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|quote  = No, she's always nice to my face. Most [[dragons]] don't realize how much I can figure out from their tone of voice, or the little huffs they make between sentences. She thinks because I can't see her, I won't be able to tell when she's rolling her eyes or making fun of someone. Sometimes she'll sneak in and out of our cave, because she doesn't want to have to talk to me, and she thinks I don't notice.
|quote  = But who gets to decide what's a good thing? Dragons would always be asking for spells, or telling you your choices are wrong. And sometimes it's hard to tell what's good and what's just easy.
|speaker = Tamarin to [[Sunny]] about [[Onyx]], ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|speaker = Tamarin in ''Talons of Power''.}}
{{Charbox
|name      =
|image      = TamarinTemplate.png
|age        = Around 4 years old
|gender    = Female
|occupation = Student at [[Jade Mountain Academy]]
|tribe      = [[RainWings]]
|winglet    = [[Gold Winglet]]
|residence  = [[Jade Mountain]]
|ships      = [[Pike|Pikemarin]], [[Onyx|Onyxarin]], [[Flame|Flamarin]], [[Anemone|Anemarin]]
|appeared  = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]'', ''[[Moon Rising]]'', ''[[Talons of Power]]'', ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|mentioned  = ''[[The Brightest Night]]''
|quote    = ''"Don't we all lose something when everything is done for us?"''
}}
}}
'''Tamarin''' is a small, blind, female, [[RainWings|RainWing]] gardener. She has several scars from when she was learning to walk and fly blindly as a young dragonet, including a long, twisting one along her underbelly and a few on her wings and neck{{Ref|THK|259}}. [[Queen Glory|Glory]] notes that she has oddly-coloured pale-blue eyes{{Ref|THK|257}}, which is most likely a symptom of her blindness. She cannot change the color of her scales at will unless relaxed (and even then, only to the color of her surroundings). In ''Moon Rising'', she is described as having blue and gold scales{{Ref|MR|134}}, so this is likely her typical appearance.
{{Character
|name      = Tamarin
|image    =
<gallery>
Tamarin GN FlowerHunt.jpg|Graphic Novel
TamarinTemplateSSE.png|Reference
</gallery>
|age      = [[Dragonet]]
|gender    = Female
|tribe    = [[RainWings]]
|powers    =


Glory, in her contest to become queen, calls out Tamarin to help her during the contest after [[Ex-Queen Magnificent|Magnificent]] said to call out any four dragons Glory wanted, Glory not knowing she was blind at the time. She is also currently a student at [[Jade Mountain Academy]], as part of the [[Gold Winglet]]. She competed against [[Ex-Queen Fruit Bat]] in the flower hunt at Glory's [[The RainWing Queen Challenge|challenge]] for the throne of the RainWings, and completed the challenge successfully, defeating Fruit Bat. She is friends with [[Kinkajou]] and tolerated by [[Onyx]].
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[The Hive Queen]]'')


==Biography==
|current  = Student at [[Jade Mountain Academy]]
Tamarin worked in the royal gardens, where she takes care of the flowers ruined year after year by Fruit Bat, much to her annoyance. She is completely blind, although her other senses have been sharpened because of it. She has memorized every section of the [[Rainforest Kingdom]] and can sense anything out of the necessarily ordinary, such as flowers. If she was told to change her scales to red, for instance, she would be unable to do that. But if she relaxes, then her scales could automatically change to the colour around her. She also has exceptionally sharp hearing, and that helps because of her being blind. Tamarin's underbelly is scarred from previous attempts to learn how to navigate and fly blindly as a young dragonet. She also helped [[Starflight]] adjust to being blind after the events of [[The Dark Secret|''The Dark Secret'']].
|former    = Gardener in the [[Rainforest Kingdom]]


