Jerboa
(Not to be confused with Jerboa II, her daughter, who appears in Darkness of Dragons.)
Jerboa was an animus SandWing who lived before/during Darkstalker's time. Jerboa was supposedly the creator of the Eye of Onyx and other various SandWing treasures mentioned throughout the series. She was said to have fled the SandWing court and was either killed or became a fugitive. Jerboa was the mother of Jerboa II, the only other known animus SandWing.
Personality
In Darkness of Dragons, Thorn mentions that she feels as if the Eye of Onyx (likely created by Jerboa) was created by an animus with "wisdom and goodness in her heart."
Along with this, Jerboa seems to have been protective, caring, and motherly, as she cast a spell on her daughter that ensured nothing could ever harm her. This resulted in Jerboa II being immortal.
Jerboa was also hinted to be extremely clever due to the way she enchanted the Eye of Onyx to function, rather than following her true orders. She also appears to have cared deeply about her tribe and their future for the same reasoning, but she vanished at one point for unknown reasons, abandoning her tribe.
Biography
| Pre-Series |
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Jerboa was commissioned by an unknown SandWing queen (possibly 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. This is presumably the reason Jerboa was forced to flee her tribe and become a fugitive to the law. Jerboa most likely had her daughter, Jerboa II, while she was in hiding. |
The Jade Mountain Prophecy
| Talons of Power |
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| When Turtle tries to convince Anemone she doesn't have to be evil just because she is an Animus dragon, he mentions Jerboa as an example of someone who stayed good. |
| Darkness of Dragons |
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Although not mentioned by name, Thorn told Qibli that she feels that the Eye Of Onyx was created by a dragon with "wisdom and goodness in her heart". Later, in the epilogue, Jerboa II introduced herself as not the original Jerboa, but her daughter. |
Legends
| Darkstalker |
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| While reading Arctic's mind, Darkstalker heard him think briefly of Jerboa when he listed all of the known animus dragons of Pyrrhia. |
Family Tree
| Jerboa | |||||||||||||||
| Jerboa II | Jerboa III | ||||||||||||||
Trivia
- In Darkstalker, Jerboa was referred to as male. This may have been a mistake, or it may have been forgotten between the writing of Darkstalker and that of Darkness of Dragons.
| SandWings | |
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| Queens | |
| Royalty |
Blaze • Blister • Burn • Char • Scald • Singe • Smolder • Sunny • Onyx |
| Jade Mountain | |
| 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) |
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| Hybrids | |
| Kingdom |
Blaze's fortress • Blister's hideout • Great Five-Tail River • Jerboa III's hut • North Beach • Possibility • SandWing stronghold • Scorpion Den |
| Society | |
