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"Please don't make me ... Mother, it's awful."

— Preyhunter in his sleep, The Brightest Night

Preyhunter was an adult male NightWing who was introduced in The Brightest Night. Alongside Fierceteeth and Strongwings, he kidnapped Sunny shortly after the NightWing Exodus. He was killed by Queen Thorn after he lashed out at her.

Description

Preyhunter had dull gray scales^[1] and a few missing teeth. His tail was bent at the end as if it had once been broken and then fixed incorrectly. He was much less brawny than Strongwings,^[2] thin, and ill-looking.^[1]

Personality

Preyhunter appeared to have been trustworthy, as he kept guard of the Obsidian Mirror^[3] to keep it safe and had guarded the rainforest tunnel. Despite this, he readily believed Secretkeeper's excuse for going through the tunnel, showing that he was naïve.^[4] While showing a sly and cunning personality multiple times throughout The Brightest Night, Preyhunter also showed a weaker, more insecure side of himself. He displayed this side when he shivered and whimpered in his sleep.^[5] In The Brightest Night, Preyhunter was shown to believe that NightWings were superior, saying, "You can't kill us! We're NightWings!" to Thorn.^[6] He was also shown nervous about the volcano erupting by constantly shifting his claws during guard duty.^[4]

Biography

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Brightest Night

Preyhunter, Fierceteeth, and Strongwings kidnapped Sunny and attempted to use her as a ransom to take control of the rainforest. Before the volcano destroyed the NightWing Island, Preyhunter was able to salvage the Obsidian Mirror from the treasury, and the three NightWings use it to spy on the other dragonets. He was the one who held onto it and slept with it to keep it safe.

When Sunny tried to steal the Obsidian Mirror from him, she noticed he was shivering and whimpering in his sleep, locked in a nightmare of his childhood. He seemed to be dreaming of his mother trying to make him eat prey after it had been infected by NightWing bacteria, something having to do with the plan to take over the Rainforest Kingdom, or the something about the volcano that they lived on. When she tried comforting him by moving her warm wings over his scales, his shivering stopped, and he seemed to relax. Though Sunny felt sympathy for Preyhunter, she still stole the Obsidian Mirror from him.

Preyhunter, Fierceteeth, and Strongwings continued their journey and ended up in the Scorpion Den to send a message to Burn. Upon meeting Thorn, the leader of the Outclaws, they were asked about Morrowseer's location. Preyhunter revealed that he was dead, and Thorn pinned him to the ground and told him to tell her the truth, thinking that he was lying. The NightWing sliced Thorn's underbelly after she frightened him, causing Thorn to stab Preyhunter through the heart with her tail, killing him, though she instantly regretted it afterwards.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising

In the prologue, Preyhunter was guarding the rainforest tunnel. Secretkeeper told him she was going hunting for Queen Battlewinner, and he approved of her plan. Shortly after Moonwatcher hatched, he called Secretkeeper back to the NightWing island, making a ridiculous amount of noise along the way. Secretkeeper lets herself cry — she felt terrible about leaving her daughter alone in the rainforest — in order to prevent him from asking questions she could not answer.

Winglets

Prisoners
Fierceteeth mentioned Preyhunter in one of her letters.

Quotes

"Don't worry, we'll kill her before she can tell anyone anything important."

― about Sunny and the Obsidian Mirror ^{(The Brightest Night, page 14)}

"Please don't make me ... Mother, It's awful."

― softly, in his sleep ^{(The Brightest Night, page 32)}

"Where are you going at this hour? [...] Shouldn't you have backup for night hunting?"

― to Secretkeeper ^{(Moon Rising, prologue)}

"Ah. [...] Keeping the queen happy. Always a good idea. Right, see you soon, then."

