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{{Quote
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|quote  = What if I made you a brother? Wouldn't that be fun? […] We can even make him do all the boring stuff we hate, like gathering firewood or cracking the lobster shells. […] Whatever we don't want to do. We can also make him age very slowly so he stays a cute little [[dragonet]] for as long as we want. Oh, and we'll make him a really good sleeper, so he'll nap easily and fall asleep whenever he starts fussing. Not like you, Miss Up All Night.
|quote  = No, no, no. [...] [[Animus magic|Magic]] isn't safe. It's very very dangerous. Only very special [[dragons]] should have it, and that's why it's so rare. Only one animus dragon at a time, that's the rule.
|speaker = Jerboa to [[Boa]], ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]''
|speaker = Jerboa to [[Jerboa III]], ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]''
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''(Not to be confused with her daughter [[Jerboa III]], or her first attempt at creating a dragonet, [[Jerboa II]].)''
''(Not to be confused with her daughter [[Jerboa III]], or her first attempt at creating a dragonet, [[Jerboa II]].)''
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|name      = Jerboa
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'''Jerboa''' was an adult female [[SandWing]] and an [[Animus magic|animus dragon]]. She lived during the time period of ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]'', working for Queen [[Scorpion]] before fleeing and becoming a fugitive. She is currently frozen in a block of ice under [[Jerboa III]]'s hut.
'''Jerboa''' was an adult female [[SandWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]''. She was an [[animus dragon]] who lived during the era of ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]'', working for [[Queen Scorpion]] before fleeing and becoming a fugitive. She is currently frozen in a block of ice under [[Jerboa III's hut]].


== Appearance ==
== Description ==
She looks similar to her daughter, Jerboa III.<ref>[[:File:TDGPoster.jpg]]</ref> Jerboa enchanted herself to stay normal-sized and slightly larger than her daughter.{{Ref|TDG|269}}
Jerboa looks similar to [[Jerboa III]],<ref>[[:File:TDGPoster.jpg]]</ref> but she enchanted herself to stay an average size and slightly larger than her daughter.{{Ref|TDG|269}}


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
Initially she is described as a kind and wise dragon enchanting the [[Eye of Onyx]] to pick the best dragon fit to rule and refused to use her power to destroy the [[SkyWings]]. However after leaving the [[Kingdom of Sand]], Jerboa would ask herself whether her thoughts and actions were evil, but over the course of centuries, she stopped doing this.{{Ref|TDG|270}} She was lazy{{Ref|TDG|273}} and cruel, enchanting other dragons to do what she wanted, serve her, or to do things for her entertainment.{{Ref|TDG|274}}
In the early years of Jerboa's life, she was a good, normal [[Dragons|dragon]].{{Ref|TDG|295}} [[Thorn]] stated that she believed Jerboa had wisdom and goodness within her heart.{{Ref|DoD|175}} She worried about losing her soul and ensured that the decisions she made were not evil.{{Ref|TDG|263}} Later in life, her consciousness was still present but very far away, and Jerboa found it easier to push aside morality,{{Ref|TDG|265}} eventually disregarding it altogether{{Ref|TDG|266}} as her soul gradually faded away.{{Ref|TDG|296}} She was easy,{{Ref|TDG|274}} lazy{{Ref|TDG|273}} and cruel, enchanting other dragons to do what she wanted, serve her, or to do things for her entertainment.{{Ref|TDG|274}}


Jerboa yearned for freedom and wanted a [[dragonet]] of her own.{{Ref|TDG|263}} She was manipulative and controlling of her daughter, Boa, regularly tweaking her personality to make her "better." She desired perfection, casting many spells on Boa to keep her entertaining, helpful, and obedient,{{Ref|TDG|267}}{{Ref|TDG|277}} and was hypocritical, often critiquing Boa for being lazy while enchanting her to enjoy things that Jerboa didn't want to do herself.
Jerboa yearned for freedom and a dragonet of her own.{{Ref|TDG|263}} She was manipulative, controlling, and abusive towards her daughter, Boa, regularly tweaking her personality. She desired perfection, casting many spells on Boa to keep her entertaining, helpful, and obedient.{{Ref|TDG|267}}{{Ref|TDG|277}} She was hypocritical, often critiquing Boa for being lazy while enchanting her to enjoy things that Jerboa did not want to do herself.{{Ref|TDG|273}}
 
