Death Totem

The Death Totem is a mystical object that allows the user to harness the power of the deceased. It is currently owned by the Legends.

History
After the people of Zambesi faced numerous attacks from their neighbors and nature, they prayed for protection. Their prayers were answered as the six great tribes were each presented a mystical totem harnessing a power of each elemental forces. A tribe was presented the Death Totem, the totem with the power of raising the dead. Out of all of the totems of Zambesi, it is the most volatile of them all. Presumably, the sixth tribe was driven insane by the totem's power of summoning spirits and sided with Mallus, but they were defeated, and Mallus was imprisoned by the five other tribes. For eons, the tribe and the totem were stricken from history and lost after the demon's defeat. The totem itself has a very strong link to Mallus.

The totem eventually found its way into the ownership of Robert Johnson, who had it pressed into his guitar. Because legend says that he sold his soul to be such a great musician, it was said that his guitar was cursed. The guitar ; still equipped with the totem; was later placed into a pawn shop where it was bought by Elvis Presley; in fact, when Elvis still insisted on purchasing the guitar after the shopkeeper told him of its history, the shopkeeper was so glad to be rid of it, he gave Elvis the guitar for free. The Death Totem allowed Elvis to subtly communicate with the ghost of his late twin brother Jesse, which boosted his musical talent. However, the totem created an aberration by summoning the spirits of the dead, in which the townspeople of Memphis fled their town and Elvis was committed, thus preventing the rise of rock and roll. This attracted the attention of the Legends, who attended church mass, during which Zari's Air Totem reacted to the Death Totem.

Wally West managed to steal the guitar but Sara Lance and Ray Palmer were unable to remove the totem. Jesse's ghost soon began to possess the guitar in a desperate attempt to get back to Elvis. Sara managed to calm the ghost by calling Jesse by name and stating that the Legends knew his brother, at which the guitar flew into her hand, after which they returned the guitar to Elvis. When the Death Totem summoned ghosts from the nearby cemetery, Elvis is able to put them to rest using his guitar, singing Amazing Grace. Afterwards, Elvis, deciding to move on from his brother, removed the totem from his guitar and gave it to Nate Heywood.

Mallus later manipulated Sara into wearing the totem and caused her to go on a rampage, attacking her teammates, ultimately leading to a confrontation between her and a Fire totem-wielding Mick Rory.

Powers and abilities

 * Necromancy: The Totem allows the user to raise the spirits of the dead.
 * Teleportation: Allows the user to teleport short distances.
 * Telekinesis: Allows the user to move people or objects.
 * Levitation: Allows the user to levitate.
 * Hallucinations: This lets the user make people see dead family members, friends, etc.
 * Totem connection: The totem connects to other totems when in the presence of them.

Trivia

 * This is the first totem that made its debut on Legends instead of Vixen.