Jerboa
(Not to be confused with Jerboa II, her daughter, who appears in Darkness of Dragons.)
Template:Charbox Jerboa was an animus SandWing who lived before Darkstalker's time. Jerboa was 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
Jerboa was commissioned by an unknown SandWing queen (possibly Queen 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. 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.
While reading Prince Arctic's mind, Darkstalker heard him think briefly of Jerboa when he listed all of the known animus dragons of Pyrrhia.
Jerboa was mentioned a couple of times throughout The Brightest Night as the creator of the Eye of Onyx.
Although not mentioned by name, Queen 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.
Family Tree
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| Jerboa II | Jerboa III | ||||||||||||||
Trivia
- Thorn used the phrase "jerboa-head", which may or may not have been derived from her.
- In Darkstalker, Jerboa was referred to as male. This was retconned for unknown reasons.
Gallery
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A typical SandWing (colored), by Joy Ang -
A typical SandWing (lineart), by Joy Ang -
A typical SandWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
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Jerboa Reference
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Jerboa (colored)
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Jerboa-By BrightEyesTheNightWing
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jerboa the animus sandwing headshot
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SandWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing -
Jerboa by Kiwi
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Colored by Kiwi
| 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 | |
