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|quote = I'm completely loyal. I would have kept fighting for [[Ex-Queen Scarlet|Queen Scarlet]] as long as she needed me. But when [[Queen Ruby|Ruby]] took the throne, she made everyone swear an oath to her, and I couldn't do that, you know? I'm completely loyal to Queen Scarlet. Always and always and always.
|quote   = I'm completely loyal. I would have kept fighting for [[Scarlet]] as long as she needed me. But when [[Ruby]] took the [[Dragon royalty|throne]], she made everyone swear an oath to her, and I couldn't do that, you know? I'm completely loyal to Queen Scarlet. Always and always and always.
|speaker = Pyrite to [[Ex-Prince Winter|Winter]], ''[[Winter Turning]]''
|speaker = Pyrite to [[Winter]] about her loyalty to Queen Scarlet, ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
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{{Character
|name       = Pyrite
|name     = Pyrite
|image     = PyriteTemplate.png
|image     =  
|age       = Unknown; but seems to be young
<gallery>
|gender     = Female
Pyrite GN3.jpg|Graphic Novel
|tribe     = [[SkyWings]]
PyriteTemplateSkyla.png|Reference
|occupation = Subject of [[Ex-Queen Scarlet]]
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|residence  = [[Ex-Prince Winter|Winter's]] anklet pouch as a necklace
|age       =  
|powers     = [[Animus Dragons|Animus]]-touched enchantment
|gender   = Female
|status     = Enchantment currently not in use
|tribe     = [[SkyWings]]
|appeared  = ''[[Winter Turning]]''
|powers    = [[Animus]]-touched enchantment
 
|status    = Enchantment currently not in use
|death    =
 
|current  = Subject of [[Scarlet|Ex-Queen Scarlet]]
|former    =  
 
|a2App     = ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|gnApp     = ''[[Winter Turning (graphic novel)|Winter Turning]]''
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'''Pyrite''' is a "false" female [[SkyWings|SkyWing]], created as a result of an [[Animus-Touched Objects|animus]]-enchanted necklace. Anyone who wears this necklace instantly shifts into her, a female SkyWing under [[Ex-Queen Scarlet|Queen Scarlet]]'s rule. The animus enchantment was created by [[Chameleon]] using [[Darkstalker's Talisman]]. She first appeared in the prologue of ''[[Winter Turning]]''. She also could be used on anyone. However, she was created "specifically" for [[Prince Hailstorm/Prince Hailstorm|Prince Hailstorm]].
'''Pyrite''', also known as the '''Pyrite Mask''', was a "false" female [[SkyWing]] who was introduced in ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''. She was created as the result of a necklace [[Animus magic|enchanted]] by [[Chameleon]] to transform any [[Dragons|dragon]] wearing the necklace into a female SkyWing with the following four conditions:


== Appearance ==
1) ''Completely loyal to [[Queen Scarlet]] and the SkyWing tribe''
Winter described her to be of an odd orange-yellow, like the color of a peach. She has warm, innocent amber eyes that are similar in color to [[Qibli]]'s amber earring. Around her neck is a small, brown pouch on a gold chain, which is as tight like a choker, and she also has a gold nose ring on one side of her snout, a "fashion choice" Winter had never seen before{{Ref|WT|145}}. She was also noted to be thin{{Ref|WT|146}} and bigger than Winter, and has a soft and sweet voice. This scale color is odd as it seems like golden scales only a bit paler than [[Princess Sunny|Sunny's]] scales.
 
2) ''Insecure and weak''
 
3) ''No memory of his or her former identity''
 
4) ''Compelled to wear this necklace at all times with life-or-death urgency''
 
The mask was used for years to imprison [[Hailstorm]]. Because the writing was cramped and filled every inch of the paper, [[Winter]] suspected that "the following conditions" were created specifically for Hailstorm.
 
