The Qareen is an Arabian monster that was thought to not even exist until one made its debut in the ninth episode of the second season of Legacies. The qareen was released from Malivore and was tasked by the the Necromancer to steal the mora miserium at the Salvatore Boarding School. It remains to be seen if others of his species still exist, having been consumed by Malivore or if he was the last of his kind.
Throughout Legacies Series[]
Season Two[]
In I Couldn't Have Done This Without You, the unnamed qareen climbs out from the newly created Malivore pit. The Necromancer greets him - calling him his new friend - and presents him with a better offer than peace. The Necromancer can offer him freedom from death and all he'll have to do is pay a visit to the Salvatore School and bring him back what he wants; the mora miserium.
In This is Why We Don't Entrust Plans to Muppet Babies, the qareen has accepted the Necromancer's offer and stalks the halls of the Salvatore School. He's on a different plane of existence and his presence goes completely unnoticed, even to Hope, who passes right through him. However, he finds his first target; Alyssa Chang, influencing her to cause discord. Hope attempts to make amends with her from earlier, but he whispers her own insecurities back to her. That Hope's blaming her for everything and that they're going to get rid of her unless she gets rid of Hope. Alyssa dismisses Hope. As Alyssa continues to cause strife among the witches during Coven Day, the qareen begins to grow stronger, though his presence can now be seen by Wade. Despite this, he also begins to influence Hope, who retaliates against Alyssa's comment about Coven Day being boring. Therefore, he continues whispering to her that she cannot protect Landon. He tells her that she should get rid of him before she loses him. As Emma attempts to bring the witches together, the qareen continues to whisper to Hope. His influence grows stronger and stronger, until he's now affecting more of the witches in attendance for Coven Day. With more manipulation from the qareen, the witches' circle becomes polluted and the witches begin arguing during their mediation circle. Eventually, his discord spreads throughout the school and even the staff, such as Dorian and Emma. Eventually, he's strong enough to materialize physically within the human plane. Following the Necromancer's orders, he locates the mora miserium and attacks Josie. With his presence now noticeable, he attempts to leave with the sandclock, but the school chants for Wade. Initially, they dismiss him, not believing he's a fairy. However, Landon believes him and sacrifices himself. The qareen faces off against Wade, but he's no match for Wade's fairy dust. The qareen dissipates into a cloud of black smoke, unknown if he's been forced back to his own plane of existence or if he was destroyed during the confrontation.
Psychological Characteristics[]
The qareen also seems to be quite intelligent as he was able to uncover and manipulate a person's feelings, whispering insecurities they have about themselves or those around them.
Physiology[]
The qareen is otherwise humanoid in appearance though with some very distinguishing differences. Their skin is very dark blue-to-black and appears wrinkled. The qareen's chest, back and arms also had gold branded-like markings and small, horn-like projections over his body. Facially, the qareen had a double-pointed chin and spiky ears. He wore disheveled and torn clothing.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Emotion Manipulation: A qareen possesses the ability to whisper and magnify insecurities to those around him in order to feed off of the discord and strife it causes to become stronger. Landon, however, claims that they can't create insecurities that aren't already there.
Weaknesses[]
- Differential Plane of Existence: Qareens are otherwise invisible and intangible on their plane of existence and can only materialize when they've grown stronger; i.e. by feeding on discord and negative emotions.
- Myrrh: According to Wade's research, qareens are apparently weakened against myrrh, though to what extent remains unknown.
- Sinbad's Scimitar: According to Wade's research, qareens are apparently weak against Sinbad's Scimitar, though to what extent remains unknown.
- Fairies: Qareens are weak against fairies and specifically against the fairy dust they exude from their wings. During Wade's confrontation with the qareen, Wade's fairy dust was effective in defeating him, which caused him to dissipate into black smoke. Whether or not the qareen was killed or forced back into another plane of existence remains unknown.
Appearances[]
Known Qareen[]
| Qareens | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
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The unnamed qareen was released from Malivore, though the Necromancer offered him something more than peace. He could offer him freedom from death and all he would have to do is go to the Salvatore School and bring him back the mora miserium. The qareen ultimately failed in the Necromancer's task. | Unknown (Dissipated into smoke) |
Trivia[]
- In Islam, the Qareen is a spiritual double, translated from Arabic meaning "constant companion", and is classified among the Jinn-type creatures, such as Ablah, a jinni.
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