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|quote  = [[Qibli]], I don't like being a hostage. Can we stab all these dragons in the face so no one will ever think I'd make a good hostage again, like, ever? And then maybe I need to eat all the camels in [[Pyrrhia]] to get really huge; I bet that would help too. Super-Huge-Ostrich: Worst Hostage Ever. That is the look I would like to go for, please.
|quote  = [[Qibli]], I don't ''like'' being a hostage. Can we stab all these [[dragons]] in the face so no one will ever think I'd make a good hostage again, like, ever? And then maybe I need to eat all the camels in [[Pyrrhia]] to get really huge; I bet that would help too. Super-Huge-Ostrich: Worst Hostage Ever. That is the look I would like to go for, please.
|speaker = Ostrich to [[Qibli]], ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''}}
|speaker = Ostrich to complaining Qibli after becoming kidnapped by [[Vulture]], ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
{{Charbox
|name      = Ostrich
|image      = OstrichTemplate.png
|age        = 3 years (hatched in 5009 AS)
|gender    = Female
|tribe      = [[SandWings]]
|occupation = Student at [[Jade Mountain Academy]]
|winglet    = [[Jade Mountain Academy#Silver Winglet|Silver Winglet]]
|residence  = [[Jade Mountain]]
|status    = Alive
|Relation1  = Father
|RName1    = [[Six-Claws]]
|Relation2  = Mother
|RName2    = [[Kindle]]
|Relation3  = Grandmother
|RName3    = [[Ostrich (Deserter)|Ostrich]] †
|Relation4  = Grandfather
|RName4    = [[Quicksand]] †
|appeared  = ''[[The Brightest Night]]'', ''[[Moon Rising]]'', ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
}}
}}
(''Not to be confused with ''[[Ostrich (Deserter)|Ostrich]]'', [[Six-Claws]]' mother, who appears in [[Deserter|Winglets: Deserter]].)''
''(Not to be confused with [[Ostrich (W3)|Ostrich]], [[Six-Claws]]'s mother, who appears in [[Deserter]].)''
{{Character
|name      = Ostrich
|image    = <gallery>
Ostrich GN 3.png|Graphic Novel
OstrichTemplateSSE.png|Reference
</gallery>
|age      = 3 years (hatched in 5,009 AS)
|gender    = Female
|tribe    = [[SandWings]]
|powers    =


'''Ostrich''' is a young female [[SandWings|SandWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Brightest Night (Book)|The Brightest Night]]''. She formerly resided in the [[Scorpion Den]] as a member of the [[Outclaws]], but is currently attending [[Jade Mountain Academy]] as a member of the [[Silver Winglet]]. She is the daughter of [[Kindle]] and Six-Claws, and was named after Six Claws' mother, Ostrich.
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'')


== Appearance ==
|current  = Student at [[Jade Mountain Academy]]
Ostrich is very small and has nearly white scales.{{Ref|TBN|82}} Her tail barb had yet to fully develop in ''The Brightest Night'', but has probably done so by ''[[Moon Rising]]''. She is thin{{Ref|MR|82}} and quiet-looking, her light structure making her appear nervous. Like most students at Jade Mountain Academy, she has a pouch around her neck that contains her library card.
|former    = Member of the [[Outclaws]]


== Personality ==
|winglet  = Silver Winglet
She appears to be very optimistic about most things, like [[Princess Sunny|Sunny]]. However, she seems to resent the fact that she appears helpless to many dragons, as shown in ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''. In ''Darkness of Dragons'', [[Qibli]] notes that Ostrich was "one of the gentler souls among the Outclaws, but had a streak of ferocity from her father and an iron core from her mother that made her impossible to push around." He said she only bowed to [[Queen Thorn]] and lived squarely and compactly (as opposed to Anemone being used to having servants). She is completely loyal to Thorn. She is also very clever, as shown when she helped Qibli subtly interrogate [[Ex-Princess Onyx|Onyx]] and covered for Qibli and [[Cobra]] as they escaped [[Vulture]]'s compound.
|clawmates = [[Anemone]]


