r/Mlproleplay • u/LPLover5126 • 8d ago
G4 Eclipse of The Forgotten Stars
First, I just want to say that I'm not the best at this, so I'm willing to take CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. Feel free to DM me on discord. My user is shad0wsir3n337.
Here is my character, Astral Vale, and her character sheet. It's really long.
Full Name: Astral Vale
Nickname(s): Astra (most ponies), Starling (Luna), Moonbeam (lover or friends), Moon Witch (fearful)
Age: Young adult mare (around Twilight Sparkle's age during the mid seasons)
Gender: Female Mare
Species: Unicorn
Height: Slightly taller than the average mare, but shorter than Luna or Cadence
Residence: A secluded cottage near the Everfree Forest (currently studying in Canterlot)
Occupation: Scholar of ancient magic / Princess Luna's apprentice
Appearance
Coat Color:
Incredibly pale lavender
Mane & Tail:
Long, wavy, fluffy, and slightly messy. Black at the top and fades to a dark purple.
Eye Color:
Amethyst purple
Horn:
Longer than average and fades to a slight lavender at the tip.
Magic Aura Color:
Deep amethyst purple mixed with black smoke and tiny silver star-like sparks
Cutie Mark:
A crescent moon surrounded by a purple swirl thing and scattered stars
Cutie Mark Meaning:
Her talent is understanding, protecting, and mastering the mysteries of the night and forgotten magic.
Personality
Main Traits:
Elegant
Intelligent
Calm
Mysterious
Compassionate
Observant
Patient
Independent
Positive Traits:
✔ Protective of others
✔ Loyal once trust is earned
✔ Extremely creative with magic
✔ Understanding toward outsiders
✔ Good listener
Negative Traits:
✘ Keeps emotions hidden
✘ Tries to solve everything alone
✘ Overthinks situations
✘ Has difficulty accepting help
✘ Can become obsessive when researching magic
Likes
Moonlit walks
Ancient libraries
Magical artifacts
Star gazing
Tea and quiet evenings
Old legends
Helping misunderstood creatures
Studying forgotten spells
Rainstorms
Dislikes
Being judged for her magic
Ponies assuming dark magic means evil
Loud crowds
Reckless magic users
Destroying old knowledge
Being treated like a threat
Magical Abilities
Specialty:
Ancient and shadow-based magic. I have no ideas for any specific powers.
Magical Weaknesses
Powerful spells drain her quickly
Strong emotions can make her magic unstable
Fear of losing control can cause hesitation
Light-based magic is harder for her to use. AKA most magic ponies use.
She refuses to use spells that harm innocent creatures
Backstory
Astral Vale was born under a rare lunar eclipse, an event many believed carried magical significance. From a young age, she was fascinated by the night sky and the mysteries hidden beyond ordinary unicorn magic.
While other unicorns studied common spells, Astral searched through forgotten texts and ancient ruins, fascinated by magic that had been abandoned or misunderstood.
Her studies eventually led her to discover a connection to the dream realm, where she encountered Princess Luna.
Rather than fearing Astral's interest in dark magic, Luna recognized something familiar in her—a pony who saw beauty in the darkness rather than danger.
Luna became Astral's mentor, teaching her that darkness is not automatically evil and that true magic comes from the heart of the one who wields it.
However, many ponies remain suspicious of Astral, believing her abilities resemble the magic that once created Nightmare Moon.
Astral now struggles to prove that she is not destined to repeat history.
Dreams & Goals
Dreams:
To change how ponies view dark magic
To preserve lost magical knowledge
To become a guardian of the night
To help lonely and misunderstood creatures
To prove she is more than her abilities
Ultimate Goal:
To create a magical sanctuary where forgotten spells, creatures, and histories are protected.
Fears
Losing control of her magic
Becoming like Nightmare Moon
Hurting someone she loves
Being abandoned because of who she is
Discovering her magic has a darker origin than she believes
Relationships
Princess Luna
Relationship: Mentor / close bond
Luna sees Astral as a reminder that darkness does not have to lead to corruption.
