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[[File:B6B8410E-A255-4895-A8F5-DBE2C9A73961.jpeg|thumb|400px|Rainforest Kingdom on HomeBase]][[File:Rainforest_Kingdom1.png|thumb|400px|The Rainforest Kingdom on HomeBase]][[File:Rain Kingdom Map.png|thumb|400px|The Rainforest Kingdom on the map of [[Pyrrhia]]]]
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|name    = Rainforest Kingdom
[[File:Glory_rainforest.jpg|thumb]]The '''Rainforest Kingdom''' is home to both the [[RainWings]] and after the [[the NightWing Exodus|NightWing Exodus]], most of the [[NightWings]], and it covers most of the south-eastern area of [[Pyrrhia]]. 
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== Description ==
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Lightning flashes as a young woman and her infant son are lowered from a burning ship in a small rowboat. Her husband barely manages to escape the flaming ruins of the sinking vessel and reunites with her in the rowboat. As the storm continues, they turn warily towards the dark shadow of land on the horizon.
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On the mainland, in the jungles of Africa, a family of gorillas is settling down for the night. Young mother Kala ([https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000335/ Glenn Close]) and her mate Kerchak ([https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000448/ Lance Henriksen]), the leader of the clan, rest with their baby.
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|kingdom = Rainforest Kingdom
The human family makes it to shore by morning and scope out their surroundings before deciding to build a new life for themselves. They construct a tree house using material from the wreckage while Kerchak and Kala play happily with their baby. Everything seems right until one night, while Kala and Kerchak are sleeping, their baby strays from the nest, chasing a butterfly. The leopard, Sabor, on its nightly prowl, comes upon the baby gorilla which cries out before being swept away. Kala and Kerchak run to the rescue, but arrive too late. Kala, grief-stricken, stays at the rear of the clan as they move to new nesting grounds the next morning. Suddenly, she hears a crying sound and runs through the jungle towards the source. She soon comes upon the tree house the human family had built and cautiously enters the dwelling. The place is in shambles; wind blows through a broken window and a spent shotgun lies on the floor. Kala notices shapes in the corner of the room and sees the outlines of two bodies against the wall. Bloody paw prints are scratched into the floor. Startled, she backs up onto a picture frame showing the faces of the family, including the baby. The cry starts up again and Kala finds the human baby still lying in his crib. They investigate each other for a moment and Kala is overcome with maternal instinct, deciding to adopt the baby. Before she can leave, Sabor, who had been hiding in the rafters, attacks. Kala manages to escape by jumping into the rowboat hanging outside the tree house, leaving Sabor tangled in the mess of ropes.
|status  = Occupied


Kala returns to the gorilla clan and shows her new baby to the other females, who react with confusion. Kerchak is not keen on the idea of Kala keeping a baby that is not of their kind and demands that she take it back. On Kala's fierce insistence, however, he allows her to keep the baby as long as it was alone but refuses to acknowledge it as his son. A young gorilla named Terk ([https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005280/ Rosie O'Donnell]) takes a liking to the baby, though she doesn't quite agree with his new name, Tarzan.
|a1App  =
''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'',<br />
''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]'',<br />
''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|a2App  =
''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]'',<br />
''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]'',<br />
''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]'',<br />
''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|a3App  = ''[[The Flames of Hope]]''
|wiApp  = ''[[Prisoners]]
|otFeat  = ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
}}
The '''Rainforest Kingdom''' is a vast jungle that covers most of the southeastern part of [[Pyrrhia]]. It is occupied by the [[RainWings]] and most of the [[NightWings]], and is currently ruled by [[Queen Glory]].  


Tarzan ([https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513281/ Alex D. Linz]) grows into a strong young boy with a penchant for mimicking animal noises, though he has a hard time keeping up with the moving clan. His best friend Terk looks out for him and always makes sure that he stays away from the disapproving eyes of Kerchak, but her friends label Tarzan a 'hairless wonder' and refuse to play with him. Determined to prove himself, Tarzan follows Terk and her friends to a cliff side where, in an attempt to intimidate him back to the clan, Terk instructs him to retrieve an elephant hair as a way of impressing her friends. However, Tarzan takes this ruse seriously and leaps off the cliff, belly-flopping into the water below. He quickly learns to swim and heads towards a herd of bathing elephants. A young and germophobic elephant named Tantor (voiced as adult by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001431/ Wayne Knight]) mistakes Tarzan for a piranha, despite there being no piranhas in Africa. Tarzan manages to grab onto one of the elephants tails but incites panic on the whole herd who form a stampede and run ashore. Terk's friends are chased back towards the clan and, while no one is hurt in the stampede, Kerchak is forced to rescue a baby gorilla before its trampled. An unconscious Tarzan is pulled ashore by Terk. Tantor, still believing that Tarzan is a piranha, pulls Terk away until Tarzan comes to, revealing a single elephant hair in his hand. Kerchak and the other gorillas arrive and demand to know what started the stampede. Tarzan confesses and tries apologizing to Kerchak who argues Kala's defense to give Tarzan another chance. When Kerchak angrily states that Tarzan will never become one of the clan, Tarzan runs off. Later, he angrily splashes mud onto his face, thinking that it might make him look more 'gorilla'. Kala appears and affectionately shows him that they are actually one and the same; same hands, same eyes, same heart. Filled with a renewed sense of motivation, Tarzan promises to be the best ape ever.
== Description ==
The Rainforest Kingdom is wild and noisy;{{Ref|TFoH|283}} it is a wild assault of greenery{{Ref|W1q|28}} and leaves,{{Ref|TFoH|261}} consisting of many colorful birds, tall,{{Ref|AGttDW|66}} whispering trees, exuberant flowers,{{Ref|THK|59}} tangles of vines, and a thick canopy of green leaves overhead. The sounds of howling, buzzing, and a waterfall can be heard in some areas.{{Ref|WT|27}} There are many strange smells, as well as heat that is damp and sticky. There are giant spiderwebs everywhere,{{Ref|WT|28}} and at least one river with oozing black mud, reeds, and a huge boulder along its banks.{{Ref|WT|29}} A damp layer of leaves{{Ref|WT|40}} and bracken{{Ref|WT|63}} covers the forest floor, where it is cool and muddy.{{Ref|WT|44}} Quicksand exists in some areas of the rainforest,{{Ref|THK|15}} and the canopies are sunlit emerald-green and whirring with the whispers of tiny wings.{{Ref|THK|24}} The ground is made up of dirt, tree debris, and tangled roots.


