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'''HiveWings''' are one of the three tribes that | '''HiveWings''' are one of the three tribes that reside on [[Pantala]]. Prior to the ending of ''[[The Flames of Hope]]'', HiveWings were the dominating tribe on Pantala; they enslaved the [[SilkWings]] and almost exterminated the [[LeafWings]] during the time of the [[Tree Wars]]. | ||
They are currently ruled by [[Jewel (THQ)|Queen Jewel]]. HiveWings are descended from [[BeetleWings]], with a small amount of [[NightWing]] genes from [[Clearsight]], who is the common ancestor of all HiveWings. | |||
==Description== | == Description == | ||
HiveWings have slender, | HiveWings have slender, strong, sharp, and muscular bodies. They have four thin, clear, and segmented wings that resemble those of wasps, dragonflies, and other insects. They have a slightly compact face, with a small axe-like ridge on the tip of their snout, and a second, larger curved ridge on the middle of their snout. They have a pair of long, curved, smooth-looking horns. Some HiveWings hatch with stingers in their wrists or tails that have the ability to inject venom. | ||
According to ''[[A Guide to the Dragons of Pantala]]'', HiveWing scales can be red, yellow and/or orange.<ref>[[Dragon guides]]</ref> They always have at least a few black scales mixed in inherited from their shared ancestor, Clearsight.{{Ref|TLC|13}} Some are almost completely black in color, such as [[Hawker]]{{Ref|TLC|13}} and [[Bombardier]].{{Ref|TLC|80}} Some may also have green scales, such as [[Treehopper]].{{Ref|THQ|235}} Some HiveWings, such as [[Katydid]], [[Sandfly]], and [[Scarab]], have freckle-like scales, or splashes/splotches of scales like [[Cricket]]. HiveWing eye colors include black,{{Ref|TLC|6}} orange,{{Ref|TLC|217}} brown,{{Ref|TLC|66}} red,{{Ref|THQ|180}} yellow-gold,{{Ref|TPJ|182}} green,{{Ref|THQ|217}} and amber.{{Ref|AGttDW|197}} [[Blue]] once mentioned that HiveWing eyes have a "green-yellow-orange glow".{{Ref|TLC|233}} [[Wasp]] was noted to have dark green blood,{{Ref|TFoH|219}} but this may be unique to her as she was imbued with the [[Othermind|breath of evil]] for about 50 years. | |||
HiveWing eggs are white.{{Ref|THQ|249}} | |||
== Diet == | |||
[[File:HiveWing drink.jpg|thumb|A pair of HiveWings having a drink in a shop at the [[Jewel Hive]] Glitterbazaar on the cover of ''[[The Hive Queen]]'', by [[Joy Ang]]]]HiveWings are omnivorous and eat animals that live on the savanna,{{Ref|AGttDW|197}} such as zebras,{{Ref|TLC|81}} wildebeest,{{Ref|TFoH|128}} gazelle,{{Ref|TLC|21}} lions,{{Ref|TLC|6}} and antelope.{{Ref|TDG|119}} HiveWings also eat confections, such as honey drops and nectar,{{Ref|TLC|190}}{{Ref|AGttDW|197}} as well as vegetables grown in the Hive greenhouses.{{Ref|AGttDW|197}} Sliced avocados were jokingly mentioned by Cricket.{{Ref|TLC|153}} | |||
Cricket stated that HiveWings do not like to eat most reptiles, such as lizards or snakes, because they believe they may be related to dragons.{{Ref|TLC|142}} They also drink tea{{Ref|TLC|153}} and coffee.{{Ref|THQ|193}} In ''[[The Hive Queen]]'', Cricket recalled a drink that tasted like lime,{{Ref|THQ|63}} and one that smelled like coconut.{{Ref|THQ|170}} Cricket has been mentioned to smell like cinnamon,{{Ref|TLC|104}} and to have breath that smelled like apples.{{Ref|TLC|78}} | |||
Additionally, the Hive on the cover of ''The Hive Queen'' depicts a shop selling sharks, implying that sharks or other marine life may also be part of the HiveWing diet. Another shop on the cover appears to be selling mounds of herbs in baskets. | |||
== Abilities == | |||
