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The '''SandWing treasure''' was lost treasure stolen from the [[Dragon royalty|royal]] [[SandWings]]' [[SandWing stronghold#Treasury|treasury]] in roughly 4,992 AS. It was thought to have been stolen by the [[humans]] who killed [[Queen Oasis]] until [[Blister]] revealed by the end of ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]'' that she had stolen most the treasure. Various well-known jewels, such as the Lazulite Dragon and the SandWing Scepter, were lost to [[Heath]], one of the three humans who murdered Oasis. The thievery of the SandWing treasure was one of the prominent reasons why the seven [[Dragons|dragon]] tribes participated in the [[War of SandWing Succession]]. As of the end of ''[[Dragonslayer]]'', [[Ivy]] and [[Leaf]] returned all of Heath's treasure to the SandWings.
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The '''SandWing treasure''' was stolen from the royal treasury. It was initially thought to have been stolen by the scavengers who killed Queen [[Oasis]], although it was pointed out in ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]'' that it would have been impossible for a few scavengers to steal several rooms filled with treasure.  


At the ending of ''The Brightest Night'', it was revealed that [[Blister]] was the actual thief of most of the treasure. Two sacks of treasure were found in the jaw of the deceased Queen Oasis, which was revealed by [[Rose|Flower]], one of the scavengers who assisted in robbing and killing the queen. Some famous pieces had been stolen by the [[scavengers]], shown when Flower revealed the location of the [[Eye of Onyx]], and when [[Fluffy]] and [[Holler]] brought the Lazulite Dragon and a [[dreamvisitor]]. Some of the treasures stolen by Blister included the SandWing Scepter and various gems, coins, and other precious items.
Some of the SandWing treasure once belonged to the [[NightWings]] of [[Darkstalker (L1)|Darkstalker]]'s era, plundered from the [[lost city of night]] after the NightWings fled to the [[NightWing island]].{{Ref|L1|222-223}}


The treasure (mainly the Eye of Onyx) was one of the prominent reasons why the seven dragon tribes were participating in the [[War of SandWing Succession|war]]. The title of SandWing queen being the other reason. The Eye of Onyx was the most valuable artifact, as whoever held it instantly became the [[queen]] of the SandWings. Regardless of their bloodline. It is later shown that supposedly only a worthy SandWing can hold it and survive after Blister was violently electrocuted by the gem and died. In ''The Brightest Night'', there is a moment where [[Sunny]] considered for a moment becoming the newest queen of the SandWings but decided her mother, [[Thorn]], would be a better and more respected choice. The [[IceWings]] spent a lot of their time searching for it by destroying [[scavenger dens]]; thus, it can be concluded that finding the stolen treasure was a priority to Queen [[Glacier]], as her ally [[Blaze]] had promised Queen Glacier more land for helping her claim the throne.
== Known SandWing Treasure ==
=== The Desert Tiara ===
The Desert Tiara is a crown wrought from silver into spikes to symbolize cacti, and is studded with crystals to represent the sparse oases in the kingdom.{{Ref|AGttDW|112}}


It is unknown if the treasure was returned to the SandWing citizens or the SandWing treasury after Blister's death in ''The Brightest Night.'' Various jewels were discovered, along with the Eye of Onyx, hidden in Queen Oasis's skull. It is assumed that this was done by [[Smolder]]'s pet scavenger, Flower, thinking she would be able to return later to gather it, or just that she didn't want to be caught with it. The two scavengers, known as Holler and Fluffy, had the Lazulite Dragon and one of the dreamvisitors, which were given to Sunny. Another piece of the treasure, the SandWing Scepter, has yet to be found or make a formal appearance but may appear later in the series.
=== The [[Eye of Onyx]] ===
The [[Eye of Onyx]] is an enchanted pendant, characterized by the wings made from molded, beaten gold, framing an orb of polished black stone. The wings are red-gold-orange in color on either side and set on a chain of hammered golden links.{{Ref|TBN|293}} It was hidden in Oasis's corpse's skull by [[Rose]], and was returned to the SandWings by the end of ''The Brightest Night''.


