[[File:SeaTransparent.png|center|thumb|600px]]'''SeaWings''' are finned, gilled, ocean-dwelling [[Pyrrhia|Pyrrhian ]][[dragons]] with bioluminescent scales that cover their underbellies, snouts, backs, and tails. They can see in the dark and can make large waves with their tails. As of [[Darkness of Dragons|''Darkness of Dragons'']], they are ruled by their queen, [[Queen Coral]]. They are primarily shades of green, blue, aquamarine, turquoise, teal, and sometimes indigo, or blueish-pink. They currently reside underwater in the [[The Kingdom of the Sea|Kingdom of the Sea]] after losing their above-water palace (the [[Summer Palace]]) in an enemy attack from the [[SkyWings]], who destroyed the palace with their [[Dragonflame Cactus|cactus seed bombs]]. The SeaWings were allied with [[Princess Blister|Blister]] in the [[War of The SandWing Succession|War of SandWing Succession]]. However, Blister could not locate her allies after the attack and destruction of the Summer Palace, because the SeaWings had fled to the inaccessible [[Deep Palace]], located in a trench deep underwater, the location of which is currently only known to the SeaWings. Their alliance broke after the Summer Palace was attacked and destroyed by the SkyWings with the help of [[Crocodile]], a [[MudWings|MudWing]] spy/infiltrator pretending to be a member of the [[Talons of Peace]], who had followed [[Webs]] to the Summer Palace. Once, the SeaWings were allied with the MudWings during the war, but the assassination of one of the top SeaWing generals, [[Commander Tempest]], caused the alliance to be destabilized (see ''[[Assassin]]'').
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'''SeaWings''', also known as '''sea dragons''' or '''ocean dragons''' to [[humans]], are a [[Pyrrhia|Pyrrhian]] [[dragons|dragon]] tribe that currently reside in the [[Kingdom of the Sea]]. Currently, they are ruled by [[Queen Coral]] and can speak both [[Languages#Aquatic|Aquatic]] underwater and [[Languages#Dragon|Dragon]] when out of water.
The SeaWings communicate underwater using their bioluminescent scales, the language that can only be spoken by SeaWings called [[Aquatic]], the Seawings can also use their bioluminescent scales to see in the dark.
The SeaWings were allied with [[Blister]] during the [[War of SandWing Succession]] until the [[bombing of the Summer Palace]], which caused them to flee to the [[Deep Palace]], breaking their alliance with Blister. They were previously allied with the [[MudWings]] until their SeaWing Commander, [[Tempest]], was assassinated by [[Deathbringer]]. In the time of ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]'', they had an [[Island Palace]] for diplomatic meetings and parties with dragons from other tribes. It was abandoned after the [[Royal SeaWing Massacre]] where [[Albatross]] lost most of his soul and went mad, resulting in the killing of many SeaWings, including [[Lagoon (L1)|Lagoon]].
The [[Island Palace]] was originally the SeaWings' out-of-water palace until the [[The Royal SeaWing Massacre|Royal SeaWing Massacre]] when [[Prince Albatross|Albatross]] murdered the royal family and one of the two SkyWing guests who was visiting at the time of the Massacre. After that, the SeaWings decided to abandon the Island Palace and relocate to the Summer Palace. Queen Coral recently sent a letter to [[Prince Turtle|Turtle]], (found in the epilogue of ''Darkness of Dragons''), saying that she intended to build a new palace that was not hidden. It was supposed to have loud, wonderful acoustics, "perfect for my scroll readings", as Queen Coral writes, and will be located on a new island. The SeaWings are usually considered an artistic tribe with them writing most of the scrolls beside [[NightWings]] and having beautiful palaces and sculptures.
== Description ==
[[File:Seawing.royale.pattern.png|thumb|The royal SeaWing pattern of glowing stripes as shown on [[Tsunami]] from ''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]]][[File:SeaWing egg .jpg|thumb|A typical SeaWing egg, by Mike Holmes]]
==Description==
SeaWings are considered short in height{{Ref|L1|62}} with long, compact bodies and short legs. They have curved horns, a slender, curved snout, and two barbels on the underside of their jaw. Their tongues can be forked or non-forked. They have webbed spines along the backs of their necks to the tips of their tails, as well as on their chests. SeaWings have webbed talons with hooked claws, as well as long, powerful tails that are useful for swimming. They have gills on the sides of their necks that allow them to breathe underwater.<ref>[[Dragon guides]]</ref>
SeaWings commonly range from a scale color of blues, greens, aquamarine, teal, and rarely yellow or indigo, although [[Princess Anemone]] is a pale blue-grey with hints of pale pink like the inside of a seashell. She is said in ''[[The Lost Heir (Book)|The Lost Heir]]'' to resemble the pink dolphins that swim near the palace. In the sunlight, their scales look like emeralds and sapphires, according to [[Clay]] in ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]''. SeaWings usually have green or blue eyes, with some exceptions, like [[Prince Fathom|Fathom]], having grey-green eyes. The SeaWings have webbed talons with hooked claws, as well as long, thick, powerful tails, which makes them excellent swimmers, and can be used for self-defense. It is also said that they can make powerful waves with one splash of their tails. SeaWings have gills on the side of their necks that allow them to breathe underwater. Some SeaWings are named after sea-related items or wildlife like [[Nautilus]], Anemone, [[Princess Orca|Orca]], [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]], [[Commander Shark|Shark]], Snail and Turtle. They also have names related to shades of blue colors, like [[Indigo]] and [[Prince Cerulean]], similar to SkyWings having names related to shades of orange or red. Some may have names of gems that have SeaWing colors, like [[Princess Sapphire|Sapphire]]. They can also have names relating to SeaWing anatomies, like [[Webs]] or [[King Gill|Gill]].
