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|quote  = Don't you even think about it, Qibli. I will stop you. I will burn that scroll to ashes! Rawr!
|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]], displaying her loyalty to [[Queen Thorn]].}}
|speaker = Ostrich to complaining Qibli after becoming kidnapped by [[Vulture]], ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
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|name       =
''(Not to be confused with [[Ostrich (W3)|Ostrich]], [[Six-Claws]]'s mother, who appears in [[Deserter]].)''
|image     = OstrichTemplate.png
{{Character
|age       = 3 years (hatched in 5,009 AS)
|name     = Ostrich
|gender     = Female
|image     = <gallery>
|tribe     = [[SandWings]]
Ostrich GN 3.png|Graphic Novel
|occupation = Student at [[Jade Mountain Academy]]
OstrichTemplateSSE.png|Reference
|winglet   = [[Jade Mountain Academy#Silver Winglet|Silver Winglet]]
</gallery>
|residence  = [[Jade Mountain]]
|age       = 3 years (hatched in 5,009 AS)
|status    = Alive
|gender   = Female
|tribe     = [[SandWings]]
|powers   =  


|Relation1  = Father
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'')
|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]]''
|current   = Student at [[Jade Mountain Academy]]
|mentioned  =  
|former    = Member of the [[Outclaws]]
}}
''Not to be confused with ''[[Ostrich (Deserter)|Ostrich]]'', [[Six-Claws|Six-Claws's]] mother, who appears only in Winglets: ''[[Deserter]]''.''


'''Ostrich''' is a female [[SandWings|SandWing]] [[Dragonets|dragonet]] who once resided within the [[Scorpion Den]]. She is the daughter of the [[Outclaws|Outclaw]], Six-Claws, and [[Kindle]]. She is now a student at the [[Jade Mountain Academy]], attending the [[Jade Mountain Academy#Silver Winglet|Silver Winglet]]. She seems to get pushed around often or commanded by [[Princess Anemone|Anemone]], almost like a servant, but there seems to be a possibility that they have befriended each other. Ostrich, [[Six-Claws|Six-Claws']] mother, was his daughter's namesake.
|winglet  = Silver Winglet
|clawmates = [[Anemone]]


== Appearance ==
|Relation1 = Mother
Ostrich is small and has nearly white scales.{{Ref|TBN|82}} Her barb had yet to fully develop in ''[[The Brightest Night]]'', but has probably done so in ''[[Moon Rising]]''. She is thin{{Ref|MR|82}} and quiet-looking, her light structure making her appear nervous. Like all students at jade Mountain Academy she has a pouch around her neck.
|RName1    = [[Kindle]]
|Relation2 = Father
|RName2    = [[Six-Claws]]
|Relation3 = Grandmother
|RName3    = [[Ostrich (W3)|Ostrich]]
|Relation4 = Grandfather
|RName4    = [[Quicksand]]
|Relation5 = Aunts
|RName5    = [[Unnamed characters#SandWings|Two unnamed SandWings]]


== Personality ==
|a1App    = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
She appears to be very optimistic about everything, like Sunny, however seems to resent to 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 also is very clever, as she helped Qibli subtly interrogate Onyx and covered for Qibli and Cobra as they escaped [[Vulture]]'s compound.
|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.  


==Biography==
== Description ==
===''[[The Brightest Night]]''===
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}}
During [[Princess Sunny|Sunny]]'s time in the Scorpion Den, Ostrich was held hostage by [[Addax]], as part of his plan to regain his former position in [[Princess Burn|Burn's]] army, where his family supposedly was. He threatened to kill Ostrich if Six-Claws would not hand over Sunny, which prompted Sunny to come over willingly, not wishing to break up a family. To prevent [[Queen Thorn|Thorn]] and the other Outclaws from immediately attacking him or following him, Addax released Ostrich a while 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 maybe it was so she could find her way back safely.


