A young Unicorn inherits his family's estate after the passing of his father and enfeeblement of his mother. Socially inept yet brilliant in his studies, he devotes his time to the histories of the arcane and cultures long past. One day, a mysterious weathered package arrives with a cryptic letter from his deceased father. From these events he begins to unravel a mystery that will question the very history of Equestria and lead him to a destiny he never imagined.