SeaWings are considered small, in height, and have long, compact bodies with short legs. They have curved horns, a slender and curved snout, and have two short tendrils coming from the bottom of their chin, which could possibly help with blending into their environment or simply just a decoration. They have webbed spines along their chest and along the backs of their necks to the tips of their tail. SeaWings also have their powerful tails to propel them through the water. Like all dragons, they have five claws on their front talons and four on their back talons.
The bioluminescent stripes on a SeaWing's body are used to attract other SeaWings when choosing their mates, or during Aquatic conversation, which is the only way for SeaWings to communicate underwater using patterns of glowing scales. (However, Aquatic is also spoken with talon gestures. These gestures are not an alternative to the stripes, but a supplement.) Members of the royal family, such as Queen Coral, have light blue spiral markings as well as starbursts on the underside of their wings. Non-Royal SeaWings don't have any starbursts or patterns on their wings. Most SeaWings are shown to have glowing stripes on the wing arms and a starburst on each knee on the cover of ''The Lost Heir''. They are able to control when the stripes on their bodies glow. It is possible for them to be born with birthmark glow patterns as well as the traditional patterns, such as long, spiraling patterns under their eyes.
SeaWings commonly have scale colors in the ranges of blues{{Ref|TLH|74}} and greens,{{Ref|TLH|243}} including indigo,{{Ref|L1|3}} blue-green,{{Ref|TLHp}} aquamarine, and shades of gray.{{Ref|AGttDW|35}} Although rare, dragons may have pink scales, wings, or horns.{{Ref|TLH|77}} Some SeaWings can also have black spiraling patterns, like those shown on [[Nautilus]].{{Ref|TLHp}} In the sunlight, their scales may look like glossy emeralds and sapphires.{{Ref|TDP|98}} SeaWings usually have eyes that are a shade of blue{{Ref|TLH|77}} or green.{{Ref|TDP|9}}
The tribe's appearance is changed somewhat in the graphic novel series. The crest on a SeaWing's head is shown as being ribbed with three prongs, and each dragon has a unique glow stripe pattern, such as Shark's thin lines compared to [[Whirlpool]]'s blob-like patterns. Also, they have longer, thinner tails and necks.
SeaWings have glowing stripes along their faces, bodies, and wings. Members of the royal family have glowing spirals on the edges and starburst markings on the undersides of their wings, while most non-royal SeaWings have smaller starbursts but no spiral patterns.{{Ref|TLH|52}}
==Abilities==
SeaWing eggs are green or blue{{Ref|TLH|218}} and are heavy, especially soon before they hatch.{{Ref|TLH|148}}
SeaWings have the ability to breathe underwater with their gills, have excellent night vision (if it's too dark, though, they only see black and white), light up their glow-stripes to blind an enemy momentarily (or to converse in Aquatic), and they are excellent swimmers. They also have long, thick, powerful tails, which can be used as dangerous weapons, creating huge waves, and for swimming faster. No creature can surpass their speed through the water. They often use currents to increase their speed when traveling underwater and having webbed talons helps them swim. To attract mates at an older age, they can light up a special pattern on their bio-luminescent scales. However, they have also been used as signals above the water. Unlike other tribes, they cannot produce any form of attack from the mouth (such as fire, frost breath, or venom).
SeaWings can be driven insane by dehydration. This torture method was used by [[Ex-Queen Scarlet|Queen Scarlet]] to punish Gill in[[Queen Ruby's Palace| Queen Scarlet's arena]] during a battle with Tsunami in ''The Dragonet Prophecy''. They lose all sense and will do anything to get water, even if it means drinking their own, or another dragon's blood. In ''The Dragonet Prophecy'', it's said that Gill had cuts all over his wings and body, perhaps from battle, or perhaps from self-harm.
== Diet ==
[[File:SeaWing Council breakfast GN.png|thumb|Breakfast being served to the [[SeaWing Council]] from ''The Lost Heir (graphic novel)'', by Mike Holmes]]
SeaWings are one of four known tribes to have animus dragons (the others being the NightWings, [[IceWings]], and [[SandWings]]). (It was once possible for SkyWings to have them too, but as they killed all of their animus dragons, they have eliminated the gene). In SeaWings, the animus gift has only ever been seen in the royal family, with some know animus dragons being Anemone, Turtle, Fathom and Albatross. (IceWings also only have them in the royal families, and if they aren't, they are bred into the royal family).