As he grows older, he learns to gain strength and inspiration from other animals of the jungle including creating his first spear after watching a rhino scratch a tree with its horns. Now an adult, Tarzan ([https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001282/ Tony Goldwyn]) has become stronger and swifter, managing to travel faster than the gorilla troop by surfing through the trees. During a wrestling match with Terk, the gorilla troop is attacked by Sabor. Kerchak rises to the defense but is overpowered. Seeing this, Tarzan swings in brandishing his spear and engages Sabor in a fierce battle, eventually coming out victorious. He presents the body of Sabor to Kerchak who reacts respectfully to Tarzan. The heartfelt moment is interrupted by a loud noise which encourages the gorillas to move out but arouses Tarzan's curiosity. He soon comes upon a trio of humans consisting of Professor Porter ([https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001329/ Nigel Hawthorne]), his daughter Jane ([https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000378/ Minnie Driver]), and their guide Clayton ([https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000306/ Brian Blessed]). Porter is on an expedition to study gorillas and becomes particularly excited when he stumbles on a nesting site; this proves his theory that gorillas are primarily social creatures that live in family groups. Jane shares his enthusiasm but Clayton remains under the impression that gorillas are wild, savage beasts. Tarzan is nearly discovered by the trigger-happy Clayton before the trio continues on its way. Jane stays behind when she comes across a baby mandrill baboon and whips out a sketchbook to draw him. The baby, taking a fancy to the drawing, steals it and runs off. Jane takes the drawing back from him which makes him cry, attracting the rest of his family, a rather large baboon troop, and they begin to chase Jane. Tarzan, watching all this from above, swings down and rescues Jane before she can fall into a chasm. Tarzan uses his acrobatic skills to navigate the tree tops and elude the baboons, but not before giving the drawing back to the baby.
During the daytime, warm bursts of sunlight nudges through the leafy canopies.{{Ref|THK|12}} At nighttime, the rainforest is filled with a cacophony of noises from birds, frogs, insects,{{Ref|WT|118}} burps, gurgles, and rustling.{{Ref|THK|84}} The air smells like jasmine,{{Ref|TFoH|265}} mangoes, moss, river rocks,{{Ref|W1q|32}} the color green, mammals, bananas, and birds. The air is warm and buzzing, and the sunlight through the leaves is gentle and peaceful.{{Ref|TFoH|262}} The trees are often wet from rainfall.{{Ref|AGttDW|66}}


Tarzan brings Jane to a sheltered spot in the trees and recognizes her as someone like him. He gently holds her hand up to his and listens to her heartbeat, much to her discomfort. His ability to mimic allows him to make vocal contact and they successfully introduce each other. Then, Tarzan carries Jane and swings out of the trees towards Jane's campsite where they heard additional shots from Clayton's gun.
== Notable features ==
=== Banyan Tree ===
The Rainforest Kingdom includes a particularly large banyan tree, located a short flight away from the [[RainWing royal pavilion|royal pavilion]]. It is an enormous, fat tree with bulging branches and knobby roots sticking out from the undergrowth.{{Ref|WT|62}} Its roots, some as fat around as a [[Dragons|dragon]], extend far, all the way to a wall of bushes where the forest floor begins sloping up.{{Ref|WT|63}}


Meanwhile Terk, a small band of gorillas, and Tantor are looking through the jungle for Tarzan. They soon come across the Porters' campsite and begin playing and making music with what they find, creating a large mess in the process. Tarzan and Jane arrive and Jane realizes, as Tarzan and Terk are reunited, that he's one of them. The rest of the gorilla troop arrives at the camp, attracted by all the noise, including an angry Kerchak. He orders the troop, and Tarzan, to leave before Porter and Clayton return. Jane tells them what happened and dreamily mentions how she met Tarzan.
=== [[NightWing tunnels]] ===
=== [[NightWing village]] ===
=== [[RainWing healer's pavilion]] ===
=== [[RainWing royal pavilion]] ===
=== [[RainWing village]] ===
=== [[RainWing wingery]] ===


