Archmage: Square one

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Foreword

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My name is Star Caster. Star for short. I'm a unicorn whose home is in Trottingham, but I live in Canterlot while I study. I've been described as mousy, humble, quiet, and plain. My mane is... Well, it's not luxurious, but it is long. I tell ya, it's a pain to deal with. I keep it braided, but even then the damn braid gets knotted or trips me up... The damn thing hangs to my hooves. Sure, I've thought of cutting it, but it seems as soon as I do, it just grows right back out to the same length. My tail's no better, and let me tell you, if I weren't a unicorn I'd just as soon not have a tail.

... I'm getting side-tracked, aren't I? Where was I? Right... Canterlot. All that jazz.

Oh! I'm white, with a black mane... My cutie mark is three shooting stars. I'm not sure why that's important, but it is.

Canterlot. Focus, girl.

I've always been an unskilled magician. My parents were awfully proud of my so-called talents, enough to send me off to Canterlot to study. But I think I'm helpless. Even the smallest bits of telekinesis usually go wrong for me. And don't get me started on any spells I might try to cast. Those explode in my face more often than not, and when they don't, the side-effects are usually pretty catastrophic anyways.

Like the jelly incident.

We don't talk about the jelly incident... Well, I'll just say that I won't be hosting any cutecineras anymore.

Anyways, I'm in Canterlot studying magic now. My spare time is spent volunteering at the library in exchange for a meal a day. I catalog books, though I tend to get distracted by one particularly juicy novel or another.

Hey, don't blame me, it's Bookend's fault. He keeps making me sort the fantasy novels. Nevertheless, I'm constantly getting yelled at for lollygagging, daydreaming, or slacking. I really am trying, though... And it's hard for me. My parents think I'm their perfect little miracle, a bundle of potential all wrapped up in a black mane. Why they spend the bits on my housing is beyond me. I thank them every day for their contributions to my studies, but it all feels like it's going nowhere.

At least, it felt like it was going nowhere.

Until I met Princess Twilight Sparkle, A.K.A. The Archmage.

My name is Star Caster, and this is my story.