[[File:Wasp stinger.jpg|thumb|[[Wasp]]'s tail stinger from ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'', by Joy Ang]]According to the Pantalan [[Dragons|dragon]] guide, the HiveWings' powers vary from dragon to dragon, but many do not have any powers.{{Ref|THQ|144}} These abilities are genetic and can be passed down.{{Ref|THQ|208}} HiveWing powers include sharp stingers extending from their wrists or claws, venom in their teeth, claws or stingers that is usually fatal, though it is not dangerous until the dragon is around two years old,{{Ref|AGttDW|205}} a paralyzing toxin known as nerve poison{{Ref|TLC|112}} that can immobilize targets in their claws or tail stinger, spraying boiling acid from a stinger on their tails,{{Ref|AGttDW|205}} and emitting a horrible stench said to smell like dead rotting things pickled in sulfur.{{Ref|THQ|173}} Some guards were assumed by Blue to be able to shoot poisonous darts from their tails.{{Ref|TLC|37}} | |||
[[Swordtail]] described the HiveWings' paralyzing toxin as "fire burning every nerve in your body", and "all you want to do is run or fly or even blink, but you cannot move a single muscle until the toxin wears off".{{Ref|TLC|113}} A dragon paralyzed by HiveWing venom can be "unparalyzed" when given a strong stimulant.{{Ref|TLC|115–118}} Similar to SilkWings, HiveWings have a precise internal clock which was described to keep their days on schedule and warn them when the rainy season is coming.{{Ref|TLC|41}} | |||
Wasp could control the mind of any HiveWing whom she had injected with the breath of evil, which was kept in her off-limits, personal greenhouse garden.{{Ref|THQ|263}} HiveWings had pure white eyes{{Ref|TLC|57}} when under the mind-control and moved in eerie unison.{{Ref|TLC|58}} Katydid describes the feeling as having an unstoppable urge to do what the [[queen]] commands them to do, similar to being hypnotized.{{Ref|TLC|69}} | |||
== Society == | == Society == | ||
=== Pre-Tree Wars === | |||
[[File:Box guide.jpg|thumb|The [[Book of Clearsight]] from ''A Guide to the Dragon World'', by Joy Ang]] | |||
When the HiveWings first became their own tribe, they coexisted peacefully with the other Pantalan tribes.{{Ref|AGttDW|213}} | |||
Before the Tree Wars, HiveWings lived in the forests of Pantala with a preference for cliffs and caves.{{Ref|AGttDW|197}} | |||
It was originally believed that there was a list of HiveWings who inherited the throne in the [[Book of Clearsight]],{{Ref|AGttDW|190}} but this was a lie that only the queen knew about. In actuality, HiveWing queens would choose their successor.{{Ref|THQ|181}} Even before the Tree Wars, HiveWing [[Literature|books]] left out the fact that the HiveWing tribe was created from Clearsight having dragonets with several BeetleWings and that HiveWings and SilkWings are related. The two tribes used to be able to intermingle until Scarab's great-great-grandmother ordered for it to stop. Scarab also noted that her great-great-grandmother was likely the queen who removed the information about Clearsight marrying BeetleWings from HiveWing history books.{{Ref|THQ|183}} | |||
The HiveWing queen would meet with the SilkWing and LeafWing queen every few moons to smooth out disputes.{{Ref|AGttDW|191}} | |||
=== Post-Tree Wars === | |||
HiveWings live in cities known as Hives that were formerly ruled by Queen Wasp and her female relatives. They were first-class citizens in their society, above the SilkWings. Wasp's relatives ruled the other Hives around the continent and held the title of [[:Category:Ladies|lady]] rather than [[princess]]. The queen outranked the ladies, but according to [[Morpho]], the queen did not mind-control them to give them the illusion of control.{{Ref|THQ|119}} | |||