==Biography==
|Relation1 = Mother
===''[[The Brightest Night]]''===
|RName1    = [[Kindle]]
During Sunny's time in the Scorpion Den, Ostrich was shortly held hostage by [[Addax]], as part of his plan to regain his former position in [[Princess Burn|Burn]]'s army where his family supposedly resided. He had threatened to kill Ostrich, who he'd already had in his grasp, if Six-Claws would not hand over Sunny, which prompted Sunny to come over willingly she she did not wish to break up a family. To prevent Thorn and the other Outclaws from immediately attacking him or following him and his group, Addax released Ostrich an hour after his group began flying toward [[Queen Thorn's Stronghold|Burn's Stronghold]]. Sunny noticed that Addax released her while still in sight of the Scorpion Den, before night had fallen, and thought that perhaps it was so she could find her way back safely.
|Relation2 = Father
|RName2    = [[Six-Claws]]
|Relation3 = Grandmother
|RName3    = [[Ostrich (W3)|Ostrich]]
|Relation4 = Grandfather
|RName4    = [[Quicksand]]
|Relation5 = Aunts
|RName5    = [[Unnamed characters#SandWings|Two unnamed SandWings]]


===''[[Moon Rising]]''===
|a1App    = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
Ostrich was in the Silver Winglet at the Jade Mountain Academy. She helped Qibli and [[Moonwatcher]] investigate Onyx by complimenting Onyx on the black diamonds inset in the older SandWing's scales, asking if they had hurt, to which Onyx said they did. It was noted by Moonwatcher that "the little SandWing was young but smart, and although she wasn't sure what Qibli was fishing for she instinctively knew how to help him get past the older dragon Onyx's defenses." Ostrich was also seen following Princess Anemone in the prey center after the fight between [[Pike]] and [[Bigtail]].
|a1Men    =  
|a2App    =  
''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]'',<br />
''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|a2Men    = ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|gnApp    =  
''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)|The Brightest Night]]'',<br />
''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)|Moon Rising]]''
|gnMen    = ''[[Winter Turning (graphic novel)|Winter Turning]]''
}}
'''Ostrich''' is a female [[SandWing]] [[dragonet]] who was introduced in ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''. Formerly a resident of the [[Scorpion Den]] and a member of the [[Outclaws]], she is currently attending [[Jade Mountain Academy]] as a member of the Silver Winglet.  


===''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''===
== Description ==
Qibli thought about Ostrich and how he was looking forward to seeing her in history class. When he arrived at the history cave, he noticed that Ostrich is not there. Later, Sunny entered the history cave and asked Qibli if he had seen Ostrich, mentioning that she had eaten breakfast with her the previous day, but had not seen her since. Qibli began a search for Ostrich but did not find her in the school, and eventually came to the conclusion that she was not there.
Ostrich is small,{{Ref|DoD|102}} with nearly-white scales and a tail barb that is not yet fully developed.{{Ref|TBN|82}} She is thin and quiet-looking,{{Ref|MR|109}} as well as the academy's smallest SandWing.{{Ref|MR|236}}


[[Peril]] mentioned that she saw Onyx and Ostrich flying away from Jade Mountain Academy together, and Qibli guessed that Onyx threatened Ostrich to make her come. Sunny told Qibli that she tried to dreamvisit Ostrich, but couldn't get through, except for seeing a SandWing with dragon skull tattoos, Vulture. After realizing that Onyx had taken Ostrich to his grandfather, Qibli ventured to the Scorpion Den with [[Ex-Prince Winter|Winter]] to rescue her.
== Personality ==
Ostrich is smart{{Ref|MR|239}} and curious, she is usually excited for class.{{Ref|DoD|22}} She lives squarely and compactly,{{Ref|DoD|29}} and although she is one of the kinder, gentler souls among the Outclaws, she has a streak of ferocity and an iron core that make her impossible to push around. She refuses to bow to any royal besides [[Thorn]].{{Ref|DoD|31}} She is proud, and even when she is frightened, she can put on a strong, brave face and be counted on.{{Ref|DoD|103}} She also appears to be talented in music, as she was once seen playing a harp.{{Ref|MR|160}}


