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3[[folder: Magic in general]]
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5[[WMG: Ezran's affinity for animals comes from King Harrow]]
6* He mentions that it's always been something he could do, suggesting that it's an innate gift and thus likely to be hereditary. Harrow is seen talking to Pip and Pip later seems to [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude understand the situation surrounding Viren]], and like his son is also socially awkward.
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8[[WMG: Light magic will be introduced.]]
9* Whereas Dark magic stems from using the life force of others, Light magic would be powered by [[CastFromHitPoints sacrificing one's own life instead.]] It's power would be great, but using it too much would be fatal to the
10caster.
11** It might even be the exact same kind of magic with the only difference being it comes from someone willingly giving there life force (whether the casters own or someone else), since the life force is working with the caster rather then against them it is far more powerful, it may even create a living spell that is guided by the sacrificed individual.
12*** According to Callum's Spellbook, Light magic does exist, but as a rare "Light-Being Mode" exclusive to some Sunfire elves. So while the "healing" part of this WMG is confirmed, the life exchange or wether or not it will be introduced in the series proper is still up in the air.
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14[[WMG: The idea of elves naturally understanding arcana is wrong]]
15Their innate understanding of magic actually comes from their upbringing and being brought up with a tribe that reveres that Primal Source, rather than being naturally born understanding it, but since they start so early they can't ever remember ''not'' knowing it. Systemic breeding and being surrounded by that magic also alters their physical appearance to match, making it even harder to realize it. It would explain why humans without that background can't do primal magic as easily, and serve as a metaphor for how systemic privilege can mask itself as innate talent.
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17[[WMG: Humans ''have'' an arcanum. For Dark magic.]]
18Lujaane talks about the natural/primal sources of magic, and how the non-mortal races were born with innate understandings of their particular varieties of magic. Dark magic is powered by the life force of creatures, and this is treated as abhorrent, but in a way, death is a natural, primal thing. The only real difference between a storm and the death of a living creature is the meaning people ascribe to them. But, as elves are naturally long-lived, possibly immortal, they would have less understanding of mortality than humans do. Basically, humans naturally understand death in a way that elves ''don't''. ''ie''--humans have a connection to the secrets of death that elves do not.
19* Dark magic is considered to be evil and horrific in the setting of the show, but in a way, is it really particularly worse than eating meat? Sure, if an animal is treated badly, or a human is killed for meat, that is wrong. But as a corollary, would killing a deer for use in dark magic be any worse than killing a deer to eat?
20** SlipperySlopeFallacy: Would she eventually consider using a HumanSacrifice to try to fix permanently?
21*** No more than eating meat would inherently lead to becoming a cannibal. People kill animals for food every day, and we still know that cannibalism is wrong.
22* If this were the case, then 1) why is, "It's a shortcut," and the pros and cons therein, the main argument both those for and those against Dark Magic turn to, and 2) why would that be literally the '''''ONLY''''' thing Dark Magic has in common with Primal Magic?
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24[[WMG: There is a seventh arcanum and Ezran possesses it]]
25Rather than an arcanum for feature of nature, the seventh arcanum is for the power of living things, animals, plants etc. Ezran's ability to speak with animals (and even engage is some form of sense sharing as of the ends of the second season) is because through some random fluke he was just naturally born with a connection to that particular arcanum.
26* Dark magic, with its destructive use of plant and animals parts (both preserved and live), is connected to this arcanum, treating them in the same way uses of the other arcanum would treat a primal stone of the appropriate element.
27
28[[WMG: One Arcanum Per Person]]
29Lujanne and Rayla seemed to think that the idea of gaining an Arcanum without being born with it was crazy, but the authors confirm that it was a fairly common practice before the exile. So maybe elves don't do it amongst themselves because they can't. Only humans can gain a new Arcanum because they're born without any Arcanum. Aaravos found a work around somehow.
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31[[WMG: A Human needs a Magical Creature to Learn an Arcanum]]
32WordOfGod confirms that before Xadia was split in two, human mages often apprenticed under wizards for years to learn their Arcanum. However, the only known human mages are reliant on dark magic and primal stones. Why? Because a human can only learn an Arcanum in the proximity of a creature that was born with that Arcanum. Callum was only able to learn the Sky Arcanum because Zym was there. Once the elves and dragons drove the humans away from Xadia, it was impossible for them to propagate Arcanum amongst themselves, so it died out, and eventually the practice was forgotten altogether.
33* This could also explain humans use of dark magic, humans are naturally able to draw on and mimic the Arcanum of magical creatures, so forcefully taking that power is a logical next stem, especially once you are exiled and no longer able to use the former method
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35[[WMG: The pushback against dark magic and the belief that you can only connect to the arcanum you're born to both stem from elves and dragons attempting to maintain a dominant position in ancient Xadia's society]]
36There are several parts of the in-show philosophies pertaining to these things which are either inconsistent, incorrect or otherwise suspicious. The main criticism of dark magic is that it requires the killing of living things -- yet these are typically things such as insects, and the elves are shown to have no problem with killing animals for food. The belief that you can only connect to an arcanum if you're born to it is evidently false, and according to WordOfGod forging connections with other arcana was common before Xadia was split -- yet characters otherwise knowledgeable about magic are insistent in this belief. It's also worth noting how the elves and dragons' ancient response to the invention of dark magic -- the exile of the entire human species from Xadia -- is a grossly disproportionate response to the actions of one person, and modern elves still display a rather condescending attitude regarding human aptitude towards magic -- see Lujanne's "you're only human" conversation with Callum.\
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38The impression seems to be that elves and dragons consider their ability to access magic natural and right, and the humans' ability to do the same either impossible (in the case of primal magic) or morally wrong (in the case of dark magic). As such, the "natural" state of things is one where the elves and dragons just so happen to be able to manipulate the fundamental forces of nature and the humans... aren't, something that in a land where magic was everywhere and a very big deal was likely a notable and visible handicap. It's worth noting here that, when someone argues that one group having power and privilege and the other having nothing is just how things are supposed to be, they're not going to be part of the second group.\
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40As such, while genuine moral repulsion at the thought of extracting the magic of living creatures likely played a part, the degree of the response may very well have stemmed from how dark magic's existence threatened the loss of the main division of Xadia's people by giving humans universal access to magic. A complicating factor is how dark mages ''are'' willing to use sapient creatures to fuel their spells; depending on when this began being done, it likely either contributed to the elves and dragons' repulsion or may have arisen later as a result of the rising antagonism between humanity and Xadia. The belief in the exclusivity of arcana also plays into this -- if you're only ever able to connect to one arcanum by being born with it, then it's easier to argue that everyone should content themselves with what they're born with, be it some or none, and the only morally acceptable way of using magic is simply cut off from some people. If anyone can forge a bond with any arcana, then magic becomes a lot less exclusive.
41[[WMG: There is a seventh arcanum that the humans possess and do not know: Life]]
42Humans naturally possess the arcanum of life, possibly animal life. However, since they were never taught how to use it, nobody really knows this. Ezran has the natural magic power of the life arcanum which is what let's him speak to animals.
43Furthermore, Dark Magic may in fact be a corruption of the seventh arcanum, since it devours life in order to fuel its powers.
44
45[[WMG: Callum is ''not'' the first human to figure out how to use Primal Magic. The earlier ones were assassinated.]]
46There have always been humans attuned to some of the magic, to this day with the likes of the Captain and his ability to sense storms, and Ezran's ability to talk to animals. Every time a human got into full blown Primal Magic territory in ancient times, however, a conspiracy killed them. This conspiracy could take one of two forms.
47** Elves and/or Dragons arranged their assassination. This is because they feared being overtaken by humankind if that human ever figured out how repeat this feat and start a full-on primal MagicSchool for humans. This is what motivated Aaravos to create Dark Magic--since it took more time and effort for humans to gain magic, he needed something that could be learned faster and be more destructive and potent in order to even the playing field.
48** Dark mages arranged their assassination. This is because they feared what the human primal mages represented. Every dark mage seen in the first two seasons, Viren , Claudia, and Ziard defends their use of dark magic by saying that they have no other option; dark magic is the only kind of magic they can use. Now recall how corruptive dark magic is. Just one use of it triggered a fever dream in Callum where dark magic tried to convince him to use it more often. Claudia uses it to'' flavor pancakes''. If human primal mages were walking around in large numbers, suddenly dark magic is looking a lot less like being NecessarilyEvil and instead just [[TheDarkArts evil]].
49** Semi-confirmed in season 4, when Ezran calls Callum "the first human primal mage in centuries," implying that Ezran knows about other human primal mages from hundreds of years before.
50
51[[WMG: The Sun Staff holds the Sun's Primal Stone.]]
52Claudia was able to use Primal Magic during the Final Battle because she had access to the Sun's Primal Stone through her staff.
53
54[[WMG: Seven is not the limit]]
55There's much more ways of magic than just 6 Primals and one Dark, and possibly more can be invented. 6 Primals were set as the main and only way because elves and dragons are born with arcanum, and they didn't want to share this power with humans, who have to work to do magic. Other ways gradually faded out of collective memory without use, and only exceptional (and long-lived) mages, like Aaravos, know and practice them. Also, he deliberately chose to teach Ziard the Dark magic for some reason while there were other options - for instance, he was doing his own research at that time and wanted to hide it, and used humans to distract everyone else.
