Next Generation

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Aoife, one of the Next Generation.
Race Information
Status	Extant
Native to	Earth, after the fall of Danu Talis
Subraces	Vampires
Related races	Elders
Traits
Lifespan	Immortal
Food	Varies
Powers	Varies
Population	Unknown; at least several hundred
In the Series
Notable individuals	Aoife Scathach The Morrigan The Sphinx
Appears in	• The Alchemyst • The Magician • The Sorceress • The Necromancer • The Warlock • The Enchantress
Race origins	Fictional races

The Next Generation are the children of the Elders after the sinking of Danu Talis. They are widely regarded as powerful, but their abilities pale in comparison to the Elders.

Description

Its been stated that due to the powerful energies released with the Sinking of Danu Talis, along with the massive physical and biological changes brought by The Change to the Elder population, the children of Elders after the fall of their island brought about major genetical changes to their next generation of children. As described by Scathach, some of the Next Generation were born as monsters, others were caught between shapes, a few possessed extraordinary powers of transformation and could become beasts at will and other Next Generation are hybrids of the Elders and various other magical creatures, such as vampires, and were born with the inability to feel emotions too strongly. Many of the Next Generation, such as those of Clan Vampire or The Sphinx and The Crow Goddess, are able to siphon and feed of the memories and emotions of other entities. With Vampires like Scathach and Aoife only requiring to do so every now and then as a biological need and those like the Sphinx enjoy doing so for the pleasure and taste of devouring emotions and memories.

Due to these changes, many of the Next Generation do not have the same powers or abilities possessed by the Elders. As implied by Bastet, those of the of Next Generation generally do not have the power to awaken the Humani. However, it is possible for them to gain extra powers through various means, as shown with the the Morrigan. Also while not being as powerful as their parent race, the Next Generation are still exceptionally powerful and dangerous, as shown where Scathach and Aoife are widely feared by the Elders and have successfully killed some of them. While others like the Morrigan and The Sphinx are able to threaten and kill Elders provided that they had sufficient reinforcements to back them up.

Known Next Generation

• Scathach - Daughter of Ard-Greime and an unnamed woman, twin sister of Aoife and her unnamed brother, granddaughter of Zephaniah, and the sister-in-law of Niten.
• Aoife - Daughter of Ard-Greime and an unnamed woman, twin sister of Scathach and her unnamed brother, granddaughter of Zephaniah, and the wife of Niten.
• The Morrigan, Badb, and Macha - Celtic goddesses of death. Niece of Bastet, Hekate, and Mars Ultor and the cousin of Scathach, Aoife, Romulus, Remus, Aten, and Anubis. Possesses the power to Awaken.
• The Sphinx - Daughter of Echidna and Typhon and the sister of Cerberus, Chimera, and the Gorgons.