== Description ==
Pyrite has pale interesting orange scales that are close to yellow, like the inside of a peach,{{Ref|WT|145}} and innocent{{Ref|WT|150}} darker orange eyes that are the color of [[Qibli]]'s earring.{{Ref|WT|145}} She wears a small brown pouch on a gold chain around her neck, tight as a choker, and a gold nose ring on one side of her snout.{{Ref|WT|145}} She is bigger than Winter{{Ref|WT|186}} but smaller than [[Avalanche]],{{Ref|WT|144}} with a soft voice.{{Ref|WTp}} She is thin,{{Ref|WT|146}} quiet-looking,{{Ref|WTp}} and her wings are constantly twitching nervously.{{Ref|WT|145}} She has longer legs than Winter{{Ref|WT|187}} and a long neck.{{Ref|WT|153}}
 
Inside of Pyrite's pouch is a small, folded piece of paper, crumpled around the corners. The enchantment words are scribbled in dark red ink, with some of the words faded or caught in the wrinkles and hard to read. The writing fills every inch of the paper, front and back.{{Ref|WT|214}}
 
== Personality ==
According to herself, Pyrite has an awful memory and a terrible sense of direction.{{Ref|WT|146}} She is fidgety,{{Ref|WT|147}} nervous, and insecure,{{Ref|WT|214}} as well as very clingy,{{Ref|WT|151}} flappy, and anxious whenever other dragons speak to her.{{Ref|WT|151}} As well as being skittish, secretive, and strange,{{Ref|WT|160}} she believes that she is clumsy and useless{{Ref|WT|218}} and not very good at anything.{{Ref|WT|145}} [[Moonwatcher]] said that it is very shallow inside Pyrite's mind,{{Ref|WT|156}} saying that [[Coconut]]'s thoughts are not much deeper than hers. Moonwatcher also said it was as if her mind's repeated thoughts dug grooves in her mind.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== ''[[Winter Turning]]'' ===
=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
She first appeared in the prologue when [[Ex-Prince Winter|Winter]] and his brother, Hailstorm, were exploring the [[Sky Kingdom]]. After Hailstorm was defeated and captured by a patrol of SkyWings, a dragon wearing the "Pyrite mask", presumably Chameleon, put it on him.
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|content = She first appeared in the prologue when Winter and his brother, Hailstorm, explored the [[Sky Kingdom]]. After Hailstorm was defeated and captured by a patrol of SkyWings, a dragon wearing the "Pyrite Mask" necklace, presumably Chameleon, put it on him.


Later, Winter and his [[Jade Winglet]] friends visited the [[Talons of Peace]]. [[Riptide]] brought the two SkyWing members of the Talons, [[Avalanche]] and Pyrite, and the latter eventually agreed to take Winter, [[Moonwatcher]], [[Kinkajou]], and Qibli to the place where Queen Scarlet was suspected to be after Moon pressured her. Moon described her mind as shallow and continuously going in a well-worn circle in her mind (a result of being an enchanted character). Winter felt the same feeling from her in the [[NightWing Portals|tunnel]] to the [[NightWings|NightWings']] destroyed volcano, and declared to Moon that she must be an animus, but Moon countered, saying that Pyrite must not know that she was an animus, due to the lack of evidence in the "SkyWing's" mind.
Later, Winter and his [[Jade Winglet]] friends visited the [[Talons of Peace]]. [[Riptide]] brought the two SkyWings in the Talons, Avalanche and Pyrite, to see if they could help them. Moonwatcher showed them a sketch of an oddly-shaped mountain she saw behind Scarlet when [[Icicle]] was being dreamvisited by the ex-[[queen]]. Pyrite eventually agreed to take Winter, Moonwatcher, [[Kinkajou]], and Qibli to the place where Scarlet was suspected to be after Moon pressured her to tell the truth.


