Jade Mountain Academy students
#4 - Sandwing chapter
Astute viewers may be tempted to point out that this rendering of Qibli is wearing his earring in the wrong ear. This is an intentional nod to the graphic novel depiction, which does something interesting with that entire thing. He starts wearing the earring in his right ear, but then it gets torn out during the fight with Icicle. In the next issue, that ear is scarred and he starts wearing it in his left ear instead. It's possible this also happens in the books, it's admittedly been a while since I read them front-to-back, so my memory on that is fuzzy. But I always thought that was a cool detail. And since Icicle is still present here, these pictures must have been... uh... "taken" before she absconded. Hence the earring in the right ear.
Also, with 20 out of 36 students done, this now puts us across the halfway mark.
Qibli
Tribe - Sandwing
Winglet - Jade
Color - Corn yellow
Relatives - none on site
Clawmate(s) - Winter (Icewing)
Favorite subject - Science
Least fav. subject - Literacy
Physical characteristics - small jagged scar horizontally across snout; freckles; small, wiry frame, with little body fat
Other characteristics - appears socially confident and outgoing, respected among Sandwing peers; "colorful" vocabulary (monitor spreading); least legible handwriting
Onyx
Tribe - Sandwing
Winglet - Gold
Color - Hazel
Relatives - none on site
Clawmate(s) - Tamarin (Rainwing)
Favorite subject - Anatomy
Least fav. subject - Cultural Exchange
Physical characteristics - thorny black stripe pattern across neck scales; skin studded with rows of black diamonds; stature is large and muscular
Other characteristics - Claims to be fugitive from Sand Kingdom; currently oldest student on site (no issues so far, but continue to monitor social integration)
Ostrich
Tribe - Sandwing
Winglet - Silver
Color - Cream
Relatives - none on site
Clawmate(s) - Anemone (Seawing)
Favorite subject - Art
Least fav. subject - Exercise
Physical characteristics - underdeveloped tail barb; very small stature with little body fat; currently smallest size of all students (measured from nose to tail tip)
Other characteristics - musically inclined; mildly allergic to cow milk; "colorful" vocabulary (monitor spreading)
Pronghorn
Tribe - Sandwing
Winglet - Copper
Color - Mustard yellow
Relatives - none on site
Clawmate(s) - Peregrine (Skywing)
Favorite subject - Cultural Exchange
Least fav. subject - History
Physical characteristics - horns are split; pronounced and heavy-set jaw; stature is large and broad
Other characteristics - socially well-adjusted, courteous; very energetic
Arid
Tribe - Sandwing
Winglet - Quartz
Color - Salmon orange
Relatives - none on site
Clawmate(s) - Siamang (Rainwing), Garnet (Skywing)
Favorite subject - Art
Least fav. subject - Science
Physical characteristics - snout is slightly crooked (likely from a prior fracture); criss-crossing scar across right cheek; metal band affixed to nasal barb
Other characteristics - musically inclined; sometimes struggles enunciating specific sounds; tires during extended speaking (keep in mind during classes)
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This is soot.
i love soot 🥺
They are a sand/night hybrid
They live in the sand kingdom and use their dark colouring to their advantage.
They steal goods and food with immaculate stealth and never get caught.
They have a bit of enchanted scroll and sell animus enchanted objects.
Thank you <3
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Sunny!
She's like a sunset :')
More about design and headcanons:
She is purple because her dad Stonemover is also dark purple. Sunny's scales change color as her life progresses. Initially, she was born with a coloring like a regular sandwing, but then more and more saturated colors began to appear. The older Sunny gets, the more she becomes like a nightwing. Therefore, in old age she will look almost like a purebred nightwing. Sunny's life cycle is displayed on her scales, as if from dawn to dusk to night.
It seems to me that the guardians would already know that she is not a pureblood, but would hide it.
And Sunny canonically has a black tail, it’s just not visible behind the sand. (just take a closer look)
it's definitely not a shadow.
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