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57[[WMG: Dark Magic is Void Magic…which is a subset of Star Magic.]]
58Black holes, which form after a star has collapsed, are more or less massive voids. They are also famous for sucking anything that passes by inside them; Star dragons are said to consume stars in the same way.
59If dark magic is Void Magic, then humans have the Void Arcanum.
60
61[[WMG: Moon opals can compensate for the lack of any of the "components" of Primal moon magic.]]
62Primal magic requires three things: A connection to the appropriate Primal Source, the knowledge and ability to draw a rune, and the knowledge and ability to speak the correct Draconic phrase.
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64Moon Opals have been used twice to compensate for one of those three things: First, Runaan had a Moon Arcanum and could speak the Draconic phrase, but couldn't draw the rune for the spell he cast in season 1, episode 1 (Mystica Arbora); second, Callum knew the rune and phrase for the spell he cast in season 3, episode 8 (Historia Viventem), but didn't have a Moon Arcanum. Both used a Moon Opal to compensate for their respective deficiencies.
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66[[/folder]]
67[[folder: The Main Characters]]
68
69[[WMG: Callum's Destiny is Already Written]]
70During Callum's vision quest, [=DarkMage!Callum=] says that it's his destiny to become a mage, even though he wasn't born with an Arcanum. If you pay attention to [=DarkMage!Callum=]'s lines, you'll notice that he never says it's Callum's destiny to be a ''dark'' mage, just to be a ''mage.'' And lo and behold, when Callum wakes up, he's got an Arcanum. He's a mage. It's a ProphecyTwist. Callum may think he's defied fate, but he hasn't. He just wasn't fated for the thing he though he was because he wasn't paying attention to the ExactWords.
71* Is it really a ProphecyTwist if the character put in the effort to become a mage? This sounds less like of a "prophecy" and more of just Callum working hard toward his goal.
72** The apparition predicted Callum’s future, he rebuked it by affirming his free will, but everything it said happened, exactly as it was said, but not according to Callum’s assumptions. That’s practically the dictionary definition of a ProphecyTwist. Effort being required does not invalidate prophecy. Almost every ProphecyTwist or SelfFulfillingProphecy involves effort - as does a prophecy played straight. A prophecy is just a prediction of the future, made via supernatural means. Even when YouCantFightFate, fate doesn’t miracle away the cause and effect required for the outcome, it just reveals or sometimes guarantees the outcome ahead of time.
73*** That's...really not how prophecies work, let alone prophecy twists (which involve characters' efforts being geared toward ''avoiding'' said prophecy but winding up fulfilling it by accident). If he were to predict that Callum would one day drink water, that's not really a prophecy. In any case, the novelization specifies that the "destiny" part that Callum was rejecting was that it was his destiny to do ''dark'' magic. Which he never does again.
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75[[WMG: Callum will learn more spells, and have to use the cube to figure out which ones he can cast]]
76Without a primal stone, Callum can't cast his air spells whenever he wants. He will need a source of magic. Fortunately, his cube lights up when it is near enough a large source of magic, so he can use it to figure out which spells he can currently cast. They have a strong source of Moon (Rayla), Sun (Bait), and Sky (Azymondias), so they'll either need to find the other three, or he'll need to focus on those three elements.
77* As a sub-clause, this means he will need to get uncomfortably close to Rayla to cast moon magic.
78* Jossed for all intents and purposes. Callum connects to the Sky Primal, allowing him to cast Sky spells at will without a Primal Stone.
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80* It hasn't been Jossed yet...but this theory is on life support, Callum can use Primal Magic with no source...and the Cube is more than a Magic detector.
81
82[[WMG: Callum is a Half- (or Quarter-)Elf. Specifically, ''Sky'' Elf]]
83* The clue in this case is how easily he picked up using Magic without the Dark Magic shortcut. By WordOfGod, Elves are inherently magic, but Humans aren't which is ''why'' they came up with Dark Magic. They have also been rather coy about the possibility of Half-Elves as well(while at the same time giving a definite "no" to the possibility of Dark Elves) Also note that in Episode 3, Viren refers to him as a "Mongrel". So the idea is that Callum's Father(or Grandfather) was an Elf.
84** So why ''Sky'' Elf? Well, Sky Elves, as far as we can tell, are the only ones that have the skin tone closest or identical to his(although he might just take after his mother more in that regard), plus all the magic he has dealt with in the first season has been related to sky magic. Sky Primal Stone, sky magic spells, Sky dragon. Furthermore, we see that the cube reacts to Elves as a source of magic. So any reaction to Callum as a source of sky magic could have been hidden by the presence of the Primal Stone. So the idea is that Callum's use of sky magic has awoken his Elven heritage. So they'll start Season 2 with Callum wondering how he's going to use magic now that his Primal Stone is gone, only to find the cube reacting to him like it did to Rayla.
85* The creators have confirmed that Callum is biracial, take that as you will.
86** Although this can also mean simply that he has a white father and an Asian mother.
87* To add onto the above Troper’s WMG I would also like to say that it has been shown that illusion magic (or at the very least Moonshadow elf illusion magic) is very convincing. So perhaps an illusion was cast on Callum to hide his elf traits.
88* Also, the fact that Callum's father has never been shown before gives me the impression that something's up with him.
89* This seems unlikely, as it undercuts his arc from the second season while adding nothing to the story. Having to overcome his human limitations is kind of cut out from under him if he wasn't human in the first place. (plus wouldn't the cube react to him if that was the case?) Also, I feel like if there was anything unique about Callum's heritage it would have been at least alluded to in the letter.
90* Jossed. The creators have confirmed that Callum and his parents are fully human.
91
92[[WMG: Callum is Demiromantic]]
93* So far, the only girls he's shown any romantic interest in are Claudia; a childhood friend, whom he fell out of love with when she betrayed their close bond, and Rayla; someone he'd grown to admire and respect as ATrueHero who in time declared him to be her best friend. His romance with Rayla, especially, has the feeling of it being an extension of their friendship.
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95[[WMG:Ezran will discover that Pip is Harrow, whose soul was switched by Viren.]]
96Pip's escape at the end of Season 2 was made pretty blatant...
97
98[[WMG: Aanya and Ezran are going to be in a political marriage..]]
99
100[[WMG: Rayla is a Hugger.]]
101* Sure she might be tough as stone on the outside, but when she gets to know someone...'''HUGS FOR EVERYBODY!!'''
102** First thing she did when Zym freed her hand? She has already given Callum three hugs one-on-one[[note]]Though there could be [[ShipTease other]] reasons for this,[[/note]] and she has been in two group hugs with everyone.
103
104[[WMG: Callum will have to disguise himself as an elf.]]
105Since the Dragang is out of the Pentarchy and into Xadia, the "hide from the lynch mob" tables have turned. Goodbye Human Rayla, hello Elven Callum.
106* This will involve him putting on a hood, tucking his hands in his pockets, and talking in a Scottish accent about how great it is to have a hundred year lifespan and how wonderful it is having a natural connection to the moon arcana.
107** Well, it could be more convenient to pretend to be a Sky Elf, even though disguising as a Moonshadow Elf may be the first attempt.
108** Callum will not only have to disguise himself as an elf at some point and affect an exaggerated Scottish accent, but he'll use the opportunity to take as many cheerful potshots at elven society as Rayla did at human society. For added hilarity, some Xadian will [[ActuallyPrettyFunny find it about as funny as Ezran found Rayla's human impression]]. Cue poor Rayla's inevitable exasperation.
109* Confirmed for Season 3, except he uses an exaggerated Australian accent of all things while attempting to tree branches as antlers to pass as an Earthblood Elf. Only Callum himself thinks he's actually fooling anyone.
110
111[[WMG: Callum will be able to use all the arcanum at one point.]]
112* Giving it some Avatar-esque twist.
113** This is definitely plausible since, [[spoiler: in the season 2 finale, Aaravos, a Startouch Elf, demonstrated the ability to learn multiple arcnaum when he channeled sky, sun, and earth magic through Viren.]]
114
115[[WMG: Rayla will spar with Callum]]
116Before (or after) he gets stuck in a melee fight, a [[ProperlyParanoid Properly Paranoid]] Rayla will force an impromptu practice session; in the process, she'll manage what Soren couldn't and find a way to teach him how to use a sword.
117Of course, one of them will eventually wind up [[SuggestiveCollision tripping over the other]].
118* Not Jossed, but on life support. As of S3, Callum's magical abilities have grown to the point where he can fly, and he seems to be set on continuing to learn magic. It seems highly unlikely that he would even ''need'' to learn how to use a sword at this point.
119** Yes and no - he almost got choked out by Mutated Kasef before he could even get a spell off. His new girlfriend is unlikely to take "no" for an answer.
120*** But probably no, since Rayla had [[spoiler: left to find Viren]], and Sky magic also includes abilities such as enhanced speed, agility, and acrobatics. Once Callum truly masters Sky magic, he'd likely have no use for a sword at all.
