Unicorn

Unicorns are a species related to horses that live exclusively on the Island, located between Ireland and Wales. They exist in several different colours and elements and exist as bonded and wild.

## History

Unicorns have always existed on the Island and are essential to the magic that the Island holds within it, originating on the fault lines. Originally all unicorns existed as wild unicorns, sometimes destined to be bonded to humans, but sometimes destined to be wild.

This all changed when the wild unicorn queen bonded to the first rider whom appeared on the Island hundreds of years before the 21st century. He and the queen went around the world and found potential humans who were meant to be riders.

This practice continued well into the 21st century and the unicorns remained the same.

### Bonded Unicorns vs Wild Unicorns

Bonded Unicorns are the unicorns who met their destined riders at age 13 (or perhaps after with the help of a Mender) and grow up with them, having their immortal life spans tied to that of their humans. This allowed them to die at the time their human did, or by themselves if killed via any methods.

The second type was wild unicorns who would continue to die forever, unless killed by a stab through the heart. They live in the wild lands of the Island and are vastly different in mannerisms and appearance.

### Appearance

Bonded and wild unicorns both have vastly different types of coat colours, from gray to red to black and everything in between. Silver is a rare colour for bonded unicorns only.

They are far bigger than typical horses that even two fully grown humans are capable of riding them. And have a single horn and large feathered wings. Bonded unicorns have feathered wings that generally look healthy and a coloured horn, while wild unicorns are generally a lot less feathered and sometimes can barely fly and have a horn that is clear and transparent.

Wild unicorns eyes tend to always be red, while unicorns bonded tent to be black and flicker to red.

### Powers and Abilities

Unicorns of any type have the power to unleash four offensive elements or air, fire, water and earth. Often unleashing blasts at random. While wild unicorns are incapable of using the far more focused techniques that bonded unicorns do. However bonded unicorns are incapable of using the spirit element unless they are specifically tied to that element.

Most unicorns can fly and some are very naturally adept at this, such as Scoundrel’s Luck and Whirlwind Thief. Most wild unicorns when they get old tend to lose this ability due to losing the feathers in their wings.

### List of Unicorns and their Riders

Scoundrel’s Luck bonded with Skandar Smith

Red Night’s Delight bonded with Mitchell Henderson

Silver Blade bonded with Flo Shekoni

Falcon’s Wrath Bonded to Bobby Bruna

New-Age Frost bonded with Aspen McGrath

Arctic Swansong bonded with Agatha Everhart

Emma Templeton bonded with Mountain’s Fear

Whirlwind Thief bonded with Amber Fairfax

Unnamed Wild Unicorn bonded with Erika Everhart

Blood Moon’s Equinox bonded with Erika Everhart

Winter’s Phantom bonded with Joby Worsham

Nina Kazama bonded with Lightning’s Mistake

Tom Nazari bonded with Devil's On Tiers

Alody Birch bonded with River Reed Prince

Albert bonded with Eagle’s Dawn

Gabriel bonded witb Queen's Price

Zack bonded with Yesterday’s Ghost

Meiyi bonded with Rose-Briar’s Darling

Lawrence bonded with Poison Chief

Sarika bonded with Equator’s Conundrum

Frederico Jones bonded with Sunset’s Blood

Niamh Bonded with Snow Swimmer

Mariam Bonded with Old Starlight

Mabel Bonded with Seaborn Lament

Anushka Bonded with Sky Pirate

Mateo Bonded with Hells Diamond

Cloud Blazer bonded with Rebecca Manning †

Unnamed Silver Unicorn bonded with Dorian Manning

Unnamed Silver Unicorn bonded with Rex Manning

Desert Firebird Bonded with Instructor Anderson

North Breeze Nightmare Bonded with Instructor Saylor

Celestial Seabird Bonded with Instructor O’Sullivan

Moonlight’s Dust Bonded with Instructor Webb

Unnamed Wild Unicorn Bonded with Kenna Smith

Ajay bonded with Smoldering Danger

Charlie bonded with Distant Volcano

Lawrence bonded with Poison's Chief

Romily bonded Midnight Star

Naomi bonded with Unnamed Unicorn

Divia bonded with Unnamed Unicorn

Marissa bonded with Demonic Nymph

Arth bonded with Roaring Hell

Farukh bonded with Poisonous Narcissus

Benji bonded with Whispering Curse

Rickesh Bonded with Tidal Warrior

Prim Bonded with Winter Wild Fire

Patrick Bonded with Hurricane Hox

Marcus Bonded with Sandstorm Orbit

Fen Bonded with Eternal Hoarfrost

Adela Bonded with Smoke Eyed Savior

Elias bonded with unnamed unicorn

Walker bonded with unnamed unicorn

### Personalities

Unicorns tend to be very bloodthirsty creatures. They will eat anything that they can from smaller creatures from rabbits to cats to bigger creatures such as bears. It’s unknown if they eat fish or not. They will generally not attack their humans if they are bonded to them but younger unicorns will attack riders who aren’t their own partners. Wild unicorns will generally attack any rider or human who crosses their path unless they are calmed by a spirit wielder, though this may not always be the case as the dapple gray unicorn didn’t attack Kenna Smith, though this may be due to them being theorised to be a lost rider and unicorn.

Unicorns can have very complex emotions as some of them can show jealousy, happiness, anger and loneliness. Unicorns who are bonded care for their riders almost above all else and even wild unicorns can feel this as seen by the wild dapple gray unicorn with Kenna.

Wild unicorns tend to be a lot more blood thirsty than bonded ones but they can sometimes feel genuine sadness or anger as well.

Unicorns can tend to form their own friendships and enemies such as Whirlwind Thief and Scoundrel’s Luck. This can even sometimes be in complete contrast to their riders such as Silver Blade not truly enjoying being with the other quartet unicorns unlike their riders. Blade preferring to be with the other silver unicorns.

### Life and Death of a Unicorn

When a unicorn egg appears in the world it usually appears at the same time it's destined rider is born. All eggs are collected and brought to the Hatchery and will be cared for 13 years till the 13 year olds from the Island and Mainland try their hand and then will hatch their unicorns. Any eggs left are taken by the Silver circle to grow wild.

Unicorns both wild and bonded grow exceedingly fast from the first few hours they go from the size of a dog to a small pony and eventually a lot larger than even the biggest horse.

The lifespans of unicorns are totally different as bonded unicorns have their lifespan taken from their rider. If they did then so does the unicorn. Wild unicorns are theoretically immortal as they do age but don't die.

When a unicorn dies they leave behind a tree in their own element. They are typically buried with their riders if they die at the same time or not. Loved ones of the rider and unicorn leave their names and messages behind on these graves after a year of the person and unicorn being deceased.

Wild unicorns trees were rarely seen since they are meant to be more or less immortal but one very notable ones forms the entrance to the Eyrie.

### Saddles and Armor

Bonded Unicorns will often be awarded armour by a blacksmith, much like their riders. They often have many different sets through their lives made by the same black smith. These are designed to protect from elemental attacks in the chaos cup and in battle. These are usually given out to the end of the first year.

Saddles are awarded by different saddle makers, usually in the Nestling year of the Eyrie. Often saddle makers will watch the race at the saddle ceremony and choose who they think might want to endorse. Shekoni saddles are meant to be the best saddles in the business.