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{{SpoilerToP}} '''The SandWing Treasure''' was stolen from the royal treasury; taken mostly by [[Princess Blister]] right after [[Queen Oasis]]'s death about twenty years before the events of ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]''. The rest was taken by the three [[Scavengers|scavengers]] that were responsible for the death of Queen Oasis: [[Flower]] (Rose) and the parents of [[Holler and Fluffy|Holler]] (Ivy). Known artifacts include the [[Lazulite dragon|Lazulite Dragon]], the [[Eye of Onyx]], the [[SandWings|SandWing]] Scepter, and one of the three existing [[Dreamvisitors]], (created by [[Darkstalker]]) and an assortment of other various gems, coins, and other treasures. The second [[Dreamvisitors|Dreamvisitor]] was in the [[NightWing Fortress|NightWing fortress]] and was stolen by Flame. Meanwhile, the third was found by [[Ex-Queen Scarlet|Scarlet]], most likely in Burn's Weirdling Tower.
The '''SandWing treasure''' was lost treasure stolen from the [[Dragon royalty|royal]] [[SandWings]]' [[SandWing stronghold#Treasury|treasury]] in roughly 4,992 AS. It was thought to have been stolen by the [[humans]] who killed [[Queen Oasis]] until [[Blister]] revealed by the end of ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]'' that she had stolen most the treasure. Various well-known jewels, such as the Lazulite Dragon and the SandWing Scepter, were lost to [[Heath]], one of the three humans who murdered Oasis. The thievery of the SandWing treasure was one of the prominent reasons why the seven [[Dragons|dragon]] tribes participated in the [[War of SandWing Succession]]. As of the end of ''[[Dragonslayer]]'', [[Ivy]] and [[Leaf]] returned all of Heath's treasure to the SandWings.


The treasure (mainly the Eye of Onyx) was one of the prominent reasons why the seven dragon tribes were sparring in the [[War of The SandWing Succession|war]], the title of SandWing queen being the other reason. The Eye of Onyx was the most sought after artifact, as whoever held it instantly became the [[Dragon Queens|queen]] of the SandWings, regardless of their bloodline or tribe. It is later shown that supposedly only a worthy SandWing can hold it and survive, after the incident with Blister. In [[The Brightest Night|''The Brightest Night'']], there is a moment where [[Princess Sunny|Sunny]] considered for a moment becoming the newest queen of the SandWings, but decided her mother, [[Queen Thorn|Thorn]], would be a better and more respected choice. The [[IceWings]] spent a lot of their time searching for it by destroying [[Scavenger Dens|scavenger dens]]; thus it can be concluded that finding the stolen treasure was a priority to [[Queen Glacier]], as her ally [[Blaze]] had promised Queen Glacier land for helping [[Blaze]] earn the throne.
Some of the SandWing treasure once belonged to the [[NightWings]] of [[Darkstalker (L1)|Darkstalker]]'s era, plundered from the [[lost city of night]] after the NightWings fled to the [[NightWing island]].{{Ref|L1|222-223}}


It is unknown if the treasure was returned to the SandWing citizens or to the SandWing treasury after Blister's death in ''The Brightest Night ''after various gems were discovered, along with the Eye of Onyx, hidden in Queen Oasis's skull. It is assumed that this was done by [[Smolder|Smolder's]] pet scavenger, Flower, thinking she would be able to return later to gather it, or just that she didn't want to be caught with it. The two scavengers, Holler and Fluffy, had the Lazulite Dragon and the dreamvisitor, which was returned to Sunny. Another piece of the treasure, the SandWing Scepter, has yet to be found or make a formal appearance, but may appear later in the series.
== Known SandWing Treasure ==
=== The Desert Tiara ===
The Desert Tiara is a crown wrought from silver into spikes to symbolize cacti, and is studded with crystals to represent the sparse oases in the kingdom.{{Ref|AGttDW|112}}


Apparently in Darkstalker's time, the SandWings had barely any treasure, and Darkstalker believed that they plundered the [[The Lost City of Night|the original Night Kingdom]] upon his being put to sleep. Therefore, some of the treasures may have originally belonged to the [[NightWings]].
=== The [[Eye of Onyx]] ===
The [[Eye of Onyx]] is an enchanted pendant, characterized by the wings made from molded, beaten gold, framing an orb of polished black stone. The wings are red-gold-orange in color on either side and set on a chain of hammered golden links.{{Ref|TBN|293}} It was hidden in Oasis's corpse's skull by [[Rose]], and was returned to the SandWings by the end of ''The Brightest Night''.


