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Though not literally the offspring of Oberon , he is nevertheless the self-appointed leader of the entire Race , serving both as ruler and father-figure. Members of the race are creatures and characters from various mythologies around the world, and many were encountered during the "World Tour" arc during the show's second season. They are shown to possess fantastic and supernatural powers, which vary from individual to individual, but most often include the power to change shape at will. Thus, though they may not be said to have "real" forms, most do have an appearance (or several) that they favour above others, and will use in most circumstances. They are also shown to have a weakness to Iron (their magic will not work on it, they can be bound by it, and it can cause them pain). Other than that, they are formidable opponents. The foremost members of the species are characters from two himself, his wife Titania , and Puck from '' A Midsummer Night's Dream '', and the Weird Sisters from '' Macbeth ''. By the end of the show's run, each of them had been woven tightly into the mythological fabric of the series. Though separated by their various mythologies, it is suggested that all members of the race have a common home on the mystical island of Avalon , depicted on the show as being in a parallel dimension to Earth, where an hour passed equates to a day in the real world. Creator Greg Weisman has posited that there exist numerous informal subsets to the race, of which the Fairy -like fay, and various pantheons such as the Norse pantheon are obvious examples. OBERON Oberon (based on the Shakespeare an character Of The Same Name ) is the lord of Avalon and the "king" of the Third Race. Though he was once wed to Lady Titania, her frivolous actions caused them to separate for many centuries. During the intervening time, Oberon passed an edict, expelling all of his people from Avalon until the time of "The Gathering", and then left himself. What he did during this time is unknown. When he returned at for "The Gathering," he discovered that his island had been occupied by the Avalon Clan of Gargoyles. Disturbed by this, he attempted to remove them, but was thwarted by his wife Titania, the gargoyle Goliath and an iron bell forged by Elisa Maza, Tom the Guardian and Princess Katherine. Following this, he remarried Titania (now much matured) and proclaimed that the Avalon Clan were his new palace guards and that the magic of his children would not affect any of their clan. Little other history is given to Oberon on the show, though creator ''). It was at this time that he named himself Lord Oberon (eschewing the title of king) and the entire species came to be known as the children of Oberon. TITANIA Lord Oberon can seem arrogant and cruel at times, so it must be pondered just how bad his young wife, the Lady Titania must have been for Oberon to levy and enforce a thousand-year banishment from Avalon upon her and every other member of their race in order to make her "grow up". Nevertheless the punishment seems to have worked, and Titania as she appears on the show is far more mature that her old self, appearing especially serene and mature when compared to her former husband. Oberon certainly seems to appreciate the change when they are reunited in the episode "Ill Met By Moonlight", and the two remarry. Titania is depicted as a skilled (though oddly Utilitarian ) manipulator, even possessing some measure of control over Oberon himself. In the centuries, Titania has posed as a number of mortal women. Most recently, she posed as Anastasia Renard, the wife of Halcyon Renard and mother of Fox . It is through her union with Halcyon that Fox's son Alexander (and, to a lesser extent, Fox herself) came to possess limited magic powers. Titania was voiced by Kate Mulgrew . PUCK A trickster fey, Puck was banished from Avalon along with the rest of his race. Despite this, and despite Oberon's order that his children not interfere in mortal affairs, Puck continues to bypass these rules (as, admittedly, do others). It was Puck that, during the show's run, cast the spell on Demona that made her turn human during the day, rather than turning to stone. Further, it was later revealed that Puck had played a far more central role in affairs than had previously been believed, when it was revealed that he had for many years been posing as Owen Burnett, the stiff and severely un-Puck-like aide to David Xanatos . Before the beginning of the series, Puck had formed the identity of Owen Burnett by imitating Prestol Vogel, the aide to Halcyon Renard. He had gone to work for Xanatos, whom he considered a trickster like himself, and eventually revealed his identity, offering a deal: a single wish from Puck, or a lifetime's loyal service from Owen, with no interference from Puck. Xanatos chose Owen, and the two have been inseperable ever since, so much so that Puck risked angering Oberon by remaining with Xanatos and missing the Gathering. He revealed himself when Oberon attempted to kidnap Xanatos' infant son, Alexander (also the grandson of Titania through his mother, Fox). In the aftermath, Oberon decreed that Puck would remain with Xanatos to teach the young Alexander how to use his magical gift. However, he would be locked in the form of Owen when not training Alexander, and he was banished forever from Avalon. Puck himself reacted badly to this news (though Owen took it stoically, after he transformed back). Puck was voiced by Brent Spiner , and Owen by Jeff Bennett . WEIRD SISTERS Alone among Oberon's children, the triplet sorceresses called the Weird Sisters were left at Avalon's gate in order to bar entry to outsiders. They failed at this task when the Magus from Castle Wyvern used his magic to get past them, and ever since have held a grudge not only against the Magus but against the whole of the Avalon Clan (and, by extension, Goliath's Clan also). In order to circumvent Oberon's rules preventing interference in mortal affairs, they bound themselves in servitude to the Archmage (who was travelling through time in his own plot to take revenge on Goliath). The Weird Sisters, on the Archmage's word, performed the spell that bound Demona to Macbeth , making both immortal and invulnerable, and then enslaved them to the Archmage. Their true motives are inscrutable. Creator Greg Weisman has stated that each of the three has a distinct personality. The dark-haired one, Selene , represents fury; the gold-haired one, Phoebe , represents grace; the silver-haired one, Luna , represents fate. Their actions, while sometimes appearing contradictory, work towards achieving all three aims simultaneously. As such, they can appear variously as Fates (or Norns ), Graces or Furies , depending upon which one of them is "ascendant". Note that they are all named after moon goddesses, though no connection to the moon has ever been made clear on the series. The three sisters take many forms, most commonly young women, but have also appeared to Goliath as children. To Macbeth, they appeared as old women, and Demona as ancient gargoyles; interestingly, when Demona and Macbeth both saw the Sisters at the same time, they seemed to have each seen a different vision of their appearance, implying they may deal more in illusions than transformation. Notably, the sisters' respective hair colors remain the same no matter how they look. All three Weird Sisters were voiced by Kath Soucie . OTHER MEMBERS Several other members of the Third Race were shown during the series, often in one-off appearances. They are as follows:
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