When they got there, Vulture brought Ostrich and Onyx out together. Ostrich immediately jumped into Qibli's arms, explaining that Onyx had lied to her and had taken her to Vulture's [[Talons of Power (Organization)|Talons of Power]]. When Qibli lied to Vulture about giving him information about Thorn, Ostrich was furious, displaying her fierce loyalty to her queen. Later, when Winter, Qibli, Ostrich, and Cobra escaped from the Scorpion Den together, Ostrich played the part of a tattoo artist to hide the true identity of them from [[Sirocco]] and [[Rattlesnake]]. When they arrived at Queen Thorn's Stronghold, Ostrich, Cobra, and Winter all complained about being left behind while Qibli visited Queen Thorn. Later, after the sandstorm Qibli called with Anemone's enchanted weather bands, Ostrich freed Qibli, Thorn, and Smolder when she finds a door to the dungeon tunnels. In the epilogue of ''Darkness of Dragons'', Clay mentioned that Ostrich was working on a RainWing camouflage project with [[Barracuda]] and [[Thrush]].
== Biography ==
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|content = During [[Sunny]]'s time in the Scorpion Den, Ostrich was shortly held hostage by [[Addax]] as part of his plan to regain his former position in [[Burn]]'s army, where his family supposedly resided. He threatened to kill Ostrich, whom he already had in his grasp if [[Six-Claws]] would not hand over Sunny. This prompted Sunny to come over willingly, as she did not wish to break up a family. To prevent Thorn and the other Outclaws from immediately attacking him or following him and his group, Addax released Ostrich an hour after his group began flying toward [[SandWing stronghold|Burn's stronghold]]. Sunny noticed that Addax released her while still in sight of the Scorpion Den, before night had fallen, and thought that perhaps it was so she could find her way back safely.
}}
----
=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''
|content = Ostrich was assigned to the Silver Winglet at Jade Mountain Academy. Ostrich followed [[Anemone|Princess Anemone]] in the prey center after the fight between [[Pike]] and [[Bigtail]]. She helped [[Qibli]] and [[Moonwatcher]] investigate [[Onyx]] by complimenting Onyx on the black diamonds inset in the older SandWing's scales, asking if they had hurt, to which Onyx replied they did. It was noted by Moonwatcher that "the little SandWing was young but smart, and although she was not sure what Qibli was fishing for she instinctively knew how to help him get past the older dragon's defenses."
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|content = Ostrich was mentioned by Onyx when the SandWing used the [[Animus enchantments|Obsidian Mirror]] to communicate with [[Vulture]].
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|content = Qibli thought about Ostrich and how he was looking forward to seeing her in history class. When he arrived at the history cave, he noticed that Ostrich was not there. Later, Sunny entered the history cave and asked Qibli if he had seen Ostrich, mentioning that she had eaten breakfast with her the previous day, but had not seen her since. Qibli began a search for Ostrich but did not find her in the school, and eventually came to the conclusion that she was not there.


== Family Tree ==
[[Peril]] mentioned that she saw Onyx and Ostrich flying away from Jade Mountain Academy together, and Qibli guessed that Onyx had threatened Ostrich to make her come. Sunny told Qibli that she tried to [[dreamvisitor|dreamvisit]] Ostrich and could not get through; instead, she saw a SandWing with dragon skull tattoos, Vulture. After realizing that Onyx had taken Ostrich to his grandfather, Qibli ventured to the Scorpion Den with [[Winter]] to rescue her.


{{Six-Claws Family Tree}}
When they arrived, Vulture brought Ostrich and Onyx out together. Ostrich immediately jumped into Qibli's arms, explaining how Onyx had lied to her and taken her to the [[Talons of Power (organization)|Talons of Power]] organization. When Qibli lied to Vulture about giving him information about Thorn, Ostrich was furious, displaying her fierce loyalty to her [[queen]]. Later, when Winter, Qibli, Ostrich, and [[Cobra]] escaped from the Scorpion Den together, Ostrich played the part of a tattoo artist to hide the true identity of them from [[Sirocco]] and [[Rattlesnake]]. When they arrived at Queen Thorn's stronghold, Ostrich, Cobra, and Winter all complained about being left behind while Qibli visited Queen Thorn. Later, after the sandstorm Qibli called with Anemone's [[Animus enchantments#Treasure|enchanted weather bands]], Ostrich freed Qibli, Thorn, and Smolder when she found a door to the dungeon tunnels. In the epilogue, [[Clay]] mentioned that Ostrich was working on a [[RainWing]] camouflage project with [[Barracuda]] and [[Thrush]].
}}


==Quotes==
== Relationships ==
''"Qibli! Are you going home? I might go home. Do you think Father and Thorn would be mad if I went home?" ''- Ostrich asking Qibli for advice.
=== [[Anemone]] ===
Anemone is Ostrich's clawmate and they are in the same winglet at Jade Mountain Academy. She tolerates her. In the epilogue of ''[[Darkness of Dragons]],'' it was stated that Anemone took her Winglet swimming every day, which presumably included Ostrich.


