The Pure Ones are a supremacist race of evil owls and the main antagonistic in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole book series as well as the movie, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole. They were a large owl group consisting mainly of the family Tytonidae, more commonly known as Barn Owls, comprised of species such as Tyto alba, Tyto tenebricosa, and Tyto multipunctata. Their main goal was to eliminate the Guardians of Ga'Hoole and "purify" the owl kingdoms.
Their full name was the "Tytonic Union of Pure Ones".
The Pure Ones were founded on the idea that owls of the Tyto race were the strongest and most superior species of owl, and that all other species be either exterminated or made into slaves. There was a hierarchy of owl species even within the Pure Ones ranks, with Barn owls being the highest species, followed by Masked, Grass, and Sooty owls. The methods and ideals of the Pure Ones are based off of the real-life Nazi Party in their race supremacy and genocidal plans.
They were originally led by an unnamed barn owl, but were taken over by Kludd, in a duel. Kludd and his wife Nyra lead the Pure Ones to battle against the Guardians of the Great Ga'Hoole tree, once putting it at siege.
Appearance[]
In the film, majorities of Pure Ones all wore gray metal masks which covered most of their faces, with large, gray battle claws, and their eyes were collectively a glowing red color. The fringes of their wings and tail feathers were red, as well as a cross-shaped section of their chest. According to Grimble, the Pure Ones were fond of dying the feathers of their captives to fit their own preferred coloration, perhaps giving some insight into the unnatural red color displayed in their feathers. Though the Pure Ones entire forces may not have been present in the film, there were little over 200 Pure Ones in the canyons of St. Aggie's, signifying that the Pure Ones were, at that time, a relatively small fraction of owls.
History[]
In the Books[]
The Pure Ones are known to have existed long before the events of the book series, but little is known about their history. However, they had already begun the process of having the leader called the High Tyto. It is also known that they used the powers of small magnetic flecks of iron as weapons, which could disorient birds' navigational skills and even their minds themselves. The Pure Ones captured hatchlings and brainwashed them by the use of flecks.
The Capture-The Journey[]
Kludd, a young Barn Owl living in the forest of Tyto, was recruited for the Pure Ones by a female Barn Owl named Nyra, who had been a hagsfiend in her past life and reincarnated. Kludd rose in rank and eventually killed the former High Tyto in ritual combat, but at the cost of a large portion of his face, which he replaced with a mask of mu metal. This earned him the name "Metal Beak" by the owls, such as the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, that were unaware of his true name. Taking Nyra as his mate, he assumed the mantle of High Tyto and contemplated a plan to capture and brainwashed the old sage Ezylryb, a warrior-turned poet also known as Lyze of Kiel, with great knowledge of the Northern Kingdoms-knowledge the Pure Ones could use to their advantage.
Unfortunately, before the plan could be put into action, a patrol from St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls discovered their base and snatched all the hatchlings for use in their own army and planned to conquer the owl world. The Pure Ones fought to return the hatchlings, whom they viewed as rightfully theirs, and the hatchlings were dropped. This event was later known as the Great Downing. The Guardians of Ga’Hoole recovered most of them and reversed the Pure Ones’ brainwashing, alerting the owl world to the Pure Ones’ presence. Ezylryb was dispatched to discover the cause of the event, and fell right into a trap, being lost among a triangle of flecks, or the Devil's Triangle, specially arranged so that within it, senses of navigation were lost, and there was no hope of escape. The Pure Ones planned to hold him there until they could find a new stronghold.
At an unknown time, another plan was implemented: to send spies to the heart of St. Aegolius and pave the way for a Pure One invasion.
The Rescue[]
Soren, Kludd's younger brother and believed by him to be dead, led a small band of owls to destroy the Devil's Triangle and free Ezylryb. Kludd and nine other Tyto owls, including his lieutenant Wortmore, were unwilling to accept the failure of his plan. Confident, they attacked the unarmed owls. However they were surprised by Twilight's taunting and the fact that their enemies fought with fire. Soren managed to wedge a burning stick under Kludd's metal mask. Screaming and shrieking curses, Kludd fled, and the Guardians left with Ezylryb.
The Siege[]
Kludd dove into a lake to stop the molten mask from melting his face off, and was discovered by the Glauxian Brother Simon, whom Kludd murdered upon his recovery. He returned to the majority of his forces, and they began to assemble an army of hireclaws to lay siege on the Guardians of Ga’Hoole. The rogue smith of Silverveil was assigned to make Kludd a new mask, but she betrayed them upon doing so, escaping to alert the Great Ga’Hoole Tree of the oncoming siege.
Meanwhile, the spies in St. Aegolius fail to remain undercover and are discovered by the academy’s leaders when some Pure Ones defect to the other side. However, they do not know why the Pure Ones place flecks in unhatched eggs’ nests (an effect which leads to shattering). A spy named Otulissa from a third party, the Guardians of Ga’Hoole, gives the academy false information regarding flecks.
Kludd’s army was assembled and laid siege on the Great Tree. After a period of time, a section of the defense fell, but the Pure Ones were then caught in a pincer movement. Defeat for the Pure Ones was ensured when the extremely dangerous flying snake Slynella arrived on the battlefield on the side of the Guardians, forcing a retreat.
