Talk:The Crystalling - Part 1/@comment-1031724-20160327230212

Hmmm... just checked the Journal of Two Sisters, it said the part about alicorns being well-known and that Celestia and Luna weren't the only alicorns at the time of the founding of Equestria. It also said alicorns age at a slower rate than the other ponies.

It could be that they were turned into alicorns by means of the same spell Celestia used on Twilight, but why I don't know, as "alicorn" didn't mean "princess" yet. Maybe only another alicorn can turn a pony into one (seeing as how Twilight could only give Rarity butterfly wings), then whenever somepony in their tribe was born they'd turn them into alicorns. But then how did the first alicorns come to be?

Another thing is that, the alicorns age at a slower rate but I'm just assuming this isn't connected to Celestia and Luna's immortality because they have flowing manes and tails and Cadance and Twilight don't. Though there's also the part where it was confirmed Twilight won't outlive her friends even though she's an alicorn now....

Or should we just say, to hay with it, the Journal's non-canon, aside from the parts Twilight read and the un-contradicted friendship journal. (sorry but I like to get an idea of what's canon and what's not, I know it's fictional and can have headcanons for stuff, but still)

If this book is non-canon, then Amore's snowflake cutie mark is no longer a plot hole (but the dragon/lava thing still is)