Talons of Power ceremony

This is the ceremony by which all two year old SeaWing dragonets are tested to see whether of not they exhibit the recessive animus gene.

History

After being bullied by his elder sister, Princess Sapphire, Prince Albatross discovered his magical abilities by commanding a shell to "Bite her talons off!", leading to the loss of a potential candidate for the SeaWing throne, as the princess was no longer capable of performing queenly duties without her talons. To prevent any other such catastrophic event and to better make use of animus magic, a "ceremony" was devised in which dragonets would attempt to enchant something simple (generally a coconut, as seen in both examples of the event) to see if they had the animus gene.

Darkstalker (Legends)

Prince Fathom, when he was a dragonet, took the test with his sister Pearl, close Indigo, and five other SeaWing dragonets who'd all turned two within the last few months. During the Talons of Power ceremony, they were asked to command their alotted coconut to hit Albatross, who was overseeing the test along with his sister, Queen Lagoon.

Procedures

When Prince Fathom took the test, the thing they were supposed to do was hit Albatross (the main animus at the time) with a coconut. However, when Prince Turtle took the ceremony, the test was to raise the coconut in the air.

Known Participants

• Prince Fathom
• Queen Pearl
• Princess Indigo
• Princess Anemone
• Prince Turtle
• Prince Cerulean
• Prince Octopus
• Prince Fin
• 28 other unnamed princes