The Keepers Legend (unedited)

Section 1, The keepers:

Once, long ago when the reign of the sister princesses was still young, there were the keepers of the life elements (sun, moon, water, fire, nature, magic, wind, and emotion) each keeper kept balance over their element creating order in Equestria. Although the keepers had great power with their element it had limits. All of the elements relied on one other. This kept the power balanced and distributed among the keepers evenly.

In the early ages the keepers were royal and well known but after thousands of years the keepers became merely a legend for young ponies to listen to around a camp fire. The only known keepers left are the princesses of the sun and moon but the keepers are still here, hidden throughout the lands and protecting the balance of the world.

Sometimes keepers will change the way they look into a more modern form to so that they fit in with the rest of the world. They also chose names too but some just used their original names from when they were young. For example, Princess Fauna chose the name Willow Whisper, Princess Embers name was Ember Sparks, Princess Oceana took the name Sea Drop, Prince Typhoons name was Storm Rage, Prince Felix chose the name Felix Ardor, Prince Hex took the name Star Swirl the bearded, and the sister princesses kept their names because they never had to go out into the world in a different form. Although it is unusual to find a keeper in this form they still do, sometimes just to see the world.

Even Celestia and Luna are not entirely sure how many keepers still exist even though they can’t die from old age it is possible for them to die. Princesses (and Princes) lives are complicated but I like to explain it like elves. Elves live forever until an external force kills them, such as disease, murder, or just accidental injuries, but they never die and never grow old. Their bodies hit a certain point/look and them they stop changing (they don't get wrinkles or anything like that) their bodies just freeze in that state for the rest of their lives. Their reign has no end unless they are killed by an outside force.