Deep Dragon "Fenrir"

 One of the six dragon races to have stolen magic from the gods. Also known as "Fenrir," "Wolven," "Warrior Race," "The Ultimate Warrior," "What Lurks In Shadow," "Wolf of the Abyssal Forest," and "The Silent Dragon Warrior." They now guard Fenrir Forest, or more specifically, the Sanctuary, and kill anyone who enters the forest. This has made them one of the most dangerous dragon races to encounter.

Species: Dragon
Represents: Fenrir
Residence: Fenrir Forest
Magic: Dark Magic
Medium: Sight
Founding Sorcerer: Lenhasinu
Curse: Silence



- Overview

Reputation

Said to be warriors of the forest, the Deep Dragons are massive creatures that roam the largest forest on the continent, the Fenrir Forest. This massive forest is said to take up 20% of the continent.

 Although they are not the most powerful dragon race, they are among the most feared. This is because of their vigilence in defending the forest, even if that means killing any man who enters. It is also rumored that they, like the Wyrd Dragons, harbor a great resentment of sorcerers. In reality, they simply have higher priorities, and in spite of being so feared, they are seen so rarely that many sorcerers don't believe they exist.



Dark Magic

  Also referred to as Dark Arts, the Deep Dragons possess the ability to control most things. Not only those that are alive, but even the earth, the plants, and the trees of the forest itself. This power exceeds anything sorcerers are capable of, with the power to give or take life at will. With sight as their medium, Deep Dragons are able to inflict their sorcery on everything they can see in that moment, regardless of distance. This means that their power can also be disrupted by also breaking their line of sight. Their reaction speed is exceptional, even able to shoot down projectiles. They can dissipate magic, and suppress most spells fired at them by sorcerers.



Curse

 Deep Dragons were cursed with the loss of their voice. They do not make noise, and rely on their dark magic to be able to communicate directly with the minds of others. This gives Deep Dragons an eerie impression, as they are absolutely silent most of the time.



Physical Attributes

 Deep Dragons resemble large black wolves and stand roughly 3 to 4 meters tall at the head, and due to their large size, they strangely spend much of their time underwater. It's specifically mentioned, however, that Deep Dragons are just as capable on land, and in fact, are known to be even more aggressive on it. Like the other dragon races, they have bright green eyes, which widen and emit flashes of light as they execute their sorcery. Oil secretions from their skin make their fur relatively stiff, as it's said that the fur doesn't move in the breeze. This also makes the fur feel damp to the touch. The beauty of this pitch-black, silky fur has astonished many of the people who witness them.



Worship

 Like all dragons, Deep Dragons have their own worshippers, who hold faith for the Deep Dragons specifically. In these branches of the Dragon Faith, they're more or less revered as gods, to the extent that the presence of a Deep Dragon will send every surrounding villager into a hysteria of praise, referring to the dragon as their Lord. Deep Dragons themselves seem fairly indifferent to this praise.

 One example of the Dragon Faith worship is a small village in Fenrir Forest. It's said that while some dragons gave artifacts to their worshippers, which they could then use to kill their enemies, such as in the case of the Wyrd Dragons, others (including Deep Dragons) used humans themselves as weapons. It is unclear if they simply meant as active soldiers, or if they used them as a familiar army. Either way, the humans under their influence were prepared to fight and die for their lords.

 In this village, the church building (which doubled as a prison) had an elaborate steeple, the peeks of which were adorned with black Deep Dragon statues. It was said that the villagers were the descendants of those who had fought for the Deep Dragons all those years ago. Even so, as they had planned to eventually invade the Sanctuary, the Deep Dragons quickly turned against them, prepared to kill the whole village. It is only because of Orphen and Fiena that anyone lived. Even with their intervention, countless citizens perished in the fight, exhibiting the cruel nature of the continents 'True Warriors.' The remaining villagers were guided out of the forest by the forest rangers, and dispersed to other territories surrounding Fenrir to find new homes for themselves.



History

Theft of Magic

 Among the six dragon races who stole their power from the gods, the Deep Dragons are also one of the cursed. Over 1,000 years ago they joined the 5 other dragon races in attempting to steal magic (in the form of sorcery) from the gods. Though they succeeded, they could not escape their curse, and fell silent.


- Capabilities

Regeneration

 Deep Dragons possess powerful regenerative capabilities. Unlike sorcerers, who can't restore nerve damage or severe wounds, Deep Dragons are able to do both. To the extent that they can even bring an individual back from the dead. However, it's mentioned that this resurrection can only be cast immediately after death, and only if the body isn't severely damaged.



Sorcery

Dark Magic
   Also referred to as Dark Arts, the Deep Dragons possess the ability to exert control over others. Not only those that are alive, but even the earth, the plants, and the trees of the forest itself. This power exceeds anything sorcerers are capable of, with the power to give or take life at will. With sight as their medium, Deep Dragons are able to inflict their sorcery on everything they can see in that moment, regardless of distance. This means that their power can also be disrupted by breaking their line of sight. Their reaction speed is also exceptional, only needing to perceive something in their sight to act upon it. They can dissipate magic, shoot down bullets, and suppress most spells fired at them by sorcerers. These abilities are said to be physical manifestations from the realm of white magic.