Jerboa is also vengeful, enchanting her daughter to lose a part of her body every time she cast a spell to ensure that Boa never forgot her.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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|heading = Pre-Series
|heading = Pre-Series
|content = [[File:Eye of Onyx.jpeg|thumb|Eye of Onyx]]
|content = [[File:Eye of Onyx.jpeg|thumb|Eye of Onyx]]
Jerboa was commissioned by Scorpion to create the Eye of Onyx — an enchanted necklace with an onyx set in the pendant — to keep the queen in power. Instead, Jerboa enchanted the Eye to choose rightful queens regardless of the royal bloodline and kill those who are not worthy who try to take the throne. She used her power for Queen Scorpion until Scorpion asked for things that would cause large harm to other tribes, including the SkyWings.
Jerboa was commissioned by Scorpion to create the [[Eye of Onyx]] — an enchanted necklace with an onyx set in the pendant — to keep the [[queen]] in power. Instead, Jerboa enchanted the Eye to choose rightful queens regardless of the royal bloodline and kill those who are not worthy to take the throne. She used her power for Queen Scorpion until Scorpion asked for things that would cause large harm to other tribes, including the [[SkyWings]].


Jerboa fled and enchanted an animal's egg to be a dragon egg. She named the dragonet Jerboa after herself, but the dragonet asked to be called Boa to be different from her mother. She started to enchant Boa to do the hard tasks and chores and be agreeable and perfect and reset her to a dragonet many times. Jerboa also abducted dragons from different tribes, enchanting them to be their servants. Jerboa enchanted Boa to "fear animus magic" or "not be interested" but Boa still asked Jerboa for an animus enchanted item; she gave her a shell necklace that would bring Boa to Jerboa any time she wished. They had lived eleven centuries when Boa asked for another enchantment, which was on porcupine quills tied together with a vine that would freeze her prey so she could catch it easier. The next day, Boa pointed the quills at Jerboa, freezing her in place. Boa interrogated Jerboa, asking her how many animus spells were on her. Boa said she found a scroll where Jerboa wrote down all her spells that she wanted on Boa, and revealed that she wrote down for her to be an animus. By that time, the porcupine quills had frozen Jerboa in a block of magical ice, sealing her in forever. Jerboa left one lasting magic effect on Boa: "I enchant this dragon to lose a part of herself with every enchantment she made until she was dead."
Jerboa fled and enchanted an animal's egg to be a dragon egg. She named the dragonet Jerboa after herself, but the dragonet asked to be called Boa to be different from her mother. She started to enchant Boa to do the hard tasks and chores and be agreeable and perfect and reset her to a dragonet many times. Jerboa also abducted dragons from different tribes, enchanting them to be their servants. Jerboa enchanted Boa to "fear animus magic" or "not be interested" but Boa still asked Jerboa for an animus enchanted item; she gave her a shell necklace that would bring Boa to Jerboa any time she wished. They had lived eleven centuries when Boa asked for another enchantment, which was on porcupine quills tied together with a vine that would freeze her prey so she could catch it easier. The next day, Boa pointed the quills at Jerboa, freezing her in place. Boa interrogated Jerboa, asking her how many animus spells were on her. Boa said she found a scroll where Jerboa wrote down all her spells that she wanted on Boa, and revealed that she wrote down for her to be an animus. By that time, the porcupine quills had frozen Jerboa in a block of magical ice, sealing her in forever. Jerboa left one lasting magic effect on Boa: an irreversible spell that would cause Boa to lose a part of her whenever Boa used her magic.
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|heading = ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]''
|heading = ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]''
|content = When [[Turtle]] tried to convince [[Anemone]] she didn't have to be evil just because she was an animus dragon, he mentioned Jerboa as an example of someone who stayed good.
|content = When [[Turtle]] tried to convince [[Anemone]] she did not have to be evil just because she was an animus dragon, he mentioned Jerboa as an example of someone who stayed good.
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{{Dropdown
{{Dropdown
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|heading = ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|heading = ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|content = [[Thorn]] told [[Qibli]] that she felt that the Eye of Onyx was created by a dragon with "wisdom and goodness in her heart." Later, [[Smolder]] explained to [[Onyx]] that the Eye of Onyx was made by Jerboa. Thorn later states her theory on how Jerboa was playing a trick on the queen, and Jerboa made this clever spell to pick good queens.
|content = Thorn told [[Qibli]] that she felt that the Eye of Onyx was created by a dragon with "wisdom and goodness in her heart." Later, [[Smolder]] explained to [[Onyx]] that the Eye of Onyx was made by Jerboa. Thorn later stated her theory on how Jerboa played a trick on the queen, and Jerboa made this clever spell to pick good queens.


