Pie Family Rock Farm

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The Pie family farm is a rock farm located near a small mining town, in a fairly remote corner of Equestria. Rock farming is a method of growing minerals and magical stones via earth pony magic. These stones, crystals and minerals are then used for various arcane purposes all around Equestria. Therefore, this is not your typical farm of idyllic fields and vibrant gardens. It is a grey, dusty, even bleak expanse of stones of all kinds spreading out across the Pie family lands. In addition to the rock fields, there is also a quarry nearby which leads into deep caves where various crystals are grown. The pride of the farm is Holder's Boulder, located right next to the farmhouse. A giant, oblong stone that was discovered by a Pie family ancestor in what used to be a dragon's nest, which he then built the farm around.

The farmhouse itself is fairly humble: an old, yet well-cared for building with more than enough space for the whole family. Because despite the fairly old-fashioned, spartan and very rock-based lifestyle, the farm is also a place of warm, familial love. Any visitors can likewise expect a warm, hospitable welcome, from the older family members at least. Currently, five members of the Pie family reside and work at the farm, all of them earth ponies:

1. Igneous Rock Pie, the stallion of the house and husband of Cloudy Quartz. He is a brownish-yellow stallion with a grey mane and yellow eyes, rarely seen without his signature wide-brimmed hat. His cutie mark is a pickaxe, showing his calling for the family business. A no-nonsense kind of pony with a strong work ethic, but still a kind soul, ready to offer help or practical advice when needed. Despite his daughter's "modern" influences, his manner of speech can still be quite old-fashioned.

2. Cloudy Quartz is the mother of the family and the wife of Igneous. A light grey mare with a dark green mane and teal eyes, her hair often tied up in a bun and a pair of half-moon glasses perched on top of her muzzle. Her cutie mark is a trio of rocks. Like her husband, she can be very stoic, but is also a very loving and caring mother. She also has a surprisingly sharp wit and sense of humor, if one manages to get past her stony exterior.

3. Maud Pie, the eldest of the children, is a grey mare with blue-green eyes and a purple mane and tail. Her cutie mark is a single large stone. Maud is perhaps the most passionate of the family when it comes to geology and rock farming, possessing an encyclopedic knowledge of the topic. Personality-wise, she is almost like a rock herself: Seemingly unmoving and unphased by anything. She is not emotionless, but her unflinching demeanor and completely monotone way of speaking makes it almost impossible for anyone not intimately acquainted with her to know how she is feeling at any given moment. Besides rocks, Maud loves poetry (about rocks), games (involving rocks) and her pet, Boulder (a rock).

4. Limestone Pie is the middle child of the family. She has a purplish-grey coat, yellow-green eyes and a light grey mane and tail. Her cutie mark is, fittingly, a lime and two white stones. Limestone sees herself as the 'boss' of the farm and Celestia help any outsider who tries to go against her orders. Quick to anger and very intense, her brutish manner sometimes puts her at odds with the rest of her family, but in the end, she loves them all dearly and would do anything for them. Part of her grumpy persona comes from frustration of living so far away from anypony, stuck with just her family for company. But any would-be suitors would have to work hard to get her to even admit as much, let alone cracking her thorny shell.

5. Marble Pie, the youngest, is a grey mare with purple eyes and a cutie mark of three round marbles. Her mane and tail are two-toned, with stripes of greenish-grey darker than her coat. Marble is extremely shy and quiet, rarely speaking a word to anyone outside of her immediate family and letting her more talkative sisters take the lead whenever possible. The best a stranger can usually expect from her is a muttered "mhm". Her shyness hides a heart aching with loneliness, dreaming of somepony who would help her get out of her shell, if such a thing is even possible.

They also have another sister, Pinkie Pie, but she lives in Ponyville and only visits the farm occasionally, such as on holidays.

Life at a rock farm might seem boring at first glance. But with trade deals to make with snooty unicorns, the occasional greedy diamond dog to chase off and of course, three hormonal and lonely young mares around, things can get quite a bit more exciting than one bargained for.