Morphling

The Morphling, otherwise known as the Animal Morphling, is a creature that appears exclusively in the Legends of Arkensius Anime. As suggested by its name, the Morphling can change into either a Beast or a Bird, just like the Beasts from Arkensius. 
Overview
As stated above, the Morphling can shapeshift into an animal, just like the Mortal Beasts of Arkensius, but without the use of a Magic Stone. It can either be a Beast (Earth) or a Bird (Sky).
To the difference of the Arkensius Beasts, the Morphling does not originate from the same continent as Lara. In the contrary, they come from a lost island reigned by King Demonius and form the largest population amongst the inhabitants of the mysterious continent.
Notable Morphlings
Beast Morphlings
•Cerberius, a Wolf Morphling. He joins the Guardians of the Oracle in Episode 20 after Lara saves him from the Ravine during their battle in Therunos.
•Midas, a Feline Morphling. He joins the Guardians of the Oracle in Episode 20 after seeing that Lara has saved Cerberius from the Ravine in Therunos.
Bird Morphlings
•Astrid, a Raven Morphling. She joins the Guardians of the Oracle in Episode 31 after Crystal and Zilvur rescue her from the Ice Cave in Silicia.
•Eledorna, an Eagle Morphling. She joins the Guardians of the Oracle in Episode 31 after getting rescued by Astrid from the Ice Cave in Silicia.
Capacities and Techniques
Each Morphling has its own capacity depending on its Animal form. Here are the Capacities used by Cerberius, Midas, Astrid and Eledorna:
•Cerberius (Wolf): Magic Howl. Each time Cerberius howls in his Wolf Form, he creates a sort of Magical Aura that can affect the non-Morphlings. For example, his howl transforms the Felinidaes into Cats in Episode 5.
•Midas (Feline): Gold Tail. Midas is capable of transforming everything he touches with his tail in gold, including non-Morphlings. An example is his Gold Touch in Episode 42, when he changes Gandalf into a Gold Statue during their battle in Halea.
•Astrid (Raven): Talons and Beak. Astrid can destroy anything with her Talons and Beak. In Episode 23, she uses her Talons to break the rocks and trap the Guardians of the Oracle in the mysterious mountain.
•Eledorna (Eagle): Wing Tornado. Eledorna can créât powerful totnadoes with her big wings. She uses her Capacity ro rescue her sibling from the Ice Cave by blowing away the layer of snow that trapped her.
Otherwise than Capacities, the Morphling does not possess any Techniques.
Transformations
Beast
An Earth Morphling can shapeshift into the following Beasts:
•Wolf
•Feline 
•Hare 
•Ram (Goat) 
•Coyote 
•Hyena 
Bird
A Sky Morphling can shapeshift into the following Birds:
•Raven
•Eagle
•Owl
•Falcon
•Merlon (Thrush Bird)
•Serpentary Bird
Trivia
•Midas is inspired from King Midas, a character who originates from Greek Mythology and can transform in Gold anything he touches.
•Midas was originally a Wolf Morphling like Cerberius, but this idea was scrapped for the final concept of the characters.
•Astrid shares her name with Astrid from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. She is the first Legends of Arkensius character to share a similar name with a character from the Fire Emblem franchise.
•The Coyote, Hyena and Serpentary Bird were supposed to appear as Beasts in thé first Legends of Arkensius games, but this idea was scrapped.
•Of all the Morphlings, the Feline is the only one to have many alternate forms. A Feline Morphling can shapeshift into either a Panther (like Midas), a Tiger, a Leopard or even an Ocelot.
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