===''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''===
|winglet  = Gold Winglet
Tamarin was mentioned by her good friend [[Kinkajou]] when she was talking to [[Glory]] about the current queens. When she was picking her team to battle for the crown, Glory chose Tamarin (not knowing that she was blind) to join her team. Tamarin competed in the flower hunt for Glory during the challenge for the RainWing throne and won defeating Fruit Bat, making very good use of her excellent sense of smell, even when Glory doubted her skills. Tamarin nearly lost, as Fruit Bat was following her to the hidden flower, but Tamarin managed to grab the hidden red cinnamon orchid just in time.
|clawmates = Unknown, [[Onyx]] (formerly)


===''[[The Brightest Night]]''===
|Relation1 = Partner
Although she does not make a formal appearance in the book, she is mentioned to be helping [[Starflight]] adjust to flying with guidance and avoiding obstacles, for he becomes blind from lava that hit his eyes in ''[[The Dark Secret]]''.
|RName1    = [[Anemone]]


In the epilogue, Glory suggests that Tamarin, as well as Kinkajou, should be students at the Jade Mountain school because she needed a real teacher, not the "scraps of time" Glory had for them.
|a1App    = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
|a1Men    = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
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''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]'',<br />
''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]'',<br />
''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|a2Men    =
|a3App    =
|a3Men    = ''[[The Hive Queen]]''
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''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'',<br />
''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)|Moon Rising]]''
|gnMen    = ''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)|The Brightest Night]]''
|otFeat    =
''[[Official Wings of Fire Coloring Book]]'',<br/>
''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
}}
'''Tamarin''' is a blind female [[RainWing]] [[dragonet]] who was introduced in ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''. Before attending [[Jade Mountain Academy]] as a member of the Gold Winglet, she worked as a flower gardener in the [[RainWing village]]. She is currently in a relationship with [[Anemone]].  


===''[[Moon Rising]]''===
== Description ==
In ''Moon Rising'', Tamarin is accidentally injured by a [[Dragonflame Cactus|dragonflame cactus]], an explosive variety of cacti, set off by [[Sora]], Clay's sibling. They dunk Tamarin in one of the underground lakes at [[Pike|Pike's]] suggestion, then bring her to the medical wing to recover from her burns. Shortly after Sora tries to kill [[Icicle]] in the prey center, Sora goes to visit Tamarin, who is unconscious and wrapped in bandages from her wings to her tail. [[Moonwatcher]], [[Umber]], and [[Qibli]] arrive to see her crying beside Tamarin's bedside.
While not displaying any particular emotion, Tamarin is shown to have blue-and-gold scales.{{Ref|MR|139}} She has odd light blue eyes{{Ref|THK|257}} with a pale film on them,{{Ref|MR|139}} and several scars on her wings and neck, including one twisting across her underbelly.{{Ref|THK|259}} She is small,{{Ref|THK|257}} but larger than [[Pike]],{{Ref|MR|183}} and wore a garland of red, pink, and purple flowers around her shoulders{{Ref|THK|258}} before attending Jade Mountain Academy. After the explosion of the [[dragonflame cactus]] in the [[Jade Mountain Academy#The History Cave|history cave]], her scales were covered in bandages, and she wore a poultice of damp leaves tied over her eyes.{{Ref|ToP|19}} She has a limp{{Ref|ToP|22}} and several scorch marks across her scales.{{Ref|DoD|19}}