121* Slight alteration (based on the above): Post-timeskip, Rayla will spar with Callum, the outcome of which will reveal how far Callum has come that he has now surpassed her.
122** Surpass? In strict Close Quarters Combat? Even if he went full MagicKnight he is not making up the skill gap, but he could at least stay alive long enough to get some distance and start casting.
123*** Jossed. By Book 5 Callum is powerful enough to punch out a panther.
124
125[[WMG: Ezran will turn out to be a {{Reincarnation}} of a powerful dragon à la [[WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays Zak and Kur]]]]
126As already established, Ezran's ability to [[spoiler:talk to animals]] [[MagicAIsMagicA doesn't seem to have a place amidst The Dragon Prince's magic]]. This is because the ability originates from Ezran's past incarnation as a powerful Dragon king.
127
128[[WMG: Ezran (and Harrow) are descendants of an elf]]
129Possibly a sunfire elf. This could explain Ezran's unusual ability to speak to animals, as well as the fate of Queen Aditi. She could have had a child with a human and was killed for it, while the child grew up away from elves, unaware of their own heritage.
130
131[[WMG: Soren will develop a crush on Rayla]]
132He's already called her "cute" and thought she had a thing for him (which wasn't true). Now, that they're on the same team, he might develop romantic feelings for her.
133* We might a love triangle between him, Callum and Rayla in season 4, if he develops feelings then.
134
135[[WMG: Claudia will have a personal hatred for Rayla]]
136* [[spoiler: With everything that happened in the season 3 finale (Rayla pushed her father to his death and "stole" Callum from her), this is very likely.]]
137** Heading into season six, if she didn't before, she does now that Rayla has [[spoiler: cut off one of her legs in the climactic battle.]]
138
139[[WMG: Claudia will have a ThenLetMeBeEvil moment.]]
140
141[[WMG: Aanya will be a mentor to Ezran.]]
142Aanya is only a few years older than Ezran, but has much more experience as a monarch; she'll have a lot to teach him if and when he reclaims the throne of Katolis, and she won't want her friend to fall victim to another coup (or worse, an assassination).
143
144[[WMG: Callum will inherit his mother's spear.]]
145Sarai's spear is currently stuck in Avizandum's petrified body, but is otherwise intact. It's blade also has a nice circular hole in it's design, conveniently allowing for one to insert a primal stone. At some point, Callum will retrieve the spear and adopt it as his own.
146* In addition of using it for magic, Callum will also adopt his mother's fighting style and use the spear with great effect.
147
148[[WMG: Claudia will be redeemed, and become the new High Mage for Ezran by the end of the series.]]
149It'll be a longer and far more complicated path to redemption than Soren's. She had not hit rock bottom in the end of season 3, she has further to go. At the deepest moment in her own abyss she would have found: Soren--patient, forgiving, and unconditionally loving.
150Eventually, Soren will get Claudia to turn against Aaravos and Viren. In the end, she'll become a High Mage for Ezran, much like her father was for his father, but will be a more positive, principled voice for Ezran than Viren was for Harrow.
151** The second point is Jossed; Callum is Ezran's High Mage.
152
153[[WMG: Post-redemption Claudia will join the group, thus forming a Five-Man Band.]]
154In that group, Callum will be the Leader, Claudia will be the Smart Guy, Soren will be the Big Guy, Rayla will be the Lancer and Ezran will be the "Chick" (though he and Rayla will likely switch roles before long).
155
156[[WMG: Callum will be fostered by Janai in Lux Aurea during the timeskip.]]
157Callum will want to go after Rayla after the events of Through the Moon, but also he'd want to explore Xadia for its own sake. Yet, as a prince he has certain responsibilities he has to adhere to, so spending long periods of time away from Katolis would be very controversial for him to do.
158
159So, how does Ezran solve this issue? He'll ask Queen Janai to foster Callum in Lux Aurea (much like how Elrond fostered Aragorn in Lord of the Rings). This way, Callum will be able to spend an extended period of time in Xadia while technically following his duties as a prince. Not only will he be able to spend time looking for Rayla, but he'll also be able to continue his princely training, though with more of a magical bent to it, learning how to combine magic with martial pursuits.
160
161[[WMG: Callum's birth father is a direct descendant to the last king of Elarion]]
162Before Elarion's destruction, the crown prince at the time escaped to the west along with the rest of humanity. Callum's father (and Callum himself) is related to this heir in an unbroken succession from parent to child, thus meaning that he was born royalty.
163
164[[WMG: Callum permanently tattooed the Manus Pluma Volantis runes onto his arms during the timeskip.]]
165* He knows that he might need to conjure mage wings in a hurry and not have time to paint the runes onto his arms. Solution: Permanently tattoo them.
166** Seems to be confirmed by the end credits artwork in season 5, episode 1, which shows the runes on Callum's arms while he is taking a bath.
167
168[[WMG: Callum and Rayla will kiss at [[spoiler: Janai and Amaya's wedding]]]]
169* What better place to rekindle their relationship then during the [[spoiler: marriage between an Elf and Human?]]
170
171[[WMG: Callum repainted the portrait of Harrow and Viren.]]
172* In certain scenes in the background of Callum's (formerly Viren's) room in season 4, you can see that the portrait of Harrow and Viren is still where it was in season 1, but Harrow's and Viren's outfits look different. Callum, being a good artist, probably repainted the portrait himself to reflect his attitude toward Harrow and Viren.
173
174[[WMG: Callum's birth father was Kpp'Ar.]]
175* Also, Sarai knew what Viren did to Kpp'Ar, and that's why she hated dark magic so much.
176
177[[/folder]]
178
179[[folder: Other characters]]
180
181[[WMG: Runaan is engaged.]]
182One of the images in the end credits shows another male elf making two necklaces that look like the one that Runaan has, with another image showing that male elf crying. In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', the Water Tribe also had tragic love stories involving engagement necklaces.
183* Confirmed in Season 3, except they're already married.
184
185[[WMG: King Harrow...]]
186* [[spoiler:Isn't dead. Viren had a plan when he went back to the King's room just before the elves attacked. He knew the King wasn't going to switch souls voluntarily, and he wasn't willing to take the King's place himself, so he caught Harrow by surprise and swapped his soul with that of his bird and then the elves killed Harrow's human body without knowing what had happened.]]
187** [[spoiler:Viren probably did perform the soul-switching spell, trapping the king in the pet bird's body.]]
188** How does this explain [[spoiler: the bind on the elves' right wrist breaking]]? My interpretation was that [[spoiler: it broke because they fulfilled one half of their mission by killing the king]]. If they only [[spoiler: killed a decoy, wouldn't the bind remain intact]]?
189** [[spoiler:They killed his real body. That bind might not account for souls.]]
190*** at least this part is confirmed, as the flowers that track the assassins own lives and presumedly use the same or similar magic only accounted for there bodys, despite one of them still existing as a soul inside a coin
191* Alternatively, [[spoiler: Viren took Harrow's soul into his own]].
192* Another alternative: [[spoiler: Harrow was never killed. At his funeral, Viren rushes Opeli to burn the body. Why would Viren be so anxious to see the body burned immediately? Because it was a decoy body. As for where Harrow currently is, Viren is keeping him for a future dark magic experiment. And the explanation for the breaking of the moon elves' bindings: the binding only cares if the elves believe that they succeeded in killing Harrow, not if they actually killed him. Maybe Viren performed some illusion magic on an expendable soldier to make them look like Harrow, and that's who the elves killed.]]
193
194[[WMG: King Harrow could speak to animals too.]]
195* It would explain the close relationship he had with both Bait and Pip, and why the bird seemed to understand him. It may be where Ezran got it from. King Harrow probably hid this ability from everyone because he knew it could cause him trouble or get people thinking he was mad.
196* That could also explain why he seemed so reluctant or grossed out by Viren's methods, he could probably ''hear'' some of the creatures Viren had to "harvest".
197** As for why he was so in favor of killing the stone titan and some other magic creatures? They're not animals, so he can't hear them and therefore may think they're non-sapient.
198
199[[WMG: One of Viren's children will die.]]
200* If it is by the hands of Viren or the other sibling, it will result in a HeelFaceTurn. If it is by the heroes, either intentional or by accident, it will result in a HeelFaceDoorSlam.
201** [[spoiler: If this happens, it would be Soren to die by his own sister for his betrayal at the end of season 3. Whether or not she would experience a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment if she isn't already far-gone by the dark magic is anyone's guess.]]
202
203[[WMG: Lord Viren was planning to use the Dragon Prince's egg to power some serious magic.]]
204He’s certainly got Claudia convinced it was a dangerous weapon, and we already know he WouldHurtAChild. Possible goals:
205* Resurrect the original dark mage
206* Create a powerful magical weapon that will turn the tide of the war
207* Give himself some kind of OneWingedAngel power-up
208* Make himself into a dragon
209** Partially confirmed by Season 3: he evidently ''was'' saving the egg for some high level magic, but it's not clear if he had something specific in mind or if he was just keeping it as a valuable last resort. As of season 3, he intends to use Zym as a power-up similar to option 3, but it was all probably Aaravos' idea.
