Well, you all know about Equestria but do you know about anywhere else? Probably not. To put things in perspective, Equestria is only 1 country, part of a continent. The world has more than this, though. But, we're going to focus on just 1 part of the world for now. No, not Equestria. This part of the world is called Nipponi.

Nipponi is one of those lands where everything is the same... but different. While Equestria has the Elements of Harmony and the Elements of Disharmony, Nipponi has the Elements of Life and the Elements of Death. While there are six of the Elements of Harmony, there are also six of each other group of Elements.

The Elements of Life are Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Sound and Light. The Elements of Death are Ruin, Decay, Ice, Lightning, Silence and Darkness.

A long time ago there were two clans. In the forest, the Tomiichi clan lived, a grand a prosperous pony village with their leader, Hironori. They destroyed the villages closest to the forest, taking their food and money, killing anyone who stood in their way.

And in the north was the Minamoto clan. They were not rich but not poor either. They helped those around them, recieving help as well. They were strong not because they were raised to be strong but because they were raised to help others. Everyone in that clan had allies everywhere in the north.

A great war broke out between the two clans. The Minamoto clan had more numbers but the Tomiichi clan had better fighters. Eventually, both clans were down to only six members. Both clans prayed to their gods for more power to crush their enemy and unite the land under one flag.

And both clans were granted their wishes. The Minamoto clan recieved the Elements of Life, something the world could no longer live without. And the Tomiichi family gained the Elements of Death. With them, they killed everypony and everything in their path.

They met again in battle. The ground they met on is just north of present day Iwameuma. The battle took three days with no rest.

In the end, there was no winner. Both clans were thought to be killed off. However, they were soon back, new bearers of the Elements in a new battle.

This is the fifth time the clans have clashed.

[This RP is mainly for me to get ideas for the actual story, of which most of the Int. Check is made from. I need 5 more heroes and 6 villians.]