Hoarders
There comes a limit to the amount of Ichor you can pump into a body before you start to become more liquid than solid. Before you turn into something so chaotic and unknowable that you can’t even really be considered a Pony anymore.
That is why Hoarders wear elaborate costumes and masks. Keeping to a certain form allows them to avoid going insane and experiencing Ego Death.
Hoarders are very closely watched and monitored by The Kuvava and also a certain ‘Patchwork’. Most Hoarders are not allowed to venture outside of The Abattoir (learning how to maintain your sanity in such a form takes a while). However, Hoarders who are deemed ready are allowed to enter into the City, offering their special abilities to Carcassians.
Hoarders are under constant watch due to their unstable and frankly dangerous nature. Most Hoarders are assigned a Handler whose job is to help calm them down and keep them under control. These Handlers are some of the only non-mutated ponies in the entire city, they have to be unmutated because when Hoarders lose control they instinctively attack any mutant to try and steal the Ambrosia inside of them.
The Leader of the Hoarders is an unknown pony called Patchwork. You assume they must also be a Hoarder. She is a close friend of Chalk Dust allegedly.
Notes
- Hoarders seem to have the ability to quickly get around the city by opening portals. Perhaps you could enlist their help to help you get around the city faster?
- Some Hoarders apparently show off their abilities and power by destroying things in big public events. You really want to see one of these shows.
- You saw a Hoarder’s true form and you think a part of you died and will never come back after seeing the truth of the Universe.