Marcus/Abilities

Vex Abilities

 * Low Light Vision - things appears in black and white in such conditions  Ch. 2
 * Regeneration - he not only regenerated the damaged chitin on his leg after a Nightwolf bit him he also recovers quickly from birthing his drones Ch. 10
 * Poison immunity/resistance - he has no issue consuming poisonous substances namely poisonous creatures Ch. 12
 * Genetic Analysis - he is able to understand the genetic makeup of any creatures he consumes including consuming blood samples and use that information to create new drones Ch. 5
 * Drone production - after overeating he can create Drones by laying eggs that hatch whatever drone he has designed Ch. 12
 * Expanded Awareness - he can sense the things his drones are experiencing although pain is muted.
 * Parallel Thought - he can think of multiples things at once exemplified mostly in his control of various different drones simultaneously Ch. 60
 * Prehensile tail Ch. 66
 * Despite an average build, his muscles are a tad stronger than human ones allowing him to perform better than would be expected of someone of his size demonstrated so far in greater endurance during Hoggs drills. Ch. 80
 * Can hold his breath underwater for a surprisingly long time. Ch. 81
 * Potentially as a result of his mental powers Marcus seems to be able to listen in on Twinstone communications. Ch. 40

Aura
Marcus' aura is incredibly strong comparable to a Rok Tyrant or even a Dragon (Ch. 56). His aura is linked to the size of his Hive and it is likely how he controls them similar to telepathic spells but of a higher magnitude. It is so strong it is complete dominance, and something more akin to possession. His telepathic powers are not limited to just his minions. He makes a telepathic link with anyone in his vicinity. Though this link is far weaker than the ones he has with his minions, it's still clearly present. For now he seems to create it unconsciously and appears to be using it to better communicate with others as his understanding of Hoggs was compromised when he blocked off Marcus' aura.

After about ten kilometres the drone signal gets progressively weaker, until Marcus can hardly feel it at all. After that, the drones will just keep doing what he had last ordered them to do.

As the Hive has grown the range has increased to 30 kilometres. He has become unable, despite his training from Hoggs, to silence the presence of people around him but has also picked up some of their surface thoughts. Additionally, his own presence was now so overwhelming that just getting near Bretthollz spooked all the animals in the city and made most people uncomfortable. His aura is now comparable to the aura of a Rok High Tyrant, Greater Dragon or even an Elf Elder.