Maia Starlight

Maia Starlight (My-ah Star-light), known simply as "Maia", is an Equestrian Pegasus. She was born the child of a pegasus mother and a unicorn father. Despite being a pegasus, she yearns for the ability to use magic like her father does.

Growing up in the equestrian city of Calmare her whole life, she lived with mostly Equus and Unicorns. Very few of the people she knew were Pegasi. Perhaps because of this, she grew a fondness for magic and wished to learn it. Unfortunately, without a magical horn like a unicorn, magic was something she could never learn. Her lack of hands led to her being unable to make somatic gestures, keeping her away from the majority of spells that magic could offer. As well, as a pegasus, she had her own personal magic, the ability to create strong winds with her wings.

For years, her mother pestered her to join the Equestrian Weather Team, but she refused again and again, saying that she would find a way to learn magic and be a wizard. Argument after argument, her mother insisted, until finally Maia had had enough of it. She ran away from her home, seeking out someone who could train her in the art of magic. This came from a human she met along the way who taught her much about magic.

Unfortunately, she could not learn everything she had desired to before the man passed away, forcing her to return to her ways of wandering the world once again. However, the human had given her a wand, which she now uses by holding it within her teeth. Unfortunately, while this solves her need for somatic gestures, she now cannot use spells that require verbal components with the wand in her mouth.