Element’s family struggled worst of most ponies during the blizzard. His family was made up of him, his twin sisters and his baby brother. His Father and mother had to struggle to endure the weather when it hit. His father in particular was displeased with the other tribes but Element himself never did get to meet any other ponies beyond Unicorns. When Element founded his Cutie Mark, Star Swirl the Bearded saw fit to have Element especially trained. However because of the strife, Element never did quite get any official training. He was left to self-study for much of his time in the Unicorn capital. It was only when the three tribes made peace that Clover returned to find Element had developed a lot of out of control magic. Since Star Swirl was busy assisting the Unicorn King, She took it upon herself to train him.
Because of Element’s diligence, his family was taken care of. However, his father was not quite ready to accept the other tribes in spite of the urge of peace, Still blaming them for their suffering. This caused Element a good amount of distress. Clover spent the next five years training Element to control his unique talent. When he was finally of age, Clover saw the perfect opportunity for Element to intergrate himself with the other pony tribes and sent him off to Trottingham to assist her good friend Smart Cookie with matters. Also, he asked him if he could live in Trottingham thereafter. Hopefully one day Element’s family would be willing and able to come to Trottingham also and finally work together with the other pony tribes. Element accepted the responsibility to be a role model for his younger siblings and his stubborn father too.
