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SkyWings, also known as mountain dragons, sky dragons, or fire dragons to humans, are a Pyrrhian dragon tribe residing in the mountains on the "wing" of Pyrrhia. They are currently ruled by Queen Ruby.

The SkyWings were originally allied with Burn and later on, the MudWings during the War of SandWing Succession. This alliance was upheld by both Ex-Queen Scarlet and her daughter, Queen Ruby.[1]

Description[]

SkyWings are based on traditional Western dragons.[event 1] They have red,[2] crimson,[3] orange,[4] or yellow[5] scales. SkyWings typically have yellow,[6] orange,[7] or amber[8] eyes, though Peril and Sky are exceptions, due to their conditions.[9] SkyWing scales are "jewel-hard."[10] They also have the largest wings of any tribe,[event 2] and long, curved horns on their heads. Most SkyWing snouts are thin and long, with a nose-spike, and an extra horn on their jaw. SkyWing eggs are pale red, orange, or red-gold.

Most known SkyWings have stereotypically been portrayed as short-tempered, militaristic, grumpy, mean, and fond of violence. Clay noted that "the SkyWing soldiers looked underfed and they needed rest,"[11] and an unnamed MudWing in the Talons of Peace made a joke about how all SkyWings were either red and grumpy or orange and grumpy.[12]

Diet[]

SkyWings are shown to eat scavengers, mountain goats,[13] chicken, foxes, deer, bobcats, cows, pigs, sheep, and rodents.[14] They have been described to eat roasted seagulls.[15] SkyWings also grow their own crops.[16] Their diet is also noted to consist of cougars, squirrels, rabbits, and birds of prey.[13]

Abilities[]

SkyWings are the fastest fliers of any dragon tribe due to their enormous wings and endurance,[17] and they are built for flying longer distances because of their stamina.[18] SkyWing dragonets also learn to fly at a fairly young age.[19] They are capable of breathing fire and are considered powerful fighters.[20] They can see farther[21] and have better cold resistance than most tribes, excluding IceWings.[event 3]

According to Morrowseer, SkyWings, like NightWings, can hold their fire until it is at maximum temperature.[22]

A SkyWing dragonet in a twin egg may develop a condition known as firescales. This is when a dragon has "too much fire," causing their scales to be incredibly hot to the touch, and anything flammable to touch their scales will burn almost instantly. Dragons with firescales cannot burn flammable objects inside their mouth.[23] Firescales are much hotter than the average dragon's fire,[24] and cannot be harmed by IceWing frostbreath.[25] In addition, any rain that comes into contact with a firescales dragon will immediately evaporate into steam.[26] Firescales may occur when one twin "sucks the fire" out of the other, leaving the non-firescales twin fireless and much sicklier.[27][28] Due to the dangerous nature of this condition, SkyWing law demands the killing of dragonets hatched with firescales by dropping them off of tall mountains.[27]

Firescales dragons are immune to frostbreath and are often difficult to injure due to weapons melting or burning before or on contact.[29] Frostbreath causes temporary numbness to firescales dragons when they are hit.[25] Hope states that she had not seen a firescales dragon in a long time,[30] implying that there might have been a dragon with firescales in her time.

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Peril using her firescales to protect Kestrel in The Dragonet Prophecy

Animus magic[]

SkyWings had animus magic during or prior to Darkstalker, but they would kill any animus dragonets because they are too "dangerous" to live just like firescales.[31] They have not had an animus dragon in centuries.[32]

Society[]

SkyWings are regarded as grumpy and aggressive by other tribes; under Scarlet's rule, many citizens appeared thin and grumpy.[11] They seem to value entertainment a great deal, as they enjoyed gladiatorial combat in the SkyWing Arena during the war. SkyWings have orchestras who perform music during celebrations.[33] SkyWings dance, sing, and clap wings at parties.[34]

Even in times of general peace, SkyWings still had minor skirmishes with IceWings and SandWings.[35]

They do not tolerate dangerous differences in the kingdom.[8] As such, they killed their animus dragons[8] and firescales dragonets as soon as they are discovered.[36] SkyWings also kill dragons for having too little fire as well.[27] They had a test for all SkyWing dragons as soon as they are able to speak in order to test for animus magic. They would sit the SkyWing in front of a small fire and have them tell it to go out. If the fire went out, they would kill the dragonet.[37]

Most SkyWing dragonets are raised in a wingery. The wingery is a place for young dragonets to grow and play.[38] As SkyWings learn flight early in their lives, the wingery contains a place for dragonets to practice.[39]

Most SkyWing families are fairly loose. Not all dragons seek partners, instead they may register themselves in a breeding program to be paired up by the queen. SkyWing weddings are quiet, and involve the two dragons saying ritual words while flying with each other above the clouds and then registering themselves in an ancestry scroll. During Scarlet's reign, weddings involved fights in the arena.[40]

SkyWings have a traditional, ceremonial burial system, which consists of wrapping a deceased dragon's body in white cloth or silk and offering it to the sky for seven days before being burned. This allows the dragon's spirit to fly free, reincarnating into a SkyWing instead of a dragon from any other tribe.[41] The ceremony may have been stopped during the war,[42] but it carried on in Ruby's rule.[41] A cave near the peak of Jade Mountain is a notable location where SkyWings have held this ceremony.[43]

Before Queen Firestorm, there was an old tradition called the Clash of Claws Tournament that the SkyWings would hold every seven years. SkyWings from across the kingdom would come to the palace to compete in a weeklong competition to prove themselves to the queen, tribe, and kingdom. If they won, they were granted glory, fame, and a seat at the queen's table of advisors. There were seven challenges that were done over the seven days of the tournament.[44]