― to Secretkeeper ^{(Moon Rising, prologue)}

Gallery

Preyhunter in The Brightest Night (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes
Reference by Spirit978

Art by Mike Holmes, from the Wings of Fire Graphic Novels

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Brightest Night, page 30
↑ The Brightest Night, page 11
↑ The Brightest Night, page 13
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Moon Rising, prologue
↑ The Brightest Night, page 30-32
↑ The Brightest Night, page 63

NightWings
Queens	Present: Battlewinner • Darkstalker • Glory Historical: Vigilance
Royalty	Greatness
Jade Mountain	Bigtail • Fatespeaker • Fearless • Mightyclaws • Mindreader • Moonwatcher • Starflight
Other Dragons (Present)	Bonecruncher • Deadlyclaws • Deathbringer • Eclipse • Farsight • Fierceteeth • Mastermind • Morrowseer • Obsidian • Preyhunter • Quickstrike • Secretkeeper • Shapeshifter • Slaughter • Smokeseer • Stonemover • Strongwings • Vengeance • Wisdom
Other Dragons (Historical)	Allknowing • Clearsight • Discretion • Foeslayer • Foreseer • Jewel-eyes • Listener • Morrowwatcher • Prudence • Quickdeath • Starclaws • Swiftwings • Thoughtful • Truthfinder • Tunesmith • Vision
Hybrids	Darkstalker • Whiteout • Eclipse • Fierceclaws • Peacemaker • Shadowhunter • Sunny • Firefly • Commodore • Jewel • Orange • Tortoiseshell • Tortoiseshell
Folklore	Comet • Mindhealer • The Prophetess
Kingdom	NightWing island: NightWing tunnels Lost city of night: Renewal Rainforest Kingdom: NightWing village
Kingdom (Historical)	Lost city of night: Borderland Mountain • Clearsight's home • Darkstalker's home • Great Diamond • Museum • NightWing library • NightWing palace • NightWing school • North Beach
Society	NightWing Exodus

cs:Kořistopař de:Preyhunter fi:Saalistaja fr:Prédateur nl:Prooizoeker pl:Łowca ru:Следопыт

[TBN30-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Brightest Night, page 30