=== ''[[Talons of Power]]'' ===
== Personality ==
Tamarin is shown with [[Anemone]] and Pike when [[Turtle]] comes to warn them about [[King Darkstalker|Darkstalker]]. She anxiously asks about Kinkajou, to which Turtle responds with, "She was alive when I saw her last." Pike shows kindness to her. Then Anemone leaves, and Pike asks Turtle to walk her to the infirmary. Then when he leaves, Turtle tells Tamarin how Kinkajou is really doing. Tamarin then says she dislikes secret faces and knew that Turtle and Pike were making them. Then, Tamarin tells him she didn't know Anemone was an animus. After that, she shares her thoughts on animus power. When they get to a fork in the tunnel, she says she can do it on her own from there and limps off.
Tamarin is kind, quiet, competent,{{Ref|MR|140}} and determined. In ''The Hidden Kingdom'', she refused to let [[Glory]] down during her contest for the RainWing [[Dragon royalty|throne]].{{Ref|THK|261}} Tamarin was hatched blind, but she never let her disability stop her from doing the same things as other dragons. She kept this mentality later on as well; after the explosion at Jade Mountain Academy badly injured her, she recovered quickly and refused to let her wounds stop her from attending classes or socializing with other students.{{Ref|DoD|18}} She also never allows anyone to push her around. As shown in ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]'', Tamarin seems to prefer independence, as she likely feels pitied for something she does not want pity for, refusing Pike's offer to support her as she walked in the halls of Jade Mountain Academy.{{Ref|ToP|23}} She is quite thoughtful and shy. Tamarin is also highly observant, being able to analyze others based on their actions or tone of voice.{{Ref|DoD|35}} She has immense concentration.{{Ref|MR|140}}


=== ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'' ===
== Biography ==
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = Pre-Series
|content = Tamarin worked in the royal gardens, where she took care of the flowers ruined year after year by [[Fruit Bat]], who used them to try and make perfume, much to Tamarin's annoyance. Tamarin's underbelly, legs, and wings are scarred from previous attempts to learn how to navigate and fly blindly as a young dragonet.
}}
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=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
|content = Tamarin was mentioned by her close friend [[Kinkajou]] when she was talking to Glory about the current [[queens]] and how Fruit Bat annoyed Tamarin whenever she had access to the gardens. When she was picking her team to battle for the crown, Glory chose Tamarin (not knowing that she was blind) to join her team. As the team conferred about who would do which contest, Tamarin offered to do the flower hunt, insisting that she was knowledgeable in the field. Tamarin competed in the flower hunt during the challenge for the RainWing throne, using her excellent sense of smell to her advantage even when Glory doubted her skills. Tamarin almost lost as Fruit Bat followed her to the hidden flower, but the former managed to grab the flower first and win the contest.
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|content = She was mentioned to be helping [[Starflight]] adjust to flying blind, with guidance, and avoiding obstacles.


Tamarin is in the history cave (not the one blown up by Sora), and asks Qibli if he smells smoke. She also mentions that she can only smell smoke since the explosion. Tamarin is also one of the students requesting a history on [[Darkstalker]] to [[Webs]] in the history cave. In the epilogue, Tamarin is also mentioned to be doing a presentation on Darkstalker's history with Pike and Fearless, and she is mentioned in the epilogue, when Kinkajou tells Turtle that Anemone has a crush on Tamarin.
In the epilogue, Glory suggested that Tamarin and Kinkajou should be students at Jade Mountain Academy to have real teachers, not the "scraps of time" Glory had for them.
}}
----
=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''
|content = Tamarin was present when the Jade Winglet and Gold Winglet had a history class together. Kinkajou introduced Tamarin to [[Moonwatcher]], and Tamarin introduced Kinkajou and Moon to [[Onyx]]. Later, Tamarin was accidentally injured by a dragonflame cactus, an explosive variety of cacti, set off by [[Sora]]. [[Clay]] took Tamarin to one of the underground lakes with Onyx and Pike, before she was brought to the medical wing to recover from her burns. Shortly after Sora tried to kill [[Icicle]] in the prey center, Sora visited Tamarin, who was unconscious and wrapped in bandages from her wings to her tail. Moon, [[Umber]], and [[Qibli]] arrived to see her crying at Tamarin's bedside, apologizing for her injuries.
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]''
|content = Having recovered from her injuries, Tamarin was shown with Anemone and Pike when [[Turtle]] came to warn them about [[Darkstalker (L1)|Darkstalker]]. She anxiously asked about Kinkajou, to which Turtle responded that "she was alive when I saw her last." Pike then showed some kindness toward her. Then Anemone left to impress Darkstalker, and Pike asked Turtle to walk her to the infirmary. Once he left, Turtle admitted to Tamarin how Kinkajou was really doing, as the RainWing pressed. Tamarin said she disliked secret faces and knew that Turtle and Pike were making them. Then, Tamarin told him she did not know Anemone was an [[animus]], and when Turtle realized that, he asked her to keep it secret. After that, she shared her thoughts on animus power, talking of how if animus RainWings made all the medicine appear in the [[RainWing healer's pavilion|healing hut]], they would never find new remedies. When they got to a fork in the tunnel, she said she could go on her own from there and limped off.
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|content = Tamarin was in the history cave and asked Qibli if he smelled smoke, saying that she could only smell smoke since the explosion. Tamarin was also one of the students requesting a history lesson on Darkstalker to [[Webs]] in the history cave.


