To: Celestia, Luna, Fucking Racists, and whomever else it may concern
The Magic of the Equestrian Tribes
By Emeris Fillson
Racists, this one is for you. Specifically, you unicorn supremecists. Yes, you fuckers that like to tout me as a wonderful example of unicorn power and dominance, yeah, this one is for you.
And not in a good way.
Contrary to popular belief, all three pony tribes have magic. Unicorns are not inherently superior with magic and are actually noticeably limited.
In my studies of my personal magic, genetics, and ponies in general, I have discovered several very clear delineations of magic amongst the pony tribes and their hybridizations.
General:
All of the tribes, unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies, have magic in them. No tribe has a predisposition towards greater amounts of magic than any other, as the only genes I have been able to identify that are linked to total magical power, reserves, and mana respiration are independent of those that determine a ponies tribe. [1]
Cutie Marks:
A cutie mark is a cultural thing, but appears to act as a form of magical focus, allowing for magic following its intention to flow more easily and more powerfully. This appears to be different from the magical focus normally associated with a unicorns horn or pegasi’s wings or the wand and staff of my own peoples (theorized) magic users. The cutie mark appears to tap into some form of connection between consciousness and sentience and the application of magic, streamlining the flow of the appropriate form of magical energies.
In theory, if an earth pony were to gain a cutie mark equivalent to Twilight Sparkle’s, they would be able to perform unicorn magic, despite what some unicorns might say, this is not impossible. It is unlikely to the point of being impossible, but it is not truly impossible
Unicorns:
The ‘magic users’ of the tribes, unicorns have the most obvious magic as well as the most versatile. Many spells and magics fall under the purview of unicorns, however, the following appear to be exclusive to Unicorns or those with unicorn genetics are levitation, kinetic, thermodynamics, conjuration, and analysis magic.
The following however, appear to be outside of the purview of unicorn magic:
• Electricity and the manipulation of electrons
• Fluid Manipulation
• Mineral and Terran Manipulation
• Growth Stimulation
• Mass Manipulation
• Direct Physical Enhancement
These bullet points cover a large spectrum of potential spells. Astute readers may not that some unicorns do show the ability to cast spells that touch upon those purviews. However, all of these ponies also demonstrate the traits of one of the other two tribes and are oftentimes Imperfect DiHybrids. Rarity, for example, is an imperfect Earth Unicorn Dihybrid, with the Unicorn very obviously dominant. Twilight Sparkle, the student of Celestia, is in actuality an Imperfect TriHybrid, with Unicorn being dominant, but having expressed genes of both Earth Ponies and Pegasi.
A unicorn’s magic is channeled through they’re horn, using the unusual material (alicorn, just because the term wasn’t confusing enough) as a magical focus. The direct connection to a unicorn’s cerebellum-equivalent makes the application of higher complexity spells easier. It does not enable the usage of high-complexity spells despite what various unicorns have said over the course of Equestrian history.
Additionally, unicorns appear to sense magic through their horn, again, the direct neural link making this information easier for the brain to parse, not merely enabling this sense.
It should be noted for potential Non-Equine readers that this reliance on their horn means that should it be removed, a unicorn is deprived both of their magical senses as well as their magic. Simply cutting a horn off does not do this, as the horns grow slowly over time and require filing without other wear and tear. However, removing the horn at the base of the unicorns skull, an inherently somewhat invasive procedure, makes it impossible for a unicorn to regrow their horn, though in the few recorded cases, the skull sealed over the hole. This does not truly deprive a unicorn of their magical abilities and senses, but due to their culture and learning exclusively through their horn, most unicorns are unable to even conceive of having magic once again without their horn, let alone go through the time and effort to regain the ability.
Pegasi:
Of the two remaining tribes, pegasi have the more obvious of the innate magics. Pegasi are obviously able to manipulate clouds, and their magic allows them to generate lightning and winds far in excess of what their wings would normally be able to generate given their muscle mass.