The Shattering[]
After the failed attempt to seize the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, the Pure Ones gathered their strength once again, but this time they launched an invasion against St. Aggie's that was led by Kludd. Meanwhile, his mate, Nyra, undertook a covert mission involving the infiltration of the great tree in the pursuit for the knowledge of higher magnetics. During the siege, a slipgizzle named Ginger was placed in the tree who pretended to be a defecting Pure One. Through Ginger, Nyra was able to shatter Eglantine and manipulate her into bringing her bits of information about flecks in a hollow located in The Beaks. After their plan to shatter Eglantine failed and the Sacred Orb(an egg) was smashed, they managed to conquer St. Aggie's and gained control of the massive fleck stores there.
The Burning[]
The Pure Ones set up camp in the St. Aegolius Canyons and enforced their position using Devil's Triangles. The Guardians launched a massive counterattack in the form of an invasion, planned by the Spotted Owl Otulissa. With help from the Kielian League, the Guardians practically decimated the Pure One's ranks and set fire to the canyons, destroying the flecks and their power. During a cave battle, the High Tyto Kludd was killed by the Guardian Twilight, which was a devastating blow to the Pure Ones. In the battle's aftermath, Nyra managed to survive and mourned Kludd as their son Nyroc hatched from his egg.
The Hatchling[]
Several remnants of the Pure Ones resided at St. Aegolius's canyons after the Battle of Fire and Ice. Kludd and Nyra's son, Nyroc, was planned to be the next supreme emperor of the Tytonic Union. But as time passed, Nyroc rejected the ways of the Pure Ones and fled.
The Golden Tree[]
Nyra allied herself with the vyrwolves, former Dire Wolves of the MacHeath clan who had transformed themselves by drinking water from the Tunnel of Despair. Stryker managed to gain possession of The Book of Kreeth by orders from Nyra, who hoped by using the ashes of her dead mate Kludd, the book, and the water in the Tunnel to recreate her son as a hagsfiend. Their plan failed when they were attacked by a force of owls from the Great Tree led by Nyroc (now known as Coryn) and Soren, and a group of Dire Wolves led by Hamish and Gyllbane. All of the vyrwolves were killed, and the remaining Pure Ones forced to flee. During the battle, Nyra lost The Book of Kreeth to the Guardians.
The River of Wind[]
Nyra traveled with what few soldiers she had left to the Middle Kingdoms to transform the "Dragon Owls" into their past forms, hagsfiends. Her plan failed, and only she escaped alive into a crevice in the cave.
Exile[]
In the final chapter Coryn sees Nyra making a deal with The Striga through a fire.
The War of the Ember[]
Nyra and The Striga "reawoke" the hasgsfiends inside the dragon owls, creating a small army. These are killed, along with the hagsfiend eggs, by the wolves of the Beyond the Beyond. In the final moments of the battle, Nyra is fatally wounded by Soren with an ice splinter, and later burned up by lava despite the efforts of the Striga trying to save her. The Striga snaps and slices off Coryn's port wing, only to be brutally decapitated by Soren, who was wearing Ezylryb's battle claws. Coryn then died of blood loss, leaving no more known living Pure Ones in the owl kingdoms other than the possibility of Ginger surviving, whose fate was never revealed after the events of The Shattering. With the exceptions of Uglamore and Coryn (and again, possibly Ginger), all Pure Ones now rest in Hagsmire. Coryn died before mating with another Tyto, or even finding a mate.
Lone Wolf[]
Nyra and the Pure Ones are mentioned, being called "a legion of hellish owls" by Gwynneth.
Members[]
Name | Notes | Current status |
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Former High Tyto | Previous leader of the Pure Ones. Accepted Kludd Alba into the Tytonic Union at his mate Nyra's suggestion and led the Pure Ones in their conquests of various minor dominions in the forests of Tyto. Murdered Twilight's Father for his and his mate Skye's outspoken views against the notions of "owl purity". Performed the naming ceremony of Uglamore, Stryker and Wortmore. Killed by Kludd in ritual combat for control of the Pure Ones, though not before raking off Kludd's beak and half of his face. | Deceased |
Kludd Alba/Metal Beak | High Tyto. Pushed his brother, Soren, out of his nest and to his believed death for his Tupsi Ceremony, then murdered his parents, attempted to eat his family's nest-maid Horace Plithiver and took his sister Eglantine to be raised by the Pure Ones. Plotted with Nyra to assassinate the High Tyto, who he duelled for the position of Leader of the Tytonic Union of Pure Ones, winning and killing his predecessor but at the price of half his face being maimed, leading to him assuming the title of Metal Beak, then began amassing the Pure Ones into an even greater force, rallying many Tytos under his banner with his dark charisma and manipulation. Murdered the Rogue Smith of the Beaks and led his Pure One Army in pursuit of St. Aggie's after the Academy for Orphaned Owls raided their headquarters and stole thousands of owlets, commanding the Union in the battle with Skench and her forces that resulted to the Great Downing. Instigated the capture of Ezylryb and his imprisonment in a Devil's Triangle, then led a small force of his followers in battle against Soren and his rescue team, during which he was unmasked and near-mortally wounded by his mu metal mask being melted onto his face, leading his remaining troops in retreat. Found and nursed back to health by Glauxian