Unicorns

Unicorns are a mythological creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. They are described as the essence of good magic and their horns are pure concentrated magic. When dust is scraped off their horn, it can be used to empower spells and powers, even when no other magic is available.

Physiology and Life Cycle
Unicorn foals are born pure gold in colour. They remain so until they are about two years old, at which time they turn silver in colour. At around four-years-old their horn grows in. They are fully grown at about seven years old, at which at this age they turn a shade of pure white that is so bright that it makes freshly fallen snow look grey in comparison. Their hooves are golden, (remaining so from their gold stage, the first two years of their life), and their blood is silver-blue in colour and shines under the moonlight. A unicorn can live up to 75 years old.

Lore and Traits
Unicorns are supposedly drawn to virginal human women. It was traditionally believed that a virgin who was naked sitting beneath a tree could only catch the delicate unicorn. The unicorn, who craves purity, would be irresistibly drawn to the girl and lie down with his head in her lap. While it slept, the hunter could capture it. If, however, the girl was merely pretending to be a virgin, the unicorn would tear her apart.

Unicorns cannot ordinarily be seen by the naked human eye. A human has to firmly believe in magic and the supernatural in order to see a unicorn.