The Druun

**The Druun** are the overarching antagonists of *Raya and the Last Dragon*. Raya describes the Druun as a mindless plague. They turn everyone they touch into stone.

## Background

### Physical Appearance

Druun take the form of amorphous, dark purple and black clouds.

### Personality

Druun are said to be a mindless plague that spreads like a relentless wildfire, consuming everything in their path until there is nothing left but ash and stone. They wander Kumandra and target any living creature they encounter, turning it into a statue. However, Druun appear to be afraid of, and are repelled by both the Dragon Gem and water. They are presented by Sisu as the polar opposite of Dragons; while Dragons embody goodness, selflessness, unity through mutual trust, as well as the gift of Life, the Druun are creatures of pure evil, born from Human discord, and existing solely for the purpose of consuming and destroying everything in their path.

### Behaviour

The creatures don't travel through water, which is why some of the tribes live so close to the Dragon River, or even on top of it in Talon's case. Aside from water, the Druun are driven away by the Dragon Gem, which Raya's team uses as a shield during their climactic face-off with the evil force. When the dragons put their magic together to form the orb 500 years prior, they entrusted Sisu to use its power to save humanity. Raya convinces her group to do the same by giving Namaari the gem pieces in the last-ditch effort to save Kumandra. By trusting a former foe, the magic unleashes an unstoppable force that banishes the Druun once more while bringing back monsters' victims in the process. Raya's greatest enemy is Namaari, and the Druun is an obstacle.

## Appearances

### *Raya and the Last Dragon*

The Druun is an evil force that threatens the citizens of Kumandra. Though not presented as the primary villains, the monsters remain the underlying threat in Disney's latest animated movie. Not only do the Druun have a long and dark history with Kumandra, but their return ends up teaching the kingdom about the importance of unity. Five centuries before, Kumandra stood as a prosperous land where humans and dragons lived in harmony.

When the Druun arrived, the kingdom was ravished as living things fell victim. To save humanity, a group of dragons combined their magic to form an orb that could banish the Druun. It worked, but the remaining dragons went extinct, except for Sisu. The orb, known as the Dragon Gem, also survived. After the five distinct tribes fight for control of the magical object in the present timeline, it breaks, awakening the Druun. To save humanity and the fate of Kumandra, Raya makes it her mission to find Sisu to help obtain the Dragon Gem pieces to banish the Druun.

The Druun made its last assault on Fang, nearly wiping out all of the remaining population. However, thanks to the efforts of Raya and her friends, the Dragon Gem was finally repaired, releasing a massive shockwave of pure light that blasted the Druun away and ended their reign of terror, reviving Humans and Dragons alike.

## Trivia

* In the first version, the Druun were portrayed as two-legged human-like monsters.