Brother Simon, who he ruthlessly murdered afterwards, then forced Thora Plonk to craft a new mask whilst initiating plans to invade both St. Aegolius and the Great Tree, dispatching several slipgizzles to infiltrate the Canyonlands and massing his forces at Cape Glaux. Laid siege to the Guardians with his Tyto army and led an attack of the Island of Hoole's southwest with Nyra, then one on the Tree, flying to his mate's aid with Wortmore and attempting to kill his brother as his forces were captured in-between two forces of the Guardians, but was thwarted by Slynella and forced to retreat. Visited his mate as Nyra conducted as espionage operation to learn more of flecks, then led the Pure Ones in a successful invasion of St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls, killing and recruiting most owls employed there. Anticipated and prepared for an invasion launched by the Guardians of Ga'Hoole and made plans for them, amassing his army of Pure Ones and Hireclaws in the Canyonlands. Captured Digger on the night of The Battle of Fire and Ice and lured his brother and a group of Guardians and Frost Beaks into an ambush, leading a sudden attack, wounding Gylfie in the process before duelling Soren. Killed by Twilight when the Great Gray split his spine with an ice sword. | |
Nyra Alba | Served as Kludd's right-wing owl and mate. Met and enlisted a similarly-young Kludd into the Union during a recruiting mission, then plotted with him to assassinate her original mate, the then-High Tyto and beheld Kludd's alleged murder of Soren. Roosted with her mate as he oversaw the massing of Pure Ones at Cape Glaux, then utilised her Northern Kingdoms knowledge of winds to guide her master and a force of fighters to a minimality defended area on the Island of Hoole, reassuring her love that they would win the war. Fought the Strix Struma Strikers, killing Strix Struma herself, only to be wounded by Otulissa, then battled and nearly fell to Martin and Soren, but was saved by the arrival of Kludd and joined his and Wortmore's attack on Soren before following her husband and their armies in retreat, after which she led an espionage operation to expand the Pure Ones knowledge of flecks by using a shattered Eglantine, who she manipulated into thinking she was Marella, Nyra's deceased mother-in-law. Captured Eglantine after her act failed and imprisoned her with Primrose, forcing them to care for her first egg, the Sacred Orb, but then briefly went yeep when they escaped with her chick. Pursued the two after they stole her egg with her small group of Pure Ones, but was deceived into believing a force of Guardians and Northern Kingdom owls was approaching and retreated to Beyond the Beyond before joining Kludd in the occupied Canyonlands. Assumed leadership of the Tytonic Union in the wake of Kludd's demise and trained her son, Nyroc, to succeed her mate, brainwashing him with false knowledge of the Battle of Fire and Ice. Attended Kludd's Final Marking ceremony, then attempted to pursued Gwyndor to forge her fire claws. Soon after, she led the pursuit of the runaway Nyroc and Phillip, finding them with the aid of Doc Finebeak and killing Phillip in a rage after Nyroc refused to carry out his special initiation ceremony, then dispatched patrols to find him and began rallying new troops, hireclaws and Rogue Smiths with plans to restore the Tytonic Union to power. Killed Thora Plonk to assume the identity of a Rogue Smith, then bartered with Bubbles for several torn scarps of fragments and travelled to Beyond the Beyond to enlist hireclaws and dire wolves into her armies. Visited and forged an alliance with the MacHeath Clan, promising them the Ember of Hoole in return for their aid and vowing to murder her son. Subsequently flew to the Sacred Volcanoes and beheld her son retrieve the coal and be proclaimed king, then attempted to kill him, only to be thwarted, despite causing Uglamore's death, and flee. Sent Stryker to find the Book of Kreeth and led her remaining forces to again allied with Dunleavy B. MacHeath and the vyrrwolf remnants of his clan and set up operations in the Tunnel of Despair, intending to use the oncoming eclipse to transform herself and Coryn into hagsfiends and led the Battle of the Tunnels of Despair, severely wounding Twilight and duelling her son in the same battle but escaping. Ordered the Pure Ones conquest of the Desert of Kuneer and recruiting and snatching operations of fire scorched areas, lighting several bonfires herself. Spied on and captured Bell, then forced the Striga to give her information of the River of Wind, then led her armies to the Middle Kingdoms in an attempt to assassinate her son and brother-in-law, despite losing several troops on the way to a hurricane, commanding her forces during the following battle and escaping into the Panqua Palace, whereupon she enlisted several blue owls and Dragon Owls into her service. Later formed an alliance with the Striga and forged a plan to revive the hagsfiend and commenced the recruitment of more Pure Ones for the oncoming war, taking with the Striga a bodkin of hagsfiend eggs to the Ice Cliff Palace, where she set up her broody operations, then rendezvousing with the Tytonic Union in Beyond the Beyond and making a failed parley attempt with Coryn and Soren. Pursued her son during the Battle of Worlds to claim the Ember of Hoole and duelled him and Soren, transforming as she did into a hagsfiend, but was stabbed in the heart by an ice splinter wielded by Soren and fell into the lava of H'rathghar | |
