Powers and Abilities
Seth is a Shadow Charmer, his qualities beginning to emerge in Rise of the Evening Star and being stabilized and brought to full potency in Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary. While most of his family and friends are alienated by the dark origin of his powers, Seth has never used his abilities for evil. Being a shadow charmer and an ally of night, most of his family didn't have much trust in him. It seems to be that in their opinions, Seth's accomplishments weren't as significant as Kendra's, perhaps because of the dark elements that always surrounded them.
- Seth is immune to magical manipulation of emotion, from magical fear to the guilt of stealing a unicorn horn.
- Seth can perceive dark elements invisible to others.
- Seth can speak and understand the languages of darkness, from demons to trolls.
- Seth can shade walk, meaning that away from bright light he is nearly invisible.
- Seth is trusted more by dark creatures than other humans, being an ally of the night, although the degree to which this is effective varies from creature to creature, demons in particular being immune to him, although he easily befriends the sky giant Thronis and the mountain troll Udnar
- Seth has a link to undead creatures, being able to hear their minds and they his (most of the time). The Sphinx (another shadow charmer) has explained that " are a link to life, and they will do anything to preserve that link." This makes it easier for Seth to control undead creatures.
- Seth, in combination with Kendra, is a humorous dragon tamer, due to his ability to not feel magical fear and be paralyzed.
- Many of Seth's abilities are never used nor discovered in the series. The Sphinx, a more advanced shadow charmer, is able to plunge a room into darkness, release dizzy spells, and lower the temperature in the same room. He believes that Seth would be able to do this too, with practice. He has also hinted at other abilities, never revealed or used by Seth. With time, Seth might be able to undo locks and quench fire.
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