==''[[The Brightest Night]]''==
Whoever holds the Eye of Onyx rules the [[Kingdom of Sand]] and the SandWings. It chooses the best dragon for the job, regardless or royal blood or affiliation, and has chosen commoners over royalty before.{{Ref|DoD|175}}
==='''[[The Eye of Onyx|The Eye of Onyx]]'''===
[[File:The Eye of Onyx.PNG|thumb|220x220px|By Darkstalker Shadows: The Eye of Onyx]]
The Eye of Onyx is an enchanted pendant, characterized by the wings made from molded, beaten gold, framing an orb of polished black stone. This accessorizing piece is said to have be set on a chain of hammered gold links. Due to its name, it is almost certainly and assumed to be made from onyx.
[[File:Eye_of_Onyx.png|thumb|Eye of Onyx]]
Whoever holds the Eye of Onyx rules the [[Kingdom of Sand]] and the SandWings, as long as the previous ruler has died. Therefore, if any of the SandWing sisters (Burn, Blister, or Blaze) had had it, they would have become queen, suggesting that the Eye of Onyx was hidden away. It was revealed in ''The Brightest Night'' that Flower, Smolder's pet scavenger, had stolen it and some other valuable items of treasure after Queen Oasis was slain. Fearing she would be captured by the SandWings, she placed it in Queen Oasis' mouth, and the Queen and the treasure were both buried at Burn's stronghold. This may be why the war had dragged on for so long, as the Eye had not yet been found, "like Queen Oasis was still hanging on to it", as described by [[Queen Glory|Glory]]. 


During Blister and Blaze's skirmish over the throne, Flower got Sunny's attention and managed to get her, Glory, [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]], and Thorn to dig at the the base of Queen Oasis's obelisk- a monument mounted over the dragon queens final resting place. There they discovered two bags of treasure nestled within Queen Oasis's skull, right about where her maw would be. Among these items was the Eye of Onyx which Sunny presented to Thorn. When Thorn held it, the treasure gave off a tiny jolt of purple lightning, as if it had accepted Thorn as the new queen.
The Eye of Onyx was created by an ancient [[animus]] dragon named [[Jerboa]], who lived and disappeared over 2,000 years prior to [[The Dragonet Prophecy (prophecy)|The Dragonet Prophecy]].{{Ref|DoD|168}}
[[File:Imageofeyeofonyx.jpeg|thumb|220x220px]]
Enraged at Thorn for supposedly "stealing" her queen-ship, Blister snatched the Eye of Onyx out of Thorn's talons, proclaiming herself as the "rightful queen". Unfortunately for the princess, on contact with the Eye, orange sparks flew off of the stone, starting a violent reaction. Lightning flooded Blister's body, and she combusted spontaneously into a mound of black dust. When Thorn retrieved it, it had "calmed down", by the dark purple lines running across it, then disappearing. Thorn then remarks that she now understood why Queen Oasis hadn't worn it all the time, yet still reluctantly puts it on. [[Princess Sunny|Sunny]] claimed that the reflection of the nearby torchlight on the necklace's hammered golden attachments that this must have been the "Wings of Fire". As the series is still named after this piece of treasure, the Eye of Onyx may play another major role later on in the series.


==='''[[Lazulite Dragon|The Lazulite Dragon]]'''===
[[Queen Thorn]] currently owns the Eye of Onyx, and has a fake copy in her treasury.{{Ref|DoD|160}}


When Sunny visited the scavenger city ruins, Fluffy gave the Lazulite Dragon to Sunny as part of an exchange for the safety of his close friend, Holler (Ivy).[[File:LazuliteDragon.png|thumb|By Heron]] This statue is a large, carved dragon made of lazulite, with emeralds embedded in the stone for eyes. It is rumored that the object is animus touched, but other than this speculation, it is unknown what the enchantment is, or if there is any at all.
=== The Lazulite Dragon ===
The Lazulite Dragon is a blue statue of a dragon with green emerald eyes carved from lapis lazuli.{{Ref|TBN|199}} [[Sunny]] received the Lazulite Dragon from Leaf in exchange for Ivy's safety in ''The Brightest Night''. Sunny decided to keep the Lazulite Dragon and the rest of the treasure that Leaf gave her.{{Ref|TBN|202}} It is currently unknown what happened to the Lazulite Dragon after ''The Brightest Night''.