HiveWing schools required dragonets to specialize in a subject at a young age. They would get a basic education at academies before continuing their specialized education at one of the nine Hive universities. For most dragonets, their career path was guided by their parents.{{Ref|AGttDW|199}} Each Hive had a university that specialized in a different career set.{{Ref|AGttDW|201-203}} | |||
It was difficult for HiveWings to get a divorce because they needed permission from the queen in order to do so.{{Ref|THQ|56}} If the queen allowed a HiveWing couple to get divorced, they had to go through a whole separation request process that was difficult.{{Ref|THQ|56}} It was also considered strongly forbidden for a HiveWing and a SilkWing to be together.{{Ref|THQ|235}} | |||
HiveWings utilized SilkWings as servants, exploiting them for personal benefits in various roles such as cooks, butlers, and secretaries. Servants followed their mistress.{{Ref|TLC|111}} HiveWings from [[Jewel Hive]] owned SilkWing servants as an accessory, often striving to make them look more extravagant than the others. They often made them stand in windows just to look pretty or parade them around.{{Ref|THQ|76}} | |||
== Names == | == Names == | ||
HiveWings are named after a variety of insects, such as different species of bees, wasps, ants, beetles, weevils, crickets, and mantids. They may also be named after annelids, such as [[Earthworm]], or after insect larvae, such as [[Bloodworm]]. HiveWings may also be named after arachnid species, in the case of [[Vinegaroon]]. | |||
Click [[:Category:HiveWings|here]] for a list of known HiveWings. | |||
== Trivia == | |||
* Blue wondered if some HiveWings "don't have to blink" when he saw HiveWing guards staring down through the glass ceiling in the [[flamesilk factory]].{{Ref|TLC|267}} It has not been confirmed if HiveWings possess this ability. | |||
* It was mentioned by Swordtail that HiveWings have poor night vision,{{Ref|TLC|145}} but it may have been a derogatory statement as he also described them as "lazy" and "arrogant" in the same sentence. | |||
* Some HiveWings, including the [[The Librarian|Librarian]] and [[Malachite]], were almost always kept under Wasp's mind control until [[Luna]] destroyed the othermind. Almost all of them came to seek refuge in the [[LeafSilk Kingdom]] after this.{{Ref|TFoHe}} | |||
* Cricket found some old biology books that said that HiveWings used to have antennae.{{Ref|TLC|83}} | |||
* Clearsight was not fond of the name the HiveWings chose for their tribe.{{Ref|AGttDW|213}} | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HiveWing Scholastic.png|A typical HiveWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]] | |||
File:HiveTransparent.png|A typical HiveWing (lineart), by Joy Ang | |||
File:HiveRef.png|A typical HiveWing (transparent), by Joy Ang | |||
</gallery> | |||
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HiveWings are one of the three tribes that reside on Pantala. Prior to the ending of The Flames of Hope, HiveWings were the dominating tribe on Pantala; they enslaved the SilkWings and almost exterminated the LeafWings during the time of the Tree Wars.
They are currently ruled by Queen Jewel. HiveWings are descended from BeetleWings, with a small amount of NightWing genes from Clearsight, who is the common ancestor of all HiveWings.
Description
HiveWings have slender, strong, sharp, and muscular bodies. They have four thin, clear, and segmented wings that resemble those of wasps, dragonflies, and other insects. They have a slightly compact face, with a small axe-like ridge on the tip of their snout, and a second, larger curved ridge on the middle of their snout. They have a pair of long, curved, smooth-looking horns. Some HiveWings hatch with stingers in their wrists or tails that have the ability to inject venom.
