The death of Starswirl the Bearded has been one of Equestria's greatest unsolved mysteries. Many have sought answers, and all have failed. For centuries, ponykind thought the answer would never come, and soon Starswirl was lost to antiquity. Never would they know who he was, or what he wanted, or whether he ever loved. Instead of a man, he would only be a Legend.
Now, in a posthumous letter, Starswirl reaches out one last time. Within these pages, written during his dying hours, he bears his soul and opens the wounds of his conscience. Equestria will finally learn his greatest secrets, fill in history's gaps, and answer the greatest question of all: Who was the pony himself?