===''[[Moon Rising]]''===
== Personality ==
Ostrich is in the Silver Winglet at the Jade Mountain Academy. She helped [[Qibli]] and [[Moonwatcher]] investigate [[Ex-Princess Onyx|Onyx]]. She compliments 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's [Onyx's] defenses." Ostrich is also seen following Princess Anemone in the prey center after the fight between [[Pike]] and [[Bigtail]].
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}}


===''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''===
== Biography ==
Qibli thinks about Ostrich and how he wanted to see her in history class. When he arrives at the history cave, he notices that Ostrich is not there. Later, Sunny enters the history cave and asks Qibli if he has seen Ostrich, mentioning that she had eaten breakfast with her the previous day, but had not seen her since. Qibli begins a search for Ostrich, but does not find her in the school, and eventually comes to the conclusion that she is not there. Peril mentions that she saw Onyx and Ostrich flying away from [[Jade Mountain Academy]] together, and Qibli guesses that Onyx threatened Ostrich to make her come. Sunny tells Qibli that she tried to dreamvisit Ostrich, but couldn't get through, except for seeing a SandWing with dragon skull tattoos, [[Vulture]]. Qibli ventures to the Scorpion Den with [[Prince Winter|Winter]], to rescue her from Vulture. When they get there, Vulture brings Ostrich and Onyx out together. Ostrich immediately jumps into Qibli's arms, explaining that Onyx had lied to her and taken her to Vulture's [[Talons of Power (Organization)|Talons of Power]]. When Qibli lies to Vulture about giving information about Thorn, Ostrich is furious, displaying her fierce loyalty to her queen. Later, Winter, Qibli, Ostrich, and Cobra escape from the Scorpion Den together, and Ostrich plays the part of a tattoo artist to hide the true identity of them from Sirocco and Rattlesnake. When they arrive at Queen Thorn's Stronghold, Ostrich, Cobra, and Winter all complain about being left behind while Qibli visits Queen Thorn. Later, after the sandstorm Qibli calls with Anemone's enchanted weather bands, Ostrich frees Qibli, Thorn, and Smolder when she finds a door to the dungeon tunnels. In the epilogue of Darkness of Dragons, Clay mentions that Ostrich was working on a RainWing camouflage project with Barracuda and Thrush.
=== 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}}


==Quotes==
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]].
''"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.
}}


''"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.
== 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.


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


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


''"I have one! I stole this from my guard." ''- Showing Qibli a chakram his mother can use against the guards.
=== [[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.


''"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]].
== Family tree ==
{{Six-Claws Family Tree}}


''"We're almost there!"'' - Ostrich as she, Qibli=, [[Cobra]], and [[Prince Winter|Winter]] travel to [[Queen Thorn's Stronghold]].
== 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
}}
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{{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
}}


''"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?"''
== 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}}


==Trivia==
== Gallery ==
* 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.
<gallery>
* At one point, Sunny thought that [[Six-Claws]] was her father, which would make Ostrich her half-sister. However, this is proven to be false, as [[Stonemover]] is Sunny's real father.
Ostrich GN 3.png|Ostrich from ''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
* It is true that Ostrich is named after Six-Claw's mother, Ostrich, since they share the same name. This is one of the few examples of two dragons sharing a name.
OstrichTemplateSSE.png|Reference by {{U|SpaceshipEarth}}
* She is best friends with Qibli, and Qibli was assigned by Queen Thorn to protect her at Jade Mountain. When she was kidnapped, he felt an overwhelming sense of guilt.
</gallery>
* Ostrich was a hostage for the end of both the first and second arcs, her feelings toward which were summed up with her "super-huge Ostrich" quote.
* 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.  


==Gallery==
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File:Ostrich GN 4.png
Typical SandWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical SandWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
File:Ostrich GN 5.png
SandTransparent.png|A typical SandWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
File:Ostrich and Onyx.jpg
Germansandwing.jpg|A typical SandWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
File:Addax TBN 3.jpeg
OstrichTemplate.png|Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
File:Addax TBN 2.jpeg
Ostrich-0.png
File:Ostrich at J.M.A. GN.png
Ostrich.jpg|Ostrich
File:Ostrich Addax And Sunny GN.png
ostrichyay.png
niceorworried.png
Randomsandwing.png|A random SandWing, by Passion7
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Picture 97.jpg|Onyx's Necklace with Ostrich
SandWing Sigil.png|SandWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
Untitled image (7).jpg|A real ostrich
icon4.png|ostrich icon
32321312.png|Ostrich by Ta-ak|link=https://ta-ak.deviantart.com/art/H-A-D-Ostrich-719950310
IMG_0693.JPG|A really horrible drawing of Ostrich by:Wave
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</gallery>
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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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