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|quote  = And stop the war, whatever you have to do.
|quote  = And stop the [[War of SandWing Succession|war]], whatever you have to do.
|speaker = Herring to [[Tsunami]] in ''[[The Lost Heir]]''. <ref>''The Lost Heir'', page 178 </ref>}}
|speaker = Herring to [[Tsunami]], ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''
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|gender   = Male
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|tribe     = [[SeaWings]]
|occupation = Guard
|powers    =  
|residence  = [[The Kingdom of the Sea]]
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[The Lost Heir (Book)|The Lost Heir]]'')


|Relation1  = Brother
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]'')
|RName1    = [[Herring's Brother]]


|appeared   = ''[[The Lost Heir]]''
|current   = Guard under [[Queen Coral]]
|mentioned  =  
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|Relation1 = Brother
|RName1    = [[Unnamed characters#SeaWings|Unnamed SeaWing]]
 
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'''Herring''' is a male [[SeaWings|SeaWing]] guard serving under [[Queen Coral]]. He appears briefly in ''[[The Lost Heir]]'', where he is seen guarding [[Clay]], [[Sunny]], [[Starflight]], and [[Glory]] outside their cave in which they were chained and withholding the keys.  
'''Herring''' is a male [[SeaWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''. He is currently serving as a guard under [[Shark|Commander Shark]] and resides in the [[Kingdom of the Sea]].


==Biography==
== Personality ==
===''[[The Lost Heir]]''===
Herring appeared to be a tamer guard and is not shown to be rude or aggressive. He also seems to have a strong relationship with [[Unnamed characters#SeaWings|his brother]], and seemed to be grateful to [[Tsunami]] for saving him during the [[SeaWing Council]] meeting.{{Ref|TLH|175}} He also seems to believe in [[The Dragonet Prophecy (prophecy)|the prophecy]] and is hopeful that the [[dragonets of destiny|dragonets]] can stop it, willing to give her the keys despite it meaning that he and the other guards would be in extreme risk of being punished by [[Shark]].{{Ref|TLH|177-178}}
Herring was one of the four SeaWing guards on duty when Clay was chained to the floor of the [[Summer Palace of the Sea|Summer Palace]]. The other guards were [[Snail]], [[Kelp]], and [[Flounder]]. [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]] later convinced them (rather than using violence) to free Clay, since they would be disobeying orders if they knowingly allowed the [[Dragonets of Destiny]] to drown. Herring tells Tsunami that she had saved his brother earlier when she got him to the healers, as Queen Coral would have kept him there for the entire meeting. He also seems to believe in the prophecy.


==Trivia==
== Biography ==
* A herring is a kind of foraging fish that live in oceans and seas.
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
* Herring's brother was the one that Tsunami arranged to be tended to by the healers, instead of having to wait throughout the entire meeting for treatment.
==== ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]'' ====
Herring was one of the four SeaWing guards on duty when [[Clay]] was chained to the floor of the [[Summer Palace]], during a huge storm. The other guards were [[Snail (TLH)|Snail]], [[Kelp]], and [[Flounder]]. Tsunami later convinced them to give her the key to free Clay from his chains, since they would be disobeying orders if they knowingly allowed the dragonets of destiny to drown. Herring tells Tsunami that she had saved his brother earlier when she got him to the healers, as [[Queen Coral]] would have kept him there for the entire meeting.
 
== Quotes ==
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|quote  = No. The [[War of SandWing Succession|war]] ''has'' to end. You saved my brother today when you sent him to have his wounds tended. She would have kept him standing there for the rest of the Council meeting.
|speaker = to Tsunami
|book    = [[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]
|page    = 175
}}


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
314AC83D-E82E-4666-811D-E202947CB1D6.jpeg|Herring in the graphic novel
Herring GN Infobox.png|Herring from ''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
Typical SeaWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical SeaWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
HerringTemplateS978.png|Reference by {{U|Spirit978}}
SeaTransparent.png|A typical SeaWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
Germanseawing.jpg|A typical SeaWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
HerringTemplate.png|Reference by [[User:Platypus the SeaWing|Platypus the SeaWing]]
SeaWing Sigil.png|SeaWing Sigil by [[User:Platypus the SeaWing|Platypus the SeaWing]]
Clupea_harengus_Gervais.flipped.jpg|An actual herring
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{Gallery Hider/end}}


==References==
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Herring GN 2.png
Herring GN 3.jpeg
Herring GN 4.jpeg
</gallery>
 
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 22:36, 6 October 2025

"And stop the war, whatever you have to do."
— Herring to Tsunami, The Lost Heir

Herring is a male SeaWing who was introduced in The Lost Heir. He is currently serving as a guard under Commander Shark and resides in the Kingdom of the Sea.

Personality

Herring appeared to be a tamer guard and is not shown to be rude or aggressive. He also seems to have a strong relationship with his brother, and seemed to be grateful to Tsunami for saving him during the SeaWing Council meeting.[1] He also seems to believe in the prophecy and is hopeful that the dragonets can stop it, willing to give her the keys despite it meaning that he and the other guards would be in extreme risk of being punished by Shark.[2]

Biography

The Dragonet Prophecy

Herring was one of the four SeaWing guards on duty when Clay was chained to the floor of the Summer Palace, during a huge storm. The other guards were Snail, Kelp, and Flounder. Tsunami later convinced them to give her the key to free Clay from his chains, since they would be disobeying orders if they knowingly allowed the dragonets of destiny to drown. Herring tells Tsunami that she had saved his brother earlier when she got him to the healers, as Queen Coral would have kept him there for the entire meeting.

Quotes

"No. The war has to end. You saved my brother today when you sent him to have his wounds tended. She would have kept him standing there for the rest of the Council meeting."
― to Tsunami (The Lost Heir, page 175)

References

  1. The Lost Heir, page 175
  2. The Lost Heir, page 177-178


SeaWings
Queens

Present: Coral
Historical: LagoonPearl

Royalty
(Present)

AnemoneAukletCeruleanFinGillMorayOctopusOrcaSharkTsunamiTurtle

Royalty
(Historical)

AlbatrossClearpoolCowrieCurrentEelFathomHumpbackMantaReefRippleSapphireScallopSplash

Jade Mountain

AnemoneBarracudaPikeSnailTsunamiTurtle

Other Dragons
(Present)

AbaloneFlounderHerringKelpLagoonNautilusPearlPiranhaRiptideSnailSnapperSquidTempestTortoiseUrchinWebsWhirlpool

Other Dragons
(Historical)

IndigoLionfishWharf

Hybrids

Typhoon

Folklore

Droplet

Kingdom

Bay of a Thousand ScalesDeep PalaceSummer Palace

Kingdom
(Historical)

Island Palace

Society

AquaticBombing of the Summer PalaceRoyal SeaWing MassacreSeaWing CouncilTalons of Power ceremony


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