In the epilogue, Jerboa III introduced herself as not the original Jerboa, but her daughter.
In the epilogue, Jerboa III introduced herself as not the original Jerboa, but her daughter.
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|heading = ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]''
|heading = ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]''
|content = Jerboa is shown in Queen [[Snowfall]]'s vision, where she saw how Jerboa had started out originally and how she later treated Jerboa III. Jerboa tweaked her daughter's personality to her liking, occasionally even resetting her to a young dragonet. Eventually, Jerboa III found out about all of her mother's enchantments on her and froze her with enchanted porcupine quills. The block of ice in which she is frozen in remains under Jerboa III's hut.
|content = Jerboa was in [[Queen Snowfall]]'s vision, where she saw how Jerboa had started out originally and how she later treated Jerboa III. Jerboa tweaked her daughter's personality to her liking, occasionally even resetting her to a young dragonet. Eventually, Jerboa III found out about all of her mother's enchantments on her and froze her with enchanted porcupine quills. The block of ice in which she was frozen in remained under Jerboa III's hut.
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|heading = ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''
|heading = ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''
|content = While reading [[Arctic]]'s mind, [[Darkstalker]] heard him think briefly of Jerboa when he listed all of the known animus dragons of [[Pyrrhia]].
|content = While reading [[Arctic]]'s mind, [[Darkstalker (L1)|Darkstalker]] heard him think briefly of Jerboa when he listed all of the known animus dragons of [[Pyrrhia]].
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=== Field Guides ===
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|heading = ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
|content = Jerboa was depicted with her daughter, [[Jerboa II]], in the SandWing chapter of the guide.
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=== [[Jerboa III]] ===
=== [[Jerboa III]] ===
Jerboa III, nicknamed Boa, is her second attempt at creating a daughter, which worked this time. Jerboa regularly manipulated her daughter's personality with magic, making her more agreeable, more obedient, more helpful, and less annoying.{{Ref|TDG|266}}  She would enchant Boa to enjoy tasks she disliked,{{Ref|TDG|267}} to be a talented cook, to not enjoy music,{{Ref|TDG|274}} to love her mother more,{{Ref|TDG|270}} and a variety of other things.{{Ref|TDG|277–278}} Jerboa would also "reset" Boa to a dragonet when she got bored, wiping her memories and reverting her growth.{{Ref|TDG|270}}
Jerboa III, nicknamed Boa, was Jerboa's second attempt at creating a daughter. Jerboa regularly manipulated her daughter's personality with her magic, making her more agreeable, obedient, helpful, and less annoying.{{Ref|TDG|266}}  She would enchant Boa to enjoy tasks she disliked,{{Ref|TDG|267}} to be a talented cook, to like cooking, to dislike music,{{Ref|TDG|274}} to love her mother more,{{Ref|TDG|270}} and a variety of other things.{{Ref|TDG|277–278}} Jerboa would also "reset" Boa to a dragonet when she became bored, wiping her memories and reverting her growth.{{Ref|TDG|270}} Jerboa was psychologically abusive towards Boa, with Boa even running away several times through the centuries due to it.{{Ref|TDG|272}} During Jerboa's final moments, she cast a spell that caused Boa to lose a part of her physical form whenever she used her magic, ensuring that she would never forget her mother.{{Ref|TDG|279}}
 