SeaWings mainly eat raw fish and other aquatic creatures such as whales, squid, octopi, turtles, crabs, and sea snails,{{Ref|TLH|110–111}} while lower class SeaWings eat eels, though this is stated insultingly.{{Ref|TLH|114}} SeaWings may also prepare soup, stew, and roasted seagull, usually for guests from other tribes, like they did for Princess Blister.{{Ref|TLH|194}}{{Ref|ToP|88}} The [[SeaWing Council]] eat raw, ruby-red fish that is deboned and arranged into rolls with seaweed, tiny green crabs, and a salad of octopus tentacles and herbs, sprinkled with lemon juice.{{Ref|TLH|110}} SeaWings are also noted to eat clams, sea birds,{{Ref|AGttDW|35}} lobsters,{{Ref|AGttDW|54}} and on special occasions such as hatching days, raw tuna wrapped in seaweed stuffed with tiny fish eggs.{{Ref|AGttDW|52}}
==[[SeaWing Royal Family|The Royal Family]]==
[[File:SeaWing buffet table GN.png|thumb|The buffet table during a party at the [[Island Palace]] from ''[[Darkstalker (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Jake Parker]]]]
The [[SeaWing Royal Family]] has had a violent and tragic history marked with much strife and bloodshed. It is headed currently by Queen Coral. She and her deceased husband, King Gill, who was killed by Tsunami in the arena of Queen Scarlet, had multiple eggs, but most of all the female eggs were mysteriously destroyed after Orca's death, with the exception of Tsunami's and Anemone's, whose egg was taken by Webs after drugging the guards, while Anemone's egg was watched over by Queen Coral herself, and [[Princess Auklet|Auklet]], whom Tsunami protected from the [[Orca's Statue|statue of Orca]] that the infamous SeaWing princess sculpted of herself and then enchanted using her animus powers.
In the time of ''Darkstalker'', royal SeaWings prepared coconut rice, tuna rolls, macadamia treats, and a mango-lime drink.{{Ref|L1|61–62}} [[Humpback]] stated that many years prior, dragons ate scavenger sashimi every afternoon.{{Ref|L1|59}} [[Fathom]] mentioned that SeaWings sometimes consume sharks, though [[dragonets]] are taught to be careful of them until they are full-grown.{{Ref|L1|28}}
It was later discovered that Orca had hidden her [[Animus Dragons|animus]] powers and had enchanted a statue in the [[The SeaWing Royal Hatchery|Royal Hatchery]] to destroy all of the female eggs in secret so that Orca wouldn't have any competition for the throne, but this backfired when she was killed challenging Coral for the throne. Tsunami battled the statue to protect Queen Coral's last female egg, the one that held Auklet, in ''The Lost Heir''. The statue was destroyed afterward. Currently, there are three male SeaWing eggs that are unhatched in the Royal Hatchery, and thirty-two living princes.
Queen Coral has forbidden the consumption of dolphins because she believes that they might be distantly related to dragons,{{Ref|TLH|49}} though [[Tsunami]] thinks it might be because she is afraid that somebody might catch and kill [[Anemone]] by mistake, as her scales are the same pink/pale blue colors as dolphins.{{Ref|TLH|77}}
Animus dragons also seem to run in the royal family, such as Albatross, Princess Orca, Prince Turtle, Prince Fathom and Princess Anemone. Queen Coral also said they hadn't had an animus in a few generations when talking about Anemone.
== Abilities ==
[[File:Flashing scales GN.png|thumb|Tsunami using her bioluminescent scales to catch [[Riptide]]'s attention from ''The Lost Heir (graphic novel)'', by Mike Holmes]]
A male royal hatchling, Turtle, first appears in ''[[Moon Rising]]''. It is said in ''Moon Rising'' that Tsunami has thirty-two brothers (including Turtle). But their mother, Queen Coral, doesn't care about her sons as much as her daughters because they can't inherit the throne. Anemone was enough for her, but ironically Turtle was the one who made Anemone an animus in the first place.
SeaWings have gills, powerful tails, and exceptional night vision.{{Ref|TLH|100}} They are able to breathe and see underwater and use their tails, wings, and webbed talons to swim.<ref>[[Dragon guides]]</ref>{{Ref|TLH|94}} Their claws are curved like fishhooks to help them swim,{{Ref|TDP|219}} and their tails can be used to batter opponents or create huge waves.{{Ref|TLH|13}} SeaWings often ride currents to travel the ocean faster,{{Ref|TLH|95}} and they prefer to alternate swimming and flying when traveling long distances.{{Ref|DoD|289}} Physical wounds, such as burns, can be healed by ocean water.{{Ref|TLH|23}}
Much earlier on in SeaWing history (3,000 years after the Scorching), Prince Albatross (who and therefore all SeaWing animi (plural for animus) after him are part IceWing which would explain some unusual colors) gradually lost his soul by using his animus powers excessively. After Albatross enchanted a rock to turn into the Summer Palace, he turned insane and killed nine dragons including his sister, [[Queen Lagoon]]. (See Animus History for details.)
