The continent of Ponecia was once the land of zebra civilizations until the Catastrophe drove pony refugees seeking hospitality to its shores. In the centuries since, ponykind has thrived and expanded, slowly supplanting the zebras as the dominant race of the continent. Although once a patchwork of states and nations of zebras and ponies, these were absorbed by the growing Confederate States of Ponecia, a country characterized by its anarcho-capitalist government. Presently, nearly all traces of governance have been erased as the super state Ponecia covers the entire continent. The corporations who were at the forefront of Ponecia's expansion, technological growth spurt and prosperity are now omnipresent. Equinopolis, the capital located in the heart of the continent, is a sprawling metropolis where millions live and work day and night.
In this day and age, private enterprise is the only service ponies can rely on to solve their problems. As such mercenary work pays well, from both the mega corporations to small enterprises and wealthy citizens. Your band of misfits is one such starting companies for hire, trying to make their wages in a nation where bits are everything. Whatever your backgrounds previously, you now try to put your skills and talents to use as part of a team to attract contracts from moneyed interests both high and low. So keep a professional attitude, even when the big players come knocking to try and interest you for their cause and seek your loyalty. Because all of them have their secrets, and it's only their money that isn't dirty.