==='''The SandWing Scepter'''===
=== The SandWing Scepter ===
The SandWing Scepter was an item of the royal SandWing treasure, mentioned only briefly by [[Starflight]], when he was lecturing the [[The Dragonets of Destiny|dragonets]] in the caves beneath the mountain, and by Sunny in ''The Brightest Night'' when she was trying to guess what the scavengers had stolen and when talking with Smolder about the Eye of Onyx. It has yet to be uncovered and may play a larger part in books to come.
The SandWing Scepter is an oak staff, plated with beaten gold and inlaid with onyx and pearls.{{Ref|AGttDW|112}}


== ''[[Deserter]]'' ==
It was mentioned briefly by [[Starflight]] when he was lecturing the [[Talons of Peace#Dragonets of destiny|dragonets]] in the caves beneath the [[Claws of the Clouds Mountains|mountain]]. Sunny also mentioned the scepter in ''The Brightest Night'' when she tried to guess what the humans had stolen. The current owner or whereabouts of the scepter are currently unknown.


=== The Eye of Onyx ===
===The Twilight Necklace===
It was mentioned by Blister when she convinced Burn not to fight her for the throne after the discovery of Queen Oasis's body. Someone (it was never revealed who) suggested the fight, but when one of the princes pointed out that it wouldn't be fair to Blaze, Blister agreed and said that first they should discover who killed Oasis, adding quietly to [[Princess Burn|Burn]]: "Besides, we don't have the Eye of Onyx".
The Twilight Necklace is a long, thin, coiled chain made of a silvery-black metal.{{Ref|AGttDW|112}}{{Ref|L2|182}} It is capable of turning whoever wears it invisible,{{Ref|L2|182}} and it works even when two individuals wear it at the same time.{{Ref|L2|429}} [[Stone]] currently possesses the invisibility necklace.
 
== History ==
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
==== ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'' ====
The dragonets of destiny acted out the start of the War of SandWing Succession, in which [[Clay]] portrayed the scavenger who stole all the SandWing treasure. Starflight then listed the names of the most well-known treasures, including the Lazulite Dragon, the SandWing Scepter, and the Eye of Onyx.
 
==== ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'' ====
[[Glory]] briefly recalled how Oasis had owned the SandWing treasure.
 
==== ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]'' ====
[[Smolder]] brought Sunny out of [[Burn]]'s weirdling tower to ask for her opinion about what happened to the treasure. Sunny then said that Burn must have wanted a treasure that was stolen and began to list the ones she knew of, such as the Lazulite Dragon, before confirming that Burn wanted the Eye of Onyx, as Smolder accidentally led her to this conclusion.
 
After finding Leaf and Ivy and asking for the treasure, Sunny was given the Lazulite Dragon and a [[dreamvisitor]].
 
Rose revealed the rest of the treasure hidden within the jaws of the skeleton remains of Queen Oasis. Among the treasure hidden was the Eye of Onyx, which Sunny gave to her mother, Thorn, declaring her the new [[queen]] of the SandWings. Blister attempted to take it away from her, but lightning shot out of it, killing Blister and reducing her to a pile of ashes.
----
=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
==== ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'' ====
When [[Onyx]] challenged Thorn for the throne, [[Qibli]] used the weather bracelets to cast a sandstorm, as he was afraid the Eye of Onyx would choose Onyx over Thorn due to her royal heritage. Inside the palace, Thorn told Qibli about the history of the Eye of Onyx; how Jerboa enchanted it to choose the best possible queen as a gift to the queen of SandWings, how it has chosen normal dragons over royalty before, and that the current royal family was not the same as the original one. She then jokingly requested that the enchantment was a bit less extreme, so she could just retire quietly in peace instead of getting incinerated. It was revealed Thorn put a fake Eye of Onyx in her treasury to "fool thieves and save their lives," which had been stolen by [[Vulture]].
----
=== Legends ===
==== ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' ====
In the prologue, Rose snuck into the treasure room alone to steal as much of Queen Oasis's treasure as she could. However, Oasis attacked them. Heath and Stone managed to get away with the most of the stolen treasure, but Rose had gone missing. At some point later on in the story, Rose hid the Eye of Onyx in Oasis's skull.
 