210
211[[WMG: Viren meant it when he said he would support Amaya as Queen Regent]]
212His goals align with Amaya's - Amaya is already a general, and would be a good regent to run the kingdom during wartime. He simply doesn't want Callum or Ezran to be on the throne because they would seek peace, an act which (as the adults believe) is impossible.
213
214[[WMG: Viren will die via DeathEqualsRedemption.]]
215Viren will probably not experience a HeelFaceTurn arc and live, because he seems pretty set on AmbitionIsEvil[=/=]WellIntentionedExtremist and there's no way he'll escape from the huge crime of kidnapping the egg of the Dragon Prince, among other things. A recurring theme in the story is that the next generation has to avoid the mistakes of the previous generation and Soren and Claudia seem to be pointed towards becoming more disillusioned with their father. His interest in magic will result in him getting killed, but the last thing he does will be something relating to his children (such as using his last words to say goodbye and that he's proud of them).
216** Post-season 3: [[spoiler: Noticed how surprised he was when Claudia revived him in the finale? He can no longer perform dark magic, and thus no longer under its influence. He'll become very concern about her becoming corrupted by the dark magic like he was, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realize all the things he's done]] (stealing the egg, betraying King Harrow, trying to kill/imprison Harrow's children, deceiving the kingdoms, and his treatment towards his own children). So he will try to make it up by helping the good guys. But of course, they won't believe him (not even Soren), and probably have him imprisoned again. Claudia might feel betrayed by her father, like how she felt betrayed by Callum and her own brother, and probably be manipulated by Aaravos to punish him.]]
217
218[[WMG: Soren and Claudia will fight Viren in a final battle.]]
219* [[spoiler: Semi-jossed in the season 3 finale. Soren sided against Viren, and killed an illusion of his dad to protect Ezran. Claudia remains with Viren. But in the later seasons, who knows?]]
220
221[[WMG: Viren killed Queen Sarai to save himself.]]
222
223Viren's story to the other kings and queens about how Sarai died is a case of both UnreliableNarrator and ExactWords. He was there when Queen Sarai took her last breath, but it was because he killed her either to save himself or as an opportunity place himself as Harrow's most trusted confidant again and push Katolis towards war with Xadia.
224* It would be why Viren was furious at Harrow's refusal to use dark magic to save himself, since that's what started the war. Viren believed Sarai has made Harrow soft and weak, questioning the necessity of killing the Titan, as well as being ungrateful for everything Viren has done for him. While in Harrow's room, Viren noticed the picture frame on Harrow's bed and saw that it was of Harrow and Sarai together with their kids. He's probably also jealous that Harrow and Sarai still love each other while his own wife left him.
225
226[[WMG: Claudia's magic on Soren won't last forever.]]
227[[spoiler:Initially, it would seem that Soren's as good as he's ever been, but his condition gradually worsens and will revert back to his paralyzed state. As a result, Claudia will be more motivated to use dark magic to try to save him, further putting her life at risk. Ultimately, this will end with them accepting that Soren will have to live out the rest of his life paralyzed (someone could invent the wheelchair or other types of physical tools to help him move around) and Claudia putting away dark magic.]]
228* [[spoiler:The magic that healed Soren hasn't faded after two years (whereas the resurrection spell on Viren is only supposed to last 30 days), so this seems to be effectively Jossed.]]
229
230[[WMG: Soren will die.]]
231* I thought he'd already die in Season 2, but at this point I feel like Soren and Claudia are still too cosy with the princes. Something will push one of them into villainy. It will most likely be Claudia. One of the things that could do the trick would be someone related to the main squad's quest, actively hurting or even killing Soren.
232That or...
233
234[[WMG: Claudia will lose herself in dark magic.]]
235* [[spoiler: And / or she'll become [[FaceHeelTurn evil]].]]
236* It's already shown how badly dark magic affected Calum after one try. We also saw Claudia after she healed Soren and it didn't look... pretty. From this point on, things will only get worse, probably, until she is estranged from herself.
237* [[spoiler: It's beginning to happen as of the season 3 finale. She revived her father, who's seemed shocked by what she's done.]]
238
239[[WMG: Amaya will be the LGBTQ+ representation.]]
240* I know we already got the queens, but that would be pretty cheap representation if you ask me, especially because they died pretty quickly. Honestly I have nothing to back up this theory, other than my gaydar pinging when I see Amaya.
241* We also got Runaan, although so far that's only been implied in the end-credits art and not overtly stated. Not that that doesn't mean Amaya couldn't ''also'' be gay, of course.
242* As of Season 3, it's confirmed for Runaan and implied for Amaya (and the Sunfire Elf Janai).
243** As of Season 4, it's confirmed for Amaya and Janai.
244
245[[WMG: The pastry cook at the beginning only pretends to be grumpy.]]
246Given what we know about King Harrow, there's no question that they have a standing "I will reimburse you for everything Ezran steals" deal. So Ezran and Bait eating his wares is steady profit, and he pretends to be angry about it so he doesn't ruin the prince's fun.
247
248[[WMG: Claudia and Soren's mother will appear in season three or a future season.]]
249It could be a great opportunity to do so. After all, she's still alive, given that she divorced Viren and returned back to her hometown.
250* Not season 3, but maybe 4.
251
252[[WMG: Viren will switch bodies with Soren.]]
253What if the Soulfang Serpents are referenced again by Soren's body being taken over by Viren (is a theory that I heard some people talk about and will be a good way to get close to Ezran and be able to possibly persuade Ezran etc) and Soren imprisoned in Viren's body (and dies in it ).
254* [[spoiler: Viren might considered it since his son betrayed him (and intended to stab him).]]
255** [[spoiler:Jossed.]]
256
257[[WMG: Rayla's parents didn't actually abandon their duty.]]
258* They're sealed in the other coins that Viren showed Runaan before sealing him.
259** The first part is confirmed, while the second part is a decent possibility.
260** [[spoiler: There are number of hints that this is the case, in season 1 Runaan reacts with horror when seeing the coins when Viren shows him the coins as a threat which would make sense as he would recognise Rayla's parents, furthermore in season 3 in the flashback Viren says to Rayla's parents about "repaying" them and that he has a fate in mind and in the season 3 finale states to Rayla before chasing after Gym he will be back to add another moon shadow to his collection. Also, as far as anyone else knows, Rayla's parents had simply disappeared, suggesting that Viren had disposed of the bodies... which his coin trick also does.]]
261** The novelization of Book 1 [[spoiler:doesn't confirm it outright, but very heavily implies it: Runaan recognizes the faces on the coins as old friends whose disappearance had confused him until that moment.]]
262
263[[WMG: Queen Aanya and King Ezran are going to work together to make peace.]]
264The boy will be the subordinate member.
265* Very likely, but Ezran is no subordinate.
266* They are the monarchs of Duren and Katolis respectively, and Duren probably won't try to subjugate Katolis. More likely they will be equal parties to an alliance.
267
268[[WMG: The magical crane-like birds that flew into Ziard's magical twister did so intentionally.]]
269* The crane-like birds seemed to fly directly into it intentionally, possibly attempting to give their lives to save Elarion from Sol Regem.
270
271[[WMG: Opeli is a villain too.]]
272* She's as much a manipulative bitch as Viren, and will show her true colors in the next arc. Probably trying to install herself as a shadow ruler.
273** Josssed. She's genuinely loyal to Ezran and Katolis.
274
275[[WMG: The Crow Lord is actually Medivh]]
276* The reason he's always absent is because he's having to return to his home dimension since while Xadia's crises are dire, they are dwarfed by [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Azeroth's]].
277
278[[WMG: The juice that Viren offered to Runaan was poisoned.]]
279* The novelization of book 1 says that Moonberries are practically indistinguishable from poisonous "Death berries" except that they glow in moonlight. It is quite possible that the juice that Viren offered to Runaan was made out of Death berries, and maybe Viren didn't even know the difference.
280
281[[WMG: The Crow Lord is manipulating things behind the scenes]]
282* He is always suspiciously absent. We also saw a weird shadow behind the Crow Master in the credits and we saw a crow flying over the battlefield in the season 3 finale.
283
284[[WMG: If Karim escapes imprisonment, he will seek to rally like-minded Sunfire Elves around Sol Regem]]
285* The Sunfire elves do have a strong affiliation with him, and while he may now live as a shamed symbol of vengeance, Karim might be desperate enough to "save his people" that he'll try to ally with the former dragon king.
286
287[[WMG: One of the late queens of Duren was intersex.]]
288WordOfGod is that both of the late queens of Duren were Aanya's biological parents. One of them was intersex, and she got the other pregnant with Aanya.
289
290[[WMG: The Jailer.]]
291* Her name is Skall and she was important to Aaravos.
292** The creators have said there's a place on the map that references someone who was special to Aaravos, and much of his motivations are because of that person. The only place with a person's name is Skall's Hook, and The Jailer lived at the time of Aaravos's imprisonment. Plus, she was shown in the credits, so she must be someone important.
293* She built The Key Of Aaravos.
294** She was a mage with keys hanging from her neck, and was a master of puzzles. Maybe The Key Of Aaravos is a puzzle?