Apparently, in Darkstalker's time, the SandWings barely had any treasure, and Darkstalker believed that they plundered the original [[Lost city of night|Night Kingdom]] upon his being put to sleep. Therefore, some of the treasures may have originally belonged to the [[NightWings]], like the dreamvisitors.
Whoever holds the Eye of Onyx rules the [[Kingdom of Sand]] and the SandWings. It chooses the best dragon for the job, regardless or royal blood or affiliation, and has chosen commoners over royalty before.{{Ref|DoD|175}}


== History ==
The Eye of Onyx was created by an ancient [[animus]] dragon named [[Jerboa]], who lived and disappeared over 2,000 years prior to [[The Dragonet Prophecy (prophecy)|The Dragonet Prophecy]].{{Ref|DoD|168}}
=== ''[[Deserter]]'' ===
It was mentioned by Blister when she convinced Burn not to fight her for the throne after the discovery of Queen Oasis's body. Someone (it was never revealed who) suggested the fight, but when one of the princes pointed out that it wouldn't be fair to Blaze, Blister agreed and said that first, they should discover who killed Oasis, adding quietly to [[Burn]]: "Besides, we don't have the Eye of Onyx."


=== ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' ===
[[Queen Thorn]] currently owns the Eye of Onyx, and has a fake copy in her treasury.{{Ref|DoD|160}}
In the introduction, Rose sneaked into the treasure room alone to steal as much of Queen Oasis's treasure as she could, and Stone had the job of transporting it home. However, Oasis attacked them, and they lost some of the treasure due to Rose throwing a bag of it at the queen's head. [[Heath]] and Stone managed to get away with the remaining stolen treasure, but Rose had gone missing. It is assumed that Rose recovered the Eye of Onyx and was the one to hide it.


Later during the book, the treasure was mentioned multiple times, and it was revealed that Heath had hidden the treasure from the other residents of [[Valor]]. It contained the gold nuggets, glittering gems, the Lazulite Dragon, and an invisibility necklace that [[Stone]], and later Ivy and Leaf, used.
=== The Lazulite Dragon ===
The Lazulite Dragon is a blue statue of a dragon with green emerald eyes carved from lapis lazuli.{{Ref|TBN|199}} [[Sunny]] received the Lazulite Dragon from Leaf in exchange for Ivy's safety in ''The Brightest Night''. Sunny decided to keep the Lazulite Dragon and the rest of the treasure that Leaf gave her.{{Ref|TBN|202}} It is currently unknown what happened to the Lazulite Dragon after ''The Brightest Night''.


=== ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'' ===
=== The SandWing Scepter ===
In part one, the dragonets of destiny acted out the start of the War of SandWing Succession, in which [[Clay]] portrayed the scavenger who stole all the SandWing treasure. Tsunami then listed the names of the most well-known treasures, including the Lazulite Dragon, the Royal SandWing Scepter, and the Eye of Onyx.
The SandWing Scepter is an oak staff, plated with beaten gold and inlaid with onyx and pearls.{{Ref|AGttDW|112}}


=== ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]'' ===
It was mentioned briefly by [[Starflight]] when he was lecturing the [[Talons of Peace#Dragonets of destiny|dragonets]] in the caves beneath the [[Claws of the Clouds Mountains|mountain]]. Sunny also mentioned the scepter in ''The Brightest Night'' when she tried to guess what the humans had stolen. The current owner or whereabouts of the scepter are currently unknown.
Smolder brought Sunny out of Burn's weirdling tower to ask for her opinion about what happened to the treasure. Sunny then said that Burn must have wanted a treasure that was stolen and began to list the ones she knew of, like the Lazulite Dragon, before confirming that Burn wanted the Eye of Onyx, as Smolder accidentally led her to this conclusion.


After finding Fluffy and Ivy and asking for the treasure, Sunny was given the Lazulite Dragon and a dreamvisitor.
===The Twilight Necklace===
The Twilight Necklace is a long, thin, coiled chain made of a silvery-black metal.{{Ref|AGttDW|112}}{{Ref|L2|182}} It is capable of turning whoever wears it invisible,{{Ref|L2|182}} and it works even when two individuals wear it at the same time.{{Ref|L2|429}} [[Stone]] currently possesses the invisibility necklace.


At the end of the book, Flower revealed the rest of the treasure hidden within the jaws of the skeleton remains of Queen Oasis. Among the treasure hidden was the Eye of Onyx, which Sunny gave to her mother, Thorn, declaring her the new queen of the SandWings. Blister attempted to take it away from her, but then lightning shot out of it, killing Blister and reducing her to a pile of ashes.
== History ==
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
==== ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'' ====
The dragonets of destiny acted out the start of the War of SandWing Succession, in which [[Clay]] portrayed the scavenger who stole all the SandWing treasure. Starflight then listed the names of the most well-known treasures, including the Lazulite Dragon, the SandWing Scepter, and the Eye of Onyx.


=== ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'' ===
==== ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'' ====
When Onyx challenged Thorn for the throne, Qibli used the weather bracelets to cast a sandstorm as he was afraid the Eye of Onyx would choose Onyx over Thorn because of her royal heritage. Inside, Thorn told Qibli about the history of the Eye of Onyx; how Jerboa enchanted it to choose the best possible queen as a gift to the queen of SandWings, how it has chosen normal dragons over royalty many times, and that the current royal family was not the same as the original one. She then jokingly requested that the enchantment was a bit less extreme, so she could just retire quietly in peace instead of getting incinerated. It was revealed Thorn put a fake Eye of Onyx in her treasury to "fool thieves and save their lives," which had been stolen by [[Vulture]].
[[Glory]] briefly recalled how Oasis had owned the SandWing treasure.


== Known SandWing Treasure ==
==== ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]'' ====
=== [[Eye of Onyx]] ===
[[Smolder]] brought Sunny out of [[Burn]]'s weirdling tower to ask for her opinion about what happened to the treasure. Sunny then said that Burn must have wanted a treasure that was stolen and began to list the ones she knew of, such as the Lazulite Dragon, before confirming that Burn wanted the Eye of Onyx, as Smolder accidentally led her to this conclusion.
[[File:Eye of Onyx.jpeg|thumb|The Eye of Onyx from ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]]]
The Eye of Onyx is an enchanted pendant, characterized by the wings made from molded, beaten gold, framing an orb of polished black stone. Due to its name, it is almost certainly and assumed to be made from onyx. It was hidden in Oasis' corpse's skull, stolen by Flower and the other scavengers.


Whoever holds the Eye of Onyx rules the [[Kingdom of Sand]] and the SandWings, as long as the previous ruler has died. Therefore, if any of the SandWing sisters (Burn, Blister, or Blaze) had had it, they would have become queen.
After finding Leaf and Ivy and asking for the treasure, Sunny was given the Lazulite Dragon and a [[dreamvisitor]].


The Eye of Onyx was also created by a dragon named Jerboa, an animus who lived and disappeared over 2,000 years ago.  
Rose revealed the rest of the treasure hidden within the jaws of the skeleton remains of Queen Oasis. Among the treasure hidden was the Eye of Onyx, which Sunny gave to her mother, Thorn, declaring her the new [[queen]] of the SandWings. Blister attempted to take it away from her, but lightning shot out of it, killing Blister and reducing her to a pile of ashes.
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=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
==== ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'' ====
When [[Onyx]] challenged Thorn for the throne, [[Qibli]] used the weather bracelets to cast a sandstorm, as he was afraid the Eye of Onyx would choose Onyx over Thorn due to her royal heritage. Inside the palace, Thorn told Qibli about the history of the Eye of Onyx; how Jerboa enchanted it to choose the best possible queen as a gift to the queen of SandWings, how it has chosen normal dragons over royalty before, and that the current royal family was not the same as the original one. She then jokingly requested that the enchantment was a bit less extreme, so she could just retire quietly in peace instead of getting incinerated. It was revealed Thorn put a fake Eye of Onyx in her treasury to "fool thieves and save their lives," which had been stolen by [[Vulture]].
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=== Legends ===
==== ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' ====
In the prologue, Rose snuck into the treasure room alone to steal as much of Queen Oasis's treasure as she could. However, Oasis attacked them. Heath and Stone managed to get away with the most of the stolen treasure, but Rose had gone missing. At some point later on in the story, Rose hid the Eye of Onyx in Oasis's skull.


The Eye of Onyx chooses the best SandWing queen by picking the most worthy of the throne, as shown when it picked Thorn and blew Blister up. It was created by [[Jerboa]], who was a runaway SandWing animus. Thorn reveals in ''Darkness of Dragons'' that she put a replica of the Eye of Onyx in her treasury to fool thieves. 
The treasure was mentioned frequently throughout the book. It was then revealed that Heath had hidden the treasure from the other residents of [[Valor]]. It contained the gold nuggets, glittering gems, the Lazulite Dragon, and an invisibility necklace that Stone used.
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=== Winglets ===
==== ''[[Deserter]]'' ====
Blister mentioned the treasure when she convinced Burn not to fight her for the throne after discovering Queen Oasis's corpse. Someone suggested the fight, but when one of the princes pointed out that it would not be fair to Blaze, Blister agreed and said that first, they should discover who killed Oasis, adding quietly to Burn: "Besides, we don't have the Eye of Onyx."
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=== Field Guides ===
==== ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'' ====
Several pieces of SandWing treasure were featured in a wanted poster in the guide.