The Striga/Orlando | Former enemy of the Pure Ones-turned-ally. Forged an alliance with Nyra to conquer the owl world and revive hagsfiends following his exile from the Great Tree, merging what remained of his Blue Brigade with Nyra's army and getting it into his mind of becoming Nyra's mate. Transferred a bodkin of sterile hagsfiend eggs to the Ice Cliff Palace, discussing as they did the rumours that Dragon Owls, in the distant past, had in reality been hagsfiends. Watched over the subsequent Pure Ones broody program with Nyra, but then flew to rendezvous with Nyra's forces as leader of the 'Striga Force' in the wake of Tarn's report. Attempted an unsuccessful parley for peace with Coryn and Soren alongside Nyra, then flew to Nyra's aid during her duel with Coryn, only to flee cowardly in the wake of Nyra's demise after attempting unsuccessfully to save the Adjunct General. Mortally wounded Coryn, but was savagely beheaded in response by Soren. | |
Coryn Alba/Nyroc | Son of Kludd and Nyra Alba and former Prince of the Pure Ones. Destined to inherit his dead sire's position of High Tyto, he left the Union to discover the truth after learning the truth surrounding his father's death, then fully defected after witnessing his best friend Phillip's death at his mother's talons, retrieving the Ember of Hoole and becoming King of Hoole. Killed by the Striga and passed on to Glaumora. | Defected |
Stryker/Junior | Pure One Commander and Lead Tracker. Led various recruiting missions in Silverveil with Wortmore to enlist more Barn Owls who had lost homes or families to forest fire. Accompanied Nyra in the capture of Primrose and Eglantine Alba, reporting to her of the safety of the Sacred Orb. Pursued Eglantine Alba and Primrose with Nyra, then retreated to Beyond the Beyond to await Kludd's command. Promoted by Kludd to the position of Lieutenant Major and appointed leader of the defence of the Beak of Glaux, but engaged in the heated argument with Uglamore, refusing to take Uglamore's worries into consideration. Fought in the Battle of Fire and Ice, during which he battled and was wounded by Otulissa but escaped. Attended Kludd's Marking Ceremony and led the initial hunt for Nyroc and Phillip, accompanying Nyra in her search, then was sent with Vaygar in pursuit, briefly meeting with Uglamore in the Shadow Forest. Conducted Nyra's egg-snatching operations orchestrated from The Barrens with Wortmore. Retrieved the Book of Kreeth from Trader Mags and accompanied Nyra in her alliance with the vyrrwolves of the MacHeath Clan. Fought in and survived the Battle of the Book of Kreeth, fleeing the battlefield. Brutalized Cuffyn to gain herbal medicines in Nyra's name, then spied on Bell and the Striga with Nyra, Tarn and Wort and relayed information of the blue owl to his leader. Captured the Striga with Wort and assisted in the interrogation of the Striga for information, then followed Nyra to the Middle Kingdoms, but was slain by Tengshu shortly after landfall. | Deceased |
Uglamore/Bartholomew IV | Trusted Pure Ones lieutenant. Joined the Union with his mother and regretfully killed his cousin for his Tupsi. Accompanied Nyra in her espionage operation and assisted in capturing Eglantine Alba and Primrose, then flew in pursuit of the two after they escaped with the Sacred Orb. Reported to Nyra the apparent approaching presence of owls from the Northern Kingdoms, then later perched with Nyra as she examined the shattered shell of her egg, following the Adjunct General to Beyond the Beyond to await Kludd's orders, but began to secretly feel doubt towards the capabilities of the rigid structure of the Pure Ones' society. Promoted to the position of lieutenant by Kludd and appointed head of the Great Horns defence, but engaged in a furious argument with Stryker regarding the likelihood of the Guardians of Ga'hoole launching an invasion of the St. Aggie's Canyons in such weather conditions. Participated in and escaped death in the Battle of the Canyonlands, remaining as one of the remnants of the original Tytonic Union of Pure Ones. Acted as a father-like figure to Nyroc and beheld with Nyra the hatchling's performance of the 'Hail Kludd' dive, praising the skill required to synchronised such a move. Sought out a Rogue Smith with Wortmore to perform the final marking ceremony of Kludd, eventually recruiting Gwyndor for the task and attending the burning, voicing the ceremonial words. Bore witness to Nyroc's First Prey ceremony with Nyra, Wortmore, Dustytuft and Gwyndor. Accompanied Nyra in pursuit of the runaway Nyroc and Dustytuft, enlisting Doc Finebeak's tracking skills in service of the hunt, and, upon finding Nyroc, attempted to protect Nyroc and save Dustytuft, then led the congregation of lieutenants away on Nyra's orders. Secretly defected from the Pure Ones in the wake of this and set off after the fleeing Nyroc to assist the hatchling, which was mistaken by Nyra to be one of pursuit, successfully preventing Stryker from discovering the sleeping Nyroc and reluctantly killed Vaygar, officially abandoning the Union. Killed by a rabid wolf whilst attempting to lead Nyra into a death trap. | Defected; Deceased |
Wortmore Snr | Pure Ones lieutenant and one of Kludd's personal guard. Co-led various recruitment programs in fire-ravaged pockets of Silverviel with Stryker in order to enlist more Barn Owls as part of the Tytonic Union of Pure Ones. Participated in the Skirmish of the Devil's Triangle as one of Metal Beak's followers, fighting Ezylryb and the Chaw of Chaws, then followed his master in retreat. Roughed up the Rogue Smith of Silverviel on Kludd's orders, then was dispatched for a fitting of new battle claws, letting slip as he did of the planned massing of the High Tyto's army on Cape Glaux, which he joined, flying out on a scouting mission with another soldier, during which he expressed doubts that Kludd Alba would dare attack while the winterlies blew. Accompanied Kludd in his attack on Soren during the Battle of the Siege, but was poisoned by Slynella and drowned in the Sea of Hoolemere. | Deceased |
