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[[File:HiveTransparent.png|600px|center]]'''HiveWings''' are one of the three tribes that live on [[Pantala]]. HiveWings were formerly the dominant tribe of Pantala, as they nearly exterminated the [[LeafWings]] in the [[Tree Wars]] and enslaved the [[SilkWings]]. Their scales primarily include shades of red, yellow, orange, and always some black, but some may have variations such as dark green, as seen in [[Treehopper]]. They are ruled by Queen [[Jewel (HW)|Jewel]],{{Ref|TFoH|319}} and are primarily based on wasps, but are possibly partly inspired by bees and some varieties of beetles and insects. They are descended from [[BeetleWings]] with [[NightWing]] blood from [[Clearsight]], who is the common ancestor of all HiveWings. | [[File:HiveTransparent.png|600px|center]]'''HiveWings''' are one of the three tribes that live on [[Pantala]]. HiveWings were formerly the dominant tribe of Pantala, as they nearly exterminated the [[LeafWings]] in the [[Tree Wars]] and enslaved the [[SilkWings]]. Their scales primarily include shades of red, yellow, orange, and always some black, but some may have variations such as dark green, as seen in [[Treehopper]]. They are ruled by Queen [[Jewel (HW)|Jewel]],{{Ref|TFoH|319}} and are primarily based on wasps, but are possibly partly inspired by bees and some varieties of beetles and insects. They are descended from [[BeetleWings]] with [[NightWing]] blood from [[Clearsight]], who is the common ancestor of all HiveWings. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
HiveWings have slender, strong, and muscular bodies, with four thin and clear segmented wings that are similar to that of dragonflies and other insects. According to the description in ''[[A Guide to the Dragons of Pantala]]'', HiveWings can be red, yellow, and/or orange, but always have some black scales due to their shared ancestor, Clearsight. Some can even be almost completely black in color, such as [[Hawker]] and | HiveWings have slender, strong, and muscular bodies, with four thin and clear segmented wings that are similar to that of dragonflies and other insects. According to the description in ''[[A Guide to the Dragons of Pantala]]'', HiveWings can be red, yellow, and/or orange, but always have some black scales due to their shared ancestor, Clearsight. Some can even be almost completely black in color, such as [[Hawker]] and Treehopper. HiveWings have a slightly compact face, with a smaller axe-like ridge on the tip of their snout, and a larger curved ridge on their forehead. Some HiveWings, such as [[Katydid]], [[Sandfly]], and [[Scarab]] have freckle-like scales. Confirmed eye colors include black, dark orange, brown, red, amber, yellow-gold, and green. The "yellow-orange-green glow" of HiveWing eyes is mentioned by [[Blue]]. They have a pair of long, curved, and smooth-looking horns that raise slightly above their head, the tips curving slightly forward, giving them an almost regal appearance. Long, thin spikes go down their spines, to the tip of their tails, which have a slightly larger spine. They may also have wrist spikes. Some are hatched with stingers in their wrists or tails. HiveWing eggs are white.{{Ref|THQ|249}} HiveWings are seen to have dark green blood,{{Ref|TFoH|219}} though this may be exclusive to [[Wasp]], as she was in connection with the [[Othermind]] for about 50 years. | ||
Old biology books state that HiveWings used to have antennae.{{Ref|TLC|83}} | Old biology books state that HiveWings used to have antennae.{{Ref|TLC|83}} | ||
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*Blue wonders if "HiveWings don't have to blink" when he sees HiveWing guards staring down through the glass ceiling in the [[flamesilk factory]].{{Ref|TLC|267}} It is unknown if HiveWings possess that ability. | *Blue wonders if "HiveWings don't have to blink" when he sees HiveWing guards staring down through the glass ceiling in the [[flamesilk factory]].{{Ref|TLC|267}} It is unknown if HiveWings possess that ability. | ||
