in the past [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E8TheLostTreasureOfGriffonstone a chieftain named Grover managed to unite many tribes around his home in Griffonstone and make himself king, giving the griffons unity until Griffonstone fell into ruin]]. In the modern day, another chieftain named Gellert has managed to unite the majority of the griffon tribes, becoming their de facto ruler.

* OutnumberedSibling: It's implied that [[spoiler:Zecora]] is the younger sister of the two brothers, [[spoiler:rival Pharoahs Punda and Milia]], who fled her country to [[spoiler:avoid getting sucked into her brothers' war of succession]].

* PhotographicMemory: Elephants, true to the classic stereotype, have near-perfect eidetic memory, which they develop during adolescence.

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!! The Palaververse contains examples of:

* YesNoAnswerInterpretation: From [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/256414/4/the-tempest/really-youre-just-better-off-waiting-for-it-all-to-blow-over "Really, You're Just Better Off Waiting For It All To Blow Over."]]:
--> “Excuse me,” said Gellert amiably, stepping in between Burro and the Emperor, “Are things about to get unreasonable?”\\
The Emperor, who towered above the griffon, turned to regard him, his expression impassive. “Step lightly around matters beyond your concern, little chieftain.”\\
“Taken as a yes. Excellent. I’m ''good'' at ‘unreasonable’.” Gellert cracked the knuckles on his claws.

** To ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': Skaven are listed as one of the (fictional) possible dangers of underground exploration in ''Treasures''.

** Some of the creatures stated to live in Theia’s oceans are titanic avancs and packs of grindylow straight out of the ''Literature/BasLagCycle''.
** On [[https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/584257/part-15-of-the-palaververse-pachydermia Pachydermia]] and its elephants, has one to the main ability of the titular character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'':
--> (Unfounded rumours even persist that some brush elephant calves have been able to use their large ears to fly.)

* ShoutOut: To ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': Skaven are listed as one of the (fictional) possible dangers of underground exploration in ''Treasures''.

* ShoutOut: Some of the creatures stated to live in Theia’s oceans are titanic avancs and packs of grindylow straight out of the ''Literature/BasLagCycle''.

*** ''Moonlight Palaver'':
*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/207616/1/moonlight-palaver/the-suns-one-of-these-vital-things-you-know The Sun's One of These Vital Things, You Know.]]

*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/1/wedding-march/deciding-what-youll-give-to-the-bride-and-groom-is-always-important-of-course Deciding What You'll Give to the Bride and Groom is Always Important, of Course]]
*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/2/wedding-march/be-sure-to-arrive-in-good-time-so-you-miss-none-of-the-excitement Be Sure to Arrive in Good Time, so You Miss None of the Excitement]]
*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/3/wedding-march/make-a-good-first-impression-and-endeavour-not-to-cause-a-ruckus Make a Good First Impression, and Endeavour Not to Cause a Ruckus]]
*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/4/wedding-march/no-matter-what-arises-just-try-to-have-a-good-day No Matter What Arises, Just Try to Have a Good Day]]
*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/5/wedding-march/if-in-doubt-improvise If in Doubt, Improvise]]
*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/6/wedding-march/and-in-extremis-just-plunge-in-flailing-and-hope-for-the-best And in Extremis, Just Plunge in Flailing and Hope For the Best]]
*** [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/7/wedding-march/lastly-prepare-for-next-time Lastly, Prepare for Next Time]]

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Treasures's chapters all start with "Wherein Our Heroine".

* FlashyTeleportation: As is standard in the show, unicorns and alicorns teleport as a matter of course when needing to cross long distances or pass obstacles. There are also repeated mentions in ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/207616/1 Moonlight Palaver]]'' of the "long teleports" it takes to get to the Circle Chamber.

* {{Teleportation}}: As is standard in the show, unicorns and alicorns teleport as a matter of course when needing to cross long distances or pass obstacles. There are also repeated mentions in ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/207616/1 Moonlight Palaver]]'' of the "long teleports" it takes to get to the Circle Chamber.

* OurGoulsAreDifferent: Ghūls are bipedal creatures native to the deserts of Saddle Arabia, where they emerge during the night and hunt prey in packs.

* {{Flight}}: Basically everything with wings and some things without can fly, such as:
** Pegasi
** Griffons
** Windigos
** Corvids
** Pyrefalcons
** Phoenixes.
* ForegoneConclusion: Whatever the world leaders do it winds up having little to no impact on the problem at hand. Lampshaded in ''Wedding March'' where after they are all taken hostage the leaders come to the conclusion that even if Equestrian crises have a habit of resolving themselves, they can't just sit around doing nothing.

** ''Mr Stripes Versus A Cthonic Horror'' has OneWordTitle that starts with "B", as the pattern for its chapter titles:
*** ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/376127/1/mr-stripes-versus-a-cthonic-horror/bridleway Bridleway]]''
*** ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/376127/2/mr-stripes-versus-a-cthonic-horror/boutique Boutique]]''
*** ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/376127/3/mr-stripes-versus-a-cthonic-horror/brouhaha Brouhaha]]''
* NeverMessWithGranny: Tyrant Fairy Floss of Ovarn is a diminutive, elderly ewe that fits every outward sign of the GrannyClassic down to the serene expression and pince-nez glasses. She’s also survived a lifetime of Ovarn’s cutthroat politics, can make hardened Archons quake in fear:
** From ''Moonlight Palaver'':
--> Don't get cruel with an old lady who could assassinate you in seven different ways before the week was out, dear.
** From ''Wedding March'', she manages to fight capably in at least a limited capacity, [[spoiler:taking out the fake Silears]].

* LineOfSightName: When Thorax, in disguise as a member of the Royal Guard, is confronted by the CMC, Spike and Sailears and asked his name, he panics and names himself after the first thing he sees, thus introducing himself as Sir Wall of the Royal Guard. Given the nature of pony names in canon, this provides him with a much more suitable alias than it would have in other settings.