Guardians of Kandrakar

The Guardians of Kandrakar is one of a Quintet (later Hexad) of warriors chosen to protect the universe by Kandrakar, the very center of the universe itself.

Each Guardian rules over one the basic natural elements of Water, Fire, Earth, Air and Quintessence (an unspecified form of pink-colored pure energy in the comics and chapter books), the fifth element and later on Chthonian, the sixth Element.

The fifth Guardian is also Keeper of the Heart of Kandrakar, the bright pink-colored, orbicular crystal pendent that allows the Guardians to transform into their empowered costumes by channeling the elemental energy of the Aurameres into the Heart itself.

The crystal amulet even magnifies all of their elemental and shared Guardian abilities to tremendous levels when transformed.

If not, both of their unique elemental powers, and Guardian abilities, are greatly weakened and much less effective.

### C.H.Y.K.N.

* The group of Guardians who immediately preceded W.I.Z.A.R.D. are known as C.H.Y.K.N.
	+ **Cassidy:** The former Guardian of Water. She was also briefly the Keeper of the Heart.
	+ **Halinor:** The former Guardian of Fire.
	+ **Yan Lin:** The former Guardian of Air and the final Keeper of the Heart.
	+ **Kadma:** The former Guardian of Earth.
	+ **Nerissa:** The former Guardian of Quintessence and the former Keeper of the Heart.

### W.I.Z.A.R.D.

The current Guardians are known as W.I.Z.A.R.D.

* **Will Vandom:** The Guardian of Fire
* **Irma Lair:** The Guardian of Water
* **Zoey Davidson:** The Gaurdian of Quintessence and Keeper of the Heart of Kandrakar.
* **Alchemy Harley:** The Guardian of Earth
* **Robin O'Neil:** The Guardian of Air
* **Diane Chane:** The Guardian of Chthonian, formerly known as Shadow

## Powers, Skills & Abilities

As magical beings, the Guardians can wield traditional magic by casting spells.

For example, they can cast spells to turn themselves and others invisible, transform other beings or objects, and make effective use of glamours.

Nerissa claimed to have cast a devastating curse on two talismans that enabled folding and she cast an infatuation spell on the boys at Heatherfield.

The Guardians can also combine their powers together and create a beam of concentrated mystical energy from their hands.

When the Guardians transform, their appearance is similar to that of fairies.

All five Guardians could fly, though the Guardian of Air is the fastest and most skilled at flying.

In order to magically travel to another place in the same world, each Guardian can teletransport.

Teletransporting is a difficult ability to learn and one can materialize into another solid object if not careful enough.

If a Guardian teletransports while not connected to an Auramere or a Mystic Heart then they will drain their life force.

## Individual Elemetal Powers

Each of the five Guardians possesses power over one of the five, later six, classical elements: Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Quintessence and Chthonian.

Each of the sox Guardian's powers are derived and strengthened via the Aurameres, transmitted to the Heart.

The Aurameres grant the same exact elemental powers to each of their Guardians; for instance, powers held by Irma would also have been possessed by Cassidy.

The Guardians can become one with their dragon (or the powerful nymph Xin Jing, in the case of the Guardian of Quintessence) and literally become their element while increasing all of their elemental abilities to their zenith of strength.

But this is risky and rather dangerous because it costs them their humanity and they could be easily controlled and enthralled.

It is possible for the Guardians to switch powers if they don't think their current element is the right one for them, or completely renounce them in case they do not want to be a Guardian anymore.

## The Heart of Kandrakar

Using the Heart of Kandrakar, or a mystic source of equal or greater power, the Guardians can magnify their powers and alter their appearance to their benefit.

When the Guardians transform, they change form, height and grow wings.

According to Cassidy, within every Keeper, a spark of the Heart of Kandrakar continues to burn.

According to the Oracle, the nymph Xin Jing gifted the Guardians with the power of regeneration to allow them to withstand the physical strain of transforming from one state to another.

Apparently, every time the Guardians are touched by the power of the Heart of Kandrakar, they become stronger; they are afforded supernatural longevity (e.g. this allowed Yan Lin to serve as a Guardian for longer than any ordinary mortal could have) and little physical imperfections disappear overtime (e.g. Taranee's eyesight improved because of this gift).

The Oracle also stated that this gift can be refused.

## Weakness

* **The Aurameres:** The Guardian's powers are derived from the Aurameres, and should these objects be destroyed they will be rendered powerless.
* **Mortality:** Despite their mystical attributes, the Guardians are still human and share many of the same weaknesses as non-supernatural beings (e.g. age, blood loss, suffocation, etc.). However, the Guardians can get around this weakness through the use of magic.
* **Magic:** The Guardians are susceptible to the powers of magic. This is includes magical objects such as the Star of Threbe or the Horn of Hypnos.
* **Overexertion:** If a Guardian uses their elemental powers and is not connected to an Auramere, it will drain their life force, making them much weaker. This may be why Nerissa aged so much faster than the rest of C.H.Y.K.N..
* **Team Balance**: Yan Lin revealed that when the Guardians argue and are not united, their individual powers diminish in strength and they are more vulnerable especially if the group is partially disbanded.

## Quinto-Guardian

A Quinto-Guardian is a Guardian that has all of the powers and abilities over all six elements: Water, Fire, Earth, Air, Quintessence and Chthonian, including the individual powers/abilities of other Guardians.

A Quinto-Guardian can gain the power to create solid ice out of thin air as with liquid water.

Cornelia accidently became a Quinto-Guardian when she was fueled by all six Aurameres, the source of the Guardians' elemental powers, when Nerissa tried to absorb the power of the Aurameres.

Apparently as a member of the Council of Kandrakar, Halinor could disrupt the flow of the Aurameres and channel them into one person.

However, whilst the enthralled, Halinor attempted to channel the Guardians powers into the Heart of Meridian under Nerissa's orders, Cornelia accidently went into the room and accidentally adsorbed all six elements which she controlled with almost expert precision.

Nerissa later gained control and manipulation over all five elements, when she absorbed her former friends into her Seal thus becoming a Quinto-Guardian herself although her powers were fueled by the Hearts of Meridian and Zamballa via the original Guardians not by the Aurameres.