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Who Needs Harmony?: An MLP Empire Quest

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[x] Paper-Pushing Prince: It's not a glamorous job, but someone needs to make sure the Army is fed, watered and armed. He won't earn any scars or combat honors, but he'll get a chance to play a part in the campaign, however small it might be.
 
[X] Equestrian Introductions: He's built a reputation for himself as a diplomat. Why stop now?

While the military option would certainly be very thematic, and the paper pushing would be quite helpful, ultimately his role as a diplomat would be by far the most helpful. It allows him to better serve in a crucial aspect of running the empire, while also serving to solidify our connections to Equestrian and better exert our influence there. And when he inherits the throne, it will be a Emperor that the Equestrians would be very familiar with.
 
[X] Equestrian Introductions: He's built a reputation for himself as a diplomat. Why stop now?
 
:thonk:

I just realized something regarding pegasi cloud cities.

Either they must be built at least partially with a manner of material that would allow a non-pegasi to stand on a cloud, or they don't and suddenly they really fail at being fortresses against anyone.
After all, the invaders could/would just pop through any clouds otherwise! Can you think how it would be if the invader could just pop out of any wall, floor or ceiling? Even with the risk of going in blind through clouds to get deeper, the same would apply to some extent to the defenders, needing to check all directions at all times during a siege.

@Questor back to my questions: are pegasi flying cities built with such a material, or what known methods do they use to deal with non-pegasi flyers?
 
[X] Equestrian Introductions: He's built a reputation for himself as a diplomat. Why stop now?
Safest bet
 
It honestly makes sense to have Gawain to be a diplomatic focused Monarch his Father built the current Empire. He'll have the far more dangerous task of keeping it together after his Father die's and the unfortunate fact is a lot of Empires Splinter after the original ruler/conqueror dies so it'll be important that Gawain is ready for that possibility.
 
[X] Paper-Pushing Prince: It's not a glamorous job, but someone needs to make sure the Army is fed, watered and armed. He won't earn any scars or combat honors, but he'll get a chance to play a part in the campaign, however small it might be.

Yeah yeah... I know Gawain's going to Equestria... but this seems the more sensible choice.
 
[X] Paper-Pushing Prince: It's not a glamorous job, but someone needs to make sure the Army is fed, watered and armed. He won't earn any scars or combat honors, but he'll get a chance to play a part in the campaign, however small it might be.
 
[X] Equestrian Introductions: He's built a reputation for himself as a diplomat. Why stop now?
 
[X] Equestrian Introductions: He's built a reputation for himself as a diplomat. Why stop now?

The battlefield does not only constitute the fields drenched in blood, young Prince.
There exist fiercer battles in courtly intrigue and the diplomatic stage that your nation requires of you.

Your blade, your honeyed words coating a message of velvet and steel.
Your armor, your impeccable polite demeanor to discern scornful intent and false niceties.
Your shield, your impeccable wit to redirect double-speaks and vitiated declarations.

Remember, young Prince of the realm...
Where a sword can kill a man...
Words said at the right time and to the right people...
Can make or break empires.

A warrior shall be remembered for a moment for their strength of arms.
But the diplomat shall be remembered for generations for their candor and wit.
 
[X] Prince Incognito: Stupid? Certainly. Dangerous? Unfathomably so. But it's the only way he'll ever see a battlefield, and if that's the price he has to pay, then so be it.
 
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