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[[File:SandTransparent.png|center|600x600px|SandWing by Joy Ang]]'''SandWings '''are a desert-dwelling tribe of [[Pyrrhia]]n [[dragons]] whose scale pigmentation ranges from pale gold, light yellow, off-white, and pale brown. They can breathe fire much like some other Pyrrhian dragon tribes. SandWings can also survive for long periods of time without water, and poison their victims with the tips of their venom-barbed tails, which are quite similar to a scorpion's. All SandWings have heat-radiating scales.
[[File:SandTransparent.png|center|600x600px|SandWing by Joy Ang]]
'''SandWings''', also known as '''sand dragons''' or '''desert dragons''' to [[humans]], are a [[Pyrrhian]] [[dragons|dragon]] tribe who dwell in the [[Kingdom of Sand]], a vast desert along the west coast and near the center of Pyrrhia. They are currently ruled by [[Queen Thorn]].


They live primarily in the [[Kingdom of Sand]], but most members of this tribe live in either [[Queen Thorn's Stronghold]] or the [[Scorpion Den]], although some do live in [[Sanctuary]] or [[Possibility]] as well. Eighteen years previous to the events of ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (Book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'', the SandWings were ruled by [[Queen Oasis]] until she was murdered by three [[scavengers]] who had stolen a few famous items from the [[The SandWing Treasure|SandWing Treasury]], including the [[Lazulite Dragon]] and the [[The Eye of Onyx|Eye of Onyx]]. Oasis' three daughters, [[Princess Blister|Blister]], [[Princess Burn|Burn]], and [[Ex-Princess Blaze|Blaze]], started a continent-wide war for the SandWing throne. Burn, the eldest sister, was allied with the [[MudWings]] and the [[SkyWings]]; Blister, the middle sister, was allied with the [[SeaWings]], [[NightWings]], and the [[Talons of Peace]]; and Blaze, the youngest, was allied with the [[IceWings]] and most of the SandWings.
[[Stone]], [[Rose]], and [[Heath]] were the main cause of the [[War of SandWing Succession]], as the three warring princesses were vying for control of their tribe. Each princess had different allies — [[Blister]] was allied with the [[SeaWings]] and [[NightWings]], and formerly the [[MudWings]]. [[Burn]] was allied with the [[SkyWings]] and later the MudWings, and [[Blaze]] was allied with the [[IceWings]] and most of the SandWings. After the eighteen year long war ended, these alliances disintegrated and the SandWings joined as one to serve the new queen.  


The [[War of SandWing Succession]] reached its end when [[Princess Sunny|Sunny]] gave the Eye of Onyx to [[Queen Thorn|Thorn]], her mother, declaring her as the rightful SandWing [[Dragon Queens|queen]]. Although Burn and Blister died on the false Brightest Night, Blaze accepted Queen Thorn as her queen and currently lives in her stronghold.
== Description ==
[[File:SandTail.png|thumb|300px|A SandWing tail barb from ''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]]]
SandWings are partly based on scorpions.{{Ref|Event|https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---alex}} They have pale yellow,{{Ref|L2|450}} pale gold,{{Ref|TDPp}} white-gold,{{Ref|TLH|188}} or light yellow-brown{{Ref|TBN|59}} scales that blend in with the desert sand. They have obsidian-black eyes,{{Ref|TDP|13}} a spike on the top of their nose and below their ear, and a black forked tongue. They have short, curved horns and a sail or ridge going from the top of their snout to about three fourths down their tails, which have a scorpion-like stinger at the end. Their tail barb is typically dark in color.{{Ref|L2|4}}
[[File:Sandwing egg book one.jpg|thumb|A SandWing egg, by Mike Holmes]]
SandWings may have different patterns on their scales and wings, including black diamond patterns,{{Ref|TLH|188}} brown speckled markings,{{Ref|TBN|62}} freckles,{{Ref|MR|44}} and triangle patterns on a dragon's wings.{{Ref|DoDe}}


