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The Legends of how Pyrrhia’s Tribes got their Powers

(Shout-out to this video that I based most of this on!!)

A common IceWing legend tell of a great Ice Dragon (notably never referred to as an IceWing) flying up to the auroras in the frozen night sky and touching them in order to gain animus powers. This Ice Dragon would’ve lived just after the scorching, when the modern tribes were still forming. She’s regarded as the first queen of what would become the tribe, and though her real name has been lost, it’s not uncommon to hear dragons referring to her as Aurora.

The first SeaWing animus, Prince Albatross, was born as the result of an IceWing prince and SeaWing princess some 2,000 years later.

NightWings’ abilities come from the three moons, which they say were once brothers born with different powers; Perception could read minds, Oracle could see the future, and Imperial could do both to a much stronger degree. It was once said that they watched over the tribe, but this story didn’t prevail much longer after Darkstalker’s time, when the NightWings moved to a new kingdom and stopped being able to see the moons. Hope is working to repopularize this tale.

SkyWing dragonets with firescales have only ever been known to be born on the summer solstice. For a long time, all eggs set to hatch on this date were killed, but after generations of no firescaled dragonets hatching, the tradition fell out of practice. By the time Peril was born, the massacre hadn’t occurred in years, with egg instead just being kept out of the sunlight on this day. It’s said that the first firescales, a dragon named Solstice, tried to force his way into power, and that legions of dragons died trying to stop him.

There is no set-in-stone tale as to how SandWings got their animus abilities. Some say they come from an IceWing hybrid, or a SandWing who followed Aurora into the stars, while others tell of the moons stealing them from the IceWings to give to the SandWings. Though the latter is the basis of why the SandWings worship the moons, few modern SandWings are aware of this origin.

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History is written by the victors, and often without the intent of telling the full story. Take these legends with a grain of salt, most notably how they could easily be misconstrued.

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This post got my creative juices flowing so hear me out:

Even after Darkstalker was turned into Peacemaker, most of his followers stayed in the Lost City of Night. Over the next decades, these dragons established their own royal line, and, like the Leafwings, the Nightwings became split into two distinct groups; the Dawnwings of the rainforest, ruled over by Queen Glory, and the Moonwings of the Lost City of Night, ruled over by their own royalty.

Both groups have very distinct cultures, with many Dawnwing dragonets learning scales and squares from Foeslayer/Hope, while Moonwing games are more centered around hunting or searching. Both groups value knowledge, but Dawnwings tend to be more open to outsiders. Hybrids with Dawnwing parents are much more common than hybrids with Moonwing parents.

Dawnwings, like Rainwings, are crepuscular, and are most active at dawn and dusk. Meanwhile, Moonwings are entirely nocturnal.

Moonwings are taught to swim and fly very early on, due to many living in caves looking out towards tall cliffs or the ocean. Dawnwings put less focus into flying and more focus onto agility and tree-hopping, though climbing is still an essential skill to have for all dragonets.

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I just gave the entire SkyWing royal family names.

Now, at first glance, this doesn’t seem all that absurd. How many unnamed SkyWing royals could there possibly be? One prince? Two?

Well according to the wiki, Scarlet has three unnamed sisters, two unnamed sons, and eleven unnamed daughters.

So, I named them, because I’m just Like This™️.

Scarlet’s sisters: Aurum, Copper and Ember. The naming theme I went with was colors.

Her daughters: clears throat Tourmaline, Amethyst, Jasper, Citrine, Halite, Jadeite, Merlot, Mica, Rhodonite, Selenite and Spinel, all named for types of gems. I know that Tourmaline is technically canon, but… shhhhhhhhh

Her sons: Altitude and Cardinal. I didn’t give them a naming theme because her already named sons were Vermillion (a color) and Hawk (a bird).

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MoonWing Trials

When a MoonWing turns seven, they undergo a trial. The trial-goer must choose a member of the royal line that is at least six years old, and fight them. This fight is never meant to be to the death, but if a fighter is killed, their killer is permanently exiled, even if they are a royal.

It is considered incredibly ambitious to choose to fight a ruler, but is in no way unheard of. Additionally, it is considered rude to choose an elderly opponent.

Royalty must also undergo a trial upon turning seven. Royal MoonWings who hatchingdays are approaching will often visit schools in search of who they will deem a worthy opponent. The youngest that this opponent can be is six.

These fights are held in honor of the way the first MoonWing queen, Marrow, dealt with those who disagreed to her becoming queen after Darkstalker was, as he is regarded in MoonWing history, banished. It is said that she would only ever kill an opponent if she felt that they lacked “promise.” The majority of those who she fought were spared, and she’d instead put them on a form of probation before offering them positions that required skills they seemed to have.

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