Their relationship was severely strained, with Boa running away several times through the centuries.{{Ref|TDG|272}} During Jerboa's final moments she cast a spell that caused Boa to lose a part of herself whenever she used her magic, ensuring that she would never forget her mother.{{Ref|TDG|279}}


=== [[Scorpion]] ===
=== [[Scorpion]] ===
Jerboa served Queen Scorpion under duress, and fled after refusing to enchant something that threatened the SkyWings.{{Ref|TDG|262}} While under her control she was kept away from other dragons,{{Ref|TDG|263}} tortured by the queen,{{Ref|TDG|291}} and made to enchant her with healing and longevity.{{Ref|TDG|262}} She believed that Scorpion would use a dragonet against her if the queen found out she had one.{{Ref|TDG|264}}
Jerboa served Queen Scorpion under duress, and fled after refusing to enchant something that threatened the SkyWing tribe.{{Ref|TDG|262}} While under her control she was kept away from other dragons,{{Ref|TDG|263}} tortured by the queen,{{Ref|TDG|291}} and made to enchant her with healing and longevity.{{Ref|TDG|262}} She believed that Scorpion would use a dragonet against her if the queen found out she had one.{{Ref|TDG|264}}


== Family Tree ==
== Family tree ==
{{Jerboa Family Tree}}
{{Jerboa Family Tree}}


== Known Enchantments ==
== Known Enchantments ==
{{Enchantments
{{Enchantments
|phrase1 = But it was getting so hard to keep track of them, and some of them were complicated … it was just easier to make an enchanted scroll where she could write down whatever she wanted to change about Boa, and it would happen.
|phrase1 = Phrasing unknown.
|target1 = A scroll
|target1 = A scroll
|intent1 = To change Boa according to what was written.
|intent1 = To change [[Boa]] according to what was written.
|book1  = TDG
|book1  = TDG
|page1  = 277
|page1  = 277


|phrase2 = This seashell will bring Boa to her mother instantly, at just a flicker of a thought from either one of them.
|phrase2 = Phrasing unknown.
|target2 = A small shell
|target2 = A seashell
|intent2 = To bring Boa to her when either of them wished.
|intent2 = To bring Boa to her when either of them wished.
|book2  = TDG
|book2  = TDG
|page2  = 271
|page2  = 271


|phrase3 = Boa is using one of the objects Jerboa enchanted — the stone that builds them a new home each time they move.
|phrase3 = Phrasing unknown.
|target3 = A stone
|target3 = A stone
|intent3 = To build a new home each time they move.
|intent3 = To build a new home each time they move.
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|page3  = 267
|page3  = 267


|phrase4 = But I ''could'' steal someone else's egg and change the dragon inside into a SandWing like me.
|phrase4 = Phrasing unknown.
|target4 = An animal's egg
|target4 = An animal's egg
|intent4 = To hatch the egg into a SandWing dragonet. Cast multiple times.
|intent4 = To hatch the egg into a [[SandWing]] [[dragonet]]. Cast multiple times.
|book4  = TDG
|book4  = TDG
|page4  = 263
|page4  = 263


|phrase5 = An animus dragon named Jerboa created it for the queen of the SandWings thousands of years ago.
|phrase5 = Phrasing unknown.
|target5 = [[Eye of Onyx]]
|target5 = [[Eye of Onyx]]
|intent5 = To determine whether a SandWing is fit to be queen.
|intent5 = To determine whether a SandWing is fit to be [[queen]], and to turn them to dust on contact if unfit to be queen.
|book5  = DoD
|book5  = DoD
|page5  = 168
|page5  = 168