List of the Clash of Claws challenges

Flame: Competitors compare intensity, precision, and heat of their fire.[44]

Endurance: Competitors fly to the tallest mountain in the kingdom to collect a token and race back to the palace to test their speed, stamina, and resistance to the cold.[44]

Strength: Competitors fly as high as possible while carrying a heavy boulder then throw the boulder as far as they can.[44]

Cunning: Competitors go through elaborate mazes with secret rooms full of treasure that they must acquire while avoiding snares and other traps.[45]

Guile: Competitors race to find a scavenger and bring them back to the palace alive and unharmed.[45]

Wit: Competitors must correctly answer a series of riddles crafted by the queen and her advisors.[45]

Speed: Competitors fly in a race to determine who is the fastest in the tribe.[45]

Arena[]

The SkyWing Arena was originally used for parades, art shows, dance performances, and beauty contests before Queen Scarlet converted it into a gladiatorial arena where war prisoners would fight to the death for her entertainment.[46] SkyWings, MudWings, and SandWings all attended these events as an audience and would throw gemstones to the fighters.[47][48] The prisoners were chained to tall pillars, forming a ring around the arena, with their wings clamped and wires connecting them to one another.[49]

If a dragon reached a certain number of victories, they would be set free. No prisoners were actually released in accordance with this clause, as they would be sent to fight Peril, Ex-Queen Scarlet's "Champion" before reaching the necessary amount.[50]

After her ascension to the throne, Queen Ruby turned the arena into a hospital for all the dragons wounded in the War of the SandWing Succession.[51]

Names[]

SkyWings can be named after mountain-dwelling creatures or birds (such as Kestrel, Osprey and Hawk), features of the landscape (such as Cliff, Canyon and Sunset), gemstones or minerals (such as Ruby and Garnet), actions during flight (such as Tailwind and Soar), shades of red and orange (such as Vermilion and Scarlet), and generic fire-related words (such as Firestorm or Flame).

Click here for a list of known SkyWings.

Students at Jade Mountain[]

Trivia[]

  • A SkyWing's hearing is said to be sharper when they are flying.[52]
  • SkyWings were described as "the friendly tribe" in the era of Darkstalker, but this may have been sarcasm.[53]
  • SkyWings make a particular hissing noise before breathing fire. This same hissing noise can be used as a threat of anger, as shown with Kestrel, or of a respectful noise as shown by the spectators at Queen Scarlet's arena.[54]
  • Winter, when wearing the Pyrite mask, described SkyWings as "freer than any other tribe, more loyal to one another, and more independent."[55]
  • SkyWings prefer to live high among the peaks in their kingdom, instead of down lower.[56]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. The Brightest Night, page 241
  2. Escaping Peril, page 61
  3. Dragonslayer, page 224
  4. Winter Turning, page 163
  5. Winter Turning, page 145
  6. The Dragonet Prophecy, page 303
  7. Moon Rising, page 67
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Darkstalker, page 68
  9. Dragonslayer, page 20
  10. The Dragonet Prophecy, page 3
  11. 11.0 11.1 The Lost Heir, page 108
  12. Escaping Peril, page 63
  13. 13.0 13.1 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 157
  14. Dragonslayer, page 218
  15. The Dark Secret, page 126
  16. Escaping Peril, page 118
  17. The Dark Secret, page 77
  18. Escaping Peril, page 141
  19. Escaping Peril, page 215
  20. Dragon guides
  21. Winter Turning, page 159
  22. The Dark Secret, page 186
  23. Escaping Peril, page 82
  24. The Dragonet Prophecy, page 181
  25. 25.0 25.1 Escaping Peril, page 124
  26. Escaping Peril, page 232
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 The Dragonet Prophecy, page 138
  28. Dragonslayer, page 55
  29. Escaping Peril, page 78
  30. Escaping Peril, page 127
  31. Darkstalker, page 67
  32. Winter Turning, page 160
  33. Escaping Peril, page 249
  34. Escaping Peril, page 248
  35. The Winglets Quartet: Deserter, page 103
  36. The Dragonet Prophecy, page 112
  37. A Guide to the Dragon World, page 161
  38. Escaping Peril, page 172
  39. Escaping Peril, page 173
  40. A Guide to the Dragon World, page 169
  41. 41.0 41.1 Escaping Peril, page 14
  42. The Dragonet Prophecy, page 121
  43. Escaping Peril, page 15
  44. 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 162
  45. 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 163
  46. A Guide to the Dragon World, page 167
  47. The Dragonet Prophecy, page 126
  48. The Dragonet Prophecy, page 222
  49. The Dragonet Prophecy, page 119–121
  50. The Dragonet Prophecy, page 124
  51. Escaping Peril, page 184
  52. Dragonslayer, page 454
  53. Darkstalker, page 56
  54. The Dragonet Prophecy, page 127
  55. Winter Turning, page 219
  56. The Dragonet Prophecy, page 15
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SkyWings
Queens

Present: RubyScarlet
Historical: CarmineFirestorm

Royalty
(Present)

CliffHawkTourmalineVermilion

Royalty
(Historical)

CanyonSunset

Jade Mountain

CarnelianFlameGarnetPeregrinePerilThrush

Other Dragons

AvalancheCardinalEagle (WT)Eagle (L1)HarrierJasperKestrelOspreyPyriteSoarSkyTailwind

Kingdom

Claws of the Clouds MountainsDiamond Spray DeltaDiamond Spray RiverGreat Five-Tail RiverPossibilitySkyWing palace

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