Later, when Queen Scarlet's unknown NightWing companion attacked, Pyrite's necklace was removed by Qibli, and Hailstorm was revealed underneath. Winter described the change as "the scales sliding off as though she was melting and rowing and snapping into place at the same time. Her snout narrowed and lengthened. The orange color bled swiftly out of each scale. Sharp spikes shoved up through the skin all along her back and at the tip of her tail".
Later, when Scarlet's unknown [[NightWing]] companion attacked, Pyrite's necklace was removed by Winter, and Hailstorm was revealed underneath. Winter described the change as "the scales sliding off as though she was melting and growing and snapping into place at the same time. Her snout narrowed and lengthened. The orange color bled swiftly out of each scale. Sharp spikes shoved up through the skin all along her back and at the tip of her tail."


Even after Hailstorm took off the Pyrite mask, her memories still lingered in his mind. For a long while, he wasn't sure if he was an [[IceWings|IceWing]] or SkyWings This confusion was most shown when he approached [[Eagle]], thinking that he was still Pyrite. Eagle had been a friend of Pyrite, and since Hailstorm was no longer Pyrite, Eagle did not recognize him. In fact, he thought it was a "sick joke", and probably would've attacked Hailstorm if [[Mayfly]] hadn't shown up.
Even after Hailstorm took off the Pyrite mask, her memories still lingered in his mind. For a long while, he was not sure if he was an [[IceWing]] or a SkyWing. This confusion was most shown when he approached [[Eagle (WT)|Eagle]], thinking that he was still Pyrite. Eagle had been a friend of Pyrite, and since Hailstorm was no longer Pyrite, Eagle did not recognize him. He thought it was a "sick joke," and probably would have attacked Hailstorm if [[Meerkat]] had not shown up.


It is later revealed that Pyrite's mind and body were nothing but an animus enchantment on a necklace in which whoever wears it takes the mind and body of the Skywing, Pyrite. Moon referred to it as the "Pyrite Mask". The "Pyrite Mask" was enchanted by a small piece of paper, ripped off from a scroll (Darkstalker's Talisman). The paper reads:
It was later revealed that Pyrite's mind and body were nothing but an animus enchantment on a necklace in which whoever wears it takes the mind and body of the SkyWing, Pyrite. Moon referred to it as the "Pyrite Mask." The "Pyrite Mask" was enchanted by a small piece of paper, ripped off from [[Darkstalker's scroll]]. The paper reads:


''Enchant this paper so that when any dragon wears it in the form of a necklace, he or she shall fully become a female dragon named Pyrite, with the following conditions'':
''Enchant this paper so that when any dragon wears it in the form of a necklace, he or she shall fully become a female SkyWing named Pyrite, with the following conditions'':


''(1) Completely loyal to Queen Scarlet and the SkyWing tribe.''
''(1) Completely loyal to Queen Scarlet and the SkyWing tribe.''
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''(4) Compelled to wear this necklace at all times with life-or-death urgency.''
''(4) Compelled to wear this necklace at all times with life-or-death urgency.''


It still kept Pyrite's memories, even if someone different tried it on. Winter decided he needed to know how wearing it felt. When he tried it on, Qibli ripped off the fourth condition beforehand so Winter could take the necklace off. It appeared to have worked since Winter did not argue with Qibli once Qibli slipped the necklace off him.
It still kept Pyrite's memories, even if someone different tried it on. Winter decided he needed to know how wearing it felt. When he tried it on, Qibli ripped off the fourth condition beforehand so Winter could take the necklace off. It appeared to have worked since Winter did not argue with Qibli once Qibli slipped the necklace off him after less than three minutes.
}}


== Quotes ==
== Relationships ==
''"What magic? I don’t have any magic! I never did anything special for Queen Scarlet!"'' - To Winter
=== [[Cirrus]] ===
Cirrus was a member of the Talons of Peace with Pyrite. He was protective of her, as he did not want her to leave with the Jade Winglet. Winter heavily doubted he was in love with her,{{Ref|WT|149}} and the case is later broken down in ''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]'' when it turned out that Cirrus was a [[RainWing]] named Chameleon who worked for Ex-Queen Scarlet and created Pyrite as a secret enchantment.