''"I like the silver scales by your eyes. They're not diamonds, are they? I wish I had some treasure, or scales that looked like treasure. They're pretty."'' - To Moon, about the silver scales by her eyes.
=== [[Arid]] ===
Arid and Ostrich seem to be friends, as they were seen playing instruments together.


"''Your diamonds are so cool. Did it hurt to get them set between your scales like that?''" - One of Ostrich's questions that she used to help Qibli get rid of Onyx's defenses.
=== [[Pronghorn]] ===
Pronghorn and Ostrich seem to be friends, as they were seen playing instruments together.


''"And what's that? Does it mean something?" -'' Asking about Onyx's amulet.
=== [[Qibli]] ===
Ostrich seems to be a good friend of Qibli, who was also assigned by her parents to protect her at Jade Mountain Academy.


''"Qibli, I don't ''like ''being a hostage. Can we stab all these dragons in the face so no one will ever think I'd make a good hostage again, like, ever? And then maybe I need to eat all the camels in Pyrrhia to get really huge; I bet that would help too. Super-Huge-Ostrich: Worst Hostage Ever. That is the look I would like to go for, please."''-To Qibli about hating being a hostage again.
=== [[Onyx]] ===
Ostrich's relationship with Onyx seems to be a one-way relationship, them being polar opposites. Ostrich is young and bubbly, while Onyx is much older and stone-cold. Ostrich seems to dislike and distrust Onyx, especially after her kidnapping. She informed Qibli about how Onyx lied to her when he came to rescue her.


''"I have one! I stole this from my guard." ''- Showing Qibli a chakram his mother can use against the guards.
== Family tree ==
{{Six-Claws Family Tree}}


''"Hmm. Yes, I think we can manage an excellent tattoo of, uh, your face along here. And perhaps a pattern to match on the other side- diamonds are always popular, or snakes... Of course, there are always gem-embedding options. I hear they're painful, but such a statement.''" - Ostrich covering for Qibli in front of Sirocco and Rattlesnake.
== Quotes ==
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Qibli! Are you going home? I might go home. Do you think Father and Thorn would be mad if I went home?
|speaker = to Qibli about leaving Jade Mountain Academy
|book    = [[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]
|page    = 236
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I like the silver scales by your eyes. They're not diamonds, are they? I wish I had some treasure, or scales that looked like treasure. They're pretty.
|speaker = to Moon, about her silver teardrop scales
|book    = [[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]
|page    = 237
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Your diamonds are so cool. Did it hurt to get them set between your scales like that?
|speaker = to Onyx
|book    = [[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]
|page    = 239
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Qibli, I don't ''like'' being a hostage. Can we stab all these dragons in the face so no one will ever think I'd make a good hostage again, like, ever? And then maybe I need to eat all the camels in Pyrrhia to get really huge; I bet that would help too. Super-Huge-Ostrich: Worst Hostage Ever. That is the look I would like to go for, please.
|speaker = to Qibli, about being taken hostage by the Talons of Power
|book    = [[Darkness of Dragons]]
|page    = 102-103
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Hmm. Yes, I think we can manage an excellent tattoo of, uh, your face along here. And perhaps a pattern to match on the other side — diamonds are always popular, or snakes — Of course, there are always gem-embedding options. I hear they're painful, but such a statement.
|speaker = pretending to be a tattoo artist to distract Rattlesnake and Sirocco
|book    = [[Darkness of Dragons]]
|page    = 124
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Well, Onyx told me that Queen Thorn had sent her a message asking for us, and I thought, ''whoa, that's kind of awesome'', but guess what, that turned out to be a LIE, Qibli! She was LYING to me? Why would she DO that? And we were halfway to the palace when suddenly THIS guy showed up with, like, EIGHTY creepy dragons in hoods and they bossed us all here instead, although I was pretty sure Thorn wasn't here, and I was right, and then they said I couldn't leave, and finally I realized Onyx was actually WORKING with them and I was, like, ARRRGH, NOOO, I'm a stupid HOSTAGE again, aren't I?
|speaker = to Qibli, about being taken hostage by the Talons of Power
|book    = [[Darkness of Dragons]]
|page    = 102
}}