|phrase6 = Scorpion's not the only one enchanted with longevity.
|phrase6 = Phrasing unknown.
|target6 = Herself
|target6 = Herself
|intent6 = To extend her own lifespan.
|intent6 = To extend her own lifespan.
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|page6  = 264
|page6  = 264


|phrase7 = Boa has started over as a dragonet several times in those centuries.
|phrase7 = Phrasing unknown.
|target7 = [[Jerboa III]]
|target7 = [[Jerboa III]]
|intent7 = To revert Boa's age. Cast multiple times.
|intent7 = To revert Boa's age. Cast multiple times.
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|page7  = 270
|page7  = 270


|phrase8 = Every time Boa tries to use animus magic, she will lose a piece of herself, bit by bit, until she dies of her wounds.
|phrase8 = Phrasing unknown.
|target8 = [[Jerboa III]]
|target8 = [[Jerboa III]]
|intent8 = To torment Boa by making her lose a part of her body every time she casts a spell. This spell is irreversible.  
|intent8 = To torment Boa by making her lose a part of her body every time she casts a spell. This spell is irreversible.  
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|page8  = 284
|page8  = 284


|phrase9 = "When I point this at my prey," she'd said, "I want them to freeze in place, so I can catch them more easily."
|phrase9 = Phrasing unknown.
|target9 = Porcupine quills
|target9 = Porcupine quills
|intent9 = To freeze Boa's prey in place.
|intent9 = To freeze Boa's prey in place.
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|page9  = 275
|page9  = 275


|phrase10 = Which won't be for a long time, thanks to those healing and longevity spells Jerboa was forced to make for her.
|phrase10 = Phrasing unknown.
|target10 = [[Scorpion]]
|target10 = [[Scorpion]]
|intent10 = To extend her lifespan and heal her.
|intent10 = To extend her lifespan and heal her.
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|page10  = 262
|page10  = 262


|phrase11 = Queens die in their sleep of unexpected heart attacks all the time. It might have happened at any moment even without any magic help.
|phrase11 = Phrasing unknown.
|target11 = [[Scorpion]]
|target11 = [[Scorpion]]
|intent11 = To inflict a heart attack on her.
|intent11 = To inflict a heart attack on her.
|book11  = TDG
|book11  = TDG
|page11  = 264
|page11  = 264
|phrase12 = Phrasing unknown.
|target12 = Several unnamed dragons, including a [[SeaWing]] and a [[RainWing]]
|intent12 = To be servants.
|book12  = TDG
|page12  = 281
|phrase13=Phrasing unknown.
|target13=Jerboa III
|intent13=To make Boa a good cook.
|book13=TDG
|page13=266
|phrase14=Phrasing unknown
|target14=Jerboa III
|intent14=To make Boa like cooking
|book14=TDG
|page14=267
|phrase15=Phrasing unknown.
|target15=Jerboa III
|intent15=To make Boa like collecting firewood
|book15=TDG
|page15=273
|phrase16=Phrasing unknown.
|target16=Unidentified
|intent16=To check on animus dragons currently in existence. Cast repeatedly.
|book16=TDG
|page16=268
}}
}}