*It is mentioned by Swordtail that HiveWings have poor night vision,{{Ref|TLC|145}} though it's possible he was being derogatory because he also described them as "lazy" and "arrogant" in the same sentence. | *It is mentioned by Swordtail that HiveWings have poor night vision,{{Ref|TLC|145}} though it's possible he was being derogatory because he also described them as "lazy" and "arrogant" in the same sentence. | ||
*While trees were forbidden in most other aspects of HiveWing and SilkWing life by Queen Wasp, it appears that the word "Tree" is not forbidden in names, like | *While trees were forbidden in most other aspects of HiveWing and SilkWing life by Queen Wasp, it appears that the word "Tree" is not forbidden in names, like Treehopper. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 04:15, 11 May 2022
HiveWings are one of the three tribes that live on Pantala. HiveWings were formerly the dominant tribe of Pantala, as they nearly exterminated the LeafWings in the Tree Wars and enslaved the SilkWings. Their scales primarily include shades of red, yellow, orange, and always some black, but some may have variations such as dark green, as seen in Treehopper. They are ruled by Queen Jewel,[1] and are primarily based on wasps, but are possibly partly inspired by bees and some varieties of beetles and insects. They are descended from BeetleWings with NightWing blood from Clearsight, who is the common ancestor of all HiveWings.
Description
HiveWings have slender, strong, and muscular bodies, with four thin and clear segmented wings that are similar to that of dragonflies and other insects. According to the description in A Guide to the Dragons of Pantala, HiveWings can be red, yellow, and/or orange, but always have some black scales due to their shared ancestor, Clearsight. Some can even be almost completely black in color, such as Hawker and Treehopper. HiveWings have a slightly compact face, with a smaller axe-like ridge on the tip of their snout, and a larger curved ridge on their forehead. Some HiveWings, such as Katydid, Sandfly, and Scarab have freckle-like scales. Confirmed eye colors include black, dark orange, brown, red, amber, yellow-gold, and green. The "yellow-orange-green glow" of HiveWing eyes is mentioned by Blue. They have a pair of long, curved, and smooth-looking horns that raise slightly above their head, the tips curving slightly forward, giving them an almost regal appearance. Long, thin spikes go down their spines, to the tip of their tails, which have a slightly larger spine. They may also have wrist spikes. Some are hatched with stingers in their wrists or tails. HiveWing eggs are white.[2] HiveWings are seen to have dark green blood,[3] though this may be exclusive to Wasp, as she was in connection with the Othermind for about 50 years.
Old biology books state that HiveWings used to have antennae.[4]
Diets
HiveWings are omnivores and eat animals that live on the savanna, like zebras, wildebeest, gazelle, lions, and more. HiveWings also eat candy, like honey drops and nectar.[5] Cricket was noted to smell like cinammon.[6] The HiveWings on the cover for The Hive Queen showed a shop selling whole sharks, leading to believe that sharks or other marine life may be part of the HiveWing diet. Another shop on the cover seems to be selling mounds of herbs in baskets. Cricket states that they do not like to eat most reptiles, as HiveWings believe they may be related.[7] They also drink tea[8] and coffee.[9] Sliced avocados were jokingly mentioned by Cricket.[8] Cricket was mentioned to have breath that smelled like apples.[10] In The Hive Queen, Cricket remembered a drink that tasted like lime and drank one that smelled like coconut.
