WHO'S READY FOR SOME STALLION OF THE STARS LORE?!
First we'll start with a little scenario before we get into the meat of things
"Today's the day." You think to yourself as you examine the towering building before you. The elegant and intricate horse and sun carvings stare down at you, silent, yet judging. The soft yellows and vibrant oranges should be inviting just as the familiar appearance of the design should ease you, yet even thinking about entering such a grand place remains daunting.
You glance off to the side, at the intricate engraving of the sign you've been standing next to for the past half hour. You study it once more in order to ease your nerves, yet as you stare at the same refined gold markings for what feels like the hundredth time, your anxiety only grows.
"Solaris' university in magic for the gifted"
The most prestigious magic academy in all of Equestria, built and run by Prince Solaris himself. And you're his newest apprentice.
As you can see, the premise is a bit different from the show, but fear not! The mane 5 will come in later, after the first arc. In witch the first arc will mainly focus on building up Y/n and Sun's relationship, sun will help Y/N open up to friendship more while Y/n will help sun learn to get over his guilt..
Oh! And I've renamed Sun Moon and starlet, Solaris, Lucille, Aster respectfully.
If you noticed in the refs, I put "Angel marks" those are the cutie marks of this universe, I didn't want to just get rid of them as they're very important in the main story and without them some arcs have no point in existing. They basically have the same purpose as the OG show, when people discover their special talent the angel marks appear somewhere on their body.
Okay! Onto some world building!
The land is named Equestria, and horses are an important part of the culture.
Equestria was once a desolate and unkind place, malice and fear ruled and monsters ran amok. Love and friendship was scarce, as it always managed to be taken by the monsters as soon as it had arrived. Infighting was commonplace during these times, leading some of the people to separate themselves by race. Humans hidden their agricultural knowledge and food, Mages kept their magics to themselves, and Angels ruled the sky, all in the name of self preservation. However, one bleak day, hope had arrived in the form of three heroes. They were called Starswirl the bearded, Conin the thunderous, and Celestia the Great.
Together, these three had slain and banished all who threatened the safety of the townsfolk, bringing peace throughout the land. They spent years there, taking down one threat after another, but soon they had to move on, they had others to help after all. However, one of them couldn't bear to leave. As she spent her years in the village, she had grown attached to all its wonderful inhabitants and had even found herself a lover. Celestia had stayed behind while the remaining duo went on, and as the years passed Celestia built a thriving country for her people and became the first Queen of Equestria.
As stated above, in this world there are three(technically four but I'll get to that) races In Equestria.
Humans, non magical people who have an affinity for and can minutely control the land around them Mages, humans born with strong magical energy who can cast spells using that energy and Angels, beings with wings that can control the weather.
They all have magic in one way or another, but only mages have enough to where they can channel it outside their bodies for spells. Some are born with more mana than others, but someone who has low mana could train themselves and build that up. Each race has a few distinct features of identification,
Mages always have pointed ears. Particularly strong mages have either dark sclera or have their angel mark spread further from just one spot of their body. The more powerful the mage, the more markings there are.
Angels always have wings, usually growing from their back but sometimes they can appear in the place of their ears and can even have excess feathers grow somewhere on their body. Feathers can grow in the hair, in place of it, on their chest, forearms, and calves.
Humans have Instinctual knowledge of the land(knowing if the soil is good or not, animal migration patterns ect), but no outward appearance changes
The royalty of this world are both mages and angels, I have haven't figured out a name for them yet but they have great magical energy and are seen as godlike.
The other land marks/towns and races like changelings stuff do exist in this but they're more humanoid, except gryphons.
Ponyville is now called Cayuse(kai-use) village
Onto characters!!
Y/n is a young yet talented mage. They're intelligent, serious, and driven (a little too driven at times) and has an intense need and thirst for knowledge, primarily when it comes to magic and learning their limits.
Mini DJMM was built by y/n and is their companion, he's been with y/n since they were a tot and is always by their side. He's excitable and a bit mischievous from time to time and can be quick to anger if he doesn't like you. He has little attachable symbols, his eyes are screens and can change shapes. He has a built in voice box, but he can't speak and mainly uses quick music quips and notes.
Freddy is an honest down-to-earth and responsible man. He runs his family farm along with his older brother, grandfather and adopted son Gregory. He and his entire family are human
Bonnie is a kind human living off the land in his cottage just outside of Cayuse village, often bringing things he forages to the local farmers market to sell or pet sitting for people.
Chica is a very outgoing, cheerful and energetic angel who works as a baker and party planner. She's well known in Cayuse and very popular, as long as she's around you know you're in for a good time.
Monty is business-savvy, creative, extremely hardworking yet dramatic mage who owns a small boutique in Cayuse he's fairly nice to his friends but he can be a bit peevish and often cold towards strangers. He dreams of expanding his business to all the corners of the world and opening a boutique in Canderlot.
Roxy is a cocky and brash angel, a known speedster and beauty enthusiast. However, despite how she may come off, she is actually extremely loyal to her friends and quite self conscious. She works at a salon and she loves working there, but her dream is to join the wonderbolts someday.
Solaris is the Jovial yet regal king and first born Prince of Equestria, he is slow to anger yet protective of his kingdom and subjects. He has a bit of a prankster inside him as sometimes he gets bored of all the seriousness of royal life he lives. He's also very excitable and bubbly around close friends.
Lucille is the second born prince of Equestria, he's a suave introvert with a mischievous side. At night he traverses the dream world, helping people deal with their unresolved issues and work through their trauma. He's very kind but he often has doubts about the importance of his role in the kingdom, sometimes even getting jealous of the attention his brother receives... Oh what he wouldn't do to be loved.. to have people be proud of him and him alone.
Aster is the heir to the crystal empire, he's kind, caring, helpful, and a natural leader. Although he often has worries about the responsibilities placed on his shoulders.
Foxy takes the place of shining armor! He's y/n's brother and Captain of the royal guard, however during the Canterlot Coronation arc he is assigned to be a personal body guard to Prince Aster. He's a bit of a nerd when it comes to comics and an adventurer at heart. During Y/n's childhood he'd often make up fun little games for them to play, his favorite being "pirates".
And last but not least!
THE CMC!
We have Abby, a shy mage who just moved to Cayuse with her brother for his job. She often stays by herself drawing and or observing her surroundings.
Gregory, a scrappy and sassy homeless(at least at first) human who roams the streets ready for his next adventure, and by 'adventure' I mean getting into trouble while terrorizing some of the locals with silly pranks and sometimes dangerous hijinks. Hijinks in which he unfortunately somehow always manages to also drag Cassie in for.
Speaking of, last up is Cassie! A levelheaded yet sassy Angel with a dream of being like her idol, Roxanne.
WHEW ALL DONE-
Well that took forEVER but here it is!! if you have any questions feel free to shoot me an ask! :p