== Quotes ==
== Quotes ==
{{SingleQuote
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = No, no, no. […] Magic isn't safe. It's very very dangerous. Only very special dragons should have it, and that's why it's so rare. Only one animus dragon at a time, that's the rule.
|quote  = Do I feel like murdering anyone today? Not particularly. How about some senseless violence, is that on the agenda? Don't think so. How do we feel about tiny dragonets? Still think they're cute? No impulse to kill any of those, right?
|speaker = Jerboa to herself, testing to see if she was losing her soul
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|page    = 262-263
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Absolutely. One animus dragon at a time — if there are too many, can you imagine how dangerous that would be? They could get in a fight, start throwing spells around, and destroy the whole world by accident!
|speaker = to Boa
|speaker = to Boa
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|page    = 268
|page    = 269
}}
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{{SingleQuote
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Absolutely, […] One animus dragon at a time — if there are too many, can you imagine how dangerous that would be? They could get in a fight, start throwing spells around, and destroy the whole world by accident!
|quote  = What if I made you a brother? Wouldn't that be fun? We can even make him do all the boring stuff we hate, like gathering firewood or cracking the lobster shells. Whatever we don't want to do. We can also make him age very slowly so he stays a cute little [[dragonet]] for as long as we want. Oh, and we'll make him a really good sleeper, so he'll nap easily and fall asleep whenever he starts fussing.
|speaker = to Boa
|speaker = to Boa
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|page    = 269
|page    = 272
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{{SingleQuote
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Of course, […] We can even make him love to do all the boring stuff we hate, like gathering firewood or cracking the lobster shells.
|quote  = Of course. We can even make him love to do all the boring stuff we hate, like gathering firewood or cracking the lobster shells.
|speaker = to Boa
|speaker = to Boa
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
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|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|page    = 276
|page    = 276
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = No, that's all real. If you love me so much, let me go.
|speaker = to Boa
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|page    = 277
}}
}}


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="185">
<gallery>
TDGPoster.jpg|Jerboa and her daughter, [[Jerboa III]] on the Barnes & Noble special edition of ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]'', by [[Joy Ang]]
TDGPoster.jpg|Jerboa and her daughter, [[Jerboa II]] on the Barnes & Noble special edition poster from ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]'', by [[Joy Ang]]
JerboaTemplateLumin.png|Reference by {{U|Lumin the Whisperer}}
JerboaTemplateLumin.png|Reference by {{U|Lumin the Whisperer}}
</gallery>
</gallery>


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"No, no, no. [...] Magic isn't safe. It's very very dangerous. Only very special dragons should have it, and that's why it's so rare. Only one animus dragon at a time, that's the rule."
— Jerboa to Jerboa III, The Dangerous Gift

(Not to be confused with her daughter Jerboa III, or her first attempt at creating a dragonet, Jerboa II.)

Jerboa was an adult female SandWing who was introduced in The Dangerous Gift. She was an animus dragon who lived during the era of Darkstalker, working for Queen Scorpion before fleeing and becoming a fugitive. She is currently frozen in a block of ice under Jerboa III's hut.

Description

Jerboa looks similar to Jerboa III,[1] but she enchanted herself to stay an average size and slightly larger than her daughter.[2]

Personality

In the early years of Jerboa's life, she was a good, normal dragon.[3] Thorn stated that she believed Jerboa had wisdom and goodness within her heart.[4] She worried about losing her soul and ensured that the decisions she made were not evil.[5] Later in life, her consciousness was still present but very far away, and Jerboa found it easier to push aside morality,[6] eventually disregarding it altogether[7] as her soul gradually faded away.[8] She was easy,[9] lazy[10] and cruel, enchanting other dragons to do what she wanted, serve her, or to do things for her entertainment.[9]

Jerboa yearned for freedom and a dragonet of her own.[5] She was manipulative, controlling, and abusive towards her daughter, Boa, regularly tweaking her personality. She desired perfection, casting many spells on Boa to keep her entertaining, helpful, and obedient.[11][12] She was hypocritical, often critiquing Boa for being lazy while enchanting her to enjoy things that Jerboa did not want to do herself.[10]

Biography

Pre-Series
Eye of Onyx

Jerboa was commissioned by Scorpion to create the Eye of Onyx — an enchanted necklace with an onyx set in the pendant — to keep the queen in power. Instead, Jerboa enchanted the Eye to choose rightful queens regardless of the royal bloodline and kill those who are not worthy to take the throne. She used her power for Queen Scorpion until Scorpion asked for things that would cause large harm to other tribes, including the SkyWings.