295* The Jailer is related to the Startouch Elves in some way. Maybe...
296** She was a Dark Mage and was being tutored in magic by a Startouch Elf who was an enemy of Aaravos. She has white hair despite looking like a young woman.
297** She was a creation of Aaravos, but betrayed him.
298** She was half human half Startouch Elf, and the daughter of Aaravos.
299* The Jailer is an Callum's ancestor.
300
301[[WMG: Queen Aditi was actually a VillainWithGoodPublicity]]
302* Her true intentions in sparing her Kim'dael's life, were to have her as her personal hitman.
303* She abolished Blood Duels to ensure that no one could overthrow her.
304
305[[WMG: Nyx is meant to be a lighthearted TakeThat to Orginal Character's]]
306* She has all the stereotypical hallmarks of one, like an over-elaborate name and multicoloured hair and eyes. On top of that instead of being an asset to the heroes she's portrayed as a LovableRogue whose regarded as either an obstacle or an annoyance by them.
307[[/folder]]
308
309
310[[folder: Dragons]]
311
312[[WMG: The Dragon Queen is the BigBad]]
313A long shot, but she was the one that ordered the hit on Ezran for political purposes so she definitely WouldHurtAChild. She was also mysteriously absent when her mate was killed and her child kidnapped. Alternately, she is innocent of the whole affair, but her need for revenge will overrule her desire for peace.
314* Jossed in every aspect by the end of Season 3, where it turns out the Dragon Queen has been sick and in a coma for weeks, she was tired and resting from the birth when Thunder was killed, and when she does wake up, she's ''elated'' to see that humans and elves are there and have a chance at peace.
315* Though Sol Regem might be the BigBad. He'll be vocal against the Queen's decision to make peace. He had no problems trying to kill Zym, because he sided with a human and a "traitorous" elf. And likely still has a grudge for getting him stuck at the arch.
316
317[[WMG: The Dragon Prince will utter it's first word in human language at the end of Season 2.]]
318In majority of Season 2, he will be mostly like an animal companion, but in further seasons, he will be a full-blown character.
319
320* Season 2 Jossed, however Season 3...nope, still waiting. However season 4...
321
322[[WMG: Thunder [[spoiler:didn't kill Sarai, Neha, and Annika.]]]]
323
324He instead forbade them from ever leaving Xadia and demanded some sort of penance for the part they played in the Magma titan's death.
325** Jossed, at least in the case of [[spoiler: Sarai being alive.]] The writers confirmed in an interview that they are definitely dead, however they have said parts of Viren's retelling are inaccurate.
326
327[[WMG: Sol Regem plans to kill Azymondias.]]
328* [[spoiler:Sol Regem was the King of the Dragons until Azymondias' father, Thunder, challenged and defeated him, scarring the Sun dragon's face in the process. But now that Thunder is gone and his son is still a vulnerable hatchling...]]
329** Mostly jossed by season 3. It was Ziard who scarred him, not Thunder, and he doesn't seem to have animosity for anyone except humans (and dark mages specially).
330*** However, he was willing to kill Rayla and Azymondias for siding with a human (Callum).
331
332[[WMG: The dragon the main squad saved, will return.]]
333* And most likely help them. She'll either be a deus ex machina that saves them in a brim moment, returning the favor, or will join the squad as a means of transportation. Kind of like ATLA's Appa.
334** Gloriously confirmed in season 3.
335
336[[WMG: Zubeia heard Ezran in her sleep.]]
337* Why would Zubeia be so happy to see that both humans and elves had worked together to bring Zym back to her, particularly given that one of those humans was the prince she had sent assassins to kill? Because that prince was the first one to tell her that Zym not only was alive but had come back to her. Although she was comatose at the time, she still heard Ezran.
338
339[[WMG: Zubeia never ordered Ezran's murder.]]
340* Runaan said that when the mission was complete, he would send a Shadowhawk arrow with a blood ribbon message to Zubeia. One blood ribbon message. He only ever intended to tell Zubeia about Harrow's death, not Ezran's, because Zubeia only ordered Harrow's death, not Ezran's.
341
342[[WMG: Rex Igneous was in love with Zubeia, and fought Avizandum over her.]]
343* This became the subject of a story that the humans would later call "Love Amongst the Dragons."
344
345[[/folder]]
346
347[[folder: Elves]]
348
349[[WMG: There are elves for each magic attribute.]]
350"Moonshadow" elves implies that they're a specific group of elves. And since this group specifically uses lunar magic, maybe there's elves that use solar magic or oceanic magic or stellar magic or etc.
351* Supported by the existence of Sunfire elves, which specialize in solar magic.
352* Startouch elves: which draw from the magical of the stars
353* In the DistantPrologue of the first episode, we see an elf wearing a robe decorated with stars, implying specialization in star magic, and another one dressed in white with wings on its back, presumably specialized in sky magic.
354* '''Confirmed.'''
355
356[[WMG: Because of the four fingers, elves start double digits at eight instead of ten.]]
357And it only gets more complicated from there...
358* This number system does actually exist and was used by some civilizations, so this isn't really a far reach. Octal number system exists in the same thread as binary counting using base 8 instead of the base 10 system we all know and love.
359
360[[WMG: The different kinds of elves have varying accents]]
361We know the Moonshadow elves have Scottish accents, so it wouldn't be that odd of a way to make the other elf groups distinct.
362* Callum at least thinks Earthblood Elves have Australian accents. Whether or not this is true remains to be seen...
363** Confirmed by Terry in season 4.
364* Seemingly confirmed. The Sunfire elves have Kenyan accents and the Skywing elves we've seen have (regionaly distinct) english accents, so we can assume the rest follow suit (Aaravos being the outlier).
365
366[[WMG: The Sun Elf dagger used to be a sword.]]
367Its end doesn't look like the way you'd shape a dagger, and the hilt is too long. One credits shot actually shows a whole sword with the same design. So this is probably a sword that has been cut short, which of course raises the question: what sort of terrible material can cut through Sun Elf metal?
368* Maybe dragon teeth, considering what they did to [[spoiler:Rayla's binds]]?
369* Or more (hotter) Sun Elf metal.
370
371[[WMG: Elves are descendants of dragons.]]
372No really - what elves in other high fantasy stories have horns? Why four fingers? The reason they can do magic and the humans can't is because they're part draconic, and therefore connected to the primal sources like the dragons are.
373* To take it further, Elves ARE dragons. Elves are the humanoid forms of minor dragons. If an elf were to become incredibly powerful in their respective form of primal magic, they could ascend and become a dragon. Knowledge of this ascension has been lost to time, but an elf (most likely Aaravos) will become a dragon in a later TDP season.
374
375[[WMG: Startouch Elves are colossal in size.]]
376In Season 5, [[spoiler: the flashback of Khessa reveals that Aaravos swallowed Queen Aditi in the past. Either he shrank her in size, slowly consumed her body bit by bit, or is much bigger in size than we anticipated.]] The opening of Mystery of Aaravos could've been foreshadowing the entire time!
377** Or he swallowed her essence the same way he tried to drain Zym of his in Book 3? When [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td5zGr5-Y50 played forward]] this is the incantation spoken by Aaravos.
378-->''"He swallows your heart. He swallows your mind. He swallows your power."''
379
380[[/folder]]
381
382[[folder: Aaravos]]
383
384[[WMG: What's inside the mirror]]
385* An elf. It'll be the show's next BigBad once Viren figures out how to free whatever was in it. The elf will be a Star Elf and will be the same one that opens the map during the narration at the beginning.
386** '''Confirmed''', point for point. Though he's not free yet, he's certainly a Star Elf that seems to be malevolent.
387*** Debatable whether he's the BigBad, though. He's helping Viren right now, which is hardly a good thing to do, but what little we know about his backstory implies that he wanted to help humans when the other elves looked down on them, and WordOfGod is that he's "disliked" rather than "bad."
388* The original Dark Mage.
389** Sort-of jossed, sort-of-confirmed? The original 'human' dark mage (which was almost certainly who this WMG was thinking of) wasn't in there, but it's very likely (based on [[FreezeFrameBonus the brief glimpse we get of the books about Aaravos before they blur out]], which say that he worked to give magic to humans) that he was, in fact, at least one of the first Dark Mages, and possibly its true creator.
390* Callum's magic cube is the key to Aaravos' prison, however it can only release him once a mage has followed in his footsteps and learned all Six of the Primal Arcana
391** Following this theory, Aaravos will find a way to communicate with Callum (possibly his familiar leaving Viren) and pretend to befriend him.
392
393[[WMG: Aaravos is the true inventor of dark magic.]]
394
395He had a human student who, like Callum, wanted to learn magic. But since humans don’t have an innate connection with magic, Aaravos invented Dark Magic for him and his kind. When the elves saw a human practice Dark Magic, they assumed the humans were the ones to invent it and banished them, never learning (or even considering) that it was invented by a fellow elf. Resentful at Aaravos for allowing the humans to become a scapegoat for his own wrongdoing, his student sealed him away in the mirror in revenge.
396
397[[WMG: Alternatively, Aaravos was a student of the first Dark Mage.]]
