#wof cobra

[sinusoidaldysfunction]

Cobra. God gives his shittiest of mothers to his silliest of clowns.

[quotidianish]

ANOTHER human au art compilation! Here’s the first! More info about the AU and their cultures under cut ~

Groundwork:

-Abilities which stem from things inherent to dragon biology (fire, venom, frostbreath, gills, etc.) aren’t present. More traditionally supernatural gifts (mindreading, oracle, animus magic, etc.) are still present. In retrospect this makes the Nightwings completely op but shhh

-Each tribe is inspired off a mishmash frankenstein of different real-world cultures

-Dragons are an endangered species, just a hum in the background and nearly hunted to extinction. They’re hardly considered a threat, especially when most humans haven’t even seen one in their lives. Once the centre of each people’s culture and civilisation, they’re now nothing more than Bigfoot sightings or exotic pets.

Culture:

-Sandwings are the least homogeneous tribe and take inspiration from various cultures in the Indian subcontinent and Arab nations (most largely India and Palestine). Many subcultures exist within the larger Sandwing kingdom. Common identifies (not present in them all, but there will usually be at least one) include gold accented accessories, darker skin, and clothing with light, desaturated, yellow/orange tones. They’re renowned for their abundance of poison, excellent street food, musical talent, and stereotypically maliciously intelligent. Regardless of class there’s a nation wide pattern (you can find the reference for it by Qibli’s headscarf) symbolising trade routes, oasis waters and dunes. It’s a symbol of national pride (included on thorn’s dress, and ostrich’s headband/headscarf).

-Nightwings are, on the contrary, the most homogeneous tribe due to their small population. They’re based on Japan (spanning multiple eras). I like to think the Nightwings lost a lot of their culture after migrating to the volcano, for they were once the most religious tribe, worshiping the moon alongside the Icewings, which I’ll get to later on their cultural similarities. I promise it’ll make sense. By now, all their deeply religious traditions have been relegated to superstitions. It was said they were blessed by the moons, but the connection has been largely severed. Only old dresses follow the tradition of embroidering in the moons they were born under. Moonwatcher’s dress is something akin to a hand-me-down, as are her silver earrings, it’s by coincidence it lined up with her actual birthday. Moon’s family was an exception because she came from a long line of seers (or alleged seers) who have done their best to preserve a crumbling culture. Common identifiers include near pitch black clothing and skin as pale as the moon. 

-Icewings have some of the largest populations, however, are surprisingly homogenous. Most sub-cultural differences are as a result of class. They’re based on Mongolia and Manchuria. Like Nightwings they are also deeply religious, maintaining their beliefs through rigorous scholarship. Hair has intrinsic religious value as a gift from your family- therefore it cannot be cut. The same goes for ear piercings and any other physical alterations to your body. IceWing jewellery as a result is very distinct because of its lack of need for an ear piercing, hooking around the back of the ear instead. Common identifies include long/braided hair, and light, cool-colored clothing suited for the cold.

-Skywings are loosely Scottish inspired, and I do not have a lot to say about the rest of the tribes. Most of their clothing have feathered accents. The peregrine is a sign of luck and wealth, with their feathers being adorned on the upper classes. Geese and chickens, being common farm animals, are found adorned on working classes. The second richest tribe, employing silver, gold, lazuli, and about any gem they can find in their clothing. Common identifies include curly orange/red hair, taller statures, feathered accents, a tartan like pattern, and clothing ranging from yellow to magenta.

-Seawings are loosely based on various Polynesian cultures, most prominently that of the Māori. The sea has an intrinsic religious value to them, with all children learning to swim, sail, and/or fish. They live off the sea’s resources, rarely consulting the surrounding land for supplies. On rare occasions albatross birds and seagulls are plucked for headdresses. These are reserved for high ranked royalty. Their clothing is loose and well adapted for the warm beach setting. Common identifiers of Seawings include ta moko like tattoos, olive skin, and clothing ranging from lime to purple.