''"No. Please. I’m not supposed to take it off ever. It’s life or death. I need to wear it. Please leave it alone. Don’t take it. Don’t—''" - To Winter while he's removing the necklace.
=== [[Eagle (WT)|Eagle]] ===
Little is known about Pyrite's relationship with Eagle, but they appeared to be good friends. So much so that as Hailstorm, Pyrite was devastated when Eagle did not recognize her{{Ref|WT|255}} when she called out to him in [[Possibility]].


"''Sorry, sorry, sorry. You ''startled ''me''. " - To Qibli
=== [[Riptide]] ===
Riptide is the leader of the Talons of Peace and took care of Pyrite when she was a member of his organization. He was gentle when speaking to Pyrite, and Winter got the impression that he had spent a lot of time managing her.{{Ref|WT|146}}


''"I'm completely loyal. I would have kept fighting for Queen Scarlet as long as she needed me. But when Ruby took the throne, she made everyone swear an oath to her, and I couldn't do that, you know? I'm completely loyal to Queen Scarlet. Always and always and always."''
=== [[Scarlet]] ===
As per the enchantment modifications, Pyrite always does her best for Scarlet{{Ref|WT|148}} and is completely loyal to her.{{Ref|WT|153}} She stated that she would have kept fighting for Scarlet as long as she needed Pyrite and that she refused to sign an oath to [[Ruby]] because of her loyalty.{{Ref|WT|153}} When Pyrite thinks of Scarlet, a surge of powerful emotion rolls through her. She believes that Scarlet is amazing and took care to see her at least once per day when Pyrite still lived in the Sky Kingdom, even if from a distance.{{Ref|WT|218}}


''"I don't think so. I don't really remember. I think I had a weird dream about snow, maybe? But that happens whenever I sleep near Cirrus, too."'' - To Qibli
== Quotes ==
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Hi. Listen, whatever it is you need, I don't think I can help you. It's not that I wouldn't like to. I ''would'' like to, really, I wish I could do all kinds of things, but the truth is I'm not very good at anything and I'm sure I'm not the dragon you're looking for, so ...
|speaker = to Moonwatcher
|book    = [[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]
|page    = 145
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I can try. I mean... I might get us lost, but... I'll do my best, for Queen Scarlet. I always do my best for her.
|speaker = to Riptide
|book    = [[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]
|page    = 148
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I'm completely loyal. I would have kept fighting for Queen Scarlet as long as she needed me. But when Ruby took the throne, she made everyone swear an oath to her, and I couldn't do that, you know? I'm completely loyal to Queen Scarlet. Always and always and always.
|speaker = to Moonwatcher
|book    = [[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]
|page    = 153
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I feel sorry for her. Her brain is very odd. It's like her thoughts are stuck in a circle. I don't know if she's been hit on the head really hard or something, but they just go round and around: I'm completely loyal to Queen Scarlet. I'm not very good at anything. I'm glad to be a SkyWing. I'm clumsy and not very bright and generally useless. And then back to, I'm completely loyal to Queen Scarlet.
|speaker = Moonwatcher to Winter
|book    = [[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]
|page    = 156
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = There go my stupid talons, getting in my way as usual. I wish I weren't so clumsy and useless.
|speaker = Pyrite's thoughts
|book    = [[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]
|page    = 218
}}