Jerboa fled and enchanted an animal's egg to be a dragon egg. She named the dragonet Jerboa after herself, but the dragonet asked to be called Boa to be different from her mother. She started to enchant Boa to do the hard tasks and chores and be agreeable and perfect and reset her to a dragonet many times. Jerboa also abducted dragons from different tribes, enchanting them to be their servants. Jerboa enchanted Boa to "fear animus magic" or "not be interested" but Boa still asked Jerboa for an animus enchanted item; she gave her a shell necklace that would bring Boa to Jerboa any time she wished. They had lived eleven centuries when Boa asked for another enchantment, which was on porcupine quills tied together with a vine that would freeze her prey so she could catch it easier. The next day, Boa pointed the quills at Jerboa, freezing her in place. Boa interrogated Jerboa, asking her how many animus spells were on her. Boa said she found a scroll where Jerboa wrote down all her spells that she wanted on Boa, and revealed that she wrote down for her to be an animus. By that time, the porcupine quills had frozen Jerboa in a block of magical ice, sealing her in forever. Jerboa left one lasting magic effect on Boa: an irreversible spell that would cause Boa to lose a part of her whenever Boa used her magic.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Talons of Power
When Turtle tried to convince Anemone she did not have to be evil just because she was an animus dragon, he mentioned Jerboa as an example of someone who stayed good.
Darkness of Dragons

Thorn told Qibli that she felt that the Eye of Onyx was created by a dragon with "wisdom and goodness in her heart." Later, Smolder explained to Onyx that the Eye of Onyx was made by Jerboa. Thorn later stated her theory on how Jerboa played a trick on the queen, and Jerboa made this clever spell to pick good queens.

In the epilogue, Jerboa III introduced herself as not the original Jerboa, but her daughter.

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Dangerous Gift
Jerboa was in Queen Snowfall's vision, where she saw how Jerboa had started out originally and how she later treated Jerboa III. Jerboa tweaked her daughter's personality to her liking, occasionally even resetting her to a young dragonet. Eventually, Jerboa III found out about all of her mother's enchantments on her and froze her with enchanted porcupine quills. The block of ice in which she was frozen in remained under Jerboa III's hut.

Legends

Darkstalker
While reading Arctic's mind, Darkstalker heard him think briefly of Jerboa when he listed all of the known animus dragons of Pyrrhia.

Field Guides

A Guide to the Dragon World
Jerboa was depicted with her daughter, Jerboa II, in the SandWing chapter of the guide.

Relationships

Jerboa II

Jerboa II was Jerboa's first attempt at creating her own dragonet with animus magic. Jerboa later got rid of her because she "went wrong," though the details of this situation are unknown. Jerboa had planned to never speak about her again.[13]

Jerboa III

Jerboa III, nicknamed Boa, was Jerboa's second attempt at creating a daughter. Jerboa regularly manipulated her daughter's personality with her magic, making her more agreeable, obedient, helpful, and less annoying.[7] She would enchant Boa to enjoy tasks she disliked,[11] to be a talented cook, to like cooking, to dislike music,[9] to love her mother more,[14] and a variety of other things.[15] Jerboa would also "reset" Boa to a dragonet when she became bored, wiping her memories and reverting her growth.[14] Jerboa was psychologically abusive towards Boa, with Boa even running away several times through the centuries due to it.[16] During Jerboa's final moments, she cast a spell that caused Boa to lose a part of her physical form whenever she used her magic, ensuring that she would never forget her mother.[17]

Scorpion

Jerboa served Queen Scorpion under duress, and fled after refusing to enchant something that threatened the SkyWing tribe.[18] While under her control she was kept away from other dragons,[5] tortured by the queen,[19] and made to enchant her with healing and longevity.[18] She believed that Scorpion would use a dragonet against her if the queen found out she had one.[13]