Wortmore Jr | Pure One lieutenant. Sought out a Rogue Smith with Uglamore to perform the final marking for Kludd, eventually recruiting Gwyndor for the ceremony, then later bore witness to Nyroc's First Prey ceremony with Nyra, Uglamore, Dustytuft and Gwyndor. Conducted egg-snatching operations orchestrated from The Barrens, transferring the to the Canyonlands with Stryker. Later joined Nyra in her expedition to Beyond the Beyond to enlist the aid of the vyrrwolves, attending a cavern gathering of Pure One elite fighters and demonic wolves, then fighting in and surviving the Battle of the Book of Kreeth, fighting against the Band and dire wolves and escaping with his life. Flew with Nyra to the Middle Kingdoms and pursued Soren Alba and Coryn, only to be slain by the Striga. | |
Corporal Wort | Pure Ones corporal. Spied upon the Striga and Bell, then participated in the capture the Blue Owl and Barn owlet, patrolling in lookout for the blue owl, then captured and escorted him to the Deserts of Kuneer with Stryker and Tarn. Beheld Nyra's successful extraction of information regarding the Middle Kingdoms, then accompanied the Adjunct General there as part of her slink melf. Participated and perish while fighting in the Battle of the Middle Kingdoms. | |
Ginger | Participated in the Siege of the Great Tree as one of the first wave of Kludd's forces, but was caught in a snare and grievously injured before being taken as a prisoner-of-war. Claimed to have seen the error of her ways, Ginger infiltrated the Great Tree as a slipgizzle and began assisting Nyra Alba in her espionage operation to expand Pure Ones knowledge of flecks. Wove flecks into Eglantine's nest and assisted in continuing the lie that Nyra was in fact Marella, but was last exposed as an agent of the Pure Ones and accompanied Nyra and her strike force in the Battle of the Beaks. | |
Blyrric | Pure One sergeant. Fought in the Battle of Fire and Ice and survived as one of the remnants of the Union that continued to hold out under Nyra Alba. Beheld Nyroc perform the 'Hail Kludd' flight and joined in praising the young hatchling. Reported the absence of Dustytuft to Nyra, then accompanied her in pursuit of the runaways. Escorted the captured and bound Dustytuft with another officer, then departed with the other high-ranking Pure Ones and Doc Finebeak on Nyra's command so she could speak with her son in private. | |
Spyke | Fought in the War of the Pure Ones and survived the Battle of the Burning, continuing to serve the Union under Nyra. Accompanied Nyra in her hunt for the runaway Nyroc, witnessing the murder of Phillip and the subsequent desertion of the young Nyrolian Owl. Later joined Nyra in her expedition to Beyond the Beyond to enlist the aid of the vyrrwolves, attending a cavern gathering of Pure One elite fighters and demonic wolves and fighting in and surviving the Battle of the Tunnel of Despair, fighting against the Band and dire wolves and escaping with his life. Flew with Nyra to the Middle Kingdoms, then pursued and cornering Soren Alba and Coryn, only to be slain by the Striga. | Deceased |
Gebbles | Fought in and survived the War of the Pure Ones, remaining with the Tytonic Union of Pure Ones after Kludd's demise. Served as one of the members of Nyra's hunting party, assisting in capturing Dustytuft, then beholding the conversation between Nyra and Nyroc before departing on Nyra's command. Accompanied the Tytonic Union to Beyond the Beyond, allying herself with the MacHeaths and listening as Nyra declared how, using the Book of Kreeth, the collaboration would achieve victory. Participated in and survived the Battle of the Beyond, then later accompanied Nyra to the Middle Kingdom as one of her slink melf and joined the pursuit and cornering of Coryn and Soren Alba, only to be swiftly slain by the Striga. | |
Vaygar | Pure One soldier. Accompanied Stryker in pursuit of the fleeing Nyroc to the Shadow Forest, encountering Uglamore and remaining behind to slate his hunger while Stryker continued the hunt. Unwittingly uncovered the sleeping Nyroc and made to alert Nyra and Stryker, but was reluctantly killed by the defected Uglamore before he could act. | |
Kylor | Guardians of Ga'hoole defector. Slipgizzle for the Great Tree, turned traitor and joined the Union, feeding the Guardians falsified information and betraying the alleged location of the Ember of Hoole. | |
Smutty | Pure One Soldier. Fought in and survived the Battle of the Burning. Imprisoned on Nyra's command for alleged cowardice in said battle and for speaking of the Great Tree and Guardians of Ga'Hoole. | |
Tarn | Hireclaw Burrowing Owl and Pure Ones Captain. Appointed leader of the Pure One force dispatched by Nyra to capture the Desert of Kuneer and infiltrated the desert owl community to build a labyrinth of tunnels as part of the plot of conquer Kuneer. Instigated the planned massacre of the unsuspecting community, leading the attack on Saul and Trixie's burrow and briefly battling Tavis and Cletus, who escaped. Rejoined the Pure Ones active force and spied on the Striga and Bell with Nyra, then participated in the blue owl's capture. Fed the Striga a truth serum during Nyra's interrogation and deciphering the way to the Middle Kingdoms, which earned him the rank of Captain. Accompanied Nyra to the Middle Kingdoms and joined in the battle of the River of Wind, escaping with his life and briefly joining the Blue Brigade. Rejoined the Pure Ones upon Nyra's return and led an ambush on Wensel, but was driven of by Cletus and Tavis. Dispatched orders to the Union's Kuneer forces to take up invasion manoeuvres and prepare to battle the Guardians' forces, then reported to Nyra of the unclear news regarding the schedule of the Ember of Hoole's transference. Fought in the Battle of Worlds, attempting to led and ambush on Coryn, only to be attacked by Twilight, Cletus and Tavis. Pursued and possibly killed by the three Great Grays. | Presumably Deceased |