=== The Lazulite Dragon ===
== Trivia ==
[[File:Lazulite Dragon.jpeg|thumb|The Lazulite Dragon, by Mike Holmes]]The''' Lazulite Dragon''' was one of the stolen [[SandWing]] treasures. It is currently unknown if it is animus touched or not. [[Sunny]] received the Lazulite Dragon from [[Leaf]] in exchange for [[Ivy]]'s safety in ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''. It is a blue statue of a dragon with green emerald eyes carved from lapis lazuli (presumably the gem). It was most likely made by a SandWing, as it was in their treasury and was stolen by the three [[scavengers]] (Rose, Stone, and Heath) that attacked the [[SandWing stronghold]] and killed Queen Oasis.
* After the NightWings moved to the volcano, the SandWings raided their palace and stole a dreamvisitor.{{Ref|L1|222-223}} This led many dragons to think a SandWing animus had created the dreamvisitors,{{Ref|TDS|104}} though this was proven incorrect in ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''.{{Ref|MR|120}}


[[Tui T. Sutherland]] hinted that the Lazulite Dragon and the SandWing Scepter might be important later in the story, as we saw with the [[Eye of Onyx]]. Its current owner or location is unknown.
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
SandWing Treasure GN.png|SandWing treasure from ''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
Various Sandwing treasure TBN.jpeg|SandWing treasure from ''The Brightest Night (graphic novel)'', by Mike Holmes
SandWing Treasure.png|SandWing treasure from ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)]]'', by Mike Holmes
Desert Tiara.jpg|The Desert Tiara from ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'', by [[Joy Ang]]
</gallery>


=== The SandWing Scepter ===
== References ==
[[File:SandWing Scepter.png|thumb|The SandWing Scepter, by Mike Holmes]]
{{References}}
The SandWing Scepter was an item of the royal SandWing treasure, mentioned only briefly by [[Starflight]] when he was lecturing the [[dragonets of destiny|dragonets]] in the caves beneath the mountain. Sunny also mentioned the scepter in ''The Brightest Night'' when she tried to guess what the scavengers had stolen. It has yet to be uncovered and may play a larger part in books to come.
 
== Trivia ==
* The Eye of Onyx was enchanted by Jerboa as a gift to the SandWing queen.{{Cite}}
* After the NightWings moved to the volcano, the SandWings raided their palace and stole a dreamvisitor. This led many dragons to think a SandWing animus had created the dreamvisitors, but this was proven incorrect in ''[[Moon Rising]]''.
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The SandWing treasure was lost treasure stolen from the royal SandWings' treasury in roughly 4,992 AS. It was thought to have been stolen by the humans who killed Queen Oasis until Blister revealed by the end of The Brightest Night that she had stolen most the treasure. Various well-known jewels, such as the Lazulite Dragon and the SandWing Scepter, were lost to Heath, one of the three humans who murdered Oasis. The thievery of the SandWing treasure was one of the prominent reasons why the seven dragon tribes participated in the War of SandWing Succession. As of the end of Dragonslayer, Ivy and Leaf returned all of Heath's treasure to the SandWings.

Some of the SandWing treasure once belonged to the NightWings of Darkstalker's era, plundered from the lost city of night after the NightWings fled to the NightWing island.[1]

Known SandWing Treasure

The Desert Tiara

The Desert Tiara is a crown wrought from silver into spikes to symbolize cacti, and is studded with crystals to represent the sparse oases in the kingdom.[2]

The Eye of Onyx

The Eye of Onyx is an enchanted pendant, characterized by the wings made from molded, beaten gold, framing an orb of polished black stone. The wings are red-gold-orange in color on either side and set on a chain of hammered golden links.[3] It was hidden in Oasis's corpse's skull by Rose, and was returned to the SandWings by the end of The Brightest Night.

Whoever holds the Eye of Onyx rules the Kingdom of Sand and the SandWings. It chooses the best dragon for the job, regardless or royal blood or affiliation, and has chosen commoners over royalty before.[4]

The Eye of Onyx was created by an ancient animus dragon named Jerboa, who lived and disappeared over 2,000 years prior to The Dragonet Prophecy.[5]

Queen Thorn currently owns the Eye of Onyx, and has a fake copy in her treasury.[6]

The Lazulite Dragon

The Lazulite Dragon is a blue statue of a dragon with green emerald eyes carved from lapis lazuli.[7] Sunny received the Lazulite Dragon from Leaf in exchange for Ivy's safety in The Brightest Night. Sunny decided to keep the Lazulite Dragon and the rest of the treasure that Leaf gave her.[8] It is currently unknown what happened to the Lazulite Dragon after The Brightest Night.