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*Pyrite's name is wordplay, as pyrite is a mineral that looks like gold and fooled many during the infamous California Gold Rush, hence the popular nickname "fool's gold". Similarly, Pyrite is just a disguise.
* The enchantment has an insidious dullness that leaves a miasma after only a few minutes of wearing it.{{Ref|WT|220}}
*Despite her dislike for IceWings, she was attached to Cirrus and then later Winter, possibly because Hailstorm was wearing her. Cirrus possibly stuck around her to keep track of Hailstorm, as we later find out his real identity in ''Escaping Peril,'' and that he was the one who made the enchantment. It is also mentioned in ''Winter Turning ''that Pyrite might have stuck with Winter because the spell had developed so she naturally wanted to be near Cirrus, and by extension other IceWings.
* Pyrite feels similar to the [[NightWing tunnels]]: the twisting of magic. It is a strange shifting of the world, like tugging apart a dragon's muscles from inside them.{{Ref|WT|149}}
*The Pyrite spell functioned properly, although maybe not completely as she/Hailstorm still had IceWing dreams of snow, although this is only when she is near IceWings.
* Whenever Pyrite slept near Cirrus or Winter, she would have strange dreams about snow.{{Ref|WT|164}}
*Pyrite is described to have long arms and legs, but this is normal for SkyWings.
*According to Moon, her thoughts repeated over and over again in a loop, seemingly because she is an enchantment.
*Pyrite is described to have a nostril piercing; she is the first and so far only known dragon to have one.
*Moon describes her thoughts as "shallow."
*Pyrite is enchanted to be weak, but she fights with "sudden ferocity" when someone tries to take her necklace off, which is due to the enchantment stating that she must protect the necklace at all times. This only ended when Qibli ripped that part out.


==Gallery==
== Gallery ==
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Typical SkyWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical SkyWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
Pyrite GN3.jpg|From ''[[Winter Turning (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
SkyTransparent.png|A typical SkyWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
PyriteTemplateSkyla.png|Reference by {{U|Skyla the Skywing}}
Germanskywing.jpg|A typical SkyWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
SkyWing Sigil.png|SkyWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
PyriteTemplate.png|Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
pyrite.gif|a colored picture, by, ME!
Pyritehailstormimage.jpg|Pyrite and Hailstorm by Sandycheeks
winter pyrite yeah!.png|By JBdino625
1 0001.jpg|By Luckybird
Pyrite.png
Skywing WT.jpg
IMG_20160217_1738377_rewind.jpg|By Snowflake|link=Pyrite
Screenshot 2016-09-26-12-09-58.png|The Prince Behind the Mask: by Crevasse the IceWing
Screen Shot 2016-10-10 at 10.57.15 AM.png|Pyrite by Leafpool102
5d1635ab5481343e1c365827a8404acd-d914h1l.png|Fool's Gold by TheTreeDragonBiscuit|link=http://thetreedragonbiscuit.deviantart.com/art/Fool-s-Gold-546083913
PyriteQC2.png|Pyrite by [[user:QueenClam|QueenClam]]|link=https://gdtrekkie.deviantart.com/art/SkyWings-1-727425083
C6572E0A-00C1-4ECB-A5BD-F255819305A0.png
hailstorm_against_pyrite_by_forestdragon33-d968fyh.jpg|We are the same, yet we are different
29C3EAE5-198A-425D-8DB3-3069FD1E3373.png|Art by [[User:Timberdash|Moist]]
Pyritehailstorm.jpeg|Pyrite and Hailstorm, by [[User:BuzzieOfTheSkyWings|BuzzieOfTheSkyWings]]
JPEG_1560335776623_8115940348649300230.jpg|Hailstorm and Pyrite by IronDragon (old)
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"I'm completely loyal. I would have kept fighting for Scarlet as long as she needed me. But when Ruby took the throne, she made everyone swear an oath to her, and I couldn't do that, you know? I'm completely loyal to Queen Scarlet. Always and always and always."
— Pyrite to Winter about her loyalty to Queen Scarlet, Winter Turning

Pyrite, also known as the Pyrite Mask, was a "false" female SkyWing who was introduced in Winter Turning. She was created as the result of a necklace enchanted by Chameleon to transform any dragon wearing the necklace into a female SkyWing with the following four conditions:

1) Completely loyal to Queen Scarlet and the SkyWing tribe

2) Insecure and weak

3) No memory of his or her former identity

4) Compelled to wear this necklace at all times with life-or-death urgency

The mask was used for years to imprison Hailstorm. Because the writing was cramped and filled every inch of the paper, Winter suspected that "the following conditions" were created specifically for Hailstorm.