Despite Kerchak's warning that the gorillas must avoid the humans, Tarzan is adamant about continuing to visit them and angrily asks his mother why she didn't tell him there were other creatures like him. Over a period of time he goes back to the camp where Jane and Porter teach him English and all about the human world. After a while, they ask him if he can lead them to where the gorillas are, but Tarzan refuses, remembering how Kerchak felt about the humans. Clayton appears to be the most frustrated by this news. On one return to the camp, Tarzan discovers that more men have arrived and are loading items out of camp and towards a large steamer that is anchored off shore. Jane explains that they are to go home to England and asks Tarzan to go with them. When Tarzan realizes that he won't be able to come back to the jungle, he implores Jane to stay with him. She tearfully says no and runs away. Clayton slyly proposes to Tarzan that Jane will stay longer if she could see the gorillas, so Tarzan agrees to take them.
== Flora/Fauna ==
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'''Animals'''
* Anteaters{{Ref|THK|73}}
* Arachnids
** Furry spiders{{Ref|WT|28}}
** Wandering spiders{{Ref|AGttDW|70}}
* Birds
** Long-legged lavender-colored birds{{Ref|THK|73}}
** Tropical birds{{Ref|THK|237}}
*** Large-beaked red birds{{Ref|WT|62}}
*** Lorikeets{{Ref|THK|237}}
*** Parrots{{Ref|THK|237}}
**** Parakeets{{Ref|DoDe}}
*** Quetzals{{Ref|MR|94}}
*** Toucans{{Ref|THK|237}}
*** Unnamed birds with red, yellow, blue, and green feathers{{Ref|WT|27}}
* Boars{{Ref|WT|63}}
* Fish{{Ref|ToP|130}}
* Frogs{{Ref|THK|73}}{{Ref|THK|84}}{{Ref|THK|171}}
** Bug-eyed sky-blue hallucinogenic frogs{{Ref|THK|73}}
** Fat spiny frogs{{Ref|THK|171}}
** Fat blue frogs{{Ref|THK|36}}
** Hallucinogenic orange toads{{Ref|WT|29}}
** Small blue frogs with darker blue speckles{{Ref|WT|117}}
** Tree frogs{{Ref|THK|21}}{{Ref|THK|278}}
* Giant centipedes{{Ref|AGttDW|70}}
* Great Apes
** Orangutans{{Ref|ToP|174}}
* Insects
** Ants{{Ref|THK|18}}
** Beetles{{Ref|THK|271}}
*** Greenish-brown beetles with many legs{{Ref|WT|49}}
*** Rhinoceros beetles{{Ref|AGttDW|99}}
*** Shimmery green beetles{{Ref|THK|12}}
** Bumblebees{{Ref|TBN|45}}
** Butterflies{{Ref|THK|24}}
*** Small yellow butterflies{{Ref|WT|113}}
*** Glass-winged butterflies as large as a dragon's talons{{Ref|TFoH|261}}
*** Purple and gold butterflies{{Ref|THK|24}}
** Centipedes{{Ref|WT|33}}
** Crickets{{Ref|MRp}}
** Dragonflies{{Ref|TBN|45}}
** Fireflies{{Ref|WT|114}}
** Flies{{Ref|THK|76}}
** Glow-in-the-dark moths{{Ref|WT|125}}
** Green-striped caterpillars{{Ref|WT|28}}
** Mosquitoes{{Ref|ToP|130}}
** Walking twig-like insects{{Ref|WT|28}}
* Jaguar{{Ref|MRp}}
* Lizards{{Ref|THK|73}}{{Ref|WT|53}}
* Mollusks
** Snails{{Ref|THK|237}}
* Monkeys{{Ref|THK|15}}{{Ref|THK|49}}
** Funny-faced little monkeys with long tails{{Ref|THK|69}}
** Russet monkeys{{Ref|THK|62}}
** Screamer monkeys{{Ref|THK|23}}
** Small orange monkeys with black faces{{Ref|THK|238}}
** Tamarin monkeys{{Ref|WT|33}}
* [[Humans]]{{Ref|DoDe}}
* Sloths{{Ref|WT|31}}
* Small blue salamanders{{Ref|TFoH|265}}
* Small pigs{{Ref|WT|44}}
* Snakes{{Ref|THK|15}}
** Green anacondas{{Ref|AGttDW|70}}
** Lanceheads{{Ref|AGttDW|70}}
* Tapirs{{Ref|MR|216}}
* Toads{{Ref|WT|29}}