There is currently one known [[Animus Dragons|animus dragon]] in the SandWing tribe; [[Jerboa II]] is immortal, and currently lives in a small hut near the ocean bordering the [[Ice Kingdom|Ice]] and Sand Kingdoms. She is the daughter of the only other known SandWing animus, [[Jerboa]]. In ''[[The Lost Continent (Book)|The Lost Continent]]'', she tends to [[Luna]], a [[SilkWings|SilkWing]] who had been blown into Pyrrhia from [[Pantala]] by a storm.
== Diet ==
[[File:Food TBN.png|thumb|Food set out in the [[SandWing stronghold]] for SandWing soldiers from ''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)]]'', by Mike Holmes]]
Due to the minimal amount of food found in the desert they live in, SandWings are light eaters.{{Ref|TBN|43-44}} They may cook or prepare much of their food. They eat animals from the desert, such as camels, lizards,{{Ref|AGttDW|111}} desert rodents,{{Ref|AGttDW|111}} and roasted scorpions{{Ref|TBN|54}} and beetles.{{Ref|DoD|71}} Date cookies, dried figs, biscuits, dried dates and fruit, bread, small birds,{{Ref|AGttDW|121}} honey, berries, tortillas{{Ref|AGttDW|127}} and roasted lizards and camels are prepared in the SandWing palace's kitchen.{{Ref|DoD|173}} They drink coffee,{{Ref|DoD|71}} camel milk,{{Ref|TBN|76}} cinnamon milk,{{Ref|L2|379}} cactus cider,{{Ref|W3q|105}} and agave nectar.{{Ref|L2|433}} SandWings are willing to eat food not found or scarcely found in the desert such as fruit,{{Ref|DoD|8}} vegetables,{{Ref|TDP|260}} antelope,{{Ref|L2|433}} and dishes such as crocodile stew.{{Ref|TBN54}} SandWings in Vulture's compound also eat scavengers, smelly cheese, cinnamon, coconut, smoked ham, lemons, dried fish, and ducks.{{Ref|DoD|117}} SandWings of [[Six-Claws]]' time baked date soufflé and made camel shish-kebab.{{Ref|W3q|87}}


==Description==
== Abilities ==
[[File:Sand Palette.png|thumb|324px|SandWing color palette]]
SandWings have scales that radiate warmth and are capable of breathing fire. They can camouflage with sand, sustain themselves on very little food and water, and have sharp hearing and smell.{{Ref|TBN|43-44}}{{Ref|TBNp}}{{Ref|DoD|18}}{{Ref|TLH|171}} They are naturally adapted to desert conditions, better at handling heat and a lack of water than any other dragon tribe, but can still be affected by desert conditions.{{Ref|DoDp}} They are built for long flights across the desert without stopping and are able to go for days with very little food.{{Ref|DoD|289}}
SandWings have long necks and are anatomically and biologically built to survive in the desert. Their fire is said to have a golden tinge to it. They have pale yellow, pale gold, light sandy-colored, white-gold, light yellow-brown, or off-white scales that blend in with the desert sand. Some SandWings, like Queen Thorn and [[Qibli]], have been described with brown speckles on their wings and snouts, similar to human freckles. Their snouts tend to be short and compact, with a nose-spike, and a smaller horn under their ear. Some can also have black diamond patterns on their scales, like Blister, [[Cobra]], and [[Ex-Prince Smolder|Smolder]], the latter having black diamond patterns on his wings as well. Some have also been noted to have triangle patterns on their wings, such as Jerboa and her daughter, Jerboa II. They have a ridge going from their head and about 3/4 of their tails, forked black tongues, glittering black eyes, and are armed with venomous, scorpion-like barbs on the end of their tails. SandWings seem to walk on their toes (digitigrade). Some SandWings have been shown to have tattoos.


==Abilities==
[[File:Blister tail barb GN.png|thumb|[[Blister]] using her tail barb to poison [[Webs]] from ''The Lost Heir (graphic novel)'', by Mike Holmes]]SandWings have venomous barbed tails, similar to scorpion tails. Their venom can kill a full-grown dragon with a stab to the heart.{{Ref|TBN|65}} SandWings do not develop their tail-barb venom until they are around three years old,{{Ref|W3q|94}} and as young [[dragonets]], they have a smaller barb that has not fully developed.{{Ref|W3}} The cure for SandWing venom is [[brightsting cactus]].{{Ref|THK|144}}
The two main SandWing defenses are their ability to breathe fire and poison other dragons with their venomous barbed tails, which they use by stabbing their enemies' hearts, spines, and skulls.


