Shaded Arcana

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Witherwind & Varnish Destrier Shaded Arcana

October 4, 2025 8:46 am RP

It's about 11pm, and as you're walking down the street, you see an interesting sight from afar; A pegasus stallion of draft type, and a unicorn foal ; being approached by a wild, pure white unicorn. ... View MoreIt's about 11pm, and as you're walking down the street, you see an interesting sight from afar; A pegasus stallion of draft type, and a unicorn foal ; being approached by a wild, pure white unicorn. However, this wild unicorn has an aggressive grimace, pinned ears, LOW stance ; their tail is flickering like a light up and down, and the wild unicorn is snorting, slowly approaching them with their horn pointed towards the foal in particular. Between them is a bale of hay ; or what used to be a bale of hay ; it's practically degraded into dust at this point, but not burned.. eaten. It is scattered around as well as seemingly collected in small bags that used to be around both the stallion and foal; from the long-standing saddlebag marks across their waists. You manage gain some insight from the interaction ; the wild unicorn is accusing them of theft. That hay was meant for them, and it was left by the local townspeople to give them sustenance in the colder months. The wild unicorns defend the towns from threats in exchange for food. Young foals that have been born this year need their dams and broodmares to feed on this hay so they can produce high quality milk, and strangers competing for this food is an act of aggression. The stallion tries to reason that they understand; that him and his own foal only consume the hay out of their own survival, even moreso as the foal does not have their dam, but it does not matter to the herd's lead stallion. They have killed ponies before for doing such things regardless of the reason, and they are prepared to do so again. The pegasus stallion pushes the foal behind him, and starts to back up as the wild unicorn approaches them aggressively in a trot, bearing their half carnivorous teeth. Considering the fearful response of the stallion, who you think could have easily overtaken the wild unicorn ; their horn is long, curved, textured and sharp, moreso than any normal unicorn, and their body type is thin and light. They have sharp, solid cloven hooves which can be used as unexpected weapons as well. If the wild unicorn doesn't get to the foal first, they will stab, bite and slice the pegasus, bleeding them out. They will stomp the foal to death afterwards. If they do manage to escape, the wild unicorn will chase them as far as they can, and will kill them on sight if they ever return. Considering the weight and size of the pegasus, he will not be able to flee fast enough to avoid injury first, which could kill him later on. Once the wild unicorn comes within range, the pegasus will not be able to flee. The pegasus doesn't have enough speed or dexterity to back up as fast as they are moving forward, especially with a foal behind them. You can intervene. What do you do? #rp

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Shaded Arcana

None of this should be of any concern to Arcana. Bringing attention to himself would be folly, King Sombra has ruined the image of his kind for the next hundred years. Perhaps not undeservingly, but certainly unfortunately. If they recognize what Shaded is, he could be killed on the spot and no-one ... View MoreNone of this should be of any concern to Arcana. Bringing attention to himself would be folly, King Sombra has ruined the image of his kind for the next hundred years. Perhaps not undeservingly, but certainly unfortunately. If they recognize what Shaded is, he could be killed on the spot and no-one would care. He’d do the same if he saw another of his kind, in fact. But… A flaw. Courage. A crack in the mental construct of ‘Shaded Arcana’ his overseer incarnation had created. It drives him to research his existence, it drives him to loosen his power, it drives him to… Well. It drives him to do such foolish things as intervene. A bud of dark crystal sprouts between the two parties, growing into the shape of a short stallion of more feminine features, and shattering into the pony himself. He opens his mouth to speak, but has to remember the words first. Voice slightly raspy and off from lack of use, “Unicorn, wh-what is this madness? Eve-Even in the dark ages, before Unicorn Queens and Pegasus Commanders and Earth Pony Chancellors,” he stomps a hoof, “Ponies didn’t murder foals for a bit of food! Perhaps the adults would hang, but the foals lived and the ponies foraged! These aren’t the dark ages! These aren’t even the days of three tribes! This is Equestria, last I checked, where food is plentiful and murder is illegal!” He looks to the Pegasus and foal behind him, and then into the eyes of the unicorn before him. His throat hurts. How long has it been since he’s spoken? He coughs, “But…” He coughs a bit more, painfully. It lets up, and he sighs. He doesn’t know if his speech got through, he doesn’t even know if this is an Equestrian town. Perhaps it would be better if it wasn’t. Staring deep into the unicorn’s eyes, his own light with sickly yellow flames while his horn lights the same color. Notably not a color his magic should be. It feels wrong to look at. And if it feels wrong, the glyphs of an unknown language appearing in the air around him, burning themselves on the skin of the world, they hurt to look at. They hurt to even know they exist. “I’ll give you a chan-chance. You leave these two alone, and mention none of my magic, I won’t report your attempted murder to the authorities. Possibly even the idea that you’ve murdered before and your town is complicit? It’s…” He gives a tiny dark laugh into a cough, “I-it’s, not a stretch. And if you attack me, I’ll use your soul as part of my next experiment. You’ll live, just e-emptier!”

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