In order to lead the Porters to the gorilla troop safely, he persuades Terk and Tantor to disguise themselves as the humans and lure Kerchak away. The plan works and Tarzan leads the humans to the troop. Everything appears to go smoothly until Terk and Tantor appear suddenly with Kerchak right behind. When he sees the humans he stops in shock but attacks Clayton when he sees him pointing his gun at another gorilla. Tarzan tackles Kerchak and holds onto him while Jane and the others escape. Tarzan then releases Kerchak, nearly choking him, as the troop watches. Tarzan tries to apologize but Kerchak accuses him of betraying the family. That night, Kala approaches a confused and forlorn Tarzan and takes him to the tree house where she found him. There, Tarzan discovers his true past and finds out who his real mother and father were. Kala advises him that no matter what he decides, he must do what makes him happy. Tarzan decides to leave with Jane and the others, donning a suit that belonged to his father. Before he leaves, however, he tells Kala that no matter where he goes, she will always be his mother.
'''Plants'''
* Bushes{{Ref|WT|44}}
* Ferns{{Ref|MRp}}
** Bracken{{Ref|WT|63}}
** Toxic ferns{{Ref|WT|115}}
* Flowers
** Delicate white-orange-pink orchids{{Ref|WT|56}}
** Fuchsia flowers{{Ref|THK|55}}
** Giant bright orange-and-gold flowers {{Ref|TFoH|261}}
** Lacy scarlet flowers{{Ref|THK|62}}
** Moon-colored flowers{{Ref|THK|159}}
** Orchids
*** Pale night orchids{{Ref|WT|125}}
*** Talon-sized orange orchids{{Ref|THK|26}}
** Purple and blue morning glories{{Ref|WT|56}}
** Red flowers as big as a dragonet's talons{{Ref|WT|30}}
** Silvery yellow flowers{{Ref|THK|60}}
** Soft white flowers{{Ref|THK|27}}
** Spiraling tendrils of delicate white-blue flowers{{Ref|WT|33}}
** Sundrops{{Ref|THK|57}}
** Tiny lavender flowers that look like claws {{Ref|TFoH|261}}
** White flowers with petals like dragonfly wings{{Ref|THK|57}}
* Fruit
** Bananas{{Ref|ToP|185}}
** Cantaloupes{{Ref|DoDe}}
** Chewy, rubbery red spheres that take an hour to swallow and days to pick from one's teeth{{Ref|THK|71}}
** Clawmentine{{Ref|THK|237}}
** Cloudberries{{Ref|THK|240}}
** Dragonberry{{Ref|THK|237}}
** Dragonfruit{{Ref|WT|30}}
** Figs{{Ref|THK|240}}
** Fire pears{{Ref|THK|237}}
** Guavas{{Ref|THK|240}}
** Kiwi{{Ref|L1|235}}
** Kumbu{{Ref|THK|237}}
** Lime-green star-shaped fruit that smelled like pineapple and basil{{Ref|THK|28}}
** Mangoes{{Ref|ToP|185}}
** Melons{{Ref|THK|47}}
** Nuts {{Ref|TFoH|263}}
** Papayas{{Ref|THK|237}}
** Purple spotted fruit{{Ref|L1|235}}
** Raspberries{{Ref|THK|240}}
** Small orange fruit{{Ref|THK|57}}
** Star fruits{{Ref|THK|237}}
** Tangelos{{Ref|THK|237}}
* Giant tomatoes{{Ref|L1|235}}
* Large seed pods{{Ref|WT|81}}
* Leaves
** Floppy oval leaves{{Ref|THK|43}}
** Medicinal leaves{{Ref|WT|113}}
* Moss{{Ref|THK|46}}
* Purple{{Ref|WT|63}} berries{{Ref|WT|60}}
* Reeds{{Ref|WT|29}}
* Trees{{Ref|WT|27}}
** Banyan trees{{Ref|WT|61}}
** Baobab trees{{Ref|DoDe}}
** Giant palm trees{{Ref|WT|44}}
* Vines{{Ref|WT|27}}
** Vines covered in purple blossoms{{Ref|THK|82}}
}}


Tarzan leaves with Jane, her father, and Clayton the next morning, boarding a small dinghy towards the large steamer. Once on board, however, Tarzan is greeted by fierce looking thugs who force Jane and Porter into the hull of the ship. Tarzan attempts to escape, jumping onto a smoke tower, but the smooth metal is difficult for him to hold onto and he crashes to the deck below. Clayton reveals to be more than just a jungle guide; he intends to capture the gorillas and sell them for a hefty profit. Outraged by Clayton's betrayal and his own naivety, Tarzan lets out a yell which reaches the ears of Terk and Tantor. Already angry about Tarzan leaving, Terk is cynical to Tantor's statement that Tarzan could be in trouble. Showing a surprisingly assertive side to himself, Tantor grabs Terk and plunges into the ocean towards the steamer as Clayton and his thugs take a small boat inland. Tantor and Terk overcome the guards on the boat and release Tarzan and the others.
== History ==
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
==== ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'' ====
The Rainforest Kingdom was the main setting of the book, where the [[dragonets of destiny]] sought safety after escaping the prison in the [[Summer Palace]].


As night falls on the gorilla family, a flare lights up the sky in red and the gorillas are overwhelmed by Clayton's gang. Many gorillas are tied up and put into cages, but Kerchak breaks through his ropes. Clayton strings him down again and claims that the silverback would be better off stuffed. Before Clayton can shoot, Tarzan lets out a loud battle cry, leading other animals of the jungle into the clearing, and frees Kerchak. Kerchak is amazed that Tarzan came back, to which Tarzan replies, "I came home." Jane and Porter arrive on Tantor and even the mandrill baboons, led by the baby, enter the fray. As Tarzan and Jane release Kala from her cage, Tarzan's arm is grazed by one of Clayton's bullets. Seeing this, Kerchak rushes at Clayton but is shot. Tarzan charges angrily at Clayton but is forced to run and hide as Clayton fires multiple shots at him. They both climb into the canopy and begin to fight on the tree branches. Tarzan wrestles Clayton's gun from him and points it at him, but hesitates. Clayton laughs and taunts Tarzan to become a man and shoot him. Tarzan mimics a gunshot, startling Clayton, before smashing the gun to pieces saying, "I'm not a man like you." Clayton brandishes a machete and swings it at Tarzan, forcing him to fall back. He catches onto some vines and backs into the trunk of a tree. Clayton follows but Tarzan brings down a nest of vines, entangling him. Clayton slashes blindly at the vines around him, not realizing that one is wrapping around his neck. Tarzan tries to stop him, but with one last swing, Clayton cuts the vines they were holding and they both fall. Tarzan lands safely on the ground, but Clayton is hanged.
==== ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]'' ====
After [[Starflight]], [[Fatespeaker]], and [[Flame]]'s attempt to escape the [[NightWing island]], Starflight and the others were brought safely inside the Rainforest Kingdom. The NightWings was soon evacuated into when the volcano finally exploded, an event which led to the [[NightWing Exodus]] near the end of the book.


