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[[File:MudWing Base.jpg|thumb|An image of a MudWing from A Nightwing Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia]]'''MudWings''' are one of the seven tribes living on [[Pyrrhia]]. The home of the MudWings is the [[Mud Kingdom]], located in eastern and central Pyrrhia, and is currently ruled by [[Moorhen|Queen Moorhen]].<ref name=":0">''Guide To The Dragons Of Pyrrhia'', books 1-10</ref> During the [[War of SandWing Succession]], the tribe was initially allied with [[Blister]] and the [[SeaWings]], but after [[Tempest|Commander Tempest]] was assassinated, they became allied to [[Burn]] and the [[SkyWings]]. MudWings are often characterized by their physical strength and broad, flat snouts.

== Appearance ==
MudWing scales range from shades of brown or amber,<ref>{{Cite book|book=The Brightest Night|chapter=22|paragraph=113|quote=She thought of the huge brown dragon she'd just seen. ''Queen Moorhen. Let me in.''}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|book=The Hidden Kingdom|chapter=6|paragraph=50|quote=A few of the younger RainWings went "ooooo" and tried to change their scales to match his — muddy brown with undertones of glowing amber in the sunlight.}}</ref> and less commonly murky-green or rust-red scales.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} Their underscales are typically lighter in color than their main scales, typically being shades of amber or gold.<ref name="AGTTDWPAGE9"/> Their dorsal scales are normally dark brown, green, or red,{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} and their irises are shades of brown, amber, or hazel.<ref name="AGTTDWPAGE9">''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'', page 9</ref>

MudWings are large, strongly built dragons with thick, armored scales.<ref name=":0" /> Their horns are gently curved, while their heads are uniquely large and flat. MudWings also have nostrils on the top of their snouts to aid in breathing while submerged underwater, and spines along their back that broaden on their tails. They also have thick plates of scales along their thighs, upper body, shoulders, and tail.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

== Abilities ==
MudWings are able to breathe fire if they are warm enough,<ref name=":0" /> and hold their breath for up to an hour.<ref name=":0" /> 

On occasion, a clutch of MudWing eggs can contain a blood-red egg, in which case the dragonet inside will have fire-resistant scales.<ref>[[A Guide to the Dragon World|''A Guide to the Dragon World'']], page 21</ref>  They are not totally immune to fire, though, and still can be burned badly, but heal very quickly. Blood-red eggs are quite rare, and are often destroyed by their parents.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Mud provides healing qualities to MudWings.<ref>[[A Guide to the Dragon World|''A Guide to the Dragon World'']], page 11</ref>

== Diet ==
MudWings commonly eat animals such as crocodiles, water birds, hippos, water buffalo, cows, elephants, and other swamp-dwelling creatures.<ref name="AGTTDWPAGE9"/> MudWings may eat fruit, such as melons.<ref name=":1">[[A Guide to the Dragon World|''A Guide to the Dragon World'']], page 147</ref> However, MudWings will eat most things they can get their claws on.<ref name="AGTTDWPAGE9"/>

It’s possible that MudWings have desserts and prepare other dishes, such as frozen cream with melon, and possibly other fruit,<ref name=":1" /> as it is stated in [[A Guide to the Dragon World|''A Guide to the Dragon World'']] that frozen cream with melon is a rare MudWing delicacy.<ref name=":1" /> They are also shown to breed livestock, such as cows.<ref>{{Cite book|book=The Dragonet Prophecy|chapter=33|paragraph=15|quote='Does this mean they want the cows back? Because they can't have them. I know we were supposed to breed them, but we ate them, so too bad.'}}</ref>

== Culture ==
=== Sibling Troops ===
MudWings are typically grouped into troops at hatching that are made up of one's own brothers and sisters, sometimes referred to as their "sibs." These siblings all hatch together, in the same mud nest, and stay together for their entire lives: living, hunting, and training together. During the war and when in battle, these troops fight together as groups.<ref name="AGTTDWPAGE13">''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'', page 13</ref> A troop may lose siblings, and the group may look for "unsibs"&nbsp;— other dragons who have also lost some of their own siblings — to join them.<ref name="AGTTDWPAGE14">''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'', page 14</ref> Unsibs who have lost much of their own troop may also look for other unsibs to form a new troop with.<ref>{{Cite book|book=The Dragonet Prophecy|chapter=34|paragraph=28|quote='Every MudWing troop is a hatching of siblings. Except for the ones who've lost too many, and then they try to find unsibs to form a new troop with.'}}</ref>

A MudWing troop's first-born dragon is their bigwings; they are the biggest, strongest, and the natural leader of the troop. They serve as a caretaker for the entire troop, taking care of their siblings by helping them to learn and to grow into kind, brave dragons; as well as leading the troop into battles. The bigwings is always the first dragon to hatch in the hatching, and, immediately after they hatch, they help their siblings break out of their own eggs by cracking the shell from the outside.<ref name="AGTTDWPAGE13"/><ref>{{Cite book|book=The Dragonet Prophecy|chapter=34|paragraph=22|quote=The firstborn was always the biggest, and his or her first task was to help the other dragonets out of their eggs by cracking their shells from the outside.}}</ref>

Each troop usually has siblings allocated to different areas or assignments, decided in accordance to their own natural skills and preferences. These assignments include a healer, who studies the use of mud and medicinal herbs for healing; a treasurer, who keeps track of the treasures and provisions shared among the troop; a gatherer, who hunts or forages for additional food alongside what is hunted by the group collectively; and a communicator, who acts as a negotiatior with other troops or asks for help when necessary. A bigwings can also sometimes be in charge of one of these areas, if they are particularly skilled in a specific area.<ref name="AGTTDWPAGE13"/><ref name="AGTTDWPAGE14"/>

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