The venom in a SandWing's barb acts like scorpion venom. This venom may possibly target blood cells to let bacteria set in. [[Webs|Web]]'s wound, inflicted by Blister, turned black and became infected, with the darkness spreading gradually. The venom sac, which carries the venom, is most likely located right under the barb. The venom's lethality depends on the dosage. A full dose can kill almost instantly, while a smaller dose kills slowly. If it is not a full dose, it can be countered by the juice from a [[Brightsting Cactus|brightsting cactus]], which grows commonly outside Thorn's stronghold, and is shown to be sold in the Scorpion Den.
==== [[Animus magic]] ====
The SandWing tribe has animus magic, though little is known about their animus dragons or spells they have cast. One notable animus-touched object is the [[Eye of Onyx]], enchanted to reduce any SandWing who tries for the throne into dust, if she is not worthy to be [[queen]].{{Ref|TBN|297}} [[Jerboa]] and [[Jerboa III]] are the only known animus SandWings.


They are also able to survive extended periods of time without water and can bury themselves in the desert sand to camouflage themselves, usually against enemies and for protection. SandWings can also eat very little, as was shown when "a lizard a day was good enough for [Sunny]," and when [[Dune]] said that SandWings normally ate very little.
== Society ==
[[File:ScorpionDenGN2.png|thumb|Merchants and assassins in the [[Scorpion Den]] from ''The Brightest Night (graphic novel)'', by Mike Holmes]]The SandWings' kingdom is vast and empty, as many choose to live in towns by oases.{{Ref|L1|315}}{{Ref|ToPe}} Occasionally, some would live and roam around on their own.{{Ref|MR|238}} Living alone helped them avoid conflicts.{{Ref|MR|239}} Many SandWings work as merchants or assassins, especially in the [[Scorpion Den]].{{Ref|TBN|54}} They celebrate full moon festivals and are a surprisingly musical tribe.{{Ref|MR|100}}{{Ref|DoD|164}} Duties between civilians can range between garden keeping,{{Ref|W3q|90}} kitchen work,{{Ref|W3q|87}} teaching,{{Ref|W3q|94}} army duties.{{Ref|W3q|103}} and patrols such as harvesting brightsting cacti, hunting desert foxes, and destroying dragonbite viper dens.{{Ref|W3q|87-88}} According to [[Fierceteeth]], Thorn becoming the new SandWing queen is quite controversial within the Kingdom of Sand.{{Ref|W1q|3}} Most citizens are, however, quite loyal towards their queen.{{Ref|W1q|5}}
[[File:Full moon festival GN.png|thumb|A full moon festival in [[Possibility]], from ''[[Escaping Peril (graphic novel)]]'', by Mike Holmes]]
SandWing dragonets are taught to hold their tails in a certain way to prevent accidents.{{Ref|WT|71}} Young dragons spend a lot of time practicing how to be aware of their tails and everyone else's,{{Ref|W3q|94}} and much bandaging and antidote-administering is required for various accidents.{{Ref|W3q|94}} Dragonets who live in the palace learn basic things in the wingery until the age of two.{{Ref|W3q|93}}


They can also radiate moderate heat from their scales, no matter what the temperature outside. SandWings have the best hearing out of all the tribes, as shown in the fifth book when the dialogue stated, "with [Sunny's] exceptionally sharp SandWing hearing..." SandWings also have a good sense of smell, as shown when Qibli reassured [[Tamarin]] that he wasn't smelling smoke in ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'', "And SandWings normally have a good sense of smell."
Even in times of general peace, SandWings still had minor skirmishes with IceWings and SkyWings.{{Ref|W3q|103}}


SandWing [[dragonets]] are taught how to hold their tails in a certain way, as to not accidentally harm another dragon. They are also known to hold their tail in a more threatening manner, mimicking that of a scorpion's threatening stance.
They also have a reputation among other tribes as sneaky outlaws and are stereotyped as sly and underhanded.{{Ref|AGttDW|1}} [[Winter]] once described them to be "nearly as untrustworthy as NightWings, but half as smart and twice as likely to betray you for gold and treasure."{{Ref|WT|25}}


==Queens==
SandWings keep armadillos, coyotes, and snakes as pets.{{Ref|AGttDW|123}}
[[Queen Scorpion]] was the ruler of the SandWings during the time of ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)]]''. She allowed the [[NightWings]] and the [[IceWings]] to fight on the outskirts of her land only if each side paid treasure to her. She also stole the treasure from the NightWings when they abandoned the old Night Kingdom, the treasures becoming the SandWing treasury that would be raided by Scavengers during Queen Oasis's reign (almost 2,000 years later).