Dustytuft/Phillip | Low-Ranking Pure One soldier. Joined the Tytonic Union reluctantly with his father and participated half-heartedly in Pure One activities, having been renamed Dustytuft. Patrolled the St. Aegolius Canyons and caught sight of and alerted Uglamore and Stryker to the coming of the invading Guardians, shouting the alarm. Fought in and survived the Battle of the Burning, remaining amongst the ravaged Pure One army. Made by Nyra the young companion, best friend and (unbeknownst to Nyroc and Dustytuft) the intended victim of Nyroc's 'Special Ceremony'. Beheld the young son of Kludd and Nyra's performance of the 'Hail Kludd' amongst the Pure Ones' young recruits and exposed his praise of the exception maneuvering. Attended the Final Marking Ceremony of Kludd Alba and stood with Nyroc as he farewelled the fallen High Tyto. Beheld Nyroc's First Prey Ceremony with Wortmore, Gwyndor and Uglamore and flew with his best friend in celebration later. Accompanied Nyroc when he left the Union to learn the truth of his family and defected from the Pure Ones, but was later captured by Nyra and her inner-circle to serve as the death required in Nyroc's Tupsi. Savagely murdered by Nyra after Nyroc refused to carry out the murder, despite Nyroc and Uglamore's attempts to save him. | Deceased |
Dustytuft's Father | Pure One soldier. Recruited by Stryker and Wortmore into the Pure Ones after the near-complete destruction of his family under the delusion of becoming important leader of the Tyto Empire, unaware that Sooties occupied only the last two levels of the Pure Ones' empire. Participated in the Skirmish of the Devil's Triangle as one of Kludd's fighters, during which he briefly clashing with Soren Alba. Unintentionally killed by Ruby when he flew right into her burning branch. | |
Flint | Pure One recruit. Infiltrated St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls as a slipgizzle, posing as a moonblinked owl, then joined the short skirmish between Kludd's loyalists and the Union turnfeathers, but escaped alive. Guarded a clutch of snatched eggs while waiting for Stryker and Wortmore, but fled in terror of Coryn pretending to be the hagsfiend of Nyra. | |
Flintgrease | Pure Ones soldier. Discovered the owlipoppen used as a distraction by the Guardians of Ga'hoole and reported the discovery to Stryker and Uglamore. Fought in the Battle of Fire and Ice against the owls of the Great Tree. | |
78-2 | Pure One spy. Infiltrated St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls on Kludd's behalf, weaving flecks into the nests of the hatchery. After Twilight and Ruby purposefully exposed several of the Pure Ones' slipgizzles as traitors, 78–2, a Kludd loyalist, swiftly decapitated a turnfeather, then joined her comrades in fighting Turnfeathers and St. Aggie's thugs alike. | |
Uglamore's Mother | Pure One soldier. Joined the Tytonic Union of Pure Ones with her son, Bartholomew, out of a shared belief in Tyto supremacy. Accompanied her son to the Shadow Forest to perform his Tupsi Ceremony and praised him for his success following this. | |
Ifghar | Turnfeather in the War of the Ice Claws who betrayed the Kielian League and his brother Lyze to join the League of the Ice Talons, but was cast out of the Ice Talons by Jesper in the aftermath of the war. Turned against the Glauxian Brothers at his best friend, Gragg's urgings, hiring a band of Kraals to capture Gylfie and attempted to trick her into giving him vital information regarding the Guardians of Ga'hoole's planned invasion of St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls, which he intended to take to Kludd and the Union, but was thwarted by Twilla. Joined the Pure Ones in hopes of gaining glory, power and vengeance on his brother, Ezylryb, despite Nyra seeing little use for him past his knowledge of warfare. Travelled with the remaining Pure Ones to the Desert of Kuneer and guarded Bell and the Striga with Gragg but was knocked out by a cup of drugged bingle juice. | |
Gragg | Turnscale Kielian Snake and the best friend and companion of Ifghar. Persuaded Ifghar to betray the Glauxian Brotherhood and earn their way into the Tyto Empire's good graces by bringing information of the Guardians of Ga'hoole's invasion. Attempted to interrogate Gylfie for such information, but was thwarted by Twilla. Accompanied Ifghar to the Tytonic Union and joined, despite Nyra seeing little use for them due to her need for prime fighters. Joined Nyra in her relocation to the Desert of Kuneer and guarded the captured Bell and Striga, but was drugged by a cup of bingle juice laced with sleeping potion. | |
Tonk | Pure Ones lieutenant. Accompanied Nyra in the capture of Eglantine Alba, then was dispatched by the Adjunct General to gather moss with Gort for the Sacred Orb. Participated in the Battle of the Beaks, then retreated to the Pure One hideout in Beyond the Beyond. | |
Gort | Pure Ones lieutenant. Served Nyra as part of her strike force and assisted in apprehending Eglantine and Primrose. Sent with Tonks to collect Rabbits'-Ear moss to line the nest of the Sacred Orb, then fought in the Battle of the Beaks before retreating to Beyond the Beyond to await orders from High Tyto Kludd. | |