Family tree

Jerboa
Jerboa IIJerboa III


Known Enchantments

Phrasing Target Intention
"Phrasing unknown." [12] A scroll To change Boa according to what was written.
"Phrasing unknown." [20] A seashell To bring Boa to her when either of them wished.
"Phrasing unknown." [11] A stone To build a new home each time they move.
"Phrasing unknown." [5] An animal's egg To hatch the egg into a SandWing dragonet. Cast multiple times.
"Phrasing unknown." [21] Eye of Onyx To determine whether a SandWing is fit to be queen, and to turn them to dust on contact if unfit to be queen.
"Phrasing unknown." [13] Herself To extend her own lifespan.
"Phrasing unknown." [14] Jerboa III To revert Boa's age. Cast multiple times.
"Phrasing unknown." [22] Jerboa III To torment Boa by making her lose a part of her body every time she casts a spell. This spell is irreversible.
"Phrasing unknown." [23] Porcupine quills To freeze Boa's prey in place.
"Phrasing unknown." [18] Scorpion To extend her lifespan and heal her.
"Phrasing unknown." [13] Scorpion To inflict a heart attack on her.
"Phrasing unknown." [24] Several unnamed dragons, including a SeaWing and a RainWing To be servants.
"Phrasing unknown." [7] Jerboa III To make Boa a good cook.
"Phrasing unknown" [11] Jerboa III To make Boa like cooking
"Phrasing unknown." [10] Jerboa III To make Boa like collecting firewood
"Phrasing unknown." [25] Unidentified To check on animus dragons currently in existence. Cast repeatedly.

Quotes

"Do I feel like murdering anyone today? Not particularly. How about some senseless violence, is that on the agenda? Don't think so. How do we feel about tiny dragonets? Still think they're cute? No impulse to kill any of those, right?"
― Jerboa to herself, testing to see if she was losing her soul (The Dangerous Gift, page 262-263)
"Absolutely. One animus dragon at a time — if there are too many, can you imagine how dangerous that would be? They could get in a fight, start throwing spells around, and destroy the whole world by accident!"
― to Boa (The Dangerous Gift, page 269)
"What if I made you a brother? Wouldn't that be fun? We can even make him do all the boring stuff we hate, like gathering firewood or cracking the lobster shells. Whatever we don't want to do. We can also make him age very slowly so he stays a cute little dragonet for as long as we want. Oh, and we'll make him a really good sleeper, so he'll nap easily and fall asleep whenever he starts fussing."
― to Boa (The Dangerous Gift, page 272)
"Of course. We can even make him love to do all the boring stuff we hate, like gathering firewood or cracking the lobster shells."
― to Boa (The Dangerous Gift, page 273)
"I couldn't possibly remember all of them. I've been trying to fix you for literally centuries."
― to Boa (The Dangerous Gift, page 276)
"No, that's all real. If you love me so much, let me go."
― to Boa (The Dangerous Gift, page 277)

References

  1. ↑ File:TDGPoster.jpg
  2. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 269
  3. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 295
  4. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 175
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 The Dangerous Gift, page 263
  6. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 265
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Dangerous Gift, page 266
  8. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 296
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 The Dangerous Gift, page 274
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 The Dangerous Gift, page 273
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 The Dangerous Gift, page 267
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 277
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 The Dangerous Gift, page 264
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 The Dangerous Gift, page 270
  15. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 277–278
  16. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 272
  17. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 279
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 The Dangerous Gift, page 262
  19. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 291
  20. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 271
  21. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 168
  22. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 284
  23. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 275
  24. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 281
  25. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 268


SandWings
Queens

Present: Oasis • Thorn
Historical: Scorpion

Royalty

Blaze • Blister • Burn • Char • Scald • Singe • Smolder • Sunny • Onyx

Jade Mountain

Arid • Onyx • Ostrich • Pronghorn • Qibli • Sunny

Other Dragons
(Present)

Addax • Agave • Armadillo • Camel • Capybara • Cereus • Cobra • Dune • Horizon • Jerboa III • Kindle • Meerkat • Needle • Ocotillo • Ostrich • Palm • Parch • Prickle • Quicksand • Rattlesnake • Saguaro • Sandstorm • Sirocco • Six-Claws • Tawny • Torch • Viper • Vulture

Other Dragons
(Historical)

Jerboa • Jerboa II

Hybrids

Sunny

Kingdom

Blaze's fortress • Blister's hideout • Great Five-Tail River • Jerboa III's hut • North Beach • Possibility • SandWing stronghold • Scorpion Den

Society

Outclaws • Talons of Power • War of SandWing Succession


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