Description

Pyrite has pale interesting orange scales that are close to yellow, like the inside of a peach,[1] and innocent[2] darker orange eyes that are the color of Qibli's earring.[1] She wears a small brown pouch on a gold chain around her neck, tight as a choker, and a gold nose ring on one side of her snout.[1] She is bigger than Winter[3] but smaller than Avalanche,[4] with a soft voice.[5] She is thin,[6] quiet-looking,[5] and her wings are constantly twitching nervously.[1] She has longer legs than Winter[7] and a long neck.[8]

Inside of Pyrite's pouch is a small, folded piece of paper, crumpled around the corners. The enchantment words are scribbled in dark red ink, with some of the words faded or caught in the wrinkles and hard to read. The writing fills every inch of the paper, front and back.[9]

Personality

According to herself, Pyrite has an awful memory and a terrible sense of direction.[6] She is fidgety,[10] nervous, and insecure,[9] as well as very clingy,[11] flappy, and anxious whenever other dragons speak to her.[11] As well as being skittish, secretive, and strange,[12] she believes that she is clumsy and useless[13] and not very good at anything.[1] Moonwatcher said that it is very shallow inside Pyrite's mind,[14] saying that Coconut's thoughts are not much deeper than hers. Moonwatcher also said it was as if her mind's repeated thoughts dug grooves in her mind.

Biography

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Winter Turning

She first appeared in the prologue when Winter and his brother, Hailstorm, explored the Sky Kingdom. After Hailstorm was defeated and captured by a patrol of SkyWings, a dragon wearing the "Pyrite Mask" necklace, presumably Chameleon, put it on him.

Later, Winter and his Jade Winglet friends visited the Talons of Peace. Riptide brought the two SkyWings in the Talons, Avalanche and Pyrite, to see if they could help them. Moonwatcher showed them a sketch of an oddly-shaped mountain she saw behind Scarlet when Icicle was being dreamvisited by the ex-queen. Pyrite eventually agreed to take Winter, Moonwatcher, Kinkajou, and Qibli to the place where Scarlet was suspected to be after Moon pressured her to tell the truth.

Later, when Scarlet's unknown NightWing companion attacked, Pyrite's necklace was removed by Winter, and Hailstorm was revealed underneath. Winter described the change as "the scales sliding off as though she was melting and growing and snapping into place at the same time. Her snout narrowed and lengthened. The orange color bled swiftly out of each scale. Sharp spikes shoved up through the skin all along her back and at the tip of her tail."

Even after Hailstorm took off the Pyrite mask, her memories still lingered in his mind. For a long while, he was not sure if he was an IceWing or a SkyWing. This confusion was most shown when he approached Eagle, thinking that he was still Pyrite. Eagle had been a friend of Pyrite, and since Hailstorm was no longer Pyrite, Eagle did not recognize him. He thought it was a "sick joke," and probably would have attacked Hailstorm if Meerkat had not shown up.

It was later revealed that Pyrite's mind and body were nothing but an animus enchantment on a necklace in which whoever wears it takes the mind and body of the SkyWing, Pyrite. Moon referred to it as the "Pyrite Mask." The "Pyrite Mask" was enchanted by a small piece of paper, ripped off from Darkstalker's scroll. The paper reads:

Enchant this paper so that when any dragon wears it in the form of a necklace, he or she shall fully become a female SkyWing named Pyrite, with the following conditions:

(1) Completely loyal to Queen Scarlet and the SkyWing tribe.

(2) Insecure and weak.

(3) No memory of his or her former identity.

(4) Compelled to wear this necklace at all times with life-or-death urgency.