Abilities
According to the Pantalan dragon guide, the HiveWings' powers can vary from dragon to dragon, though some do not have any powers. These abilities are genetic and can be passed down. Their abilities include deadly stingers extending from their wrists, venom or a paralyzing toxin known as nerve poison[11] in their claws, stingers, or teeth, boiling acid that can be shot from a stinger on their tail, and emanating a horrible stench said to smell like dead rotting things pickled in sulfur.[12] Swordtail describes the paralyzing toxin as "fire burning every nerve in your body" and when it wears off, "all you want to do is run or fly or even blink, but you can't move a single muscle until the toxin wears off."[13] A dragon paralyzed by HiveWing venom can be unparalyzed when given a strong stimulant.[14] Some guards were assumed by Blue to be able to shoot poisonous darts from their tails.[15] HiveWings also have a precise internal clock which was described to keep their days on schedule and warn them when the rainy season is coming.[16]
Wasp, the former HiveWing queen, could also control the minds of any HiveWing whom she had injected with the breath of evil. This plant was kept in her off-limits, personal greenhouse garden. HiveWings are said to have pure white eyes[17] when under the mind-control and move in eerie unison.[18] Katydid describes the feeling as having an unstoppable urge to do what the Queen makes them, similar to being hypnotized.[19]
Society
HiveWings were first-class citizens in their society. They live in Hives formerly ruled by Queen Wasp and her female relatives. Unlike other dragon tribes in both Pantala and Pyrrhia, Wasp's relatives who rule the other Hives aren't titled as Princess, but Lady. However, the Queen still outranks the Ladies. Despite this, she still allowed others to rule the Hives, so they feel like they have some power. It's also difficult for HiveWings to get a divorce because they need permission from the queen in order to do so.[20] If the queen allows a HiveWing couple to get divorced, they have to go through a whole separation request process that is very complicated. It is unknown what kind of work HiveWings need to do in order to become divorced but the process is difficult.[20] It was considered forbidden for a HiveWing and a SilkWing to get together.[21]
HiveWings used SilkWings as servants, and used them for personal gain in many ways, such as using them as cooks, butlers, and other jobs. Servants followed their mistress.[22] HiveWings from Jewel Hive owned SilkWing servants as an accessory, often striving to make them look more extravagant than the others. They often made them stand in windows just looking pretty, or paraded them around.[23]
Names
HiveWings are named after a variety of insects and bugs. Dragons from the tribe can be named after different species of bee and wasp, as well as ants, beetles, weevils, crickets, praying mantis, etc.
They can also be named after types of worms, such as Earthworm and Bloodworm. There is also one arachnid name, being Vinegaroon.
Click here for a list of the known HiveWings.
Trivia
- Blue wonders if "HiveWings don't have to blink" when he sees HiveWing guards staring down through the glass ceiling in the flamesilk factory.[24] It is unknown if HiveWings possess that ability.
- It is mentioned by Swordtail that HiveWings have poor night vision,[25] though it's possible he was being derogatory because he also described them as "lazy" and "arrogant" in the same sentence.
- While trees were forbidden in most other aspects of HiveWing and SilkWing life by Queen Wasp, it appears that the word "Tree" is not forbidden in names, like Treehopper.
Gallery
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A typical HiveWing (colored), by Joy Ang -
A typical HiveWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
References
- ↑ The Flames of Hope, page 319
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 249
- ↑ The Flames of Hope, page 219
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 83
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 190
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 104
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 142
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Lost Continent, page 153
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 193
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 78
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 112
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 173
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 113
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 115–118
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 37
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 41
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 57
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 58
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 69
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 The Hive Queen, page 56
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 235
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 111
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 76
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 267
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 145
| HiveWings | |
|---|---|
| Queens | |
| Royalty |
Bloodworm • Cicada • Hornet • Mantis • Scarab • Tsetse • Vinegaroon • Yellowjacket |
| Other Dragons |
Aphid • Bombardier • Bumblebee • Cadelle • Carabid • Chafer • Cricket • Dragonfly • Earthworm • Earwig • Inchworm • Grasshopper • Hawker • Glowworm • Katydid • Librarian • Lubber • Malachite • Midge • Pinacate • Rootworm • Sandfly • Treehopper • Weevil |
| Kingdom |
Bloodworm Hive • Cicada Hive • Hornet Hive • Jewel Hive • Mantis Hive • Tsetse Hive • Vinegaroon Hive • Wasp Hive • Yellowjacket Hive |
| Society | |