Pegasi do not fly exclusively through the power of their wings against the air, as their wings are too small to provide proper lift using purely non-magical physics. Instead, their wings interact with the mana field of the planet[2] to provide even greater thrust. Rainbow Dash, the element of Loyalty, in truth has almost as high a magical output as most Perfect DiHybrids and has magical reserves several times greater than normal.
The wings of a pegasi are collectively the focus for their magics. There have been recorded cases of pegasi capable of using their wings alone to generate lightning bolts, or developing spells to generate small vortexes of intense winds. This, despite some naysayers (again, Racists, looking at you) is alone proof enough that unicorns do not have exclusive rights to externalized magic [3]. These cases have almost all been verified by the Princesses, and one such case was actually one of the Princesses personal students, further cementing the fact that such abilities are within the purview of pegasi.
Something to note is a pegasus’ ability to manipulate clouds is actually a multi-part magic involving mass alteration, gas manipulation, reality warping, and a number of other magics that remain unidentified. The fact that the majority of unicorns are capable of the cloud-walking spell, when the magic itself seems to involve at least three forms of magic that unicorns are normally incapable of without Pegasi or Earth Pony genetics is strange and currently not something that I can explain as it appears to be the only exception. This means that there is some portion of the equation that I do not understand, but I lack the data to make any reasonable guesses as to why this one data point is off kilter.
Earth Ponies:
Common knowledge says that earth ponies lack any true magic. That earth ponies are stronger and tougher and have greater stamina than other tribes to compensate for their lack of magic. That earth ponies can only do manual labor and craftsmans work.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. WRONG.
Earth ponies have, without a doubt, the widest reaching and most subtle magics of the three tribes.
It is not the magic of the Princesses that chooses the seasons, but rather the power of Earth Ponies tending the earth. Snow and ice may be caused by Celestia’s efforts with her sun, but it is to ease the transition to the dormancy period that the plants and earth need, one that Earth Ponies naturally guide it to. This magic is not conscious, but is caused with every step an Earth Pony takes, ever push of hoof to dirt pushes the seasons to turn, each ones effect imperceptibly small but reaching across hundreds of miles.
Sure, individual Earth Ponies can possess strength and lifting power far in excess of what they should due to their natural mana flows enhancing their musculature, skeletal structure, and force application[4], but the true power of an Earth Pony is in their ability to push the seasons along, to increase the durability and strength of items they have crafted, to manipulate and find minerals and terran materials, and to increase the growth and health of plants they care for.
These are four very disparate schools of magic, and while subtle, they are powerful and consistent.
And before some racist ass (or just ignorant) pony tries to say otherwise, yes, Earth Ponies make the seasons happen. I was particularly well suited to know this as an Alicorn of the Earth and being tutored in alicorn magic by Princess Celestia. I know exactly what the effects of Earth Pony magics are.
Particularly magically powerful Earth Ponies such as Applejack have effects on all plants within several miles of them and are disproportionately strong for their size. Applejack is nearly as strong as her older and significantly larger brother, and any plant to be blessed by her personal touch is guaranteed to grow larger, faster, and stronger than any of its brethren. These effects are quantifiable and measurable, and it merely takes patience and careful attention to detail to notice (not being a biased, racist bitch tends to help).
Anything she were to make would be of better craftsmanship than something an equally skilled unicorn or pegasus could make, and she is guaranteed to be a good miner and blacksmith should such professions mysteriously call to her.
Unusually, Earth Ponies normally do not demonstrate the ability to control mass and inertia, and yet such magics seem to be directly linked to Earth Pony genetics. I am not sure why, but I have never seen a Unicorn perform magics linked to such things without carrying active Earth Pony genetics. But neither have I seen an Earth Pony demonstrate such effects themselves, even unconsciously. It is a mystery I endeavor to solve.
In Conclusion:
Despite what some racist fuckwads may say, all three of the tribes of ponies not only possess magic, they posses it in considerable amounts and each has a beautiful effect on the world around them.
So seriously, stop touting me as a great example of how amazing unicorns are for a cause that’s utterly and provably bullshit. Seriously, it’s pissing me off.