''"We're almost there!"'' - Ostrich as she, Qibli, Cobra, and Winter travel to Queen Thorn's Stronghold.
== Trivia ==
* Ostrich plays the harp.{{Ref|MR|160}}
* Ostrich's favorite places within Jade Mountain Academy include the music room and the library, and Ostrich's least favorite places within Jade Mountain Academy include the underground lakes and the slopes beneath [[Stonemover]]'s cave.{{Ref|DoD|28}}
* Six-Claws's mother was also named Ostrich, and may be the namesake of his daughter.{{Ref|W3q|87}}


''"Well, Onyx told me that Queen Thorn had sent her a message asking for us, and I thought, ''whoa, that's kind of awesome'', but guess what, that turned out to be a LIE, Qibli! She was LYING to me? Why would she DO that? And we were halfway to the palace when suddenly THIS guy showed up with, like, EIGHTY creepy dragons in hoods and they bossed us all here instead, although I was pretty sure Thorn wasn't here, and I was right, and then they said I couldn't leave, and finally I realized Onyx was actually WORKING with them and I was, like, ARRRGH NOOO, I'm a stupid HOSTAGE again, aren't I?"''
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Ostrich GN 3.png|Ostrich from ''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
OstrichTemplateSSE.png|Reference by {{U|SpaceshipEarth}}
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==Trivia==
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]">
* An ostrich is a flightless swift-running African bird with a long neck, long legs, and two toes on each foot. It is the largest living bird.
File:OstrichGN2.png
* It is confirmed that Ostrich is named after Six-Claw's mother, Ostrich, since they share the same name, this is probably because the original Ostrich died in battle and her son, Six-Claws, wanted to remember her. This is one of the few examples of two dragons sharing a name, another example is [[Jerboa]] and her daughter [[Jerboa II]].
File:Ostrich GN 4.png
* Ostrich was a hostage for the end of both the first and second arcs. She is evidently aware of her frequent capture, as seen in her "Super-Huge-Ostrich" quote in ''Darkness of Dragons''
File:Ostrich GN 5.png
* Ostrich seems to be quite musical, as she is seen playing a harp in ''Moon Rising'', and later [[Pronghorn]] mentions that he, [[Arid]], and Ostrich were playing their instruments together. SandWings, as a whole, are considered to be musical, however, and she may not be extraordinary.
File:Ostrich and Onyx.jpg
*She is one of the seven dragons to have their names re-used, along with [[Queen Crane]], [[Queen Pearl]], [[Lagoon]], [[Eclipse]], [[Jewel]] and [[Eagle]].
File:Addax TBN 3.jpeg
 
File:Addax TBN 2.jpeg
==Gallery==
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Typical SandWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical SandWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
SandTransparent.png|A typical SandWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
Germansandwing.jpg|A typical SandWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
OstrichTemplate.png|Reference by [[User:Platypus the SeaWing|Platypus the SeaWing]]
SandWing Sigil.png|SandWing Sigil by [[User:Platypus the SeaWing|Platypus the SeaWing]]
32321312.png|Ostrich by Ta-ak|link=https://ta-ak.deviantart.com/art/H-A-D-Ostrich-719950310
IMG_0693.JPG|Ostrich by [[User:Wave of the SeaWings|Wave of the SeaWings]]
0168F5B8-F983-418A-9479-2F7D6BAB395C.jpeg|Ostrich by [[User:Tailbite10|Tailbite10]]
Draon 3.png|Ostrich and Anemone by [[User:Superderpyfish212|Superderpyfish212]]
Ostrich|Ostrich by [[User:Chamops|Chamops]]
osteriggggggggggggggg.png|Ostrich by [[User:Superderpyfish212|Superderpyfish212]]
anemone_x_ostrich_by_88aurora88_dc40o6q-pre.png|Anemone x Ostrich by 88Aurora88|link=https://www.deviantart.com/88aurora88/art/Anemone-x-Ostrich-732343922
download - 2019-11-18T082412.121.jpeg|a real ostrich
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"Qibli, I don't like being a hostage. Can we stab all these dragons in the face so no one will ever think I'd make a good hostage again, like, ever? And then maybe I need to eat all the camels in Pyrrhia to get really huge; I bet that would help too. Super-Huge-Ostrich: Worst Hostage Ever. That is the look I would like to go for, please."
— Ostrich to complaining Qibli after becoming kidnapped by Vulture, Darkness of Dragons

(Not to be confused with Ostrich, Six-Claws's mother, who appears in Deserter.)