Queen Oasis once oversaw the Kingdom of Sand, yet none of her heirs challenged her to death for the throne. She was especially careful, and made sure there were no other dragons to challenge her to the throne apart from her three daughters, Blister, Burn and Blaze. Queen Oasis also had three sons. One of them, Prince Smolder, had a dragonet who he didn't know, having run off with [[Palm]].
== Names ==
SandWings are often named after the desert — both features or characteristics of the land (such as [[Oasis]] and [[Horizon]]) and local flora and fauna (such as [[Meerkat]] and [[Agave]]). Fire and heat-related names are also common (such as Burn, [[Smolder]], [[Kindle]], and [[Char]]), and SandWings may be named after physical attributes (such as Six-Claws) and colors (such as [[Tawny (DoD)|Tawny]]).


The queen was murdered by one scavenger in a group of three total, who then took part of the SandWing Treasure. It turned out that Blister had taken the rest, as stated in book five, and the rest of Pyrrhia erupted in the war along with alliances of the three successors. The Eye of Onyx, an [[Animus-Touched Objects|animus-touched]] item that made whoever holding it the SandWing queen (although additional enchantments are placed on it as well), was hidden in Queen Oasis' jaws, buried with her in her grave. [[Flower]] the scavenger, who would later become Smolder's pet, placed it in her mouth before running to hide.
Click [[:Category:SandWings|here]] for a list of known SandWings.


Blister killed Burn with a package containing two [[Dragonbite Viper|dragonbite vipers]] and challenged Blaze, but she exploded into a pile of black ashes when she snatched the enchanted Eye of Onyx away from Thorn, who Sunny declared as queen. Blaze survived, but not as a queen, and as [[The Dragonet Prophecy (Prophecy)|The Prophecy]] says: ''"Of three queens who blister and blaze and burn, two shall die and one shall learn - If she bows to a fate that is stronger and higher, she'll have the power of the wings of fire."'' Blaze now needs to accept her new queen, Queen Thorn. However, unknown to the SandWings as well as most of the dragon population, the prophecy is false.
==== Animus dragons ====
* [[Jerboa]]
* [[Jerboa III]]


The Prophecy also stated that the dragon who bows will have "the power of wings of fire", which happened to refer to the Eye of Onyx, however it is probably not what [[Morrowseer]], the maker of the prophecy, originally intended. 
==== Students at Jade Mountain ====
* [[Arid]]
* [[Onyx]] (formerly)
* [[Ostrich (TBN)|Ostrich]]
* [[Pronghorn]]
* [[Qibli]]


Before the War of the SandWing Succession, Blister promised that she would send Burn out to help kill the scavengers, but she didn't, leaving Queen Oasis to face them alone. Her death was Blister's plan, and when Blister, Blaze, and Burn couldn't decide who was going to ascend the throne, she started the War.
== Trivia ==
* Though poor in the time of ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]'', SandWings are suspected to have looted the [[lost city of night]] after the NightWings fled.{{Ref|ToP|222-223}}
* SandWings had earplugs.{{Ref|W3q|109}}
* Most SandWings are claustrophobic.{{Ref|DoD|321}}{{Ref|DoD|329}}
* SandWings have caravans.{{Ref|DoD|108}}
* SandWings play games with tiny bones.{{Ref|L2|433}}


As of ''[[Moon Rising]]'', Queen Thorn rules the SandWings peacefully with her heir being Princess Sunny, though Sunny does not want to be queen. At the end of ''[[Escaping Peril]]'', Qibli said he thought Thorn deserved to live forever.
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Typical SandWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical SandWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
SandTransparent.png|A typical SandWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
File:Transparent SandWing Base (Joy Ang).webp|A typical SandWing (transparent), by Joy Ang
SandWing DE.png|A typical SandWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
</gallery>


In ''Darkness of Dragons'', Thorn was challenged by a member of the royal family, [[Ex-Princess Onyx|Onyx]], who was the granddaughter of Queen Oasis and daughter of Prince Smolder and Palm. Qibli panicked and summoned a huge sandstorm (via [[Princess Anemone|Anemone]]'s weather bracelets) while Onyx is fighting Queen Thorn. During the storm, Onyx is left crippled and cannot challenge Queen Thorn.
== References ==
 
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== Names ==
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SandWings are the dragons of the desert habitat, hence their names. The flora, fauna, and landscape of both deserts and savannas are used as dragon names in the tribe. They may also have names relating to fire or heat. SandWings have been known to name themselves after black colored gemstones as well.
 