The bioluminescent stripes on a SeaWing's body are used to converse underwater,{{Ref|TLH|35}} as well as to attract partners.{{Ref|TDP|76}} They can control when the stripes on their bodies glow and can light up each one individually. Different combinations of stripes and/or hand signals indicate different words in Aquatic. Aquatic is used underwater and on the surface.{{Ref|TLH|195}}
=== All Known Royal Family Members ===
[[File:GillGN.png|thumb|166px|[[Gill]] dehydrated and mentally unstable from ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel)]]'', by Mike Holmes]]
* [[Prince Albatross]]
* [[Anemone|Princess Anemone]]
* [[Princess Auklet]]
* [[Prince Cerulean]]
* [[Clearpool]]
* [[Queen Coral]]
* [[Cowrie]]
* [[Current|Prince Current]]
* [[Eel|Prince Eel]]
* [[Prince Fathom]]
* [[Prince Fin]]
* [[King Gill]]
* [[King Humpback]]
* [[Indigo]]
* [[Queen Lagoon]]
* [[Princess Manta]]
* [[Princess Moray]]
* [[Prince Octopus]]
* [[Princess Orca]]
* [[Queen Pearl]]
* [[Prince Reef]]
* [[Prince Ripple]]
* [[Princess Sapphire]]
* [[Scallop|Prince Scallop]]
* [[Commander Shark]]
* [[Princess Splash]]
* [[Princess Tsunami]]
* [[Prince Turtle]]
== Animus History ==
SeaWings can be driven mad if dehydrated from water for too long.{{Ref|TDP|218}} Dehydrated SeaWings appear insane and have barely any consciousness of what they do. This happened to [[Gill]] in the [[SkyWing palace]], but he is the only known SeaWing to be seen in this state.
Animus Magic is often found in the Royal SeaWing lineage, starting with Albatross.
==== '''Known Animus SeaWings''' ====
==== [[Animus magic]] ====
* [[Prince Albatross]]
[[Animus magic]] is present in the SeaWing royal bloodline.{{Ref|TLH|206}} There are no rules on how much magic a SeaWing can use, and animus dragons are often controlled closely by the queen of the tribe.{{Ref|L1|69—70}}{{Ref|TLH|208}} Animus magic was the cause of the Royal SeaWing Massacre after Lagoon had pushed Albatross to the brink of madness from her forcing him to use his powers. This started an unsuccessful attempt to wipe animus magic from the tribe's bloodline, making its use illegal in the Kingdom of the Sea.{{Ref|L1|127—129}}
* [[Prince Fathom]]
* [[Prince Turtle]]
* [[Princess Anemone]] (artificial)
* [[Princess Orca]]
==== '''Known SeaWing Enchantments''' ====
== Society ==
* '''Clam '''enchanted to bite off Princess Sapphire's claws. (Prince Albatross)
Citizen duties include kitchen work and enlistment in the army.{{Ref|TLH|219}} Most SeaWings work at the palace with jobs such as pearl diving,{{Ref|ToP|154}} weaving, carving, hunting, gardening, and caretakers for dragonets.{{Ref|TLH|143}}
* '''Island '''enchanted to grow into the [[Summer Palace of the Sea|Summer Palace]]. (Prince Albatross)
* '''Vine''' enchanted to strangle a seagull (not confirmed). (Prince Albatross)
* '''Shell '''enchanted to light up when someone lies. (Prince Albatross)
* '''A piece of bleached-white driftwood''' enchanted to carve itself into the shape of a gentle little octopus. (Prince Fathom)
* '''Wooden octopus carving''' enchanted to come to life and have the sweetest, most loyal, most agreeable personality of any pet in Pyrrhia. ([[Prince Fathom]])
* '''Knife '''enchanted to kill Queen Lagoon, Princess Sunset (Skywing), and a few other royal Seawing members. (Prince Albatross)
* '''Spears''' enchanted to kill [[Albatross]]. ([[Prince Fathom]])
* '''Pearl necklace '''enchanted to heal [[Indigo]]. ([[Prince Fathom]])
* '''Bracelet '''enchanted to put Darkstalker into an eternal sleep. ([[Prince Fathom]])
* '''Statue '''enchanted to kill off the royal SeaWing heirs. ([[Princess Orca]])
* '''Earring''' enchanted to get on Turtle's ear. ([[Prince Turtle]])
* '''Coral '''enchanted to find any object or dragon. ([[Prince Turtle]])
*'''Wooden food bowl '''enchanted to double anything inside. ([[Prince Turtle]])
*'''Two slates''' enchanted so one can send messages to the other (but not vice versa). ([[Prince Turtle]])
*'''Kelp '''enchanted to increase swimming speed. ([[Prince Turtle]])
* '''Pearl necklace''' enchanted to avoid [[Whirlpool]]. ([[Princess Anemone]])
* '''Spear''' enchanted to find Tsunami's attacker. ([[Princess Anemone]])
* '''River stone '''enchanted to heal scale wounds and sore muscles. ([[Prince Turtle]])
*'''Stick '''enchanted to erase the holder's existence completely from Darkstalker's awareness. ([[Prince Turtle]])
*'''Bracelets '''enchanted to control the weather. ([[Princess Anemone]])
*'''Earring''' enchanted to protect the wearer from any spells that Darkstalker casts. ([[Prince Turtle]])
*'''Skyfire '''enchanted to heal [[Kinkajou]], make her love Turtle, and protect her from Darkstalker's spells. ([[Princess Anemone]] for the first two enchantments and [[Prince Turtle]] for the last one)
*'''Mop and Bucket '''enchanted to repeatedly strike [[Moonwatcher]] until she cleaned Anemone's room. ([[Princess Anemone]])
*'''Pebbles '''enchanted to turn into gemstones. ([[Princess Anemone]])
*'''Gemstones '''(above)''' '''enchanted to distract Darkstalker. ([[Princess Anemone]])
* '''Pebbles''' enchanted to turn into "a cool earring that Darkstalker would like". ([[Princess Anemone]])
* '''Earring''' (above) enchanted so that Darkstalker would forget about Moonwatcher and only care about Anemone. ([[Princess Anemone]])
*'''Seaweed '''enchanted to have Anemone not give spells by talk or thought (Only with Aquatic). ([[Prince Turtle]])
* '''Library Card''' enchanted to connect the Icewing's and NightWing's minds during the battle, and also to take the love spell off of Kinkajou. ([[Princess Anemone]])
* '''Shell''' enchanted (accidentally) to make Prince Turtle's scales invulnerable to any harm. ([[Prince Turtle]])
* '''Random Beach Objects''' enchanted when Anemone and Turtle were fighting in Book 9, for example the shell (above), a rock told to crush Turtle (Anemone), crabs enchanted to attack Turtle (Anemone), the waves enchanted to pull the crabs away (Turtle), a pair of sand dollars to ward off attacks (Turtle), and so on.