[TBN11-2] The Brightest Night, page 11

[TBN13-3] The Brightest Night, page 13

[MRp-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Moon Rising, prologue

[TBN30-32-5] The Brightest Night, page 30-32

[TBN63-6] The Brightest Night, page 63

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-|quote   = We were promised the rainforest. ''This'' is where I want to live, but not as second-class dragons. Imagine, [[RainWings]] telling us what to do!
+|quote   = Please don't make me ... [[Unnamed characters#NightWings|Mother]], it's awful.
-|speaker = Preyhunter about the [[Rainforest Kingdom]], ''[[The Brightest Night (Book)|The Brightest Night]]''}}
+|speaker = Preyhunter in his sleep, ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
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-'''Preyhunter''' was a male [[NightWing]] and one of the three NightWings that were involved in [[Sunny]]'s kidnapping from the [[Rainforest Kingdom|Rainforest]] shortly after the NightWings were let through the tunnel, along with [[Strongwings]] and [[Fierceteeth]]. Preyhunter had also been seen searching for [[Secretkeeper]] after she went to look for her egg.
+'''Preyhunter''' was an adult male [[NightWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''. Alongside [[Fierceteeth]] and [[Strongwings]], he kidnapped [[Sunny]] shortly after the [[NightWing Exodus]]. He was killed by [[Queen Thorn]] after he lashed out at her.
-==Appearance==
+== Description ==
-He was described by Sunny as "much less brawny than the one who’d been carrying her". He had a few missing teeth and his tail was bent at the end, as if it had "once been broken and then fixed incorrectly".{{Ref|TBN|11}} He was also noted to have dull scales{{Ref|TBN|30}}.
+Preyhunter had dull gray scales{{Ref|TBN|30}} and a few missing teeth. His tail was bent at the end as if it had once been broken and then fixed incorrectly. He was much less brawny than Strongwings,{{Ref|TBN|11}} thin, and ill-looking.{{Ref|TBN|30}}
-==Biography==
+== Personality ==
-===The Dragonet Prophecy===
+Preyhunter appeared to have been trustworthy, as he kept guard of the [[Obsidian Mirror]]{{Ref|TBN|13}} to keep it safe and had guarded the [[NightWing tunnels|rainforest tunnel]]. Despite this, he readily believed [[Secretkeeper]]'s excuse for going through the tunnel, showing that he was naïve.{{Ref|MRp}} While showing a sly and cunning personality multiple times throughout ''The Brightest Night'', Preyhunter also showed a weaker, more insecure side of himself. He displayed this side when he shivered and whimpered in his sleep.{{Ref|TBN|30-32}} In ''The Brightest Night,'' Preyhunter was shown to believe that NightWings were superior, saying, "You can't kill us! We're NightWings!" to Thorn.{{Ref|TBN|63}} He was also shown nervous about the volcano erupting by constantly shifting his claws during guard duty.{{Ref|MRp}}
+== Biography ==
+=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
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-|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (Book)|The Brightest Night]]''
+|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
-|content = Preyhunter, Fierceteeth, and Strongwings kidnapped Sunny and attempted to use her as a ransom to take control of the rainforest. Before the volcano destroyed the [[Night Kingdom]], Preyhunter was able to salvage the [[Obsidian Mirror]] from the treasury, and the three NightWings use it to spy on the other [[Dragonets of Destiny|dragonets]]. He was the one who held onto it and slept with it to keep it safe.
+|content = Preyhunter, Fierceteeth, and Strongwings kidnapped Sunny and attempted to use her as a ransom to take control of the [[Rainforest Kingdom|rainforest]]. Before the volcano destroyed the [[NightWing Island]], Preyhunter was able to salvage the Obsidian Mirror from the treasury, and the three NightWings use it to spy on the other [[dragonets of destiny|dragonets]]. He was the one who held onto it and slept with it to keep it safe.
-When Sunny tried to steal the Obsidian Mirror from him, she noticed he was shivering and whimpering in his sleep, locked in a nightmare of his childhood. He seemed to be dreaming about being forced to do something that he didn't want to do by his mother. When she tried comforting him by moving her warm wings over his scales, his shivering stopped, and he seemed to relax. When Sunny made a move to steal the [[Animus-Touched Objects|animus-touched object]], he started talking in his sleep, saying, "Please. Please don't make me. Mother, it's awful." Most likely, he was dreaming of his mother trying to make him eat prey after it had been infected by NightWing bacteria or something having to do with the plan to take over the Rainforest Kingdom, or the volcano that they lived on. Though Sunny felt sympathy for Preyhunter, she still stole the Obsidian Mirror from him.
+When Sunny tried to steal the Obsidian Mirror from him, she noticed he was shivering and whimpering in his sleep, locked in a nightmare of his childhood. He seemed to be dreaming of his [[Unnamed characters#NightWings|mother]] trying to make him eat prey after it had been infected by NightWing bacteria, something having to do with the plan to take over the Rainforest Kingdom, or the something about the volcano that they lived on. When she tried comforting him by moving her warm wings over his scales, his shivering stopped, and he seemed to relax. Though Sunny felt sympathy for Preyhunter, she still stole the Obsidian Mirror from him.
-Preyhunter, Fierceteeth, and Strongwings continued their journey and ended up in the [[Scorpion Den]] to send a message to [[Princess Burn]]. Upon meeting [[Thorn]], the leader of the [[Outclaws]], they were asked about [[Morrowseer]]'s location. Preyhunter revealed that he was dead, and Thorn pinned him to the ground and told him to tell her the truth, thinking that he was lying. The NightWing (possibly accidentally) sliced Thorn's underbelly after she frightened him, and so Thorn stabbed Preyhunter though the heart with her tail, killing him.
