Author's Note

I would like to say that this *is* my first story...so, I'm not saying be gentle...I'm just saying be constructive, only way I'll improve and god knows I need to improve.

Introduction

Any good writing deserves an introduction, even one that's meant to be educational...or informative, anyway, here goes.

I am Midnight Starfall, unicorn, magical student and I guess that's it, hoping for a more extensive list of titles were you? Well, I guess "writer" can be added onto that, though it's more personal hobby. I'm writing this in the hopes to educate others about the various species of pony that live in our world, most of whom happen to be our neighbours...that and it's a good way to pass the time. I figure a good way to start would be some introduction to our great nation, Equestria...or a more personal introduction.

Again, I am Midnight Starfall, I lived in Manehatten for some years before moving to Ponyville in order to continue my magical studies, before then I lived back in the older Earth pony lands, a small fact about Earth ponies, they are the race to have seen the most expansion of any so far discovered. One would think the title would belong to the Pegasus, their wings would give them a surefire advantage, but no, Earth ponies held sizeable territory before the three races merged at The First Hearthswarming, enough about them though, we're getting off track. I was born to a family of Earth ponies, my father a Unicorn, left early in my life, so I grew up in a family of Earth ponies, in a nation of Earth ponies...as an only child, yeah...you can see my problem.

Give them credit though, my mother helped me get into the right schools to practise magic...though can probably already imagine the problems with that. Unicorns were quite the minority...therefore magic schools didn't have the funding they needed, not like in Equestria proper, this led to my slight resentment for the education system...and a cutie mark that I still haven't figured out...two falling stars, most agree it has something to do with magic, certainly hasn't helped though, learning magic even now is tough, though I've been told I have a natural affinity for it...funny world eh?

Back to recent history, after a while of jobs that were more suited to Earth Ponies than Unicorns I decided it was time for change, so I jumped ship (almost literally) and headed off to Equestria's mainland, eventually settling in Manehatten...but as stated earlier that didn't last. I managed to get a stable job writing, but the monotony eventually got to me, to the point that my friends started noticing. Them being the helpful bunch they are, suggested I move get a change of scenery, pretty much all of them said to go to this nice quiet village near to Canterlot...a place called Ponyville.

But oh, was it anything but quiet.

Within a week of me moving there a thousand year banished dark force of evil returned and threatened the world with eternal night.

Yes the day was saved...but it was bloody bad timing.

Well...there, here's hoping with that you know me a little, that or you might get to know me as time goes on, I will be using memory recollection spells to add to certain sections, to help with accuracy and such, know that that's over with, lets get onto the rest shall we?