Elab | Pure One broody assigned to assisting in caring for the unhatched hagsfiend eggs from the Panqua Palace within the Ice Cliff Palace. Took on extra shifts so troops could be taken from the broodies. Presumably took part in the Skirmish in the Ice Cliff Palace | Possibly Deceased |
Olong | Dragon Owl recruit. Escaped from the Panqua Palace after being rallied to fight for the Union by Nyra. Commanded the blue owl converts' transference of Hagsfiend eggs from the Middle Kingdoms to their intended destination of the Ice Cliff Palace. | |
Muddy Wings | Pure Ones soldier. Young recruit taken in by the ideals of the Union and whom fought in and survived the Battle of the Burning. Beheld Nyroc's performance of the 'Hail Kludd', standing among the crowd of youngsters and wilfing at the sound of the Pure One elders praise of Nyroc. | |
Ash Beak | Young Sooty Owl recruit. Joined the fractured remnants of the Pure Ones under Nyra's command and stood amongst the throng of fellow young owls recently enlisted into the Tytonic Union of the Pure Ones as Nyroc performed the 'Hail Kludd' flight perfectly, echoing the high-ranking members words of adulation for the young Tyto Alba, despite showing despair over the praise. | |
Hiram's Killer | Pure Ones' soldier. Dispatched as part of the Pure Ones force sent to subjugate a portion of Kuneer and place it under the Tytonic Union's control, whereupon she hid out within the Burrows created by two Burrowing Owls members. Spoke with her comrades over the impending victory of Nyra's forces, then overheard the eavesdropping Hiram and burst into his burrow, callously murdering the elderly owl. Subsequently flew to report the Desert of Kuneer infiltrators progress to the main body of Nyra's army. | |
Primrose's Overseer | Pure Ones soldier. Partook in Nyra's espionage operation as a member of her entourage of troops, lending a wing in the capture of Primrose, then standing guard over the Northern Pygmy in the Tytonic Union's attempt to shatter her, making as if to bullying her into submission. Presented the seemingly-shattered Primrose to Nyra, reassuring the General Mam of the 'success' of the action, then pursuing Eglantine and Primrose in the wake of their escape, subsequently participating in the Battle of the Beaks. | |
Stryker's Sergeant | Pure Ones' officer. Beheld with Stryker the apparent incoming 'forces' of the Guardians of Ga'hoole, listening as Stryker held his unit back while the Devil's Triangle fortifications took effect, then fought in the Battle of Fire and Ice. | |
Hiram's Neighbours | Pure Ones soldiers. Infiltrated the Desert of Kuneer Burrowing Owl community under the command of Tarn, whereupon they began assisting in excavating a massive network of interconnecting tunnels from their burrow. Spoke with a Barn Owl soldier of their progress, expressing their expectations that both Tarn and 'Her Pureness' would be pleased, then watched as their comrade slew Hiram after discovering him listening their the thin wall between his and their burrow. | |
Wortmore's Companion | Attended the Great Massing of Cape Glaux, flying out on a scouting trip with Wortmore, wherein which they expressed their doubts that the High Tyto would launch his invasion of the Great Ga'hoole Tree in such weather. Fought in the Siege of the Great Tree. | |
Strange Boreal | Pure One agent. Infiltrated the hidden Palace of Mists, bypassing the defences and entering the ruins under the façade of a dying owl pleading to be sung to Glaumora per Boreal tradition, which Bess agreed to perform. Revealed his true intentions in the wake of Bess's departure and ransacked the Palace in search of the Ember of Hoole, only to be confronted by and duel Bess. Subsequently killed by Bess in the same duel. | Deceased |
Field Marshal Cram | First-in-Command of the Blue Brigade under the Striga. Raided a Burrowing Owl community of The Barrens for alleged "vanities", then began to harass Kalo and her family in The Barrens after Kalo refused to part with her book, only to wilf at the name of Coryn. Joined in the burning of dozens of written works, then later led another burning attended by Blue Brigade members and forceful converts, setting the pyre alight himself. Accompanied his leader to the Great Tree, whereupon he questioned the Striga's confidence in the total abolition of the allegiance the Ga'hoolian owls felt towards the Band and King Coryn. Perched and conversed with the Striga as he beheld the ceremonies of Balefire Night, exclaiming his delight over the destruction of the many so-called "vanities". Died from a severed wing delivered by Gwyndor during a sudden attack launched by the Strix Struma Strikers. | |
Kalo's Advesary | Blue Brigade scout. Dispatched with another member of the cult in search of the runaway Kalo, scouring the Shadow Forest for the Burrowing Owl. Spoke with Coryn's Opponent about the Striga's intentions for Balefire Night, only to be suddenly attacked by Coryn. Subsequently participated in the following skirmish against Kalo, Coryn and the Rabbit, duelling Kalo, then Coryn, backing the latter up with a burning branch torn from the grip of his enemy before turning his attention to Kalo in the wake of Coryn's sudden 'suicidal' move, readying to take Kalo to his master, only to attacked and beheaded by Coryn with the young monarch of Ga'Hoole's bodkin. | |