Ostrich is a female SandWing dragonet who was introduced in The Brightest Night. Formerly a resident of the Scorpion Den and a member of the Outclaws, she is currently attending Jade Mountain Academy as a member of the Silver Winglet.

Description

Ostrich is small,[1] with nearly-white scales and a tail barb that is not yet fully developed.[2] She is thin and quiet-looking,[3] as well as the academy's smallest SandWing.[4]

Personality

Ostrich is smart[5] and curious, she is usually excited for class.[6] She lives squarely and compactly,[7] and although she is one of the kinder, gentler souls among the Outclaws, she has a streak of ferocity and an iron core that make her impossible to push around. She refuses to bow to any royal besides Thorn.[8] She is proud, and even when she is frightened, she can put on a strong, brave face and be counted on.[9] She also appears to be talented in music, as she was once seen playing a harp.[10]

Biography

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Brightest Night
During Sunny's time in the Scorpion Den, Ostrich was shortly held hostage by Addax as part of his plan to regain his former position in Burn's army, where his family supposedly resided. He threatened to kill Ostrich, whom he already had in his grasp if Six-Claws would not hand over Sunny. This prompted Sunny to come over willingly, as she did not wish to break up a family. To prevent Thorn and the other Outclaws from immediately attacking him or following him and his group, Addax released Ostrich an hour after his group began flying toward Burn's stronghold. Sunny noticed that Addax released her while still in sight of the Scorpion Den, before night had fallen, and thought that perhaps it was so she could find her way back safely.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising
Ostrich was assigned to the Silver Winglet at Jade Mountain Academy. Ostrich followed Princess Anemone in the prey center after the fight between Pike and Bigtail. She helped Qibli and Moonwatcher investigate Onyx by complimenting Onyx on the black diamonds inset in the older SandWing's scales, asking if they had hurt, to which Onyx replied they did. It was noted by Moonwatcher that "the little SandWing was young but smart, and although she was not sure what Qibli was fishing for she instinctively knew how to help him get past the older dragon's defenses."
Winter Turning
Ostrich was mentioned by Onyx when the SandWing used the Obsidian Mirror to communicate with Vulture.
Darkness of Dragons

Qibli thought about Ostrich and how he was looking forward to seeing her in history class. When he arrived at the history cave, he noticed that Ostrich was not there. Later, Sunny entered the history cave and asked Qibli if he had seen Ostrich, mentioning that she had eaten breakfast with her the previous day, but had not seen her since. Qibli began a search for Ostrich but did not find her in the school, and eventually came to the conclusion that she was not there.

Peril mentioned that she saw Onyx and Ostrich flying away from Jade Mountain Academy together, and Qibli guessed that Onyx had threatened Ostrich to make her come. Sunny told Qibli that she tried to dreamvisit Ostrich and could not get through; instead, she saw a SandWing with dragon skull tattoos, Vulture. After realizing that Onyx had taken Ostrich to his grandfather, Qibli ventured to the Scorpion Den with Winter to rescue her.

When they arrived, Vulture brought Ostrich and Onyx out together. Ostrich immediately jumped into Qibli's arms, explaining how Onyx had lied to her and taken her to the Talons of Power organization. When Qibli lied to Vulture about giving him information about Thorn, Ostrich was furious, displaying her fierce loyalty to her queen. Later, when Winter, Qibli, Ostrich, and Cobra escaped from the Scorpion Den together, Ostrich played the part of a tattoo artist to hide the true identity of them from Sirocco and Rattlesnake. When they arrived at Queen Thorn's stronghold, Ostrich, Cobra, and Winter all complained about being left behind while Qibli visited Queen Thorn. Later, after the sandstorm Qibli called with Anemone's enchanted weather bands, Ostrich freed Qibli, Thorn, and Smolder when she found a door to the dungeon tunnels. In the epilogue, Clay mentioned that Ostrich was working on a RainWing camouflage project with Barracuda and Thrush.

Relationships

Anemone

Anemone is Ostrich's clawmate and they are in the same winglet at Jade Mountain Academy. She tolerates her. In the epilogue of Darkness of Dragons, it was stated that Anemone took her Winglet swimming every day, which presumably included Ostrich.

