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When two dragonets develop in the same egg, one twin can absorb the other's fire, leading to one twin being fireless and the other having a condition called firescales. Fireless SkyWings are paler than SkyWings with fire.{{Citation needed}} Dragons with firescales can set flammable objects on fire just by touching them. Traditionally, firescales dragonets would be killed as soon as they hatched. | When two dragonets develop in the same egg, one twin can absorb the other's fire, leading to one twin being fireless and the other having a condition called firescales. Fireless SkyWings are paler than SkyWings with fire.{{Citation needed}} Dragons with firescales can set flammable objects on fire just by touching them. Traditionally, firescales dragonets would be killed as soon as they hatched. | ||
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=== The Champion's Shield === | === The Champion's Shield === | ||
The Champion's Shield states that queen's champion may stand forth for any dragon sentenced to execution, allowing the prisoner to go free upon winning a battle against the queen's appointed opponent.<ref>{{Cite book|book=The Dragonet Prophecy|chapter=20|paragraph=76|quote=“I call upon the tradition of the Champion’s Shield,” Peril said. “It says the queen’s champion may stand forth for any dragon sentenced to execution. If I can defeat the next dragon you set me to fight, you must let her go free.” She looked into Kestrel’s eyes for the first time. “I want to stand for my mother.”}}</ref> | The Champion's Shield states that queen's champion may stand forth for any dragon sentenced to execution, allowing the prisoner to go free upon winning a battle against the queen's appointed opponent.<ref>{{Cite book|book=The Dragonet Prophecy|chapter=20|paragraph=76|quote=“I call upon the tradition of the Champion’s Shield,” Peril said. “It says the queen’s champion may stand forth for any dragon sentenced to execution. If I can defeat the next dragon you set me to fight, you must let her go free.” She looked into Kestrel’s eyes for the first time. “I want to stand for my mother.”}}</ref> | ||
=== Families === | |||
Before Scarlet's reign, SkyWing families were not usually close.<ref>{{Cite guide|book=A Guide to the Dragon World|page=169|quote=When I was growing up, families weren't about love and cuddling.}}</ref> SkyWings can choose partners but also may put their name on a list to be assigned one by the queen.<ref>{{Cite guide|book=A Guide to the Dragon World|page=169|quote=Mother and Father could have chosen partners for themselves, but they were busy, so they put their names on a list and let Queen Firestorm match them up.}}</ref> Parents held the responsibility of keeping their dragonets alive until they could hunt for themselves, then sent them away to find jobs.<ref>{{Cite guide|book=A Guide to the Dragon World|page=169|quote=[...] like normal SkyWing parents, they hatched me and Canyon, kept us alive until we were old enough to hunt for ourselves, and then sent us off to find jobs in the palace.}}</ref> | |||
=== Weddings === | |||
Weddings are recorded in the SkyWing Ancestry Scrolls.<ref>{{Cite guide|book=A Guide to the Dragon World|page=169|quote=Some probably snuck away to do their own ceremonies in the sky, but they didn't record them in the SkyWing Ancestry Scrolls.}}</ref> Before the reign of Scarlet, weddings were quiet ceremonies held in the clouds, but when Scarlet became queen, she began to throw parties for weddings, usually involving at least three violent death matches in the arena.<ref>{{Cite guide|book=A Guide to the Dragon World|page=169|quote=Weddings were still quiet ceremonies in the clouds back then, just the two marrying dragons saying a few ritual words to each other in the open sky.}}</ref> Some dragons are suspected to have performed unofficial weddings, but most chose to avoid weddings altogether.<ref>{{Cite guide|book=A Guide to the Dragon World|page=169|quote=Nobody could get married without at least three violet death matches first. Most dragons decided it wasn't work the trouble [...] Most dragons also didn't want to let Scarlet choose their matches for them, so many of them chose no one at all.}}</ref> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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SkyWings are one of the seven tribes living on Pyrrhia. They live in The Sky Kingdom, located on the central and north part of Pyrrhia, on the "wing" of the continent. Some SkyWings also live in the town of Possibility, located between the Sky Kingdom and The Kingdom of Sand.[1] They were previously ruled by Queen Scarlet, but after the events of The Dragonet Prophecy are ruled by Queen Ruby. They are the fastest fliers compared to all the other dragon tribes and are characterized by their large wings and hot fire.[2] There are no known SkyWing animus dragons. SkyWings are afraid of the potential dangers of an animus dragon and kill any found in the tribe.[3]
Appearance[edit | edit source]
SkyWing scales can be crimson, red, orange, or yellow, with underscales that tend to be lighter than their other scales. Their eyes can be orange, amber, or yellow; SkyWings with firescales are the exception, who have blue eyes.[citation needed]
Skywings are muscular dragons with long, waving horns. They have small spikes on their back and the largest wingspan of all the tribes. They have a spike on the tip of their snout, and one spike on either side of their jaw.[2]
Abilities[edit | edit source]
SkyWings are known to have the hottest fire, and are able to hold their fire into the highest heat to get it that way. They are also the fastest tribe in flight.[2]
When two dragonets develop in the same egg, one twin can absorb the other's fire, leading to one twin being fireless and the other having a condition called firescales. Fireless SkyWings are paler than SkyWings with fire.[citation needed] Dragons with firescales can set flammable objects on fire just by touching them. Traditionally, firescales dragonets would be killed as soon as they hatched.