== Personality ==
In the epilogue, Tamarin was also mentioned doing a presentation on Darkstalker's history with Pike and [[Fearless]], and when Kinkajou told Turtle that Anemone has a crush on her.
Tamarin is seen as smart and kind. In ''The Hidden Kingdom'', she is shown as determined, not wanting to let Glory down. She can also be very wise, as shown when she shares with [[Turtle]] her thoughts on animus power. Even though she's blind, she has proved that she can do things normal dragons can achieve, and even things some normal dragons can't. She was a gardener for the Royal RainWing Garden but later joined Jade Mountain Academy as a student. She was also seen passionate about learning, as she was in the history cave before history lessons actually started, which led to her being injured when she got hit by the Dragonflame Cactus. Since she is friends with Kinkajou, it seems that she does have many other positive characteristics. Tamarin is shown to be independent, because when Pike asks Turtle to lead her out of the underground river, she gritted her teeth hissing, " I can take care of myself."
}}
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=== The Lost Continent Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
|align = left
|heading = ''[[The Hive Queen]]''
|content = Turtle mentioned Tamarin when he explained that Anemone had tried to restore her sight with her animus magic but failed due to animus magic mysteriously not working anymore, which Turtle described as "Qibli 'breaking' animus magic."
}}
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=== Field Guides ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
|content = Tamarin was the recipient of a letter from Anemone written with punched-up letters as a test for scrolls that blind dragons could read.
}}
 
== Relationships ==
=== [[Anemone]] ===
Tamarin promised to keep Anemone's animus magic a secret and thought it must have been hard on the [[SeaWing]] to keep a secret like that.{{Ref|ToP|24}} Anemone has a crush on Tamarin and casually shows up everywhere Tamarin is, offering to read her scrolls and leaving her small gifts of flowers or unusual fruit.{{Ref|DoD|378}} The two go on gardening dates together.{{Ref|AGttDW|55}}
 
=== [[Glory]] ===
Tamarin appears to support Glory as her new queen, and Glory trusted her to be on her team because she was good friends with Kinkajou. Although Glory doubted her at first due to her blindness, Tamarin won the flower hunting contest and helped Glory become queen. Glory suggested having Tamarin and Kinkajou attend Jade Mountain Academy so they could have real teachers.
 
=== [[Kinkajou]] ===
Kinkajou and Tamarin are good friends.{{Ref|DoD|378}} Tamarin shows concern for Kinkajou upon learning about her condition, saying that she wishes she could go to her. Tamarin thinks that Kinkajou is a little impulsive but expresses that opinion in a way that indicates concern. Moonwatcher was sure to allow Tamarin to know as soon as Kinkajou was awake and healing.{{Ref|DoD|68}} Kinkajou cares very much for Tamarin's safety,{{Ref|DoD|378}} just as Tamarin does for her.
 
=== [[Onyx]] ===
Tamarin knew Onyx was sneaking out so she did not have to talk to her, and could also tell that Onyx huffed and rolled her eyes whenever she talked to her.{{Ref|DoD|35-36}}
 
=== [[Starflight]] ===
Tamarin and Starflight appear to be on friendly terms, as Tamarin helped Starflight after he lost his sight. She taught him how to fly without someone guiding him, how to sense unexpected obstacles, and how to ask for help.{{Ref|TBN|264}}
 
== Quotes ==
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = If it's about flowers, I can do it.
|speaker = to Glory
|book    = [[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]
|page    = 261
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = But who gets to decide what's a good thing? [...] Dragons would always be asking for spells or telling you your choices are wrong. And sometimes it's hard to tell what's good and what's just easy.
|speaker = to Turtle about animus dragons
|book    = [[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]
|page    = 25
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = It depends. [...] For instance, an animus dragon might think, ''I'll make all our medicinal herbs appear magically in the healer's treehouse, so we never have to go looking for them again.'' That seems obviously good, right? But then we'd stop learning how to look for them, and we might stop experimenting with new ones to see how those might help dragons in different ways. We'd stop thinking about it at all, because everything would be too easy. Don't we lose something when everything is done for us?
|speaker = to Turtle about animus magic
|book    = [[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]
|page    = 25
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = So do I, normally. But I haven't been able to get the smell of smoke out of my nose since the explosion.
|speaker = to Qibli about her sense of smell
|book    = [[Darkness of Dragons]]
|page    = 18
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = No, she's always nice to my face. Most dragons don't realize how much I can figure out from their tone of voice, or the little huffs they make between sentences. She thinks because I can't see her, I won't be able to tell when she's rolling her eyes or making fun of someone. Sometimes she'll sneak in and out of our cave, because she doesn't want to talk to me, and she thinks I don't notice. It's not personal though. I think she doesn't particularly care about any dragons unless they can help her get what she wants.
|speaker = to Sunny about Onyx
|book    = [[Darkness of Dragons]]
|page    = 35-36
}}
 
== Trivia ==
* Tamarin has an excellent sense of smell.{{Ref|THK|272}}{{Ref|DoD|18}}
* Tamarin explained to Qibli that she could not get the smell of smoke out of her nose since the explosion.{{Ref|DoD|18}} It is unknown if this is a permanent result of her injuries.
* She was hatched blind and navigates her environments using other senses and a mental map of her surroundings. If the case is the [[Rainforest Kingdom]], she has already memorized everything about the village so she can move around like normal.
* In the minigame ''[[Wings of Fire Island|Speed Wings]]'' on Scholastic's Home Base, Tamarin is a playable character.
** In this minigame, her eyes are mistakenly depicted as green.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Tamarin GN FlowerHunt.jpg|Tamarin from ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
Tamarin SP.png|Tamarin from the ''[[Merchandise#Official Wings of Fire Stickerpedia|Official Wings of Fire Stickerpedia]]'', by [[Brianna C. Walsh]]
Tamarin Speed Wings.png|Tamarin's icon from Speed Wings, a minigame on Scholastic HomeBase
TamarinTemplateSSE.png|Reference by {{U|SpaceshipEarth}}
</gallery>


==Trivia==
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]">
* A tamarin is a type of monkey of the genus ''Saguinus. ''The species is known for being quite friendly.
File:Tamarin GN 1.png
* Tamarin is the first known blind dragon in the series, the second being Starflight. So far, Tamarin is the only dragon that has been born blind, and the only blind dragon to compete against RainWing queens and win.
File:Tamarin GN 2.png
* She is one of the students who asked for an "Herbs & Healing" class at the school, along with [http://wingsoffire.wikia.com/wiki/Peregrine Peregrine].
File:Tamarin GN 3.png
* Tamarin used to have an acute sense of smell, as shown in ''The Hidden Kingdom'' when she found the flower only through smell. However, since the explosion, she can only smell smoke. It's unknown if this is permanent; if so, she'd be the first known dragon without a sense of smell.
File:Tamarin GN 4.png
* It's been confirmed that Anemone has a legitimate crush on Tamarin, though it's not known if she reciprocates or if she even acknowledges this fact.
File:Tamarin GN 5.png
* Tamarin survived the explosion in ''Moon Rising ''but she had serious injuries.
File:Tamarin GN 7.png
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File:Tamarin Fullbody.png
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File:Purple Tamarin.png
Typical RainWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical RainWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
File:TamarinAndFlowers.png
RainTransparent.png|A typical RainWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
File:Tamarin GN 8.png
RainWingGer.jpg|A typical RainWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
File:Tamarin GN 9.png
TamarinTemplate.png|Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
File:Tamarin GN 10.png
Scan 7.jpeg|Tamarin by Hrrdragons99
File:Tamarin GN 11.png
Screen Shot 2015-01-11 at 10.29.48 AM.png|Tamarin
File:Tamarin GN 12.png
Tamarin-byCrookedstar.jpg|By CrookedstarAmazing
File:TamarinGN-THK2.png
Tamarin by Warriordragon876.jpg|Tamarin by Warriordragon876
File:Siamang GN.png
ImageofTamarin.jpg|Tamarin by Sahel the Sandwing
File:TamarinBrightestNightGN.png
TamarinbyHeronLineart.png|By Heron
File:QibliAndTamarinGN.png
Tamarin.png|tiny pixel Tamarin by Strawberry DA rainwing
File:Carnelian,Kinkajou,AndTamarin.png
Screen Shot 2017-01-19 at 6.24.19 PM.png|by xTheDragonRebornx and how she imagines Tamarin|link=http://xthedragonrebornx.deviantart.com/art/Canon-RainWing-Reference-Sheet-656068624
File:Fruit Bat GN 4.png
RainWing Sigil.png|RainWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
File:Tamarin Glory and Kinkajou GN.png
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File:Tamarin Flower GN.png
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</gallery>
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 28 October 2025

"No, she's always nice to my face. Most dragons don't realize how much I can figure out from their tone of voice, or the little huffs they make between sentences. She thinks because I can't see her, I won't be able to tell when she's rolling her eyes or making fun of someone. Sometimes she'll sneak in and out of our cave, because she doesn't want to have to talk to me, and she thinks I don't notice."
— Tamarin to Sunny about Onyx, Darkness of Dragons

Tamarin is a blind female RainWing dragonet who was introduced in The Hidden Kingdom. Before attending Jade Mountain Academy as a member of the Gold Winglet, she worked as a flower gardener in the RainWing village. She is currently in a relationship with Anemone.

Description

While not displaying any particular emotion, Tamarin is shown to have blue-and-gold scales.[1] She has odd light blue eyes[2] with a pale film on them,[1] and several scars on her wings and neck, including one twisting across her underbelly.[3] She is small,[2] but larger than Pike,[4] and wore a garland of red, pink, and purple flowers around her shoulders[5] before attending Jade Mountain Academy. After the explosion of the dragonflame cactus in the history cave, her scales were covered in bandages, and she wore a poultice of damp leaves tied over her eyes.[6] She has a limp[7] and several scorch marks across her scales.[8]

Personality

Tamarin is kind, quiet, competent,[9] and determined. In The Hidden Kingdom, she refused to let Glory down during her contest for the RainWing throne.[10] Tamarin was hatched blind, but she never let her disability stop her from doing the same things as other dragons. She kept this mentality later on as well; after the explosion at Jade Mountain Academy badly injured her, she recovered quickly and refused to let her wounds stop her from attending classes or socializing with other students.[11] She also never allows anyone to push her around. As shown in Talons of Power, Tamarin seems to prefer independence, as she likely feels pitied for something she does not want pity for, refusing Pike's offer to support her as she walked in the halls of Jade Mountain Academy.[12] She is quite thoughtful and shy. Tamarin is also highly observant, being able to analyze others based on their actions or tone of voice.[13] She has immense concentration.[9]

Biography

Pre-Series
Tamarin worked in the royal gardens, where she took care of the flowers ruined year after year by Fruit Bat, who used them to try and make perfume, much to Tamarin's annoyance. Tamarin's underbelly, legs, and wings are scarred from previous attempts to learn how to navigate and fly blindly as a young dragonet.

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Hidden Kingdom
Tamarin was mentioned by her close friend Kinkajou when she was talking to Glory about the current queens and how Fruit Bat annoyed Tamarin whenever she had access to the gardens. When she was picking her team to battle for the crown, Glory chose Tamarin (not knowing that she was blind) to join her team. As the team conferred about who would do which contest, Tamarin offered to do the flower hunt, insisting that she was knowledgeable in the field. Tamarin competed in the flower hunt during the challenge for the RainWing throne, using her excellent sense of smell to her advantage even when Glory doubted her skills. Tamarin almost lost as Fruit Bat followed her to the hidden flower, but the former managed to grab the flower first and win the contest.
The Brightest Night

She was mentioned to be helping Starflight adjust to flying blind, with guidance, and avoiding obstacles.

In the epilogue, Glory suggested that Tamarin and Kinkajou should be students at Jade Mountain Academy to have real teachers, not the "scraps of time" Glory had for them.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising
Tamarin was present when the Jade Winglet and Gold Winglet had a history class together. Kinkajou introduced Tamarin to Moonwatcher, and Tamarin introduced Kinkajou and Moon to Onyx. Later, Tamarin was accidentally injured by a dragonflame cactus, an explosive variety of cacti, set off by Sora. Clay took Tamarin to one of the underground lakes with Onyx and Pike, before she was brought to the medical wing to recover from her burns. Shortly after Sora tried to kill Icicle in the prey center, Sora visited Tamarin, who was unconscious and wrapped in bandages from her wings to her tail. Moon, Umber, and Qibli arrived to see her crying at Tamarin's bedside, apologizing for her injuries.
Talons of Power
Having recovered from her injuries, Tamarin was shown with Anemone and Pike when Turtle came to warn them about Darkstalker. She anxiously asked about Kinkajou, to which Turtle responded that "she was alive when I saw her last." Pike then showed some kindness toward her. Then Anemone left to impress Darkstalker, and Pike asked Turtle to walk her to the infirmary. Once he left, Turtle admitted to Tamarin how Kinkajou was really doing, as the RainWing pressed. Tamarin said she disliked secret faces and knew that Turtle and Pike were making them. Then, Tamarin told him she did not know Anemone was an animus, and when Turtle realized that, he asked her to keep it secret. After that, she shared her thoughts on animus power, talking of how if animus RainWings made all the medicine appear in the healing hut, they would never find new remedies. When they got to a fork in the tunnel, she said she could go on her own from there and limped off.
Darkness of Dragons

Tamarin was in the history cave and asked Qibli if he smelled smoke, saying that she could only smell smoke since the explosion. Tamarin was also one of the students requesting a history lesson on Darkstalker to Webs in the history cave.

In the epilogue, Tamarin was also mentioned doing a presentation on Darkstalker's history with Pike and Fearless, and when Kinkajou told Turtle that Anemone has a crush on her.

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Hive Queen
Turtle mentioned Tamarin when he explained that Anemone had tried to restore her sight with her animus magic but failed due to animus magic mysteriously not working anymore, which Turtle described as "Qibli 'breaking' animus magic."

Field Guides

A Guide to the Dragon World
Tamarin was the recipient of a letter from Anemone written with punched-up letters as a test for scrolls that blind dragons could read.

Relationships

Anemone

Tamarin promised to keep Anemone's animus magic a secret and thought it must have been hard on the SeaWing to keep a secret like that.[14] Anemone has a crush on Tamarin and casually shows up everywhere Tamarin is, offering to read her scrolls and leaving her small gifts of flowers or unusual fruit.[15] The two go on gardening dates together.[16]

Glory

Tamarin appears to support Glory as her new queen, and Glory trusted her to be on her team because she was good friends with Kinkajou. Although Glory doubted her at first due to her blindness, Tamarin won the flower hunting contest and helped Glory become queen. Glory suggested having Tamarin and Kinkajou attend Jade Mountain Academy so they could have real teachers.

Kinkajou

Kinkajou and Tamarin are good friends.[15] Tamarin shows concern for Kinkajou upon learning about her condition, saying that she wishes she could go to her. Tamarin thinks that Kinkajou is a little impulsive but expresses that opinion in a way that indicates concern. Moonwatcher was sure to allow Tamarin to know as soon as Kinkajou was awake and healing.[17] Kinkajou cares very much for Tamarin's safety,[15] just as Tamarin does for her.

Onyx

Tamarin knew Onyx was sneaking out so she did not have to talk to her, and could also tell that Onyx huffed and rolled her eyes whenever she talked to her.[18]

Starflight

Tamarin and Starflight appear to be on friendly terms, as Tamarin helped Starflight after he lost his sight. She taught him how to fly without someone guiding him, how to sense unexpected obstacles, and how to ask for help.[19]

Quotes

"If it's about flowers, I can do it."
― to Glory (The Hidden Kingdom, page 261)
"But who gets to decide what's a good thing? [...] Dragons would always be asking for spells or telling you your choices are wrong. And sometimes it's hard to tell what's good and what's just easy."
― to Turtle about animus dragons (Talons of Power, page 25)
"It depends. [...] For instance, an animus dragon might think, I'll make all our medicinal herbs appear magically in the healer's treehouse, so we never have to go looking for them again. That seems obviously good, right? But then we'd stop learning how to look for them, and we might stop experimenting with new ones to see how those might help dragons in different ways. We'd stop thinking about it at all, because everything would be too easy. Don't we lose something when everything is done for us?"
― to Turtle about animus magic (Talons of Power, page 25)
"So do I, normally. But I haven't been able to get the smell of smoke out of my nose since the explosion."
― to Qibli about her sense of smell (Darkness of Dragons, page 18)
"No, she's always nice to my face. Most dragons don't realize how much I can figure out from their tone of voice, or the little huffs they make between sentences. She thinks because I can't see her, I won't be able to tell when she's rolling her eyes or making fun of someone. Sometimes she'll sneak in and out of our cave, because she doesn't want to talk to me, and she thinks I don't notice. It's not personal though. I think she doesn't particularly care about any dragons unless they can help her get what she wants."
― to Sunny about Onyx (Darkness of Dragons, page 35-36)

Trivia

  • Tamarin has an excellent sense of smell.[20][11]
  • Tamarin explained to Qibli that she could not get the smell of smoke out of her nose since the explosion.[11] It is unknown if this is a permanent result of her injuries.
  • She was hatched blind and navigates her environments using other senses and a mental map of her surroundings. If the case is the Rainforest Kingdom, she has already memorized everything about the village so she can move around like normal.
  • In the minigame Speed Wings on Scholastic's Home Base, Tamarin is a playable character.
    • In this minigame, her eyes are mistakenly depicted as green.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moon Rising, page 139
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Hidden Kingdom, page 257
  3. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 259
  4. ↑ Moon Rising, page 183
  5. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 258
  6. ↑ Talons of Power, page 19
  7. ↑ Talons of Power, page 22
  8. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 19
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Moon Rising, page 140
  10. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 261
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Darkness of Dragons, page 18
  12. ↑ Talons of Power, page 23
  13. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 35
  14. ↑ Talons of Power, page 24
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Darkness of Dragons, page 378
  16. ↑ A Guide to the Dragon World, page 55
  17. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 68
  18. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 35-36
  19. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 264
  20. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 272


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