You ponies do realize that I’m an Earth Unicorn right? As in a full third of my genetics are active Earth Pony genetics and that I’m equal parts Earth Pony and Unicorn? I don’t even qualify for your racist, unicorn supremist concepts. Hell, I was a completely different genus of creature prior to being a pony! So stop trying to say that “Hey, an alicorn became a unicorn, nyah nyah” and using it as a justification of your hatred. Seriously, stop it. It’s insulting and frustrating and I’m nearing the point of asking Princess Celestia for permission to find you and smack you upside the head for your arrogance and stupidity.
I wrestle manticores for fun. I smack pretty hard.
Best Wishes,
Emeris Fillson
[1] – The genes to determine magical reserve appear to be linked to those that produce growth hormones which are concentrated in horns for unicorns and wings for pegasi, those jokes and assumptions are not entirely wrong.
[2] – This is the most commonly held theory as to how pegasi (and other powerfully magical flyers such as dragons) are capable of generating the absolutely insane amounts of thrust with their comparatively small wings. I currently have no data to suggest otherwise, but also none to confirm the theory, and as such, defer to those with greater experience and time spent in the study of the subject.
[3] – This is the term commonly used by racists to respond to ponies with half a brain pointing out that pegasi’s ability to move and interact with clouds is proof that other ponies have magic. These racist (bastards) often append their original statement in a condescending way and qualify “Only unicorns have magic” to “Only unicorns have useful, externalized magics”.
[4] – Again, this is the most common theory, but in this case it may be verified by my own studies. In my attempts to find the “mana particle” which would act as a carrier particle for the mana field I have used the standard mana detection spells on myself and other ponies. I have found that while the total reserves of ponies are on average, very similar, the strength and ‘flow rate’ for lack of better term in Earth Ponies is noticeably greater. While the resolution of the spell is not enough to determine if Earth Ponies have ‘mana capillaries’, as I would call them, in greater concentrations in their muscles and bones than other ponies. Such evidence would be near proof of the commonly held theory.
You wouldn't believe some of the letters Emeris gets, mostly from stupid nobility.
He gets a lot of letters from stupid nobility.
Some are worse twats than Blueblood and try to claim him as one of their own (Emeris-face: ). Delight in Emeris suffering my dear readers, delight to your hearts content.
Lol. Emeris' ALL RAGE MODE activated.
take that racists
Typo alert: Unicorn section, 4th paragraph, 1st line "they're horn". should be their
Also:
You tell 'em, Emmy!
Question, sorry is this is a stupid question, but how Emeris is sending this reports? I thought that the flame spell is very complicated for him.
Also, how did he continue receiving letters? According to the story, ALL Equestria hate him (except Dash…kind off) And even if this bastard snobs still admire him, how did they manage to deliver letters? I doubt Derpy is going to willing deliver him letters.
Also, please, put Celestia more motherly in the future, at the begging you said that she was only testing his willpower, but I don't like much that he keep said to himself that he is a lap dog, and Celestia is still very cold. Did she is putting him in another test? The curse is finally lifted she should be more supporting, like a mother helping his son, walk again after an accident, not a Brat, that is waiting for her toy to be repair (sorry, but Celestia is starting to look a little like that) .
P.S: This is more a question for your other story, did Photo Finish will try to make him a model? I don't mean Gary, I mean Emeris, by the looks Rarity always use him as a model, and the fact that his scars give him some unique treats, i can image her try a new stile with stallions models and he as the face of her new designs.
Oh Emeris, you hide your feelings so well...
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Nah, this ain't rage mode, this is frustrated/irritated, RAGE MODE involves stabbing
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This is actually a particularly big rub for Emeris, as while it hasn't been shown in-story, he's a white boy that grew up in a black ghetto. While he was never discriminated against, he saw it happen to his friends and noted how differently they were treated compared to him. It bothers the fuck out of him anymore.
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Intentional. Emeris 'types' these out with his mind and makes typos, and without spellcheck, he misses them sometimes. I thought I'd had another in there, but I guess not.