* '''Harness''' enchanted to keep Coral away from Anemone. (unknown if this was the exact spell). ([[Princess Anemone]])
* '''Anemone (as in the dragon Anemone)''' enchanted to be an animus to distract dragons at the Talons of Power ceremony from finding out that Turtle was a secret animus. ([[Prince Turtle]])
==== '''Known History''' ====
Coral is a writer whose [[scrolls]] are required reading in SeaWing schools, even those that are not of the best quality.{{Ref|TLH|44}} Guards have been shown to salute to her,{{Ref|TLH|153}} and most of her subjects regard her as a good queen.{{Ref|TLH|182}}
Albatross was the first SeaWing animus mentioned in the books. Prince Fathom was later discovered to be an animus when he was two years old and was therefore mentored by Albatross. After using his animus powers too much, Albatross revealed his madness at a party when he arrived late, and his sister Queen Lagoon scolded him for being late. He then became angry and murdered Queen Lagoon, along with eight other members of the Royal SeaWing Family. He was finally stopped when Prince Fathom killed him with enchanted spears.
[[Queen Pearl]] ascended to the throne peacefully and outlawed animus magic in the SeaWing kingdom. Her brother, Prince Fathom, made an oath to her that he wouldn't use his powers. Later, he chooses to use his powers to stop his friend [[King Darkstalker|Darkstalker]] after he killed his father, and return Indigo from being trapped in a wooden statue. Fathom then had dragonets with Indigo, passing the animus gene on.
The Summer Palace, before its destruction, utilized an advance guard. It was a troop consisted of at least fifteen soldiers whose duty was to keep intruders away from the palace.{{Ref|TLH|50}}
Two thousand years later, Queen Coral had a dragonet whom she named Princess Orca. At age seven, Orca challenged her mother for the throne. Unfortunately for Orca, she lost, accidentally being impaled by a narwhal horn on the end of Queen Coral's tail. Before she died, she'd told her mother that she would reign forever and should thank her. This was because before she challenged her, she had carved a statue of herself, enchanted it, and donated it to the Royal Hatchery. The enchantment made the statue come alive every time the royal hatchery's doors were closed and the only things inside were heirs to the throne (either grown or in their egg). Then, it would destroy all the heirs it possibly could and return to its pedestal in the same position as it previously was. Orca probably wanted to kill off her own sisters so she could be queen as long as possible. Orca's last words befuddled the queen, as she had no idea of the powers her daughter held.
In modern Pyrrhia, most SeaWing citizens appear well fed, well-rested, and content.{{Ref|TLH|108}} The queen uses a council consisting of selected council members and members of the royal SeaWing family or members that the queen trusts. The Council has frequent meetings.{{Ref|TLH|113}}
Queen Coral had another female dragonet, who only hatched because she'd stayed with the egg the entire time in the hatchery-therefore, Orca's statue was unable to kill her. Her name was Princess Anemone - and soon, they learned that she was animus. Ever since, Queen Coral's favorite tutor, Whirlpool, had attempted to give her lessons. Anemone enjoyed to annoy her teacher and frequently did so. Princess Blister (Coral's ally in the war of SandWing succession) intended to use Anemone's powers to win the war. After Tsunami arrived, she was attacked by an unknown dragon. Anemone (being Tsunami's sister) enchanted a spear to locate and retrieve the culprit - who turned out to be Whirlpool himself. Anemone accidentally killed Whirlpool after he explained everything to them (including his plot to marry one of the SeaWing princesses to become king) by knocking him into a pool of electric eels. Her animus powers made her become more unstable, then, she was enchanted by Darkstalker. She attempted to murder her mother and sisters and become queen, but she was stopped by her brother, Turtle, who removed Darkstalker's spells from her. In her early years, she lived with a rubbery leash that grew with her, attached to her mother so she could not get hurt. She finally was released near the middle of book two because of Tsunami and Auklet, and before she attended Jade Mountain Academy the first time. It is also said by Turtle in ''Talons of Power'' that he was the one that gave her powers and she was not born with them.
