Hello everyone! And welcome to a new series about the Grifixverse lore. 

So how is this different from the regular lore updates?

Well here's what this is about: i will be rewatching the entirety of the MLP:FiM series and I'll be covering every bit of lore that might be relevant for the Grifixverse. This will mainly be about different species of animals and sentient creatures and their role in the grifixverse and ivolvement with the grifix, but other stuff too.

Each post will cover half of a season, unless there will be areas that are more empty or full than the other. 

So, let's begin with the very begining!!!

S01 E01 · Friendship Is Magic - Part 1

Would you look at that, there is absolutely nothing to note in the very begining!!

Still, maybe it's worth mentioning that this episode is also the day during which Selenara was crowned. Yes, she was crowned during the Summer Solstice! A weird thing for the grifix is that during that day the night lasted weirdly long, and the moon's markings changed once Eclipsa left the Village. Surely that must've given birth to some legends of the grifix about Eclipsa and the strange mare in the Moon that was there during her entire reign...

S01 E02 · Friendship Is Magic - Part 2

While the first part of this episode was quite lacking in anything special, as the mane six first venture in the Everfree Forest, we get quite a lot of content.

The Everfree Forest

Just a few quotes I'd like to point out about it:

"it ain't natural. Folks say it don't work the same as Equestria." - this is because of  the magical essence of the place. That is the magic of the spirit of Malice, Cosmos. The magic of the Everfree Forest is malicious, looking to kill those that walk in. The grifix aren't native to the place, their magic being different. The deer magic acts to control the malicious magic of the Everfree, and so does the Tree of Harmony, together forming balance. Still, the forest is full of dangerous things, which is why grifix try to stick together when leaving the Village.

"everypony who's ever come in has never... come... out!"

The MAnticore

Added to the fauna index on our site

Manticores are magically enchanted creatures. They do not possess magic of their own, but they are magically merged hybrids.

They have the body of a lion with the tail of a scorpion and bat wings. Some have horns, however not all of them do.

They reside in the Everfree Forest, but they can be found in other places of Equestria as well. They are a known threat to the Everfree Village and the Lost Tribe.

They are the main predator of Sunset Birds.

Steven magnet

✦ Wiki

Steven Magnet is found crying in a river cause Nightmare Moon chopped off his moustache. He's not really very important to the grifix. We don't really know what he's doing there and even in his later appearances in the show he has nothing to do with the Everfree Forest so the canon version in the grifixverse is that he just happened to be in that river for some reason, but he doesn't reside in the Everfree Forest. I'll just say that is the same river that flows through Ponyville, and he just lives in the river, but tends to stick closer to Ponyville. I think it's fun to think that he just walks around Ponyville and nobody bets an eye.

Now about his species - he is not an Asian dragon/lung dragon. He is a sea serpent, as stated in the show. So lung dragons are still usable as sphirix, in case anybody was concerned about it.

The castle of the two sisters

Place of interest, even for the grifix. While they genrally avoid it, it is too big for them not to know about it. grifix are not allowed to go there unless approved by the Queen, the Healer or the Captain of the Guards. But many snuck over there at some point, temptation is too big.

During Eclipsa's reign, she sent many grifix over there to take books and ornaments, such as tapestries which Eclipsa sometimes used to ornate the castle. The library in the Everfree Castle still holds many books taken from the Castle of the Two Princesses. Still, there are many left as most grifix don't know how to read, so it wasn't of so much interest.

Whatever books have been left after the Great Cataclysm has sincee been taken by grifix scouts and members of the Kirinaria Mercenary Group and moved to the Great Libraries.

S01 E03 · The Ticket Master

Finally, time to move on to another episode! Not this one though, nothing to note in here.

S01 E04 · Applebuck Season

This would be the first appearance of cows and mules in the show. They're not too important, but they are certainly intelingent creatures. While cows are very much instinct driven, they are not stupid and probably as intelligent as ponies. They often work for ponies by producing milk in exchange for protection and shelter. They possess no magic and live mostly by the laws of nature and instinct. This, however, does not reduce their mental capabilities.

As for mules I can't say much from one single frame of one. So that will be covered in the future.

S01 E05 · Griffon the Brush-off

While I should cover the topic of griffons, I think I'll leave that for later in the show, when Griffonstone is introduced, cause theis episode doesn't really tell us anything about them.

S01 E06 · Boast Busters

This episode introduces some very important fauna for the Everfree Forest, so naturally I've added it to the fauna index.

The Ursa

Ursa are giant magical beasts that take the shape of bears. Their lifespan is extremely long, and they are often found in pairs: Ursa Major, the mother, and Ursa Minor, the child. Due to their long life span, it is unknown wether the baby grows to turn into an Ursa Major or remains like that for their entire life.

While they are found in the Everfree Forest, they haven't formed there, and can be found in other places as well, such as the Frozen North. This means they are a big threat to the Frozen Empire as well.

The pair in the Everfree Forest lives in a cave system in the northern Everfree Forest. The caves strech neeply under the Forest and emerge back on the south fo the Forest, but also in other parts. They harbor many monsters known to the grifix, such as Keisha, Auihoa and others. Grifix know to be wary of caves due to this. 

S01 E07 · Dragonshy

Nothing to note

S01 E08 · Look Before You Sleep

Nothing to note

S01 E09 · Bridle Gossip

Zecora

I kept posponing this... but at least... I can run no more. I have to find a way to relate Zecora to grifix, she's just too cool not to do that!!

Zecora's hut is placed very close to Trifix territory. When she settled in, the trifix were furious, for she was unwanted presence. To them she was no different than the ignorant ponies in Ponyville, so they started attacking her. She had no idea what was going on, as she couldn't see them. Timberwolves also went after her together with trifix. The trifix didn't try to hurt her, but to drive her away. Still, she was stubborn and refused to leave so Oracle asked the Wise One to talk to her, as he was the only one she could see. 

After talking to her, the Wise One was convinced of her motives and decided she should be allowed to stay. Now, the trifix leave her alone, but they still keep an eye on her. She is well aware that something is watching her, and she knows it is the same thing that one tried to drive her out. Because of that, she tries to leave offerings for the trifix, little trinkets and potions she makes. Trifix do take them, and they often study the composition of her potions if they prove helpful. A few times, they even tried asking her for help by placing items that indicated their issues, such as when a strange illness affected a trifix. She managed to help them out a few times. In return they placed some potions of their own for her.

One day, Zecora left. They were sad to see her go, so sometimes trifix go to clean up and mantain her hut in case she ever returns.

Poison Joke

This one's been handled a long time ago, so if you wanna read about it go here.

S01 E10 · Swarm of the Century

Parasprites

Bugs that reproduce asexually by eating. If fed, once they digest the food they will burp out another prasprite. They are very dangerouns as they reproduce extremely fast and are always hungry for more. 

About at the begining of Selenara's reign, a new variant appeared in the Everfree Forest, that consumes anything but food. Grifix know not where they came from but after their appearance Selenara had to cast a spell onto the magic barrier in order for it to keep those vermins out. It's a wonder how they haven't yet devoured the entire Forest. Probably there is a predator that keeps their population under control inside the Everfree Forest.

They only live inside the Everfree Forest, but they can spread out into other parts of Equestria by sticking to ponies they meet along the way.

S01 E11 · Winter Wrap Up

This is a weird episode. Will have to get back to the topic of seasons change after I complete the rest of the series. 

S01 E12 · Call of the Cutie

Nothing to note

This is all everyone! See ya next time for the second help of season 1!