It still kept Pyrite's memories, even if someone different tried it on. Winter decided he needed to know how wearing it felt. When he tried it on, Qibli ripped off the fourth condition beforehand so Winter could take the necklace off. It appeared to have worked since Winter did not argue with Qibli once Qibli slipped the necklace off him after less than three minutes.

Relationships

Cirrus

Cirrus was a member of the Talons of Peace with Pyrite. He was protective of her, as he did not want her to leave with the Jade Winglet. Winter heavily doubted he was in love with her,[15] and the case is later broken down in Escaping Peril when it turned out that Cirrus was a RainWing named Chameleon who worked for Ex-Queen Scarlet and created Pyrite as a secret enchantment.

Eagle

Little is known about Pyrite's relationship with Eagle, but they appeared to be good friends. So much so that as Hailstorm, Pyrite was devastated when Eagle did not recognize her[16] when she called out to him in Possibility.

Riptide

Riptide is the leader of the Talons of Peace and took care of Pyrite when she was a member of his organization. He was gentle when speaking to Pyrite, and Winter got the impression that he had spent a lot of time managing her.[6]

Scarlet

As per the enchantment modifications, Pyrite always does her best for Scarlet[17] and is completely loyal to her.[8] She stated that she would have kept fighting for Scarlet as long as she needed Pyrite and that she refused to sign an oath to Ruby because of her loyalty.[8] When Pyrite thinks of Scarlet, a surge of powerful emotion rolls through her. She believes that Scarlet is amazing and took care to see her at least once per day when Pyrite still lived in the Sky Kingdom, even if from a distance.[13]

Quotes

"Hi. Listen, whatever it is you need, I don't think I can help you. It's not that I wouldn't like to. I would like to, really, I wish I could do all kinds of things, but the truth is I'm not very good at anything and I'm sure I'm not the dragon you're looking for, so ..."
― to Moonwatcher (Winter Turning, page 145)
"I can try. I mean... I might get us lost, but... I'll do my best, for Queen Scarlet. I always do my best for her."
― to Riptide (Winter Turning, page 148)
"I'm completely loyal. I would have kept fighting for Queen Scarlet as long as she needed me. But when Ruby took the throne, she made everyone swear an oath to her, and I couldn't do that, you know? I'm completely loyal to Queen Scarlet. Always and always and always."
― to Moonwatcher (Winter Turning, page 153)
"I feel sorry for her. Her brain is very odd. It's like her thoughts are stuck in a circle. I don't know if she's been hit on the head really hard or something, but they just go round and around: I'm completely loyal to Queen Scarlet. I'm not very good at anything. I'm glad to be a SkyWing. I'm clumsy and not very bright and generally useless. And then back to, I'm completely loyal to Queen Scarlet."
― Moonwatcher to Winter (Winter Turning, page 156)
"There go my stupid talons, getting in my way as usual. I wish I weren't so clumsy and useless."
― Pyrite's thoughts (Winter Turning, page 218)

Trivia

  • The enchantment has an insidious dullness that leaves a miasma after only a few minutes of wearing it.[18]
  • Pyrite feels similar to the NightWing tunnels: the twisting of magic. It is a strange shifting of the world, like tugging apart a dragon's muscles from inside them.[15]
  • Whenever Pyrite slept near Cirrus or Winter, she would have strange dreams about snow.[19]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Winter Turning, page 145
  2. ↑ Winter Turning, page 150
  3. ↑ Winter Turning, page 186
  4. ↑ Winter Turning, page 144
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Winter Turning, prologue
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Winter Turning, page 146
  7. ↑ Winter Turning, page 187
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Winter Turning, page 153
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Winter Turning, page 214
  10. ↑ Winter Turning, page 147
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Winter Turning, page 151
  12. ↑ Winter Turning, page 160
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Winter Turning, page 218
  14. ↑ Winter Turning, page 156
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Winter Turning, page 149
  16. ↑ Winter Turning, page 255
  17. ↑ Winter Turning, page 148
  18. ↑ Winter Turning, page 220
  19. ↑ Winter Turning, page 164


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