398
399The elves not only witnessed a human practice Dark Magic, but also one of their own do the same. The reason they banished the entire human race wasn’t just because of the invention of Dark Magic alone. It was because they were afraid of more of their own kind getting corrupted by a human, be it into practicing Dark Magic or otherwise. And they sealed away Aaravos so he wouldn’t influence others of his kind to follow the same path he did. Afterwords, they effectively erased all record of Aaravos’ existence from history, more-or-less disowning him for practicing such atrocious magic.
400
401[[WMG: Aaravos [[VillainTakesAnInterest will take an interest in Callum]]]]
402
403When Aaravos finds out about Callum, he'll probably take an interest in the human who currently possesses one of his artifacts. This interest will probably be increased immensely when he finds out Callum can perform magic without a Primal Stone.
404* Aaravos probably already knows about Callum; he and Viren had to sneak past Callum to get to the lair of the Dragon Queen, so he probably saw how Callum used Fulminis and Aspiro to hold off the soldiers.
405* Aaravos is using Claudia to lead Callum to him; without a antagonist to chase, Callum would be off in Katolis and far from Aaravos’s reach.
406* Confirmed in Season 4: When Aaravos discovers that Team Zym is looking in on him, he makes it a point to take possession of Callum, whom he describes as his "favorite" of the group.
407
408[[WMG: The Cube is the key to Aaravos's prison]]
409And it will require somebody who can cast all six types of magic to activate it.
410* My bet is on Callum.
411* What if the Cube is not actually a key but the actual "room" in which Aaravos is imprisoned. If all 6 elements are exposed to the cube, Aaravos is released from his prison. I mean, if someone as powerful as Avizandum were to imprison someone in a place kept secret even from the prisoner, I would imagine that the actual location would be the last place anyone would expect really.
412** Callum's spellbook says that when the cube is rolled, it always tries to point at some fixed place.
413** [[spoiler:Right idea, wrong object. Aaravos' prison is inside a pearl that was hidden in the Sea of the Castout.]]
414
415[[WMG: Aaravos will die.]]
416
417[[WMG: Aaravos is not an elf]]
418hes a human who stole an elf body, we already see he can possess people, and one of the very first things we hear that dark magic can do? Switch someones bodys, its possible this was a willing exchange, maybe it was to protect them like Virens original proposal with the king, or perhaps it was forceful and Aaravos did it to effectively steal the arcanum of the elf
419
420[[WMG: Aaravos and Avizandum were [[EvilFormerFriend friends]]]]
421As powerful a mage as he might have been, it's hard to believe someone touted as "the most powerful being alive" was incapable of killing Aaravos, which makes his status as a SealedEvilInACan somewhat curious. It took ''very'' specific Dark Magic to bring Avizandum down, and Aaravos actually seems surprised that someone pulled it off. Either Aaravos has some form of immortality... or Avizandum didn't ''want'' to kill him. Aaravos even admitted that, for a prison, it was at least a ''comfortable'' prison. According to Viren, the dragon monarchs kept that mirror ''very'' close to their nest. If it was the only way for Aaravos to commune with the world, and potentially escape, wouldn't an ''enemy'' of his have simply smashed it? There's no way that could've let him out, or Aaravos would've simply had Viren do ''that'' instead of this complicated ritual and cocoon business.
422
423[[WMG: Aaravos killed Queen Aditi by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard putting her through the Light Test]]]]
424The Light Test is a form of ColdBloodedTorture so extreme that even Amaya, who is tough as nails and has ''passed'' the test, was left sobbing afterwards. If [[PureIsNotGood 'purity' ]] is in any way associated with goodness in this universe, [[{{Irony}} anyone who puts anyone else in the light test would never be able to pass it themselves]] because putting anyone through the light test is an [[KickTheDog extremely sadistic]] thing to do. If Queen Khessa is any indication, then Sunfire royalty has been putting people through this test for some time. I imagine Aaravos is the kind to relish in the irony.
425* Jossed. He killed her by swallowing her, somehow.
426
427[[WMG: Aaravos was {{Un Person}}ed for some kind of transgression.]]
428Viren was unable to find any real information on him, but he clearly had real impact on history.
429
430[[WMG: Aaravos will have a personal grudge on Rayla.]]
431He learn from his mistake of underestimating her in "The Last Battle".
432* Jossed. As of season 4, even knowing what Rayla did to Viren, Aaravos still dismisses her as "an assassin who has never killed anyone."
433
434[[WMG: Aaravos will betray Viren]]
435Aaravos only needed Viren to bring him back to Xadia. Once he gets into the real world from his mirror prison, he will no longer need him. He may find that Viren is only getting in his way and decide that he has [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived his usefulness]].
436* Jossed. Aaravos stays true to his word - it's Viren who breaks away from their partnership.
437
438[[WMG:...and/or: Aaravos will grow genuine feelings for Viren.]]
439Maybe even in that order!
440
441[[WMG: Aaravos gave the staff to Ziard.]]
442Aaravos is known to have given gifts to humans to "even the playing field," so to speak, between humans and elves, and one of those gifts was the knowledge of dark magic. Ziard's (later Viren's) staff was probably another of those gifts.
443
444[[WMG: Aaravos will win, and thus be in a good position to [[WrittenByTheWinners narrate the story]] of the Dragon Prince.]]
445Why else is he the one narrating the intros of Book 1 and Book 3?
446
447[[WMG: The mirror's enchantments are in the frame, not the glass.]]
448When Viren used his True-Sight Serum to look past the mirror's illusions, the glass didn't look any different, but the frame glowed purple. Thus, whatever magic is in the mirror is held by the frame, not the glass. And the purple glow suggests that the enchantments are either Star or Dark magic.
449
450[[WMG: The Key of Aaravos was deliberately designed by Aaravos to help an ally locate him]]
451The Key of Aaravos seems to point always in one direction when thrown. The reason is that this key always points into the direction of where Aaravos is and can see through any and all kinds of concealment magic (Primal or Dark) Aaravos' prison is hidden with from the world. Aaravos either had enough foresight to create such an artifact before Avizandum jailed him or had an ally construct it (using a similar familiar as the "worm" he uses to communicate with Viren to relay the instructions). Aaravos will have Viren manipulate Callum (through Claudia (after a fake HeelFaceTurn on her part or maybe even a real one, using her defection to feed Callum false information) or someone else) into following the Key (i.e. making him think he'll find a weapon to ice Viren once and for all, revive Zym's dad, or something else) and secretly follow him to Aaravos' jail to spring him. The reason why Aaravos didn't have Viren himself construct another Key was that it would either take too long, be too complicated or that Aaravos thought until now that the Key failed.
452
453[[WMG: Why any kind of text about Aaravos from a history book seems to disappear when Viren tried to read it]]
454Aaravos' "worm" familiar either made Viren hallucinate that the text was disappearing or had the text disappear from the books, scrolls, and so on for real so that any information about Aaravos Viren would be getting would be controlled by Aaravos.
455* Jossed by the novelization: Callum can't read Aaravos' name more than once either, as it's blotted out the second time he reads Harrow's letter. And at this point Aaravos doesn't even know about Callum.
456
457[[WMG: Aaravos is a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds]]
458I can see the FreudianExcuse coming. Not that I'm complaining; TropesAreTools, after all.
459
460[[WMG: Aaravos' caterpillar swapped bodies with Viren after the fall.]]
461In Through The Moon, we saw Viren inside the large cocoon the caterpillar created. That's definitely the real Viren. Why? His face distortions! After years of using dark magic, he has to keep a daily routine of sacrificing a butterfly to hide his true facial features. Yet, after the resurrection, it's confirmed he had been dead for at least two days, even though his skin looks normal. If it's true that Aaravos has some limited future vision, he must've predicted that Claudia would resurrect Viren, and saw his opportunity to either escape his prison or to more effectively use Claudia for his own ends.
462* Jossed as of season 4: The body that Rayla found in the cocoon in ''Through the Moon'' actually was Viren's dead body; it would be another two years before Claudia and Aaravos would revive it.
463
464[[WMG: Aaravos will don a human disguise once he breaks out of prison]]
465He has mastered the moon arcanum, which means he can create illusions. He'll have to use it before going out in public - otherwise, he'll no doubt get some attention from his appearance, not to mention there might be elves old enough to remember him.
466
467[[WMG: Aaravos narrated the prologue to Claudia.]]
468At some point in the timeskip, at most five months after Through the Moon, Aaravos told Claudia about how Xadia had been one land, rich in magic and wonder. He specifically said that the Dragon King had died "on the eve of the last Winter's Turn," so his narration must have happened prior to the eve of the following Winter's Turn; and the only person he could have been talking to at that time was Claudia.
469[[WMG: Aaravos is the [[DraconicAbomination Star Devourer Archdragon]].]]
470He shares several visual similarities with the official drawing of Star dragons, namely the shape of his horns and the image of the Star Primal symbol on his chest. Star Dragons eat Stars, and the sun is a star. This is his plan to wreak havoc. He'll eat Xadia's sun. If he succeeded, we'd be looking at a class 5 or 6 apocalypse. It's also why he started growing exponentially bigger after consuming the Sunforge, and why he wanted to attack it in the first place-according to the wiki, Sunfire elves can perform a chant to repel Star dragons. A weakened Sunfire civilization would harm their ability to perform said chant. He looks like an elf either because he was trapped in the body of one for containment, or because he needs to look like one for Viren and Claudia to do his bidding.
