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[[File:Mudwing.png|thumb|300px|right|A typical mudwing.
{{Quote
]] '''Marsh'''is a [[Mudwing]] and sibling to [[Clay]], and son to [[Cattail]].
|quote  = I'll do whatever you decide.
|speaker = Marsh to [[Reed]], ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''
}}
{{Character
|name      = Marsh
|image    =
<gallery>
Marsh GN 4.png|Graphic Novel
MarshTemplateSSE.png|Reference
</gallery>
|age      = 7 years (hatched in 5,005 AS)
|gender    = Male
|tribe    = [[MudWings]]
|powers    =


==History==
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'')
Marsh was hatched with Clay, [[Reed]], [[Sora]], [[Pheasant]], and [[Umber]]. Due to Clay being sold to the Talons of Peace, they were raised with Reed as their Bigwings.
 
|current  = Student at [[Jade Mountain Academy]]
|former    = Soldier under [[Queen Moorhen]]
 
|winglet  = Copper Winglet
|clawmates = [[Coconut]]
 
|Relation1 = Mother
|RName1    = [[Cattail]]
|Relation2 = Father
|RName2    = [[Unnamed characters#MudWings|Unnamed MudWing]]
|Relation3 = Brothers
|RName3    = [[Clay]], [[Reed]], [[Umber]]
|Relation4 = Sisters
|RName4    = [[Crane (TDP)|Crane]], [[Pheasant]], [[Sora]]
|Relation5 = Aunts
|RName5    = [[Asha]], Several [[Unnamed characters#MudWings|unnamed MudWings]]
|Relation6 = Uncles
|RName6    = Several [[Unnamed characters#MudWings|unnamed MudWings]]
 
|a1App    =
''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'',<br />
''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]'',<br />
''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|a1Men    = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
|a2App    =
''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]'',<br />
''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|a2Men    =
|gnApp    =
''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'',<br />
''[[The Dark Secret (graphic novel)|The Dark Secret]]'',<br />
''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)|The Brightest Night]]'',<br />
''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)|Moon Rising]]''
|gnMen    =
}}
'''Marsh''' is an adult male [[MudWing]] who was introduced ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''. He is one of the brothers of [[Clay]]. He currently attends [[Jade Mountain Academy]] as a member of the Copper Winglet and is clawmates with [[Coconut]].
 
== Description ==
Marsh has brown scales{{Ref|MR|84}} and brown eyes.{{Ref|TBN|240}} He looks like [[Sora]], just more fidgety and nervous.{{Ref|MR|112}}
 
== Personality ==
Marsh is an extremely nervous and jumpy character and is described by [[Umber]] to fly "extremely fast."{{Ref|MR|113}} Like most MudWings, he cares a great deal about his siblings and is afraid of seeing another one of them die like [[Crane (TDP)|Crane]] did.{{Ref|TDSp}} He seems to get along well with Coconut, his clawmate.{{Ref|DoD|372}} Like his other sibs, he did not enjoy the [[War of SandWing Succession|war]] and often wished for it to end.{{Ref|TDSp}}
 
He never seemed to fully recovered from the death of his sister Crane, who was killed by [[Icicle]] in a battle between [[Blaze]] and [[Burn]]'s armies during the War of SandWing Succession. As his troop's first battle, the event's aftermath left him even more scarred and possibly traumatized. As of ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'', Clay stated that Marsh seems happy.{{Ref|DoD|372}}
 
== Biography ==
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
|content = [[File:ClaySibs.png|thumb|Clay meeting his siblings]]
Marsh hatched along with [[Reed]], Sora, [[Pheasant]], Crane, and Umber in the [[Mud Kingdom]]. Because Clay was sold to the [[Talons of Peace]] by their mother, [[Cattail]], they were raised with Reed as their [[bigwings]].
 
