Celestial Steed — Brett Branning artwork

Celestial Steed

One of Moon Mother's prophecies spoke of creating a synthetic, mechanical Unicorn which would carry mankind's most valiant champion into Twilight's Redemption, the final battle between good and evil.

Deep in reflection, Moon Mother's ethereal eyes gazed upon the stars, seeking guidance from the cosmos to help fulfill her prophecy. In pursuit of this one foretold creation, her search stretched far and wide, for two suitable unicorns to raise such an important child. Destiny had ordained that the mother unicorn, with her dual horns, would be found with ease, a rare jewel in the crown of this mythical race of beasts. Her dwelling lay amidst the distant reaches of the Starlight Deserts, a realm of shimmering sands and wistful dreams. Despite the heartache of leaving her cherished homeland behind, the foster mother recognized her role in the cosmic design and acquiesced to the call of fate.

The legends spoke not of the foster father's physical form, leaving the search shrouded in ambiguity. When all earthly avenues were explored and found wanting, Moon Mother, guided by her incalculable logic and cunning, devised a plan that defied the very laws of nature. With a secretive contraption of her own creation, she reached up into the velvet expanse of the night sky and plucked forth the constellation Overis, an equine constellation of stars, radiant and eternal. In an act of divine creation, she breathed life into this celestial colt, weaving the essence of the constellation into the flesh of a mortal foal.

This ethereal creation was entrusted to the house of Fellenor, where he would spend a decade of his youth, ignorant of his celestial lineage, shielded from the weight of his impending destiny. The passage of time would nurture him, molding him into a fine steed, a perfect blend of the earthly and the divine. While under the care of the house of Fellenor, the true nature of his purpose remained hidden, a secret woven into the tapestry of time, ready to be slowly unveiled as the world hurtled towards its ultimate reckoning.

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