-Rainwings are loosely based on Thai, Indonesian, and Cambodian cultures. They’re colourful and have the second largest poison reserves (bested by sandwings). Having once been a trade centred tribe, now they’re isolationist, albeit not intentionally. They have many history records, almost as detailed as that of Icewings, but the art has been lost to a changing cultural atmosphere. Once too religious, now their intrinsically religious practices are more cultural. Their clothing is similar to sandwings in the fact they cover as much of the body as convenient but remain loose and breezy. Common identifiers include bronze tan skin, vibrant pigmented clothing, and flower motifs. Nightwing villages don’t follow that guideline, they build on the ground as a tribe with a focus on hunting. I’m assuming everything in this universe is made proportional to dragons, hence why the trees are so large. This assumption is based off that specific panel of Bandit in the book six graphic novel eating a blueberry as big as his head. 

-Mudwings are sooo underdeveloped in my au (following in the steps of Tui herself) but they’re based on southern Chinese and Vietnamese cultures! They live in cities akin to Chinese floating villages, Vietnamese floating markets, and Tulou (architectural style of the Chinese Hakka) made of mud bricks. They're a very agricultural based people. Many of their villages are isolated communities- their emphasis on family extending to their towns. Common identifiers include umber skin, straw conical hats, and practical clothing in shades of brown.

[resident-wof-expert]

Cobra: This is my daughter Rattlesnake and her brother Sirocco.

Chameleon: Why doesn't Sirocco get the son title?

Cobra: I don't like him.

[lizard12323]

Two for one AU deal! AU Where the DD's are scrap collectors paying off debt and Uzi just happens to be the next one they saw. But she has her Railgun.

WoF AU Where Qibli was ditched by Cobra, started his own gang and Vulture saw how Powerful he'd grow so he was like: Winter my top assaisin kill the shit outta him

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[inspiredwriterstory]

Wings of fire AU.

Qibli, is not okay. His mother hand pissed off an Animus and his egg was cursed. As he grew ice that would never melt would freeze more and more of his body. When he's about halfway frozen with one side of his body frozen, two legs no working, and one of his wings and his tail out of action, he's been given aid by Thorn to live his life peacefully.

Then Winter comes out of nowhere with Animus power and there's intense negotiations between Glacier and Thorn (Still leader of the outclaws), and Winter just gets to know Qibli, and decides, screw it. And heals him.

[splashinttheranger]

They Got The Kneecaps

[amethystroselily]

Inclusivity win! Qibli’s abusive mom isn’t homophobic!

Which means nothing considering he isn’t actually gay, but hey at least she would accept him for it if he wasn’t just playing gay chicken a little too publicly!

[birbmonster]

Drew a scene from Darkness of Dragons as a comic

[wofmilfs]

COBRA AND VULTURE. COCHINEAL. SCARAB PLEASE DO SCARAB

Enjoy!!! Almost broke my neck while making them o.O

[iridiss]

Sketched concepts of Wings of Fire tribe redesigns <3

[teethwitheyes101-blog]

Ohh crap, drawing of cobra lily just dropped 🔥🔥🔥

This bled my fingers dry man

[quotidianish]

weird looking drafts of some side characters. Not the best but here they are anyway!!

[resident-wof-expert]

is their a lore reason why Cobra didn’t go for the likely easy and MASSIVE payday that’d be assassinating one of the sandwing sisters?

Because she's an idiot and nobody likes or respects her enough to make that kind of deal with her.

Also Blister and Burn are both pretty difficult targets, and Blaze is hanging out in some random spot in the IceWing Kingdom, where nobody wants to go, so she's probably too lazy for that.

[lizard12323]

AU Where Cobra isn't actually a master assisin, but drugs and alcahol make her hullicinate she is.

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[sombrathedragon]

Day 75 of drawing random Wof dragons from the wiki…

Cobra Lily!

“Cobra Lily is a female LeafWing who was introduced in The Poison Jungle. Formerly a member of the PoisonWings, she served as a guard in the PoisonWing village. Her last known whereabouts were in Sanctuary after moving to Pyrrhia with the other Pantalan refugees to escape the othermind.” -The WOF wiki.

Reblogs are appreciated!

[dawnxd]

Finally able to post something, lol

Anyway, here's my boy, Cobra. He's an assassin who is also the brother of Olive. I always find it so funny when I look at these two and see how drastically different their lives are.