The SandWing Scepter

The SandWing Scepter is an oak staff, plated with beaten gold and inlaid with onyx and pearls.[2]

It was mentioned briefly by Starflight when he was lecturing the dragonets in the caves beneath the mountain. Sunny also mentioned the scepter in The Brightest Night when she tried to guess what the humans had stolen. The current owner or whereabouts of the scepter are currently unknown.

The Twilight Necklace

The Twilight Necklace is a long, thin, coiled chain made of a silvery-black metal.[2][9] It is capable of turning whoever wears it invisible,[9] and it works even when two individuals wear it at the same time.[10] Stone currently possesses the invisibility necklace.

History

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Dragonet Prophecy

The dragonets of destiny acted out the start of the War of SandWing Succession, in which Clay portrayed the scavenger who stole all the SandWing treasure. Starflight then listed the names of the most well-known treasures, including the Lazulite Dragon, the SandWing Scepter, and the Eye of Onyx.

The Hidden Kingdom

Glory briefly recalled how Oasis had owned the SandWing treasure.

The Brightest Night

Smolder brought Sunny out of Burn's weirdling tower to ask for her opinion about what happened to the treasure. Sunny then said that Burn must have wanted a treasure that was stolen and began to list the ones she knew of, such as the Lazulite Dragon, before confirming that Burn wanted the Eye of Onyx, as Smolder accidentally led her to this conclusion.

After finding Leaf and Ivy and asking for the treasure, Sunny was given the Lazulite Dragon and a dreamvisitor.

Rose revealed the rest of the treasure hidden within the jaws of the skeleton remains of Queen Oasis. Among the treasure hidden was the Eye of Onyx, which Sunny gave to her mother, Thorn, declaring her the new queen of the SandWings. Blister attempted to take it away from her, but lightning shot out of it, killing Blister and reducing her to a pile of ashes.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Darkness of Dragons

When Onyx challenged Thorn for the throne, Qibli used the weather bracelets to cast a sandstorm, as he was afraid the Eye of Onyx would choose Onyx over Thorn due to her royal heritage. Inside the palace, Thorn told Qibli about the history of the Eye of Onyx; how Jerboa enchanted it to choose the best possible queen as a gift to the queen of SandWings, how it has chosen normal dragons over royalty before, and that the current royal family was not the same as the original one. She then jokingly requested that the enchantment was a bit less extreme, so she could just retire quietly in peace instead of getting incinerated. It was revealed Thorn put a fake Eye of Onyx in her treasury to "fool thieves and save their lives," which had been stolen by Vulture.

Legends

Dragonslayer

In the prologue, Rose snuck into the treasure room alone to steal as much of Queen Oasis's treasure as she could. However, Oasis attacked them. Heath and Stone managed to get away with the most of the stolen treasure, but Rose had gone missing. At some point later on in the story, Rose hid the Eye of Onyx in Oasis's skull.

The treasure was mentioned frequently throughout the book. It was then revealed that Heath had hidden the treasure from the other residents of Valor. It contained the gold nuggets, glittering gems, the Lazulite Dragon, and an invisibility necklace that Stone used.

Winglets

Deserter

Blister mentioned the treasure when she convinced Burn not to fight her for the throne after discovering Queen Oasis's corpse. Someone suggested the fight, but when one of the princes pointed out that it would not be fair to Blaze, Blister agreed and said that first, they should discover who killed Oasis, adding quietly to Burn: "Besides, we don't have the Eye of Onyx."

Field Guides

A Guide to the Dragon World

Several pieces of SandWing treasure were featured in a wanted poster in the guide.

Trivia

  • After the NightWings moved to the volcano, the SandWings raided their palace and stole a dreamvisitor.[1] This led many dragons to think a SandWing animus had created the dreamvisitors,[11] though this was proven incorrect in Moon Rising.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Darkstalker, page 222-223
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 112
  3. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 293
  4. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 175
  5. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 168
  6. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 160
  7. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 199
  8. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 202
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dragonslayer, page 182
  10. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 429
  11. ↑ The Dark Secret, page 104
  12. ↑ Moon Rising, page 120
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