Princess Dawn Star
 
 
“Okay…okay, I can do this. Its one simple spell. How hard can it possibly be…? Oh Celestia, I can’t do this.”
 
 
Parents: Stygian and Twilight Sparkle
 
 
Species: Unicorn/Female
 
 
Special Talents: Writing, literature
 
 
Nicknames: Dawn, Dawny (by Twilight), Miss Uptight, Egghead, The Writer
 
 
Significant Other: (to be continued…)
 
 
Voice Actor: Jennifer Lawrence
 
 
Bio:  
Princess Dawn Star is the secondary protagonist of the Athenaverse. She is the daughter of the Princess of Friendship herself, Twilight Sparkle, and Stygian, royal scholar (and former Pony of Shadows). As expected, she has a lot to live up to (being future Princess of Friendship). Because of such, Dawn can tend to be a bundle of nerves at times. Her seriousness can sometimes push ponies away, but those true to her know who she really is - a kind, intelligent pony with a heart of gold. Truly her mother’s daughter, Dawn is highly booksmart and devours them. Not nearly as much as her mother, however - because she must make time for writing.
 
Writing is Dawn’s passion, through and through. Ever since she was a young filly (and we’re talking kindergarten here) she’s loved to create her own stories. She’s got one wild imagination (which makes her quite compatible with the ever-excitable Athena). However, that can slightly put her at odds with the duties she must learn to perform if she is to be a leader someday. Dawn looks forward to the day of being a leader - of making her own influence on Equestria. Her parents have made such impacts over the kingdom, the bar is set pretty high. But when her homework needs done, and her unfinished novella just calls her from her desk, you can pretty much imagine which Dawn chooses. She manages to finish her homework on time, and gets top grades, but Twilight worries she isn’t putting her all into the future before her.
 
On top of Dawn’s insecurities about being a princess, her biggest stress-inducer is her magical abilities. While her mother is one of the most powerful unicorns (turned alicorn) to have ever lived, her father isn’t so much. And it appears the trait passed down to their daughter. Dawn has always had erratic, quirky magic - ever since she was born. Throughout her school days, she was often a target for bullies when her magic would act up and she would accidentally blow up the slide. As she grows, she works incredibly hard to find that key within her that will open up her abilities. Dawn keeps her head held high, but that doesn’t mean the bullies’ comments don’t hurt. Due to this, Dawn can be rather shy and reserved at times. Thankfully, she had a close friend in Jupiter Sky, son of Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst.
 
However, at the core of it all, Dawn truly shines through as a future leader in friendship. Making friends comes easily to her through her kindness. Though she can get stressed and snappish at times, she deeply loves her friends and keeps a protective, almost motherly eye over them. Sometimes her sternness and stressing-out can be grating, but she is a beloved member of the little group. Dawn has a big, empathetic heart, and strives to do what is right.
 
 
Relationships:  
Dawn looks up to her mother in every way. She is a beacon of hope and light within the kingdom of Equestria and beyond, and strives every day to continue to make their world a better place. Her magic is nearly unrivaled, and she is loved by all. However, the young mare can sometimes feel intimidated by her mother’s presence as a Princess. Can she live up to her mother as she prepares to take over the role one day? She barely has enough magic to lift her quill. Twilight sometimes feels like she upsets Dawn, though that’s not the case. Dawn’s deepest fear is her mother’s disappointment, no matter how hard she works. On the other hoof, sometimes its hard for Twilight to speak up about how proud she is, despite the fact she writes when she should be paying attention to her duties…
 
Dawn’s relationship with Stygian is pretty strong, although it became a tad strained during her teenage years. Stygian hates seeing Dawn struggling with her magic, and blames himself. Dawn never has any anger towards her father, but she hates seeing him so upset over her failures. She hesitated from sharing anything with him for awhile, until one day he broke down at admitted he felt like he was losing her and wanted to know what he could do. The two finally communicated their worries, and have a much stronger relationship to this day.
 
Dawn’s closest friends are Athena and Ophelia Moon. She and Athena have known each other since they were born, and have been inseparable ever since. Athena provides encouragement and a strong pat on the back when Dawn gets to feeling too anxious. Her serene personality helps to keep her calm and grounded as well. Despite her excitable, adventure-driven personality, Dawn still accompanies Annie wherever she decides to go and deeply appreciates her. Athena is also being groomed to be a member of the royal court - the Royal Advisor, as her grandparents and father were before her. They find comfort in their unreliable magic, Annie still learning to control the powers of chaos. Dawn and Ophelia met through Annie and find solace in their dry senses of humor and sarcastic remarks. However, Ophelia can get on Dawn’s nerves, as the stalwart little mare insist on a less-than gentle process of encouragement. Athena usually has to play peacemaker between the two, but in the end, all is forgiven.
 
Dawn is also quite close with Jupiter, and is one of the few ponies he seems to genuinely like. The two went to the same private school, apart from the other children of the Mane Seven. Picked on for being the “nerds,” the two often spent their days together doing homework or studying. Despite his pompous, stern nature, Dawn is still privy to those bouts of sincerity and kindness the unicorn displays. As they get older, their relationship starts to change slightly…which starts to frighten Dawn…
 
Dawn adores Spike and sees him as an uncle. The dragon has always been a constant presence in her life, and often makes her laugh. He helped in raising her, so is a solid part of her family. She even refers to Cinder, Spike and Ember’s daughter, as her cousin. The two have an amicable relationship, and always have a nice time when Cinder visits from the Dragon Lands.
 
Being a princess, she is of course close to the royal family. She reveres Celestia and Luna, and will sit for hours listening to their stories. However, she is overly polite and formal around them, even though they are completely casual around her. She feels a little more relaxed around her Aunt Cadence and Uncle Shining, but is heavily intimidated by her cousin Flurry Heart. After all, Flurry was born an alicorn and has incredibly powerful magic (that has only gotten better with time. Her ice sculptures are the creme de le creme of every Hearth’s Warming). Flurry, however, loves her cousin very much and wishes they could hang out more. She’s delighted whenever the royals of Mount Arris make a visit, though it took her awhile to warm up to Queen Novo.
 
Dawn sees her “aunts” as part of her big, extended family. She finds herself confiding some things she feels she can’t to her mother, instead to Starlight Glimmer. Starlight, another powerful unicorn, helps Dawn work through her anxiety by recounting her own struggles.
 
Dawn Star has a pet succulent named “Saguaro” since she is terrified of keeping a living animal in fear of hurting/neglecting it (though she does have some nice interactions with her mother’s ancient owl, Owlicious).