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Backstory is less about what it is and more about what you do with it.

DM: What about Twilight Sparkle 2.0? How’s that coming along?
Twilight Sparkle: I can’t believe I’d overlooked so many options!
DM: Oh, right. Wizard.
Twilight Sparkle: I’ve gotta open a spreadsheet…
Rainbow Dash: Hey, since there’s a griffon PC now, tell us about griffons! And don’t make it boring!
Rarity: Yes, please. More worldbuilding is always appreciated.
Gilda: Eh, as far as I’m concerned, the important thing is that I’m not a pretty pink pony.
Pinkie Pie: Me neither! I’m a silly pink pony!
DM: Well… <ahem> To summarize in three acts: Act 1, griffons were known to be as greedy and territorial as dragons. Act 2, the first King of Griffonstone found a treasure so beautiful that it united the entire race. Act 3… they lost it.
Gilda: PFFHAHAHA! Aww, classic.
Fluttershy: That’s… awful. How can you laugh about the plight of your own people?
Gilda: I dunno, it’s just the way it was said. And what do I care? All it means is that my Fighter’s even more awesome because she grew up in a harsh homeland, the broken remnants of a once great kingdom. Tell me that’s not metal.
Rainbow Dash: It’s pretty freaking metal!
Applejack: A lost treasure to revive a fallen empire? Woop, woop! Questline Alert!
DM: I don’t know what you’re talking about. It’s not like I had plans to have you recruit the griffons against the armies of Nightmare Moon or anything…