The treasure was mentioned frequently throughout the book. It was then revealed that Heath had hidden the treasure from the other residents of [[Valor]]. It contained the gold nuggets, glittering gems, the Lazulite Dragon, and an invisibility necklace that Stone used.
----
=== Winglets ===
==== ''[[Deserter]]'' ====
Blister mentioned the treasure when she convinced Burn not to fight her for the throne after discovering Queen Oasis's corpse. Someone suggested the fight, but when one of the princes pointed out that it would not be fair to Blaze, Blister agreed and said that first, they should discover who killed Oasis, adding quietly to Burn: "Besides, we don't have the Eye of Onyx."
----
=== Field Guides ===
==== ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'' ====
Several pieces of SandWing treasure were featured in a wanted poster in the guide.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* It is unknown whether or not the SandWing Scepter has any purpose or enchantment at all, or if it is just a decorative piece of treasure.
* After the NightWings moved to the volcano, the SandWings raided their palace and stole a dreamvisitor.{{Ref|L1|222-223}} This led many dragons to think a SandWing animus had created the dreamvisitors,{{Ref|TDS|104}} though this was proven incorrect in ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''.{{Ref|MR|120}}
* It is possible that some of these items, such as the Eye of Onyx, were enchanted by [[Jerboa]] (a SandWing [[Animus Dragons|animus]] mentioned in'' [[Darkstalker (Legends)]]'' or any of his ancestors/descendants, seeing as the trait is hereditary.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery navigation="true">
<gallery>
Eye of Onyx.png
SandWing Treasure GN.png|SandWing treasure from ''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
SandWingSceptor.png
Various Sandwing treasure TBN.jpeg|SandWing treasure from ''The Brightest Night (graphic novel)'', by Mike Holmes
Eyeofonyx 2 by Alaska.png|By Alaska
SandWing Treasure.png|SandWing treasure from ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)]]'', by Mike Holmes
Imageofeyeofonyx.jpeg
Desert Tiara.jpg|The Desert Tiara from ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'', by [[Joy Ang]]
The Eye of Onyx.PNG
The Eye of Onyx.png|Made by QueenClam|link=http://gdtrekkie.deviantart.com
LazuliteDragon.png|By Heron
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</gallery>
</gallery>
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 06:44, 21 December 2024

The SandWing treasure was lost treasure stolen from the royal SandWings' treasury in roughly 4,992 AS. It was thought to have been stolen by the humans who killed Queen Oasis until Blister revealed by the end of The Brightest Night that she had stolen most the treasure. Various well-known jewels, such as the Lazulite Dragon and the SandWing Scepter, were lost to Heath, one of the three humans who murdered Oasis. The thievery of the SandWing treasure was one of the prominent reasons why the seven dragon tribes participated in the War of SandWing Succession. As of the end of Dragonslayer, Ivy and Leaf returned all of Heath's treasure to the SandWings.

Some of the SandWing treasure once belonged to the NightWings of Darkstalker's era, plundered from the lost city of night after the NightWings fled to the NightWing island.[1]

Known SandWing Treasure

The Desert Tiara

The Desert Tiara is a crown wrought from silver into spikes to symbolize cacti, and is studded with crystals to represent the sparse oases in the kingdom.[2]

The Eye of Onyx

The Eye of Onyx is an enchanted pendant, characterized by the wings made from molded, beaten gold, framing an orb of polished black stone. The wings are red-gold-orange in color on either side and set on a chain of hammered golden links.[3] It was hidden in Oasis's corpse's skull by Rose, and was returned to the SandWings by the end of The Brightest Night.

Whoever holds the Eye of Onyx rules the Kingdom of Sand and the SandWings. It chooses the best dragon for the job, regardless or royal blood or affiliation, and has chosen commoners over royalty before.[4]

The Eye of Onyx was created by an ancient animus dragon named Jerboa, who lived and disappeared over 2,000 years prior to The Dragonet Prophecy.[5]

Queen Thorn currently owns the Eye of Onyx, and has a fake copy in her treasury.[6]

The Lazulite Dragon

The Lazulite Dragon is a blue statue of a dragon with green emerald eyes carved from lapis lazuli.[7] Sunny received the Lazulite Dragon from Leaf in exchange for Ivy's safety in The Brightest Night. Sunny decided to keep the Lazulite Dragon and the rest of the treasure that Leaf gave her.[8] It is currently unknown what happened to the Lazulite Dragon after The Brightest Night.

