...Alicorns? I thought that was simply the horn of a unicorn itself. Well, I'm sure it means something different to you-I don't believe I've heard of them outside that context.

[maybe you should read some modern fantasy bro]

And... yes, that certainly makes sense to me. We don't have anything centralized like that outside of Mage Crests, but those aren't quite the same and it's still easier for us to use external catalysts.