Tarzan returns to the troop to find Kerchak dying and asks for his forgiveness. Kerchak tells him that he was mistaken about Tarzan; that he had always been part of the family and must now lead them in Kerchak's stead. Kerchak then puts his hand on Tarzan's shoulder and calls him son for the first time before he dies. Tarzan then stands before the rest of the gorilla family as their new leader and leads them into the jungle.
==== ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]'' ====
The Rainforest Kingdom served as the main place where the dragonets of destiny met to discuss important subjects on how to end the [[War of SandWing Succession|war]] and home to the NightWings. It was also the place where [[Sunny]] was kidnapped by [[Fierceteeth]], [[Strongwings]], and [[Preyhunter]].
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=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
==== ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]'' ====
In the prologue, [[Secretkeeper]] visited the Rainforest Kingdom and witnessed [[Moonwatcher]] hatching. The kingdom was mentioned throughout the book.  


The following morning, Jane and her father say farewell to Tarzan as they leave shore in the dingy bound for the steamer. Tarzan waves goodbye from the shore but Jane is too heartbroken to return the gesture. Porter notices how sad his daughter is and encourages her to follow her heart and go back to Tarzan. Jane jumps excitedly into the water and runs into Tarzan's arms, kissing him. Porter follows, telling the captain rowing the boat to say that they were never found. "After all, people get lost in the jungle every day."
==== ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]'' ====
The Rainforest Kingdom was the main setting of the book, where Winter, [[Qibli]], Moon, and [[Kinkajou]] searched for answers on [[Hailstorm]] and [[Scarlet]]'s whereabouts. They planned to protect Queen Glory from a possible assassin, [[Icicle]].


The rest of the gorilla troop arrives on the beach, smiling as Tarzan and Jane kiss. Jane tells the gorillas, in the language taught by Tarzan, that she is staying. They all cheer and Tarzan, Jane, and Porter live happily together in the jungle.
==== ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]'' ====
[[Turtle]] followed [[Darkstalker (L1)|Darkstalker]] to the kingdom and also visited Kinkajou, who was recovering at the time. After awhile, Darkstalker took most of the NightWings to the [[lost city of night]].


==Wildlife==
==== ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'' ====
*Beetles
In the epilogue, Moon visited the NightWing village to visit Secretkeeper, [[Hope]], and [[Peacemaker]].
*Botos
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*Centipedes 
=== Winglets ===
*Frogs
==== ''[[Prisoners]]'' ====
**Bullfrogs 
Fierceteeth shared how, after sneaking through the [[NightWing tunnels|Rainforest tunnel]] with Strongwings, she was ecstatic about the idea of escaping the island by moving to the rainforest. When they returned to the NightWing island, the two were barred from returning to the rainforest by [[Morrowseer]]; they would be allowed to go back once it was taken over by the NightWings. She then explained to [[Saguaro]] how the NightWings could have ensured [[Burn]] as the [[queen]] of the [[SandWings]] if the SandWings had helped her replace Glory as the queen of the Rainforest Kingdom.
**Tree frogs 
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***Hallucinogenic tree frogs 
=== Field Guides ===
**Poison dart frogs
==== ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'' ====
*Gibbons
The Rainforest Kingdom was mentioned several times in the RainWing chapter of the guide. It served as the setting of Kinkajou's short story about [[Silver]] and was described in ''[[literature#Named scrolls|Dangers of the Rainforest]]''. It was also mentioned by [[Handsome]] in his description of the [[Dragon royalty#RainWing Royal Challenge|RainWing royal challenge]], and by [[Python]] in her letter to [[Jacaranda]].
*Loris 
*Monkeys
**Spider monkeys
**Tamarins
*Jaguars
*Siamangs
*Sloths 
*Snails
*Snakes
**Boa constrictors 
*Spiders
*Tapirs 
*Tropical birds
**Parrots
***Cockatiels
***Cockatoos
***Conures
***Macaws
***Parakeets
***Toucans


== RainWing Village ==
In the [[IceWing]] chapter, the Rainforest Kingdom was briefly mentioned to be the source of melons used to flavor shaved ice.
[[File:Rainforest_kingdom_cover_shot.jpeg|thumb|267px|Rainforest houses]][[File:RainKingdomGraphicNovel.png|thumb|300px|The RainWing Village in the graphic novel]] The Rainforest is populated with hundreds of RainWings. They live in a village full of treehouses, fruits, platforms, hammocks, and trees. The roofs of the houses are made of leaves, making it harder to see the houses while flying and looking down. The villages are made up of tree houses with vine walkways connecting them. At the center of the village is a structure called The [[Arboretum]] (which resembles a version of the [[Queen Ruby's Palace|SkyWing Arena]], except nonviolent), which is a huge platform made from woven branches and surrounded by more tree-houses, some of which have been set up as fruit stands. The village has three hatcheries, and each hatchery holds a third of the village's eggs. Each hatchery has a tightly woven floor and is shaped like a large green [[Dragon Eggs|egg]]. The RainWings mix their eggs and raise them as a village, making it unknown who's related to who unless they do a venom test. However, [[Queen Glory]] vows to fix her tribe and make sure that RainWings know who their kin are.


