Animus magic

Abilities

Animus dragons can enchant objects to do nearly anything. The only thing Animus Dragons can't do is bring back the dead. Some examples include levitating, creating an object that can visit someone's dreams, forcing an entire structure to collapse, finding a specific dragon, to even controlling another dragon's movement and thought, even if the animus dragons themselves aren't fully aware of their powers. It is also possible for an animus to enchant themselves, like how Darkstalker enchanted his scales to be invincible to attacks. However, every time an animus dragon uses his or her power, they lose an increasing bit of their soul and risk losing their minds, and going insane. It is possible that if animus powers are used for good though, it does not affect the soul. This is hinted at in Darkstalker Legends when Indigo tells Fathom that it isn't the just using the powers that make you lose your soul, but what you use the powers for. It is also possible that animus power doesn't affect your soul at all, but it is the increasing sense of how easy it is control things that drives dragons to do worse things with their power.

Animus History

• : A SeaWing animus dragon named built the SeaWing pavilion in the Summer Palace over the course of a decade before going mad and trying to kill everyone in sight including his family. This event was known as the Royal SeaWing Massacre.
• : Anemone, a daughter of Queen Coral used her magic for various things, including, but not limited to, a spear to find Whirlpool and spell on s harness. She was enchanted to be an animus dragon by her brother.
• r unless he ran away from his tribe. He used his animus power to enchant an earring that would keep Foeslayer warm

• Queen Diamond: She created the chains to Foeslayer's prison. She also gave the IceWings the gift of healing. She created five narwhal horn spears that, if touched to a frostbreath injury, would heal it. She was an IceWing Queen that ruled approximately 2,000 years ago. She enchanted Foeslayer's chains so that she could be killed multiple times over and over again. The chains could be set free though, but only by the frost breath of a member of the royal IceWing family.

• Prince Fathom: an Animus SeaWing, best friend of Darkstalker until he tricked him into an enchanted sleep. He swore to his sister never to use his powers after the Royal SeaWing Massacre but used them once to stop Darkstalker, and another time to save his other best friend, Indigo, although he was fearful about using his power due to the effects it might have on him.
• Princess Frostbite: An IceWing princess that made the Moon Globe Tree, the Gift of Light. However, she was only mentioned, so there's no explanation of her history.
• Jerboa: Jerboa, a SandWing from the time of Darkstalker was the first known SandWing animus. He ran away after he was sentenced to death by Queen Scorpion because of the lack of knowledge on animus dragons
• Princess Orca: An Animus SeaWing, she had enchanted one of her sculptures of herself to kill other female dragons in her bloodline, so she could rule forever. After challenging her mother, Queen Coral, for the throne, she died. Queen Coral put her enchanted sculpture in the underwater Royal Hatchery, where it proceeded to crush the Queen's eggs.
• Penguin: An animus IceWing who created the Gift of Diplomacy.
• Stonemover: A NightWing animus, Stonemover, figured out a way to transfer the soul loss into his scales, gradually turning them into stone. He described it as "turning the magic upon itself". However, he was already weak from creating tunnels that lead to the Kingdom of Sand and the RainWing Kingdom. Stonemover enchanted a fox named Dinner to bring him the food he needs, for he is too weak to do it himself. He may have created the Obsidian Mirror, and did something to it when he left so that it didn't work as well.
• Prince Turtle: Keeping his powers a secret like his deceased sister, Orca, he claimed he only enchanted small things, like for instance a river stone he enchanted to heal flesh and muscle wounds in Escaping Peril. In Talons of Power Darkstalker takes away Turtle's Animus power.
• Unknown SandWing Animus: In Talons of Power, Darkstalker summoned all animuses, one of which was a female SandWing who disappeared before Darkstalker could see her, it is possible she will make an appearance in DoD.