SeaWings keep pets such as seahorses, sea dragons, cuttlefish, and bobtail squid.{{Ref|AGttDW|54}} They also keep decorative animals such as luminous jellyfish.{{Ref|L1|61}}
Prince Turtle's first appearance is in ''Moon Rising'', and it is not immediately known that he is an animus. However, this was revealed in ''Escaping Peril'', when he uses an enchanted river rock to heal [[Ex-Prince Winter|Prince Winter]]'s burn wounds from a fight with [[Peril]]. In ''Talons of Power'', he uses his powers to remain hidden from Darkstalkers awareness, then ultimately battles with his sister Anemone to prevent her from killing off the royal family like her ancestor Albatross.
SeaWings historically used boats.{{Ref|L1|90}}
== Names ==
== Names ==
SeaWings are named after ocean plants, such as Kelp, animals such as Shark, seabirds such as Albatross, water features such as Tsunami, bodies of water such as Lagoon, blue gemstones such as Sapphire, undersea phenomenons such as Reef, and marine animal body parts such as Gill. SeaWings can also be named after areas near water, such as [[Wharf]], or shades of blue and green, such as Cerulean. Rarer colors such as dark blueish purple have been noted in the case of Indigo.
SeaWings may be named after sea-related objects or wildlife, examples being Nautilus, Anemone, [[Orca]], [[Shark]], [[Snail (TLH)|Snail]], Coral, and [[Turtle]]. They may also have names related to shades of aquamarine colors such as [[Cerulean]] and [[Indigo]]. Some share the names of gemstones, such as [[Sapphire]] and [[Pearl (L1)|Pearl]], and they may also have names relating to aquatic anatomies, like [[Fin]], Gill, and [[Webs]], or naturally occurring oceanic phenomena, such as [[Ripple]], [[Current]], Tsunami, [[Typhoon]], [[Riptide]], [[Splash]], and [[Whirlpool]].
==Known SeaWings==
Click [[:Category:SeaWings|here]] for a list of known SeaWings.
* [[Abalone]]
* [[Prince Albatross]]
==== Animus dragons ====
* [[Princess Anemone]]
* [[Albatross]]
* [[Princess Auklet]]
* [[Anemone]] (artificial)
* [[Fathom]]
* [[Orca]]
* [[Turtle]]
==== Students at Jade Mountain ====
* [[Anemone]]
* [[Barracuda]]
* [[Barracuda]]
* [[Prince Cerulean]]
* [[Princess Clearpool|Clearpool]]
* [[Queen Coral]]
* [[Prince Cowrie|Cowrie]]
* [[Prince Current]]
* [[Droplet]]
* [[Prince Eel]]
* [[Prince Fathom]]
* [[Prince Fin]]
* [[Flounder]]
* [[King Gill]]
* [[Herring's Brother]]
* [[Herring]]
* [[King Humpback]]
* [[Indigo]]
* [[Kelp]]
* [[Queen Lagoon]]
* [[Lagoon]]
* [[Lionfish]]
* [[Princess Manta]]
* [[Princess Moray]]
* [[Nautilus]]
* [[Prince Octopus]]
* [[Princess Orca]]
* [[Queen Pearl]]
* [[Pearl]]
* [[Pike]]
* [[Pike]]
* [[Piranha]]
* [[Snail (MR)|Snail]]
* [[Prince Reef]]
* [[Turtle]]
* [[Prince Ripple|Ripple]]
* [[Riptide]]
== Trivia ==
* [[Princess Sapphire]]
* There is a tale about an abandoned SeaWing dragonet who was raised by a pod of orcas.{{Ref|ToP|111}}
* [[Prince Scallop]]
* Tsunami described breathing in salt water through her gills as "sharp," mentioning that it felt "like inhaling smoke."{{Ref|TLH|11}}
* [[Commander Shark]]
* In the time of ''Darkstalker'', SeaWings used toothpaste.{{Ref|L1|24}}
* [[Snail]]
* Humans seem to think that SeaWings might also inhabit large rivers and lakes.<ref>[[Dragon guides/Dragonslayer]]</ref>
* [[Snapper]]
* [[Tui]] stated that SeaWings would like sushi the most.{{Ref|Event|https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-Virtual-Event-Infodump-857195477}}
* [[Princess Splash]]
* Based on how Coral set up the prison in the Summer Palace, SeaWings are aware that electricity can harm dragons and that water conducts it well.{{Ref|TLH|257}}
* [[Squid]]
* In ''Darkstalker,'' during the events of the Royal SeaWing Massacre, SeaWings are described to have red blood;{{Ref|L1|70}} however, in ''[[The Flames of Hope]]'', Tsunami's blood is described to be blue.{{Ref|TFoH|44}} This was corrected in later printings.
