The Wizard-Princes were leaders of magicocratic states, most of whom lived in the early [[Dark Age]], having survived the [[Catastrophe]] and [[Magical Life Extension|extended their lives]] by means of their art. The states they founded were often protected by magical cloisters, and the inhabitants thereof were said to have enjoyed living conditions similar to the [[Golden Age]]. However, given the limitations of their power, they were often forced to turn a blind eye to the suffering of ponies outside the cloister. None of the cloisters are known to have survived the deaths of their creators; the last to fall was that of [[New Canterlot]], created by [[Bluestar]] the Brilliant.