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Unicorns - Masters of Magic

 

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When most beings think of magical creatures, a unicorn will likely be the very first thing to crop up in their minds. While other ponies enjoy the gift of subtle magic abilities, unicorns differ in their ability to actively cast spells. As with pegasi and earth ponies, Equestria couldn’t exist without the efforts of unicorns to follow their chosen destinies and embrace friendship.

 

As its name suggests, a unicorn’s distinguishing feature is the single horn protruding from its forehead. This protrusion, made mostly of bone surrounded by a thin coat, is what enables these ponies to perform all sorts of magical feats. Other than the horn, unicorns share the same basic type of equine body with their earth pony and pegasus brethren.

 

Despite the allure of unicorn magic, it is perhaps the hardest type of innate magic for a pony to master. While the occasional foal experiences magic surges where they can cast incredible spells without any prior training, practically all older fillies and colts have to relearn basic spellcasting through specialized instruction, such as at a magic kindergarten. All children that graduate from magic kindergarten can be expected to perform simple telekinesis spells.

 

To what further extent that a unicorn develops their magic gifts can vary drastically among individual ponies. Sheer will is not enough to successfully summon a spell; it takes both a knowledge of applicable scientific principles and constant practice to master a single act of magic. Therefore, the vast majority of unicorns don’t have the opportunity to learn any spells other than the ones necessary in their desired purpose in life. It takes a very unique and rare type of pony, one with an extremely studious mind and an insatiable desire to practice magic, to have the aptitude for advanced magical studies.

 

While far from being a rarity, unicorns are the least numerous in number of the three main types of ponies. The one place in Equestria where they constitute a majority is Canterlot, the royal capital of the realm. Sizable populations also exist in the other major population centers; these communities being large enough to host magic kindergartens for unicorn children to attend. In places where basic spellcasting education is hard to come by, most unicorn families are rightfully reluctant to move to.....

~Encyclopedia Equestria

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