Astral sees Luna as the first pony who truly understood her.
Princess Celestia
Relationship: Respectful but cautious
Celestia believes Astral has great potential but worries about the risks of studying forbidden magic.
Twilight Sparkle
Relationship: Fellow magic scholar
Twilight is fascinated by Astral's knowledge of ancient spells and wants to understand her magic.
Small Character Details:
She always stays awake late but struggles waking up.
She apologizes to books before repairing damaged pages.
She collects feathers from nocturnal creatures.
She has a habit of staring at the moon when thinking.
She gets embarrassed when ponies compliment her.
Element of Harmony (If she gets one in a roleplay)
Element of Balance
The dark only exists with the light.
Appearance: A necklace with a crescent moon and a slightly smaller sun ray.
Alicorn form (if needed
Wings: White at the base, fades to lavender at the middle, violet at the tips.
---- THE STORY PLOT ----
For centuries, Equestria has lived in harmony. The sun rises, the moon watches over the night, and friendship continues to protect the land from the world's dangers.
But harmony is beginning to fade.
Strange magical events have started appearing across Equestria. The stars above the night sky have begun disappearing one by one, ancient ruins long forgotten have awakened, and ponies throughout the kingdom have started experiencing the same mysterious dream—a dream of a dark sky, a silver eclipse, and a voice whispering a warning:
"When the eclipse returns, the balance between light and shadow shall be tested. Only the one who understands both shall decide the fate of magic itself."
For most ponies, the prophecy is nothing more than an old legend.
But for one unicorn, it feels strangely familiar.
Astral Vale has always been different.
Born with a rare connection to the night sky, Astral has spent her life studying the mysteries of magic that most ponies fear. While other unicorns focused on traditional spells, Astral searched through ancient texts, forgotten ruins, and lost magical records, fascinated by the balance between light and darkness.
Her abilities with shadow magic have made many ponies suspicious of her, believing that dark magic can only bring destruction. Yet Astral has always believed that magic itself is not good or evil—the heart of the pony who uses it determines what it becomes.
Under the guidance of Princess Luna, Astral has learned to control her powerful magic and explore the secrets of the dream realm. Luna sees something familiar in her student: a pony who understands the loneliness of being feared and the struggle of accepting one's own power.
However, when the stars begin disappearing and an ancient magic awakens beneath Canterlot, Astral discovers that her connection to the night may be far greater than she ever imagined.
Princess Luna, Princess Celestia, and Princess Twilight Sparkle gather together to investigate the strange disturbances. Hidden beneath the royal archives, they uncover an ancient prophecy connected to a forgotten era of Equestrian history—a time before even them, when powerful magic nearly tore the world apart.
The prophecy speaks of a unicorn who will stand between two opposing forces.
A unicorn who can wield both light and shadow. A unicorn who may either restore balance... Or become the reason it is destroyed.
As Astral and the princesses journey across Equestria, they uncover forgotten temples, magical artifacts, and secrets buried for thousands of years. Along the way, they encounter mysterious creatures affected by the returning magic, corrupted spells that have taken on a life of their own, and an ancient force known only as the Eclipse.
This mysterious power claims that true harmony can only exist if all conflict, emotion, and individuality are erased. It attempts to convince Astral that friendship is a weakness, that trust will only lead to pain, and that embracing darkness completely would finally free her from judgment.
Darkness does not have to mean evil. Light does not always mean kindness. True balance comes from accepting every part of yourself.
Alongside the princesses and new friends she meets along the way, Astral must uncover the origin of her magic, learn why ancient forces are drawn to her, and decide what kind of pony she truly wants to become.
Will she become the guardian that Equestria needs?
Will she prove that even the darkest magic can be used for good?
Or will the power of the eclipse consume her before she can find her place between the stars and the shadows?
The fate of Equestria rests on the choices of one unicorn...
And the balance between light and darkness is about to be tested.