There is a large treehouse that houses the queen, who until the end of [[The Hidden Kingdom|''The Hidden Kingdom'']] takes turns with other queens each month. ([[Ex-Queen Dazzling|Dazzling]], [[Ex-Queen Fruit Bat|Fruit Bat]], [[Ex-Queen Grandeur|Grandeur]], [[Ex-Queen Magnificent|Magnificent]], [[Ex-Queen Exquisite|Exquisite]], and [[Ex-Queen Splendor|Splendor]] were these queens.) There is also a Royal Garden which [[Tamarin]], one of the royal gardeners, takes care of.
== Trivia ==
 
* The Rainforest Kingdom is one of the safest places in Pyrrhia.{{Ref|Event|https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J0koHS1dIq3zZBvdlYwKrFeWGjSAo3INqp8iRObO118/edit}}
Many platforms and hammocks are between trees for the RainWing's sun-time. The healer's hut, which is close to the sunning platforms, is described to have red berries growing on the balcony, with skylights shining through its leafy roofs. Their houses are made in the trees with leaves as windows and the trees as a natural wall.
* Throughout history, many of the other tribes besides the RainWings desired to have the rainforest.{{Ref|AGttDW|73}} Specifically, the [[SkyWings]] and [[MudWings]] would have skirmishes with the RainWings over territory.{{Ref|AGttDW|82}}
 
== The NightWing Village ==
This is the section of the Rainforest where the NightWings have lived ever since their [[NightWing Fortress|volcano]] erupted and the NightWing Exodus occurred. It is the closest part to the [[NightWing Portals|NightWing Tunnels]] and has thinner trees. The NightWings have built huts out of leaves and twigs. The RainWings offered to help, but the NightWings, wanting to keep the dignity they had left, refused the offer. Because of this, the NightWing huts are poorly built and tend to leak or collapse frequently. The NightWing village is also very close to the ground. However, during the epilogue of ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'', [[Mightyclaws]] uses the power given to him by [[King Darkstalker]] to help create homes for the NightWings.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Rain Kingdom Map.png|The Rainforest Kingdom on the map of [[Pyrrhia]]
Wings of Fire 3 Full.jpg|The Rainforest Kingdom on the full cover of ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'', by [[Joy Ang]]
HK.jpg|Glory and the Rainforest Kingdom on the cover of ''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''
Rainforest kingdom Gn.jpg|The Rainforest Kingdom from ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
RainTransparent.png|A RainWing; the tribe living in the Rainforest Kingdom
RainWings (AGttDW BN preview, wings of fire).jpg|The Rainforest Kingdom from [[A Guide to the Dragon World]], by Joy Ang
NightTransparent.png|A NightWing; the tribe living in the Rainforest Kingdom since the NightWing Exodus
RainKingdomCloseUp.JPG|Rainforest Kingdom close up on the map of Pyrrhia, by [[Mike Schley]]
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RainKingdomCloseUpColored.JPG|Rainforest Kingdom close up on the colored map of Pyrrhia, by Mike Schley
Screen Shot 2014-04-10 at 8.34.37 AM.png|A drawing of the Rain kingdom
Rainforest Kingdom map.jpg|Map of the Rainforest Kingdom from ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'', by Mike Schley
Background-Rainforest Kingdom-For Heron The MudWing.png|By SeaWing1983
Rainforest Kingdom1.png|The Rainforest Kingdom from [[Wings of Fire Island|Scholastic HomeBase]]
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IMG 2292.PNG|Rainwing in the Rainforest Kingdom
Glory meets the rainwings by foxxlight-d947cuz.png|dragonets in the rainforest kingdom
Rainforest Kingdom.png |The Rainforest Kingdom
Interestingglory2.gif|Illusion!
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0rainforest.jpg|Rainforest
0rainwing village.jpg|RainWing Village
Rainforest Kingdom1.png|The Rainforest Kingdom on Scholastic Home Base
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RainKingdomGraphicNovel.png|RainWing Village
RainWing (1).png|Glory's Ref
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 9 October 2025

The Rainforest Kingdom is a vast jungle that covers most of the southeastern part of Pyrrhia. It is occupied by the RainWings and most of the NightWings, and is currently ruled by Queen Glory.

Description

The Rainforest Kingdom is wild and noisy;[1] it is a wild assault of greenery[2] and leaves,[3] consisting of many colorful birds, tall,[4] whispering trees, exuberant flowers,[5] tangles of vines, and a thick canopy of green leaves overhead. The sounds of howling, buzzing, and a waterfall can be heard in some areas.[6] There are many strange smells, as well as heat that is damp and sticky. There are giant spiderwebs everywhere,[7] and at least one river with oozing black mud, reeds, and a huge boulder along its banks.[8] A damp layer of leaves[9] and bracken[10] covers the forest floor, where it is cool and muddy.[11] Quicksand exists in some areas of the rainforest,[12] and the canopies are sunlit emerald-green and whirring with the whispers of tiny wings.[13] The ground is made up of dirt, tree debris, and tangled roots.