Arid

Arid and Ostrich seem to be friends, as they were seen playing instruments together.

Pronghorn

Pronghorn and Ostrich seem to be friends, as they were seen playing instruments together.

Qibli

Ostrich seems to be a good friend of Qibli, who was also assigned by her parents to protect her at Jade Mountain Academy.

Onyx

Ostrich's relationship with Onyx seems to be a one-way relationship, them being polar opposites. Ostrich is young and bubbly, while Onyx is much older and stone-cold. Ostrich seems to dislike and distrust Onyx, especially after her kidnapping. She informed Qibli about how Onyx lied to her when he came to rescue her.

Family tree

QuicksandOstrich
KindleSix-Claws2 Dragons
Ostrich


Quotes

"Qibli! Are you going home? I might go home. Do you think Father and Thorn would be mad if I went home?"
― to Qibli about leaving Jade Mountain Academy (Moon Rising, page 236)
"I like the silver scales by your eyes. They're not diamonds, are they? I wish I had some treasure, or scales that looked like treasure. They're pretty."
― to Moon, about her silver teardrop scales (Moon Rising, page 237)
"Your diamonds are so cool. Did it hurt to get them set between your scales like that?"
― to Onyx (Moon Rising, page 239)
"Qibli, I don't like being a hostage. Can we stab all these dragons in the face so no one will ever think I'd make a good hostage again, like, ever? And then maybe I need to eat all the camels in Pyrrhia to get really huge; I bet that would help too. Super-Huge-Ostrich: Worst Hostage Ever. That is the look I would like to go for, please."
― to Qibli, about being taken hostage by the Talons of Power (Darkness of Dragons, page 102-103)
"Hmm. Yes, I think we can manage an excellent tattoo of, uh, your face along here. And perhaps a pattern to match on the other side — diamonds are always popular, or snakes — Of course, there are always gem-embedding options. I hear they're painful, but such a statement."
― pretending to be a tattoo artist to distract Rattlesnake and Sirocco (Darkness of Dragons, page 124)
"Well, Onyx told me that Queen Thorn had sent her a message asking for us, and I thought, whoa, that's kind of awesome, but guess what, that turned out to be a LIE, Qibli! She was LYING to me? Why would she DO that? And we were halfway to the palace when suddenly THIS guy showed up with, like, EIGHTY creepy dragons in hoods and they bossed us all here instead, although I was pretty sure Thorn wasn't here, and I was right, and then they said I couldn't leave, and finally I realized Onyx was actually WORKING with them and I was, like, ARRRGH, NOOO, I'm a stupid HOSTAGE again, aren't I?"
― to Qibli, about being taken hostage by the Talons of Power (Darkness of Dragons, page 102)

Trivia

  • Ostrich plays the harp.[10]
  • Ostrich's favorite places within Jade Mountain Academy include the music room and the library, and Ostrich's least favorite places within Jade Mountain Academy include the underground lakes and the slopes beneath Stonemover's cave.[11]
  • Six-Claws's mother was also named Ostrich, and may be the namesake of his daughter.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 102
  2. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 82
  3. ↑ Moon Rising, page 109
  4. ↑ Moon Rising, page 236
  5. ↑ Moon Rising, page 239
  6. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 22
  7. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 29
  8. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 31
  9. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 103
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Moon Rising, page 160
  11. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 28
  12. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Deserter, page 87


SandWings
Queens

Present: Oasis • Thorn
Historical: Scorpion

Royalty

Blaze • Blister • Burn • Char • Scald • Singe • Smolder • Sunny • Onyx

Jade Mountain

Arid • Onyx • Ostrich • Pronghorn • Qibli • Sunny

Other Dragons
(Present)

Addax • Agave • Armadillo • Camel • Capybara • Cereus • Cobra • Dune • Horizon • Jerboa III • Kindle • Meerkat • Needle • Ocotillo • Ostrich • Palm • Parch • Prickle • Quicksand • Rattlesnake • Saguaro • Sandstorm • Sirocco • Six-Claws • Tawny • Torch • Viper • Vulture

Other Dragons
(Historical)

Jerboa • Jerboa II

Hybrids

Sunny

Kingdom

Blaze's fortress • Blister's hideout • Great Five-Tail River • Jerboa III's hut • North Beach • Possibility • SandWing stronghold • Scorpion Den

Society

Outclaws • Talons of Power • War of SandWing Succession


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