Spiritual Domination
  Deep Dragons rely on their ability to dominate the spirit as a means of communication, relaying their language through thoughts rather than the spoken word, as well as being able to read the thoughts of anyone in their sight. In addition, they can take control of another's mind, forcing them to act in a specific way. This ability only requires the initiation of the spell to remain in effect. Even after the target has disappeared from their line of sight, they will still be compelled to do as the dragon asked. For example, when Fiena uses the Dragon's powers to tell Cleao to leave the village and wait on the outskirts with the rangers, she does so, and the next day, Cleao is unable to answer why she didn't rescue them during the night, when it'd be much easier. This same power was used to restrain MacDougall from shooting Majic. The only way that he could unfreeze his arm, which had been commanded to freeze, was to give up the idea of shooting Majic. It wasn't until he had decided and accepted this order that the spell would dissipate, as those were the stipulations placed when the spell was first cast.

Familiars
  A secondary extension of their Spiritual Domination is the ability to create a familiar. They can share their senses with a creature of their choosing (usually one of a lesser intelligence than the dragon) and use them to infiltrate enemy territory. Fiena was used as Asraliel's familiar, and Leki was known to use spiritual domination to share the thoughts of others with Cleao. However, this effect goes both ways. The dragon lends its power to its familiar, which they can then use, with or without the dragon's approval. This allowed Fiena to save the village, as she was able to nullify the attacks of the surrounding Deep Dragons. Though the dragon then revoked her ability to call upon its power, this still implied that the ability to do so did not require the dragon's express consent to initiate.

Spiritual Destruction
 As a third facet of this ability, Deep Dragons can completely destroy a person on a spiritual level. This effect can be as strong as to reduce the human body to dust, if the dragon so chooses, but even if it doesn't, is generally considered something a normal human cannot survive. A person who is not destroyed physically, will often be destroyed spiritually, effectively having no soul left.

Detonations
 Aside from their tool kit of powerful spiritual abilities, Deep Dragons also possess the power to destroy outright. One look will cause an instant explosive reaction that can wipe out half of a village in a single shot, described as an expanding white fire. This is one of the reasons that if a Deep Dragon lays eyes on you, it's considered game over. This ability is also incredibly precise. A Deep Dragon can choose to target one specific thing in its environment, with such precision that it can, say, remove a single building from the premesis without destroying what's inside of it or a single blade of grass surrounding it.

Sorcery Accompanied By Sound
 Those who have experienced Deep Dragon sorcery also notice a bubbling sound associated with it, as if they're heating bubbling water. The types of sound range, but are always of a similar nature.



Spiritual Sense

 Although the Deep Dragons lost their voice, they maintain communicative abilities through a form of telepathy. They can speak directly to a person's mind using this sensation. Like the rest of their power, it is limited to line of sight, and isn't perfect. Their conversation will be overheard by anything else that happens to be in their sight, even if they're not fully aware of it.



Spacial Transition

 Like human sorcerers, Deep Dragons are able to use spacial transition (teleport) to move between locations. It's said that they can appear and disappear at will, and when an adult Deep Dragon appears in a location, it's usually accompanied by a large pillar of white fire that reaches the skies. This is thought to be because the act of transitioning causes distortions in space.



Silence
 Although this is listed as a curse, it is also incredibly beneficial to the Deep Dragon species. Deep Dragons do not make sound. They don't bark, or growl, or howl (outside of the original animes, anyway), and they make no sound when moving through the forest, including having silent foot steps and making no noise when they move through brush. This allows Wolven to walk right up to a potential target without being noticed.




- Individuals

Leki

 During the Deep Dragon attack in Volume 4, a small baby named Leki joined Orphen's group, becoming emotionally attached to Cleao. This was a result of Cleao saving the child when a startled villager tried to kill him with a metal bar, afraid that he would attract other dragons to their location. Often times, he's used by Cleao to punish her friends for their misdeeds, and possesses powerful magic in spite of being a child. Enough to make him feared by the rest of the group.



Asraliel

 The leader of the Deep Dragons. Asraliel is a title that passes down from leader to leader, and would theoretically pass down to Leki eventually. She is responsible for commanding the Deep Dragons to destroy the Dragon Faith village in Volume 4, and has generally acted aggressively in the name of upholding her sacred duties as guardian of the forest.



- Anime Appearance

 The anime version of the Deep Dragons made a number of visual changes, while also changing their name to Wolven in the English dub (they're still Deep Dragons in the Japanese version.) In particular their enormous size, ranging from slightly taller than a person (similar to the books) or towering over trees. They were also midnight blue, instead of black.

 It seemed that if one Deep Dragon accepted rulership from an individual, regardless of who or what they are, the Deep Dragon race as a whole would follow that individual's choices. Even if their new ruler was a human. This behavior reveals itself when Leki, under Cleao's command, is able to get the others to stop their attack. This is in spite of their original objective to punish the whole village by putting them to death.

Assorted Facts

Details

 •  Deep Dragon offspring have been referred to as cubs, puppies, or children.
 •  Like other magic users, Deep Dragons are unable to multi cast, so they can't attack and defend at the same time.
 •  Like other dragons, Deep Dragons are considered sorcerers by the merit that their magic is not true god magic.
 •  Deep Dragons speak in antiquated speech patterns, which in English, often gets translated as Ye-Olde English.



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