During the daytime, warm bursts of sunlight nudges through the leafy canopies.[14] At nighttime, the rainforest is filled with a cacophony of noises from birds, frogs, insects,[15] burps, gurgles, and rustling.[16] The air smells like jasmine,[17] mangoes, moss, river rocks,[18] the color green, mammals, bananas, and birds. The air is warm and buzzing, and the sunlight through the leaves is gentle and peaceful.[19] The trees are often wet from rainfall.[4]

Notable features

Banyan Tree

The Rainforest Kingdom includes a particularly large banyan tree, located a short flight away from the royal pavilion. It is an enormous, fat tree with bulging branches and knobby roots sticking out from the undergrowth.[20] Its roots, some as fat around as a dragon, extend far, all the way to a wall of bushes where the forest floor begins sloping up.[10]

NightWing tunnels

NightWing village

RainWing healer's pavilion

RainWing royal pavilion

RainWing village

RainWing wingery

Flora/Fauna

Wildlife

Animals

  • Anteaters[21]
  • Arachnids
    • Furry spiders[7]
    • Wandering spiders[22]
  • Birds
    • Long-legged lavender-colored birds[21]
    • Tropical birds[23]
      • Large-beaked red birds[20]
      • Lorikeets[23]
      • Parrots[23]
      • Quetzals[25]
      • Toucans[23]
      • Unnamed birds with red, yellow, blue, and green feathers[6]
  • Boars[10]
  • Fish[26]
  • Frogs[21][16][27]
    • Bug-eyed sky-blue hallucinogenic frogs[21]
    • Fat spiny frogs[27]
    • Fat blue frogs[28]
    • Hallucinogenic orange toads[8]
    • Small blue frogs with darker blue speckles[29]
    • Tree frogs[30][31]
  • Giant centipedes[22]
  • Great Apes
  • Insects
    • Ants[33]
    • Beetles[34]
      • Greenish-brown beetles with many legs[35]
      • Rhinoceros beetles[36]
      • Shimmery green beetles[14]
    • Bumblebees[37]
    • Butterflies[13]
      • Small yellow butterflies[38]
      • Glass-winged butterflies as large as a dragon's talons[3]
      • Purple and gold butterflies[13]
    • Centipedes[39]
    • Crickets[40]
    • Dragonflies[37]
    • Fireflies[41]
    • Flies[42]
    • Glow-in-the-dark moths[43]
    • Green-striped caterpillars[7]
    • Mosquitoes[26]
    • Walking twig-like insects[7]
  • Jaguar[40]
  • Lizards[21][44]
  • Mollusks
  • Monkeys[12][45]
    • Funny-faced little monkeys with long tails[46]
    • Russet monkeys[47]
    • Screamer monkeys[48]
    • Small orange monkeys with black faces[49]
    • Tamarin monkeys[39]
  • Humans[24]
  • Sloths[50]
  • Small blue salamanders[17]
  • Small pigs[11]
  • Snakes[12]
  • Tapirs[51]
  • Toads[8]

Plants

  • Bushes[11]
  • Ferns[40]
  • Flowers
    • Delicate white-orange-pink orchids[53]
    • Fuchsia flowers[54]
    • Giant bright orange-and-gold flowers [3]
    • Lacy scarlet flowers[47]
    • Moon-colored flowers[55]
    • Orchids
      • Pale night orchids[43]
      • Talon-sized orange orchids[56]
    • Purple and blue morning glories[53]
    • Red flowers as big as a dragonet's talons[57]
    • Silvery yellow flowers[58]
    • Soft white flowers[59]
    • Spiraling tendrils of delicate white-blue flowers[39]
    • Sundrops[60]
    • Tiny lavender flowers that look like claws [3]
    • White flowers with petals like dragonfly wings[60]
  • Fruit
    • Bananas[61]
    • Cantaloupes[24]
    • Chewy, rubbery red spheres that take an hour to swallow and days to pick from one's teeth[62]
    • Clawmentine[23]
    • Cloudberries[63]
    • Dragonberry[23]
    • Dragonfruit[57]
    • Figs[63]
    • Fire pears[23]
    • Guavas[63]
    • Kiwi[64]
    • Kumbu[23]
    • Lime-green star-shaped fruit that smelled like pineapple and basil[65]
    • Mangoes[61]
    • Melons[66]
    • Nuts [67]
    • Papayas[23]
    • Purple spotted fruit[64]
    • Raspberries[63]
    • Small orange fruit[60]
    • Star fruits[23]
    • Tangelos[23]
  • Giant tomatoes[64]
  • Large seed pods[68]
  • Leaves
    • Floppy oval leaves[69]
    • Medicinal leaves[38]
  • Moss[70]
  • Purple[10] berries[71]
  • Reeds[8]
  • Trees[6]
  • Vines[6]
    • Vines covered in purple blossoms[73]

History

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Hidden Kingdom

The Rainforest Kingdom was the main setting of the book, where the dragonets of destiny sought safety after escaping the prison in the Summer Palace.

