Praying Gargoyle
The Praying Gargoyle is a magical artifact created by the people of Atlantis as a gift to the gargoyles.
History
The Praying Gargoyle was created through a combination of an Atlantean Crystal, gargoyle stone skin and powerful magic by the Atlanteans, who gave it to the gargoyles. It has many uses, but all are geared towards protecting gargoyles in some fashion. Much as the crystals brought stone idols to life in Atlantis, the Praying Gargoyle can animate stone gargoyles. If the Praying Gargoyle is ever destroyed, it can actually regenerate in sixty years if laid on holy ground. This is likely due to the Atlantean Crystal and the regenerative properties of gargoyle stone skin.
The background of the Praying Gargoyle after it's creation by the Atlanteans is unknown, but by 1920 it had found it's way into the catacombs of Paris, France.
In 1920, Demona found the Praying Gargoyle in the catacombs and attempted to use it to destroy the humans of Paris (and perhaps beyond) by taking control of the city’s gargoyle statues. In the ensuing battle with Fiona Canmore and Team Atlantis, the Praying Gargoyle was destroyed. But Demona recovered the remains and laid them in a secret hollow in the spires of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Demona retrieved the regenerated Praying Gargoyle from it's hiding spot on the night of September 28th, 1980. She planned to make use of it to protect her race from the effects of her magical plague as part of "Operation Clean Slate", but Goliath destroyed it, thus defeating her plan. ("Hunter's Moon" Part Three)
The Praying Gargoyle is due to regenerate once more in 2056. It is unknown if the remains of it were left at Saint Damien's Cathedral or not.
It is an interesting coincidence that the Praying Gargoyle takes 60 years to regenerate since that is the exact length of time between a gargoyle's hatching and the hatching of that gargoyle's first egg. Given the regenerative nature of the Praying Gargoyle and it's stone skin components, this is perhaps more than a coincidence.