==Known SandWings==
*[[Addax]]
*[[Agave]]
*[[Arid]]
*[[Armadillo]]
*[[Ex-Princess Blaze]]
*[[Princess Blister]]
*[[Princess Burn]]
*[[Camel]]
*[[Capybara]]
*[[King Char]]
*[[Cobra]]
*[[Dune]]
*[[Horizon]]
*[[Jerboa]]
*[[Jerboa II]]
*[[Kindle]]
*[[Meerkat]]
*[[General Needle]]
*[[Queen Oasis]]
*[[Ocotillo]]
*[[Ex-Princess Onyx]]
*[[Ostrich (Deserter)]]
*[[Ostrich]]
*[[Palm]]
*[[Parch]]
*[[Prickle]]
*[[Pronghorn]]
*[[Qibli]]
*[[Quicksand]]
*[[Rattlesnake]]
*[[Saguaro]]
*[[General Sandstorm]]
*[[Prince Scald]]
*[[Queen Scorpion]]
*[[Prince Singe]]
*[[Sirocco]]
*[[Six-Claws]]
*[[Ex-Prince Smolder]]
*[[Princess Sunny]] (also half [[NightWings|NightWing]])
*[[Tawny]]
*[[Queen Thorn]]
*[[Torch]]
*[[Viper]]
*[[Vulture]]
 
== Known Animus Dragons ==
*Jerboa (presumably deceased)  
*Jerboa II
 
== Students at Jade Mountain ==
*Arid
*Ex-Princess Onyx (currently gone)
*Ostrich
*Pronghorn
*Qibli (currently gone)
 
==Trivia==
*Brightsting cactus juice is the only known cure for SandWing tail barb venom.
*According to ''Moon Rising'', SandWings are a musical tribe. They weren't able to show their talent in the last twenty years because of the War. Qibli and Ostrich have shown their musical talents by playing instruments at [[Jade Mountain Academy|Jade Mountain]]'s music room.
*SandWings do not develop their tail-barb venom until they're older. When they're younger, they have a smaller barb that has not fully developed, which is not as effective.
*SandWing dragonets learn at a young age how to avoid stabbing other dragons with their poisonous barb by accident by curling it up into a spiral.
*It has been confirmed that SandWings have had animus dragons. (Jerboa and her daughter, also known as Jerboa II, are the only known SandWing animus dragons by name.)
*The first pure SandWing PoV in the main series, not including prologues and epilogues, is Qibli in ''Darkness of Dragons''.
*It is likely that the SandWings obtained much of their treasure from the NightWing and IceWing's payments to them mentioned in ''Darkstalker (Legends)''. It is also possible that the SandWings got some of their treasure by robbing the NightWing palace after they left due to the events in the aforementioned book.
*They have a celebration called the "Full Moon Festival".
* In ''Darkness of Dragons'', Qibli states that many SandWings, including himself and Vulture, have claustrophobia (which is supposedly an effect from living in the wide-open desert).
*SandWing venom takes longer to kill when stabbed anywhere besides lethal areas.
*In ''The Brightest Night'', it is shown that SandWings prepare feasts when important figures return from a journey or visit the palace.
*SandWings have excellent hearing and are light eaters.
*SandWings with the diamond pattern on their bodies may refer to the diamondback snake, a venomous rattlesnake species found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
 
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SandWing by Joy Ang
SandWing by Joy Ang

SandWings, also known as sand dragons or desert dragons to humans, are a Pyrrhian dragon tribe who dwell in the Kingdom of Sand, a vast desert along the west coast and near the center of Pyrrhia. They are currently ruled by Queen Thorn.