After they escaped from the [[Sky Kingdom]], Clay and the other [[dragonets of destiny]] made their way to the Mud Kingdom while being pursued by Burn and her soldiers. The group encountered him and was overjoyed to see him for the first time, helping him make peace with himself. Despite their protests, they let Clay depart to be the bigwings of the prophecy dragonets, leaving Reed to remain as the troop's bigwings, with doubts about his leadership on the fact that Clay was their natural bigwings.
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
|content = Marsh was mentioned by [[Glory]] when she thought about where the dragonets would go after the prophecy was fulfilled.
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''
|content = Marsh was in the prologue with his siblings when [[IceWings]] attacked the patrol of [[SandWings]] nearby. He was terrified and tackled Reed midair, nearly taking Reed down with him. He and his sibs were talking about whether they should remain loyal to [[Queen Moorhen]] or leave and join the Talons of Peace.
 
Marsh appeared in Clay's dream with his other siblings when [[Starflight]] [[Dreamvisitors|dreamvisited]] Clay.
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|content = Marsh and his siblings were seen when [[Sunny]] and Clay go to the MudWings to send a message to Burn. He admitted to feeling wary of the outcome of the MudWings' planned attack on the IceWings, which, thanks to the [[Great Ice Cliff]], would have ended in suicide, though they did not appear to know it was there.
}}
----
=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''
|content = Marsh accompanied Clay and his siblings throughout the book and attending Jade Mountain Academy as part of the Copper Winglet. Near the end of the book, when Sora was asked why she tried to kill Icicle, Marsh was shown in a flashback. Sora and Marsh are about to be killed by an IceWing, and Crane saved them by pushing them out of the way.
 
When Umber abruptly left with Sora, they didn't have time to tell Marsh that they were going, leaving Clay with the responsibility of breaking the news to his younger brother.
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|content = Marsh was mentioned sitting with Clay in the prey-center near Coconut. Clay mentioned that they made the correct choice in making the two clawmates, as they quickly became close friends.
}}
 
== Relationships ==
=== [[Coconut]] ===
Clay believes that Coconut is the perfect clawmate for him, and the two have become best friends.{{Ref|DoD|372}} [[Qibli]] noted that Marsh could not be scared of Coconut.{{Ref|MR|113}}
 
== Family tree ==
{{Clay Family Tree}}
 
== Quotes ==
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I hope we survive the next one.
|speaker = to his siblings
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      = prologue
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = What were those IceWings doing here anyway?
|speaker = to his siblings
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      = prologue
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Unless you think we should leave.
|speaker = to his siblings
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      = prologue
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I'll do whatever you decide.
|speaker = to Reed
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      = prologue
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I thought we were all going to die.
|speaker = to his siblings
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      = prologue
}}
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Marsh GN 4.png|Marsh from ''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
MarshTemplateSSE.png|Reference by {{U|SpaceshipEarth}}
</gallery>
 
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]">
Marsh GN Infobox.png
Marsh GN 1.png
Marsh GN 2.png
Marsh GN 3.png
Marsh GN 4.png
Marsh GN 5.png
Marsh GN 6.png
Clay's Siblings.jpg
</gallery>
 
== References ==
{{References}}
 
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[[fr:Grès]]
[[nl:Moeras]]
[[pl:Moczar]]
[[ru:Торф]]


Later, Clay would make his way to the Mud Kingdom. They encountered him and were overjoyed to see him. They helped him make peace with himself and, despite protests, let him go.
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Latest revision as of 03:35, 5 September 2025

"I'll do whatever you decide."
— Marsh to Reed, The Dark Secret

Marsh is an adult male MudWing who was introduced The Dragonet Prophecy. He is one of the brothers of Clay. He currently attends Jade Mountain Academy as a member of the Copper Winglet and is clawmates with Coconut.

Description

Marsh has brown scales[1] and brown eyes.[2] He looks like Sora, just more fidgety and nervous.[3]

Personality

Marsh is an extremely nervous and jumpy character and is described by Umber to fly "extremely fast."[4] Like most MudWings, he cares a great deal about his siblings and is afraid of seeing another one of them die like Crane did.[5] He seems to get along well with Coconut, his clawmate.[6] Like his other sibs, he did not enjoy the war and often wished for it to end.[5]

He never seemed to fully recovered from the death of his sister Crane, who was killed by Icicle in a battle between Blaze and Burn's armies during the War of SandWing Succession. As his troop's first battle, the event's aftermath left him even more scarred and possibly traumatized. As of Darkness of Dragons, Clay stated that Marsh seems happy.[6]

Biography

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Dragonet Prophecy
Clay meeting his siblings

Marsh hatched along with Reed, Sora, Pheasant, Crane, and Umber in the Mud Kingdom. Because Clay was sold to the Talons of Peace by their mother, Cattail, they were raised with Reed as their bigwings.