Culture[edit | edit source]
The Champion's Shield[edit | edit source]
The Champion's Shield states that queen's champion may stand forth for any dragon sentenced to execution, allowing the prisoner to go free upon winning a battle against the queen's appointed opponent.[4]
Families[edit | edit source]
Before Scarlet's reign, SkyWing families were not usually close.[5] SkyWings can choose partners but also may put their name on a list to be assigned one by the queen.[6] Parents held the responsibility of keeping their dragonets alive until they could hunt for themselves, then sent them away to find jobs.[7]
Weddings[edit | edit source]
Weddings are recorded in the SkyWing Ancestry Scrolls.[8] Before the reign of Scarlet, weddings were quiet ceremonies held in the clouds, but when Scarlet became queen, she began to throw parties for weddings, usually involving at least three violent death matches in the arena.[9] Some dragons are suspected to have performed unofficial weddings, but most chose to avoid weddings altogether.[10]
History[edit | edit source]
During the War of SandWing Succession[edit | edit source]
The queen of the SkyWings during the war was Queen Scarlet, who was allied with Burn and the MudWings.[2] Scarlet was a savage leader. She held her prisoners atop an arena, where they fought to the death for a chance of freedom.[citation needed] However, after a few wins, she would send in her "champion," Peril, and she would immediately kill them with her firescales.
Close to the end of the war during The Dragonet Prophecy, Queen Scarlet had captured The Dragonets of Destiny: Clay, Tsunami, Starflight, Glory and Sunny. However, during a battle in the arena between Clay and Peril, Glory shot her deadly venom at Queen Scarlet's face.[11][Note 1] Scarlet survived the attack but disappeared, which sent the kingdom into disarray.[citation needed] In Scarlet's place, her daughter, Ruby, took the throne. Most SkyWings pledged loyalty to Ruby when she ascended the throne, but a faction retained their loyalty to Scarlet, believing her to still be alive and in hiding.[12] Some feared that this event could have made the war even worse.[citation needed]
Trivia:[edit | edit source]
- The SkyWings once had a tournament called the "Clash of Claws Tournament" every seven years, competing for fame and a spot on the queen's table of advisors.[13] The challenges include testing the SkyWings: flame, endurance, strength, cunning, guile, wit, and speed.[14]
- They are the first tribe to have an anthem. It was composed by Cliff.[15]
- SkyWings may show respect with their fire-breathing hissing sound.[16]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Prior to this, the only dragons who knew about the RainWings' ability to shoot venom were the RainWings themselves.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Winter Turning, Chapter 16, Paragraph 42.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia, books 1-10
- ↑ Darkstalker (book), Chapter 6, Paragraph 101
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 20, paragraph 76. "“I call upon the tradition of the Champion’s Shield,” Peril said. “It says the queen’s champion may stand forth for any dragon sentenced to execution. If I can defeat the next dragon you set me to fight, you must let her go free.” She looked into Kestrel’s eyes for the first time. “I want to stand for my mother.”"
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 169. "When I was growing up, families weren't about love and cuddling."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 169. "Mother and Father could have chosen partners for themselves, but they were busy, so they put their names on a list and let Queen Firestorm match them up."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 169. "[...] like normal SkyWing parents, they hatched me and Canyon, kept us alive until we were old enough to hunt for ourselves, and then sent us off to find jobs in the palace."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 169. "Some probably snuck away to do their own ceremonies in the sky, but they didn't record them in the SkyWing Ancestry Scrolls."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 169. "Weddings were still quiet ceremonies in the clouds back then, just the two marrying dragons saying a few ritual words to each other in the open sky."
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 169. "Nobody could get married without at least three violet death matches first. Most dragons decided it wasn't work the trouble [...] Most dragons also didn't want to let Scarlet choose their matches for them, so many of them chose no one at all."
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, Chapter 28, Paragraph 29
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia, books 5-10
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 162.
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 162-163.
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 164-165.
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, chapter 14, paragraph 59. "Queen Scarlet stepped out onto the large balcony and spread her wings, catching the sunlight in the reflection of her orange scales. The fire-breathing hiss of all the gathered dragons greeted her. Clay knew this sound only as a warning that Kestrel was about to spout flames at him. It took him a moment to realize that the SkyWing dragons were hissing with respect."