* [[Commander Tempest]]
* [[Tortoise]]
* [[Princess Tsunami]]
* [[Prince Turtle]]
* [[Typhoon]] (also half IceWing)
* [[Urchin]]
* [[Webs]]
* [[Wharf]]
* [[Whirlpool]]
== Gallery ==
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Typical SeaWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical SeaWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
SeaTransparent.png|A typical SeaWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
File:Transparent SeaWing Base (Joy Ang).png|A typical SeaWing (transparent), by Joy Ang
SeaWing DE.png|A typical SeaWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
</gallery>
== Known Animus Dragons ==
== References ==
*Albatross (deceased)
{{References}}
*Fathom (deceased)
{{EventReferences}}
*Orca (deceased)
*Turtle
*Anemone (artificial)
== Students at Jade Mountain ==
{{SeaWing Navbox}}
*Turtle
*Anenome
*Pike
*Barracuda
*Snail
====Teachers at Jade Mountain====
*Tsunami
*Webs
== Trivia ==
[[cs:Mořeleti]]
* SeaWings, NightWings, SandWings, and RainWings have a wing structure where the wings are attached by a seam on the stomach and run along the dragon's midsection. This causes their wings to fold on their back instead of to the side.
[[de:Meeresflügler]]
*SeaWings, dolphins, whales, and porpoises are alike because they have their own underwater language. SeaWings have luminescent stripes and gestures, while dolphins, whales, and porpoises have clicks and whistles to communicate. Aquatic may have been inspired by this. The key change is that Aquatic is silent, making long-distance communication slightly easier.
[[fi:Merisiivet]]
**Whirlpool said it can take up to five years to master.
[[fr:Ailes de Mer]]
*The only books with a SeaWing PoV are ''The Lost Heir'' and ''Talons of Power ''which focus around Tsunami and Turtle. Some ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)]] ''chapters'' ''and the prologue to ''The Lost Heir ''have two SeaWing PoVs which are Tsunami and Webs.
[[nl:ZeeVleugels]]
*All of the SeaWing protagonists of the main books so far are part of the royal family, excluding Webs in the prologue of ''The Lost Heir ''and Indigo in the epilogue of ''Darkstalker (Legends)''. Indigo eloped with Prince Fathom, techincally making her a member of the royal family, except for the fact they never had a proper wedding.
[[pl:Morskoskrzydłe]]
*SeaWings have the most known dragons in their tribe, having 52 known members.
[[ru:Морские драконы]]
*Animus magic is commonly found in the Royal SeaWing Family. The SeaWing tribe has also had the most confirmed animus dragons out of the tribes.
[[uk:Морекрили]]
*In ''Talons of Power'', a tale about an abandoned SeaWing dragonet that was raised by a pod of orcas is mentioned. This is similar to Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book'', as in that book a boy named Mowgli is raised by a pack of wolves.
*A SeaWing named [[Typhoon]] is the very first SeaWing known to be a hybrid, being half IceWing.
[[Category:Dragon tribes]]
*SeaWings may be based on the Leviathan, a giant sea dragon in Scandinavian mythology.
[[Category:Pyrrhian tribes]]
*SeaWings have 180 bioluminescent scales on their body in total and on average.
*The SeaWing Royal Family is distantly related to the IceWing Royal Family.
*SeaWings are the only Pyrrhian tribe that is not able to project anything from their mouths (Ex: fire, frost breath, venom, etc.).
*Most SeaWings appear to dislike rain. The first mention of this is in ''The Lost Heir'' when Tsunami complains about 'being splatted one annoying drop at a time.'
*The Seawing tribe has had the most known palaces: The Island Palace which was abandoned after the Massacre, the Summer Palace, which was destroyed in the war, the Deep Palace (still intact) and one unamed palace mentioned by Queen Coral in a letter to Turtle.
[[Category:Tribes of Pyrrhia]]
[[Category:Bioluminescent Creatures]]
[[Category:Dragon Tribe]]
[[Category:Swimming Dragons]]
[[Category:Non-Fire Breathing Tribes]]
[[Category:SeaWings]]
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SeaWings, also known as sea dragons or ocean dragons to humans, are a Pyrrhiandragon tribe that currently reside in the Kingdom of the Sea. Currently, they are ruled by Queen Coral and can speak both Aquatic underwater and Dragon when out of water.