After they escaped from the Sky Kingdom, Clay and the other dragonets of destiny made their way to the Mud Kingdom while being pursued by Burn and her soldiers. The group encountered him and was overjoyed to see him for the first time, helping him make peace with himself. Despite their protests, they let Clay depart to be the bigwings of the prophecy dragonets, leaving Reed to remain as the troop's bigwings, with doubts about his leadership on the fact that Clay was their natural bigwings.
The Hidden Kingdom
Marsh was mentioned by Glory when she thought about where the dragonets would go after the prophecy was fulfilled.
The Dark Secret

Marsh was in the prologue with his siblings when IceWings attacked the patrol of SandWings nearby. He was terrified and tackled Reed midair, nearly taking Reed down with him. He and his sibs were talking about whether they should remain loyal to Queen Moorhen or leave and join the Talons of Peace.

Marsh appeared in Clay's dream with his other siblings when Starflight dreamvisited Clay.
The Brightest Night
Marsh and his siblings were seen when Sunny and Clay go to the MudWings to send a message to Burn. He admitted to feeling wary of the outcome of the MudWings' planned attack on the IceWings, which, thanks to the Great Ice Cliff, would have ended in suicide, though they did not appear to know it was there.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising

Marsh accompanied Clay and his siblings throughout the book and attending Jade Mountain Academy as part of the Copper Winglet. Near the end of the book, when Sora was asked why she tried to kill Icicle, Marsh was shown in a flashback. Sora and Marsh are about to be killed by an IceWing, and Crane saved them by pushing them out of the way.

When Umber abruptly left with Sora, they didn't have time to tell Marsh that they were going, leaving Clay with the responsibility of breaking the news to his younger brother.
Darkness of Dragons
Marsh was mentioned sitting with Clay in the prey-center near Coconut. Clay mentioned that they made the correct choice in making the two clawmates, as they quickly became close friends.

Relationships

Coconut

Clay believes that Coconut is the perfect clawmate for him, and the two have become best friends.[6] Qibli noted that Marsh could not be scared of Coconut.[4]

Family tree

Unnamed DragonsAshaCattailUnknown
ClayReedPheasantSoraMarshCraneUmber


Quotes

"I hope we survive the next one."
― to his siblings (The Dark Secret, prologue)
"What were those IceWings doing here anyway?"
― to his siblings (The Dark Secret, prologue)
"Unless you think we should leave."
― to his siblings (The Dark Secret, prologue)
"I'll do whatever you decide."
― to Reed (The Dark Secret, prologue)
"I thought we were all going to die."
― to his siblings (The Dark Secret, prologue)

References

  1. ↑ Moon Rising, page 84
  2. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 240
  3. ↑ Moon Rising, page 112
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Moon Rising, page 113
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Dark Secret, prologue
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Darkness of Dragons, page 372


MudWings
Queens

Present: Moorhen
Historical: Anhinga • Coypu • Crane • Egret • Olive

Royalty
(Historical)

Bayou • Copperhead • Possum • Sawgrass

Jade Mountain

Clay • Marsh • Newt • Sepia • Sora • Umber

Other Dragons

Asha • Bog • Bullfrog • Cattail • Crane • Crocodile • Gharial • Mayfly • Ochre • Pheasant • Reed • Swamp

Other Dragons
(Historical)

Moccasin • Taupe • Warthog

Kingdom

Diamond Spray Delta • Diamond Spray River • MudWing palace

Society

MudWing Succession Crisis


cs:Močáloun de:Marsh fi:Marski fr:Grès nl:Moeras pl:Moczar ru:Торф

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