The Chain Veil is an ancient and powerful artifact that the planeswalker Liliana Vess retrieved from some ancient catacombs at Shandalar, Twilight is the personal student of Princess Celestia, who took her as a student after Twilight spontaneously displayed her immense magical potential. Though Twilight was devoted to her studies to the point of eschewing friends, she would change her views after defeating Nightmare Moon, when her newly discovered friendships proved instrumental in Nightmare Moon's defeat. Celestia would task her with studying the magic of friendship in Ponyville. Twilight has an older brother, Shining Armor,who marries Princess Cadance, Twilight's former foal-sitter. when these things combine it spells doom for everything