According to A Guide to the Dragons of Pantala, HiveWing scales can be red, yellow and/or orange.[1] They always have at least a few black scales mixed in inherited from their shared ancestor, Clearsight.[2] Some are almost completely black in color, such as Hawker[2] and Bombardier.[3] Some may also have green scales, such as Treehopper.[4] Some HiveWings, such as Katydid, Sandfly, and Scarab, have freckle-like scales, or splashes/splotches of scales like Cricket. HiveWing eye colors include black,[5] orange,[6] brown,[7] red,[8] yellow-gold,[9] green,[10] and amber.[11] Blue once mentioned that HiveWing eyes have a "green-yellow-orange glow".[12] Wasp was noted to have dark green blood,[13] but this may be unique to her as she was imbued with the breath of evil for about 50 years.
HiveWing eggs are white.[14]
Diet
HiveWings are omnivorous and eat animals that live on the savanna,[11] such as zebras,[15] wildebeest,[16] gazelle,[17] lions,[5] and antelope.[18] HiveWings also eat confections, such as honey drops and nectar,[19][11] as well as vegetables grown in the Hive greenhouses.[11] Sliced avocados were jokingly mentioned by Cricket.[20]
Cricket stated that HiveWings do not like to eat most reptiles, such as lizards or snakes, because they believe they may be related to dragons.[21] They also drink tea[20] and coffee.[22] In The Hive Queen, Cricket recalled a drink that tasted like lime,[23] and one that smelled like coconut.[24] Cricket has been mentioned to smell like cinnamon,[25] and to have breath that smelled like apples.[26]
Additionally, the Hive on the cover of The Hive Queen depicts a shop selling sharks, implying that sharks or other marine life may also be part of the HiveWing diet. Another shop on the cover appears to be selling mounds of herbs in baskets.
Abilities
According to the Pantalan dragon guide, the HiveWings' powers vary from dragon to dragon, but many do not have any powers.[27] These abilities are genetic and can be passed down.[28] HiveWing powers include sharp stingers extending from their wrists or claws, venom in their teeth, claws or stingers that is usually fatal, though it is not dangerous until the dragon is around two years old,[29] a paralyzing toxin known as nerve poison[30] that can immobilize targets in their claws or tail stinger, spraying boiling acid from a stinger on their tails,[29] and emitting a horrible stench said to smell like dead rotting things pickled in sulfur.[31] Some guards were assumed by Blue to be able to shoot poisonous darts from their tails.[32]
Swordtail described the HiveWings' paralyzing toxin as "fire burning every nerve in your body", and "all you want to do is run or fly or even blink, but you cannot move a single muscle until the toxin wears off".[33] A dragon paralyzed by HiveWing venom can be "unparalyzed" when given a strong stimulant.[34] Similar to SilkWings, HiveWings have a precise internal clock which was described to keep their days on schedule and warn them when the rainy season is coming.[35]
Wasp could control the mind of any HiveWing whom she had injected with the breath of evil, which was kept in her off-limits, personal greenhouse garden.[36] HiveWings had pure white eyes[37] when under the mind-control and moved in eerie unison.[38] Katydid describes the feeling as having an unstoppable urge to do what the queen commands them to do, similar to being hypnotized.[39]
Society
Pre-Tree Wars
When the HiveWings first became their own tribe, they coexisted peacefully with the other Pantalan tribes.[40]
Before the Tree Wars, HiveWings lived in the forests of Pantala with a preference for cliffs and caves.[11] It was originally believed that there was a list of HiveWings who inherited the throne in the Book of Clearsight,[41] but this was a lie that only the queen knew about. In actuality, HiveWing queens would choose their successor.[42] Even before the Tree Wars, HiveWing books left out the fact that the HiveWing tribe was created from Clearsight having dragonets with several BeetleWings and that HiveWings and SilkWings are related. The two tribes used to be able to intermingle until Scarab's great-great-grandmother ordered for it to stop. Scarab also noted that her great-great-grandmother was likely the queen who removed the information about Clearsight marrying BeetleWings from HiveWing history books.[43]
The HiveWing queen would meet with the SilkWing and LeafWing queen every few moons to smooth out disputes.[44]
Post-Tree Wars
HiveWings live in cities known as Hives that were formerly ruled by Queen Wasp and her female relatives. They were first-class citizens in their society, above the SilkWings. Wasp's relatives ruled the other Hives around the continent and held the title of lady rather than princess. The queen outranked the ladies, but according to Morpho, the queen did not mind-control them to give them the illusion of control.[45]
HiveWing schools required dragonets to specialize in a subject at a young age. They would get a basic education at academies before continuing their specialized education at one of the nine Hive universities. For most dragonets, their career path was guided by their parents.[46] Each Hive had a university that specialized in a different career set.[47]
It was difficult for HiveWings to get a divorce because they needed permission from the queen in order to do so.[48] If the queen allowed a HiveWing couple to get divorced, they had to go through a whole separation request process that was difficult.[48] It was also considered strongly forbidden for a HiveWing and a SilkWing to be together.[4]
