Stygian was born with dyslexia, and was not the most reliable of his eight siblings. In fact, when the original alicorn was looking for students, his family tried to hide him. However, he denied every other sibling, claiming they were not worthy, but when he found Stygian, he, to the family’s shock, chose him to be one of his students. Stygian found during his journey that he was able to overcome his dyslexia, and even found his ability to decode words, codes, and metaphors.

However, once Stygian became an alicorn, he realized that the responsibilities and the inescapable attention that came with it, and he hated being an alicorn as a result. He even at one point wanted to go full transracial, but the alicorn King stated that as the prince of unity, he “needed those wings.” So now he tries his best to keep his alicorn status out of the spotlight, even going as far as convincing everyone to lie about his race.

For more information, check out [Stygian’s Secret.](https://derpibooru.org/images/2747753?q=artist%3Achanyhuman)