471
472[[WMG: Aaravos will possess to another Dark Magic user.]]
473Possible candidates and why:
474* Viren. Since he failed to convince Viren to sacrifice the Being at the end of Book 5, Aaravos will control him to complete the resurrection spell, as he needs Viren alive for his plan.
475** [[spoiler:Jossed.]]
476* Claudia. Given that Viren renounced Dark Magic and preferred to die in peace, Aaravos will possess Claudia to perform the necessary spell to free him, and Claudia will allow it out of her desire to avenge her father and considering that she no longer has anything to lose.
477
478[[/folder]]
479
480[[folder: Future plot/arcs]]
481
482[[WMG: There will be a SixthRanger type character in the later seasons]]
483There are plenty of candidates:
484* '''Ellis and Ava''': Circumstances could easily place them on the run with the princes and Rayla.
485* '''Soren and/or Claudia''': They'll probably think their dad may have past the MoralEventHorizon and defect. Or one of them dies and the other joins the princes.
486** [[spoiler:Confirmed, as Soren defects in Season 3.]]
487* '''A new character entirely''': Possibly an elf, someone who teaches Callum magic maybe?
488** They could get an elf who specializes in earth magic to teach Callum since he already knows wind and lightning magic. Maybe another female elf to even out the genders of the party. She could be a short, smartass tomboy with a penchant for wearing green.
489* '''Commander Gren''': He either escapes or is let free (by someone else, possibly Opeli since Viren won't let him out) and then manages to catch up with the princes. He ends up having to defy Amaya when he sees the truth.
490* Jossed - looks like it's Corvus.
491** Actually not jossed since I don't think Corvus will be the only SixthRanger of the team.
492*** Definitely not jossed, Corvus isn't even the SixthRanger, it's [[spoiler:Soren]]
493* Confirmed, it's [[spoiler:Soren]]
494
495[[WMG: Book 3 will be "Sun"]]
496Given that book 2 ends with Sol Regem showing up, this seems like the most likely element to be next.
497* Confirmed.
498
499[[WMG: Book 6 will be "Stars"]]
500With Aaravos looking to be the BigBad, it seems likely that his element will be the focus of the last one. Star magic is also described on the website as being the least understood, so it would make sense to save it until the end.
501* Confirmed.
502[[WMG: If there is a seventh season it will be called "Dark"]]
503
504[[WMG: Bringing the Dragon Prince back to Xadia won't end the war.]]
505The main characters are naive, as Runaan's dismissal of the egg established. There are people on the Xadia side who want to keep the war going, just like on the human side.
506* The season 3 finale make it seem there ''will'' be peace. But a few people from both sides will probably not let go of their hatred, and probably even defect. With the Xadians siding with Aavaros, and the humans siding with Viren.
507
508[[WMG: There will be episodes that will further detail the backstory of the setting.]]
509* Based on the AlternateCharacterInterpretation in the show's YMMV page, the exposition on the first episode might have elements of UnreliableNarrator by someone who hates Elves and Dark Magic. Were the humans and elves live in harmony, or tension existed (indifferent self-segregation at the best guess)? Is the inventor of Dark Mage evil, or paranoid about the lack of magic among humans being exploited by primal attuned elves? Did the elves convene a discussion, if at all, before they deport the humans to the west?
510** Since the narrator is confirmed to be Aaravos, and he has his own agenda, it's pretty much a given that he has a lot more to say about the backstory of Xadia.
511
512[[WMG: Rayla will eventually take her first life.]]
513It will be during a pretty important scene and will either be in defense of herself or someone else (maybe Callum?). The victim will likely be a villain we haven't met yet. This will be PlayedForDrama and Rayla will end up having some form of post-traumatic stress disorder afterwards.
514* Confirmed, at the end of season 3 she kills [[spoiler:Viren, though [[{{Necromancy}} he doesn't stay dead]]]]. It remains to be seen how she'll be affected by this.
515** Spoilers from "Through the Moon": [[spoiler:Since Viren's body was never found, Rayla doubts that he is actually dead, and in "Through the Moon" she finds out that he is halfway between life and death. In the end, she sets out alone to hunt down Viren, and she may well be the one to finish him off for good.]]
516** As of Season 4, [[spoiler:Aaravos, who knows what Rayla did to Viren, still dismisses her as an assassin who has never actually killed anyone.]]
517
518[[WMG: The plot will start becoming pro-pragmatism]]
519Admittedly, this is a bit of a stretch, as the show displays pragmatism in a negative light (and for good reasons). However, the main protagonists are kids who are still learning how difficult life can be. There may come a point where the best course of action ends up being the most pragmatic. For example, even though the kids return Zym to the Dragon Queen, it doesn't change her agenda in starting a war between humans and Xadia. Thus, the kids will be forced to come up with a way to stop the war through more pragmatic means.
520
521[[WMG: The soldiers who sided with Viren and didn't get arrested got away at the end of the battle.]]
522They defected from their kingdom(s) as protest against the peace with Xadia. They may or may not return to normal or at least regain their memories and intelligence.
523
524[[WMG: Sol Regem will be the show's BigBad, or he will be the second-in-command to Aaravos]]
525Sol Regem is one of the first characters the audience was introduced to, being featured on the show's first teaser poster. He is also the dragon featured in the show's intro. He is definitely going to become a much more important character in a later season.
526
527Sol Regem has clearly been presented as a villain. He nearly destroyed an entire city with hundreds of thousands of people. Not to mention how he wanted to kill Callum for the simple crime of trespassing. His hatred of humanity already cements him as a villain.
528
529We also know that Sol Regem used to be the King of the Dragons before being overthrown by Avizandum. Perhaps Sol Regem is angry about losing his place as king. He may take his anger out on Zym and try to kill him along with the rest of the main protagonists. Additionally, Aaravos may become involved. He may see the Sun Dragon as a perfect pawn and use him to help him achieve his plans.
530** Unlikely, since their motives seem to be at odds. Sol Regem explicitly despises humans for their use of Dark Magic. Aaravos admits he ''likes'' humans, and is an extremely powerful Dark Mage in his own right. They couldn't be more opposite.
531*** They'll be more unlikely to work together if it turns out that Aaravos was the one who taught Dark Magic to Ziard.
532
533[[WMG: Sol Regem will be killed by Viren to use for spell ingredients, under Aarovos's direction]]
534If Sol Regem is still trapped under the arch Callum and Rayla lured him under, he's vulnerable. Considering Pyrah's horn (of a clearly young Fire dragon) was able to split a river of lava, imagine what the various parts of an ancient Archdragon could do. Aaravos might even have a way for Viren to absorb Regem's power like he attempted to do with Zym.
535* Derived from the above, he may only get a portion of Regem's true power. Zym is an infant with tons of untapped potential that Viren could have adjusted to, while Sol Regem's power would be too vast or developed to properly internalize.
536
537[[WMG: The Kingdom of Neolandia will be antagonistic in season 4.]]
538Due to most of the kingdoms making peace with Xadia. They either don't believe or care if Viren was the one who sent the shadow elves to attack them, since it didn't change the bad history between the human kingdoms and Xadia.
539* Jossed
540
541[[WMG: The series will end with either Amaya or Opeli as the Queen of Katolis]]
542
543[[WMG:Ezran will get DemotedToExtra in Season 4 and Soren will take his place in the group]]
544Having reclaimed the throne, Ezran will likely have to remain in Katolis to fulfill his responsibilities as king. This could lead to Soren taking Ezran's place in the group and forming a FighterMageThief PowerTrio with Callum and Rayla.
545* ''Through the Moon'' shows that while Ezran does have "all sorts of kingly duties," he isn't above delegating them to Opeli to go on adventures to the Cursed Caldera.
546* Semi-Jossed, while Soren is now officially part of the group and may eventually form the above mentioned FighterMageThief PowerTrio with Callum and Rayla, Ezran is still very much part of the group.
547
548[[WMG:Some elves will react violently to the revelation that humans can learn primal magic]]
549Rather than seeing Callum's ability to connect to an arcana despite his humanity as a sign that humans are not as inherently evil as elves had thought, some will take the opposite perspective. Given the possible fear that humans might gain equivalent or superior power to the elves given their newfound connection to primal magic and relative predilection for dark magic, or the idea that humans might corrupt the "sanctity" of primal magic somehow (especially given how even Callum himself is not completely free of the touch of dark magic), some especially paranoid or bigoted elves may see the Callum's discovery as an urgent threat and reason to wipe out or subjugate the humans once and for all.
550
551[[WMG: Book 5 will be "Ocean"]]
552With Book 4 now confirmed to be "Earth" and to go along with the two [=WMGs=] above that predict that Books 6 and 7 will be "Star" and "Dark", respectively, that leaves "Ocean" as the only possible title for Book 5.
553* Confirmed at Wondercon 2023
554
555[[WMG:King Ezran is in very quiet contact with Reyla.]]