The Dark Secret

After Starflight, Fatespeaker, and Flame's attempt to escape the NightWing island, Starflight and the others were brought safely inside the Rainforest Kingdom. The NightWings was soon evacuated into when the volcano finally exploded, an event which led to the NightWing Exodus near the end of the book.

The Brightest Night

The Rainforest Kingdom served as the main place where the dragonets of destiny met to discuss important subjects on how to end the war and home to the NightWings. It was also the place where Sunny was kidnapped by Fierceteeth, Strongwings, and Preyhunter.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising

In the prologue, Secretkeeper visited the Rainforest Kingdom and witnessed Moonwatcher hatching. The kingdom was mentioned throughout the book.

Winter Turning

The Rainforest Kingdom was the main setting of the book, where Winter, Qibli, Moon, and Kinkajou searched for answers on Hailstorm and Scarlet's whereabouts. They planned to protect Queen Glory from a possible assassin, Icicle.

Talons of Power

Turtle followed Darkstalker to the kingdom and also visited Kinkajou, who was recovering at the time. After awhile, Darkstalker took most of the NightWings to the lost city of night.

Darkness of Dragons

In the epilogue, Moon visited the NightWing village to visit Secretkeeper, Hope, and Peacemaker.

Winglets

Prisoners

Fierceteeth shared how, after sneaking through the Rainforest tunnel with Strongwings, she was ecstatic about the idea of escaping the island by moving to the rainforest. When they returned to the NightWing island, the two were barred from returning to the rainforest by Morrowseer; they would be allowed to go back once it was taken over by the NightWings. She then explained to Saguaro how the NightWings could have ensured Burn as the queen of the SandWings if the SandWings had helped her replace Glory as the queen of the Rainforest Kingdom.

Field Guides

A Guide to the Dragon World

The Rainforest Kingdom was mentioned several times in the RainWing chapter of the guide. It served as the setting of Kinkajou's short story about Silver and was described in Dangers of the Rainforest. It was also mentioned by Handsome in his description of the RainWing royal challenge, and by Python in her letter to Jacaranda.

In the IceWing chapter, the Rainforest Kingdom was briefly mentioned to be the source of melons used to flavor shaved ice.

Trivia

  • The Rainforest Kingdom is one of the safest places in Pyrrhia.[event 1]
  • Throughout history, many of the other tribes besides the RainWings desired to have the rainforest.[74] Specifically, the SkyWings and MudWings would have skirmishes with the RainWings over territory.[75]

References

  1. ↑ The Flames of Hope, page 283
  2. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Prisoners, page 28
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Flames of Hope, page 261
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 66
  5. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 59
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Winter Turning, page 27
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Winter Turning, page 28
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Winter Turning, page 29
  9. ↑ Winter Turning, page 40
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Winter Turning, page 63
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Winter Turning, page 44
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 The Hidden Kingdom, page 15
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 The Hidden Kingdom, page 24
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Hidden Kingdom, page 12
  15. ↑ Winter Turning, page 118
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 The Hidden Kingdom, page 84
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 The Flames of Hope, page 265
  18. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Prisoners, page 32
  19. ↑ The Flames of Hope, page 262
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Winter Turning, page 62
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 The Hidden Kingdom, page 73
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 70
  23. ↑ 23.00 23.01 23.02 23.03 23.04 23.05 23.06 23.07 23.08 23.09 23.10 23.11 The Hidden Kingdom, page 237
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Darkness of Dragons, epilogue
  25. ↑ Moon Rising, page 94
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Talons of Power, page 130
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 The Hidden Kingdom, page 171
  28. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 36
  29. ↑ Winter Turning, page 117
  30. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 21
  31. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 278
  32. ↑ Talons of Power, page 174
  33. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 18
  34. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 271
  35. ↑ Winter Turning, page 49
  36. ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 99
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 The Brightest Night, page 45
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Winter Turning, page 113
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 Winter Turning, page 33
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 Moon Rising, prologue
  41. ↑ Winter Turning, page 114
  42. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 76
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Winter Turning, page 125
  44. ↑ Winter Turning, page 53
  45. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 49
  46. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 69
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 The Hidden Kingdom, page 62
  48. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 23
  49. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 238
  50. ↑ Winter Turning, page 31
  51. ↑ Moon Rising, page 216
  52. ↑ Winter Turning, page 115
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 Winter Turning, page 56
  54. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 55
  55. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 159
  56. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 26
  57. ↑ 57.0 57.1 Winter Turning, page 30
  58. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 60
  59. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 27
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 60.2 The Hidden Kingdom, page 57
  61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 Talons of Power, page 185
  62. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 71
  63. ↑ 63.0 63.1 63.2 63.3 The Hidden Kingdom, page 240
  64. ↑ 64.0 64.1 64.2 Darkstalker, page 235
  65. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 28
  66. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 47
  67. ↑ The Flames of Hope, page 263
  68. ↑ Winter Turning, page 81
  69. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 43
  70. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 46
  71. ↑ Winter Turning, page 60
  72. ↑ Winter Turning, page 61
  73. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 82
  74. ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 73
  75. ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 82
  1. ↑ Stated by Tui, source 


RainWings
Queens

Present: Dazzling • Exquisite • Fruit Bat • Glory • Grandeur • Magnificent • Splendor
Historical: Anaconda • Jacaranda

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Jambu

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Python

Jade Mountain

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Rainforest Kingdom • RainWing healer's pavilion • RainWing royal pavilion • RainWing village

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