Bevendre
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Are there dedicated hunters/gatherers which gather food and/or love? Does the Hive has its own food supply grown inside the cavern walls?
A proper hive with a good Queen, such as Papi’s and those seen in woonastuck, among other examples, does not need an alternative food supply as the love produced by the Queen for her subjects, and vice versa, is enough to subsist upon. In less stable hives there will generally be designated scouts sent out to hunt for live prey, gather flora, and on occasion, capture ponies to be fed upon.
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Can love be preserved in some way for later use? Do changelings produce some kind of nectar like bees?
Love can be regurgitated in a purified liquid state, similar to nectar. This is done primarily by the Queen, and is generally what starts a pony’s conversion, as the taste of it instills in them a changeling’s hunger and alters their body to consume it.
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What would happen if Celestia found out about her Hive before the ime was right and Celestia banished them from the kingdom?
Celestia is not fond of changelings, to put it mildly. The first changelings came about before her time, and the race as a whole has been hunted ever since because they are seen as horrid abominations. Her prejudices against changelings were not helped at all by Chrysalis’s invasion.
A changeling hive is effectively a sovereign body, not under Celestia’s jurisdiction, and therefore she cannot banish it from her kingdom. Celestia would not banish Papi’s hive, she would destroy it. -
How did Papi discover the other hives?
Papillon has not ventured to any other hive, though she is aware of them in large part due to the inclusion of changelings from other hives.
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Changeling Headcannon: On the incredibly rare occasions changelings have been safe enough to come out of hiding as an entire hive they have been known to "sing" together producing a sound of ethereal beauty
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Changelings do have their own unique music, not unlike singing, but more similar to an active forest at night. The chorus of thousands of changeling trills in unison is a thing of true magnificence.
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Learn from the lions. Learn from them, lest you end as Zira did.
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What will Papi do once she reaches such numbers? I mean, that's a lot of changelings I reckon and it will be hard to manage them all. How does Papi deal with managing anyway?
Papillon is often kept very busy dealing with squabbles and fights among her subjects, as are some of her drones, such as itsmesweetholly, flying-ace-mod, and a few others. Papi may be a Queen, but even she needs help now and then.
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Can the Hive grow indefinitely, or will soon become overpopulated?
So long as there is room to expand, the hive can continue to grow. If it nears a point of overpopulation then Papillon will cease her reproductive cycles.
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Is there an equivalent of a Prince in the Hive?
There is not. Being a matriarchal society with no real tradition of marriage, there is no necessity for a Prince character. The closest thing to a Prince or King character within a changeling hive would be a chief consort, such as Fancy Pants within Papillon’s hive. They hold no real power, but are favored by the Queen for reasons.
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~Continued~ They are not born, but the Queen may appoint changelings to the position based on recognition in the Hive and cast the spell/do the thing neccessary to have the changeling evolve into his new form. The reason why not every changeling can be a Vanguard is because of their increased magical prowess their link to the Hive Mind is highly weakened and they have a larger sense of individuality, so if you appointed someone who hates your guts you'd quickly have a rebellion.
Papillon employs a similar practice with her Praetorians, though they are no different from other drones physically.