+Preyhunter, Fierceteeth, and Strongwings continued their journey and ended up in the [[Scorpion Den]] to send a message to [[Burn]]. Upon meeting Thorn, the leader of the [[Outclaws]], they were asked about [[Morrowseer]]'s location. Preyhunter revealed that he was dead, and Thorn pinned him to the ground and told him to tell her the truth, thinking that he was lying. The NightWing sliced Thorn's underbelly after she frightened him, causing Thorn to stab Preyhunter through the heart with her tail, killing him, though she instantly regretted it afterwards.
 }}
 ----
+=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
-===The Jade Mountain Prophecy===
-{{Dropdown
-|align   = left
-|heading = ''[[Moon Rising]]''
-|content = In the prologue of ''[[Moon Rising]]'', Preyhunter is seen guarding the rainforest tunnel. Secretkeeper tells him she is going hunting for [[Battlewinner]], and he approves of her plan. Shortly after [[Moonwatcher]] hatches, he calls Secretkeeper back to the NightWing island, making a ridiculous amount of noise along the way. Secretkeeper lets herself cry - she feels terrible about leaving her daughter - in order to prevent him from asking questions she couldn't answer.
-}}
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-|heading = ''[[Talons of Power (Book)|Talons of Power]]''
+|heading = ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''
-|content = ''More information flying in soon...''
+|content = In the prologue, Preyhunter was guarding the rainforest tunnel. Secretkeeper told him she was going hunting for [[Queen Battlewinner]], and he approved of her plan. Shortly after [[Moonwatcher]] hatched, he called Secretkeeper back to the NightWing island, making a ridiculous amount of noise along the way. Secretkeeper lets herself cry — she felt terrible about leaving her daughter alone in the rainforest — in order to prevent him from asking questions she could not answer.
 }}
 ----
-===Winglets===
+=== Winglets ===
 {{Dropdown
 |align   = left
 |heading = ''[[Prisoners]]''
-|content = ''More information flying in soon...''
+|content = Fierceteeth mentioned Preyhunter in one of her letters.
 }}
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 |quote   = Don't worry, we'll kill her before she can tell anyone anything important.
 |speaker = about Sunny and the Obsidian Mirror
-|book    = [[The Brightest Night (Book)|The Brightest Night]]
+|book    = [[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]
-|pe      =
 |page    = 14
 }}
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-|quote   = Please don’t make me... Mother, It’s awful.
+|quote   = Please don't make me ... Mother, It's awful.
 |speaker = softly, in his sleep
-|book    = [[The Brightest Night (Book)|The Brightest Night]]
+|book    = [[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]
-|pe      =
 |page    = 32
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 {{SingleQuote
-|quote   = Where are you going at this hour? [...] Shouldn't you have backup for night hunting?
+|quote   = Where are you going at this hour? [...] Shouldn't you have backup for night hunting?
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-|book    = [[Moon Rising]]
+|book    = [[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]
 |pe      = prologue
-|page    =
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 |quote   = Ah. [...] Keeping the queen happy. Always a good idea. Right, see you soon, then.
 |speaker = to Secretkeeper
-|book    = [[Moon Rising]]
+|book    = [[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]
 |pe      = prologue
-|page    =
 }}
-== Trivia ==
-* He is the first dragon noted for having a bent, but not paralyzed, tail.
-* He is the third dragon to die from [[SandWing]] venom.
 == Gallery ==
-{{Gallery Hider/start}}<gallery navigation="true">
+<gallery>
-PreyhunterTemplate.png|Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
+Preyhunter TBN 1.jpeg|Preyhunter in ''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
-Preyhunter Ref.png|by QueenClam
+PreyhunterTemplateS978.png|Reference by {{U|Spirit978}}
-Preyhunter by HappyFalconQueen.png|by HappyFalconQueen
-preyhunter_by_shinyuumbreon-db98udm.png|by ShinyUumbreon|link=http://shinyuumbreon.deviantart.com/art/Preyhunter-680657098
-preyhunter_by_happyfalconqueen-dbesa5t.png|by Toenailish|link=https://happyfalconqueen.deviantart.com/art/Preyhunter-689962097
-.png|by Ta-ak|link=https://ta-ak.deviantart.com/art/H-A-D-Preyhunter-713417090
-Preyhunter.png|by QueenClam
-preyhunter small.png|by IceOfWaterflock|link=https://iceofwaterflock.deviantart.com/art/Preyhunter-727909269
-Preyhunter|by Chamops
 </gallery>
-{{Gallery Hider/end}}
+<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]">
+Preyhunter GN 2.png
+Preyhunter GN 3.png
+Preyhunter GN 4.png
+PreyhunterGN.png
+Preyhunter GN 5.png
+Preyhunter GN 6.png
+Preyhunter yelling GN.png
+Preyhunter SurprisedGN.png
+Preyhunter StareGN.png
+Preyhunter NervousGN.png
+Preyhunter TalkingGN.png
+Preyhunter CloseGN.png
+Preyhunter AsleepGN.png
+Preyhunter NightmareGN.png
+Preyhunter Asking QuestionGN.png
+Preyhunter ScaredGN.png
+Preyhunter DeadGN.png
+</gallery>
 == References ==
-<references />
+{{References}}
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+[[cs:Kořistopař]]
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+[[fi:Saalistaja]]
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+[[nl:Prooizoeker]]
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+[[ru:Следопыт]]
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+[[Category:Appeared in TBN]]
-[[Category:Minor Characters]]
+[[Category:Minor characters]]
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 [[Category:Deceased]]
 [[Category:Guards]]
-[[Category:MR Characters]]
+[[Category:Appeared in MR]]
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+[[Category:Dragons]]

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