556* He is very concerned about Viren being alive, which means he wants the most reliable and trustworthy mage he knows on site rather than wandering Xadia looking for him. An assasin-trained Moonshadow Elf, meanwhile, is the best option to track the guy on that side of the Rift so long as it remains understood that she'll call in reenforcements once she finds him.
557** No, Callum would not be pleased with either of them when he gets clued in.
558* After the whole mess in Book 3 he is even more worried about Viren retaining contacts[=/=]sympathizers within range of the Katolian court or any magical listening[=/=]scrying tricks he or Claudia can pull; so telling [[BadLiar Callum]] or indeed anyone but the sporadic and discreet animal messengers of Reyla's location[=/=]progress is ill advised.
559
560[[WMG: Book 7 will be called "Void."]]
561
562[[WMG: The climax of season five will be an epic battle between Team Zym and Team Claudia right where the prison is located; one side aiming to free its prisoner, the other side bent on preventing that."]]
563
564[[WMG: Callum's group will meet another Startouch Elf.]]
565* This Startouch Elf has been watching the group since the beginning and has decided to intervene to help them stop Aaravos.
566** They will instruct Callum to understand the Star arcanum.
567
568[[/folder]]
569
570
571[[folder: Other/Meta]]
572
573[[WMG: The video game will be a ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' {{expy}}.]]
574
575[[WMG: The video game will be a ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' {{expy}}.]]
576
577[[WMG: Xadia is on the other side of [[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender the Avatar World]] that we didn’t see.]]
578What keeps them apart is treacherous waters and killer magical monsters.
579
580[[WMG: In the distant future, "hot brown morning potion" will become known as "hotbrew".]]
581Eventually, either Claudia will share the recipe for "hot brown morning potion" with someone, or maybe she left it written down somewhere and it's found, and it becomes a very popular drink among the citizens of Katolis. Since it's a bit much to say "hot brown morning potion" every times someone wants some, it will get shorted to "hot brown", which over time will become "hotbrew" from language drift.
582
583[[/folder]]
584
585[[folder: Jossed]]
586
587[[WMG: Callum is illegitimate.]]
588He has lighter skin than the King and Ezran, his younger brother Ezran is the Crown Prince, and he seems uninterested in duties like his swordsmanship.
589* Jossed. He's King Harrow's step-son and thus Ezran's half-brother.
590
591[[WMG: Rayla's parents are trapped in the mirror]]
592* [[spoiler:Jossed. The elf in the mirror is Aaravos.]]
593** It's possible that [[spoiler: Aaravos]] is Rayla's father.
594*** [[spoiler:Jossed. Her dad is shown at the end of season 3.]]
595
596[[WMG: The dragon on the poster and in the opening is the Dragon Queen]]
597Azymondias seems to take after his father, leaving his mother's appearance open, and they're the only other dragon we've seen. There's no indication that female dragons would look significantly different or that dragons from different types (they appear to be a Sun dragon) can't breed. Plus, LawOfConservationOfDetail holds that the dragon has to be important or they wouldn't be putting focus on them.
598* [[spoiler:Jossed. The dragon is actually Sol Regem, an Archdragon of the Sun.]]
599** Jossed, Josse. The dragon on the poster has two eyes, [[spoiler: Sol Regem has one eye.]] Now, this doesn't mean the dragon ''isn't'' [[spoiler: Sol Regem]], there could have been an art change, but as evidence isn't concrete, the theory is still possible.
600*** Jossed Josse of the Josse, WordOfGod confirms Intro Dragons identity as [[spoiler: Sol Regem]]
601
602[[WMG: Claudia won't reciprocate Callum's feelings because she's lesbian.]]
603* Or she's...just not into him.
604** I think we can call both of these jossed after their almost-kiss near the Moon Nexus. Feelings are complex, but there's every indication that she at least felt some attraction to him at that point in the story.
605** As of the season 3 finale, she might no longer have feelings for Callum since he chose Rayla. She probably witness him saving Rayla, allowing her father to fall to his death. That and the dark magic is beginning to corrupt her.
606*** Jossed in regards to her being a lesbian, as Season 4 introduces her new boyfriend, Terry.
607
608[[WMG: The dragon horn will free Viren from his prison.]]
609* Jossed, it was used for a different purpose.
610
611[[WMG: Runaan will return in season three.]]
612In order to make up for his absence in season two along with expanding his role.
613* Jossed.
614* He might show up in season 4.
615** [[spoiler:Semi-confirmed. Runaan himself does not reappear, but the coins he and Rayla's parents are trapped in do.]]
616
617[[WMG: Callum will learn each Arcana during the book with the same name.]]
618Obviously, Moon is an exception here, as it's too late for that one.
619** Jossed as of Season 3 he doesn't even get close to learning the Sun Arcanum, although he does finally use Moon magic (with a Primal Source) and seems to begin to understand its Arcanum (from Rayla's comment that he "sounds like Lujanne")
620
621[[WMG: Elarion was Aaravos's lover.]]
622[[MerlinAndNimue Likely resulted in betrayal]]. Or they're StarCrossedLovers.
623* Would be ironically fitting, considering Aaravos is a ''Startouch'' elf.
624* Jossed, Elarion was a human city.
625
626[[WMG: Elarion was literally a young child.]]
627Maybe Aaravos took her in and acted as a surrogate father, similarly to Runaan and Rayla.
628* Jossed, Elarion was a human city.
629
630[[WMG: Elarion was a Sky Elf and Callum is her {{reincarnation}}.]]
631Would explain how Callum got access to Sky Magic. Note that he only pulled it off ''after'' a NearDeathExperience.
632* The vague WrongContextMagic parallel between Callum and Aaravos was then just a RedHerring to fool the audience into thinking that they're going to rehash the MasterOfAll sub-plot of ''Avatar''.
633* Jossed, Elarion was a human city.
634
635[[WMG: Alternatively, Elarion was a [[HumanoidAbomination humanoid]], semi-sentient ManEatingPlant, hence her 'vines'.]]
636Aaravos used her for his own ends by steering her towards specific locations.
637* Jossed, Elarion was a human city.
638
639[[WMG: Elarion is a tree of ForbiddenFruit.]]
640Probably related to how dark magic came to be.
641* Jossed, Elarion was a human city.
642
643[[WMG: Elation is a allegorical representation of dark magic.]]
644* Jossed, Elarion was a human city.
645
646[[WMG: If Aaravos doesn't become the final BigBad, then I believe the Dark Mage will be such]]
647It would make sense since it was him who caused the events that resulted in the human-elf conflict.
648* Jossed, season 3 shows he died long before the series started.
649
650[[WMG: Soren and Claudia will break Viren out of prison.]]
651They are returning to the castle, so they will soon find out about Viren imprisonment. They will probably try to convince Opeli and the council or Ezran first, but they won't set him free after he killed those guards. So they will decide to take matters into their own hands. Soren may initially be against it, since Viren did kill those guards, but Claudia will convince him that it's probably all a misunderstanding and that their father will have a perfectly reasonable explanation.
652* Jossed, Viren gets out of prison without Soren and Claudia's help.
653
654[[WMG: Viren is the same human who first discovered Dark magic.]]
655His weird butterfly ritual seems to be the thing keeping him young. Also, when [[spoiler:he traps Runaan's soul,]] his staff shifts and looks exactly like the one shown in the first episode narration (and in one credits shot).
656* Or not since it's possible that the Dark Mage could be Viren's ancestor than Viren himself.
657* Not ''strictly'' jossed, but it seems extremely unlikely given his interactions with Aaravos. It's possible he somehow has the first Dark Magician's staff, though.
658** Jossed. The opening to Season 3 shows us that first Dark Mage again, and the scene ends with him being incinerated.
659
660[[WMG: S4 will open with Callum and Soren once again sparring.]]
661Only this time Callum actually puts up a good one-on-one fight or even putting Soren on the ropes, showing just how far he's come.
662* This is actually more likely than some might think--canonically, Sky mages can enhance their speed and agility, to the point of being considered excellent acrobats. So, if Callum splices his magical talents with martial training, he could easily match Soren in fighting prowess.
663* Jossed.
664
665[[WMG: Callum's Earthblood Elf impersonation was completely wrong.]]
666Earthblood Elves don't have antlers, speak in Australian accents, or have trees for friends; and what's more, Ethari knew it, which is why he recognized Callum as a human.
667* Callum's impersonation was a PaperThinDisguise that wouldn't fool ''anyone''. Seriously, you'd expect two random tree branches, still with leaves for Earth's sake, and a headband look like authentic antlers?
668* Jossed in Season 4: Terry and the other Earthblood elves have antlers, the same accent, and Terry even says "trees to meet you," exactly like Callum's impersonation.
669
670[[WMG: Avizandum will be revived.]]
671In a later arc, the protagonists discover that removing the spear that petrified Avizandum will bring him back. Seeing as they don’t have a reason NOT to do it, they remove the spear and Avizandum comes back.
672* Jossed. WordOfGod has stated that the petrification spell also affected his insides, and because of that, removing the spear won't do anything.
673
674[[/folder]]

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