The SandWing Scepter

The SandWing Scepter is an oak staff, plated with beaten gold and inlaid with onyx and pearls.[2]

It was mentioned briefly by Starflight when he was lecturing the dragonets in the caves beneath the mountain. Sunny also mentioned the scepter in The Brightest Night when she tried to guess what the humans had stolen. The current owner or whereabouts of the scepter are currently unknown.

The Twilight Necklace

The Twilight Necklace is a long, thin, coiled chain made of a silvery-black metal.[2][9] It is capable of turning whoever wears it invisible,[9] and it works even when two individuals wear it at the same time.[10] Stone currently possesses the invisibility necklace.

History

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Dragonet Prophecy

The dragonets of destiny acted out the start of the War of SandWing Succession, in which Clay portrayed the scavenger who stole all the SandWing treasure. Starflight then listed the names of the most well-known treasures, including the Lazulite Dragon, the SandWing Scepter, and the Eye of Onyx.

The Hidden Kingdom

Glory briefly recalled how Oasis had owned the SandWing treasure.

The Brightest Night

Smolder brought Sunny out of Burn's weirdling tower to ask for her opinion about what happened to the treasure. Sunny then said that Burn must have wanted a treasure that was stolen and began to list the ones she knew of, such as the Lazulite Dragon, before confirming that Burn wanted the Eye of Onyx, as Smolder accidentally led her to this conclusion.

After finding Leaf and Ivy and asking for the treasure, Sunny was given the Lazulite Dragon and a dreamvisitor.

Rose revealed the rest of the treasure hidden within the jaws of the skeleton remains of Queen Oasis. Among the treasure hidden was the Eye of Onyx, which Sunny gave to her mother, Thorn, declaring her the new queen of the SandWings. Blister attempted to take it away from her, but lightning shot out of it, killing Blister and reducing her to a pile of ashes.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Darkness of Dragons

When Onyx challenged Thorn for the throne, Qibli used the weather bracelets to cast a sandstorm, as he was afraid the Eye of Onyx would choose Onyx over Thorn due to her royal heritage. Inside the palace, Thorn told Qibli about the history of the Eye of Onyx; how Jerboa enchanted it to choose the best possible queen as a gift to the queen of SandWings, how it has chosen normal dragons over royalty before, and that the current royal family was not the same as the original one. She then jokingly requested that the enchantment was a bit less extreme, so she could just retire quietly in peace instead of getting incinerated. It was revealed Thorn put a fake Eye of Onyx in her treasury to "fool thieves and save their lives," which had been stolen by Vulture.

Legends

Dragonslayer

In the prologue, Rose snuck into the treasure room alone to steal as much of Queen Oasis's treasure as she could. However, Oasis attacked them. Heath and Stone managed to get away with the most of the stolen treasure, but Rose had gone missing. At some point later on in the story, Rose hid the Eye of Onyx in Oasis's skull.

The treasure was mentioned frequently throughout the book. It was then revealed that Heath had hidden the treasure from the other residents of Valor. It contained the gold nuggets, glittering gems, the Lazulite Dragon, and an invisibility necklace that Stone used.

Winglets

Deserter

Blister mentioned the treasure when she convinced Burn not to fight her for the throne after discovering Queen Oasis's corpse. Someone suggested the fight, but when one of the princes pointed out that it would not be fair to Blaze, Blister agreed and said that first, they should discover who killed Oasis, adding quietly to Burn: "Besides, we don't have the Eye of Onyx."

Field Guides

A Guide to the Dragon World

Several pieces of SandWing treasure were featured in a wanted poster in the guide.

Trivia

  • After the NightWings moved to the volcano, the SandWings raided their palace and stole a dreamvisitor.[1] This led many dragons to think a SandWing animus had created the dreamvisitors,[11] though this was proven incorrect in Moon Rising.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Darkstalker, page 222-223
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 112
  3. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 293
  4. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 175
  5. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 168
  6. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 160
  7. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 199
  8. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 202
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dragonslayer, page 182
  10. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 429
  11. ↑ The Dark Secret, page 104
  12. ↑ Moon Rising, page 120
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