HiveWings utilized SilkWings as servants, exploiting them for personal benefits in various roles such as cooks, butlers, and secretaries. Servants followed their mistress.[49] HiveWings from Jewel Hive owned SilkWing servants as an accessory, often striving to make them look more extravagant than the others. They often made them stand in windows just to look pretty or parade them around.[50]
Names
HiveWings are named after a variety of insects, such as different species of bees, wasps, ants, beetles, weevils, crickets, and mantids. They may also be named after annelids, such as Earthworm, or after insect larvae, such as Bloodworm. HiveWings may also be named after arachnid species, in the case of Vinegaroon.
Click here for a list of known HiveWings.
Trivia
- Blue wondered if some HiveWings "don't have to blink" when he saw HiveWing guards staring down through the glass ceiling in the flamesilk factory.[51] It has not been confirmed if HiveWings possess this ability.
- It was mentioned by Swordtail that HiveWings have poor night vision,[52] but it may have been a derogatory statement as he also described them as "lazy" and "arrogant" in the same sentence.
- Some HiveWings, including the Librarian and Malachite, were almost always kept under Wasp's mind control until Luna destroyed the othermind. Almost all of them came to seek refuge in the LeafSilk Kingdom after this.[53]
- Cricket found some old biology books that said that HiveWings used to have antennae.[54]
- Clearsight was not fond of the name the HiveWings chose for their tribe.[40]
Gallery
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A typical HiveWing (colored), by Joy Ang -
A typical HiveWing (lineart), by Joy Ang -
A typical HiveWing (transparent), by Joy Ang
References
- ↑ Dragon guides
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lost Continent, page 13
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 80
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Hive Queen, page 235
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Lost Continent, page 6
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 217
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 66
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 180
- ↑ The Poison Jungle, page 182
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 217
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 197
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 233
- ↑ The Flames of Hope, page 219
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 249
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 81
- ↑ The Flames of Hope, page 128
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 21
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 119
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 190
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 The Lost Continent, page 153
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 142
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 193
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 63
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 170
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 104
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 78
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 144
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 208
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 205
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 112
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 173
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 37
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 113
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 115–118
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 41
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 263
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 57
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 58
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 69
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 213
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 190
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 181
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 183
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 191
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 119
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 199
- ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 201-203
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 The Hive Queen, page 56
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 111
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 76
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 267
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 145
- ↑ The Flames of Hope, epilogue
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 83
| HiveWings | |
|---|---|
| Queens | |
| Royalty |
Bloodworm • Cicada • Hornet • Mantis • Scarab • Tsetse • Vinegaroon • Yellowjacket |
| Other Dragons |
Aphid • Bombardier • Bumblebee • Cadelle • Carabid • Chafer • Cricket • Dragonfly • Earthworm • Earwig • Inchworm • Grasshopper • Hawker • Glowworm • Katydid • Librarian • Lubber • Malachite • Midge • Pinacate • Rootworm • Sandfly • Treehopper • Weevil |
| Kingdom |
Bloodworm Hive • Cicada Hive • Hornet Hive • Jewel Hive • Mantis Hive • Tsetse Hive • Vinegaroon Hive • Wasp Hive • Yellowjacket Hive |
| Society | |
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