SeaWings are considered short in height[1] with long, compact bodies and short legs. They have curved horns, a slender, curved snout, and two barbels on the underside of their jaw. Their tongues can be forked or non-forked. They have webbed spines along the backs of their necks to the tips of their tails, as well as on their chests. SeaWings have webbed talons with hooked claws, as well as long, powerful tails that are useful for swimming. They have gills on the sides of their necks that allow them to breathe underwater.[2]
SeaWings commonly have scale colors in the ranges of blues[3] and greens,[4] including indigo,[5] blue-green,[6] aquamarine, and shades of gray.[7] Although rare, dragons may have pink scales, wings, or horns.[8] Some SeaWings can also have black spiraling patterns, like those shown on Nautilus.[6] In the sunlight, their scales may look like glossy emeralds and sapphires.[9] SeaWings usually have eyes that are a shade of blue[8] or green.[10]
SeaWings have glowing stripes along their faces, bodies, and wings. Members of the royal family have glowing spirals on the edges and starburst markings on the undersides of their wings, while most non-royal SeaWings have smaller starbursts but no spiral patterns.[11]
SeaWing eggs are green or blue[12] and are heavy, especially soon before they hatch.[13]
Diet
Breakfast being served to the SeaWing Council from The Lost Heir (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes
SeaWings mainly eat raw fish and other aquatic creatures such as whales, squid, octopi, turtles, crabs, and sea snails,[14] while lower class SeaWings eat eels, though this is stated insultingly.[15] SeaWings may also prepare soup, stew, and roasted seagull, usually for guests from other tribes, like they did for Princess Blister.[16][17] The SeaWing Council eat raw, ruby-red fish that is deboned and arranged into rolls with seaweed, tiny green crabs, and a salad of octopus tentacles and herbs, sprinkled with lemon juice.[18] SeaWings are also noted to eat clams, sea birds,[7] lobsters,[19] and on special occasions such as hatching days, raw tuna wrapped in seaweed stuffed with tiny fish eggs.[20]
In the time of Darkstalker, royal SeaWings prepared coconut rice, tuna rolls, macadamia treats, and a mango-lime drink.[21]Humpback stated that many years prior, dragons ate scavenger sashimi every afternoon.[22]Fathom mentioned that SeaWings sometimes consume sharks, though dragonets are taught to be careful of them until they are full-grown.[23]
Queen Coral has forbidden the consumption of dolphins because she believes that they might be distantly related to dragons,[24] though Tsunami thinks it might be because she is afraid that somebody might catch and kill Anemone by mistake, as her scales are the same pink/pale blue colors as dolphins.[8]
Abilities
Tsunami using her bioluminescent scales to catch Riptide's attention from The Lost Heir (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes
SeaWings have gills, powerful tails, and exceptional night vision.[25] They are able to breathe and see underwater and use their tails, wings, and webbed talons to swim.[26][27] Their claws are curved like fishhooks to help them swim,[28] and their tails can be used to batter opponents or create huge waves.[29] SeaWings often ride currents to travel the ocean faster,[30] and they prefer to alternate swimming and flying when traveling long distances.[31] Physical wounds, such as burns, can be healed by ocean water.[32]
The bioluminescent stripes on a SeaWing's body are used to converse underwater,[33] as well as to attract partners.[34] They can control when the stripes on their bodies glow and can light up each one individually. Different combinations of stripes and/or hand signals indicate different words in Aquatic. Aquatic is used underwater and on the surface.[35]
SeaWings can be driven mad if dehydrated from water for too long.[36] Dehydrated SeaWings appear insane and have barely any consciousness of what they do. This happened to Gill in the SkyWing palace, but he is the only known SeaWing to be seen in this state.
Animus magic is present in the SeaWing royal bloodline.[37] There are no rules on how much magic a SeaWing can use, and animus dragons are often controlled closely by the queen of the tribe.[38][39] Animus magic was the cause of the Royal SeaWing Massacre after Lagoon had pushed Albatross to the brink of madness from her forcing him to use his powers. This started an unsuccessful attempt to wipe animus magic from the tribe's bloodline, making its use illegal in the Kingdom of the Sea.[40]
Society
Citizen duties include kitchen work and enlistment in the army.[41] Most SeaWings work at the palace with jobs such as pearl diving,[42] weaving, carving, hunting, gardening, and caretakers for dragonets.[43]
Coral is a writer whose scrolls are required reading in SeaWing schools, even those that are not of the best quality.[44] Guards have been shown to salute to her,[45] and most of her subjects regard her as a good queen.[46]
The Summer Palace, before its destruction, utilized an advance guard. It was a troop consisted of at least fifteen soldiers whose duty was to keep intruders away from the palace.[47]
In modern Pyrrhia, most SeaWing citizens appear well fed, well-rested, and content.[48] The queen uses a council consisting of selected council members and members of the royal SeaWing family or members that the queen trusts. The Council has frequent meetings.[49]
SeaWings keep pets such as seahorses, sea dragons, cuttlefish, and bobtail squid.[19] They also keep decorative animals such as luminous jellyfish.[50]
SeaWings may be named after sea-related objects or wildlife, examples being Nautilus, Anemone, Orca, Shark, Snail, Coral, and Turtle. They may also have names related to shades of aquamarine colors such as Cerulean and Indigo. Some share the names of gemstones, such as Sapphire and Pearl, and they may also have names relating to aquatic anatomies, like Fin, Gill, and Webs, or naturally occurring oceanic phenomena, such as Ripple, Current, Tsunami, Typhoon, Riptide, Splash, and Whirlpool.
There is a tale about an abandoned SeaWing dragonet who was raised by a pod of orcas.[52]
Tsunami described breathing in salt water through her gills as "sharp," mentioning that it felt "like inhaling smoke."[53]
In the time of Darkstalker, SeaWings used toothpaste.[54]
Humans seem to think that SeaWings might also inhabit large rivers and lakes.[55]
Tui stated that SeaWings would like sushi the most.[event 1]
Based on how Coral set up the prison in the Summer Palace, SeaWings are aware that electricity can harm dragons and that water conducts it well.[56]
In Darkstalker, during the events of the Royal SeaWing Massacre, SeaWings are described to have red blood;[57] however, in The Flames of Hope, Tsunami's blood is described to be blue.[58] This was corrected in later printings.
A typical SeaWing (colored), by Joy Ang
A typical SeaWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
A typical SeaWing (transparent), by Joy Ang
A typical SeaWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
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