Stone, Rose, and Heath were the main cause of the War of SandWing Succession, as the three warring princesses were vying for control of their tribe. Each princess had different allies — Blister was allied with the SeaWings and NightWings, and formerly the MudWings. Burn was allied with the SkyWings and later the MudWings, and Blaze was allied with the IceWings and most of the SandWings. After the eighteen year long war ended, these alliances disintegrated and the SandWings joined as one to serve the new queen.

Description

A SandWing tail barb from The Lost Heir (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes

SandWings are partly based on scorpions.[event 1] They have pale yellow,[1] pale gold,[2] white-gold,[3] or light yellow-brown[4] scales that blend in with the desert sand. They have obsidian-black eyes,[5] a spike on the top of their nose and below their ear, and a black forked tongue. They have short, curved horns and a sail or ridge going from the top of their snout to about three fourths down their tails, which have a scorpion-like stinger at the end. Their tail barb is typically dark in color.[6]

A SandWing egg, by Mike Holmes

SandWings may have different patterns on their scales and wings, including black diamond patterns,[3] brown speckled markings,[7] freckles,[8] and triangle patterns on a dragon's wings.[9]

Diet

Food set out in the SandWing stronghold for SandWing soldiers from The Brightest Night (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes

Due to the minimal amount of food found in the desert they live in, SandWings are light eaters.[10] They may cook or prepare much of their food. They eat animals from the desert, such as camels, lizards,[11] desert rodents,[11] and roasted scorpions[12] and beetles.[13] Date cookies, dried figs, biscuits, dried dates and fruit, bread, small birds,[14] honey, berries, tortillas[15] and roasted lizards and camels are prepared in the SandWing palace's kitchen.[16] They drink coffee,[13] camel milk,[17] cinnamon milk,[18] cactus cider,[19] and agave nectar.[20] SandWings are willing to eat food not found or scarcely found in the desert such as fruit,[21] vegetables,[22] antelope,[20] and dishes such as crocodile stew.[12] SandWings in Vulture's compound also eat scavengers, smelly cheese, cinnamon, coconut, smoked ham, lemons, dried fish, and ducks.[23] SandWings of Six-Claws' time baked date soufflé and made camel shish-kebab.[24]

Abilities

SandWings have scales that radiate warmth and are capable of breathing fire. They can camouflage with sand, sustain themselves on very little food and water, and have sharp hearing and smell.[10][25][26][27] They are naturally adapted to desert conditions, better at handling heat and a lack of water than any other dragon tribe, but can still be affected by desert conditions.[28] They are built for long flights across the desert without stopping and are able to go for days with very little food.[29]

Blister using her tail barb to poison Webs from The Lost Heir (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes

SandWings have venomous barbed tails, similar to scorpion tails. Their venom can kill a full-grown dragon with a stab to the heart.[30] SandWings do not develop their tail-barb venom until they are around three years old,[31] and as young dragonets, they have a smaller barb that has not fully developed.[32] The cure for SandWing venom is brightsting cactus.[33]

Animus magic

The SandWing tribe has animus magic, though little is known about their animus dragons or spells they have cast. One notable animus-touched object is the Eye of Onyx, enchanted to reduce any SandWing who tries for the throne into dust, if she is not worthy to be queen.[34] Jerboa and Jerboa III are the only known animus SandWings.

Society

Merchants and assassins in the Scorpion Den from The Brightest Night (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes

The SandWings' kingdom is vast and empty, as many choose to live in towns by oases.[35][36] Occasionally, some would live and roam around on their own.[37] Living alone helped them avoid conflicts.[38] Many SandWings work as merchants or assassins, especially in the Scorpion Den.[12] They celebrate full moon festivals and are a surprisingly musical tribe.[39][40] Duties between civilians can range between garden keeping,[41] kitchen work,[24] teaching,[31] army duties.[42] and patrols such as harvesting brightsting cacti, hunting desert foxes, and destroying dragonbite viper dens.[43] According to Fierceteeth, Thorn becoming the new SandWing queen is quite controversial within the Kingdom of Sand.[44] Most citizens are, however, quite loyal towards their queen.[45]

A full moon festival in Possibility, from Escaping Peril (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes

SandWing dragonets are taught to hold their tails in a certain way to prevent accidents.[46] Young dragons spend a lot of time practicing how to be aware of their tails and everyone else's,[31] and much bandaging and antidote-administering is required for various accidents.[31] Dragonets who live in the palace learn basic things in the wingery until the age of two.[47]

Even in times of general peace, SandWings still had minor skirmishes with IceWings and SkyWings.[42]

They also have a reputation among other tribes as sneaky outlaws and are stereotyped as sly and underhanded.[48] Winter once described them to be "nearly as untrustworthy as NightWings, but half as smart and twice as likely to betray you for gold and treasure."[49]

SandWings keep armadillos, coyotes, and snakes as pets.[50]

Names

SandWings are often named after the desert — both features or characteristics of the land (such as Oasis and Horizon) and local flora and fauna (such as Meerkat and Agave). Fire and heat-related names are also common (such as Burn, Smolder, Kindle, and Char), and SandWings may be named after physical attributes (such as Six-Claws) and colors (such as Tawny).

Click here for a list of known SandWings.

Animus dragons

Students at Jade Mountain

Trivia

  • Though poor in the time of Darkstalker, SandWings are suspected to have looted the lost city of night after the NightWings fled.[51]
  • SandWings had earplugs.[52]
  • Most SandWings are claustrophobic.[53][54]
  • SandWings have caravans.[55]
  • SandWings play games with tiny bones.[20]
  • A typical SandWing (colored), by Joy Ang
    A typical SandWing (colored), by Joy Ang
  • A typical SandWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
    A typical SandWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
  • A typical SandWing (transparent), by Joy Ang
    A typical SandWing (transparent), by Joy Ang
  • A typical SandWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
    A typical SandWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold

References

  1. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 450
  2. ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, prologue
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Lost Heir, page 188
  4. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 59
  5. ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 13
  6. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 4
  7. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 62
  8. ↑ Moon Rising, page 44
  9. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, epilogue
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Brightest Night, page 43-44
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 111
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 The Brightest Night, page 54
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 71
  14. ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 121
  15. ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 127
  16. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 173
  17. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 76
  18. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 379
  19. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Deserter, page 105
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Dragonslayer, page 433
  21. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 8
  22. ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 260
  23. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 117
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 The Winglets Quartet: Deserter, page 87
  25. ↑ The Brightest Night, prologue
  26. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 18
  27. ↑ The Lost Heir, page 171
  28. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, prologue
  29. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 289
  30. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 65
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 The Winglets Quartet: Deserter, page 94
  32. ↑ Deserter
  33. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 144
  34. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 297
  35. ↑ Darkstalker, page 315
  36. ↑ Talons of Power, epilogue
  37. ↑ Moon Rising, page 238
  38. ↑ Moon Rising, page 239
  39. ↑ Moon Rising, page 100
  40. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 164
  41. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Deserter, page 90
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 The Winglets Quartet: Deserter, page 103
  43. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Deserter, page 87-88
  44. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Prisoners, page 3
  45. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Prisoners, page 5
  46. ↑ Winter Turning, page 71
  47. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Deserter, page 93
  48. ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 1
  49. ↑ Winter Turning, page 25
  50. ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 123
  51. ↑ Talons of Power, page 222-223
  52. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Deserter, page 109
  53. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 321
  54. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 329
  55. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 108
  1. ↑ Stated by Tui, source 


SandWings
Queens

Present: Oasis • Thorn
Historical: Scorpion

Royalty

Blaze • Blister • Burn • Char • Scald • Singe • Smolder • Sunny • Onyx

Jade Mountain

Arid • Onyx • Ostrich • Pronghorn • Qibli • Sunny

Other Dragons
(Present)

Addax • Agave • Armadillo • Camel • Capybara • Cereus • Cobra • Dune • Horizon • Jerboa III • Kindle • Meerkat • Needle • Ocotillo • Ostrich • Palm • Parch • Prickle • Quicksand • Rattlesnake • Saguaro • Sandstorm • Sirocco • Six-Claws • Tawny • Torch • Viper • Vulture

Other Dragons
(Historical)

Jerboa • Jerboa II

Hybrids

Sunny

Kingdom

Blaze's fortress • Blister's hideout • Great Five-Tail River • Jerboa III's hut • North Beach • Possibility • SandWing stronghold • Scorpion Den

Society

Outclaws • Talons of Power • War of SandWing Succession


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