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I've decided to throw my hat in the ring for Equestria Daily's OC contest. I doubt I'll have much success, but here goes. This character would have been the villain of the aborted sequel to my fanfic A Glimmer of Hope when I still had big plans for fleshing out the comic series' lore surrounding Princess Amore and the early Crystal Empire.

Character Name: Golden Dawn

Character Type: Pegasus

Bio:
She was born to rule. At least, that is what the voices had always told her….

            Golden Dawn was the scion of one of the oldest and most distinguished noble families in all of Equestria, with a documented lineage going back nearly a thousand years. But family legend traced it even further, back to the halcyon days of the vanished Crystal Empire. A forgotten child of Princess Amore had begun her line and the sacred blood of royalty still ran through their veins. Such a glorious origin surely betokened an equally glorious destiny. The family’s political and economic fortunes were in decline; she would be the one to restore them. Perhaps she would even sit upon Equestria’s throne someday. These would have been idle fancies in any other pony—any lesser pony—but Golden Dawn knew that, for her, it was prophecy. It was, after all, only what she deserved. What she was entitled to. What she had been born to.

            But that’s the thing about being born to something. You don’t get to choose that birthright. Golden Dawn soon learned this the hard way. Since Princess Amore had been a unicorn, the family had always believed that it would take another gifted unicorn to bring back their long-lost dignity. But Golden Dawn was a pegasus. No pegasus would ever ascend to the ranks of royalty, they told her, no pegasus would ever be Amore’s heir. No pegasus, they said, was ever born to rule.

            That’s when the voices started. They were ancient voices; they spoke of the Crystal Empire in days of old. They spoke of Princess Amore. And they spoke of her, Golden Dawn, of her noble birth and high estate. They comforted her and promised that her destiny would yet be fulfilled. As they hovered around her head, they whispered a prophecy. Someday, the Crystal Empire would return. And on that day, one born a pegasus would sit upon its throne and rule.

              Golden Dawn found that the more she lent her ear to the voices, the stronger they became. She even began to hear the voice of Princess Amore herself. The Princess promised that she would someday return, that she would vanquish the false princesses, and that Golden Dawn would forever rule Equestria by her side.

    And so Golden Dawn waited. As she waited, she used her strange gift to make a name for herself as a clairvoyant and medium, a reader of tarot cards and tea leaves. It was, admittedly, a step down for one of noble birth, but it had its advantages. The rich and powerful sought her out and they learned to live and die by her word. She developed a secret following in high places, one that would prove useful someday.

            And then, it happened. The Crystal Empire returned. A princess sat once more upon its throne, an alicorn princess who had been born a pegasus. But it was not Golden Dawn. No, it was that periwinkle pretender, may Amore curse her name! Another pony, a lesser pony, would have given up in despair. But Golden Dawn was not a lesser pony. She knew that the time of fulfillment would soon be at hand. Perhaps it just needed a helping hoof to get started. That was something Golden Dawn was more than ready to provide. She had, after all, been born to rule.

    As Golden Dawn watched the sun disappear beyond the western horizon, a smile crossed her face. “Here the sun sets forever on the day of princesses,” she said to herself. “Here dawns the golden age.”

Description
I've decided to throw my hat in the ring for Equestria Daily's OC contest. I doubt I'll have much success, but here goes. This character would have been the villain of the aborted sequel to my fanfic A Glimmer of Hope when I still had big plans for fleshing out the comic series' lore surrounding Princess Amore and the early Crystal Empire.

Character Name: Golden Dawn

Character Type: Pegasus

Bio:
She was born to rule. At least, that is what the voices had always told her….

            Golden Dawn was the scion of one of the oldest and most distinguished noble families in all of Equestria, with a documented lineage going back nearly a thousand years. But family legend traced it even further, back to the halcyon days of the vanished Crystal Empire. A forgotten child of Princess Amore had begun her line and the sacred blood of royalty still ran through their veins. Such a glorious origin surely betokened an equally glorious destiny. The family’s political and economic fortunes were in decline; she would be the one to restore them. Perhaps she would even sit upon Equestria’s throne someday. These would have been idle fancies in any other pony—any lesser pony—but Golden Dawn knew that, for her, it was prophecy. It was, after all, only what she deserved. What she was entitled to. What she had been born to.

            But that’s the thing about being born to something. You don’t get to choose that birthright. Golden Dawn soon learned this the hard way. Since Princess Amore had been a unicorn, the family had always believed that it would take another gifted unicorn to bring back their long-lost dignity. But Golden Dawn was a pegasus. No pegasus would ever ascend to the ranks of royalty, they told her, no pegasus would ever be Amore’s heir. No pegasus, they said, was ever born to rule.

            That’s when the voices started. They were ancient voices; they spoke of the Crystal Empire in days of old. They spoke of Princess Amore. And they spoke of her, Golden Dawn, of her noble birth and high estate. They comforted her and promised that her destiny would yet be fulfilled. As they hovered around her head, they whispered a prophecy. Someday, the Crystal Empire would return. And on that day, one born a pegasus would sit upon its throne and rule.

              Golden Dawn found that the more she lent her ear to the voices, the stronger they became. She even began to hear the voice of Princess Amore herself. The Princess promised that she would someday return, that she would vanquish the false princesses, and that Golden Dawn would forever rule Equestria by her side.

    And so Golden Dawn waited. As she waited, she used her strange gift to make a name for herself as a clairvoyant and medium, a reader of tarot cards and tea leaves. It was, admittedly, a step down for one of noble birth, but it had its advantages. The rich and powerful sought her out and they learned to live and die by her word. She developed a secret following in high places, one that would prove useful someday.

            And then, it happened. The Crystal Empire returned. A princess sat once more upon its throne, an alicorn princess who had been born a pegasus. But it was not Golden Dawn. No, it was that periwinkle pretender, may Amore curse her name! Another pony, a lesser pony, would have given up in despair. But Golden Dawn was not a lesser pony. She knew that the time of fulfillment would soon be at hand. Perhaps it just needed a helping hoof to get started. That was something Golden Dawn was more than ready to provide. She had, after all, been born to rule.

    As Golden Dawn watched the sun disappear beyond the western horizon, a smile crossed her face. “Here the sun sets forever on the day of princesses,” she said to herself. “Here dawns the golden age.”