Coryn's Opponent | Scout of the Blue Brigade dispatched in pursuit of Kalo, tracking the Burrowing Owl runaway to the Shadow Forest with a fellow cultist, conversing with the Great Horned about the coming burnings of Balefire Night. Ambushed suddenly by Coryn, who he subsequently attacked in a initially two-to-one duel, fighting alongside Kalo's Adversary against Coryn, Kalo and the Rabbit, receiving an injury to the wing delivered by Coryn, who he engaged in one-to-one combat with. Attacked and mortally wounded the Rabbit, only to be stabbed through the chest with a burning branch wielded by Kalo. | |
Short-eared Guard | Blue Brigade sentry assigned to watch over Coryn and report his movements to the Striga under the alias of being a guard assigned for the young king's protection. Reported Coryn's alleged flight to the Spirit Wood Peninsula to consort with scrooms to the Striga. | |
Purity/Uklah/92-01 | Pure One slipgizzle. Infiltrated the St. Aggie's pelletorium as part of the Union's plan to undermine and invade the Canyonlands. Turned traitor, however, and defected to Skench and Spoorn's side, betraying the Pure Ones and feeding them a mix of true and false facts with the assistance of two other turnfeathers. Participated in the conflict between Uklah and her few fellow traitors, Kludd's loyalists and the owls of St. Aegolius. | Defected |
Eglantine Alba | Young Barn Owl and Soren and Kludd's sister. Taken by her eldest brother to the Union and was subsequently stone-stunned and indoctrinated into the Pure Ones' Tyto supremacy beliefs, but was then again snatched, this time by Skench and her thugs, then dropped during the subsequent battle between Kludd and his vast army and Skench and her St. Aegolius Academy gang, then found by the Guardians and recovered. Later secretly shattered by the Pure Ones, being manipulated into thinking Nyra was her mother Marella and assisted the Union in their espionage operation, stealing pages detailing the properties of flecks, but later recovered and escaped with Primrose, stealing, then unintentionally destroying Nyra and Kludd's first egg. | |
Silver | Lesser Sooty owlet. Found and raised initially by the Tytonic Union of Pure Ones as one of the many stone-stunned young Tytos. Kidnapped by the raiders of St. Aegolius, then dropped during the Great Downing to be found and taken in by the Guardians of Ga'hoole. | |
Nut Beam | Young Masked Owl snatched by members of the Tytonic Union. Stone-stunned and brainwashed by the Pure One, but was stolen from the Pure Ones' castle by the owls of St. Aggie's, then lost during the Great Downing. Found by patrols of Guardians from the Great Tree and taken to the Island of Hoole, where he joined the Weather Interpretation Chaw. | |
Primrose's Hollowmate | Masked Owl infant raised by the Pure Ones in their stronghold and inculcated into their Barn Owl superiority propaganda as a future soldier. Snatched by thugs of St. Aegolius under the command of Skench in their raid on the Pure Ones' stronghold, only to be dropped in the subsequent battle between the two lawless forces of St. Aggie's and the Pure Ones and found by the Guardians. Succumbed to a case of the summer flaux, however, several months later. | Defected; Deceased |
Uklah's Conspirator | Slipgizzle implanted within St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls to pave the way for invasion, weaving smuggled flecks into the nests of incubating Barn Owl eggs to shatter the young owls. Turned traitor, however, for unknown reasons and secretly joined Skench and Spoorn, conspiring with Purity and several others against his former confederates. Exposed by Twilight in the act of trying to remove flecks from the Great Gray's nest and savagely beheaded by 78-2 in answer. |
In the Movie[]
The Pure Ones accepted any Tyto into their ranks, believing all other species of owls to be "impure" and unworthy of living in the idealistic world created by their leader, Metal Beak (real name Surtr), and his wife and second-in-command, Nyra. They patrolled and surveyed the comings and goings of St. Aggie's, making sure that the slave-takers (those that captured young owlets for the purpose of serving the Pure Ones) were doing their jobs correctly and efficiently. When the Guardians infiltrated their stronghold, they battled fiercely against them, though their fighting skills were not nearly as refined. Instead of battling talon-to-talon, the Pure Ones preferred to lure the Guardians into the Devil's Triangle, where deposits of flecks rendered them unable to fight.
In the film, Kludd is a separate character from Metal Beak and is instead a Pure One soldier rather than leader. Metal Beak whom featured in the film was called Surtr, whom possibly also inspired by the unnamed Pure Ones leader that was killed by Kludd in books in order to usurp the control of Pure Ones.
In the film, Nyra, the second-in-command of the Pure Ones, took Tytos captured by the snatchers and began to train them to become soldiers in the Pure Ones' army. She did not only take Barn Owls, signifying the Pure Ones were more lenient in the movie towards which Tytos they accepted as most pure. She created for them a series of trials in which to measure their true ability, including the chase and capture of a young bluebird, testing the owls' agility and accuracy.
Members[]
- Metal Beak/Surtr - killed by Soren (Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole)
- Kludd - Living, but was believed to have died in a forest fire (Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole)
- Nyra - Living, succeeded Surtr as leader of the Pure Ones (Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole)
- Jatt & Jutt - Cousins; fate unknown
- Kludd's Rival - Snatched owlet taken by Nyra as a soldier, fate unknown (Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole