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|name = Winding Tail River | |||
The Winding Tail River is a river | |image = | ||
[[Category:WT Locations]] | <gallery> | ||
Winding Tail River GN.jpg|GN | |||
Winding Tail River closeup.jpg|Map | |||
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|kingdom = [[Sky Kingdom]] | |||
|status = Occupied | |||
|a2App = | |||
''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]'',<br /> | |||
''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]'',<br /> | |||
''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]'' | |||
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The '''Winding Tail River''' is a river located within the southern half of the [[Sky Kingdom]]. | |||
== Description == | |||
The Winding Tail River is a silver{{Ref|EP|54}} river that begins high in the [[Claws of the Clouds Mountains]] and runs along the eastern edge of the mountain range,{{Ref|EP|54}} past [[Jade Mountain]], and into the sea. Near a bend in the river{{Ref|EP|54}} and west of [[Queen Moorhen]]'s Lake, there is a [[Human settlements|scavenger den]] that is believed to be the largest in [[Pyrrhia]].{{Ref|WT|130}} The river is surrounded by pebbled sand,{{Ref|EP|61}} mountains, and forests.{{Ref|WT|130}} There are tiny, golden, silver fish in the river,{{Ref|WT|137}} as well as prey that is rumored as much easier to catch than the [[humans]].{{Ref|WT|130}} | |||
== History == | |||
=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy === | |||
==== ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]'' ==== | |||
[[Kinkajou]], [[Moonwatcher]], [[Qibli]], and [[Winter]] passed through the Winding Tail River on their way to search for [[Scarlet]]. They stopped to catch wild rabbits and collect peaches, and while resting on a cliff face, the group was shot at by a flaming projectile weapon from a nearby scavenger den. Winter saved their lives by breathing frostbreath on the spear in midair. | |||
==== ''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]'' ==== | |||
[[Peril]] and [[Turtle]] followed the river on their way to [[Possibility]] to track down Scarlet. | |||
==== ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]'' ==== | |||
Turtle passed through the Winding Tail River on his way to the [[Kingdom of the Sea]] to prevent [[Anemone]] from murdering her [[SeaWings|tribe]]. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Winding Tail River GN.jpg|The Winding Tail River from ''[[Winter Turning (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]] | |||
Winding Tail River.jpg|The Winding Tail River on the map of [[Pyrrhia]], by [[Mike Schley]] | |||
Winding Tail River closeup.jpg|The Winding Tail River on the map of Pyrrhia from ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'', by Mike Schley | |||
</gallery> | |||
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]"> | |||
Winding Tail River GN 2.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
== References == | |||
{{References}} | |||
[[ru:Хвостатая река]] | |||
[[fr:Rivière de la Queue Sinueuse]] | |||
[[pl:Rzeka Krętego Ogona]] | |||
[[Category:WT locations]] | |||
[[Category:Bodies of water]] | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | |||
[[Category:Pyrrhian locations]] | |||
[[Category:EP locations]] | |||
[[Category:ToP locations]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:30, 16 July 2025
The Winding Tail River is a river located within the southern half of the Sky Kingdom.
Description
The Winding Tail River is a silver[1] river that begins high in the Claws of the Clouds Mountains and runs along the eastern edge of the mountain range,[1] past Jade Mountain, and into the sea. Near a bend in the river[1] and west of Queen Moorhen's Lake, there is a scavenger den that is believed to be the largest in Pyrrhia.[2] The river is surrounded by pebbled sand,[3] mountains, and forests.[2] There are tiny, golden, silver fish in the river,[4] as well as prey that is rumored as much easier to catch than the humans.[2]
History
The Jade Mountain Prophecy
Kinkajou, Moonwatcher, Qibli, and Winter passed through the Winding Tail River on their way to search for Scarlet. They stopped to catch wild rabbits and collect peaches, and while resting on a cliff face, the group was shot at by a flaming projectile weapon from a nearby scavenger den. Winter saved their lives by breathing frostbreath on the spear in midair.
Peril and Turtle followed the river on their way to Possibility to track down Scarlet.
Turtle passed through the Winding Tail River on his way to the Kingdom of the Sea to prevent Anemone from murdering her tribe.
Gallery
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The Winding Tail River from Winter Turning (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes -
The Winding Tail River on the map of Pyrrhia, by Mike Schley -
The Winding Tail River on the map of Pyrrhia from A Guide to the Dragon World, by Mike Schley
- Art by Mike Holmes, from the Wings of Fire Graphic Novels
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Escaping Peril, page 54
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Winter Turning, page 130
- ↑ Escaping Peril, page 61
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 137
ru:Хвостатая река fr:Rivière de la Queue Sinueuse pl:Rzeka Krętego Ogona