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The flame spell is impossible for him anymore, and he's sending them through the post or, later, by dragonflame.
This is a bit of intentional disinformation on my part as an author. Emeris, our PoV character, feels like all of Equestria hates him, this is untrue. Most of Ponyville doesn't even hate him. They dislike him a lot for the most part, but they don't hate him. For reasons that will be elaborated on in the next chapter and the one after it, there is very little consistent information about 'Gary' out there.
The original tone was a bit of a mistake. Celestia is actually usually rather nice to Emeris. Also note that Emeris not only doesn't mind being her lap dog, the thought of her basically playing him like a political chess piece is actually entertaining to him. Celestia was the way she was to him in an intentional contrast to the way everyone else was acting to him to help him stay sane. Also, the letter is addressed to Celestia/Luna only because of the scientific information it has within, the tone of it is directed primarily at the supremeist fuckwads, whom Emeris expects Celestia to read the letter to.
... she will by the way, just to troll them because they irritate her too.
I apologize if Celestia is coming across that way to you, that is not the intention. You'll probably like her better in the Consequences of Unoriginality (Alternate) that I have planned where Emeris gets all the power and other effects of the curse, but instead of loving him, ponies are made to hate him. Again, with Celestia the only pony able to consistently resist it.
Photo Finish has not met Emeris yet, though she did try to get Gary to model. Though at least that was just clothes. Other mares tried to get him to "model", as in, in porn.
Rarity hasn't seen him with his additional scars yet, but the mains reason she is using him as a model is that it's a nice way to spend time with a friend and because he's the only stallion of his size in the town other than Big Mac who's off limits. That and for all his grumbling, it does't bother him much and she knows it.
Also to note: While a lot of people try to make scars out to be cool, most of Emeris' scars are deliberately not cool and really rather ugly. The only ones that are classically cool are the ones on his cheek, and even then they will only be so when they are fully healed (Currently, they have ugly scabs over them). Soldiers would consider the ones on his stomach impressive, but otherwise, most of his scars are rather ugly.
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He does! It's actually a deliberate bit of characterization on my part, the dichotomy between his 'academic' and 'irritated' tone and the tone he normally takes when talking to people (ponies), in particular, cute females.
He is so biased. Thankfully, he at least admits it
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Ah thanks that explain a lot, so she is acting like that to keep his sanity, now a see, the chess game is only because his mental state, I get it.
Oh, one final question, I know he work for free with the Apples, but other than that, what is his real job? did he is some kind of ambassador or politician of the princesses?
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Actually, the chess game is because it amuses him personally and because she's a powerful political leader. Celestia is manipulative to a certain degree, but she can be delightfully blunt about it with Emeris because it amuses him considerably and he actively enjoys being helpful. The harshness was (mostly) because of his mental state. That and I can't write Celestia worth a damn most of the time, that's a factor.
And he's currently working for free for the Apples because he promised to, but will eventually work for them for pay. As an alicorn, he actually did not have a job, and was instead given a royal stipend to stay alive, a small one at that because he had an otherwise impossible ability to just pull bits from nowhere to pay for things. Now though, he needs to find a job, and he has found one at the Apple farm. He fully intends to be paid for his work eventually, but is just fulfilling his word about doing work for free.
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Got it, so for now his work because of the promise I know that but latter one he will actually work for expecting a payment in the farm, I see, je maybe from there will start a love interest with AJ…or maybe Fluttershy or Luna, those 3 look that caught his attention, especially the last one.
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StarfoxEmeris!Givem. . . lets see. . . as many bucks as you'd think I'd like (Which is rather variable ) for me Emmy!
What can I say about the first chapter... hmm...
Mud ponies eat dirt.
This seems like a somewhat funny story, but the Human tag probably doesn't count if he's, you know, not Human.
I read the full thing, so I know he turned into a pony (Something I quite frankly despise about these kind of stories. Human supremacy ftw.) but still, if heisnt actively Human, and there are no other Humans, then this doesn't really seem to need the tag.
And this alicorn guy better not be black and red.